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• 1 Number9 // Feb 23, 2013 at 11:37 AM

  I like Gouffran, he works hard and links up well with Santon on the left hand side. He also seems to win the ball back a lot.

• 2 kevymartins // Feb 23, 2013 at 11:38 AM

  Timmy injured where have I been lol

  But on the mbiwa thing I think saylor has been a complete beast at the back no point fixing something that aint broke

• 3 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 23, 2013 at 11:39 AM

  My choice for tomorrow against the Saints:

  Elliot

  Debuchy Taylor Mbiwa Santon

  Anita Cabaye

  Sissoko Goeffron Marvaux

  Cisse

  Reckon we would have a good chance with this team? Might be an idea to give Hatem a run out mid way second half ?

• 4 do the hatem shake // Feb 23, 2013 at 11:39 AM

  last post he deserves a start if you ask me hes made some world class tackles and reads the game well

  as for gouffran probs the surprise signing for us been great so far and seems like a good lad.

  for the team tomorrow i think ed got it spot on apart from jonas but we all no he will start

• 5 Graeme // Feb 23, 2013 at 11:43 AM

  Ed, I think that the chances of us now being relegated are very remote indeed. The team has been substantially strengthened, probably beyond Pardeaux wildest dreams.

  We need to go out and let the quality and skill we undoubtedly now have, shine through. This team, if the season started today, has Top 8 stamped all over it. We should be all over the Saints, like a bad rash, taking all three points and scoring 3 goals in the process.

  Sometimes, there is nothing to fear, but fear itself!!!

• 6 kevymartins // Feb 23, 2013 at 11:44 AM

  But on the other hand ive really changed my thought about colo yes he is excellent at game reading etc but 1 thing you need at top flight premier league football is abit of pace .As they say the nail that sticks out gets hammered .Its just a matter of time before colo gets swaped out for mbiwa who is clearly his replacment its to soon now but he will eventually fade out of the picture.

• 7 hugotoon // Feb 23, 2013 at 11:46 AM

  Why dont we play him in his preferred position? Cisse not on form, Gouffran sharp and raring to go. Bench Cisse, bring him on at about 70 minutes and tell him he needs to put in a performance or he will stay on the bench. Sunday should be 4-2-3-1

  Debuchy Taylor Colo Santon
  Tiote Cabaye
  Jonas (Defensively very important) Sissoko Marveux
  Gouffran

  Also think that Mwia deserves to start but Colo is undropable in Pardews eyes as Captain and also wanting to keep him at the club and Taylor is on form.

• 8 morocco0015 // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:20 PM

  the only way we will progress is if we play our strongest line up whenever its available. As stated in previous threads M’biwa is our best central defender and must play at the cost of Colo or Saylor. He is a colossus and has more speed and awareness than either.

• 9 SpaceGhost // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:25 PM

  My team for Sunday. Btw I dont think Krul is really injured. Pardew the wily Silver Fox is at it again. Just like he tricked the opposition early this season by saying Ben Arfa is not fit but end up starting the game. We won the game didn’t we?

  EXPECTATION

  Krul
  Debuchy Mbiwa Colo Haidara
  Cabaye Tiote
  Jonas Sissoko Santon
  Gouffran

  REALITY

  Krul
  Debuchy Saylor Colo Santon
  Cabaye Tiote
  Gouffran Sissoko Jonas
  Cisse

• 10 Big Pappa Cissé // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:26 PM

  A lot of people including me were sleeping on this lad, but he has been one of our best signings

• 11 robin // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:31 PM

  Surely pompous Pardew, now realises the two Argentinians are finished Jonas, came on and never touched the ball, in fact it was after he came on that Metalist started to attack us. So he needs to bench Jonas,Colocini and lose Simpson and Marveaux.

• 12 Toon1978 // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:37 PM

  I think it is now time to introduce Mbiwa to the first team. It is only natural that the lad will get frustrated because let’s face it, he is possibly one of our best defenders. I love Collo to bits and he is a world class defender but i now believe it is time to start phasing the lad out and bringing in Mbiwa. Collo is off at the end of the season more then likely and the longer Mbiwa stays on the bench the more frustrated the lad will become. We know that Collo is unsettled so it stands to reason that we do not want to unsettle another top quality player in Mbiwa.

• 13 Shot Bru // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:43 PM

  play Mbiwa and Taylor together and push Colo into a DM position.

  Colo in my opinion would be more effective than Tiote …reads the game better….superior distribution..and doesn’t have to rely on pace and aerial ability.

