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Resting players depends on how many we get back during this period. Are the likes of De Jong likely to get anywhere near to match fitness this month? At the moment the there's barely two or three positions we can shuffle people in.

Doesnt he play for Cardiff? And he's a winger ffs

How perceptive

Wonder where'd they'd be positioned in the table right now if not for De Gea.

When was the last time we got a home draw btw?

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Really? He messed up on the goal but he came forward pretty well on a free kick and two corners. I was encouraged considering the situation he came on in.

You dont see his utility in the side? He's never going to be anything other than average but he's important to the way we're playing right now, allowing Sissoko and the wingers to bomb on while mopping up everything in midfield.

Usually accepts when he's beaten though. Proper furious today. Brilliant

Aye he's proper pissed. Makes it all the more better. Wanted 20 minutes of stoppage time apparently

Yikes

Yeah, fair enough. I've never rated him, thought he'd be a squad player for us mostly but he's become an important part of the machinery without doing anything spectacular.

Well, that was nerve wrecking that. Think we got really lucky today with the way we were set up,to be fair, they could easily have had 4 or 5. Doesnt take anything away from the defensive performance though, barring the major piece of stupidity from Taylor. Commitment and energy levels were fantastic. Unbelievable how much better that defence looks when Coloccini is there. Colback and Perez were fantastic too. Alnwick looked more confident than Elliot ever has up until their goal. Great day in the end

Doesnt even really bother me anymore. We ought to be used to it by now.

This'll mean he can start both Cabella and Gouffran. Problem solved as far as Pardew is concerned.

I'd say something but Gemmil would probably have multiple seizures.................

Mostly the media I think. The same people who remind us 5 times a day that Pardew is the second longest serving manger in the league. Think the commentators mentioned it at least thrice yesterday during the game alone. One of them also seemed to think Pardew has handled himself with 'remarkable dignity' during the tough times here. And that we're all a generally ungrateful overambitious overly expectant lot etc etc. Pricks. Agree about Haidara. He's been poor recently. Kind of looking forward to Santon's return.

Happy birthday

Well, if Blair can get an award from Save the Children....

Much better second half, trying to actually get something from the game can do wonders. Would have had a real chance of taking 3 points if we'd gone in with that attitude from the start. Quality of our delivery into the box, from set pieces and in general, is so so poor. We got into so many decent crossing opportunities in the second half and fluffed nearly every single one. Its no wonder we dont score many. What the hell are the strikers supposed to feed on? Cabella made a really strong case for himself tonight. Liveliest player by far. So he probably wont be starting on Saturday. Also fully expect to see Williamson start again too because he was all over the place today.

Seriously? I thought Abeid was one of the better ones. The long range efforts were horrendous aye but I dont blame him for taking the occasional shot on considering the kind of quality we were producing from set pieces and out wide. Was pretty neat and tidy otherwise spraying the ball around especially in the second half.

Thank goodness for cisse's thigh!

His case want helped by the fact the idiots who failed to deal with a simple lump up top then ended up standing right in front of him.

Took a decent corner. An infinite improvement from the west ham performance

Another pathetic half. Predictably. Deserve nothing more with that attitude. Utterly hopeless in attack. Set up to defend against relegation candidates and failing to do that as well. Should have been 2 down.