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Feel sorry for him.

Would it not be desperate to have 17 points from 18 games with Man Utd, Arsenal, Everton, Norwich, a transfer window (and Brighton away in the cup) coming up in the next few weeks? I was thinking more relegation zone in March.

He'll be here until at least the end of the season unless it gets really desperate,

We really need a winger.

How's that ever going to happen, though? Ba leaving? How is Cisse ever going to start scoring again? Come on, man. He's either going to have to start scoring as a winger or in a partnership with Ba - neither will happen on a consistent basis.

How's that ever going to happen, though? Ba leaving?

He's played centrally in an awful system that he wasn't at all suited to.

He doesn't have a clue. Would be a real shame to lose Marveaux, though.

Always thought Sinclair was very average, tbh.

Yep. Whatever you think of Cisse/Ba, it is incredible that we've only used the front 3 of HBA - Cisse - Ba for one half this year.

As in results or style?

Hope he fucks off, tbh.

Krul Simpson - Perch - Colo - Santon Tiote Anita - Marveaux HBA(?) - Cisse - Ba

I'm no Simpson fan, but I really think he is the least of our problems right now.

He seems to have lost his central place to Ba through a combination of poor performances in an awful system that he wasn't at all suited to, and the club's remarkable willingness to adhere to Ba's wishes through fear of losing him. He's a lethal poacher, and he's more reliant on a system than Ba, but through months of Pardew abuse he's found himself on the wing(!) and bereft of confidence - it's painful to watch. But I'm absolutely certain he'd be better central in a 3, and it's got to the stage where I'd be relatively happy to see Ba sold in order to begin using him correctly, which I ultimately believe would be better for the team.

Far more important that we buy a winger over Sissoko or even Debuchy.

Aguero - Tevez weren't a front 2, and Benteke - Weimann are significantly different from each other - Ba and Cisse aren't.

He was alright today, but our current use of him is appalling.

Anita Cabaye - Marveaux pls

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=158532274&EditorialProduct=Sport Can't see Hatem.

Beardsley was at a talk tonight, apparently. Few bits of interest: Paul Reece ‏@PaulReece10 Beardsley talk-in, Pedro revealed he would like the club to sign PSG striker Kevin Gamiero and revealed United offered £17m for Carrol #nufc Paul Reece ‏@PaulReece10 Pedro also says he doesn't expect United to sell anybody in January and thinks #nufc could sign 2 players in January at over £5million each. Paul Reece ‏@PaulReece10 Beardsley also revealed that Graham Carr is currently looking at January targets in France and that Pards was in Lille last week scouting.

Perch was there too.

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/Smileys/Newcastle-Online/dowie.png The fact that only last month he suggested statistics were misleading aside, it is quite concerning that he seems to have such a simplistic view of attacking play, and thinks that more crosses = more goals. How would you quantify chances or getting in positions to potentially create chances then, if asked? That's not the question he was asked. That's not an answer to my question. Why are you asking that question?

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/Smileys/Newcastle-Online/dowie.png The fact that only last month he suggested statistics were misleading aside, it is quite concerning that he seems to have such a simplistic view of attacking play, and thinks that more crosses = more goals. How would you quantify chances or getting in positions to potentially create chances then, if asked? That's not the question he was asked.

Question in his presser: http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/Smileys/Newcastle-Online/dowie.png The fact that only last month he suggested statistics were misleading aside, it is quite concerning that he seems to have such a simplistic view of attacking play, and thinks that more crosses = more goals.