• 14 bob52 // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:45 PM

  Space ghost you got the team just about perfect first time on your expectation although I would prefer Marveaux for Jonas, Santon further forward makes great sense.

• 15 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:47 PM

  the only way colo will or should be hased out beofre the end of the season is if he gets injured. He is still the club captain, one of the most consistent performers in a less than glamorous role, and is still a professional and committed Toon player. Mbiwa may well be brought in but likely as Saylors stand-in or rotation while the EL continues. Next season will be his time. All these teams being posted without Colo are a waste of time at the moment, sorry but thats the reality.

  On the subject of CB’s did Pardew really refer to Williamson as ‘the other guy’ during an interview? My word that sounds demoralising. How will Mike feel if we are hit by injuries and he is asked to stand in again?

  Can’t wait to see Gouffran giving the stains a hard time tomorrow. At last we have a wily wide man who has the brains to move into space and create his own show. I believe Cisse will benefit from him being on the pitch no end. Cisse is getting slagged for not being on form, although he has been scoring goals lately. He is not getting the timely service he needs, so hopefully HBA and Gouffran will rectify that.

• 16 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:50 PM

  Robin. Troll or mackem? Who knows, but one thing is for certain he knows nowt about footy.

• 17 chris_g // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:58 PM

  robin // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:31 PM says:
  …..the two Argentinians are finished Jonas, came on and never touched the ball

  WRONG
  Jonas had several touches of the ball after he came on, with a 100% pass success rate

  You really should check your facts before making stupid comments like that
  http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/684998/LiveStatistics/Europe-UEFA-Europa-League-2012-2013-Metalist-Kharkiv-Newcastle-United

• 18 Alan Pas-de-clue // Feb 23, 2013 at 12:58 PM

  no problems with elliot starting after a shaky first couple of performances since then he has been absolute class, even i dare say up to the same standard as krul

  with regards to a takeover, i cant be the only one who thinks this is terrible timing, we have just started getting somewhere, we have stability and the long term future of the club looks very bright indeed.

  take away ashley and pardews job is no longer as secure,and llambias for all his stick is a very astute businessman

  for what its worth i dont want to see anything in the team change, as although i feel pardew is maybe not the best manager to take us to the absolute highest level i have come to realise he is the best we can realistically have at the moment, and the stability of his contract is paramount

  anyway,my team for tomorrow

  elliot
  debuchy taylor mbiwa santon
  tiote cabaye sissoko
  obertan cisse gouffran

  obertan as we may need the pace on the counter attack, cant see many teams stopping him gouffran sissoko

  colo left out as he played against metalist and he is less likely to recover as quickly as mapou

  my only reservation with having 3 top quality cbs is that cb pairings are built on partnerships and you dont get that with this kind of rotation

  anyway sorry for bit of an essay

  HWTL!

• 19 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:03 PM

  So we would drop the captain and the vice captain…. anyone told Pards this idea yet?

• 20 AmeobiTheMackemSlayer // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:04 PM

  Elliot

  Debuchy Yanga-M’Biwa Coloccini Santon

  Anita Cabaye

  Gouffran Sissoko Marveaux

  Cissé

• 21 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:05 PM

  I would be more inclined to ‘rest’ santon and put haidara in there. Only one game and he seems to display more defending intelligence than our Italian. If Mbiwa is to sub anyone that wouldnt take it personally, I would suggest Saylor, but he will be injured soon anyway.

• 22 AmeobiTheMackemSlayer // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:05 PM

  Bench: Alnwick, S. Taylor, Bigirimana, Gutierrez, Ameobi, Haidara, Tiote

• 23 AmeobiTheMackemSlayer // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:06 PM

  Also, when is Campbell going to get a chance?

• 24 morocco0015 // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:09 PM

  Alan, sorry pal but Obertan has no chance or should have no chance of being in our starting line up . The guy has had chance after chance and never stepped up to the plate, he is like a headless chicken running or should i say trotting into blind corners.Like Shola he could be used in the last phases of games and should be off loaded in the summer.

• 25 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:09 PM

  I dont think campbell is good enough, hopefully thats a yet. He doesn’t even make the bench so that tells you something.

• 26 tequilamag // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:17 PM

  Moroccan Obertan has only played for a full 90 mins once in the PL this season. He got 2 assists that game.

• 27 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:17 PM

  it’s pretty obvious on Campbell…he’s far too lightweight at present to handle the premier league…particularly the fact we’re in a battle.

  Wish people would stop banging on about him, Pardew watches him regularly enough to decide when he can come into the team.

• 28 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:19 PM

  “Moroccan Obertan”….is that referring to Assaidi? If so, he is a far bigger prospect than Obertan; and the two cannot be compared.

