Only positive i can find is that Luque played quite well. There's much more to come from him hopefully.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=353676&cc=4716

Metatarsal Agony For Owen

Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen could be out for several months after fracturing his fifth metatarsal bone.

The 26-year-old was substituted at half-time during today's Barclays Premiership match against Tottenham.

The news will be a massive blow to Newcastle, who spent £17million on the player in August.

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness said: 'It's a mighty blow. It's an absolute disaster for him and an absolute disaster for the club. It's a dark day for us.'

Owen has struggled with injuries in the past, suffering hamstring trouble at various points in his Liverpool career after first pulling up in a game at Leeds in April 1999.

He has scored seven goals in nine starts for the Magpies since joining them from Real Madrid, including a hat-trick against West Ham on December 17.

To compound Newcastle's problems, goalkeeper Shay Given has a suspected broken thumb.

horrible day for Newcastle

Owen injuried - long term
Given injuried

Game Lost

There's a silver lining to this....

Newcastle and Sunderland battling for next year's Championship! :hump:

Our season goes from bad to worse.

Two nasty injuries followed by another inept performance.

Fat Fred OUT Souness OUT

Owen injuried - long term
What goes around comes around. :junior:

What goes around comes around. :junior:

.. what's that supposed to mean ?

Owen plays down World Cup concern

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4573084.stm



**** the World Cup, you should be more concerned about playing for the club that payes you 70k a week wages, Michael :kader:

Owen plays down World Cup concern

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4573084.stm



**** the World Cup, you should be more concerned about playing for the club that payes you 70k a week wages, Michael :kader:
That really isnt fair on him though.

I mean he was most likely asked by a journo does he have any concern for the world cup, and he is just directly answering that question. You know the media works anyway, they twist everything.

Parker adds to Toon's problems

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=350181&cpid=8&CLID=&lid=4161&title=Parker+adds+to+Toon%27s+problems&channel=skysports_home_page

This is a nightmare. The club is cursed :kader:

oh thats really horrible and it looks very cursed....
No Owen, no Parker - and if Given needs recovery time your 3 best players by miles this season will all be injuried. goodbye to anything near the european places, brace yourself for the relegation zone !

That's really shyte cuz I wanted Parker in the England NT XI

I thought Given played against Boro with the injury?

The club isn't cursed, Souness is cursed. Get rid of him and you'll qualify for the UEFA Cup at the end of the season.

yes he played but the injury can get worse if he plays on and then he'll need an op.

I thought Given played against Boro with the injury?

The club isn't cursed, Souness is cursed. Get rid of him and you'll qualify for the UEFA Cup at the end of the season.

You really think Glenn Roeder's going to become a saviour to this club? Becuase he's the only one interested, you blind eejit.

We won't get to the top 6 because it's beyond us. We've got a depleted squad. Mainly down to Freddy's insistance on spending money on individuals. In a similar way to what we did in the 80's. Mirandinha, Keegan, etc...

So, as it stands, Roeder is set to become Newcastle's new manager. Forgive me if I sound slightly unenthusiastic.

You really think Glenn Roeder's going to become a saviour to this club? Becuase he's the only one interested, you blind eejit.

We won't get to the top 6 because it's beyond us. We've got a depleted squad. Mainly down to Freddy's insistance on spending money on individuals. In a similar way to what we did in the 80's. Mirandinha, Keegan, etc...

So, as it stands, Roeder is set to become Newcastle's new manager. Forgive me if I sound slightly unenthusiastic.

Agreed. With the injuries we've had all season any manager would struggle.Just think where Chelsea would be without 6 key players......

However i'm sure our injury crisis hasn't been helped by poor training and fitness regimes, on that front the Souness management team is clueless. Also the players he's brought back early from injury, that's why Carr told him to fook off on Saturday.

Fat Fred OUT
Sourmess OUT

Agreed.

We need to get a manager who can effectively shuss the Chairman up and keep him out of first team affairs.

Souness and his backroom staff have completely taken the wrong approach when it comes to training. On top of that, Freddy's massively guilty for allowing him to rack up £50m in transfer fees. That kind of money can buy strength in depth. Not splurging it on a gamble.

