José is just saying what everybody without rose-tinted spectacles knows. A half-decent team is being dismantled and they expect a bunch of untried Frenchmen, not to mention the famous 'young 'uns', to fill the gaps. What a sad joke this is. I expect a defeat tomorrow and it is probably for the best if it happens. If Newcastle get a draw or somehow grab a win, Ashley will see it as a green light to pursue his suicidal transfer policy even more vigorously.