[bomberbrown1968]

Agree wholeheartedly with the above, and I think it's unacceptable to concede the midfield the way we did to a team, without a win for so long and almost as desperate for points as we are. What you don't do is give them all the ball and let them come on to you at will.

Pardew blamed tired legs, bollocks, that's a cop out, even 1 up and after 15 minutes they were cutting through the middle of the park with ease, Lemina and Ward-Prowse are decent players but they looked like world beaters up against Yacob & Barry.

Wrong personnel in the middle was the problem, spot on SM Field should have been in there to give us some younger legs in the middle and much as I like him and think he'll get us some goals, Sturridge shouldn't have been given a start just because of who he is and where he's come from, a couple of 20-30 minute run outs off the bench is what he needs to get him up to speed and JRod, had he kept his place would have given us a bit more dropping back when it became apparent so early on that we were getting overrun