Window Cleaner

not if Fox is the only other viable option, Maya having been eliminated from the position by trial and error. Perhaps Fox was a "committee signing" who knows. I am absoulutely certain (in my own way) that JRod was foisted on Adkins whether he liked it or not.

ah no, the committee no longer decides anything....you've not been paying attention.

A lot will depend on Cabaye's status I'd guess. He pulled out of the French squad midweek with some sort of muscular problem and didn't play yesterday. Whether that was because of the 5 day rule (Like Cissé) or whether he's still not fit I just don't know.

not with parachute payments being what they are. Anyway I see Taraabt moving on even before they go down, his agent is very active just now or so I hear.

Cork has actually played in the PL before, with Burnley, 11 games in the 2010/11 season, scored for them in the PL as well.

Doubt if 12 million would get you Taraabt actually. More like 15/20 m£

so why did we retrograde Cork in the shirt numbers and give Davis the 8 shirt then??? If Cork was always supposed to be the preferred CM alongside Morgan he wouldn't have been shoved back to 18 now would he? Someone made some signings and established a pecking order,that was done before Cork got injured . I put it to you that the "transfer committee" established a preferred starting 11 and NA took a lot of time to overcome that.

Can't get much lower than his management record at Charlton though. Don't know what he does that we couldn't do without or why we persist with him.

plus they'll have Cissé as well, the Senagalese board stopped him from playing yesterday.

But there is another photo showing a more select circle including Rickie congratulating Punch, perhaps Rickie doesn't like crowds.

Try looking at his dispossessed and turn over stats, pass completion means little or nothing in terms of giving the ball away. I don't know what they are for yesterday's game though.

Well I'd say that we could very easily be on 11 points by now by just eliminating 2 very corrigable mistakes. Gazza's last week and the gung ho subs against Utd would see us with 3 points more and a 15/16 th place. In fact if it weren't for the Gazza howler we'd be 16th now.

come to think of it we don't have a Newcastle Build Up thread yet. Things must be looking up.

OK, couldn't remember exactly what was said and by whom. As it's you I'd give it more creedence than one of the heavy agenda mongers. Something's changed though, anyone can see that. Players look less confused for a start..

Hoilett worked himself into clear space in the middle of a triangle between Fonté,Lallana and Maya (who has Cissé behind him so can't do much although Cissé might have given him a bit of a shove) Free header unless Gazza comes out and claims it.

Are you sure that it's Cortese that was supposed to be "picking the team". Wasn't it said yesterday that(probably totally erroneously) that NC had told whoever was supposed to be interferring to knock it off. I presumed that meant Reed, now there's a bloke I wouldn't mind seeing out of the door.

He really needs to get over himself.

not to mention the centre backs. It's just a team from a very brief period in the main with Keegan and Paine tacked on for good measure. Any real long time supporter would know that any 2 of Watson,Nicholl and Wright need to form the central defence.

Isn't Kelly supposed to be in the mix as well when he's not injured ? Just right now I'd say Clyne is about 7th or 8th in the pecking order if they're all fit. Mind you you never know with Woy. Called up Lallana and then nothing despite a cascade of withdrawals for the last couple of matches.

well I think Turks means is no Guly at all,Punch not being subbed early, not much JRod, Shaw starting instead of Fox and the 2 CMs the other way round which wasn't possible with Davis cos we tried it in the first half at Arsenal and it was a catastrophy.

Baking Powder.

It should not be forgotten that before the start of the season Punch was the only player in our squad having scored in the PL . (Unless Jack Cork got a goal for Burnley but I don't think so)

ah them Tea Ladies who fancy themselves because they're good on CM2001 are a right pain.