Newcastle United

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Club name: Newcastle United Football Club
Nickname: Magpies
Founded: 1881
Chairmen: Freddie Shepherd
Manager: Graeme Souness
Home: St James' Park, Newcastle Upon-Tyne
Capacity: 52193

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Major Honours:
League Champions: 1904/1905, 1906/1907, 1908/1909, 1926/1927
FA Cup Winners: 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955
Charity Shield Winners: 1909
UEFA Cup Winners: 1969

The squad so far:

Goalkeepers
Shay Given
Steve Harper
Tony Caig
Tim Krul

Defenders
Stephen Carr
Robbie Elliot
Jean Alain Boumsong
Titus Bramble
Steven Taylor
Celestine Babayaro
Peter Ramage
Craig Moore

Midfielders
Scott Parker
Kieron Dyer
Charles N'Zogbia
Amdy Faye
Lee Bowyer
Martin Brittain
Emre Belozolgu
Lee Clark
Nolberto Solano

Forwards
Alan Shearer
Shola Ameobi
Michael Chopra
Albert Luque
Michael Owen

Transfers
IN:
Scott Parker (Chelsea)
Emre Belozolgu (Inter Milan)
Tim Krul (Den Haag)
Craig Moore (Free)
Lee Clark (Free)
Albert Luque (Deportivo La Coruna)
Michael Owen (Real Madrid)
Nolberto Solano (Aston Villa)


OUT:
Aaron Hughes (Aston Villa)
Andy O'Brien (Portsmouth)
Jamie McClen (Released)
Stephen Brennan (Shelbourne)
Laurent Robert (Portsmouth)
Darren Ambrose (Charlton Athletic)
Patrick Kluivert (Valencia)
Craig Bellamy (Blackburn Rovers)
Nicky Butt (Birmingham City - one season loan)
Hugo Viana (Valencia - one season loan)
Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur)
James Milner (Aston Villa - one season loan)

Nice.

And Emre?

Funny, that....

Emre touches down in Newcastle

Inter Milan midfielder Emre arrived on Tyneside tonight to tie up a move to Newcastle as Graeme Souness closed in on his second summer signing.

The 24-year-old Turkey international was met at Newcastle International Airport by the Scot and coach Dean Saunders and whisked off to prepare for a medical tomorrow after the Magpies finally made a breakthrough in their protracted pursuit.


Emre is expected to complete his move to St James' Park tomorrow to join £6.5million Scott Parker among the new faces in Souness' rapidly evolving squad.

'I am so happy because Newcastle is a very big team and for me, the manager is a very important person,' he told the club's official website.

Souness was cautiously optimistic as he prepared to close the deal.

'We have worked hard to get him here,' he said. 'Hopefully we can tie everything up and get him signed as he will be a real addition to the squad.

'We are just going over the final details. There are a few things still to be decided, but I am confident we can do that.


That looks about as close to "done and dusted" as it gets before being official. I suppose it was inevitable as he was so determined to play in England, but I really think this guy could turn out to be excellent for the Mags. At Inter, I believe he was just squeezed out because of their midfield numbers, but I definately rate the guy from what little ive seen of him. In fact, before Chelsea let Veron go, virtually, for free ( :| ) I wanted to try and get him and Andy VdM back in exchange. Van der Meyde, im not so sure about anymore...

Emre will be a very good signing for Newcastle if he can only stay healty :x: As long as he didn't go to Fenerbache i was happy and as long as he gets first team action i will be happy

Bad news i'm afraid.

Bramble injured in training incident: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4676111.stm#startcontent

:nape:

I highly rate Emre, very excited to see him in the EPL.

have any1 got pics of the new away kit?????

the new newcastle away shirt!!! http://shop.nufc.co.uk/sites/newcas...ts/163100_1.jpg

You got the steal of the summer with Emre, man. A technically gifted hobbit who's natural positions are ACM/just below the striker(s). He's got the pace and stamina(this dude will not cheat you on effort), but I don't know if he's got the wherewithal to handle the physical grind of the EPL. Too bad Laurent isn't around anymore because he would've benefited greatly from Emre's presence. The kid is a dribbling machine who gets fouled often and therefore creates a lot of dangerous deadball situations just from his flair and aggressive direct runs at opponents. Don't pay too much attention to his detractors that'll tell yah that he's nothing but an injury prone, diving, volatile midget, because he's not. Give 'em an opportunity to showcase his talents and he will not disappoint, man.