This team needs a chairman back who has a degree of sensibility. I miss Sir John.

We need to get a manager who can effectively shuss the Chairman up and keep him out of first team affairs.

George Burley would have been ideal.

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=351090&CPID=8&clid=&lid=2&title=Souness+hints+at+Murphy+move


Sounness hints at Murphy Move

any news? reckon it'd happen? I think it's a good match

Hmm, i hope not. He's too inconsistant at the best of times.

I'd take a Murphy - Bowyer swap deal though.

Shearer hits 200. And apparently we're after Meite. A defender.

Shearer All Time Joint Top Scorer for Newcastle :rockman: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4400600.stm)

Meh. There's been better Newcastle #9's before him.

Oh my god ... we are so crap this year, it is shocking!

no wonder with all these injuries.

Souness must have some retarded training techniques if another player's managed to break down.

no wonder with all these injuries.
dont you start :p

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/newcastle/news/


So Souness is sacked lads.Things can now get better i guess

It cant possibly be worse than it was under him. Youre currently 2 spots out of a relegation place. Nobody could do worse than this.

this is good news. now all thats needed is a new better confident experienced manager. Errikson coming over seems very possible. A couple new signings and he team will be safe. I dont expect many honours this season unless you guys win the cup.

201 NOT OUT

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Alan Shearer Celebration Smilie: :ewan:

Couple of things id like to say after today's match


Luque
One of LUQUES' family members was in an accident, and he requested if he could return home, and glen roeder said he had no problem whatsoever. So dnt slag him off, Luque is a level-headed guy, and would'nt walk out for being left out.
Dyer
Also like to mention kieron dyer player like his old self when he came on (Fit,Sharp,Quick and wanted the ball) Good to see him back. But for peeps that saw the whole 90 mins, it proves if u look at the west brom game compared to his comeback 2day, there is no way kieron should of played in that game at all. THX SOUNESS !:nape: allways rushing peeps back
Emre
And i would like to see the pass completion percentage % for emre. Because the guy never seemed to put a pass wrong and his little jinky runs were excellent give the guy 9/10 2day ( didnt score so no 10).
defense
Id give boum and bramble the thumbs up 2day they have raised their game as well as the others but need to see how they do against better opposition.
But at one point i saw boum go and win a header then followed up his header with another, which showed good determination. i wanna see more of this, shame for bramble And i felt BABA had a good game, yes a good game!, he even started copying n'zogbia and doing step over's etc.
Parker
Legend one of his best game's for the toon. nothin else to say
Ameobi
Definatly caused so many problems for defenders and was crucial in build up for both goals. Is not a winger, he should always play upfront
N'zogbia
first half man of the match, played a blinder, was taking players on for fun. (yes he's a winger souness):)
Shearer
wat more is there to say that wont be sed. For peeps who criticise him, they should know he cnt carry the team like he used to no way,but when you have the team creat chances around him he is still one of the best at what he does.
He had more chances today than in the last 6 games or so put 2gther which tells ya something souness

Lookin forward to watching more games, even if we lose some is still gettin back to the old toon! howay the lads!

201 NOT OUT

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Trademark Goal Celebration :) "put your hands up in the air..."

I'd really wish Sven would acknowledge Parker as much as most of us do. His performances this season are nothing short of fantastic.

Two from two.

Long way yet tho.

Absolutely, the team is playing with a new level of confidence..

Villa is a game we'd have lost under Sourmess.

We never did well against Villa, they knocked us out of the FA Cup one year.

David O'Mincer wants to keep his trap shut. Jamroll.

looks better and better, just buy 2-3 good defenders (Stuart Taylor appart)

Now that Parker (Newcastle's player of the season so far if you ask me) Emre and Solando play all at the same time, the midfield is looking very good.

btw the Emre-Turkey ban is good for you... he won't f*ck off to play for them during the next games + less chances of getting injuried.

Newcastle linked with Hitzfeld
http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=363044&CPID=8&clid=&lid=2&title=Newcastle+linked+with+Hitzfeld

Toon out to entice O'Neill (http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/News/Story_Page/0,7760,2483_1017556,00.html)

pick ur choice toon army
(C)

Hitzfeld all the way man!!

