Pilko

Definitely think playing behind Gayle just isn't his position.

Had a Burnley, Bournemouth and Plymouth treble which more or less covered what I threw on other fruitless attempts. If Carroll had bagged for West Ham I was looking at £300 - had an anytime goalscorers acca where Ashley Barnes, Robson-Kanu and Martial came in for me.

I really hope Colback has some recessive Ugandan genes that we aren't aware of.

Spirit of Matz Sels there from the Forest keeper

Had over 2.5 goals so I'm pleased

As if people are applauding Colback off ffs. Should be screaming abuse at the gormless cunt.

Fucking get in!

Red card for Forest #justice

Ritchie misses a good chance

what a load of shit. Smith's athleticism is on a par with Blackadder's asthmatic ant carrying heavy shopping.

Wake up please.

The key to winning tonight will be a higher tempo. There's nothing wrong with this recycling possession lark, but when we're in dire need of a goal the rate we move the ball about is still painfully slow. The Sheffield Wednesday match was effectively a demonstration of how not to chase a game.

Dummett's had a steady season, but he was pitiful last night. I'd give Lazaar a go against Forest.

The only worry I have about Rafa whatsoever is that he's completely inflexible. You have to admire his belief in the system and his tactics, but with that you need a certain degree of some kind of Plan B, wildcard, gamble, whatever you want to call it. Someone else on this board said it yesterday; we look absolutely fucked once we go behind. Absolutely no idea how to build pressure or force the issue; we play as if we're the team who's 1-0 up as opposed to down.

Even the thickos and the old timers in the crowd are starting to turn on him now. Pleasing.

Only player in a Toon shirt worthy of a mention tonight. Kept us in it for longer than we should have been.

Leazes-East corner were having a great time singing the magic hat song today. I think he offers little in quite a few games and gets away with it because Gouffran is often worse.

Not sure why we played with such a low tempo, and resorted to long punts for a whole 30-40 minutes before Mitrovic arrived like. All sides have off days but a lot of ours seem to be at home and he needs to sort that out.

Was like watching a Steve McClaren performance tonight. No tempo, lazily passing the ball sideways and backwards around the back four, punting it up with no real purpose. Everyone pretty much had an off night apart from Darlow tbh. Utter shite and worrying for the next four games; without Shelvey, we have no invention.

We can rely on Elliot til the end of this season as second choice, like. Although Woodman is going out on loan according to Rafa so we might just stick with the three senior goalies til the summer.

Benteke missing a pen is the centre forwards version of Fatty Dunne scoring an own goal.

Agree. I think moving Diame back would have been a good idea a few weeks ago, but on his recent form I wouldn't want to move him.

He had two good half-seasons as I remember it. His legs had gone by the relegation season and I used to feel a bit sorry for the poor bastard, starting every single game and having rings ran round him by anyone with breath in their body. His short lived central midfield partnership with Geremi :lol:

Keeps saying he doesn't want to sell anyone but surely Tiote will be off if there's any kind of cash offer?

Allardyce is a massive, massive step up from Pardew like. He's very limited in a lot of capacities but they won't go on these horrendous runs anymore. The football is equally shite but somewhat more effective. He'll get that squad comfortably mid-table and that's about where it should be IMO.