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Obviously my brain couldn't handle that rumour and accidently filed it under 'long time ago'.

Can anyone remember the Puyol - Stevie Taylor rumour from a few years ago?

Wonder what the Frenchies went as....

Can't remember the last time I heard a stadium so quiet, it was embarassing. Blackburn's tactics were shocking though, Sunderland probably deserved to win. At least Super Saint Messiah O'Neill of Martin led them to victory.....that place really is a stain on this earth.

Must admit, I doubted Barca would beat them this time. But after the early calamity, they were brilliant. Real can be as great as they want against everyone else, but Barca know exactly how to beat them.

Would be gutted but for £30m you can understand. Dont think he's quite good enough for Chelsea, but hopefully Carr has a Sissoko/M'Vila lined up. If true, its dreadful news but hardly a surprise. Anyone expecting anything good to happen at this club is in denial.

Aye, lets throw on our superstar player to risk him 2 goals down and a man down with 15minutes left To risk trying to get a draw? For me, there is nothing better than Ben Afra going forward and equally from what I have seen - there is nothing worse than him going backward. He seems to run around without the ball like a headless chicken. Gave a needless pen away in recent games and not being fully match fit has also lost the ball in positions and in game times when it could have cost us dearly. On the ball its a whole diiferent ball game. he is very, very good when going full pelt. I can see why Pardew does not put all his faith in him like. Yeah you're right. But by that point the game was already lost, I'd rather we just went for it.

He's consistently doing awful substitutions. Compound that with his loyalty to certain objects of shite and things aren't rosy anymore. A large part of this defeat is his fault.

Krul Santon Simpson Coloccini R Taylor Ben Arfa Cabaye Tiote Jonas Best Ba Switching the full backs so Raylor has help. Although I'm sure Pardew will find a way to shoehorn Obertan, Perch and Smith in. But we could and should beat these. 3-1

I'd rather circumcise myself and lob the whole thing off than watch him 'play' football ever again. He drives me round the bend.

A disgrace to the sport tbh

Liked him today

47 points with 6 to play. Vorm 12, Nani 15, Van Persie 12, Enrique 6

Never a straight red, but probably a second booking. So we've got a second crisis position now? Awesome.

Aye, lets throw on our superstar player to risk him 2 goals down and a man down with 15minutes left To risk trying to get a draw?

Pardew had no intention of getting anything from that, those subs were a disgrace. Fucking ridiculous that Ben Arfa sat there whilst Sammy, Ferguson and Alan pissing Smith came on. We played OK actually but I can't remember a worse defence at set pieces ever. Santon was good, Cabaye impressive but its a day of frustration. Obertan is a joke of a footballer too.

Clearly we'll get another defensive injury. We all know it's happening.

No Colo lee_ryder Lee Ryder #nufc Krul R Taylor Simpson Perch Santon Obertan Cabaye Gosling Jonas © Ba Shola Ameobi

We're all focusing on our defence, but our attacking 6 is better than their defence/midfield. MUCH better.

Blackburn are terrible but if they're going to beat Sunderland, now is the time to do it. Scoring for fun.

If Smith starts tomorrow, then Pardew has clearly thrown in the towel. How infuriating, there is absolutely no reason on earth why he should play.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3987639/Harvey-Nichols-store-at-Man-City-ground.html

So according to Lawro, if we'd beaten one of Man City, Man United or Chelsea, we'd have just been alright? Fucking hell Thats the most sense Merson has ever made though

Well watching Raylor makes most of us sick anyway....

Santon is only 4.2m, so if he starts tomorrow I might bring him in for S Taylor next week. Decided to bring neither Cabaye or HBA in yet, we'll see how tomorrow goes.