Mole_Toonfan

Yh i dont expect Cisse to start at all but the likelyhood of Ba starting is quite high imo.

Why? the only thing they will be experiencing is jet lag, they have hardly played and certainly would have played more if they stayed...... Maybe not start but i dont see why they cant play some part against Blackburn if they are coming back Monday.

And Smiling, Dancing, Jumping and probably crying with laughter coincidentally.

Early days for Santon but he isnt at Enriques level defensively at all. He's a totally different player he is more of an Alves type fullback while Enrique was more of a Sagna type fullback....... Nobody said they were similar tbf. Just querying the defending comparison he made. Very true, sometimes i get carried away and like to make a point

Agreed (out of those)...and I'll be in on the quote, too Yh i did mean the big ones, id look quite stupid if i said we wont sell anyone considering we have all but sold Forster to Celtic

Surely you're talking about opposition fans, right? Yeah ofcourse lol. Speaking of Soccer Saturday panel, another thing that pisses me off, " if you havent played or managed the game at pro level what do you know" It is possible to not play or manage at the pro level and still know your stuff btw

Early days for Santon but he isnt at Enriques level defensively at all. He's a totally different player he is more of an Alves type fullback while Enrique was more of a Sagna type fullback....... We shouldnt expect him to replace what Enrique did for us because he has different strengths and weaknesses.What we should do is get a fullback that does do what Enrique did for us. So for the first time in god knows how long we would have a defensive fullback and a attacking one. Seriously when was the last time that happened?

We wont sell anyone in January and this includes Krul, Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Cabaye, Ba and Ben Arfa. You can quote me on that.

Cardiff knocked them out last night , i do think its bullshit tho.

No matter how well a player improves certain fans still use them as scapegoats and totally ignore the faults of the ones they like... For example people still think Coloccini and Koscielny are average and no matter how well they play they can do no good in the yes of some people.

I believe in the mystical power of Wednesday !

I highly doubt Sunderland will spend any money at all, as for us i believe a CB is coming whether that means an improved offer for Marriapa or not i dont know but i believe we will sign one.

Can someone please explain to me how selling Tiote is positive?

That's why they are upset. Mou was brought in to overthrough Barca. 18 months in, Barca are still much better (against Madrid). A club like Real Madrid should not "just accept" another team is better than them. Tbh, neither should sides like Manchester United & Bayern Munich, AC Milan and to a lesser extent L'pool. We wouldn't accept the Mackems being better than us for the simple fact they "shouldn't" be better than us. Ah true

For Madrid to beat Barca is harder than any other team to beat Barca, the Clasico means more to Barca players than any other game and thus they try much harder and more motivated against Madrid than anyone else.

Thier fans are ridiculous dont they realise they dont even need to beat Barca to win the league? What Village Idiot is so on the money, the sense of entitlement they have is fckin ridiculous its like they think they are entitled to win everything....... Eventually they are going to have to wake up and understand the fact that there's not some huge tactical failure, magical formation, or mysterious ailment holding them back from beating Barca consistently... THEY. ARE. JUST. BETTER. THAN. YOU. Better in defense, better in midfield, better in attack

I wonder if moving Jonas in the middle on occasions is in mind for a new tactical switch With either Jonas or Marveaux alongside Tiote and Cabaye as a midfield 3 with Ba, HBA and Cisse ahead of them..... They both definitely have the technique and work rate to make it work.

Same here 4-3-3 Krul Simmo Willo Collo Santon Cabaye Tiote Jonas Arfa Cisse Ba Why not this? Krul Simpson Williamson Colo SanTOON Cabaye Tiote Jonas Ben Arfa Ba Cisse Obviously Ben Arfa can drift out wide as can Jonas aswell to make a 4-4-1-1 of sorts depending on the how the game is going and what is needed. Plus in this formation ABC are all in natural positions unlike in the 4-3-3 where Cisse or Ba will be forced wide.

Aye, i would be happy if he's signed for depth as i said before i have not seen him much but what i did see it seemed he was definitely better than Perch. I was just negative over it initially because we was told we was getting a defender that would fit straight in the side etc etc and IMO Marriapa isnt that. If he's just for depth then it will prove to be a good signing IMO.

So maybe he's just seen as a defender for depth and not a starter which if so iam ok with it. Why not get Mbiwa now then? He can cover the whole back line. I presume because he's captain of Montpellier who have a chance of winning the league in France and probably dont want to sell him during the season and will be easier to buy in the summer and cheaper than he will be in January. ...... and breath. Lol i rushed that post edited now

So maybe he's just seen as a defender for depth and not a starter which if so iam ok with it. Why not get Mbiwa now then? He can cover the whole back line. I presume because he's captain of Montpellier, who have a chance of winning the league in France. So probably dont want to sell him during the season, so he will be easier to buy in the summer and cheaper than he will be in January.

I havent seen him much i will admit but what i have seen doesnt impress me and definitely not a great defender and someone who would fit straight in the side...... Mind you it does say this on Douglas article. So maybe he's just seen as a defender for depth and not a starter which if so iam ok with it.

It's a bit of both tbh, its annoying that we couldnt take advantage of slip ups around us but its a relief that this very very poor result doesnt look like effecting us that much.

Looked very good in the first half from MOTD anyway and then came that freak 15 mins which led to this freak result....... Cut out the silly errors and iam confident we will win the next 2 games, iam also hoping we see a 4-3-3 in the long term as iam convinced Jonas has what its take to play in midfield with Hatem with a free role off the Two Demba's the future is bright. HTL! Also does anyone buy the story from Douglas that Pardew is closing in on two defensive targets? 1 iam expecting but 2 would be beyond my wildest imaginations lol.