Darth Crooks

This. You get away with it in the Netherlands. Clearly has talent but like a lot of our signings lack key attributes.

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We'll win. Fuck knows how.

He's trying to make a silk purse from a sows ear in terms of investment. He's not a big enough character/leader to pull this off for all his earnestness.

He looked better as the game went on. He looked well off the pace the first half hour but he grew into the game, and was having a positive influence when Tintin brought him off. We lost momentum after he came off too. Tiote has always needed a number of games after an injury to get back in form. He is not one of those that can immediately pick up the pace again. It looks like Dr Jong has the same problem but we can't afford to give him the time on the pitch he needs to get back to match fitness. http://i64.tinypic.com/2uihjix.jpg

Get that fucking tea lady back.

To medical science probably.

He's too slow for this league.

Newcastle fans must be reincarnated Spanish inquisitors or something. Reaping what we have sown in past crimes.

Has he gone off like? My streams won't work.

Ah fair enough. Didn't realise that.

I don't think it is. I think it's a pain in the arse forced on them by uefa and they do it as quietly and as obstinately as they can. They don't email out the minutes or publicise it in any way other than if you go to the website and seek it out. They say as little as possible and with increasing frequency just say "Already answered, look at the minutes from last time". They don't have to it though do they? How well they do it is neither here nor there.

Along with the letters it's another hey look we're communicating exercise. So fuck?

Did a great job at Newcastle

You's all fucking mental.

I dunno to what extent Sheik Mansour 'communicates' with the fans.

I've never complained about that tbh. Like many others who see their PR for what is is no doubt. Speak with actions.

Don't understand the clammer for communication at all. It's pretty much worthless given their actions.

Like they aren't smokin man

Would be up against a Stoke CM pair of Glenn Whelan and Charlie Adam though, not exactly a couple of speed merchants! Well quite though I don't expect him to be the vast improvement we need. He's like someone just said, more of a berbatov type.

He's very intelligent and more positive but he's woefully slow. Makes colback look like speedy Gonzalez

Don't even think a fit de Jong has the legs personally. Need pace in midfield desperately.

Tiote doesn't get bypassed as easily like; still bilge.

I don't like him at all but this is not good news

Cameron and platini