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The only way Zog will return here is if indeed Sunderland are the only other club in for him. There's a slim chance we might have a buyback/first option clause but I very much doubt it, considering the circumstances of his move to Wigan.. Still think he'd go to Liverpool/Villa/Spurs, depending on who buys/sells wingers.

good moment like

For such a young lad, Fergie's not afraid of taking responsibility with the ball at his feet and his decision-making and general awareness seem spot on.. he has a bright future ahead of him

5-1 fuck off

wellll donee e ee sttteviieeeeee

Yep.. Shola being the main suspect once again. He couldn't look less bothered if he tried.

So far so good, the game has a similar feel to the League Cup one - both teams are complacent.. hopefully we can hold on and nick it somehow Shane is continuing to impress. We must look to involve him and Jonas more.

ahahaha he scored with his ass

Best one is him ranting about being kicked off a 5-a-side team. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usSXq-XAQbk&feature=player_profilepage ahahha that's hilarious!!

yeah, so glad we swapped him for R Taylor. He's a top lad

Pardew watches illegal streamz!!

Absolutely!

My thoughts are that any grown adult who even owns a replica football shirt needs sectioning,it's a cringeworthy article and thankfully they are Geordies(from South Shields) and not mackems. So they're not either then... But they are your fans Tyneside = Geordies Wearside = Mackems South Shields = Tyneside The lads in the article are geordies and I'm happy about that. get the fuck out

There are some answers already.. looks like it's happening now.. where can we submit a question?

This summer is a big one for them like.. They have to spend a lot just to break even after the loanies fuck off and then they have to spend some more for the two "top quality strikers". And all the responsibility is in the hands of agent Bruce

Yet we are in position to spend 3-4 mil and 50k on wages on Stevie Ireland. Apparently.. If there's money available to buy some expensive crocked mentalist, I'd expect us to be overly generous to a player who has earned the right to be the among the highest-paid in the club with his consistent displays. There's no excuse for not offering Jose an improved contract.. whether he'll sign it is another question..

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I don't think it's an ideal combination in a 4-4-2, where you really want one of the CMs to get forward into the penalty area. Barton is more of a playmaker. I don't think Barton lacks flair, it's just that he tends to set up chances rather than get on the end of them. We had this situation with Parker and Emre, where they ended up playing side by side a lot of the time. One of Barton's best games this season imo was away to Everton alongside Tiote. Frequently drifted into an attacking midfield position and looked a real threat because he was able to "play football" with Ben Arfa. At the same time, the goal against Villa early on in the season is an example of what Barton can do in terms of his ranged shooting, something we do lack. Personally think a Tiote Barton partnership could be an excellent one, and it would differ completely to the Emre-Parker experiment primarily because we'd not have the problem with roles that those two had. Emre-Parker was a confused partnership because Roeder tried to turn Parker into a box-to-box midfielder whilst having Emre holding, which was a waste of their respective talents. With this it's very simple - Tiote is the defensive midfielder, Barton is the attacking one. The main problem with Barton though is that he's such a hit-and-miss player. If he's finding the opposition with every other pass (as sometimes happens) and generally being slow/sloppy/unfocused, then we'll have no creativity down the middle. However, two good strikers, Ben Arfa down the left, and a good right winger, and I think we'd see far more from Barton than we have so far. This season he's played a good number of quality through balls and long ranged passes, most of which have been wasted by the likes of Shola and Lovenkrands, so if we could bring in strikers like Gervinho/Gameiro/etc, decent footballers with a bit of pace, it could make a big difference to how effective Barton is as a CM. The unreliability might be the dealbreaker though. Hence why I would definitely be glad to see us bring in another CM with some creativity. Ideally two, with Smith being moved on and a backup DM for Tiote coming. I'd like to see Barton moved more into the centre, because like you say on form he has a good range of passes and thinks creatively. The more involved he is, the better, and at the moment he often ends up drifting inside from the wing in order to get involved, which can create problems. The problem with him playing centrally in a 4-4-2 is he's not quick or athletic enough to be the ideal attacking midfield player in that formation. If we were in a 4-3-3 / 4-5-1, it would be a lot better. Cos he's got the space out wide to do it, whereas he wouldn't in the middle. People keep saying that but Barton made his name as a central midfielder and it's not like he's over the hill to explain why the deterioration should be permanent. If he can no longer handle the pace in central midfield then you can understand why there's a reluctance to give him too long a contract. Have a feeling we'll cash in on Barton this summer if a good offer comes. I have a lot of respect for his determination and the way he turned his career here but selling him won't be the end of the world, as long as he's replaced obviously.

oh yeah.. I can totally see Michael Owen - the athlete; the icon; the ambassador mixing it up with the low-lifes in the Championship

Plain enough.. I like it. Just wish they'd stop fucking around with the position of the puma logo.

I may be totally wrong here but isn't Gameiro a typical poacher? In the sense that he doesn't contribute much to attacks.. like a better/younger/faster Lovenkrands.. Not that I've seen much of him but if we are to blow a large sum on one striker, I'd rather have someone who can create opportunities..

He's a Newcastle lad isn't he? A fairly consistent poacher over the last few years, wouldn't say no if we somehow shift Lovenkrands and loan Ranger

He demonstrates remarkable levels of delusion even for a crack fiend..

righto

All the obvious bad signs aside, where would he play? On the wing? or instead of Nolan? Purely on footballing grounds this wouldn't make sense to me.. Ireland is everything that we should avoid tbh. s*** for the last 3 seasons, yet expensive and occasionally injured or just not bothered.. 50k a week in the hope that he might get his s*** together and come good.. f*** that, I'd rather play Guthrie..at least he attempts to defend sometimes. Ireland is was a panic buy by Pardew and like I said in Januray nothing good will ever come up of this. If we are to get him again this summer, it would be in similar circumstances, which would mean that Pardew, Carr, Llambias or whoever's involved in transfers has failed spectacularly.