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For all we know they tried to make it as difficult as possible for us on the day.

Same. The last 2 results have been so deflating.

Ah, right.

You know that was Friday night, dude?

That and the fact that players we could've used have been sold without replacement.

There's lots of potential but he needs to be properly schooled in a lower league.

Yeah I recall this. I did wonder at the time whether the players have had a word with each other and said "f*** it, forget what Pardew's told us to do let's just play and try what we can to get a goal". That's exactly what I thought at the time, like.

Serious?

Ba will score in any system so long as he's used sparingly in accordance with his fitness levels.

Shola's dreadful. As are we for putting ourseleves in a position where he gets a game.

How dare Shola come out with that rubbish, man.

Pardew's been picking Williamson ahead of Taylor when all three are fit anyway so it makes no odds. The set piece to Williamson is our only set piece tactic so I doubt he'll be dropped. When all three have been fit, Taylor has been picked most of the time.

Sorry if I've missed something but what's the problem with Woodman? Krul's kicking. It's worse now than it ever has been and it's infuriating. Yeah, it's always been very poor and I said last season it should be worked on in the summer.

Simpson's not good enough but he was actually better than most today - I gave him a 5.

Colo's back game after next.

Sorry if I've missed something but what's the problem with Woodman?

Might put some money on a draw.

Yep.

I didn't want Hughton sacked either, but there's nothing significant at all that suggests we made a mistake there.

Yeah, that's the same with me.

The squad players are dreadful, though. You look at our bench and it has no goals, little guile, no defensive ability. Little wonder the big players don't perform as well as they could when they see that rabble behind them.

I do like Cheick, but I'd sell him if a good offer comes in. The midfield needs a complete transformation.

£7m on this guy when he was the last type of player we needed. Joke.

He's not looked ready for it in the last 2 games.

It's worrying if he genuinely thought Tiote would rectify any of the problems from last week, like.