Hitzfeld is arguably the best manager in the World currently out of a job. Both him and O'Neill have the thumbs up from me.

Hitzfeld has declined the job. My news is he has an unwritten agreement with Rangers.

All the signs point to LeGuen being the man at Ibrox. That would mean that the Toon have, in my opinion, the pick of the litter. I think what Hitzfield and O'Neill have both achieved is more impressive than what LeGuen has managed.

Then again, there is word that O'Neill has claimed he could never manage newcastle because of his lifelong allegiance to Sunderland. But even if that is true, you still have great choices left, all of them visibly better than Souness

Hitzfeld has declined the job. My news is he has an unwritten agreement with Rangers.
Rangers? :nape: :|

Hitzfeld has declined the job. My news is he has an unwritten agreement with Rangers.

First i've heard of it. He's opening talks with us this week.

man Hitzfeld really would be the best of the best sinings.

I like Le Guens style too, but O'Neil is very overrated IMO

O'Neill did very well with leicester, even against top teams, but more importantly he brought home silverware. If any one of them is overrated, in my opinion, its LeGuen. As Gerrard Houllier is now proving, Lyon is a machine domestically.

That said, LeGuen isnt overrated

Hitzfeld has declined the job. My news is he has an unwritten agreement with Rangers.

Sorry, was thinking of Le Guen.

:$

Ello people...

Being a toon fan, I thought it'd be appropriate for my first post to be in the Newcastle United thread.

Reading the last couple of posts clearly the topic of discussion is the vacent managers position. Souness had to go to be fair - his tactics were a shambles despite him not having a full set of players to chose from. His mentality was to have a pitch full of passionate players who wanted to play for the badge regardless of talent in some cases. All well and good, because I want all my players to want to play for NUFC, but sometimes you have to let flair players do their thing and cover their flaws with hard graft, purely because they can change a game in an instant.

Anyway - Souness has gone, Hitzfeld would be my personal preference. I think he's a very calm, clever manager, who demands discipline and success - much like Mourinho, Wenger, Benitez. Whether he'd come is a totally different story, and the odds are we'll get Martin O'Neil - which wouldn't be a bad thing...I just don't think it's the best option.

Agreed.

Alot are supporting Hitzfeld, theres a site going around with his support.

www.hitzfeldforthetoon.com is the site...dunno if I'm allowed to do that but never mind - I'm assuming most people here and Newcastle fans anyway and therefore may well be aware of that site anyway.

Freddy Shepherd supposidly came out and blasted the rumours about Hitzfeld and the massive campaigning for him as part of a money making scheme by a group of supporters who had placed large bets on him becoming the next manager.

Quite controversial and insulting to have a dig at the people who created the site and are leading the way with the support for Ottmar Hitzfeld given the sheer amount of effort and time they have put into their campaign.

At the end of the day, my personal opinion on that matter would be "so what?". So what if they placed a bet, and then went on to rally for Hitzfeld so potently? At the end of the day, they are highlighting the best man around who is currently available, and who has stated that he is flattered by the interest from the Newcastle United fans. FS stated that he would listen to his supporters - and if rallying for Hitzfeld in this manner is not a sign of who the supports want then something's very wrong in our chairman's head.

:Bow: Solano :Bow:


that's the Solano I remember from back in the days :)

2nd half was really good. We really played some quality football, a lot of it on the deck too, which was pleasing to see. 4-5 weeks ago we would have lofted it long and aimlessly, simply giving the ball away 90% of the time. Today, Boumsong sat deep and played most of his passes simple and to feet for us to go on a controlled attack.

N'Zogbia has to be knocking on the door of the French national squad (well U-21's at least) soon, he's putting in consistently good displays and proved yet again today just what an amazing player he is turning out to be. Solano's 1st goal was made by N'Zog.

The 2nd goal - WOW, the build up play was top class, and the finish was even better!

Solano and N'Zogbia on the wings, Emre and Parker patrolling the centre - how good is that!!!! Souness didn't believe in wingers, hence playing Shola and Bellamy there a few times. When he played Zog and Nobby there he wanted them to drift in field and cut inside...now those two are being employed in the positions they should be, and we've got so much more width. Which leaves space for Emre and Parker to take hold of the game.