I hope you're right, Yossarian (Y)

perhaps u should update the top now, since emre has signed and is officially another part of our puzzle :rockman:
Also, Hugo Viana is lacking from ur squad... hes back, i hope he does well, he still hs alot of talent...

also
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Yeah, i forgot about Viana. :jambo:

You got the steal of the summer with Emre, man. A technically gifted hobbit who's natural positions are ACM/just below the striker(s). He's got the pace and stamina(this dude will not cheat you on effort), but I don't know if he's got the wherewithal to handle the physical grind of the EPL. Too bad Laurent isn't around anymore because he would've benefited greatly from Emre's presence. The kid is a dribbling machine who gets fouled often and therefore creates a lot of dangerous deadball situations just from his flair and aggressive direct runs at opponents. Don't pay too much attention to his detractors that'll tell yah that he's nothing but an injury prone, diving, volatile midget, because he's not. Give 'em an opportunity to showcase his talents and he will not disappoint, man.
Amen!

Well good luck with your season, hope we all give Chelsea a good licking and hope to see you in the CL as well.(forget Liverpoo)

I have never been a big fan of Emre's to be honest... so we'll see how it goes for. Hopefully he will adapt to the English game very quickly.

We should have found a way to keep Bellamy at the club though ... thats one that'll come back to haunt us for sure.

To be honest our season could be anything ... and we could finish anywhere between 4th and 17th :s

Pleasing result to open our intertoto campaign:

FK Dubnica 1 Newcastle United 3

Team Line Up: Steve Harper, Steven Taylor, Celestine Babayaro, Amdy Faye, Robbie Elliott, Jean Alain Boumsong, James Milner, Nicky Butt, Alan Shearer, Michael Chopra (Martin Brittain 58m), Charles N'Zogbia.
Subs not used: Shay Given, Peter Ramage, Paul Huntington.

Goals from Chopra, Shearer and Milner

I didn't watch or listen to the match but it sounded like most of our best attacking play came through Milner who capped it all off with a 30 yard lob to seal the game.

quality win, good on chopra, love that kid, surely he can get some chances in the league this year and hopefully prove to b as prolific as he has been evry other time hes played b it eng youth, or newy reserves, or on loan...

here are some pics from the game...
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I really like the Blue kit... alot beta than the away kit...

and here are some pics of the home kit, and one of the away kit...
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i think the gold writing looks crap... u cant really read it well in this pic...
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not a bad away shirt... but i like the blue strip beta...

Young Dutch GK relishes Newcastle move:

"It's a fantastic move for me to sign for such a big club. To come and play in England has always been a dream," he told Newcastle's website.

When I was a young boy I always used to say to my father that I wanted to come and play in England."

Manager Graeme Souness has already captured midfielders Scott Parker and Emre Belezoglu ahead of the new campaign.

Krul was a member of the Dutch squad that finished runner-up at May's Under-17 European Championship and qualified for September's Under-17 World Championship in Peru.

Article taken from bbc sport.

so anyway, Newcastle won the second leg 2-0 and now face... Deportivo la Coruna in the semi final!!

quite a match up there. It just goes to show that teams are desperate nowadays to play in Europe.

Well first leg is Wednesday July 27th and might be live on British Eurosport.

Personally I hate the away kit. The home kit resembles last seasons Juventus kit a little too much with the gold writing however it's class in my eyes. And the blue 3rd kit .. WOW ! =)

do you guys think Emre is going to play in the game tomorrow vs Deportivo??

nah, he aint in the squad, and i think he isnt registered to play in the intertoto... so yeh... jenas is out, as is chopra... quality team at the moment... shearer dyer and milner up front is it....

It hurts to see Emre in a Newcastle jersey... shame we had to sell him. He's really talented, but he just didn't have Mancini's confidence.

Anywayz I'll keep my eye on him this season. I think he will do well in the fast paced EPL.

Deportivo La Coruna 2: Ruben Castro 11, Andrade 58
Newcastle United 1: Bowyer 48

With all the injuries we have that's not a bad result at aall. We have an important away goals and touch wood a bigger team to select from next week for the return at St James' Park.

