Ronaldo

He's a much better manager than Pardew. No question.

This is fine. Good call.

Unreal somehow = the waste of human flesh we had in charge 4 months ago.

He's English and doesn't hit women or crash cars drunks. Of course the stupid lazy pundits like Merson will rate him above the better looking foreigners in the side.

There's nee mitigation for starting Obertan over the likes of Aarons and Perez, like. Not even Don King could spin that one.

I'm very glad that he obviously doesn't see Perez as a main striker, mind.

Nice guy and great player but thick as mince and too arrogant to take real notice, like most ex-pros.

Surely they can do better than him?

Oh, of course, he said World Cup. Fancied Gary Lineker ffs. On the other hand, Venables? The guy's just drunk.

Who the hell's he on about, Sheringham?

We played Southampton at home a few weeks ago.

Even as an NUFC fan if I was a professional I wouldn't want to waste a minute of my career at Ashley's Newcastle United. Given was 32 and offered the chance to leave the cesspit to win trophies. Fair play to him.

6-1 wasn't it? David fucking Edgar for us. I don't hold any bad feeling towards Given. He was most likely lied to and forced out like the rest of them. Players with ambition don't stay at this NUFC for too long.

Nowt like a bit of emphasizing with nice blokes, mind.

Yeah. Both have strengths and weaknesses, neither good enough to help us really control games. I do lean towards Anita if we have to include one (and we do), though.

What's going on in here?

Promising if true. Siem's got to start in there somewhere, ideally in the withdrawn forward role.

Javier Hernandez isn't a shit footballer, mind. As strikers go he's not Didier Drogba but he can do the basics well.

And Rooney isn't an out and out goalscorer, either. Man U used him as the workhorse of the team for years and to a large extent continue to do so. I know people dislike Rooney but come on.

Win at all costs? Fuck that.

As a footballer yes, as a striker,no. Correct me if I'm wrong but Wiki suggests Rooney's scored more goals than Lineker managed. Can't be that much difference if any at all in Lineker's favour.

Wayne Rooney isn't fit to lick the boots of Gary Lineker?

Did anyone else just get a notification from Sky Sports saying Rooney had broken Sir Bobby Robson's goalscoring record?

Is Hoddle stoned?

Rooney's still got lots of goals in him but his movement reminds me of Shearer's before Bobby came in. He's just lacking that extra sharpness and confidence.