bowlingcrofty

Would much rather give Campbell a start than have Ranger within 200 miles of the stadium.

Sounds like Ben Arfa mkII. Lovely.

Listened to half an hour or this so far, fabulous to listen to. Cheers.

Apparently has a heart defect.

8. Deep, deep trouble. We're in a battle with 6 other sides and we're the only ones not battling.

No. Just, no.

And the pilot just happened to have a word in his ear at the arrivals gate

FWIW the Paris flight doesn't arrive until 21.24 Ben Arfa mkII

@19foster92 saying he arrived in Newcastle this evening. ITK!

It says a lot when Babayaro and Carr don't get a look in.

Owen in terms of value and hindsight, not many we're saying it at the time though. For me it's Gonzalez and Xisco combined. Not just for the players but because of everything that came with the signings, which resulted in my favourite ever manager and my club at legal loggerheads. The lowest I've ever seen us.

Exactly the type of game they usually bottle.

Fucks sake

The billionaire who owns Metalist is paying for 500 fans travel and accom for the trip here.

They've all just realised they live in the West Midlands.

Yes, love it.

Colo. Best CB at the club in my lifetime, pipping the magnificent Woodgate. In terms of a player for pure excitement though, it's Hatem.

The cocky bastards think they'll beat us comfortably. http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/51746-Newcastle-lose-ba-we-get-felliani-back

Officially signed. Confirmed by Joey Barton on Twitter.

Turned them down and now the representatives have said they'll talk to other clubs.

Don't think i've seen these have a performance of less than 7/10 this season. They're a really good side bt have drawn a few too many games, usually being quite unfortunate in the process. From the 4 games in January we should be aiming for 7+ points, so a point here would be a handy start.

To be honest as manager I think he's got enough to deal with his own team rather than worrying about having an encyclopaedic knowledge of every player in the game. That's pretty much what scouts are for. Can have a go at him for a lot of things, but not knowing Cabaye or Cisse particularly well isn't exactly a fatal flaw. Surely being aware of the captain of the French league champions (and a regular starter for France) and a regular Senegal starter who is the second highest score over the past few years in Germany is simply just basic football knowledge?

He's certainly been fit for the majority of the season.

He's been fit all season really and not picked. Can't play well when Jonas has been picke over him.

Would be furious if Mareaux went just as he's starting to settle into the team.