ExiledGeordie

As well as their keeper did I still think Cisse should've buried atleast one in the first half. It's clear the lack of goal scoring options we have aside from Cisse and moments of brilliance from Cabaye. That left side was weak as p*ss on saturday and is made even more disappointing given that we;ve just got a decent attacking right back in who looks like he'll create stuff. What the hell has happened to Jonas?

Get Rob Lee in :lol: Jokes aside god you'd love a player like that in our midfield at the moment given the situation we're in. The General was my favourite player

Regarding Colo, the end of the season isn't years away is it, it's basically 4 months. Unless he's gone mentally to the point where he can't offer anything to the team and is becoming a disruptive factor in the dressing room then surely he could stay til the end of the season.

Ashley won't get rid of him but in that case he needs to give him every chance to keep this side up by backing him. That means a new CB and striker/attacking player at the very least. It was scandalous that despite his negativity on sat the player he brought on as an attacking option was Obertan ffs

I was more of a sit on the fence and wait and see what happens and Oldtype summed up why Pardew has been unlucky but that was just an abomination in the second half on saturday. I was thinking to myself he's not going to do the same as he did against Norwich is he? (defend a 1-0 lead) And that carry on with Ameobi on the wing, ffs. I think he's been found out to a certain extent but the pressure which he's helped bring on himself is making him behave even more bizarrely.

When was the last time we had a centre half with real pace at the back who could match pacey strikers?

It's pointless believing anything, it's just blind guesswork when dealing with Ashley. Think it's pretty apparent that he's feeling the heat this window. I think this is about as close as we'll ever get to "total panic buy anything that moves" with Ashley. Yeah I'd say even he is start to get a few fat sweats coming on at night looking at the table and the way Pardew ensured complete capitulation second half against Reading which I believe he saw with his own eyes

That's exactly what I was thinking havign seen the youtube clips. Pace would've got the defender well in front of the attacker and the pass in would've been cut out. Someone made the point in the Pardew thread that despite his mad decisions/tactics we're playing ok in parts and individual mistakes are costing us. Removing Williamson from the lineup is absolutely crucial if we're to stand any chance in staying up.

He's very definitely on the edge. Has that grey look about him. I remember Keegan looked similar before he walked. A bad loss at Villa with a limp performance and that'll be it really

As utterly dire as it is the fact that there's plenty of dross still down there I still have this ridiculous idea that we might somehow get out of it. If HBA/Cabaye and the main players stay fit and if we get a couple of signings I think we might have enough to finish 15-17th.

This thread man :lol:

Taylor should be in for this one I'd say, it's over a week until the Villa game. We need that car crash of a defender out of the side.

Which says 6ft 0 Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Dear me, having a mare aren't you? I'm in the midst of writing an essay on "Discuss the skills and attributes required to be an effective lifelong learner" so popping in and out, but yeah total nightmare, hahahha ANyway i couldn't give a f*** what height he is as long as he signs! 1. Not relying on Wikipedia... Hahaha I'm not using wikipedia for my essay but true probs best not to use it for any sources of information Which discipline are you writing that essay for? Physiotherapy degree at Northumbria Uni :-)

Has anyone seen this lad play in the French league then?

Which says 6ft 0 Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Dear me, having a mare aren't you? I'm in the midst of writing an essay on "Discuss the skills and attributes required to be an effective lifelong learner" so popping in and out, but yeah total nightmare, hahahha ANyway i couldn't give a f*** what height he is as long as he signs! 1. Not relying on Wikipedia... Hahaha I'm not using wikipedia for my essay but true probs best not to use it for any sources of information

Which says 6ft 0 Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Dear me, having a mare aren't you? I'm in the midst of writing an essay on "Discuss the skills and attributes required to be an effective lifelong learner" so popping in and out, but yeah total nightmare, hahahha ANyway i couldn't give a fuck what height he is as long as he signs!

Fair I was only looking on Wiki at his profile

Well it says he's 1.84 which is 6'2

He's 6'2

That's exactly it Dave, when the final whistle went once the inital rage had eased there were a few people just looking at each other blankly thinking "what the hell have I just witnessed there?" A few had had enough and left early like

Think someone wrote in one of the threads here that he was

As shit as we are there's still ridiculous pressure on them at home. That said I still can't see us getting anything, maybe a draw at best. Krul Debuchy Taylor Colo Santon Perch Cabaye Anita Marv Cisse Obertan? Perch instead of Jonas as Jonas offers nowt currently, Obertan for his pace even though he does nowt with it - what are the alternatives?

I love the Toon with a passion and will always follow them but I follow lots of other sports which helps to detract from things when things are going tits up like now or even just to get away from the whole nonsense of football sometimes. Tour de France, athletics, Brownlee brothers in the triathlon, 6 nations rugby, test cricket and my own running all helps to destress and provide escapism I've just come to the grim acceptance that while Ashley is here we'll never really go anywhere

Next on sunday supplement, well the panel discussing him and the Toon