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Would love to see Spurs pay £5m for Dyer. I like Dyer, and i'd rather he stayed, but £5m is far too much for us to turn down.

He looks pretty damn quick does Troisi.

I know he ain't a left-back, but his defensive capabilities look very limited. His positional sense is practically non-existant, he's a flappy fucker, and he needs to bulk up big-time if he's going to have any substantial Premiership career. Would definitely be eager to see him go out on loan, though, because the potential's there.

We have, or should I say we will have when Viduka pulls the shirt on. We've got neither the wing-backs neither the two 'other' forwards (in the three-man attack). We've got players that go in a 4-4-2 like a glove. That's not to say we don't still need wing-backs... As you say we need fullbacks whatever position we play, Martins can play as one of the forwards IMO as can Duff, Dyer and N'Zogbia. The only thing holding us back would be if Owen could play there and apparently he did at Madrid so we'll have to see. Well, we'll wait and see like you say. What i know is this. We've played 4-4-2 twice this season, and ripped the opposition to shreads on each occassion. We played like dogshit the time we didn't use it. Obviously - it's not the fairest judge on things because it's only pre-season and it was a weird set-up at Carlisle; but those are the facts as we stand.

We have, or should I say we will have when Viduka pulls the shirt on. We've got neither the wing-backs neither the two 'other' forwards (in the three-man attack). We've got players that go in a 4-4-2 like a glove. That's not to say we don't still need wing-backs...

Just glad we went back to 4-4-2. I was all for 4-5-1, but we simply don't have the players; blatantly the way to go this season.

surely doesn't count if he's not deliberatly fishing ? He is though, clearly. ... No. He's not nearly intelligent enough.

That's cos you act like a t***. my point is dont try and tell me anything about Newcastle United especially the matches if you dont go to them! Mum: Kev, go do your homework Kev: Giz a sec wuddya, me n Jamie r watchin da o-fish-al history dvd'z so we can be da bestest fanz ever! His mum does his homework for him tbh.

That's cos you act like a t***. my point is dont try and tell me anything about Newcastle United especially the matches if you dont go to them! My dad's gone to Newcastle games since 1969, and he reckons Peter Ramage is a decent talent. f*** off with your soopafan bullshit. who said that like? certainly not me or my dad You fucking thick? (phrase posed as question cos i'll get banned otherwise) No, my dad says that. Just cos you go to lots of games, doesn't give you a more qualified opinion than anyone else, that was my point.

That's cos you act like a t***. my point is dont try and tell me anything about Newcastle United especially the matches if you dont go to them! My dad's gone to Newcastle games since 1969, and he reckons Peter Ramage is a decent talent. Fuck off with your soopafan bullshit.

That's cos you act like a twat.

Did you watch the game ? Yes. why wernt you there? I live in Leeds. oh ok What if he lived in Newcastle, Kev?

Aye, we've got to have Nobby back there tbh. So much more controlled in the backline aswell.

Fuck off and grow up you silly little boy. Jamie, tell your mate to get a grip.

So, did the players still wear studs then on the artificial grass?

Always do, they are pathetic. Come here thinking its a battle of Britain throwing themselves into challenges like they're extras in braveheart. So fuking glad they've lost, 4-1 as well, what a joke. But their fans are bad enough when they've won, no doubt there will be a few cocks looking for a scrap before they go home, but by their usual brave and heroic standard they'll trash a kebab shop and find a lad walking home by himself to jump on. Oh and for what its worth, none of their players impressed me at all Nope, not one. A weakened Newcastle side fucking hammered them 4-1. They're shite.

Yep, the World coverage was decent. Kept it on small screen like, to try and keep the pixel quality more definable. Anyone watch it on full screen? Any good?

The West Brom fans I know rate him higher than Curtis Davies. Always looked better than Davies when i've seen him. He's quick n'all.

The defense was shambolic from a positional point of view. But Rozehnal looked cool, composed - he could play the ball and give it. Taylor's the hard-as-nails, get-stuck-in centre half, the opposite to Rozehnal, so that suggests they might work together. But they're going to need better defenders around them. Huntington is just clueless tbh. I don't really rate him at all tbh. And Carr was only alright, which is nothing more than he ever will be, and that was only from an attacking point of view. They ripped us to shreads down their left-flank towards the end. From a defensive point of view, Carr wasn't good, and neither was Huntington. We need full-backs.

Or an even better prospect for left-wing. Ain't broke. Don't fix. ridiculous comment How in God's name is it ridiculous? I'm sure he's good enough to fill in at left-back, but Kaka's comment suggested that we should keep him there long-term. Which is needless and as has been said, a waste of his attacking capabilities. Hardly ridiculous.

Or an even better prospect for left-wing. Ain't broke. Don't fix.

On a separate note. Fucking hell - how in God's name do we produce player like Matthew Pattison, and let them into the first team? He is so, so, so incapable. He has no attributes. Get rid ASAP before he actually establishes himself in the squad.

Great stuff. Wish we hadn't made so many subsitutions, but it doesn't matter. Superb first half performance and a cracking result. Just to bring up the N'Zogbia issue again, it is a favourite of mine, he was alright at left-back. Simply wasting talent putting him there, though. Harper.

Pattison? Gar!

Tbf, it's needless throwing the youngsters in now. They've got two performances in the low-profile games. This is a high-profile game. Personally think we should do it properly for this one.