Nepharite

Ballotelli was out in Newcastle last night.

Reports in Germany that NUFC have failed with a €10million bid for cisse.

Chelsea away, nailed on!

Dickie Dosh replacement?

Bastos is quite good.

Link? Back on page 12. Be prepared to be boggled by the translation though.

Shame we are not getting him for that price then. How much then?

Posters on the French boards think he would be a steal at €8mil.

We looked solid in midfield yesterday, with Cabaye and Tiote doing a good job against an underrated Arsenal side. Worked their socks off. He looked tiny though?

It's walcott and van persie who scare the s*** out of me. Walcott is "doubtful" too apparently

Does Depor have a Yumbo Centre like the one in Grand Canaria?

He's 'doubtful' Walcott.. Oh, you get the point though. With a lot of their "creative" players out, Arsenal are there for the taking tomorrow.

Nasri, Fabregas, Wilshere and Diaby all out of the Arsenal squad for tomorrow.

Can you imagine Walcott up against Jonas, at left back, tomorrow.... Massacre

I like an arrogant No.9. Hope we do end up with him.

Pardew confirming on SSN that they are actively looking to sign a striker. Good news.

4-2-3-1 Squad Krul/Forster Simpson/Raylor Wilo/STaylor Colo/Kadar Jose/Pieters? Cabaye/Gosling Tiote/Guthrie Obertan/Barton Arfur/Vukic Marveaux/Jonas Ba/Best/Shola/

@realnortheast Latest transfer rumours - Reports a deal to take #nufc midfielder Alan Smith to Leeds is almost done.

@SkySportsPeteO Pardew also admits Jose Enrique is set to leave the club as he will not sign a new deal. #NUFC #LFC #AFC

He's not French.

Chelsea after Aguero for £50mil according to SSN. Sturridge further down the pecking order?

Cabaye Tioté N'Zogbia HBA Jonas New ST I'm sure Pardew said that he would like to play HBA centrally behind a lone striker.

Sturridge please. Didn't Sow score a hat-trick last night too?

So what would you do to make it viable?

The 'small man will struggle up front his own' is such a myth, it really depends on the players supporting him and the general style of the team he is playing in. A mobile attacking "force" causes more problems than a static target man IMO. More exciting to watch too.