Alex

It's a more disciplined role but I'd still give Sissoko licence to get forward. I'd play Cabella as well. Instead of Gouffran. At home at the very least. The defence is dodgy so we're always liable to drop points unexpectedly (if that's not a contradiction in terms) but, for me that's all the more reason to be a bit more positive. I think in any bad runs though 'Pards' is likely to go into survival mode and play 'honest grafters'. And in a way it's almost hard to blame him because mid table safety is all the owner is after. It breeds a play it safe culture which a yes man like him is more than happy with it would seem.

Another awesome instalment I fucking hope he reads these.

I'd like to see what De Jong played pushed forward in a midfield 3 with Sissoko and Tiote looks like. We could easily play that midfield against about 80% of the league.

I thought it was awesome how they told people they could get trains from Finsbury Park and then closed the station there because it got too busy. #planning

Two good shouts there.

Acuna made about 60 appearances for the club and never let us down. Chipped in with a few goals as well.

Other than the odd decent set piece and a bit of graft I really have no idea what people see in him. Very average player.

Have a good one, mate. Or rather, I hope you are having a good one. And merry Christmas, everyone.

Lets be honest, we only signed him because he was available on a Bosman.

I'm not convinced you have to play him and Tiote at home in most of the games (even in a midfield 3).

Surely that means it was absolutely shite.

Talking shite = talking shite

You've probably seen this before like but I quite like it:

If I get him to kill himself, do I die too?

Precisely, a braver manager would have gone out to win and then perhaps thought about shutting up shop if we were a goal or two up in the later stages. He did it the other way round and paid the price. You could understand if we were playing a side with much better players than ours rather than being at home to a Sunderland side who have really struggled to score / win games.

It was the one moment of class / composure in front of goal that won the game. There's a lesson in there somewhere. I doubt Pardew will learn from it though.

Warkworth is really nice.

Great vocalist. RIP.

I reckon Armstrong was brought on because Pardew knew he'd graft.

Who?

Assuming you're for real, I hope you work with loads of mackems.

Yeah, it's really good. It was built in the art deco style so it looks lush. Plus, it closed for a refurb about 4 or 5 years ago and they added an extra screen. The bar at street level is canny too.