Geordie Ahmed

How many starts has it been in the league for him, 15? #divertingitbacktofooty

As an ex-Muslim myself (and atheist now), at times, it breaks my heart looking at Demba right now. I mean... he's working hard in his live to worship Allah, fasting during bloody Ramadan, staying away from drink and womanising, etc, and then, at the end of it all..... he's going to be conned! No paradise, no orgies, no wine, no being with loved ones again.... it's all a big lie!  Just makes me feels so sorry for this big, innocent, loveable black man.  :no:

 

He dosen't deserves this.....  bless him.

 

I think you will find most studies find people with religion have generally happier and more fulfilled lives than those that don't.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_and_happiness

 

 

Oh, please!

Your comment about feeling sorry for Demba because he is religious was ridiculous

I am certain he does not need your sympathy

As an ex-Muslim myself (and atheist now), at times, it breaks my heart looking at Demba right now. I mean... he's working hard in his live to worship Allah, fasting during bloody Ramadan, staying away from drink and womanising, etc, and then, at the end of it all..... he's going to be conned! No paradise, no orgies, no wine, no being with loved ones again.... it's all a big lie!  Just makes me feels so sorry for this big, innocent, loveable black man.  :no:

 

He dosen't deserves this.....  bless him.

 

wow

 

well as a current Muslim it makes me proud seeing Demba represent  :smitten:

 

The closest I have to a religion now is..... NUFC..... and I'm damn proud of it!

I love NUFC too 

I heard that Gary Cahill spat at Demba Ba? I only watched Football First and they didn't show it

As an ex-Muslim myself (and atheist now), at times, it breaks my heart looking at Demba right now. I mean... he's working hard in his live to worship Allah, fasting during bloody Ramadan, staying away from drink and womanising, etc, and then, at the end of it all..... he's going to be conned! No paradise, no orgies, no wine, no being with loved ones again.... it's all a big lie!  Just makes me feels so sorry for this big, innocent, loveable black man.  :no:

 

He dosen't deserves this.....  bless him.

wow

well as a current Muslim it makes me proud seeing Demba represent  :smitten:

Great goal yesterday, delighted he's off the mark this season and once again there was those glimpses of what he is all about.

 

That said you can see what AP is talking about...He lost the ball quite a few times although nothing came of it and for me he doesnt cover enough ground neither. I think the latter statement is why AP isnt starting him.

 

Maybe Barfa is still working on his stamina to cover ground for 80-90mins and when his stats reflect this then he will be given a start consistently.

 

AP loves his stats and it is a good way of looking at your side but with a "maverick" kind of player then there is exceptions and Barfa is just that. He is a game changer and should be starting behind Ba.

As did all of the other players, especially Best so don't understand why when Ben Arfa loses the ball it gets highlighted yet Best losing it does not raise the same level of concern

Standard 3-0 win for them

For what it's worth I agree with Cajun. The stick Pardew is getting for not starting HBA is well over the top. I, like most of the rest of you, want to see him start games, but most of the criticism directed at Pardew is unwarranted. None of us know how good or bad a condition or form he's in in training, and in my opinion Pardew has earned a bit of respect and patience to do the job he has done so well so far this season.

 

Bit of a cop out imo, none of us know how any player does in training so we can never complain about any selection Pardew makes?

 

To an extent, yes actually. But much more in the case of someone who has missed a year of football with a serious serious injury.

BUT he has clearly recovered from the injury, why else would he have started 3 games in a row? that too against 3 tough teams

I can understand if players in the starting XI were performing BUT Best and Obertan (Jonas too) have by and large been average of late so it is reasonable for fans expecting Ben Arfa to be picked ahead of them

For what it's worth I agree with Cajun. The stick Pardew is getting for not starting HBA is well over the top. I, like most of the rest of you, want to see him start games, but most of the criticism directed at Pardew is unwarranted. None of us know how good or bad a condition or form he's in in training, and in my opinion Pardew has earned a bit of respect and patience to do the job he has done so well so far this season.

Bit of a cop out imo, none of us know how any player does in training so we can never complain about any selection Pardew makes?

