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Surely he can't be as shit-scared of playing football as Gabriel Obertan is.

Two sub appearances and a loan to Marseille it is then.

This should be the only way he is used IMO, and not as a replacement for Sissoko unless Sissoko is moving in-field to play alongside Shelvey and Saivet. If he can play on the left and skin the full back to get some crosses in he might work. Not convinced like. Might as well give Thauvin the game time and spend the £12m on a new CB. Or a better winger. Or a left back. Or a striker.

This is a strange one, even for us.

Get in, Ashley to fuck off now then.

Palace and...?

He has been. Started following Newcastle players on Twitter and that sparked rumours.

Cheers Steve. Just heard from a reliable source that McClaren never wanted him, he did want Shelvey though. Fairly impressive lying to the player then. Slightly different but still... “When I flew in on Monday, the club presented me to Kevin Keegan. “He talked to me in a bit of detail about his plans for the footballing development of the club. “That was an important moment for me in my decision to accept this incredible turn of events. “I just can’t believe he won’t be there when I get back from international duty. “The words might be cliched but it has always been my dream to play in English football. “That has been the case since I was a kid.” - Xisco. Was that other c*** that did it, no? Aye I'm fairly sure there was nothing too shady about the Xisco deal, as far as KK was concerned (besides the fact he probably didn't know that much about him)? Gonzalez was the real issue? Could be wrong. Aye, "Nacho" IIRC

For a 23 year-old current England international player? No.

And the "in case of local derby break glass" thing.

Gini should wear it next season.

So true.

That's all there is to it. It's a lot to expect from someone that age to shoulder the responsibility for scoring the goals to keep us up. We need a senior striker to rotate with him. He's got loads of potential and is only going to get better, but I see him as a target man rather than a 15-20 goal a season striker. I can see him scoring 15-20 goals in the PL in a couple of years time. He scored 20 in the Belgian league last season. Kuyt could score that many in that league What's your point? I'm just saying I think Mitro is a goal scorer. He's 21 and will only get better. Kuyt scored 12-13 in the PL, for the record.

That's all there is to it. It's a lot to expect from someone that age to shoulder the responsibility for scoring the goals to keep us up. We need a senior striker to rotate with him. He's got loads of potential and is only going to get better, but I see him as a target man rather than a 15-20 goal a season striker. I can see him scoring 15-20 goals in the PL in a couple of years time. He scored 20 in the Belgian league last season.

That's what I've been most impressed with. Terrific acceleration.

Thauvin has shown signs of being a classic winger who can put in good crosses, tbf.

Agree. Good post.

Put to rest.

Definitely our best player.

Duncan Ferguson-esque? Sort of. With better technique.

Really pleased for him. He's a beast.

Decent subs, I dunno, we had absolutely nothing on the bench.

Should never start, but he always will when he's fit.

Good game. Really good. Enjoyed that. Scoring against Manure will always be great.

Oh yes. Oh yes. Let's fucking win this now.