Pilko

Well in Huddlestone

agree. He's very very good but the offside thing is such a basic weakness that holds him, and us, back quite a lot. Needs coaching about the offside rule by our plethora of attacking coaches. I disagree, anyway. If he isn't offside - then both of the strikes for each disallowed goals wouldn't have even happened. It's extremely frustrating on immediate reflection - cos it's a goal and then it's not and it's fucking torture - but I wouldn't change him. I don't begrudge him either of those incidents tonight. He plays on the last shoulder so he's viable to be offside anyway. I was talking more in general than just tonight fwiw. It happens pretty much every single game.

PENS ALL ROUND

agree. He's very very good but the offside thing is such a basic weakness that holds him, and us, back quite a lot. Needs coaching about the offside rule by our plethora of attacking coaches.

Why do they keep saying Shola scored he said it in the Shola interview and now in the Pardew one.

"Any regrets?" "No, not really" says Pards.

As a one-off performance, I thought he did just fine. The one time he got really caught he did some very intelligent, if crude defending by the dugout by blatantly tugging the guy back.

He looks revitalised at the moment like. That energy and dynamism is there again and he looks a million times better for it.

Was up for the night overall. Put my 'round it down' £1.93 on Basel to win on pens in play just after our game ended, to return about £7.

Yawn.

At least one of Ben Arfa or Marveaux HAS to start, preferably both. We'll win if so.

Fuck off.

agree. A must start on Sunday, regardless of the outcome here.

Come on

Fuck!

Starting to lose that momentum now. We need it back.

Professional defending from Iron Mike.

Fuck off man Mapou, that was shit.

Getting closer. HOWAY.

Shola you cock.

Fucking come on lads.

His positive running made that goal. wp

YES

Gamesmanship ahoy!

HOW MANY MORE FUCKING TIMES!?