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Aye - decent record so far.

I've just seen last night's result.

Think Mapou and Willo will both play tbh - Pards won't want to risk injury to Taylor or Colo. Reckon Haidara and Simpson will be at full back.

If you can afford the Royal Penthouse Suite then you can afford to pay 22 hookers to come and act it out for you, using lines of cocaine to mark out the pitch and goalposts made of ivory.

I think 7th is par for this squad at the moment. Could fluctuate a couple of positions either way depending on form/fitness, but I think 5th last season really was a remarkable achievement and will be difficult to replicate unless one of the billionaires, David Moyes or Arsene Wenger fucks off. A couple more seasons of similar-level player acquisitions though and we really could start taking a serious look at that top 4. I think the Pardew question is almost irrelevant as it's been made absolutely clear he's going nowhere. Plus he has proved he can achieve excellent results given the right set of conditions.

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It certainly has the potential to be a little embarrassing

It's true like - he had that mad grin on his face as he was waiting to come on - you just knew he was thinking "I can't wait to get on there and fuck shit up" then within minutes he's sitting on Dembele then chucking random karate kicks around.

Watched the 2nd half of their game today. I can confirm that N'Diaye is toilet.

His bird isn't it? He's following her anyway. She definitely knows him - tweeted about him signing and starting his first game before it was confirmed.

Excellent.

Cattermole booked after 2 minutes.

Think when they scored their 2nd Perch was still limping from that knock he took - would've probably got to it otherwise.

I think a draw would've been fair but can't really fault them sneaking it, they just had the game's best player. Take Bale out of their side and put HBA in ours and we would've won that.

To be fair to Shola only an excellent save stopped him scoring an equaliser.

Can't believe Williamson doesn't even make the bench - Pardew out!

Decent side, and some good bench options for a change.

Otley Road is pretty long but if you're down the Headingley end then the Skyrack is decent.

Think this might be the year Wigan finally go and reckon things could go badly for Southampton's new boss, so those 2 plus QPR I reckon.

Willo, Shola and Obertan for Colo, Jonas and Gouffran I reckon. Unless we beat Spurs then he might be tempted to chuck a few more of the big names in.

That's genius Love the nonchalant expression, as if he somehow hasn't realised he's at the match dressed as a Thundercat

Very good match report from our old pal Louise Taylor: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/03/newcastle-united-chelsea-premier-league?

Really seems to have a spring back in his step - good to see. Love this quote from after the match:

Really good to see him back to his best today - real man-crush with him and Debuchy at the end as well, doing their lap of honour arm-in-arm.

I would still take him back for the right price, which now I reckon is probably down to around 7 or 8 million. Would be useful as the "Shola option" without actually having to use Shola.