In the other semi Lazio drew 1-1 with Marseille.

Craig Moore signs for the Toon

Source: NUFC official site.

NEWCASTLE United have bolstered their defensive ranks with the signing of Australian captain Craig Moore.

The experienced 29-year-old was at St James' Park on Friday to agree terms with the Magpies on a two-year deal and put pen to paper after passing his medical.

Centre-back Moore has been a free agent since leaving German outfit Borussia Moenchengladbach towards the end of last season.

He joined Glasgow Rangers from the Australian Institute of Sport at the start of the 1993/94 campaign and spent five seasons at Ibrox before moving to Crystal Palace.

He spent six months with the Eagles, making 24 apperances, before returning to Rangers, where he made another 162 outings before his brief spell in Germany.

Moore has 30 caps for Australia, and has scored twice for his country. He will wear the number 18 shirt that previously belonged to Aaron Hughes before his departure to Aston Villa, is inelligible for the rest of the Intertoto Cup campaign but could play for Newcastle in the UEFA Cup if the club qualifies for the competition.

He becomes the club's fourth summer signing behind Scott Parker, Emre and Tim Krul. Moore will meet his new United team-mates on Monday when he reports for training.

im happy with it... if boumsong and moore can provide us with some stability at the back, we could/should give the ecl spot a real shout...

provided we get another striker still... i woulda been very happy with anelka... but that looks dead in the water now...

Craig Moore .. great signing in my eyes for Newcastle. Anelka for striker seems dead as doggy_j5 just said but that would have been a major boost to the side. I still predict they'll do well this season. They'll end up 6th or 7th.

I reckon, you've guys got the potential to get the 4th Champions League spot, you've made solid signings over the summer, the squad looks good.

I reckon, you've guys got the potential to get the 4th Champions League spot, you've made solid signings over the summer, the squad looks good.
.. if things click together i think we can for sure challenge for 4th spot. But I don't see that happening under this management. A management that let our 3 most skillful and talented players (robert, kluivert and Bellars) leave for personal issues, and have replaced them with... noone.

.. if things click together i think we can for sure challenge for 4th spot. But I don't see that happening under this management. A management that let our 3 most skillful and talented players (robert, kluivert and Bellars) leave for personal issues, and have replaced them with... noone.

I agree except about Kliuvert, he just wer'nt good, enough, yes he scored some goals but then again some were very basic tap ins, so i dnt think we need him,

Bbut bellers and Robert, definatly we be missed , unless replaced,
Plus they were 2 of my favorite players :(

I'd rather have players who want to play for the club than the likes of Kluivert who were merely interested in money. How much was he on, 50k a week? 55k? Just how much motivation do you need when you're earning that type of money?

Bellamy's heart was with the club under Robson and during his time had formed an awesome partnership with Shearer up front. He's going to be hard to replace but that's football, players come and go. Unfortunately he couldn't keep his gob shut which inevitably cost him.

Robert, one of the best left footers in the premierleague and that is about it. Did he give 100% every game? I don't think so. Ok he scored some cracking goals but if you study his contribution in most games it was actually very little.

Souness has had time now to build his own squad. This is a make or break season for him. Not only that but rumours are strife on Tyneside that Sir John Hall may be planning on selling his 28.5% stake in the club. Fat Freddy has done his best to crush the rumours but we're a PLC, one of the best investments in English football so it wouldn't surprise me.

Just to throw the gauntlet down. We'll batter you on the first day ;)


But good luck for the season coming up.

I'd rather have players who want to play for the club than the likes of Kluivert who were merely interested in money. How much was he on, 50k a week? 55k? Just how much motivation do you need when you're earning that type of money?
Paddy K is definitly a dividing issue amongst Newcastle fans. But I think we had a very talented player on our books and completely mismanaged him to be honest. Whenever he did get a bit of a run in the team, he showed promise and flair. But near the end of the season things just got silly. I mean if I was behind an injured Ameobi in pecking order as a striker, i'd be a bit annoyed too.

anyway he's gone now, and i'm sure he'll do great for Valencia... But the thought of having to watch Shola Bambi on ice even more than last season is scaring me.

