Dr Venkman

the next step in his rehabilitation will be not selling anyone in january

it's circumstances though, he should understand that Ben Arfa needs minutes for fitness and he'll have to perform better than 'ok' to keep him out

and the attitude comes from the top as well. like i say if he's telling them they have a right to win any of these games they're in massive trouble, that whole club needs a reality check, he's made bloody awful signings.

Because our bench is starting to look stronger than the f***ing team 4th in the league! Hard to argue with that stat. :-) Good teams and managers build on that and anticipate problems, making the right changes etc. before we lose this momentum. If it was easy as picking a side and them staying unbeaten for the season, then Pardew might as well go on holiday now yep, this is the reality

you've gotta wonder at what point trying to give your players confidence just becomes idiocy. if i was one of them i'd be hoping he's telling them the truth behind closed doors like. that said, they aren't necessarily playing that much below their level so his words cant do much, their midfield is frighteningly bad. we saw ourselves for years that it doesnt matter what your defence is like, if they're continually under pressure they cant keep up.

Bruce quotes in the Journal yesterday saying they've only played badly once this season

actually felt sorry for him when he gave away the pen, first time ever

fucking hell aye, might be some potential in there somewhere mate

replace the 'whey aye' in mark knopfler's tune with 'cabaye man' imo search for whey aye man on a popular video site

we cant go with Shola and Loven, too much shite

sweet

in his short time on the pitch reminded me a bit of Beye actually. tall, smooth, dreamy

personally i'd leave Raylor at LB and put Santon at RB, then bring in a LB asap. best way to improve the team short and long term imo. edit - there's also an argument for playing Jonas on the right and bringing in Marveuax at LW but that's too much change for the short term.

He's fucking great like

I'm just pig sick of seeing Simpson jogging back while the opposition are pouring forward and him hoofing it up the line all the time. We're playing possession football now and we need more players who are comfortable on the ball. Anyone remember when he kicked it directly out of play v spurs under little pressure? He then turned to Tiote and blamed him for not knocking it long,we've got a player on the bench who looks comfortable in possession and has looked good defensively at his previous club,give him 90 mins against Wigan.

Give him number 9 next season imo,start a tradition where you have to earn it for a season rather than getting it based on a transfer fee. Also takes a bit of pressure away from anyone coming in.

All good points and I think Pardew deserves credit,however,our unbeaten run has been brilliant but under considerable threat at times,particularly away at QPR and at home to Fulham with those two very clear chances gifted to them in the late stages. Just because we haven't been punished for the mistakes it doesn't mean they aren't happening and pushing forward is always important.

Wise to do it now before his price doubles. Bit concerned if we're without him and Ba for January though but getting him in is the main thing.

Or it could be that some people think you should constantly improve on what you've got if that's possible? Not sure why anyone has a problem with upgrading a weak link in a good team like.

Ba's been dropping deep quite a bit to collect the ball,the only real change will be having players better suited to the roles,particularly when Santon is brought in too

if Pardew didnt see what's happening with Obertan yesterday, he's never going to. he's not atrocious, he just sticks out like a sore thumb in a midfield that is comfortable on the ball and rarely loses it. we need to be reducing the amount of players who cant keep the ball, give marveuax a chance.

When he sprayed the free kick out right towards the end of the game to make the most of a 2 on 2,that sort of awareness combined with ability is priceless. Unless you've got Craig Gardner.

Only realising now that we have better players!

Once the crowd see him destroying teams,going past players like they're not there as he did against *everyone,there'll be a bit of leeway given in terms of losing the ball. edit - that's supposed to say Everton, hello Mr Freud

Bids will come in for him btw,just like bids will come in for cabaye,we're building something though,it'll take a lot to move them,just have to hope we pay em enough.