Gallowgate Toon

Heard Cabaye was immense. Pleased they got through. Good news for us, not that they'd suddenly stop performing but it just adds that extra bit of motivation.

Why is it so certain that he'll play the same team? He switched it up after beating Cardiff.

Deary me That boy is an utter fool. I have no idea why he thought it would be good to put that in the public domain, although, judging by some of his other tweets, this isn't really surprising.

I'm not suggesting an alternative that is, I'm saying that hanging on for dear life isn't. I'm suggesting that there's one sure fire way to do it, I'm suggesting that there's a better way of doing it than we are now. First half against Spurs was a very good way to do it, and a way that I thought would be a good idea after seeing them recently. Second half we hung on for dear life and defended our lead. Why? What happens at half time? I know it has been a consistent theme, mainly over the last year or so, but I thought in yesterday's case, we just got pegged back and faded as it went on. To be fair to Pardew, he said afterwards that we were deeper than he would have liked.

I know, I'm just saying I can't think of too many times he's had a run there, the Everton games are the only ones that spring to mind for me. I do think his best position is on the right but I think a spell on the left would improve him, I think he needs to add more variety to his game and not always being able to cut in would help that.

You better start buying it because he can't..... he's proved it time and time again. I can't think of too many times that he's properly played there. His first appearance for us springs to mind, he was pretty damn good then.

I think he can play on the right, I just think he needs a spell on a side where he can't cut in as much. I think it'd make him a better player.

I'd start trying him on the left, to be honest. I don't buy it that he can't play there, a lad as talented as him can manage, he just needs to adapt and use his brain more than he does on the right.

Looks fit and motivated. Some delicious passes today.

The team spirit on show was great. It's really important to have that. Great performance, sometimes we're just going to have to do a defensive job.

Very good, again. This lad's the future.

Snodgrass looks homeless Really like Fer, lovely finish.

We've only got 1 long term centre half at the club and that's MYM. We should be getting one in January and another one next summer, at least. I think Williamson's a decent short-term option but he should be gone by next the beginning of next season.

We weren't lucky, by and large, we made them look turd. Bar Mata, their lineup lent itself to games where there's more space, we shut down a lot of it and they didn't have the movement or creativity to break us down. There was an element of risk to it but there is with every strategy.

Indeed. I do wonder if they're trying to protect him because of his injury record.

I don't think he'll sign but I've said before, I'm just going to enjoy him while he's here. He's obviously a very good footballer and he's a pleasure to watch, talented but has the brain to go with it. He played the second striker role perfectly in the second half, dropping deeper to help link and being the man to lead counter attacks with pace and dribbling.

The balance of their attack just looks off to me, I think we can nick a draw.

Yep. On form, he shouldn't make the midfield 3 ahead of Anita, Tiote and Cabaye but I can't help but think he's just too valuable with his pace and dribbling. Tiote, for all his recent good work, just isn't the midfielder we need in games where we're looking to have more of the ball. He shouldn't ever be played as an AM either.

I think he's benefitted from less experimenting with the back 4's shape/organisation. We were more open in the first couple of games but we've seemingly become a more compact unit, rather than trying to go toe-to-toe. He's not playing as high up the pitch now.

That Sissoko-Remy move was fantastic. We've really got some brilliant counter-attacking players.

Love him, tremendous player. His celebration was something else, from the moment he'd realised it had gone in, to heading over to that lad. Reminded me of Cisse jumping in the crowd against Fulham(?) last season.

Got stuck in a lot more. He was good against City mid-week, pushed on with another strong performance.

Very, very good. The move for the Sissoko chance was brilliant.

We're a mental team, like. Great when there's space about, just need to find a balance against 'worse'/more defensive opposition.

Pretty much how he played for 90 minutes on Wednesday. Fantastic.