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Need to sort out Keane 2nd half. Cisse's touch been just brilliant. he's going to be great.

Certainly doesn't sound like a man who wants to be anywhere else. Hopefully we'll be generous enough to get the deal done, and quickly.

Options in midfield and attack, so selection will be very interesting for this. Reckon it will definitely be 442, with Ba straight back in to help work back in midfield if necessary. Can see Cisse being held back until the 2nd half for his first game. If so, we'll see who Pardew's rating most out of Shola and Besty. With Perch or Taylor holding, who he selects wide right is the most interesting spot for me. With the graft of Taylor, pace of Obertan and flair of Hatem all offering completely different options. At home and against what looks a pretty good counter-attacking team, I think we'll see a few goals. 3-2, with Cisse banging in the winner!

Will be just the very best thing for the club if we secure him for 5 years. He's indispensable.

Definitely not the greatest performance, but very tenacious in the second half. Do love the way these lads throw their bodies in the way, and were chasing the ball down in packs at the end.

Got to say he's done just great last couple of games. Well done to him.

Tempted to say..... Perchy in there could be the answer until Cheik comes back.

Smash and grab fans in great voice

Fucking hell lads, this is quite quite extraordinary!

Jonas time now, free kicks to run the clock down needed.

Think Besty was limping a while back

Never mind lads, we'll have the Demba boys up front soon

Perchy boy doing well

442 probably the right idea here

Critical change needed at half time. Somehow we're in front and Pardew has to keep us there. That was just chaos.

Well, the points must be ours tonight, unbelievable

Horrendous, this is

Completely on the back foot at the moment

Must be at least a hatrick of goaline clearances by Simmo

Good for Ryan. Luck with us for a change.

Considering who we've got missing, would definitely be happy with a point tonight.

Yeh, Mirror's Darren lewis just said on their blog, though Wigan bid accepted, they've been on the phone and he wants to come to us.

The bit today in the Chronicle about the club being encouraged by Perch's display v Brighton was always a bit ominous for me today. Just can't believe there's not decent centreback cover on loan out there, if we really want it.

Mirror blog claiming deal done with Wigan

Interesting perhaps from the telegraph blog...... "Some news, from a reliable source, on Newcastle's pursuit of Watford's Adrian Mariappa. Newcastle are in with a good chance if they raise their offer. They've been in for him twice, but Watford are holding out for more, conscious of his partnership with Nyron Nosworthy. Mariappa's not entirely convinced he wants to move either, given that he'd be filling in for Steven Taylor and may be displaced when he returns."