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I wouldn't mind that game being postponed tbh, it's too early in the season to play them.

Who the fuck cares?

Don't think Barton will start.

We would have effectively paid £2m to get rid of him, but he's so shit that even that wasn't enough

Bates out, the cheap cunt

4-2-3-1, playing the holding role with a player that's very similar to Tiote (from the two games I've seen him play). Could easily see him play in the same role for us with Obertan Ben Arfa Jonas/Marveux - Ba in front of them.

Fucks sake.

Would love to think that the idea of Loven on the wing was that Pards then said to Ashley, "You see this fucking shit I have to work with? Top 10? You're having a laugh. Come on Michael, don't make me come banging on your door..." Or something like that. I imagine the setup at SJP a bit like a Kung Fu film, rooms within rooms. Leon Best knocks down the outer door to Pards' office, then he has to knock down the inner door to Llambias's domain, then the ultimate inner room is Ashley's lair. That sounds more like Inception than a Kung Fu film

You didn't know that he played against Fiorentina? Nope. Supporting the lads by ignoring them :thup. Don't you know that Colocho hasn't got time to read all posts (or match reports apparently)?

Recall him!

Lack of Hatem

Would be horrible. Would hate to start the season against Sunderland. However, it might mean that we get one more game of Ben Arfa

Raylor ahead of Barton? Wtf's wrong with you? It's the lack of Cabaye that worries me.

Hopefully this gives me a chance to watch France and wor Cabaye instead

Not at all what we need.

Krul Simpson Taylor Colo Enrique Marveux Tiote Cabaye Jonas Ba Best Bench: Forster, Williamson, Taylor, Obertan, Barton/Vuckic, Ameobi, Lövenkrands Unfortunately, I think Shola will get the nod ahead of Best

Could it not just have been moved to Old Trafford or something? Obviously still give people their money back for those who can't/don't want to go, but better to get the game played. Feel sorry for Krul like, bet he was looking forward to it.

What does that even mean I'm glad I'm not the only one wondering The way it reads to me is that they are low on defenders, but €9m is too good to turn down for him. Pieters is not worth €3m these days. Last sentence doesn't make any sense to me, maybe that it should be reinvested straight away (Carroll situation, anyone?)

As if we're paying €8-10m for a left back EDIT: €5m is mentioned quite a bit later on in that thread. Someone says that that is nowt for a club like Newcastle Also, Dutch to Swedish really doesn't work well with google translate

http://www.nusport.nl/oranje/2585005/van-persie-en-pieters-missen-training.html Van Persie and him missed training on Monday, apparently. Pieters has been injured has he not? Though according to that article (no idea how reliable the source is, obviously), he missed training for personal reasons.

Since van Bronkhorst retired, he's been first choice left back for Holland. Probably not as good as Enrique, but probably a better replacement than what most of us have been expecting.

Hadn't heard of Pieters before today, but (if true) it's positive that we're signing a Dutch international to replace Enrique. Obviously, I'd have preferred Enrique to stay, but I've been set on him leaving for months now, Pieters might be a decent replacement.

Kinnear was a fucking embarrassment man, horrible man and a horrible manager. That press conference is funny as fuck though.

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