We all know Newcastle have had a brilliant start to the season and when everyone's fit could field this team:
-------------------Krul-------------------
Simpson---R Taylor--Colo---S Taylor------
Ben Arfa--Cabaye--Tiote------Jonas
----------------Best--Ba----------------
I'm looking at that and it's very good indeed. I think the problem lies in the lack of cover perhaps.
Ryan Taylor at CB and Steven Taylor at left back? Santon will be our left back.
Ben Arfa will be playing in 'the hole' behind the strikers, probably Best will be sacrificed for him, which is very harsh on him, to be honest. Along with Maigia coming in from Sochaux in January we will be well stocked up front.
Think we will finish 6-10 this year.
Of course we are going to drop points at Man City and Man Utd away, wont most teams? Its how we react to those defeats that will tell us where we will finish this year, IMO.