Positives

1) We're still 7th in the league in December

2) We're still 7 points clear of the team in 8th, and a whopping 15 clear of the Mackems

3) Ba scored another two sublime goals

4) Our next game is at home to Swansea, who haven't won away all season

5) Tiote, Colo and Williamson will hopefully be fit

6) We had four RB's playing today, and IMO every goal could and probably would have been avoided had we been playing even a decent back four

7) The Mackems are temporarily in the relegation zone

It was an off-day down to the fact our makeshift back four couldn't cope with an aerial assualt, no big deal, it's one defeat, let's make it right against Swansea!

HWTL!

 

7) shane ferguson is alive

 

8) Santon played

 

our first goal was quality... thats keeping my faith at the moment.

 

Cabaye was class as per.

 

lol

 

9) There are no positives , sack the board , sack the manager , burn Perch alive and kill the tea lady.

 

Santon was good.

 

Wish you had omitted the fact that Swansea have not won away all season!

 

I think Tiote and Colo may return but unsure over Williamson. If Perch plays again then Swansea will score.

 

Santon was good going forward but he seemed pretty anonymous defensively.

 

Demba Ba is KING

 

.........or make Perch the tea-lady!

 

If we don't rethink who are best players are and who's givinghe ****ing ball away all the ****ing time we'll soon see less positives.

 

He's better than Perch and I'd suggest Obertan.

 

wow a positive article and i thought this forum is full of pessimistic miserable fans

 

Not too disheartened even though we've 'slumped to a third defeat in fours games' (as worded by the beeb) it was totally understandable why we lost. Our good performance has been based on our amazing back four, two of them are injured and one of them moved to an unfamiliar position.

Bring on Swansea!

 

6 perch fillets
3 fennel bulbs , cut into quarters, reserving the fennel fronds for a garnish
3 tomatoes , peeled and cut into quarters
3 shallots , peeled and finely chopped
1 red pepper , trimmed and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons dill
1 teaspoon coriander seed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 cup dry white wine , such as colombard
2 lemons , 1 sliced and 1 cut into wedges
salt
pepper
Directions:

1
Pre-heat oven to 250C/495F/Gas 9.
2
Grease an attractive oven to table roasting dish or tray with a little of the olive oil. About 12" x 9" in size.
3
Wash and pat the fillets of perch dry - set to one side.
4
Place all the prepared vegetables, dill & coriander seeds into the tray/dish and pour on the remaining olive oil; mix well and season with salt & pepper.
5
Roast for 30 - 45 minutes on the top shelf, until the vegetables are charred and nearly soft.
6
Remove the vegetables carefully from the oven and turn the temperature down to 180C/375F/Gas 5.
7
Place the fillets of perch on top of the vegetables.
8
Pour the glass or cup of wine over the top of the fish & gently cover the fish fillets with some of the vegetables, so they do not dry out during cooking.
9
Sprinkle the fennel seeds over the top and place 6 slices of lemon on top - to be cooked with the fish and vegetables.
10
Return the fish and vegetable dish to the oven and cook for a further 15 - 20 minutes or until the fish is cooked and opaque white in colour.
11
Sprinkle some chopped fennel fronds on top and serve with a wedge of lemon, seasonal vegetables and wild rice.

 

Well no ****.

 

We can argue that our two best CB's were out but what did we do to help our cause? OK Pardew was smart enough to keep a high line but we didn't stop crosses from getting in and we were giving away too many corners !!! Sorry but that's just asking for trouble especially when we were defensively weakened ... And Perch giving away the silly freekick in the end