• 29 Shot Bru // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:19 PM

  Alan not a clue….i am all for a takeover by super rich owners…

  Why settle for mediocrity in the likes of Pardew and Ashley

  Ashley has done his job…..turned around a business that was in dire straits and made it into a viable prospect….Ashley is just another chapter in NUFC history

  Time to move on and join the big guns…..it’s been a long time coming!

• 30 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:22 PM

  Why on earth have sky picked Fulham v Stoke as their early kick-off? It’s a shite game, lacking real quality between two teams with nothing to play for.

• 31 tequilamag // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:22 PM

  Toonlyf. No I was replying to a post from Moroccan.

• 32 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:23 PM

  oh, sorry mate.

• 33 tequilamag // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:25 PM

  Toonlyf, not saying Ober would be in my starting 11 but he has improved this season. Just get bored with pointless slagging off of players for no good reason.

• 34 SpaceGhost // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:26 PM

  bob52

  Marveux would have been in the line up if he didn’t play the entire 90 min in Ukraine.

  Tsunki

  Agree with you mate. If Colo is not injured, he will start every game. Pardew man management skills at work especially after their ‘friendly disagreement’ this season. Next season Mbiwa will rise to be one of the finest defender in world football. The way he handled Cristaldo arm swaying tactics & temperament, was just brilliant.

• 35 Markaccus // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:30 PM

  Ketsys bf is on ssn! They’re doing a feature on Paul Scharner.

• 36 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:34 PM

  what a goal by Berbatov….there’s the moment of quality this game has been crying out for, supplied by the only player capable of doing so on the pitch.

• 37 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:38 PM

  LYF….Beautifully taken shot. Can be a bit good can’t he?

• 38 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:40 PM

  Markaccus – you know I was just about to say where’s ketsy these days ha ha blow me down if theres not a Scharnfest!

• 39 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:44 PM

  he’s superb at times, but he’s anonymous at times also. I heard he supports the toon aswell, due to his love for Alan Shearer as a boy…

• 40 Jonas's better than Messi // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:46 PM

  Obertan has come on. He still hasn’t played many competitive games. That’s the problem.

  More games = better decision making.

• 41 magpie6699 // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:47 PM

  I love the differences of opinion on here – as long as people don’t get abusive. So far, we’ve had “drop Collocini” vs “play him in midfield”. Marveaux is useless and on the list of dead wood to sell vs start Marveaux every game. Drop Cisse / play Cisse.
  My view – play Cisse and Goofy up front; Have to play Moussa, Cabaye, Tiote (with some anxiety!) and probably Jonas – if not, Anita. Rather like the idea of Haidara at LB but where to put Davide? Shola and Benny (if ready) as impact subs for now – ease Benny in for first game or 2. But I’m sure there’ll be lots of howls about all that.
  One thing is certain, whatever line-up Pards selects, he’ll be wrong – according to someone!

• 42 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:47 PM

  LYF…I seem to remember hearing that too. You’re right though, as good as he can be, he can be as anonymous, which really is the best word for him.

• 43 morocco0015 // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:49 PM

  Tequilla,
  I’m not slagging him off, just pointing out his weakness, and you have backed my point up by saying you wouldn’t have him in your first 11 which is what I said man, gis a break

• 44 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:55 PM

  what match are you’s watching at 3pm then? Think i’m gonna’ watch the mackems game, ain’t watched them in a few weeks…fancy checking if they’re capable of stringing 3 passes together yet.

• 45 Troy Stavers // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:58 PM

  @Magpie6699

  That’s football though. It would be boring if everyone agreed.

  I prefer to wait until after the game and see who played well or poorly and use hindsight to criticise. So much easier and safer.

• 46 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 1:59 PM

  Jonathon Walters….oh dear.

• 47 LeToonARMY // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:04 PM

  ___________________Elliot_________________________Debuchy_____Taylor____Collo_____Santon__________________Anita____________Cabaye_____________
  ______Gutti________Sissoko________Gouffan_______ ___________________Cisse______________________
  Subs
  Yanga. Tiote, Marveux, Hadira, Ameobi,

• 48 Troy Stavers // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:06 PM

  Tsunki

  Is Kets the one who uses FACT at the end of each statement.

  You’ve got to love that craic! It makes me laugh and never loses its humour.

• 49 LeToonARMY // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:07 PM

  Sorry last post looked messy my first team would be like this :-
  Elliot
  Debuchy.TayloR.CollO.Santon.
  Anita.Cabaye
  Gutti.Sissoko.Gouffan.
  Cisse

  Subs
  Yanga. Tiote, Marveux, Hadira, Ameobi,

• 50 Troy Stavers // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:12 PM

  LTA

  Weak link there is Guti.

