Geordie Ahmed

Would be chuffed if this happens, firstly and more importantly because he is a quality striker and secondly it will piss on the Mackems cheesy chips

Stroller really is an apt nickname for him. There was one moment in the 1st half where he did well to win it wide left on the halfway line, he passed the ball to the middle, eventually the ball is played out wide right and then Raylor advances with the ball and delivers a cross, yet where was Shola? Probably managed to advance about 10-15 yards in that time, just ambling forward with no desire whatsoever to get in the box, as soon as he laid the ball off he should have busted a gut to get into the box BUT he just ambles around. There was some good touches when he had his back to goal BUT he managed to ruin it by running into defenders or playing a shitty pass

Played well and he more than helped out defensively. We have said it for a while now BUT he has to start, we are a better side with him in in Yes he lost the ball a few times BUT did he lose it more than any of the other players(midfield-strikers)? I don't think so, I would much prefer seeing him try to beat a man than us just launch it to Shola only to see us lose the header and the 2nd ball

Cool as a cucumber reply from Demba Class :smitten:

Good game, held the ball up well Nice bit of skill for the goal, he certainly has some skill in his armoury and he showed that nicely today :clap:

I think Best does have some canny skill

Glad Guthrie is back BUT Ben Arfa on the bench is a fucking joke

Ben Arfa needs to play on the right, he will tear Clint Hill a new one

I think a lot of people have suggested we go for Clyne who is neither foreign nor will he cost 6 or 7 million Obviously if selling Simpson means we sign nobody then I doubt you will find a single person wanting us to sell Simpson

If Fergie can't control him what is the chance that Pardew will sort him out? Then again maybe a move away from home will sort him out

Campbell has been very unlucky, feel sorry for him, missed nearly 2 years of football. Can't ever remember seeing Meyler play tbh

Indeed. When Whickam got injured I don't recall a single person here getting happy about it, in fact the reaction was the opposite. Sunderland a classy club? HAH

Was Abeid from Lens as well?

You mean Neil Taylor (Swansea)?

What?

Demba leaving would be horrible BUT it would be much worse to see him join another Prem side, especially Spurs or Liverpool BUT here's hoping if this clause exists that we are doing our utmost to get him to sign a new contract and remove this shit

I can't believe they all have "Suarez is not a racist" below their username

No, it looks like Pardew's now trying to suggest this was the case, after previously saying he didn't think Ben Arfa 'had the relish' for that position. I'm more than prepared for the possibility that it was Ben Arfa's choice. But after seeing how obviously disappointed he was when Sammy came on at LW instead of him and knowing Pardew's stubborn streak, I think this cryptic stuff could be an attempt by Pardew to put him on the wing without having to admit he was wrong. Spectacularly wrong. When we first signed Ben Arfa on loan lots of the reports in France suggested one of the reasons for him wanting to come here were because Hughton had promised to use him in his preferred no. 10 position. I don't doubt at all that HBA had made it known to Pardew that he'd like to play the number 10 role preferably. Whether he refused to play wing is another question. Well he didn't do a good job of keeping that promise since he only played him on the wing (admittedly it was only a few games) Personally I am inclined to go with the theory that it was Pardew that didn't want him out wide. I find it very difficult to believe HBA would rather be on the bench than play out wide

Expected to return to training on Monday so I reckon this match might be a bit too soon for him I think Abeid should play, their midfield is average especially if Faurlin is out so he should be fine. Get HBA wide right and Shola up top with Best

don`t think he can go anywhere anyway this window. IIRC there is some sort of rule where a player can`t sign for 2 clubs within 1 year (release clause or not?) It is no more than 2 clubs in 1 season, since he has only played for us this season he can move during this window though I doubt he will

Since Traore has went to the ACN who will be playing left back for them?

A more worrying issue is our fans getting picked off

The number of players he took on has ranged from 3-7 :lol:

It was only Blackburn and he offered nothing defensively ......

Sadly, yes It really is a horrid paper