Roeder is doing a great job for us, but he can't have the job on a full time basis due to lack of qualifications, nor does he want it full time anyway.

Great result today - I'm over the moon! About time too for us toon fans...it's been a very disappointing season!

Think you summed it up nicely there Mzk :)

we're doing alreet since cancerman left... just a coincidence though im sure.

Firstly welcome to the board, nice to see another Toon fan (Y)

Can't argue with anything you've said. Under Souness, any wide threat usually came from the full backs delivering balls from deep which from a center halfs perspective are easy to deal with. As for Boumsong + Bramble we all know on there day they're half decent center halfs but there was a distinct lack of confidence between them under Sourmess. Now with a few clean sheets behind their back they look a half decent pairing.


I suppose the only disappointing thing about today is another England squad announced with no Scott Parker. Good for us because we can't afford to risk him for some friendly but on merit the man deserves to at least travel to Germany. He's been nothing short of great for us and with Emre we have a healthy balance in the mid-field.


Things are looking up.

Parker's exclusion from the England squad is beyond a joke now, I honestly can't see a single flaw in Parker's game that warrents him not being called up as one of the possible holding midfielders. It's actually touching on becoming insulting, given that Ledley King and Rio Ferdinand (I heard his name mentioned for that role) are centre backs!

Parker, King and Carrick are the names that float about for that holding position, and for me it should ONLY be two of those three - Parker and Carrick, King is a centre back! (repetition of that fact needed...maybe Sven will read it)

Parker is to us what Keane was to Man United in my opinion - ok he's got a long way to go to level up with the guy who was so dominant for United, but he's definately on course. Similar attributes, hard worker, 110% for 95 minutes of the 90 minute match (!), and a leader on the pitch.

Why Sven can't see Parker slot into that position for England is plain bizarre! Parker would guard the defence, with Beckham and Lampard sitting in central midfield ahead of him, and Gerrard occupying the slightly advanced role, making use of his attacking abilities. Of course when a more defencive formation is required, Gerrard can simply drop back down into a 3 man central midfield, with Parker sitting behind.

Anyway - I could go on and on about formations and tactics - I've played football all my life and have watched even more than I've played! Sven = incompetent. Well not really, that's a bit harsh on the man, but some of his tactics are slightly Souness-like (again harsh :) lol)

P.S. Thanks for the welcome :jacko:

:ewan: from me too.

to last nights game

Shearer looks good in a suit (said my sister...) :)
It wasn't the best of games, but with Parker, Emre, Solano it's a top class midflied - they've got stability, creativity and skill. If the defence (Given excluded) would be better, they would be far higher ranked in the table.
nice to see them collect some points in a row, they will continue to do that and when Owen comes back even more.

as why Sven/FA doens't pick Parker (see my post in the England Thread)
I can't believe that we have 2 specialists Parker & Carrick, yet King, Ferdinand get preferred ahead of them.

--------Parker--------
Becks-Lampard-Gerrard

Creativity and skill, backed by a "cleaner" and a safety wall.

Im so happy I could cry.

This result my day 98% fully complete.

We've been linked with a "shock" move for Ronaldo (Real Madrid one). Doesn't surprise me that link to be honest, when I heard of his unrest at the Bernabau I said I could see Fat Fred making a bid for him given his ambition in the transfer market coupled with our relationship with Real Madrid.

It wouldn't be too unfeasible for it to happen, Ronaldo may well enjoy the challenge of the Premiership, and had a good relationship with Owen...likewise it may be the sort of signing that cements Owen's commitment to Newcastle.

I know people say Ronaldo is fat and has lost it - but I think it'd be a good signing, he's still one of the best players of recent times.

We've been linked with a "shock" move for Ronaldo (Real Madrid one). Doesn't surprise me that link to be honest, when I heard of his unrest at the Bernabau I said I could see Fat Fred making a bid for him given his ambition in the transfer market coupled with our relationship with Real Madrid.

It wouldn't be too unfeasible for it to happen, Ronaldo may well enjoy the challenge of the Premiership, and had a good relationship with Owen...likewise it may be the sort of signing that cements Owen's commitment to Newcastle.

