ExiledGeordie

Wow, hope you're right, best two CBs I've ever seen play for us. He's good on the ball and reads the game well from those clips/reports but he's got the look of a hard no nonsense fucker too. Means business. The very fact it looks like he can match pacey strikers is something we haven't had for a long time.

Think I'm going to go into town to watch this somewhere where there's a bit of an atmosphere

Independent reporting today that he's had a medical. That would leave plenty of time to negotiate a fee because you'd think that personal terms would've been agree as well so this could run right up until the last day regarding fee haggling. But the player wouldn't then have to fly in in time to get things signed.

Why? Just why? Have to agree, just a completely pointless player for me. Never imposes himself on a game and never utilises his pace. Ian Harte is 35 and was never that quick anyway and yet not once did he have a proper run at him against Reading when he came on. Never does against anyone so whats the point in having any pace?

The fact that a name like Mbiwa has just signed won't harm our chances of him signing

Mate of mine sat next to him at St James on saturday. He just spent the whole match playing on his phone

That looks very much like Sissoko to me

I've looked out of the window and can confirm that it is 'this winter' So they'll force him to sit on the bench until summer and then lose him for free. Hmmm clearly just trying to piss the player off then and if we were to offer something for him then surely they'd accept and swallow their pride. Get rid of a player they don't want and get some money rather than nowt - seems like the most sensible option once they've calmed down.

I see what you mean but it's not like the entire side will be changed. Mbiwa (assuming he plays) will be an instant upgrade on Williamson and Gouffran if he starts will be an unknown entity both for us and them. But lets be honest he surely can't do any worse than Shola "out wide" or Obertan running around like a headless chicken. I'm certainly still not that confident but the new signings plus Villa's absolutely hideous result last night definitely gives me a bit more confidence.

Yeah there's a two week break after the Spurs game so that seems the most likely situation. Be great if he made the bench for Spurs though

Well the Mail did report that he was flying in tomorrow for a medical but I'm not reading too much into that really

About time we had a positive result, lets stick it to these cunts and really put them in the shit.

God even though we've been piss recently the pressure on them going into this after the cup loss is massive

Pressure really on Villa now blimey

Looks class on the ball from the clips

Good shout. The French fella on talksport seemed fairly confident that this would happen during this windown though

This would be a monster signing if they can get it sorted

To be fair Mbiwa played against Arsenal in midfield so it's not a completely crazy idea. Rather see him at the back though - natural position

Well he can play the position well apparently can't he. Not a bad shout if the Colo thing was resolved and Taylor came back in Debuchy Taylor Colo Santon Mbiwa Anita Cabaye

Anymore info on his "niggle"?

Considering the game isn't for another week i'm pretty certain he will start as will Gouffran. Krul Debuchy Mbiwa Colo/Taylor? Santon Perch Anita Cabaye Gouffran Marveaux Cisse ?

I don't think he deserves the type of comments you'd expect to be aimed at Ranger. At the end of the day the lad is playing at his level, he's just simply not up to it. It's been painful watching him and I'm just glad that the light is at the end of the tunnel where we can go into games without fearing the worst each time the ball goes near the area.

I'd love to see the Sissoko thing happen, we'd have a real powerhouse of a midfield then.

If Mbiwa is fit then why not start him in this. I suppose a lot will depend on what the outcome of the Colo affair and it would seem that Taylor should be in place for a start by a week tomorrow.