ExiledGeordie

From the brief highlights I've seen on MOTD this morning it looked like Bale was the obvious difference maker. What the hell was Colo doing for the second goal though

Get him back in the side

Been at the cross country at Wrekenton so didn't see this. Somebody shouted we'd equalised on the second lap ..got an extra burst. Disappointing to lose but hey ho we picked up 6 valuable points before this and we've got two weeks to get ready for Southampton at home hopefully with HBA back in the squad. Whatever people say about Bale he's the difference for them at the moment, outageously dangerous player. Just a shame it sounded like we cocked up in defence and Gouffran's injury affected us. Not a result to lose sleep over really, lets be honest. Move one.

Couple of the lads in the pub went for that scoreline talking about the match last night

I thought I read Tiote was arriving back yesterday and would train tomorrow.

because they're really lazy and its easy to just say Carroll to newcastle than actually do any kind of research Well put

In addition, why is it seen that Carroll is the carrot dangled that would make us want to move HBA the other way? As proved with Sissoko we can pick up genuine quality for a fraction of the price. I'd hedge a bet we go for someone like Aubameyang or someone else in the summer ahead of Carroll. We shafted Liverpool once, I seriously doubt Mike Ashley would let them take a potential world star of a player off use.

Tough to get and expensive to say the least. I couldn't do it, seen us lose at the Lane too, too much stress sitting with home fans. You can get them through ticket exchange on Tottenham's website. You're right about the stress, but even if I go to the pub it will all be Spurs fans. Saw us lose there in 1999 when Solano scored a cracking goal but we ended up losing 3-1. Bloody hard when everyone goes mental around you and you stand up feeling like death but pretending to be fine

Tough to get and expensive to say the least. I couldn't do it, seen us lose at the Lane too, too much stress sitting with home fans.

Absolutely ridiculous article that Why the fuck would he want to move to Liverpool anyway? If he moves anywhere it'll be back to PSG or someone who is guaranteed to challenge for the title.

Was he, where? Awful bars on Osborne road right near me

We need the competition for places a decent squad brings as well as the ability to cover injuries and rotate players to keep the sharpness in the side. I'm sure both Marv and Anita will feature prominantly again this season.

Another one I'm glad we missed out on.

The exciting thing is teams won't be able to double up on him. You've got Gouffran's pace, the power and pace of Sissoko and Debuchy down the right. Much more for teams to think about which means he'll probably get more space and players left isolated against him 1 v 1.

Condifent, fair play I think there's a sniff of a result for us here, still a bloody tough fixture though. What will be interesting is if we match them well, they don't have it all their own way and get frustrated (the fans included). There's pressure on them to win with the race for 4th place so that's a factor. I'd happily take a draw at the moment but we're an entirely different side to face then only a few weeks ago which makes it interesting. One or two games this season they've looked awkward. Draws with Qpr, ManU and Norwich in Jan. We have some real momentum right now. Can see an utter destruction all this pitty patty s*** AVB lays out. Whatever the outcome it wouldn't surprise me to see Sissoko cause absolute havoc again to be honest, he looks that dangerous

Condifent, fair play I think there's a sniff of a result for us here, still a bloody tough fixture though. What will be interesting is if we match them well, they don't have it all their own way and get frustrated (the fans included). There's pressure on them to win with the race for 4th place so that's a factor. I'd happily take a draw at the moment but we're an entirely different side to face then only a few weeks ago which makes it interesting.

Dear oh dear, that is tragic

Tiote back in the side for me.

It's a great listen tonight

It's unlikely but we can. The Chelsea result has afforded us a little bit of freedom given that the other sides around us have difficult matches too. We can atleast go there and play without so much panick. Guarantee they will already be worried about Sissoko and the danger he brings.

He is going to tear Debuchy a new one, Agbonlahor did he too easily last week. Important that Jonas/Gouffran help him a lot He'd tear most people a new one to be honest, agreed about Jonas helping out. Tiote covering should help too (assuming he plays and doesn't just foul him )

Bale is on fire at the moment and will give us all sort of problems but our midfield can really give them something to think about too. Sissoko is a nightmarish type of player to pick up because he's an absolutel powerhouse who can finesse it hovering between midfield and attack. Gouffran offers us a real threat with his speed too.

38 points has meant safety 7 of the last 10 seasons and 40 has meant safety each of the last 8 seasons.

They are very good side at home and Bale is in deadly form. But we have some serious weapons in the side now and we're much stronger at the back. They might well beat us but they'll have to play very well and we can atleast go there with a bit of confidence.

Obviously I know he´s a good RB either wise he wouldn´t, for example, play in the euros. But are you not allowed to questioning someone? Evra and Vidic came good, but I´m sure a lot of player even has been labeled a great player after a few games and then just disappeared. It´s up to them/him to prove us wrong. There's analysing a performance but then there's having the understanding that players take time to adapt to a new league. The Evra/Vidic example simply reinforces that. Prove you wrong? Do you go to matches/watch on tv hoping that players will confirm your doubts? I certainly don't.