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Another factor in the Shola decision will be that stat someone posted about Everton scoring shitloads of headers - we should defend set-pieces a lot better with him in there.

I've a horrible feeling this might happen - excuse would be we had prepared for Ba playing so Shola was a like-for-like replacement into the system....

I've a horrible feeling this might happen - excuse would be we had prepared for Ba playing so Shola was a like-for-like replacement into the system....

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Wonder who'll be on penalties with no Ba or HBA? (assuming Shola doesn't start of course!)

Just got to get through this game and things start to look a lot better - on Physioroom they have Cabaye, Taylor and Jonas all due back for Norwich, plus of course Debuchy (and Ba's replacement... ) coming in so we'll be a lot stronger. Would like to see a continuation of the improved attacking performances and would probably settle for a point.

You can piss off with your mind games!

Probably in the warm up.

My thoughts exactly

Think I would go that way too. agree re ferguson, but i'd go perch to right back and bring bigi into the middle. It's another option, but Perch has looked shaky the last couple of times he's started at right back.

Think I would go that way too. Bench options aren't going to be brilliant mind....

That's the spirit. To be honest i don't worry too much about what other teams do, get 40 points and we'll stay up.

Yohan Cabaye and Steven Taylor are set to return to action at Norwich on Saturday week. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/31/demba-ba-newcastle?

oooh that would be nice, he's been brilliant lately.

Pards talked about Perch being missed from midfield at Arsenal so I don't think he'll have him in mind for RB against Everton. Will be Santon or possibly Anita I reckon.

Perch or Anita RB for Everton then? Or Fergie left and Santon right?

One thing is for sure, if Chelsea aren't willing to pay what he's after then no fucker will.

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Given we don't have any say in the matter it's not greatly surprising to see people trying to rationalise the situation I reckon.

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Please let this be true.

And because he's the most likely to attract a daft offer from someone like Chelsea, and we all know how MA feels about a big fat transfer profit.

not sure it's that bleak tbh, which is not like me En masse is probably an exaggeration but I think we're likely to lose a couple, with Cabaye and HBA the prime candidates.

That's the key point right there for me. If Pardew is the man they want in charge long term they simply have to give him the tools to do his job, even if that means accepting that not every signing must be a massive bargain.