S-Clarke

Pretty sure this has been done and dusted for months, bar the official confirmation.

To be fair, even I'd have looked decent coming on in the 2nd half after that 1st half, and I'm not a footballer! But I think Tadic has been managed pretty well in the last few months, I think it's clear he suffered a pretty big burn out around December time and he picked up a few niggles here and there....but if we can get him and Pelle back, at their start of the season level, for the run-in....then we have every chance.

He's already said he would honour his contract with us, and whilst words can be cheap, he seems like a genuinely honourable person - so I have no reason to doubt him.

Would imagine he'll end up at Man City. Why are we even being considered though? We've got a manager already who has a much higher calibre. Wouldn't swap him for Klopp, that's for sure.

I'm sure he's not that bothered by the comments, he doesn't have to do much yet he's a millionaire. Fair play. Also, it just continues to ram home that it's about a team - not an individual. Shaw, Lallana, Lovren, Fonte, Chambers, Lambert, Wanyama, Morgan etc etc made a great TEAM. It was a collective effort which has probably made them look better than they are, and I'm not saying they're rubbish players because they're not....but they were here in an environment surrounded by people who knew their game. It should be a little message to the likes of Morgan and Clyne, but it won't be listened to. They can earn mega bucks to be fair, so fair enough to them. But it just doesn't surprise me to see how all of our 'defectors' have failed this season, every 1 of them. Liverpool would have had more success by just buying Southampton in one hit.

All this tapping up stuff is just the nature of the game. Agents talk between each other and clubs to gauge interest all the time, and as they're working on behalf of the player....the player never actually physically meets to discuss contract terms, the agents and the players talk - so the agent sort of acts as a proxy with the clubs, so in a way it's not pure tapping up which is why they get away with it probably. That way when they're able to make the move officially, most stuff is agreed and it only needs the rubber stamping from the players etc. The agents are just doing their job, pretty well in the eyes of their clients. It's just the way it is and I don't think it'll ever change. As other's have said, we do exactly the same. Look at the situation with Tonny Velheina - we talked to his agent and knew of his interest and demands. I'm sure we've been talking with Jordy's agent as well.

Messi doesn't know what he's on about, he is a league 1 keeper at best. Apparently.

If Rafael is up for a swap, I'd take him....

What an absolute joy it is to watch Jordan Henderson. It is like we've signed prime Zidane.

Liverpool fans think the ref got it right though. Deluded load of ****s.

Must admit, I've never seen him be outstanding. Just consistent ****e.

Lovren looks like an accident waiting to happen. When Newcastle actually string a few passes together and attack, they do look quite dangerous and Liverpool look very vulnerable. Clear penalty though. He doesn't even get near the ball, he kicks the players shins. No idea why it wasn't given. I'd be so depressed if I had Obertan in my team though. What a crock of ****e as a footballer he is.

Also worth noting that they have Lolvren at the heart of their defence for a bit now, what with Sahko out for a month.

Oh it's guaranteed that if Liverpool win tonight, they will be lapping it up saying how they can get 4th. And how City are in real trouble etc. No mention what so ever of us being their nearest challengers during the weekend, even though we're the team behind them I'd give anything for a Newcastle win tonight.

Rather than debating about what happened or may have happened in the summer, how about we just bring up the league table and bask in it's glory for a bit? We're 5th. Going into the last month, we're 5th!! We're talking about catching Man City. We already have the same points that we finished on last season. We have a goal difference which is better by about +14, we have the best defence in the league. This situation may not happen again, so I'm just going to set that league table as my wallpaper and enjoy it.

We were never going to get relegated, that wasn't ever in my head. I was just disappointed to see a decent team split up and envisaged a bit of a lower season, bottom half of the table but always comfortable. The pundits and the likes who were predicting us to finish 20th etc were just jumping on a bandwagon. At the end of the day we got in a very good manager with a huge reputation in the game, at that point I knew we weren't going to be messing about and he believed in the plan. He wouldn't have come here otherwise.

The media has to retain him as their darling, so they cannot ever talk about his relegation's as manager. Not that it was his fault we got relegated, obviously. Probably his dogs or something.

Kind of kills it for them if they're honest. Debut season in the PL being played out of city. I can't see it even being close to happening, or even the PL allowing it to happen. It's not even going to be an issue. It'll be worked around if it comes to it.

Every single interview he has you can almost guarantee this line.... ''Oh yeh, I had that lad with me at club x, sold him off to club y and then got him with me again at club z. Such a good lad for me''

John Terry is getting destroyed by the QPR fans, very funny.

I imagine Bournemouth will do everything physically possible to ensure they can play at their own ground, they'll put temporary facilities in place if it came to it. That can be sorted in the summer.

I felt he had a real impact on the game when he came on, which was great to see.

Something to do with keeping a freshness. To be fair, both for England and us, he has look increasingly leggy in recent weeks.

Never had a problem with Pardew, was as miffed as most when he went. Didn't quite understand the criticism he got from some corners in that first season either.

Or Palace going on a mega-run and closing in on the top half It makes it exciting though I guess and thankfully we're still incredibly well placed to do something silly ourselves.