I know people say Ronaldo is fat and has lost it - but I think it'd be a good signing, he's still one of the best players of recent times.

Ronaldo has not lost it and anyone who suggests that needs to check the facts. He's been a 20 goals a season every year he's been at Real.

Anywa, him + Owen + Parker + Emre + Solano + Zoggy, could be a killer combination.

However I think there is a 0.00001% chance of us signing him, even if we had european footy.

Ronaldo has not lost it and anyone who suggests that needs to check the facts. He's been a 20 goals a season every year he's been at Real.

Anywa, him + Owen + Parker + Emre + Solano + Zoggy, could be a killer combination.

However I think there is a 0.00001% chance of us signing him, even if we had european footy.

Yup - most definately hasn't lost it (as I hinted by calling him still one of the best players of recent times) so I think he could be a worthy replacement for Big Al.

Owen 10 and Ronaldo 9...you know that'd scare the opposition! :rockman:
That's pace, strength and clinical finishing sitting upfront, they have played together at Real Madrid and supposidly were a formidible strike force.

We can't sign anyone till the summer, and for someone like Ronaldo that wouldn't be till after the World Cup in any case. Plus we don't know if the new manager would want Ronaldo - so yeah, the likelihood of signing him are slim right now, but personally, I'd be delighted to see him at St James'!

Could be another Kluivert, here for the £

Who we need is Dirk Kuyt from Feyenoord. He's of the Shearer mould and would be the ideal replacement.

Could be another Kluivert, here for the £

Who we need is Dirk Kuyt from Feyenoord. He's of the Shearer mould and would be the ideal replacement.

well my personal opinion is that Kluivert could have been great player for us, had it not been for Souey taking the piss and playing Ameobi ahead of him. Kluivert clearly wanted to do well.

Anyway that's the past. Kuyt is an explosive and strong centre forward. I agree 100% there, he would be a terrific signing. Not too sure what his situation is with his club though.

I agree Kluivert could have been a good player for us, unfortunately as you pointed out above Souness didn't put enough faith in him and then as is happening with Luque, the fan's began to question his commitment to the cause.

Haven't actually seen much of Kuyt myself, but from what I've heard he'd be a great signing. Whether we'd be in contention to get him though is another matter, as I've heard Arsenal and the likes expressing an interest in him too.

I agree Kluivert could have been a good player for us, unfortunately as you pointed out above Souness didn't put enough faith in him and then as is happening with Luque, the fan's began to question his commitment to the cause.

Haven't actually seen much of Kuyt myself, but from what I've heard he'd be a great signing. Whether we'd be in contention to get him though is another matter, as I've heard Arsenal and the likes expressing an interest in him too.

A lot of clubs want him.

bit of blast from the past, but in case anyone hasnt seen this video here it is, Pedro's Geordie Pride:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQlp8gy2vhY&search=newcastle

any NUFC fan that hasnt seen it needs to watch it asap :p

That was an awesome video, very well done. Thought the music leaves alot to be desired :p You guys should go back to red numbering as a retro move

Anyway, I think its all a bunch of b.s., but I sincerely hope Ronaldo does not go to the Toon. He is exactly the type of player that will POISON what youre building there right now: piss poor attitude, lazy, selfish. If he cant play with heart for Madrid on a team full of freinds, then I have to question if he should play at all anymore. The Ronaldo of peoples memories is gone, and him at Newcastle would be exactly the wrong type of influence you want on guys like Parker, N'Zogbia, Ermre, etc who are forming a good core to build around.

In my opinion, going young and refitting your whole backline, rather than splashing on some stars who might sell a few shirts would be so much wiser, but im sure thats just common sense to you all (Y)

What a video. So many memorable moments I wanna name, but will pick a select few...

Asprilla arriving in Newcastle in the snow...Albert's chip over the then best keeper in the world to make it 5-0...Beardlsey's dribbles...Shearer's injury...Keegan's rant...

Enough to get to any football fan let alone us toon fans!

We may not have won anything for x-number of years but I don't care, I love supporting newcastle!

Kluivert was a mercenary. He vanished from games.