  He stifles the attack. I would go for Marv. It would be a cracking team if we had Barfa available.

• 51 NUFC_LEAZES END // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:17 PM

  My team for tomorrow would have to be

  Elliot
  Debuchy Taylor colo santon
  Anita tiote cabaye
  Sissoko
  Cisse gouffran

  Or

  Elliot
  Debuchy Taylor colo m’biwa
  Sissoko tiote cabaye
  Gouffran cisse santon

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• 53 NUFC_LEAZES END // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:19 PM

  Is it only me that rates Elliot very highly, going off the performances that we’ve seen from him, including pre-season?

• 54 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:21 PM

  Beefman…Lay me on a private jet and a few packs of smokes and you have yourself a deal

  Don’t worry, I’ll bring my own fence panel.

• 55 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:22 PM

  Leazes…Not at all, I’ve been really impressed with Elliot from the games I’ve seen.

• 56 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:46 PM

  Good afternoon lads!

  …so what’s the news on Cabs and our glasskeeper?

• 57 Troy Stavers // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM

  There’s no getting away from it. No matter how highly some rate Elliot, he’s not as good as Krul.

  Krul is back on form and is one of the best keepers around.

• 58 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Feb 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM

  …from what I have been told our glasskeeper is out up to 5 weeks and maybe more?

• 59 Thirsty Lemonblazer // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:12 PM

  Hi all!
  First time poster, but been reading the blog for years

  Seem to remember that Debuchy has played on the right side of midfield for Lille many times

  Mbiwa Taylor Colo Santon
  Cabaye Tiote
  Debuchy Sissoko Gouffran
  Cisse

  And some of you may remeber that Coloccini played DM aswell as CB for Deportivo

  Debuchy Taylor Mbiwa Santon
  Tiote Colo
  Cabaye Sissoko Gouffran
  Cisse

  That should be a strong starting 11. At least until Ben Arfa returns. with the VERY impressive Anita,Haidara,Bigi and pushing for cameos and filling inn when needed.

  HWTL

• 60 Thirsty Lemonblazer // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:15 PM

  Add a keeper to that line up

• 61 Spuggy // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:25 PM

  Here’s my wild card team…will never happen but OMG:

  ………………………..Elliott…………………….

  Debuchy……Mbiwa…..Saylor……Santon

  …………………………Colo……………………..

  ………….Cabaye………………Sissoko………

  ..Anita………………………………….Gouffran

  ………………………….Cisse……………………..

• 62 santonthenewmaldini // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:27 PM

  Wish we were playing on Saturday!!!Hate the wait!!!

  Decided to watch a live stream Sunderland versus West Brom god its boring

  Sunderland are sort of where we were not that long ago 442 2 strikers too similar to play together possibly in Fletcher and Graham, Playing a Flair player on the wing in Sessegnon

  Defensively they are good cause they dont commit to many men forward but as long as we have a fit team and dont get anyone sent off we should dominate them

  I tell you we could never afford Lukaku but i hope that is the type of forward we are looking for he would be brilliant up front for us Shane Long would also be great for us as well has pace , never stops working and has an eye for goal

• 63 santonthenewmaldini // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:35 PM

  West Brom are dominating Sunderland have had a goal disallowed and now have a penalty !!Goal!!!

  We need a win 2moro will be above them in the table

• 64 toonLYF // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:44 PM

  that N’Diaye for Sunderland looks like a headless chicken to me like…

  Bambi on ice comes to mind.

• 65 Big Pappa Cissé // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:49 PM

  We should have went for Kone like. Would have him in a heartbeat if Wigan go down

• 66 santonthenewmaldini // Feb 23, 2013 at 3:54 PM

  @Big Pappa Cisse

  Yeah Kone would be a good cheap option if Wigan go down can play wide or up front would be a good backup striker also like Franco Di Santo he would be great in a 433 and is he not out of contract in the summer?

  N’Diaye is typical O Neill signing big with muscles just to bully other teams Sissoko and Tiote will gobble him , Gardner and Lee Cattlemarket up!

• 67 saxonfenken // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:19 PM

  Saylor will play whatever, as he is fresh, whether Yanga-Mibwa or Colo, will drop out is anybodies guess.

