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Considering he's barely played all season I think he's be good.

Bit harsh as it doesn't take account of us hitting the post twice. But still, we clearly lack a finisher. Is De Jong one? We're woefully lacking in a quality set piece taker.

Pretty one sides half. Just not clinical enough….come on Newcastle !!

We've missed Yohan set pieces.

Urgh…..rubbish

Now Benny..

AHHHHHHH BENNY !!!

Come on goal before HT...

Benny is playing well.

Right - he's gone now lets get his replacement. Ha Ha Ha Ha…..as if.

Grenier would be my pick over Cabella. But can't see it happening.

Bet Ashley is rubbing his hands with glee. Nice little earner for him. I am truly gutted....my favourite player, and our best player by a country mile. I bet he was also a massive player in he dressing room. 7 points off 4th and we can't even give it a go. There will never be a season like this...missed opportunity.

They'll announce the deal at the 11th hour so we have "no time" to sign a replacement. Nudge, Nudge, wink, wink

We should be keeping Cabaye as well as buying Cabella and De Jong…..it's called ambition.

That's it in a nutshell. With a modest investment the club would be a shout of 4th.

Without Cabaye we've zero creativity in the side.

Scary stats….depressing second half of season ahead.

Price we get is irrelevant...will not get a replacement near his quality. We struck gold getting him for 4mil..that kind of deal doesn't happen often.

And so it starts Just about getting the price now. :'(

Le10sport saying he agreed terms with Chelsea this evening. Did they say how much?

The fact of the matter is even if we sold him for £25 Mil you'd have to spend that to get a replacement of his quality. Couldn't care less how much money was offered - Cabaye is in his prime and we need to hold onto him.

He'll be a Blanc signing so he's going to play.

They're all problem areas, that's what's so ace . True, true. Neither Mata or potentially Shaw would be solutions to their biggest problems, though: CM and CB. I won't be laughing if they buy Cabaye.

Agreed - they're splashing some cash - pressure will really be on Moyes now.

Yeah can't even see it happening in the summer Even when Yo goes they'll not shell out £10 mil+ on his replacement. Am convinced they just put out these stories to laugh at us even dreaming of such players. Suppose they're negotiating with his father ect all just to convince us that we might sign him? Doesn't take much effort to pick up a phone. NUFC - we'll pay £5mil MP - the Price is £10 NUFC - £4Mil and we'll through in Obertan