Ronaldo

Except Smith couldn't run.

Aye, because walking away in disgust would do him so much good.

Wouldn't say he was the difference, but he's obviously a better footballer than the idiot he replaced.

And subbed on 25 minutes.

Well done, Cheick. Waste of space.

He didn't deny it, like.

As long as Ba scores his goal he couldn't care less.

To be fair to him he's really good at hitting decent crosses over the heads of 6'2" strikers.

He's just an utter shithouse. Needs selling to some Championship rubbish like Doncaster stupid enough to take him.

With the rubbish we've got out there I wouldn't mind us just hoofing it. Same end result.

Nice little dance from Pardew to the ref there.

Useless as per from Tiote.

Near post for a change, fine by me. Just no cunt attacking it.

Terrible timing after he just put a decent cross in Aye, over Ba's head. Decent as fuck.

We lose it every single time it goes anywhere near Jonas.

Good start.

I'm not nearly as positive now I've seen the side.

Cabaye and Hatem in the same midfield 3 would be asking for trouble against most of the league.

To be fair, the rubbish I read about Shola on here is far more embarrassing.

I've said this so much I feel dizzy, but he's wasted off the striker too. Wide in a 4-3-3 is by far his best position.

If we're going to play 4-4-2 (which I'd never advocate) then Hatem has to play on the wing. There's absolutely nowhere else for him in that formation.

Strange comments from Pardew there. If that's genuinely what he feels Obertan gives us why didn't he play against Everton to nullify Baines?

Blaming Ba is one thing, recognising that a poacher can't be expected to play as a target man or a wide forward is quite another. If we were asking Williamson to bring the ball out from the back you'd probably offer him a defence too, and rightly so.

Not being able to bring down long balls or effectively play out wide doesn't make him limited, mate.

He's banned.