Toon legend back on Tynside:

Source: BBC Sports

Midfielder Lee Clark has returned to Newcastle on a month-by-month basis after being released by Fulham.

The 32-year-old will primarily be used to help reserve team coach Tommy Craig with the younger players, but will also be available for the first team.

"When I was released by Fulham at the end of last season, never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd end up back here," Clark told Newcastle's website.

Clark made 240 appearance for the Magpies between 1989 and 1997.

"That is something that interests me because I am keen to get into coaching. I've got my Uefa B licence, and I'm half-way through my A licence," said Clark.

"But I'm registered as a player, and who knows what may happen if there are injuries or suspensions?"

After leaving St James Park in 1997, Clark made a controversial switch to rivals Sunderland before joining Fulham in 1999.

Good move. Clark will offer us great backup and his experience is always a plus.

In other news the bbc are reporting that we're about to make a £11 million swoop for Michel Owen. Manchester United haven't made a move yet as haven't any of the other top 4 teams.

P.S. I love the new site, ShearerM4. Good work (Y)

P.S. I love the new site, ShearerM4. Good work (Y)
thanks, i had been meaning to completely redesign it for a while.

On another note after going out of Europe for this season, here's a little VIDEO COMPILATION i made, to the delight of Newcastle fans and anyone passing into this thread.

It's called "Souey Times" and is a fast review of 2004-5, enjoy:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3613504/soueytimes.wmv.html

can u load it on megaupload ??

thanks

can u load it on megaupload ??

thanks
i have a "Yousendit" Link ?
http://s59.yousendit.com/d.php?id=QV5DF94BVJ4K1DC5JPOT72JOS

Haha cheers tht was classic

:hump: *sigh*

oh well, could b a blessing in disguise, since we will play less football this season, meaning shearer wont b as buggered... so he could fire in the league without the euro distraction :lui:

That video sums it all up the best

'At least is was different'

rather crude video really... i couldnt actually tell what half the stuff was, but hey... oh well... **** happens, and we'll bounce back

The best thing for Newcastle to do is to get rid of Graeme Souness

Coco set for Toon talks

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Italian international Francesco Coco is in talks with Newcastle about a move to Tyneside.

Coco arrives in England on Thursday to discuss a transfer to St James' Park.

The 28-year-old is surplus to requirements at Internazionale and possible moves to Everton, Ajax and Olympiakos have all failed to materialise.

Now Coco is looking to tie up a switch to Newcastle after Inter gave him permission to talk with The Magpies.

"Francesco Coco is flying into Newcastle from Italy today for talks," confirmed Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd

Manager Graeme Souness wants to bolster his left-sided options and Coco's possible arrival is a likely sign that he is not entirely happy with either Celestine Babayaro or Robbie Elliott.

Babayaro arrived in January from Chelsea and was a replacement for Olivier Bernard, but the Nigerian has failed to live up to his billing.

Elliott is only ever regarded as a squad player, but Aaron Hughes's departure earlier in the summer meant he was pushed up the pecking order.

Let's see how many clubs are gonna pass up on him (C)

well he is probs btter left back than baba and elliot- <<<< wat was he doin!!!

Hypothetical question for you Newcastle supporters: what would be the last straw that finally gets Souness fired?

in my opinion, its already happened, with fallin out with bellamy, but not all fans agree tht was bad, but it was certainly downfall.

Probably not signing any striker b4 season starts, i go on hols in a few days, bet when i get bk ther will be no- good player signed, if ther is i will be surprised.

Souness wont get sacked this season unless we really, and i mean really start badly.

Adriano, the main reason we haven't brought in a striker yet is that Fat Freddy wont cough up.

Surely they should have moved earlier, it's going to be impossible to get a top striker now that there will be no European football at St. James'.

I say if they go winless in the first 4 games, Souness gets the sack.

Let's see how many clubs are gonna pass up on him (C)

That was a low blow (N)


by the way, doggyj_5, your sig is f*cking Yuuuuge

hmmm..... it certainly is... thanx for the heads up... ill have to fix that...
sorry for ne inconveniences... :brow:

:boyaka: ok... i dont kno what ur on about lol? pleas explain further... :eek: :o

Max dimensions 300x100 pixels...

i c... thats such a major issue isnt it... ill change it then...

also tez, post on pfl already... season starts this weekend...

