ChrisMcQuillan

6 weeks from today is 22nd September, highly doubt we'll see him before October. Oh and the QPR game is Monday 12th Sept, then we have Villa away on 17th. Can't see him back in training for these. Out for an entire year then. Thank you, Nigel De Jong.

Why is it always us that gets screwed over, though? First day of the season. Liverpool and PSV have the Left Backs they want, and we don't have ANY.

What I want: Krul Simpson Williamson Coloccini Jonas (Fergie if fit) Barton Cabaye Tiote Obertan Marveaux Ba What we'll actually get: Harper S. Taylor Williamson Coloccini Simpson Gosling Cabaye Tiote Jonas Ameobi Ba

This. If he wants to go, fair enough and thank you for being an amazing player for us. To go into the first game of the PL season without a left back is disgusting, however.

Be gracious in defeat. Nah, hands held high, mate. It's a great gesture.

Suppose he has to get rid of the £35 million somehow, between those tacky Season Ticket pin/card packs and this

Wow. Someone's obviously injected Fat Ashley with a huge dose of heroin.

He got booked in Ghana.

Raylor ahead of Barton? Wtf's wrong with you?

I still think Williamson's a better option than Taylor. Yes, Taylor offers more goal throat, but the defence just don't play as an organised unit with Taylor in the middle compared to Williamson. I don't know what it is, and I dearly wish we could sort it out cause it's clear Taylor's got the better physique of the two. It's just the simplicity of Williamson's game suits us better.

He'll be like a new signing.

If so, we definitely do just make our signings based on Football Manager.

He might be cheap now though.

If nothing else, he seems to have cemented himself in Pardew's first team squad. Can only be a good thing to have that option.

Got to be our Number 1. Forster needs loaned out to Championship, Harper as back-up. We can revisit next year when Harper hopefully retires, and Forster and Krul can battle it out. If Forster wants out or isn't good enough, let him go, and let Krul and Alnwick/Soderberg battle it out.

Are those new electronic advertising boards at the Leazes End?

I thought that yesterday. WTF is that about lol

That would make the Bowyer and Lua Lua issues look competent, especially after we effectively sacrificed millions of pounds last season in order to have him for the first two games.

Typical.

Any word from anyone at the ground yet if this has happened?

I reckon Cabaye and Vuckic will get knocks. 1-2 to Fiorentina, with Lovenkrands getting our goal.

Injury sweepstakes anyone?

Stuck in Ghana still.

Poor Xisco.