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Exactly, you can count on one hand the number of times he's started in his preferred position of CF/RW/LW and 3 of those were against 3 of the top 4 clubs in England, in 2 of those he won us a penalty and set up Ba twice who was unlucky not to score and then after a poor first half against Chelsea he hasn't been given a run in the team and from an outsider looking in, it seems as though Pardew just doesn't fancy him and doesn't want to give him that chance to show what he can do apart from cameo's from the bench in which he's not playing in his naural position hes got 3 preferred posistions? no wonder even Pardew doesn't know where to play him. anyone want to tell me where he really wants to play, perhaps with a quote from the player, and not some load of Football Manager seudonyms? I think this could be half the problem with him, where to play him.

Spurs can keep a certain level of player happy on a cieling of 80k a week in London, and its done them well. I don't think our max is anywhere near that. Thats the difference. Players can get more money at more successful clubs, or clubs in London like Spurs,Arsenal and Chelsea. For us to get the level of sponsorship Spurs get we'll have to at least match Spurs' league finishes over the last 5 or 6 seasons. That won't happen on our wage cieling, 250 miles from London. Not a fuckin chance. And to be fair to Fred he knew he had to pay top dollar to get a certain level of player here. Scot Parker turned down champions league football at Everton and took 70k a week here instead. Not saying thats the way we should be going, and for me Tiote is twice the player Parker ever was,but there are limitations to where we can go with the system thats being suggested here. Not without selling 6 or 7 of the current first team in the next 12-18 months to generate the funds, and Spurs didnt do that. Neither do manu. Or anybody else. Is there another game in town? probably not. Unless the Geordie Abramovich appears, and thats unlikely as well.

That's where we're going, but are there any alternatives? Try the clock across the road, same thing really though If anyone's trying to keep out the way of the law I wouldnt advise it, last two times before derby games theyve come in the garter and filmed every fucker.

"Worky ticket Dunne" strikes again! When do you start at the new place? Is it local?

Good news Davide, well done. What patrol have they put you on?

From my Everton mate's facebook: That c--t missed it deliberately, the whole family stink

So Andy Carroll and Jose Enrique leave Newcastle in 2011 and by Feb 2012 each have a winners medal from a cup final #leazesknows

dear me, no one under the age of 40 in those pics

Obertan as Barton's replacement has failed,the jury's still out for me on Santon and Ben Arfa,and as you say Simpson and Williamson are squad players at best. Theres huge plus points about this season, but there are also things that are plainly utter shite. We appear to be targeting certain players, and if the deal doesn't suit us we walk away. Which is ok, but then when we fail to bring a centre half in to replace Taylor last month we're stuck with the great lump who had 2 chances to clear the ball before Wolves scored the equaliser. Cisse coming in will make us go 442 every game, which is good if Pardew sticks with it as Cisse will benefit from the consisitancy. The defence is a worry though.

For him to get games, Pardew has to feel as if he can trust him.Less of his "best player in the playground" bullshit and more actual team play (i.e. passing instead of losing the ball when in possesion) and he'd be in the team. At the moment, he's a liability. The balls in his court as it were, do as Pardew asks and do it properly and we may even have won yesterday.

I think its harsh to stab the bloke who set you up in the back.Is there something in the background causing him to lose his grip on things work wise? Will you be adding to his problems by doing this? If you're on reasonably friendly terms with him and have other work in any case its poor form iyam. The only way its justifiable is you and your mate are struggling for work and you know he's done the same to others , or if you could see a situation where he'd do it to you and your mate.Which I imagine is probably the case as as it can all be put down to "no friends in business" and everyone will understand. If not, it doesnt sound like your needing to take on any extra labour to do the contract i.e. no actual "wealth creation"/trickle down of income so it would appear you'd just be doing it to line your own pockets at the expense of someone who has helped you in the past. The world of business is nothing like this, i do understand that. But is it wise to shit on anyone you feel like, especially those who've helped you in the past?....

Howman during his test..... Good luck Davide!

No thread for the Swansea game being moved to Good Friday CT? Don't away fans count in your selfish little world?

Is it the yank one from shakespeares sister?

