Jayson

The way Ba's playing just let him have the fks

Hit the woodwork 6 times in 3 weeks now man.

So close what an effort !!

Bas touch is sublime atm

I think you'll find it hard to find a post of mine critising Obertan before this thread. Didnt say ud posted one mate

Obertan did well there, stop the negative bias.

Much better Obertan

Well played Perch

Get it in Obertan man

Pushing them well early on

The workrate of Best vs Ameobi

What a touch from Ba there

Howay ladssssssssssss !!!

Aye Obertan has to step it up

Hopefully will keep his placed nailed down now & start performing.

Get in !!

NUFCOfficial Newcastle United FC #NUFC team v Swansea (4-4-2): Krul; Simpson, Perch, Coloccini ©, Santon; Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez; Best, Ba.

Who do you think theyd likely give up that would fly into our first team then ? I would take PVA or Bertrand for left back which would allow Santon to go right back. With Tiote going McEarchan would certainly put up a good fight to be Cabaye's partner. PVA maybe yeah, dunno about Bertrand. Theyd only give Mceachran on loan & id never accept tiote going for that. None of them would make up for Tiotes current importance to our side really anyway, thats why theyre after him.

Who do you think theyd likely give up that would fly into our first team then ?

No player thats expendable for them is good enough for us at this point, our clubs arent thatt far apart in ability.

NUFC_Stats: Demba Ba currently has a better minutes per goal ratio than any other player (with 15+ goals) in Premier League history. NUFC_Stats: Compared to van Persie, Rooney, Aguero, Adebayor and Sturridge, Demba Ba has the best shooting accuracy in the PL with 66%! NUFC_Stats: Demba Ba has scored his 11 PL goals having been presented with just 10 'Clear Cut Chances' and 2 penalties #nufc cool

Only seems worth arguing against if you've a strong opinion against it, think its hard to have one at this point. He's little use in that role if we can barely get him into the game without def/ref mistakes. If he starts today hopefully we will.

Not sure if this is in reply to me,but off the top of my head... Wigan,where he changed the shape of the game,allowed cabaye to push further on,and also dipped a shoulder and got arguably our only other shot on target in. Man City,where he made one clear cut chance for Ba and hit post himself. Man Utd,where he won us a penalty. Saying 'he's been crap' as a blanket statement is badly thought out rubbish. Wigans about the only game where he made a real impact. The other games you just mentioned he was poor largely & had very little space. He hasnt looked suited to the role atall, though as has been said it makes sense to give him a chance against weaker sides there to see if theres a difference. How is winning a penalty at Old Trafford and creating the only chances at Emirates no impact? I'm not saying he was man of the match ffs. The penalty is easy to argue against as should be obvious, a corner in 80 minutes or so is not impact. Against city his best work was the BA chance. He did well for his chance ofc, but it came via a big defensive error & we barely got him into the game outside of that. Dont see much point arguing that hes been effective in that role.

Not sure if this is in reply to me,but off the top of my head... Wigan,where he changed the shape of the game,allowed cabaye to push further on,and also dipped a shoulder and got arguably our only other shot on target in. Man City,where he made one clear cut chance for Ba and hit post himself. Man Utd,where he won us a penalty. Saying 'he's been crap' as a blanket statement is badly thought out rubbish. Wigans about the only game where he made a real impact. The other games you just mentioned he was poor largely & had very little space. He hasnt looked suited to the role atall, though as has been said it makes sense to give him a chance against weaker sides there to see if theres a difference.

If best is fit he has to start.