Even a rusty Ben Arfa is better than the alternatives so don't buy this he needs to be at 100% nonsense

Also makes no sense how he can start 3 games in a row yet a month later not be fully fit, sounds like excuses from Pardew BUT it is only a matter of time before Pardew accepts he is being stubborn

Was disappointed when he left BUT not keen on getting him back at the price being mentioned. Also I suspect his off the field problems will return

If we have that kind of money to spend then we are better off going for Giroud, Cisse etc etc

 

Yes but they did give them permission to put signs up everywhere so it's no surprise Ashley decided to see how far he could take it!

Theirs a difference between them being given permission to put up advertisement signs and them being allowed to actually change the name of the stadium and address. NUFC can refer to the stadium as Sports Direct arena all they want, the name legally still remains St James' Park.

Aye BUT surely Ashley can have that St James' Park sign removed?

http://i.imgur.com/5lZ3f.jpg

Is this still up ?

Aye, surprised it hasn't been removed yet

Aye Roy, but not all players can be great. Even if you give them two seasons to settle.

 

I know that but I believe there is potential for gabby and I want to see him go good. He's only 22 so he has lots of time to improve and I'm confident that he will.

We should send him out on loan, let him get his practice elsewhere because he has been shite for us and I can't see that changing any time soon

He's a rock and even after two poor performances (2 games in 4 days of a come back)...those performances were more poor by his standards and not in the normal context of poor. IMHO of course.

 

He made mistakes but also stood strong on many occasions.

 

He'll be back up to top gear really soon

Agreed, that would have been a good performance for Butt or Smith

Played well, has one hell of a shot on him BUT does not appear to be suited to a central midfield slot, needs to play higher up the pitch

It seems like Obertan was his own signing so dropping him would probably be seen as an admission that he bought a shit player

We need about 3 players BUT I think we will only sign 1, a centre back

Simpsons crossing was better than both Jonas & Obertans, just as it was in the previous game. He lobs a few in, but some are much better.

Agreed, though that is not saying much

Would kill for Robert and Nobby on the wings  :love:

It is obvious the side he will pick, which if we were winning/playing well you could understand BUT we are struggling so things need to be changed

This is the side we will see (maybe Santon for Raylor)

Perch and Krul (when he doesn't slice it out for a throw in or straight to their midfielders) will keep lumping it towards Best BUT Knight will win the aerial battle all day long. Obertan whenever he gets the ball will run towards Robinson, do 10 step overs and then have his cross blocked. Pardew will then bring on Ben Arfa with 20-30 mins to go, expect him to win the game all by himself, when he fails to do that he will talk about him needing to step up a level even though he is being kept out of the side by a guy who does not even have a level, never mind stepping up. Oh and he will bring on Shola with 15 mins to go, who will then proceed to fall over numerous times and fail to control the most basic of passes [/rant over]

Needs to stop being stubborn and drop Obertan asap

He's a s*** crosser tbh, a few decent ones out of ten million doesn't change that.

 

Aye, such a s*** crosser, just floats them in which get gobbled up by the defenders/keepers most of the time. If they do manage to get to one of our players then they struggle to do much with it because it lacks any pace

santon done a fair bit of that tonight. i'll check his thread and see if he's getting the same reaction.

 

 

harsh i know but true.

Don't recall Santon putting any crosses in

In any case the comparison is hardly fair considering Santon has hardly played for us whilst Simpson has played almost a 100 games and in that time his crossing has been mostly shite

He's a s*** crosser tbh, a few decent ones out of ten million doesn't change that.

Aye, such a shit crosser, just floats them in which get gobbled up by the defenders/keepers most of the time. If they do manage to get to one of our players then they struggle to do much with it because it lacks any pace

Was poor tonight BUT he was poor at the start of the season before the class performances followed

LOL at the doilems saying we should sell him, that too for £15mill

Needs to start the next match, did more in 30 mins than Jonertan have in the last 2 matches combined

He did lose the ball badly in the middle once today BUT the rest of the players lost the ball time and time again so not fair to just highlight his error