Maybe he'll go with Elk and Bougherra then. I can't see that he'd spend money we haven't really got on Bougherra then not play him.
Either way it's nice for Pardew to have a selection problem. Too many times in the past, the team has picked itself, now theres competition and that can only be good.
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reason being Pards has talked HH up quite a bit since taking over, and the defence kept a clean sheet last game.
Oh Ben Thatcher (oh Ben Thatcher) he's our left back
Oh Ben Thatcher he's our left back
AFKA doesn't like him
But we don't care, he's our left back
... but I think Pards is on his own though if he prefers Herman to Thatcher
Either way it's nice for Pardew to have a selection problem. Too many times in the past, the team has picked itself, now theres competition and that can only be good.
is he likely to be available for the Wigan game ? Would you put him straight back in ?[/quote]
Apparently he wasn't that far off being available for Newcastle, if so I'd stick him straight in and consider moving HH inside for El K.