Pilko

He won't be on £10k a week flat rate Danny Guthrie was our third choice central-midfielder and he was on summat like £4k basic.

A six year deal is a real statement of faith from Pardew and the management. That does mean he can have 6-12 months to settle down, bed in with the rest of the squad, be dipped in and out of the first team and improve in training. This is a nice buffer between Williamson and Perch/Tavernier in the centre-back pecking order. Hope he turns out to be great, not good.

Davies more mobile than Carroll? :lol: I've never heard such utter garbage.

Why. The. Fuck. Does. It. Matter?! Man. In fairness, the more tedious threads (this, Debuchy, Ben Arfa before we signed him, etc) are barely worth reading at times, the thread title is sometimes all I can be arsed to look at.

I really hope he goes, then we have longer to look at getting a different striker in.

Ellis Short Expressway

Yeah, I agree. Whilst I'd argue that in games against the 'lesser' teams, particularly at home, Marveaux might be a better selection, Jonas would be one of the first names on the teamsheet for me when we're playing any of the top half teams. As NUFC supporters we're not really used to having feasible options past our first 11 players, feels good.

It's going to be so irritating if they sign Bosingwa as the replacement, he's been available and free all summer.

Telt yous.

Get your money on 2-2, folks.

Tomkins was dragging his fucking caravan with him there like.

Cleverley doing his best Phil Jones face there

Sordell has gone from Team GG to Team GB in six months.

Giggs.

GIGGS HAS SCORED

Just spied a lad from uni bopping his heed to Daft Punk, sat in front of those tigers.

The mackems need a screen with an animation of two hands clapping just so they know what to do when the teams come out for fucks sake man.

Senegal should had a pen for that obvious barge a few minutes ago. Been a class game this.

I think over the course of a dozen pre-seasons we're trying to build some sort of model city out of meaningless trophies.

Meaning us, not them. As if their limp to a mid-table finish could be considered 'really great'

He's fine as a third choice goalkeeper to offer experience in training and around the squad etc, but when the second choice is Elliot we've all got every right to be fucking worried.

Impressive: Marveaux, Coloccini, Sammy Good: Tavernier, Cabaye (briefly), Simpson OK: Ryan Taylor, Gutierrez, Ba, Vuckic, Obertan Poor: Cisse, Harper, Tiote

Clever improvisation from Cabaye

What sort of ref gives a booking for that in a friendly

Sammy had another good game, there. Oberton (TAN) on.