Surely they should have moved earlier, it's going to be impossible to get a top striker now that there will be no European football at St. James'.

I say if they go winless in the first 4 games, Souness gets the sack.

I think the lack of transfer activity has more to do with teams holding out for as much as they can get. Let it get nearer the end of the window and i guarantee teams will sell.

i think u guys just dont think about ne thing, the fact that half of u guys r just not newy fans who wanna put their 2 cents in...

what good would sacking souness do? u would put another manager in the exact same position that he was put in last year... its just stupid, and then we'd have to pay compo to him, giving us even less money to spend with the new gaffer...
as toon army said, he wont b sacked, its stupid.. the board may have been daft enuf to appoint him, but they arent stupid enuf to put the club in eva further trouble by appointing another manager so soon... i dont even see whats so bad about souey, bellamy was a twat who only managed to break double figures in the goalscoring charts... once? wow... kluivert was good, but for 2.5 million a year, he didnt play enuf, we couldnt afford to keep him... and robert was truly the most inconsistent player in the league... why do u think he doesnt make the french team? cos he lacks consistency... if he showed his talent week in week out, hed b on the left wing for france evry international...

craig moore i think is a very astute signing, if we get coco, he will prove to b about 100 times beta than babayaro, emre and parker r two of the best signings for newcastle in recent times... and its not like he has tried to replace robert and paddy k/bells
hes tried like hell for anelka, hes tried for boa morte, but as also previously pointed out, the chairman wont cough up the extra dough to give us the signings... hes said he wants owen too, at least hes trying... and as for viduka... well im an aussie, cept ill admit im happy boro wanna keep him, we dont need his rubbish... if we wanted a player who played evry 5th week, we woulda kept kluivert...

well there's my 2 cents... :sb9:

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do you know anywhere, where i could get a Newcastle Emre jersey???

do you know anywhere, where i could get a Newcastle Emre jersey???
depends where you live i guess ... but it's pretty easy to ge premierleague jerseys on the net these days:

in this case:
www.nufc.com
http://shop.nufc.co.uk
www.kitbag.com

Luque Agrees Terms With Newcastle - Report
8/19/2005 10:56:00 AM
Deportivo La Coruna striker Albert Luque has agreed to join Newcastle, according to reports.
And the two clubs are close to reaching an agreement after Magpies chairman Freddy Shepherd flew to Spain on Thursday for talks over the deal.

Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has been desperate to add more firepower to his squad after losing Craig Bellamy and Patrick Kluivert this summer.

The Toon’s opening bid was said to be around £9 million, just a little short of Depor’s valuation of the player.

Luque, who has agreed a five-year deal with Newcastle, has long been linked with the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Depor president Augusto Cesar Lendoiro has confirmed that talks have taken place but that no deal has yet been reached.

In other news, Emre is out for about 6 weeks, after tearing his hamstring while playing for Turkey.... also Dyer wont play against West Ham, but that will give Milner his chance, which is good news for him, im a big beleiver that this year he'll show us what hes got.... also young Taylor has signed a 4 year deal, good news :hump:

Great Transfer! (Y)

It's not done yet, but I guess they will do it soon. Luque is keen to make the move and the amount of money is tempting our president.

Luque is a great buy for Newcastle. He can play left wing or up front.

How do you all feel about losing Vianna, though? Wasnt he 10+ million when you first bought him???

he was 7.5 mil pounds, hes been an undoubted talent when hes played back in portugal and for portugal, but he just struggled to adapt to life in the premier league... its disappointing cos i wish he would/could have a 2nd crack at the premiership, but hes intent on leaving, so freddy is doing evrything he can to let him go

Surely they should have moved earlier, it's going to be impossible to get a top striker now that there will be no European football at St. James'.

I say if they go winless in the first 4 games, Souness gets the sack.
Winless in 3 now :boohoo:

and then we're home to man utd.... winless in first 4 it will b... but he wont b sacked... its not how u start, its how u finish...

Magpies agree Owen fee

Newcastle United have agreed a club record fee with Real Madrid for England striker Michael Owen.

The Magpies are determined to bring the former Liverpool forward to St James' Park even though he has expressed a preference for returning to Anfield.

