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To match liverpools midfield last weekend they must be half about, although you could agree it's early days and both teams have new recruits trying to gel. Personally i'd favor our midfield over sunderlands although it does mean cabaye must turn up this week as he was very quiet last weekend, again he's trying to adapt and this game might come too early for him? Taylor at left back is a concern, last week the team felt very unbalanced and it was only till the second half jonas was able to push on. All that said i think it'l be a scoring draw, 1-1 or 2-2.

Would be a canny signing, under 25, would be on lowish wages, hits all the right notes! What's his value anyone know?

Krul- 7 Simpson-7 Taylor-7 Coloccini-8 - MOM Raylor-6 Barton-7 Cabaye-6 Tiote- 6 Jonas- 7 Shola-6 Ba- 5 Obertan- 7 Best and Loven- 5

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Why do people on here think Ameobi is our forth choice stiker??? I'd say currently he's our 2nd choice!

At a guess: Krul, Simpson, Enrique, S. Taylor, Coloccini, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Obertan, S.Ameobi, Ba

He's one of if not the best player we have, so yeah defo want him to stay

We're a selling club then

Back after the international break me thinks

We bid 12 mil apparently in January for zog so why wouldn't the club bid again? Yes we've brought in Marveaux but apart from that whats changed since then?

Villa or Liverpool/arsenal is where he'll end up

Same for the Newport - Bath games too. Seems it's some sort of derby thing?

And were they to get injured we are back to the Ameobi Lovenkrands partnership for another season...

I think it was/is slightly obvious we'd not spend much during this summer. Buy young talent (age 25 and below) at a lowish price or free transfers with a prospective sell on value is how it is now unfortunately.

The fact that we're forced to choose between Lovenkrands and Ranger every week makes me want to kill myself True, well at least we got Best to look forward to next season...

Just give Ranger a go now, can't do any worse!

Sorry to gloat but Newport County are my local side, 7-1 today, can't believe it!

I agree with the CB comments, for me its a priority to get an established CB in to partner Coloccini , someone who is powerful in the air, i know these are out of our budget and unrealistic but a player in the Samba/Hangeland mold would make us a much stronger team especially against the more physical teams in the premiership, i do rate Williamson and Taylor is OK but if we are serious about getting back into the top 6 we must invest here. By the way when I say priority obviously our forwards need to be addressed first and foremost!

Support the lad, he's all we got up top at the moment FFS!

Great prospect for the future, lacks experience which is normal really which is why he's great as an impact sub. Needs to go out on loan to a championship/league 1 club next summer.

A great chance for Ranger to shine, probably his only one! Thats if Pardew will give him a game!! Will give us an opportunity to see if Best can cut it at this standard till end of season too. our midfield options look great though, best in years!

There's no way much of that 35million will be invested in the team

Nearly go the side right, didn't expect nolan and barton to play. Fuck it lets batter the cunts!

Krul Simpson Williamson Colo Perch Rout Guthrie Smith Ferguson Loven Best Thats what i think it'l be depending on injuries, pardew won't want to break up the loven - best partnership up top. Barton, Nolan, Ranger, Harper, Kadar, Airey and Gosling on bench.

I was just thinking who the last keeper we had that could kick consistently well was. Shocking that we have to go that far back tbh, cant think any any since. Was at a game at Everton when he was in the team, think we won 2-0 that day, Hooper hit the Everton crossbar from a goal kick!