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I think he'll come up with a hesitant and a non-straightforward answer that really implies "Yeah, it's true." Like how he reacted to Redknapp's discovery of Ba's release clause.

If he is as confident as he presents himself, it should hopefully be just a case of backing him fully.

It seems like I've settled for the following: -Coloccini could be pondering a move to Argentina. -He has come up to the club to discuss it. -He has not made any formal request. It's like a transfer deal. The party has shown a "slight interest", and thus submits an enquiry. Not a transfer offer straight off.

Aye, the only ones in our strongest XI who are close enough really. Cabaye though has the tendency to disappear when needed most, so I'd rather Taylor gets it. Albeit in a Ledley King-esque capacity. Taylor who usually misses half a season and who we should be looking to upgrade on? Cabs for me like. That's why I said Ledley King. Spurs split up the role into "team captain" and "club captain" in his time there iirc. Although I admit, even with Colo there, our strongest XI is all-foreign except Taylor. Not sure if I'd interpret that as a sign for a foreign captain, or even more incentive to make Taylor captain.

Aye, the only ones in our strongest XI who are close enough really. Cabaye though has the tendency to disappear when needed most, so I'd rather Taylor gets it. Albeit in a Ledley King-esque capacity.

I think thats fair enough, but his overriding arrogance and patronising nature makes it tough to feel sorry for him. Imo he's the sort to be arrogant enough not to resign when he knows what is happening, we are sinking fast I must say, he never seemed to be a man who knows how to bite humble pie. And in fact, I feel more sorry for him for the same reasons. Too determined to defy that he charges into the fire without thinking things through. He'll just never find a way out of our hole with that, and the circumstances just serve to add fuel to the fire. Pitiful enough case to be in, and an even more pitiful attitude to deal with it.

Is it wrong to feel sorry for him? Imagine being in his shoes right now. Your best player has just left. Your tactics that once worked aren't working anymore. You cannot sign as much reinforcements. Games are just coming too thick and fast and many that you hardly have time to go full strength or plan tactics. And just when you sign a player to uplift the morale, your captain rocks the boat when it seemed to finally have peace and calm. Would not be surprising if he breaks and resigns.

Awful lack of leadership in our ranks if he goes. I can cope with loss of form, loss of our most in-form player, injuries to key players, etc. But none of them even have a tenth of the worry I feel just reading these rumors. Just criminal (but ultimately inevitable) if our issues were culminated by a blow to the heart of the team. Please be s***, and if not, at least lead us to safety, Colo. Will be sad to any sinking ship's passengers to see its captain be among the first to jump off.

Player homesick a year after a long term deal. Couldn't have been more FIFA Career Mode-tastic like.

I think he'll start all three of them then take them off like Colo at SoS. Just not too many options at the moment for a must win game.

:lol:

How else would you line-up.

That's a cracking team on paper, mind.

I'm not having that mind. Deserves everything he's getting this season, same way he deserved all the praise he was getting last year. He got loads of praise last season but has to take it on the chin now. I agree Fine, it's cooled down a bit now and I think I wrongly put "lucky" there. He just doesn't seem like taking things on the chin at the moment, and that's got me steaming.

If they've only that Kane upfront again we have a chance of not getting beat. If Cisse's got a knock, we'll have Ranger up front on his lonesome.

Finish him, Chrissy.

As I've said, the Pardew we feared would come when he was appointed has belatedly arrived. Just 1 1/2 lucky seasons late.

Chance of getting anything at Norwich are nil. I'd love to see Hughton be the one to strike the final blow, that would be fantastic karma after what this f***ing snake did to steal a man's job. Aye, forgot that Norwich was up next, at Carrow Road. Written in the stars.

F*** off Pardew. Cowardly escaping to the tunnel and not going over to our support.

Shades of the defending at Arsenal.

Oh look, a through ball that actually produced a goal.

being Shola

Set penis past the halfway line taken by our GK.