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Literally tore Azpilicueta a new one

Hints of Ben Arfa there

Close!

I really liked his showing at Burnley, but I thought he was a slightly more mobile version of Alan Smith up to that point and had low expectations.

Pards sure had it tough like I suspect that he'd like the side we got relegated with in 2008 better. Shit as far as the eye can see.

Not sure if Frank would want to take us in the Championship

By most accounts - he didn't force him out. HBA was seemingly rejected by locker-room leadership. I'm sounding as if I rate/like the man. He's not good enough for Newcastle United by a long shot. You're telling me that Pardew is a mild-mannered man who takes his orders from Coloccini and gang. The point isn't even that he wasn't good enough, it was like he spread zerg creep all over the club and made it icky and horrible.

I will hate him forever for forcing Ben Arfa out. Wish we could drop him into a volcanno. Slowly, and feet first.

Knowing NUFC, we'll save Pardew's job by beating them to the relegation spots.

Sounds like something Pardew would have made him done, going by the West Ham accounts. Do a Sea World quiz, ffs.

Sissoko has always been on HBA's side, I think.

Aye, but the leftbacks man, still can't field a team without 3 of them.

Wish the King had taken his entourage with him.

I know he's gone, but die in a fire you fucking cunt.

Wat? The reverse makes more sense, but still barely at all

To me Anita just doesn't have the physicality to be able to play in the same role as Tiote or Colback, though I'd certainly say he was the better passer. Abeid and Bigiramana are both great prospects who should have been given more of a chance in the past. This just highlights the question to how Tiote is getting a game ahead of all them though? Sure he can have a great game but the problem with him is he's either on form doing great, which is hardly ever, or he's running about like a bull in a china shop and is always on the verge of getting sent off and playing us into danger. Tiote is an extremely limited footballer and it's time his position in the squad was given to someone else. If Colback genuinely applied himself for the full 90, he's probably a great deal better suited to premiership football than Anita, in a 2-man midfield. At the moment though, I'd rather have someone who asserts their presence one way or another. As for Tiote, despite his shortcomings, our midfield would be thoroughly bypassed if he wasn't there. Abeid's the only player we have who might be able to fill in the role he plays.

A central midfield player who somehow managed to turn invisible over 45 minutes of football. I don't think he's a bad player, but Guthrie had more guts by comparison. As for who I'd rather have there, any of Cabella, Vuckic, and Bigirimana when someone rescues him from Pardew's basement. Thank fuck you're not trying to fill Pardew's boots then. Yes, I'm Steve Stone in disguise Which (other) amazing feat did he perform, that I completely missed in the second half? Like leaving Tiote isolated and having to pick up the ball from the defenders all by himself? Oops, somehow forgot about Anita.

A central midfield player who somehow managed to turn invisible over 45 minutes of football. I don't think he's a bad player, but Guthrie had more guts by comparison. As for who I'd rather have there, any of Cabella, Vuckic, and Bigirimana when someone rescues him from Pardew's basement.

Absolutely cowardly from him and Tiote. Tiote wasn't hiding at least, although he was terrible nonetheless.

Also on Colback, how does a central midfield player hide like that? Its like he had 5 touches in the entire second half.

Colback man, just realised that he's still on.

Please please please let us watch HBA and Perez on the same pitch, on the same side.

Not sure Alnwick could have done anything about the two goals. Colo and Tiote though...

Ohhh boy. Did the Burnley team bus run over a black cat on its way here?

Holy fucking shit