Owen has indicated he would only join Newcastle on loan but The Magpies have agreed terms with Real, a club they are used to doing business with after selling Jonathan Woodgate to the Spanish giants.

The striker seems certain to move on from the Bernabeu this summer, following crunch talks with Real president Florentino Perez on Tuesday, and he admitted it would likely be a straight fight between Liverpool and Newcastle for his signature.

The England forward suggested his preferred choice was to head to Liverpool, adding he would only consider a loan move to St James' Park in what is a World Cup year.

However, these comments have not deterred Newcastle who have announced they have agreed a club-record fee with Real for the striker.

"Newcastle United have met Real Madrid's asking price and conditions," a statement on the club's website read.


"The agreed fee will be a record transfer fee for Newcastle United.


"It is now up to the player and his advisor."

Much will now depend on whether Magpies chief Graeme Souness can persuade the 25-year-old to pledge his future to Newcastle.

Owen's prowess in front of goal would give Newcastle a huge fillip, as they have yet to replace departed pair Craig Bellamy and Patrick Kluivert and are reliant on Alan Shearer, who is the current club-record signing at £15 million, ploughing a lone furrow in attack.

However, he has indicated that he is not keen on making a permanent switch to the North East and the offer from Tyneside could flush out other interested parties - with Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton all linked with the speedy forward.

Meanwhile, fresh reports emanating from Turkey suggest Nicolas Anelka is considering leaving Fenerbahce.

Newcastle have been tracking the Frenchman all summer and have already had one bid rejected by Fenerbahce.

However, news emanating from Turkey suggests Anelka is considering his future at Fenerbahce.

It is believed that officials from both clubs met in Germany to discuss a possible move and should Newcastle fail to land Owen they could step up their pursuit of Anelka.

i dont see it happening still.... for owen's sake, i think a year loan would b good, but i honestly dont think he should move here permanently, cos i dont think our club has established itself yet, as a club he should b at... :boohoo: :nape:

I think it's funny how Newcastle thinks they have any chances at securing Owen on a permanent deal. If I were Owen, I'd on my knees pleading for a 1-year loan move to Bolton. Not only are they in Europe, but they could def. use him, and Allardyce is 10x the manager Souness will ever be.

I think it's funny how Newcastle thinks they have any chances at securing Owen on a permanent deal. If I were Owen, I'd on my knees pleading for a 1-year loan move to Bolton. Not only are they in Europe, but they could def. use him, and Allardyce is 10x the manager Souness will ever be.

Damned Right! if Owen's coming to the Premiership for a season loan, Bolton is the club he should be looking at... with JJ, Nakata, Stelios (for the time being) and Nolan in the middle of the park, he'd get balls to run at goal with... keeping himself in good nick for the WC!

(H)
Bless.

Souness is garbage....I dont see how they havent sacked him yet.... He did nothing for Blackburn. Im pretty sure they would have been relegated if he stayed with them.... Thier new manager has turned things around over there... And now Souness cant do jack with Newcastle..... If they really want to turn things around over there NOW is the time to sack.

FIVER LETTERS-From the Guardian UK web site

"After Michael Owen's recent remarks, what self-respecting Newcastle Comedy Club fan or manager would want him? 'I suppose I'll play for them to get into the England team - I really don't want to stay after the next World Cup though.' How about he just turns out in Real Madrid colours?" - Dom Sykes, [massively overestimating levels of self-respect on Tyneside].



You know, those guys really love thrashing your team just because the manager is a loon and the chairman is a poser who barely ever makes a good decision. But I respect Newcastle because they bid for proven players instead of just talking about them, I wish Chelsea would do that-make an outright bid for a player the want like F Torres.

yeah but they suck

yeah but they suck
:|

Treble is right: Newcastle and Sheppard, despite the pickle they now find themselves in will spend because they have it, and they have it because of the loyalty of their fan base. The Kluivert signing last year couldve been a coup had he been half the player he was in La Liga. On the other hand, after they shipped Bellend's worthless ass out the door in the winter window, I wonder what made them hold onto Bowyer who is just as much of a bitch, in my mind. Anyway, I have the biggest respect for newcastle. When the board and Shepard say they will spend money in areas of need, they go out and chase the big names, rather than him and haw and make some signing to appease fans.

