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Defend on your 18 yard line against Stoke

Yes. Ben Arfa hasn't done anything wrong. We aren't closing down and we are defending way too deep. We are basically bending over and asking for anal rape.

look how deep we are. I really can't fathom our inconsistency

As I said earlier, Slack closing down and playing too deep. Got what we deserved.

That's good for us. We are competing with Everton for Europe. Let the mackems enjoy the relegation battle they face.

Aye he's got pieters beat all ends up.

FFS why are we defending so deep? Crouch is the slowest forward in the league.

Sissoko looks lost. It seems to be the players aren't quite sure what system we are playing.

Get Cabaye and HBA on the ball and we win.

JFK looks asleep.

Sloppy pressing from our side. We are looking a bit complacent.

Our best possible team imo. I expect to see some nice possession based football

Even considering starting Sami or Cisse ahead of Hatem is unfathomable tbh

What an amazing sight

The new tax doesn't make the move impossible but its not a red herring either, it could definitely have an impact. Without the new tax they'd likely have been able to lure him their for £70k or so, with it that would now be a significant pay cut, they'll probably have to give him £150k+ instead. Its not a wage you'd think is out of their reach normally, but its significantly higher than they would normally have to pay. Also their's the fact that their costs will have already sky rocketed from the effect on the new tax on current playing staff (its going to be paid retroactively for 2013 season). They have to manage costs to some degree or Champions League Football won't be a lure at all because they'll be banned from it. We will see how FFP plays out. Plenty of clubs will be breach of it so it depends on Uefa and how stringent they will be. Either way PSG Come and we say goodbye to Cabaye. We've got no interest in competing with them on any front sadly.

On the contrary we kept hold of him in august because our valuation wasn't met and it will be exactly the same in January. He's our player we set the asking price, if he doesn't like it too bad.

He's our player under contract that's as much bargaining power as we need.

He would fit well in PSG. Cabaye as the advanced midfielder rotating with Pastore. Matuidi playing the destroyer with veratti playing as the regista

The tax thing is a red herring he earns peanuts compared to the other big names they already have. If PSG come knocking Cabaye will go. Champions league football every season a very good salary plus living in one of the best cities in the world

Gosling the ghost what's new.

He wont stay regardless in my opinion. Think about how much money he's losing by actually playing for us, with our salary cap being what it is he'll be out of the door to a club which can pay him the going rate.

Pardew getting to you mate? I'd rather focus on hurting Stoke than worrying about Ireland http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01428/SNN2423A2G--532_1428114a.jpg

Who? A few people wanted shot in the summer and said he wasn't as good as he was cracked up to be. I didn't take names everyone is entitled to have an opinion.

And to think some people wanted us to take 10 million for him