The Fish

No it's to push him out wider left, play with 2 centrally defensive mids from Tiote, Colback and Anita, but with Shelvey central ahead of them. I'm absolutely terrified of Payet, so want 1 of the DMs we have to shadow him & hopefully run him out of the game.

I've made a career out of killing time on this board

I agree Gini's better in the centre, but for this game, I think neutralising Payet has to take precedence.

I will have to bear in mind you're a thick fucker who likes to be contrary, then cover your idiocy with misplaced condescension.

Did I highlight the throw away line about Saivet in bold? Or did I highlight the 2 paragraphs that spoke specifically about Shelvey, within which there was a throwaway line about Saivet? --------> <-----------

Embrace it mate. Start eating cabbage and sprout based remedies.

It means CT is deliberately missing the point. Probably because he's a contrarian, possibly because he's stupid.

You're being obtuse. That doesn't mean fat.

Hey, Mr Potatohead, how am I arguing against it? Shelvey could be key to Newcastle, that's e point of the article. Saivet gets a line, if that, and it's not accurate.

It does, but I posted it for the Shelvey discussion. Saivet has (and I can't believe I'm having to say this again) player predominantly in the centre. Re him not being in my starting line up, I know, it was deliberate. I'm of the opinion it might take him longer to settle into the league than Shelvey.

Mbabu picked up a knock at Watford.

I'd give you a space bar.

Saivet hasn't been playing as a left winger, he's been played centrally. Neither Shelvey nor Wijnaldum are defensive midfielders, so your centre is pretty flimsy there. Elliott Janmaat Memba Colo Dummett Colback/Tiote/Anita Sissoko Shelvey Wijnaldum Mitrovic The defensive midfielder should be given the job of neutralising Payet.

I'd rather be 18th playing good football & strengthening, than be 17th playing shit and gambling on it being enough. We'll climb out of this even if we don't sign a striker, which I'm confident we will.

If he'd been performing brilliantly, maybe he'd go. But he hasn't so he won't.

Had no idea that Die Hard was his first proper film role?

Thin squad, but thick enough where he "plays".

and the way we play, Perez, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, can all play in that position and at least to his limited standard.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-a-life-in-pictures?CMP=twt_a-film_b-gdnfilm

That'll show them* *show them new avenues to circumvent the rules

Yeah, there's not a position that Gouffran can play that we don't have someone who is at the very least as incapable in that position.

Jesus, Jamie McClen would be capable of contributing more than Yoann.

I know it's the shit-v-shit debate again, but I'd rather be shot of Gouffran, than Colback or Anita.

You look at the team that Stoke have assembled, Bojan, Shaqiri, Arnautović, Afellay. That's a lot of mavericks, but it's working. Mercurial talents lighting up the league, at Stoke?!