Its all down to the fans, too. The toon army has to be one of the most recently maligned but consistently supportive fan bases in England. Then again, spurs have gotten themselves turned around, so its probably only a matter of time and good manager that lets newcastle do the same.

By the way, Treble, you cant say that about Chelsea. When they want someone, they go out and get them but I just dont think Torres was in the gameplan, or else he would be wearing blue today. Patience though, Crespo needs a replacement ;)

Edit: good news for the barcodes:
http://skysports.planetfootball.com/list.asp?hlid=301950&cpid=23&CLID=&lid=2&title=NEWCASTLE+AGREE+LUQUE+FEE&channel=football_home

Albert Luque will arrive at Newcastle United on Friday for a medical, after a fee in the region of £10 million was agreed with Deportivo La Coruna.

Agent Francis Martin exclusively told skysports.com that an accord had been reached over the player and that he would seal a move to The Premiership this week.

"Tomorrow [Friday] morning, Newcastle will send a plane for Luque and his father," said Martin.

"We are confident that the player will pass the medical and sign a contract."

Luque himself expressed his delight at the chance of playing in England, saying: "I am happy that a deal has been done.

So now that you have at least one forward set to join, you probably gain alot more leverage in the Owen and Anelka negociations, though, personally, I think Anelka is a complete :fool:

Kindwords, BlueBalla.

Generally we're a very loyal bunch but i know the faithful's patience is being tested to the limit. Being a big club comes with big expectations which aren't being delivered by the team, manager and chairmen alike.

Souness getting the sack? We'll have to wait and see. It all depends whether we can secure the services of Owen or Luque.

It's easy to jump on the sack the manager band wagon but if you look at the wider perspective just who in their right mind would want to succeed him?

There are managers who would be delighted to work with players like Jenas, Dyer and Shearer. Luque looks to be signed on Friday, I hope he doesn't make the match on Sunday.

Luque at Newcastle? Wow, I didn't see that coming. Anywayz you guys should really think about sacking Souness and tempting Cuper to quit Mallorca. That way you'll get back to being a competitive side with the big boys, but you'll never win anything. Atleast you'll be competing. :jap: :P

http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/8/ab/0,,10278~2730760,00.jpg

Luque completes Newcastle switch

Newcastle have signed Deportivo La Coruna striker Albert Luque for £9.5m after he passed a medical on Friday.

The 27-year-old, who has agreed a five-year deal, could make his debut on Sunday against Manchester United if international clearance comes through.

He told the club's website: "I'm very happy. I am looking forward to playing with Alan Shearer

"I'm excited. It's a great place to play. I'm looking forward to playing in front of the Newcastle fans."

Newcastle have failed to score in their opening three games of the Premiership season but Magpies boss Graeme Souness believes Luque can solve the problem.

"He will bring a number of goals and he will bring us a bit of width if we choose to play him on the left side," Souness added.

"He is naturally left-footed and he is a wonderful striker of the ball. He will give us the little bit of class we have been missing in that area."

Newcastle looked to have missed out on the player earlier in the week after a "final" offer was rejected.

But Deportivo president Augusto Cesar Lendoiro said: "The financial conditions are very different to those that had originally been offered."

The Spain international grew up in Barcelona and was taken on by his home-town club as a youngster, before then-coach Louis van Gaal rejected him as a 19-year-old.

He joined Mallorca, but after a handful of games they loaned him to Malaga, where a better showing in 1999-2000 persuaded Mallorca to take him back.

The following season Luque scored nine goals as Mallorca finished third, giving them a place in the Champions League qualifiers for the first time ever. It was his extra-time goal against Hajduk Split in the 2001 qualifier that put Mallorca into the group stages.

The following season 14 La Liga goals earned him a place in Spain's squad for the 2002 World Cup - where he made two substitute's appearances.

At the start of 2002-2003 Depor decided he was worth splashing out £10m on, but he spent his first season there mainly on the bench.

The following campaign, however, playing mainly on the left-wing, he scored the goals which put Depor in the Champions League and also earned him a spot in Spain's Euro 2004 party.

Despite signing Luque, Newcastle are still in the £17m chase for Real Madrid's England striker Michael Owen.

source:BBC sport

Kindwords, BlueBalla.

