Varadi

Good grief, doesn't take much for the innate gloryhunting Manc smugness to come bubbling to the surface does it?!

The complete buzz around the ground every time he started running with the ball. Be a long, long time until we see anything like him in a black and white shirt.

His first game for them will be at home against West Ham, can see him getting off to a flyer.

It'll be a loan deal so won't play. Even if it's a sale you can bet there'll be a clause to stop him playing.

40 conceded in 22 league games in 2014.

No surprises here. Arselicker promoted because he'll do exactly what he's told does exactly what he's told to do.

I feel sick.

He would take the credit for it man - bloke is absolutely shameless.

Really? Have you checked our record over the last 20-odd games? We've been in relegation form for over half a season now and I've not seen anything to suggest that's about to change.

Isn't he off to QPR?

There's no doubt he's getting shit service, but he's offering virtually nothing. Ba and Remy also got shit service but still managed to create things for themselves - might be harsh to compare him to them but as things stand he's our main man up front, and if that doesn't change in the next 24 hours or so we're utterly fucked. Unless somehow Cisse comes back and remembers where the goal is...

Dummett is better defensively, Haidara better going forward. Santon is a better all-rounder than both of them. If we could somehow merge the 3 of them we would have an excellent fullback.

If Pardew gets sacked in the next couple of months I would have a reasonably sizeable wager on Tony Pulis being his replacement...

Any word on his injury?

Some decent stuff from Douglas: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mark-douglas-feels-familiar-newcastle-7695342?

Based on today's performances they'll dump us out of this with no trouble whatsoever.

Gouffran is a centre forward, and from what I've seen so far a better one than Riviere.

He just has zero idea how to set up a team to attack without completely losing defensive discipline - the only time we look remotely threatening going forward we're a complete and utter shambles at the back. Out of his depth, has to go.

Absolutely cannot play in a midfield 2, doesn't have the control or the discipline.

He has his critics on here but when Tiote doesn't play there's fucking gaping chasm in the centre of our midfield where he would normally be.

Looks that way sadly. Maybe works a little harder, but is equally shit at defending so there's not much point really.

I'm starting to worry that he might be dogshit. Struggles to even control the ball ffs, but then so did Demba in the early days so there might be some hope...

This is the only thing giving me any slight shred of optimism at the moment, massive kudos to you lads, please keep it up!

It's already starting to look very ominous. So many people were optimistic of beating Palace today and I really couldn't see where it was coming from.

Hopefully up to the stadium!