There are lots of good strikers around there. Ronaldo is a good signing for any team, his attitude letting. About that i dont know, but i think Kuijt would be a good addition to yer squad. I wish Pool went for him.

According to an interview with Micky Owen on the official site we're looking at another 4 weeks before he's back. He's doing light training now and the recovery looks like it's going to plan.

http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Interviews/0,,10278~795488,00.html

Another win thankyou very much, and whats more it seemed like another good performance! :lui:
Man U away next, followed by Liverpool at home...should be an easy 6 points there then! :rolleyes: Seriously though...I doubt we'll have much joy at Old Trafford, but I think we can get a win against Liverpool at home. A small matter of getting to the Semi-Final of the FA Cup after that...only Chelsea to get past.

Newcastle United is a totally different team since Souness departed.

yeap + the midfield players are always the same (that surely helps too)

good to see them pick 3 points again today. :)

It has been a very entertaining game from both sides. Parker, Emre and NZogbia particlarly caught my eye. I don't get it why Parker wasn't called up for the England squad. Is Sven blind or something? :rolleyes:

NZogbia and Solano are the most underrated Wingers in the EPL

my first post in this thread...

well honestly...dont u guys feel that Parker is your new hero? honestly...i can say that whoever(Newcastle fans) say no...then either you stupid or you blind...

he is extremely hard working & the game vs Bolton is probably one of the best in his Newcaslte's days...he made many (again...MANY)important tackles...pressing the Bolton's mid very well...&he is totally great...

unluckily...this guy WILL NOT be call up for the WC...he deserved to make a trip to Germany.. (atleast)

:nape:

well another win, this league is getting too easy now




:fool:

Parker is a midfield genious, Roeder's techniques are simple, but effective.

Just wanted to drop in and say that I'm happy for you Newcastle fans. I was tired of seeing a such great fans, money, talent and stadium wasted by an imbecil such as Souness. Hope you get a good manager like Ranieri or something.

To be honest I'm happy with the one we've got!

Roeder really is doing a good job...unfortunately I don't think we can technically have him as our manager given the FA's rules about qualifications...but each game he's our manager the more astute we look. He's got the trust of the players, and has good coaching techniques. He was a good defender in his day and that really has always been our weakness, he's resolved that quite quickly.

Big tests for him coming up in the next 2 weeks though...also I'm not sure what he's like in the transfer market. Souness to be fair was pretty good in that department, he did bring in some quality this season in Emre, Parker, Owen, Luque (IS a good player and couldn't be considered a bad buy at the time...I personally still think he needs time and support), Solano...

Shearer puts it down to confidence but it's clearly more than that. We're playing with proper tactics. Getting the ball wide and thus creating a lot of chances.

Bolton is simply a game we would not have won under Sourmess.

After all Roeders been through with his health problems, etc i think he's just happy with his involvement in the youth setup. He ruled himself out of the job anyway. I hope any would be manager makes full use of Roeders coaching expertise though.

Roeder has pretty much cemented his place within the Newcastle ranks, I can't see Shepherd allowing someone with his knowledge leaving the club under whoever the new manager happens to be.

Congratulations to Newcastle United fans.

Solano's return to Newcastle has been very important, he is a classy player.

But the player that shines for me every single time I watch Newcastle United is Scott Parker. He has become the most important player in the team and I'm sure Newcastle will not be the same team without Parker.

Sven is an absolute fool not to include him. I'm a Man United fan but I have to say Sven surely should pick Scott Parker over Phil Neville, Jermaine Jenas as Carrrick. yes, Parker is a much better player.

Another player that is equally as important for his own club is Gareth Barry, and I believe he deserves to be called up too.

The only thing I can think of as a reason Parker isn't in the England squad is that he's seen as being a bit rash and over-committed, and on the international front that could be exploited by other nations, leading to him being carded.

That's an explanation...not my view though...my view would be that Parker would absolute eat players alive and be exactly what England need. They need someone to sit between defence and midfield to allow the likes of Lampard and Gerrard to play their natural game.

