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Anyone watching Peaky Blinders? I'm only a few episodes into the first season but really enjoying it. Cillian Murphy is class, even if his Brummie accent is a bit ropey at times.

Aye he'd have went for no less than Suarez, plus he'd done it 3 years in a row, didn't have the record of being a rabid fucking animal and is English which always seems to put the price up as well.

Roll up roll up, watch these cockney hating norvvurn monkeys get a right old kicking over the festive period.

Williamson could do that with a backheel man.

Krul was class, the two save against Bony were both brilliant. The defence were dire again. We looked an actual football team once the system was changed.

Cisse He has looked cracking this season mind.

He's finally went two up top and changed system!!!

Showing again how adept he is at dealing with pacey players.

Ameobi first off the bench over Cabella. Keeping the same system, doing Cabellas confidence wonders here.

You're right there. For the size of him he is very easily pushed about.

Mind Sissoko got shoved off the ball by sigurdsson

Piss easy again. Have we touched the ball yet?

Pardew letting them all touch his manager of the year trophy at half time.

What the fuck was their keeper doing there! Good work by Cisse to get it on target

This commentator man, "no one was staying with Ki there, I bet he was shocked at how much space he had" aye that's because they were playing him offside.

Aye, no idea what he was thinking. I think the fact that Richards didnt have to even start running to halt Dummett made it even worse.

Dummett trying to knock it past that Richards and burn him for pace sums up this game, utterly fucking tragic

How do they string passes together like this? Our lot make it look extremely difficult.

Aye his man marking on Bony has been stellar so far, 2 free kicks given away and lost him for the goal.

Game over. Great shot from Gabriel who failed to make the keeper at least make a save. Our centre backs again getting done by a turn of pace. Glad we stepped aside on signing Bony. Fanks Mike, fanks Al

Canny record, don't get why them deluded bastaaaads are on good old Alan's back.

There must be six purples in that line up, it's fantastic.

Aye maybe, I just have very little faith in Pardew to make such a small change and have it actually make a difference. The 4-2-3-1 that we've been playing looks at times a 4-5-1 with the massive gulf between the midfield and the front line. I just think Tiote is naturally going to drop deeper, he'll have told Obertan and Gouffran to prioritize their defensive duties and it'll end up being the exact same shitty system he's been using. Two up top would have been what I would have played in his position, Riviere looks like a striker who needs a partner and Cisse would complement him well imo. However this being Pardew he has retreated deeper into his defensive shell and played two wingers who he obviously intends to drop deep (hence benching Cabella) and kept a very very similar overall formation. The only bright spot of this is finally seeing Sissoko through the middle, so fanks for that Alan.

Not exactly changing much though is it, just means Sissoko is meant to play level with Tiote and Colback. I was wanting to see Riviere and Cisse up top.

So he has kept the same system that has worked so well, and dropped Cabella for Gabriel Obertan, great.