Monroe Transfer

What's Keith Gillespie up to these days? edit; still playing, actually, for Longford Town

Nothing to say about the match, Leazes?

Really can't wait for tonight's El Clasico. Quiet night in it looks like, and a top quality match will take my mind off the shambles I saw earlier. And for once Real Madrid look more likely to win it based on current form. Helps that I'm pretty much neutral when it comes to these two (Villarreal are my Spanish team, don't laugh).

The more Parky goes on the less I'm sure that he's just being a WUM.

The gap in quality between certain players is far too large. Whilst our first 11 (all fit) is good, their replacements simply aren't on the same level. Marveaux, Taylor, Coloccini and Tiote are all top, top players. Take them out and you're going to struggle. Lose the likes of Guthrie and Williamson (who are at least capable enough) and you're in serious trouble. That "2 players max" line Pardew came out with is simply not enough. We need at least 3, with reserve players making the step up to at least the bench.

Yup. Bemusing. Pardew is usually half-decent with his subs, much better than Hughton was at least.

Anyway, on a positive note... El Clasico in a few hours!

One of the worst players I've ever seen wear the shirt. No hyperbole.

Looking forward to the media loving our 'fall from grace'.

If you're going to be a WUM, at least get his name right.

Yeah fair play to Norwich. Actually I take that back as any club playing music after a goal deserves massive amounts of vitriol.

Pardew thinks he is, I'll go with his opinion I reckon. Does he? I can't help but think he only prefers Perch because he's older and more experienced. And sorry but I'm questioning Pardew now - he starts Obertan every week after all. Play a player out of position in his place if you have to - guaranteed to be better than Obertan.

Yeah, because you've seen much of Kadar lately eh? I find it hard to believe that Perch is better. But hey, maybe he is given how he's started this game and Kadar hasn't even made the bench. But at least give Kadar a chance.

There is no way - absolutely no way - that Kadar is not better than Perch. Obertan and Perch should never ever kick a ball for us again. Not even for the reserves.

ANOTHER SET-PIECE

What has Ben Arfa done wrong exactly?

Get Ben Arfa on already.

Gosling really shot us in the foot there.

Seriously - it's just Norwich. I hate that they probably think they're good (to be fair they're half-decent) because they're beating a team in as bad a state as ours. Small time club with that music too.

Exactly I'm kind of hoping us losing actually turns out to be a good thing (alluding to the above). But it won't, we won't make enough additions when we desperately need to.

And again. Bet they think they're really good.

Can't do anything about the defence though. I expect them to score every time they get a set-piece, of which they get far too many. I'm not at all surprised that we're losing.

No chance if we keep giving them set-pieces. Completely our fault.

Ooh Demba :|

More of a 2nd striker afaik, not an out and out striker though. I still don't rate him although you're right to point out that his team aren't going to make it easy for anyone there to look all that impressive.