• 68 Big Pappa Cissé // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:24 PM

  My God I hate Garth Crooks. Just had a pop at Gouffran the Prick

• 69 Santon03 // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:37 PM

  Haidara is stronger in defense, but I still rate Santon better especially after his performance with Italian team.
  I would love if both play at the same time with Santon being pushed forward as LM or LW, so far we don’t have a player who can give so much trouble to opposition other than Santon on the left.
  Debu——–Saylor——–MYM——–Haid
  ———-Cabaye———–Perch/Anita——–
  Gouf/Jonas———-Sissoko———–Santon
  ———————Cisse————————–

• 70 ToonDownSouth // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:42 PM

  BPC

  Why? What did he say? How on earth did he manage to bring him up haha…

• 71 Marty-Toon // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:44 PM

  Bramble with another howler today
  Come on Arsenal,get another n stuff villa
  Reading losing and pogrebneyack sent off

• 72 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:53 PM

  Come on you baggies ha ha

• 73 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:55 PM

  Basically, despite the doom mongers willing us to, relegation and the joy of winning the Championship again is being snatched from our grasp by the dross below us in the table.Villa, Reading, QPR. Spoilsports.

• 74 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:58 PM

  And thank you mackems, a win tommorow restores the balance.

• 75 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 4:59 PM

  too many m’s not enough r’s. too many posts as well I’m off.

• 76 Spuggy // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:00 PM

  Good results today. It’s all to play for now. 3 points will take us to 13th, 6 points clear of the bottom 4 and above the scum.

  HWTL!

• 77 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:06 PM

  Wigan are doing so much better now Paul’s in the team. Villa, Reading and QPR to go down. Reckon we’ll finish 7th.

• 78 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:07 PM

  2-1 victory tomorrow. Marveaux and Santon to score.

• 79 Dannyo // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:08 PM

  So what’s this evenings discussion?

• 80 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:11 PM

  Wigan have a decent squad and a good bench. I’m sure they’ll finish mid-table. That Espinoza is quality. Di Santo and Kone are on form at the right time. Norwich’s win today will give them the momentum to stay up.

• 81 Novocastrian66 // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:13 PM

  Big game tomorrow. A win could really lift us, hope we don’t blow it.

• 82 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:15 PM

  Man Utd are going to be the worst team to ever win the premier league. Shows you how poor the league is if team’s like that are on top. Even we have a better all-round squad than Man Utd. It’s just their striekforce that has won them the league. If we signed 2 top class strikers and Toby Alderweireld, we’ll be in contention next season.

• 83 Willo // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:25 PM

  The way I see it is we have three very good CB’s that all need game time. How about this as a solution. Play three at the back with Debuchy and Santon as wingbacks. Two creative holding midfielders and the three up front. Replace Marv with HBA when he’s fit. Thoughts?

  Elliot
  Mbiwa Saylor Colo
  Debuchy Santon
  Cabaye Sissoko
  Marveaux Cisse(Shola) Gouffran

• 84 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:28 PM

  Ketsy – agreed with post @77 except the 7th part, post @78, ok but 2 of the most unlikely scorers, post @80 hmmmmm and last but dfinitely not least @82 classic ketsy.

  Paul Scharner! In an Adventure! With Wigan!

• 85 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:29 PM

  So results pretty much went our way (cheers Everton…ya w*nk*rs!). Up to us now.

• 86 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:30 PM

  @83 – maybe its time to think about changing your name to ‘the other guy’?

• 87 Willo // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:31 PM

  True life, it has been a while

• 88 robin // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:32 PM

  I hope ponderous Pardew, plays Saylor and drops Colocini, as he is the weak link in defense. Lets see how he sets the team up against one of the clubs that have sacked Pardew, also the goalie Elliot, the Charlton reject better get his act together tomorrow as he is usually hopeless in net. I still believe we will win 3-1 with Cisse scoring the first goal!

• 89 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:34 PM

  aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh……….. robin. great.

• 90 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:37 PM

  Actually Willo I like your idea but you know we would spend half the game with 5 at the back dont you?

• 91 Tsunki // Feb 23, 2013 at 5:39 PM

  Apparently B&Q have had to recall some of their wood furniture. It had laminate. Ok ok I am getting it now…….

• 92 stuart no9 // Feb 23, 2013 at 6:01 PM

  robin @88 so you think cisse is going to get the first goal ? why, whats changed ?

• 93 toonicle // Feb 24, 2013 at 2:35 AM

  Hoping to see this team tomorrow
  Elliot
  Debuchy–Mbiwa–Taylor–Santon
  Anita
  Cabaye–Sissoko
  Benny–Cisse–Gouffran

  I’m sure Colo will start over Anita, Guti will make it in there somehow and Benny proly won’t start. Oh well.