Ketsbaia

didn't blackpool play 4-3-3 as well? i don't know what you'd do with him in a 4-4-2.

We really really should go in for M'Vila.

so after yesterday's news, joey decided it'd be a good idea to open a twitter? this is a powderkeg waiting to explode. by standing up to the board, barton will become a cult hero for the fans. but things will get dirty.....i think MA and DL have mind up their minds - they want him gone. now. because of this, i just can't see a scenario where joey stays

I hate Dalglish - the dour, radgie, chipmunky old twat. Not content with destroying one great NUFC team, he's going for two.....

They received 12 bookings and 1 red card in their last three matches Frightened by the prospect of Europa League, they tried hacking everything in sight.....and they still failed. They could be in big trouble next season.

Ohhhh. I fucking love a bit of PSG

Barton

He needs to be careful what he says tonight. Don't speak your mind, Joey!

Valencia was a big reason why Rooney had that incredible spell last season. Fantastic player.

Just when I remind myself that McKay is playing the 'agents game' and that eventually Barton will most likely sign, I remember that Ashley/Llambias probably hate Joey as a person and won't let his football ability be a factor. They're that twattish and stupid.

Congratulations on the win, VI Enjoy this night. But seriously, yeh Barca have this won. Not that it'll be easy and Man U will make a game out of it this time, but it has to be Barca. This cements their role as the greatest side ever.

Llambias is a vile, disgusting, cretinous creature and he needs putting down. Nobody is this incompetent, it has to be on purpose.

.....whereas Victor Wanyama is actually quite good on there.

May as well get Robert and Dyer while they're at it.

The quotes make this decision look final, but really its just the beginning. Only McKay wants him gone and thats where all the noise is coming from. At the end of the day, Barton wants to stay and is willing to reduce his wages to do so. It makes no sense to not even bother offering one of our key players a contract - McKay is a cretinous liar. If he wants 4 years and the club won't match that, isn't the obvious compromise to offer 3 years with the club's option for a 4th? We should probably ignore today and wait for Joey/the club to speak.

Can't we just offer 3 years with an option for a 4th? Then if he starts to Geremi the ball is in our court. We need to decide is if Barton has peaked this season....Wenger had a knack for this. What McKay is saying is concerning but I don't believe a single word that comes out of his mouth. Need to hear from Joey ASAP.

KD, Balague said on TV last night that he's not very good and doesn't meet the hype.

Twitchy tells some Di Canio stories:

SkyBet are taking bets on where Owen will end up: Brighton 5/4 Southampton 5/1 Derby 6/1 QPR 7/1 Leicester 7/1 Liverpool 8/1

Thats the important bit. There's still plenty of time for things to change and this seems like a negotiation tactic. If Joey is as desperate to stay as he says he is, the deal will happen.

Hope he ends up at a Premier League club so we can have another go at him next year. He is a complete prick.

Don't think Sunderland have under-achieved at all - especially with that midfield. Whilst they do need to replace the loanees, it sounds like it'll be with free transfers, which is quite sensible really. Don't they owe Spurs quite a bit of the Bent money?

Still think he'll sign the deal, like. But if he doesn't, we can cope. He's been vital this season and probably next, but after that? I like to think we'd have evolved into a top 8 side by then.

Mimi turns heel. Wow. Personally I think we'll get Gameiro but not Gervinho.

The next evening talk will be interesting. Hopefully this is all part of the neogitation process, but it all sounded so final there. Lets hope the club comes to their senses soon, because whilst the Carroll deal didn't break the team spirit, doing this to Barton will. Having said that, if we do sign a winger and this 'international central midfielder', unfortunately I'd struggle to find a place for Joey in the first XI.