Ronaldo

Or maybe try him as a defensive midfielder? Would love to see him in that role Bassong and Distin would be a quality pairing imo there really isn't enough intelligence there. Both use their physicallity first and their brain second Bassong and Coloccini is fine and just needs more time

What was the rest of the patter? Carroll looks like the new 'hero' as he goes in where it hurts. And Kinnear has done OK since he came in apparently. Moncur clearly mincing his words

I'd play Distin LB

I also heard this on the radio

7th with that squad (and please no fucking Roeder comparisons) doing a fantastic job, would welcome him with open arms

yes, Lovenkrands sets the precedent

I wouldn't call Stoke the North West. It's an hour from Derby. Just maybe he is not living in Stoke city centre. Nicky Butt & Michael Owen play for us but both live in the North West. so Faye could have easily done the same basically. This story about wanting to live in the north-west is absolute bollocks tbh

absofuckinglutely

I wouldn't call Stoke the North West. It's an hour from Derby. 30 miles tbh

Played well today I thought, passing let him down a bit in the second half but defensively he was solid throughout. Hope to god we keep him

yes

Good elitist logic. You're the kind of fan that Newcastle gets a bad rap for. Get over yourself and get behind the team. I spent £50 on a taxi, £15 on beer and £500 on a season ticket getting behind the team today thanks pal. I get behind the team from start to finish at the game

He want aids like? very, very naughty

Yep coupled with the fact we'd get mugged if we wanted to sell him.

Bassong is fucking great but Faye should never have been sold in a million years. A better DM than Butt in addition to being a better CB than any cover we have for Bassong and Colo. familiar with the word cover?

more chance of Kinnear coming out saying he likes Xisco's spanish accent

my point sir, was that the game was decidedly going Stoke's way from the second half whistle. I'm not saying we deserved to lose, but we barely scraped a draw, againat a team many would consider one of the worst in the premiership. We've not been convincing at all at home this season, we've been absolute bollocks

he probably suggested it once and was greeted with 10 seconds of silence then side splitting laughter

All I'm saying mate, is that he's got the engine and the pace to be effective through the middle as a box to box player. On the wing teams are just gonna double up on him, just like they did today

All the match needed was Xisco to get a run out & you would of been over the moon. I'd be amazed if Xisco even took his place on the bench

Because it worked so well the last time we tried that. exactly when did we play Jonas in the centre with 2 capable wingers either side? Looked dogshit in the middle against Stoke. If you insist on attributing that to the fact that Beye was playing RM instead of just admitting that he isn't a CM, that's your call. eh? what's Beye got to do with anything So we saw Jonas in the middle for 45 minutes against Stoke in which the entire team was out of shape and because of it you're concluding that he isn't a CM?

Abdoulaye motm - cheers for getting rid of him lads. Taylor and Coloccini for 5 years........

Because it worked so well the last time we tried that. exactly when did we play Jonas in the centre with 2 capable wingers either side?

The worrying thing is, I cant see us getting another 12 points at home this season. We've been beaten by Blackburn, drew against Stoke and scraped a 2-1 against WBA. How many home games remaining are we confident of winning? because that's what it comes down to, forget about a point here and there away from home

He isn't a winger for me like, doesn't have the one touch and hit ability a wide man needs. I'd play him through the centre IF we had 2 other capable wingers