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Seems to me Pards doesn't know where to slot him in so no doubt he will end up all over and drift out of the club in a few years.

Well of course, with Aarons, De Jong and Cabella the other team will have to drop deep and keep bodies back, throw Sissoko in and could be quite dangerous as long as he learns how to play centre mid role and improves passing, maybe have a DM alongside him, throw in Remy up front

No chance he won't play Gouffran if De Jong out, he will want his workrate out wide. Would love him to be bold though, Aarons looks ready to me.

Oh and Obertan looks strangely less shit, was actually having a go

I didn't think we looked too bad in possession, just lacking a cutting edge at moment. Really like the look of Cabella, Janmaat and Aarons. We looked to attack with pace at times and worked hard, need to try shooting a bit more like and create a few more chances.

No he wont Maybe not, but I think you get what I was getting at? That you even if you saw us in a great position squad wise you still feel the need to invent rubbish to have a whinge? Genuinely have no clue what your point was other than that Invent rubbish? I am not sure having no confidence in our manager is inventing rubbish? Obviously my message wasn't as clear as it was in my head. We have a decent squad, a few players away from having a more than adequate squad, yet I have no confidence in our manager to use that squad effectively and is fairly likely to play players out of position based on him getting his favourites in the starting line up! Like i said rubbish. Obertan is his favourite now? Is this based on your general fantasies or the actual fact Obertan has 1 league start since January 2013? Exactly, for all Pardew is an idiot he has dropped players like Obertan previously when they don't perform, I can't see him starting but Pardew is not exactly wrong in trying to reintegrate him if no offers coming along.

I'd only be shocked because it would mean we'd be in the red, transfer wise, for the first time in a very long time. Do the Forest lads not count now? Do they? Hard to say when all transfer numbers reported are estimates, but depending on how generous/stingy one wants to be with them I thought there was still some money left over after Debuchy/Cabaye sales so I accounted for them there. edit: really I don't care for my own, or anyone's, back-of-the-napkin math on where we're at budget wise and I don't want to argue about it. Even if we did end up in the red after their purchase they're not here this season and it's peanuts. I was talking about being shocked at spending a large sum on a player when the "budget" (Cabaye/Debuchy sales) was clearly at or near empty. Based on what everyone was saying we were about £2m up on that business before the two this week. The whole budget thing is tedious and pointless at the best of times mind so not worth arguing over I don't think the money matters, I don't care if they make a profit as long as we have a squad capable of competing and I don't think we are far off, pity the manager is a total mong though Basically my feelings too A better CB would go a long way Agreed and probably a Striker or Creative midfielder, but we look in reasonable shape, no team outside that top 4 have the ideal options they just have a manager that can compensate in most cases.

I'd only be shocked because it would mean we'd be in the red, transfer wise, for the first time in a very long time. Do the Forest lads not count now? Do they? Hard to say when all transfer numbers reported are estimates, but depending on how generous/stingy one wants to be with them I thought there was still some money left over after Debuchy/Cabaye sales so I accounted for them there. edit: really I don't care for my own, or anyone's, back-of-the-napkin math on where we're at budget wise and I don't want to argue about it. Even if we did end up in the red after their purchase they're not here this season and it's peanuts. I was talking about being shocked at spending a large sum on a player when the "budget" (Cabaye/Debuchy sales) was clearly at or near empty. Based on what everyone was saying we were about £2m up on that business before the two this week. The whole budget thing is tedious and pointless at the best of times mind so not worth arguing over I don't think the money matters, I don't care if they make a profit as long as we have a squad capable of competing and I don't think we are far off, pity the manager is a total mong though

Centre midfield can barely pass a ball, I don't think we can afford having both of them in there and Tiote is better at that defensive role, need Anita's passing

That's the nailed on lineup for me, barring injuries. I still retain some hope that Colback gets injured before start of season to allow Anita to slot in.

Not overly bothered about this game like, Sunday is the test as surely that will be the team we go with and hopefully contains De Jong.

It's a clever deal for them if that does indeed happen and they can spend that 5-7 million on a few players they wouldn't have had plus retain our 2 for the season and try to push to playoffs / automatic promotion. Pearce probably more bothered they did not get more, but considering we pay up front it is worth more to them at this stage rather than 8-10 million over the next x years or however clubs pay. Surely if the money was going to be invested then Pearce would have a say in them being sold in the first place? Pretty obvious the fee will all but disappear towards the owner. SP will be lucky to get £2m imo Well quite possibly, or the Owner is just like our own and just saving for a rainy day and spunking profits on 9 players all at once

It's a clever deal for them if that does indeed happen and they can spend that 5-7 million on a few players they wouldn't have had plus retain our 2 for the season and try to push to playoffs / automatic promotion. Pearce probably more bothered they did not get more, but considering we pay up front it is worth more to them at this stage rather than 8-10 million over the next x years or however clubs pay.

Or Mike has gone on hols and Charnley has gone "fuck it let's do a Pompey"

Just can't see us signing anymore, that's 9 already. Unless we are serious about improving maybe a Grenier or Remy after all. What horrific hell is round the corner - Krul, Sissoko and Mbiwa out probably

Why does there mongy forum have 10 threads for one player claiming him to be the next messiah

That does seem a great deal and appears to show some forward planning from Charnley and whoever else.

It's strange the way we are going about it though: - Sign a right back before you let current one go - Sign 2 promising players and loan back Never seem to take this approach, plus getting 9 players over that line never happens and we will have spent money (Although probably offset when we sell Ben Arfa)

It's positive due to the fact we seem to want to improve and bringing in potential.

Promising that's for sure that we actually want to improve the squad as a whole.

That's 7 new toys to break for the incompetent one

So you cant see Tiote being dropped and have noticed Colback is a favorite already and is on set pieces. I think you've answered your own question about Anita Hmm, yeah probably just don't see how you can't have Anita in there considering the only player that can move the ball quickly, think he is crucial in this team.

Don't understand any lineup without Anita, he's the pivot and only player we have to tick the ball over. I think Pardew knows that and will play him, maybe Tiote will get dropped but can't see it and expect Colback to be on bench to start with - the only thing that makes that uncertain is the amount of games he has started and appears to be on set piece duty.

Haidara and De Jong will def be in there I reckon, but Colback is the real worry

I reckon we will pick up just enough points in first 10 games to keep him in a job. We still have a better team than most outside that top 7 and will scrape a fair few results.I reckon if we start bad he is gone this time though because of the amount of new players brought in.