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Gouffran.

He's not given enough time. He's also not in a system that suits him. In Ajax they obviously value possession of the ball and possess CB's comfortable on the ball to distribute it into a CM who drops in to collect the ball- this has never been possible with Williamson playing behind him. For example, in the derby last year all we did was launch it up to Shola, non-stop. This rendered players like Anita and Ben Arfa totally useless. He's a very clever player and technically excellent. I was talking to one of the strength & conditioning coaches at the club last year and he said he thought Anita was the most athletic player in the side. I find that surprising but even more so that that doesn't work in his favor considering Pardew's values in a player. At Ajax he was up against average players every week and playing in team that dominated their matches. He's never going to get the same time and space on the ball over here as he did in Holland and that's something he's struggled with badly. Wouldn't have him anywhere near the starting XI on Sunday.

If Pardew starts with the coward Gouffran then he deserves everything that comes his way. Don't think we'll score again. Can see them getting 2 or 3. Dreading it.

2.5 games. He's an awful keeper mind. I live near to Whitley Park and often have a walk along to watch the U21s and I've never been impressed with him. He's well short of what's required to be a Premier League goalkeeper. It's nothing to do with age or experience he simply isn't good enough.

We've had one of the little peaks that always comes up every so often under Alan Pardew now it's time for another of the troughs. We'll go out of the Cup tomorrow and then roll over and let the mackems tickle our belly again on Sunday in typical Pardew fashion and he'll be right back under pressure again.

Can't stop laughing at this. Not sure why

get off at monument and keep away imo. I'm guessing he isn't on the metty. ahh yeah hide your colours act like a c***- mackems will think your one of them. Even hiding your colours doesn't guarantee safety. After the Derby in 2013 (the 1st 3-0) we came out of the Vaults about 3 hours after the game and seen 2 lads not in football colours sprinting down the Bigg Market with 2 other blokes legging it after them. They caught up with them after one of them fell over next to the toilets and his mate (to his credit) stopped to help him. They got kicked all over to the point where the doorman from a couple of pubs came racing over to save them and bouncers don't normally bother unless it's happening in their pub but they must have worried for these lads lives such was the brutality of the attack. We then went along to the Beehive and found out a little later that the 2 unfortunate lads were Sunderland fans who'd had their cover blown whilst drinking in the Rose and Crown. Colours or not this will only end badly. You'll have probably the best part of 100,000 NUFC fans in town that day either going to the match or packed into a pub. The lure of 2,500 mackems being in town without police protection will be music to the ears of a small % of them and when it does end in violence the 2,500 Newcastle fans travelling to the return fixture will be fair game for any acts of revenge. NP need to do a rethink.

This isn't going to end well.

Remember that well from my Spectrum 48k days Edited; K.Keegan, skill level 1, transfer value 5 grand. Not very realistic was it! A homeless alcoholic and a paedophile in that starting XI as well.

They took 723 to Wolves the other week.

This. Pretty much the same every season. Getting a bit boring now.

Jose Mourinho, tactical genius, outsmarted by a 9 year old ball boy.

I don't know a single person other than the King himself who rates Gouffran. He's a complete non entity of a player. Offers precisely nowt.

The losing streak has started, Another 1-0 loss I think.

You wouldn't have the courage to confront anyone unless it's from behind a computer screen. Keep on going with the cyber arguments though, it's as close as you'll ever get to a real one.

I wouldn't dream of saying anything to anyone on here I wouldn't say to them face to face. Walk into any pub of your choice on a matchday and crack on with this. We both know you haven't got the balls to do that though and that is where your argument falls short. You're full of it, but only behind a computer screen. Pathetic, even if you were a woman.

I've told you what you are. It's up to you to prove otherwise. I've got a feeling you'll have trouble doing so. Please feel free to continue mouthing off through your computer though.

You're a coward who hides behind his keyboard making snide remarks all day. Nothing more, nothing less. You'll be quiet as a mouse in the real world.

Sad thing is you wouldn't have the courage to walk into the ground tomorrow and come out with anything like that cos' you wouldn't last a minute. Carry on with the snide comments from the safety of your keyboard though

St James' Park

He's getting mobbed with people wanting photos!

I'm in the Black Bull in Benton. He's just walked in if anyone's got owt to say to him.

Agree to an extent but they shouldn't be boasting about their crowds as much when so many people are getting in for nowt or next to nowt. Any club could do that and see a massive increase in gates. Let's face it they wouldn't put on all these ticket offers if they didn't have to.

What about those who go there to support the team? They're not supporting the team, they're supporting the regime. Ironically. I'm sure the players would disagree with that statement. There's a bigger picture to look at than directly influencing the players on the pitch imo. There has been for a long time. Correct. If nobody bothered going along to watch there would be no club. Certainly not a Premier League one anyway.

What about those who go there to support the team? They're not supporting the team, they're supporting the regime. Ironically. I'm sure the players would disagree with that statement.