Beckham is the captain and will start...and I wouldn't like to drop Joe Cole now...so it's an interesting one...but Parker should AT LEAST be given a chance to train with the England lads for a friendly! Newcastle are a big club, it's not like he's a shining star in a poor team.

i thought that only Malaysian league requires football coaching certificate...btw: i do think that roeder does have 'basic' coaching certificate...which is enough for the league.. :)

does anyone have any idea where i can get hold of the famous footage of Kevin Keegan saying; "I would love it middlesbrough beat Man Utd next week, love it"?

So George Graham's yer new gaffer like?

does anyone have any idea where i can get hold of the famous footage of Kevin Keegan saying; "I would love it middlesbrough beat Man Utd next week, love it"?
http://rapidshare.de/files/16212245/kk-id-love-it.avi.html

here you are, good sir

Omar, could you upload it to somewhere else other than rapidshare please, i cant use it, thanks.

Oh and any thoughts on an article bud?

does anyone have highlights from match against chelsea ??

So Parker probably out for the rest of the season.

That's our season long over :nape:

Sorry to hear about Parker's injury.

He is arguably the most important player in your squad, more than Shearer.

I suppose Bowyer is going to play in his place now.

is that bad luck or already more...

Get well soon Scotty :ewan:

too bad - I really wanted him playing for Newcastle aswell as for the England NT at the World Cup

Gutted to hear about Parker. Certainly one of my favorites, and the fact that he played a month while ill tells you everything about why that is so. God, I wish we had never let him go


too bad - I really wanted him playing for Newcastle aswell as for the England NT at the World Cup
Have you been paying attention? I dont think Sven Goran Erikson knows who the hell scott parker is, let alone gave him a chance for Germany.

Don't like the new away kit for next season :nape:

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6158/163600b6ww.jpg

If the badge was a centered then maybe it would have looked better.
How's your new manager doing? Was he able to get the team out of that bad shape?

Did Shearer end his career ?

yes.

Where can i read about this ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4929358.stm
:rolleyes:

Hey "Toon Army" who would you like to have as a manager (realisticly) ?

Are you happy with Roeder ?

Can you give me an update on Steven Taylor - is he still injuried and for how long ?

cheers :)

I'm delighted with Roeder, he's done a magnificent job. I was expecting him to just steady the boat and keep us from dropping into a relegation dogfight. He’s turned us around completely and taken a side near the bottom when Souness left to the brink of a European place. He's not doing anything special, just using proper tactics and making best use out of two excellent wingers, Zog and Nobby.

However, i know how fickle some Newcastle fans are. If we have a poor start next season they'll be calling for his head. Roeder doesn't deserve that because he's had his fair share of problems over the years with his life threatening illness.

Whatever happens he'll have a job for life at the club but i still think we need to get O'Neill. Someone who knows how to win trophies, something the fans of this club long for.

Oh and Taylor is close to a come back :)

Well Good Luck with whoever comes.

Imo Parker is a strong candidate for player of the season, but Zogbia didn’t do to bad either, he really improved his allround play

That’s great news – hopefully he’ll stay injuryfree afterwards. I like his style of defending, does remember me a bit of Tony Adams.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES BIG AL

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41398000/jpg/_41398451_stand_ap.jpg

any more pictures from that game??

What a brilliant choreo with Shearer / 9 in the stands and the Shirt on the Pitch - bl**dy awesome :rockman:

Here are more pics

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/photo_galleries/4763579.stm

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState%7c0%7c0%7c-1%7c28%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c5%2f14%2f2006%7c5%2f6%2f2 006%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c7%7c%7cshear er%7c1125084063323127%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=7&tag=1

On a side note - Steven Taylor gave his comeback - yeah ! :)

You better take note, fat fred:

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=389218&CPID=9&clid=4&lid=&title=Kuyt+declares+Magpies+wish

man Owen and Kyut upfront - good at headers, quick - what a forward line that would be indeed.

Wow, you all should be elated that Kuyt is so gung ho, provided it isnt b.s.

The guy is being chased by some of Europes top guns this year

Owen out for 5 months: http://home.skysports.com/worldcup/article.aspx?hlid=396979&CPID=4&clid=114&lid=4161&title=Owen+ruled+out+for+five+months

£17 million and we've had 2 months out of him.

What a ******* nightmare. We have one striker on the books, Shola Shameobi :nape: