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Dropped to about a 5 now, we're starting to show the shoots of recovery, too early to make a prediction on how long we can keep this form up. Swansea look fucked, selling a player like Shelvey to us, even if he is a 1 in 5 or whatever they called him, is terrible business. A player that can be a game changer sold on to fellow relegation candidates it's not good business which ever way you put it.

Coloccini has taken a lot of stick in the past few seasons and not undeserved either, it hasn't helped that he's had no one of any note in front of him but during the latter part of the Pardew years he was abysmal. We've kept patience with him as a club and he's started to repay some of that patience now. He deserves the credit he's getting for recent performances but it's the least he owes us after a nightmare couple of years. I like this new Colo and let it continue until the end of the season please, ultimately though, this needs to be his last season, he's not got many years left in him and we need to be bedding his long term replacement.

He played central at the start of the season iirc? Anita and Colback deeper? He didn't play well at the first attempt but then he had no supply line with the aforementioned shite behind him.

Amazing how much different a team can look with an actual "engine" in midfield. And on the back of recent performances and public speaking Wijnaldum needs to be made Captain IMHO.

Well either he's a relatively unknown and kudos for bringing him here or he was well known and kudos for getting him to come here for a decent fee. It can't be both ways?

Yep well done Graham: established international with around 20 caps, young yet respected captain, his team won the title, Dutch player of the year. Unearthed a hidden gem there and for just under £15m--we bow to your perceptiveness. For his ability and at such a young age, he is an absolute steal for under £15m and we got him to come HERE. I think credit where it's due or does that not fit into your agenda?

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-aim-tie-up-striker-10746808

Too much to even reply to that, couldn't see the keys from all the vomit.

What the fuck is wrong with our supporters?? From the comment section of the Chronic.

Best player we've had since HBA and exciting in a different way also. Could really become a cult hero here, he has an immense amount of ability. So glad he's not being "coached" by Pardew, as much as I'm not convinced by old island heed at least he knows how to utilise a player and let them do what they're best at, Pardew would have him at LB by now.

Too early to make a judgement yet, two good performances and finally a result with better football on the back of making a couple of decent signings. Credit where it's due though, we are playing better football now and we are creating chances. I just can't get past Colback and Anita being picked for every game, the late substitutes after the game has gone flat. I'm willing to #Wait now he has his own players and some options and as long as the results keep coming he deserves more time to mould this team. Yesterday was promising, I'm just not setting myself up for a false dawn and my usual bipolar support.

http://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=106&tid=157757 Looks like the penny is starting to drop with some fans

We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune.

He's 51?! The years haven't been kind. He's 51 but his skin is 91

I'm genuinely raging at that article, never have I read such barefaced lies, I was ready for a long rant but I'll leave it at this: CUNT!

Hope every bed he stays in is too far away from a plug socket to charge his phone while he's on it.

I just watched that on SSN he looks super delighted to be here doesn't he? The guys the personification of monotone.

I hope every time he orders a coke someone brings him a Pepsi.

I don't think Townsend is the answer like, but I'd take a loan for him to prove me wrong. Worth a shout if we're really dead set on dumping Thauvin.

Hope he gets a John Wayne Bobbit haircut and they have to graft it to his forehead to save it so everyone knows what he is.

In HBA we had a player that could tear up the league, he was alienated and scapegoated by old fish lips and we'll never replace him. Unless we persevere with a player like Thauvin, who has potential, we're going to keep losing money like this because sure as hell we're not going to fork out the kind of money it'll cost to replace him. One thing's for sure, Townsend is not the answer.

I think the worry is a gap will start to open up. Tough fixtures coming up and confidence will only go downhill the longer we wait for a win. Obviously we're not down if we dont but there has to come a point where you start winning games. I think what defines it as a "must win" is coming into it on the back of that never-say-die performance against Manyoo. If we can't win when we have the confidence of that performance and the lift of a couple of new first team players that could make a real difference to our squad, when will we win? Lose and the confidence is drained again and it's another uphill battle, other teams pick up points and it's added pressure on us. I suppose you could say when in this position, every game is now a must win just to pull us free from the bottom. We're not in the Villa area of must win games but if Sundershite (Thanks SMB for giving me that one) keep picking up points and we keep dropping them we could end up further down the league very soon.

What I find bizarre is after 3 starts and 420 minutes of football, people are writing off a 22 year old in a new league?! He's averaged 26 minuted a match ffs, how is he supposed to gain any kind of form with those fleeting cameos? Insanity. We can't keep buying young potential and selling them on at a loss without letting them grow into the Premiership, it's a tough league and unless you're paying the big bucks you're not going to get someone that can walk into a premiership team and make a difference. Ayoze was an exception, not the rule. The trouble is this club want short term success with long term purchases, one of many of their "ideals" that's never going to work.

Not really sure what he could do when he was faced with a two on one? Where was Janmaat? He should've put some pressure on Rooney for starters. He did look like he broke his stride, it looked like he didn't want to risk getting skinned and shown up but if he'd have committed he would have got there in time to put his studs through it.

Long ball is only a sin when you've got FSA and Pardew hammering hit and hopes forward. Played correctly it's a good tactic, look at Coloccini, something like 96% pass completion last night and he knocked a few long ones forward to good effect. I don't mind a bit of direct play, just can't stand watching hoofball.