Pilko

Not too much, it's a reminder he won't bang in three goals every game. Everyone was under-par, he can hardly be blamed too much - we gave him nowt but aerial balls. No proper service, as tosh as he was.

He's done well enough so far, but there's signs (the Stevenage game being a large one, his handling of post-match pressers and gobshitery in the papers being another) that things are going to blow up in our faces. Whether it's this season, this summer, or next season is anyone's guess, but I have almost zero faith in this smug prick to deliver any modicum of success. The words 'honeymoon period' spring to mind.

Loads of people said in the pre-match thread that Carroll, Tiote and a few others shouldn't be risked because we need them for the derby. It's not hindsight at all - it's common sense.

They've got winter gardens though.

I'd love it if Smith, Perch and Best all scored in this, would be funny as fuck.

Another wicked cross from Larsson, should be 1-2.

If Barton is injured we have no one to do that Guthrie hits a mean dead ball. TBH from what i have seen from Larsson in open play tonight Guthrie is Larsson equal Every free kick he aims into our box he overhits for a goal kick. His corners are occasionally decent, but otherwise his set pieces are largely shite.

There's an extra £5,000 p/w right there.

When they signed Piquionne for £1m everyone said it was a steal.

How come every year there's a team bombing in the league and performing so well in the cup?

That Warris guy is probably sat in the Strawberry getting pissed and posting that shit on his phone.

Foster reverting to his Man Utd type.

I think it was Wullie who used the phrase "cast-iron arsehole" to describe Pardew. I quite like that.

Don't Newcastle wheel out that Graham Danby bloke to get the atmosphere started before big games? Aye, he's done the trick a few times. Suppose you could always get Steve Cram out to warm up the crowd.

No harm in sending him for a month, can always extend it by another month. We should still do this on our terms, we're one serious injury to a centre-back away from him being needed to sit on the bench.

That's pushing it, but it's pretty close At least Butt could do a very entertaining overhead kick sometime during a match. Smith did one in the Stevenage game. Yeah, ok then. Smith also did try to pass the ball and it ended up on the feets of the Stevenage player 2 metres in front of him. I lost my rag at that. Most of my ire was directed at him and Routledge.

That's pushing it, but it's pretty close At least Butt could do a very entertaining overhead kick sometime during a match. Smith did one in the Stevenage game.

no but the 5 card suspension went out the door come new year, 10 is still in place though cheers

Weren't the cards wiped after the new year?

I'd genuinely rather have Butt back than play Smith.

SSN keep pushing the Yakubu to Leicester story.

Smith in the middle is even worse. However, Barton in the centre also means the utterly shit Routledge wide. It's one hell of a selection headache.

Christ, it's like that shit Lucas and Walliams sketch about Martin Clunes. The unlikeliest of hero figures.

That's numberwang!

Needs to be Shola and Carroll, else I don't see us getting anything, especially with Tiote expected to be banned.