Yeah but a flounce isn't a flounce without a "flounce post" for maxium attention gain

Yeah, spark by trade. Now quality control engineer, doing marine atm. Its been a good place to hide out from the recession. Job might be going north sometime in the next 18 months so I might just stick with it. Fancy a return "home", but I've been in the south for over 20 years so its a tricky one, lots of ties down here.

Didn't know the North Sea was to the west of the city. That Journal is a brilliant newspaper. Wasn't Beardsleys lad at the academy for a while? Difficult to step up with a famous and brilliant old man. Always going to be compared to the father.

I think last seasons stats had Jordan Henderson with the most assists, which led Commoli to recommend Liverpool spend 20 million on him. Hes not played every game, and those he has he's played often out wide and not in the middle, but he's nowhere near even this England squad. I think he's got something, and I know Andy Carroll has, so maybe they've just got the wrong coach

Baileys as well? Tbh I thought it was a done deal but maybe they're (rightly) thinking that the whole thing is unworkable and is going to be an admin nightmare. There's been loads of protests around the country about it but none have made the national media. Hmmm. Sounds like Colstons were "buying" work, sure sign of a recession induced panic to take jobs at any cost. You busy in general at the moment? Apart from placing Colstons blokes with other contractors this morning?!

Yeah that's the club culture in The Netherlands as well. In Simon Kuper's latest book he says there's a saying among these cloggie "amateurs" that regularly turn out world class talent: "he knows as much about football as your average Englishman" In the "Brilliant Orange" book that a few on here have read there's a chapter devoted to Sir Bob at PSV. Its noted that Sir Bob described every game in military terms, eg "its a battle", "you'd want him beside you in the trenches' etc etc...and it quotes one of his players as saying " Bobby Robson is a very nice man but I didn't learn much about football from him" The Dutch talk too much, they all have an opinion. But there's an element of truth in this for me. We need to start playing football with our brains as much as we do with our hearts if we want to move on at international level. We do compare football games in this country to going into battle in the second world war, I do think that's true. The Dutch reckon we're obsessed with 1939-45. A lot of managerial press conferences are riddled with military references "dogs of war", "SAS strike force" etc etc...its in our culture to treat a game as a battle and not a game if chess. More brain,less brawn required. Look at Spain, they've got the best half dozen players in the world and none of them are above 5ft 9. Puyol isn't 6ft tall.Although they're brilliant footballers, they do have to play in a system that makes up for their lack of physical presence. There's so many different ways to think about football but we seem incapable of doing it. Doubt if it will change too much.

Dunno but aren't they building a new "academy" at Burton on Trent? The Dutch and Spanish dont have a central academy. The French do. I don't think it makes much difference tbh, the talents either there or its not. And in the last 15 years I think England has produced loads of talented players. England turn up at tournaments knackered due to 38 very physical premier league games, overhyped by the press (although that has changed a bit) and clueless about how to play tournament football. Its our football culture to play aimless long balls into the opposistions box when we run out if ideas in the second half of games and that's not going to win us a major tournament as long as I've got a hole in my fuckin arse.

MJN Colstons pulled out of the breakaway group of contractors before xmas Stevie, maybe this was why. Have they had any major jobs go tits up lately?

Verbally abusing old ladies isn't big or clever, whatever your opinions mate. How about a hammer and sickle flag left fluttering from your house before you go away on June though? Had some sad news at the weekend, we heard that our 80 year old mate has passed on. He went to watch Newcastle home and away all his life and was doing so right up to early January this year when he was admitted to hospital, sadly he never really came out, save for the odd weekend with his daughter. He attended 5 FA cup finals, actually saw us win 3! RIP Frank Couzens, Newcastle United fan. I came home from work early today feeling dog rough and shitting through the eye of a needle, promptly and violently emptied the contents of my digestive tract all over the bathroom. Am still passing rusty piss through my postern exit. As an experianced self-diagnoser, I reckon the prawn roll at 9 30 this morning may well be the culprit

I heard some ridiculous squawking mare on 5live at the back end of last yeear when it looked like Citeh weren't going to make it through their group in the champions league "we don't want europa league football, we're a champions league club...blah blah..." which is a hell of a claim seeing as a little over 10 years ago they were a Divisoion 3 club.

He's not got a lot of friends to go the the games with... http://ladyarse.co.uk/2012/02/why-arsenal-fans-really-hate-piers-morgan/