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What are you on about then? It's obvious to anyone with eyes that Hatem isn't giving nearly enough in his training or in an attacking sense in matches. Just as well the players being picked ahead of him are doing so well then. What's your point?

I don't think it would be a problem if he was playing, would you get hyped up for work if you were just told to sit around when you went in? I'm sure he's told to sit around when he turns up for training. Basically excusing every fringe player from blame for poor conditioning.

It's part of the reason, he's clearly not motivated. Fine. Both Pardew and him are to blame. It's a problem that goes way beyond the manager.

I wonder if that might have something to do with him playing virtually every game when fit? Mick are you suggesting that playing 20 minutes a week instead of 70 is the direct reason for Hatem's weight gain?

What are you on about then? It's obvious to anyone with eyes that Hatem isn't giving nearly enough in his training or in an attacking sense in matches.

Work ethic. Right, because he never had to. Nor should Hatem. Hatem shouldn't worry about Ginola's work ethic?

I wonder if that might have something to do with him playing virtually every game when fit?

Work ethic. Right, because he never had to.

Was never out of shape, either.

Worry about what?

If he's going to keep making ridiculous, inexplicable errors he's giving Pardew all the ammunition he needs to keep him out of the side.

Don't think Keegan would put up with his work ethic, mind. I'm not on about the lack of tracking back, either.

Away to the presser, to spout nonsense about fans getting on players' backs.

You what?

Bassong, Tettey, Snodgrass, Fer, Redmond, van Wolfswinkel and Hooper are all good players that have been added to the squad that finished 12th. No wonder their supporters are protesting against him.

I never really understand how his results with Norwich prove anything tbh. He doesn't exactly have much to work with there. Or am I missing something? You don't really follow football in general, do you? I've seen Norwich and they look like a very ordinary squad to me. They finished 12th before Hughton came in and he's spent a lot if money on some good players. They looked like going down with 2 games to play last season and will be involved in a relegation battle (at best) again. Not to mention the fact they've only scored 19 goals this season. Hughton's a great bloke but it's nowt short of a miracle he's still managing in the PL.

I never really understand how his results with Norwich prove anything tbh. He doesn't exactly have much to work with there. Or am I missing something? You don't really follow football in general, do you?

At full time, after asking Pards for a wave and singing the Ameobi song.

Yeah definitely. Lovely left foot EDIT: Didnt SBR try to make him a left winger? Bobby played with wingers. He wanted two players who could primarily support the attack and secondarily win the ball in the middle. Can't say I disagree with that philosophy at all, tbh. He was never going to dislodge Dyer and Speed, but he would've found his feet in the middle eventually.

The same place he's going, probably.

A cracker? Well, yeah.

Viana would've blossomed into a fine PL midfielder eventually. 20-year-old Viana would be our best CM by a mile if he was here now, by the way. Sad, but true.

Mine's gone. Amazed 39 people are keeping. Mentalists.

That's the thing, there's none.