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Can't look past what Giggs did. Feels like everyone just forgot about it, how he tried to hide it, how it was his brothers lass.. If it were most other players it would be brought up all the time, especially if they were placed in temporary charge of one of the biggest teams in the world. Giggs is a cunt.

You don't mind lads like Colback in the squad when you've got real quality ahead of him. He works hard, he's half-decent, tidy player, but you just know under Pardew, he'd probably play a lot of games. We need that quality ahead of him, that Cabaye replacement who has that quality in the pass and can lead a midfield and really drive a game. I have every faith we'll tie up the signings that are cheap and easy, but replacing where it matters I have no faith whatsoever.

Dem guns tho

Aye.

He was a teenager at Inter and playing in what was at the time, a new and unfamiliar position.

Still only 23. Far from the finished product.

Correct. He's got the attributes. He'd be good at inter. Not one of our left backs have come in and looked any better He needs someone to instil a bit of drive into him. He sums up the apathy in the club at the minute. I wouldn't trust Carver or Pardew to know how to coach a left back positionally for example. How is he meant to improve? Goes for any of the young lads.

Let's just laugh and make arsey comments though, instead of having a discussion.

He'll not be a world beater but he's got potential. It'll be realised with a decent coaching team.

He's reached his ceiling at this club, he won't improve anymore with this coaching team.

You can't say no homo then post something that is definitely homo. Not cool, man.

Ryan Giggs has ruled himself out of the job full time as he wants to spend more time with his brothers family.

He'll be shifted out to the wing then ostracised for not tracking back enough because our full backs can't be trusted.

No doubt in my mind he will manage us at some point. Bet he'll be good, though. All of a sudden we'll have an academy full of Ameobis. Shepherds dream of a team full of Geordies realised.

There goes our hopes of holding onto Coloccini then........

They'll do okay in the last few games because they'll be playing for themselves and their own futures. It'll be interesting to see who they bring in permanently, I can't imagine it'll be Giggs or anyone without a proven track record.

It's weird Shola criticising the lack of investment in the team, as if we had strengthened properly, he wouldn't get a look in.

Will say everything about the clubs ambition if he signs a new deal. Wait, we've said this for the last handful of renewals he's had.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

Imagine how bad our back up to Elliot would be if he became first choice? Although we'd probably not sign anyone and have a young keeper from the Academy/reserves on the bench.

Yeah, all these fancy names and Ashley would be on the phone to Lawrie Sanchez and O'Leary should he axe Pardew.

This will sound incredibly Sam Allardyce like but 4-5-1 can be a very flexible formation. Can easily shift into 4-3-3.

Fair enough.

that's good.

How many of those 147 appearances are as sub though?