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I think it is his ability to be honest, based on what we've seen out of him so far. Having very athletic attributes does not make a decent footballer alone - Sissoko looks strong and fast because he is, but I don't think he's got the brain or footballing attributes to be a top player. Not sure about this decent technique - I think he can dribble in a straight line until the ball gets caught in his feet and that's about it. He's had a couple of good assists, but when put in with all his other crosses they could well be fluke. Going back to Robert, he was a top footballer anyway, but had potential greater than even that. I do think us having Ginola for all those years spoiled us for a left winger, Robert was still very very good. A goal every 3 games or something. I always thought Bobbys frustration was due to the fact that he could have been so much better if he put in the effort. Robert's goal at 2:48 man.

right ewark, I picked up on the one that said he couldn't name who was an international in the first team.

Took a lot of shit from you guys when I posted about this when it was happening. Hope people have learned that Ashley really is the disease, no other reasons than that and hes a total total cunt. He gambled effectively 2.5 million saving on Jonas having a 1 year contract against going down that year. Say what you like about Jonas under Pardew, but he had heart and gave 100% every match, I'd take 6 of him now. Poor lad didn't deserve that send off from us at all, after initially coming for Keegan and sticking with us through thick and thin, there must have been offers for him, there must have been.

Comparing Robert to Sissoko is a bit too much like. Robert was a quality player who didn't perform to his undoubted potential sure, but Sissoko is just shit full stop - he's not going to be hitting the assist rate or free kick proficiency that Robert had if he was double the player he is. Robert was no Ginola, don't get me wrong but even as a lazy bastard he was far more effective than Sissoko.

Can't add links for some reason, search out his hat trick this weekend and see what we need in our squad. Pardew is a knob. Oh and wearing number 9 too. End of.

We've hardly got a squad of players now, let alone talking about letting people go. Am I being a bedwetter by worrying that if we lost say, 6 of our players , that these cunts won't even be able to buy enough players for us to field a team of over 16's??

Just read a news story out here saying that he's a facebook page for his appeal with 10,000 likes... I'm hoping those likes are linked to the bloody Yewtree guys.

looking that way so far DK / NJS. I thought he was a terrible signing, but I've been impressed with his attitude, at least he appears to care most of the time.

this spending 80 mil comment still grinds my fuckin gears. Spending 80 mil on 2 decent MIDFIELD players and the rest prospects , when we've no cover for CB / LB / LM etc etc and still no proven goalscorer. I love mitro, he's quality, but he has to fall under the prospects banner. Spending money IS the answer, but in a controlled and sensible way over several seasons. What we've been doing is buying and selling to profit with no thought to team balance at all. I don't even think thought into whether the players want to play for NUFC or just come to be gone in 6 months.

Keegan talked about the Modric deal - Ashley told him to sling it, when he had already had a one on one conversation with modric.

I'm not feeling too harsh about him, he's better than I thought he would be when we signed him. He's only been here a few months, some peeps here can be very harsh on players - give him at least a season before we judge him too harshly. What I don't get about him, is how in some games he can put in defence splitting positive forward passes and in others can't pass more than 5 feet.

I was thinking more when he moved the ball on the penalty spot for England, which we all knew was true

Danny Simpson has been fuckin good this season mind and Hugh. Both of which I would have had a fit about if we signed.

Where's Uri Geller when you need him?

Spot on trophy. I'd be happy if we got Appleton (unlikely), Neville or .... or..... anyone other than the guy Ashleys cnuts pick Also, not sure we even have the squad or the mentality to bounce back up. We thoroughly deserve where we are and still I refuse to blame the managers tbh.

Or once again, the managers work with the playerson the training ground and see things we don't. Personally I'vea hunch he just wants to try stifle any shots on goal cos with our keepers you'vegot to assume every second shot on target will be a goal mission impossible now like

Ok, I'mback in England for a funeral. Driving during match time. Tune in to radio Newcastle and it's all fucking Sunderland. Wtf???

Agree howay. England do this though, we pick on reputation or past achievements over the actual form at the time.

Top goalscorer, lol we were shite , in 5 appearances up to it he hadn't scored right? Then he scored 2/7 in that run.. 1 was a penalty against Romania, and shearer shad the same slowing effect on the team that Rooney has. He did beat Germany mind. Beaten by Portugal and Romania and not into the knockout stages. I love Shearer he was undoubtedly mint, but he just wasn't anywhere near as quick as he was before his injury. At the time it was a 19 or 20 year old Owen and 25 year old on fire fowler and we wont mention Kevin Phillips. Shearer got the nod but the team were more fluid without him. Long time ago now, but that's how I remember it. Portugal were good though. Saying that, just read Hodgson today saying we owe rooney better and he's been in the last 10 games as captain and they've won all ten. Always the same, we'll go in with rooney and the fans screaming for Vardy or whatever and get knocked out at the first bloody stage again wont we?

Gloom, totally agree. They did the same with a certain other Geordie striker who was past his best and played for far too long on his reputation at the end.

Well that telt me DK..

I can see the 60/40 for just getting sissoko the fuck off the pitch .

look Elliott has done well, but he's still inconsistent and to say he's proved himself better than Krul seems a bit too much.

Got to agree with that on Perez and Townsend. Townsend put effort in at times but he just seemed to zone out too much.

What a fuckin tragic state of affairs :/