Given the things that people who watch him on a regular basis have been saying, I'm really hyped for this lad, possibly even more so than Mitrovic.

I'm hoping that better midfielders around Tiote will enable him just to play a simple defensive game. It's when he's trying to complicate things that he makes far too many mistakes. When he played alongside Cabaye, he just won the ball and gave it to him. Fingers crossed he can replicate that this ...

Yeah I've not seen much of Mitrovic but from what I've heard he's a very similar player to Austin. Obviously signing both would be great in terms of the ambition it shows but I'd rather the money was spent elsewhere.

There's talk that they're willing to offload Guzan for £3 million, which is insane. He's a really solid keeper and they've already lost the rest of the spine of the team.

If we can keep Aarons fit, would everyone want him starting every week, or eased in gradually? Personally it's been a long time since I've been as excited about a talent as I have been about him so he'd be the first name on the team sheet as far as I'm concerned. I'd be all for easing him in but we...

I don't really have any faith that Cabella will come good. Don't really know anything about Thauvin mind.

A narrow diamond would be pretty interesting given the players we have, probably much harder to get right than just a bog standard 4-2-3-1 though.

Nah Campbell was definitely worse than Williamson and Bramble. At least Williamson realises he's s**** and doesn't try and do anything but punt the ball away. Campbell thought he was still 28 or something g and tried to do things he was no longer capable of. He made 8 appearances <erm> On a side-no...

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yoshiyella@St James' Park wrote:
Another quality winger and a quality LB and

Still need another centre back. We'd be one injury away from Williamson.

Not really. If McClaren has any sense then Matip, Colo, Dummett, Taylor and Lascelles would all be ahead of Williamson in the pecking order.

I should've got it earlier really. Although that movie does pretty much defy description to be fair.

Synecdoche New York?

Also if he goes to Chelsea he wont be able to play against Chelsea, which rules out his best two performances of the season.

He's been at it again this time saying he wants to play for Mourihno. The problem I have is the lack of respect he is showing to the fans (us) and the club. It's fine that he wants to do that but keep it to himself. He's had a w*** season for us yet he thinks it's ok to be spouting s*** about which...

Is there any particular reason everyone hates Hamburg, or is it just that they're terrible but manage to fluke staying up every year?

I know absolutely nothing about Vieira as a coach so I'm not going to judge one way or the other but I will say that I'm glad, and slightly worried, that we're taking such a risk. I like it far better than some old dinosaur like McClaren or Redknapp who will guarantee us 10th every year. All I know...

blackandwhitegeordie wrote:Sammy is an asthma sufferer which accounts for his inability to last 90 minutes on a regular basis.

Never stopped Santiago Munez

I've never seen Anita play like that before, he probably put in more tackles in that ninety minutes than he has all season. Was like watching Tiote at his best.

Loved this moment. Loads of fans had been on Pardew and Cisse's backs but once this went in everyone was just united in sheer relief. Terrible game in a poor season but I went mental after that goal.

A lot of people were joining in, but it was more than a bit tongue in cheek.

Where does everyone stand on the Jonas? Even with sentimentality aside I think his performances recently have merited a years extension, he'd still be a decent squad player.