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Thinking that this would be the best we could have for this match. Krul Simpson-Taylor-Colo-José Barton - Guthrie - Tiote- Jonás Ranger Carroll Even though I think Routledge put in a decent performance yesterday, the fact that Bale is hot as s***, means that I would like Barton at right midfield. Not very impressed with Simpson, he should get some help covering Bale. As far as goes for Guthrie I like him more than Smith since Smith brings absolutely nothing forward, he's a very poor mans Tiote - and wouldn't want two of a kind in there. As many have said, Jonás is playing very bad at the moment, but the alternatives have yet to be seen. And now you simply have to give Ranger that start. Again yesterday he brought a whole lot to the game when he arrived as Carroll had been fighting all alone all day until the sub of Ranger. Immediately he brought something dangerous to the game - we need more of that.

Would rather have that than a Berbatov scoring 5 in one match and then none in the next 5. Absolutely brilliant the way he goes up for those crosses. Even though I think he should've scored one more, shortly after the 0-2. Massive opportunity. No point in selling him - even for Fat Ashley. If he wants a buyer for this club, he needs the potential buyer to see some potential in the club. Right now - this clubs future and potential IS Carroll - so if he let him go. He won't have anything to sell to a buyer in the future... ...and IF he did. On a 5½ year contract, very young, always scoring and harrassing the defence - and with the shitload of cash City has, we could, and should, get at least £30-40 millions. But I don't think so. He's here to stay and to make sure Newcastle that rise up back to where we belong!

Kalilou Traoré from Odense BK, Denmark is definitely one for the future. Still very raw and has been called up once for Mali without playing though, so he needs more internationals before he could be a potential Newcastle player. Recently been connected with Auxerre. 192 cm 87 kg and originally a central midfielder(box-box), but he has had a Joey Barton kinda right midfielderrole with succes in the fall. Very nice skills for a man of his size, fast and extremely strong.