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He wasn't wearing the Umbro kit was he?

Man on man

Definitely correct selection. But letting them press us AGAIN

Lukaku an Ross slight disagreement there?

Think Stones is punch drunk

Stones is a young Tony Adams. Very very similar defender.

Newcastle starting to control this.

What a Fukin goal

It's one of those makes that you'd never find in Stanley Dock. For good reason too.

Going to put a bet on.... Who do you think for first goal???? Lukaku or Cisse is shite odds. Coleman at 14-1 ain't bad.

It will be Osman on the left. What a shite option.

Your plan B is exactly the same as mine.

You can also get 10 stitches in Liverpool.

Come on all you Naismith haters, he's good through the middle

Barkley is slowly getting back to form. Naismith should play through the middle Barkley next to McCarthy

Coleman and Oviedo

Newcastle 0-2 Everton Coleman

Barkley was fantastic in there against Liverpool in the second half. Cant see any reason why we would suffer against other sides with him in there. In fact I'd say it was one of his best games a long with Arsenal away in the league. About 3.20 he moves into central midfield next to McCarthy http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=barkley+v+liverpool&docid=608030836483557982&mid=EDC97B1BDCC8C1DC9E52EDC97B1BDCC8C1DC9E52&view=detail&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=EDC97B1BDCC8C1DC9E52EDC97B1BDCC8C1DC9E52 Something needs to give because we've been very poor. Mccarthy Barkley Mirallas Naismith Mcgeady Lukaku

Fair enough. I don't see it changing anyway (barring injury).

Barkley would become an additional attacking threat going forward. For years teams have played with one sitter including teams with bombing fullbacks.

When has Barkley played central midfield apart from the Derby when Baines got injured and Barry went to left back? He looked very comfortable in there and that's the only time I remember him playing deeper.

This is how I see it. McCarthy would be better suited to play with Barkley based on athleticism and legs alone. As you say Barry lacks any real pace to cover lost ground but there is also the argument of Barry being an experienced head in there. That position is probably the only one that hasn't been tinkered with this season. Yes, it was great at first but there is major signs that teams are now shutting our fullbacks out the game by pressing wide. We need something penetrating through the middle and that's a box to box midfielder which neither Barry and McCarthy are. It's a plan b when things aren't going our way. The only plan b I've seen this season was 3 at the back.

We need a plan b for when this happens though. There is no point relying on wide men when sometimes teams just shut that area down. We need to be penetrating through the middle as well. Something isn't right because we have been very poor of late. Scraping through teams or getting beat.

You say that two sitters are important because of the full backs. I agree, if they are bombing up and down all game. But they haven't been they.'be been pushed right back and we now have a case of 6 defenders on the field. The two sitters work, but it's very evident that there needs to be a plan b, there doesn't seem to be one. He always keeps those two anchors in midfield. You don't need two all the time.. When Barkley moved back in the derby he was fantastic in there and we looked great. We conceded from set pieces.

They played that diamond against United and was interchanged throughout the game.