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Relegation was the best thing that happened to this club since Sir Bobby was in charge.

Would be pleased with Ciani. Good alternative to Samba.

Definitely I'm afraid. Was always going to be a high risk signing and has lost a season of his career here all ready after playing about a game and a half in anger. Not his fault mind and hopefully he'll turn it around. He is 25 years-old and has started 65 league games in his career (33 of which were the season before last). Massive gamble, that won't pay off, imo.

@OllieHoltMirror Hearing more and more rumours about Tiote leaving Newcastle. Would be real shame for Toon fans because he's been real quality. That is the plan. NUFC is to serve as a place to develop players with the view to sell them for at least 300% profit.

How is that you fool?

Chronicle running a story about a bid for Tomkins. A West Ham fan in my office (ST holder) said he's been one of their best players this season. Very highly rated there...

A conveyor belt for the big clubs. I can live with that.

Bolton or Wigan (if they stay up).

PSV sporting director on Pieters: "We won’t sell in the winter and, second thing, he is injured."

But would Simpson stay as back-up?

But Danny Simpson is more ambitious than Raylor...

An app where he is chasing coin, how fitting.

Maybe the club want him out?

Would rather keep hold of Raylor and sign a young LB to act as understudy.

France home shirt is nice.

Abeid and Williamson taken off at half-time. Could be involved on Saturday?

Sweet. How high up is your mate? What are the chances of this coming off?

He's a good, effective striker - and the kind we need alongside Ba. My only concern is his behaviour if/when a 'bigger' club is interested.

Excelled on the wings at Marseille. Would come on a win games almost single-handedly.

Isn't Maiga part of the Mali squad that qualified? He most probably will be, yes. Fortunately they only won three games in a qualification group that consisted of themselves and footballing heavyweights such as, Zimbabwe, Liberia, and Cape Verde. They didn't qualify from the group stages in 2008 or 2010 - so we could have him back as early as February 2nd. One of the types of players we should have gone for instead of Obertan. Pardew proving he's no scout. Carr would have watched him last season - basically every aspect of Boudebouz's game is better than Obertan's. He'll leave in the summer... How much do you think Boudebouz would cost? £12 million?

Few rumour-mong sites suggesting we are in talks with Taye Taiwo.

Positive move from the club. He simply isn't good enough to be playing for a club with top seven aspirations. Long-term we should look to play Santon at right-back and sign a quality left-back.

The man is a mercenary.

Judas! Traitor! Ship-jumper! Mackem!!!

Boudebouz is a fantastic player. The kind of player we should have gone for instead of a bargain basement signing like Obertan.