Jordan

Kinnear should never have sold him. :lol:

Loved towards the end of the game when he knocked the ball past their defender and just powered around him. He's incredibly quick for a lad of his size.

We were bang average until Gouffran and Remy came on. Then we looked decent. I was impressed by our insistence to build attacks from the back throughout the game.

Don't understand his reluctance towards playing Gouffran. He seems the perfect Pardew player other than not being 6'4. He's hard working and one of the main reasons we started looking so much better in last 15 for me. I'd be starting him and Remy upfront against Villa if we're going to persist with 4-4-2.

Hate Van Persie. Would love to see him get sent off.

He will though.

I think we looked much better in midfield yesterday because this lad was playing and Tiote wasn't. Tiote is detrimental to the team in the form he's in.

Think he's our best centre forward atm. Really rate him.

Was dreading this but came out of it pleasantly positive. I honestly think we're a good striker away from a decent season, by that i mean 9th place at best. We played well at times and in the first half there was even movement off the ball. I think we look so much better as a team without Tiote in the side and thought that Anita and Sissoko were a good little midfield partnership. The massive thing holding us back at the moment is Pardew and has been for a good year or so now. Was baffled as to why he started Shola but even more baffled that out of the strikers that started on monday, Gouff was the one on the bench. I've ran out of patience with Cisse and don't believe he's that good of a striker unless he's in a tram creating 100's of chances. We are not that. Gouffran coming on straight away we felt like we had more about us and were pushing up the pitch more and having more chances. Yes Gouffran missed that sitter off the post but wasn't he offside anyway? so it wouldn't have counted. Also don't understand why Shola was given 90mins despite the fact he did absolutely fuck all except his usual bumbling around. Secondly, why did Sammy come on for Marveaux? think he played well when he was on but that substitution just had no purpose as I thought Marv was playing well.

Baffled by the starting XI today. Was shite on monday, even though he had limited service he wasnt good enough with what he had. Gouffran is miles ahead of him as a player atm.

Was decent against City but shouldn't have been starting in the first place. Don't think we'll miss him.

He's no way a £20m player. We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if offered that.

1-1, Ben Arfa or Gouff

The plan was to hold them for 70 mins then bring on Marveaux from the bench to provide a bit of "Magic".

Tiote's undroppable under Pardew, even though a midfield with Anita instead of Tiote is 10x better it's not going to happen under him.

Would rather he went to PSG than Arsenal.

Was in the home end for this, was hideous haha. HBA got a standing ovation from a lot in my stand was weird. Probably Newcastle fans also

Tragic.

Yeah Pardew seems to rate him very highly.

Krul Debuchy MYM Colo Dummett Sissoko Anita Ben Arfa Marveaux Santon Gouffran

One of the only bright sparks of the match for me. Contained Navas very well I thought and looks like he has a good yard of pace on him. Would start him on sat.

Hand balls every game, no where near the rest of the back line. He's an awful defensive player.

Saw one of our coaches in a service station on the way down, all pissed up kids.

Square peg in round hole for us atm. We don't create enough for the chances he needs, I would rather Remy came in for Cisse than to play with him. He was dreadful last night in his general play.