Generally we're a very loyal bunch but i know the faithful's patience is being tested to the limit. Being a big club comes with big expectations which aren't being delivered by the team, manager and chairmen alike.

Souness getting the sack? We'll have to wait and see. It all depends whether we can secure the services of Owen or Luque.

It's easy to jump on the sack the manager band wagon but if you look at the wider perspective just who in their right mind would want to succeed him?
True enough, man. I hate to rip on Souness too, but like you mention, how does one replace him? In any event, I was glad to see he laid down the law with a piece of dirt like Bellamy, and I thought Bowyer would be out the door too after that fight, but I guess there are still rumors about that.

But this Luque signing has to be step one in the right direction. The scuttlebutt early this morning on the BBC site had Rick Parry claiming Liverpool were in for Owen and wanted him back, but then I saw todays gossip columns said that if you missed out on Owen, Shepard would go after Dirk Kuyt, and I think you could pick him up for a good deal less than you might spend on Owen.

In any event, I saw the frustration of that match at Bolton and though I cant at all complain, I can sympathize with you as Chelsea have struggled to find the right man up front since Hasselbaink left. But I could see in that match how many chances your midfield can create. You have arguably the deepest midfield in England, and many of the guys there have youth to their credit, so it will probably be so for a long time. In any event, if you have a finisher like Luque or, knock wood, even an Owen to pair him up front, then I think things will get alot less frustrating pretty quickly.

Oh, and congrats on wrapping Luque up, by the way

They should demote this club to the Scottish league. Maybe, just maybe, you'll fair a better chance of avoiding relegation there.

Forgot to mention that Yoss must, by default slag any team right after I compliment it.

Its science :jambo:

Alan Padrew anyone?

Alan Padrew anyone?

Alan Padrew, can't say i've ever heard of him before :rolleyes:

Do you mean Alan Pardew? If so, what about him?

Forgot to mention that Yoss must, by default slag any team right after I compliment it.

Its science :jambo:


hurhurhur.....nah. I'm just being an utter dick for no reason really. I actually hate Newcastle to a lesser degree than Liverpool and with them signing the Turkish Hobbit, I've got some vested interest in the club now.


I hope they atleast capture the 4th place spot this season, man.

About Luque:

You signed the best player of Deportivo actually (not much knowing actually Deportivo is a big pile of crap :\). He was his best man the last season.

He scores goals easily (he will do more than 10-15 with some luck) and he is very fast, he can play as offensife winger or 2nd forward mainly.

14m € is a lot of money but i believe Newcastle did a nice signing. Actually he is in the bench of Spanish NT cause Vicente is stealing so far the spot of the team. Mainly the best 3 left wingers of spain are Reyes, Luque and Vicente. Vicente is the best spanish player if is not injured and Luque and Reyes are forwards forced to play as winger :\

What about Joaquin, not that I know allot in Spanish football. :/

man, there sure are alot of ppl who have nothing beta to do than give their uneducated opinions about a club they clearly kno nothing about...
if i got a dollar for evry moron that came in and said "sack souness, hes ****" id b a rich man... and while that can b a sign of how he hasnt exactly won the world over yet, it would say alot more about some of the ppl on here... probly cos the same ppl say it more than once :p

ne ways, Luque is here, he should b in the squad and possibly start against Man Utd, Souey already said (last week) that even if he did sign Luque, he would look to sign sum1 else, and rightly so... i mean if not, next season our strikers will b Luque, Ameobi and Chopra... enuf said... :nape:

also, who is in ur pic Toon Army? Tis quality.. reminds me of me at training lol
and also, cheers for the comments BlueBalla, compared to my chelsea fan of a mate, u have proved that chelsea fans do have somewhat of an iq (6)

What about Joaquin, not that I know allot in Spanish football. :/
hes talking left wingers, Joaquin is a right winger :jambo:

also, who is in ur pic Toon Army? Tis quality.. reminds me of me at training lol

David Dunn making a fool of himself :rofl:

good to see Newcastle embarrass themselves once again live to the world. :boohoo:

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40738000/jpg/_40738052_waynerooney203.jpg

It always looked as though they were going to suddenly crumble no matter what. Still no goals scored. What Next? god knows...

Unlucky not to come away with points today: there was no fear or trepedation shown by Newcastle out there, but again, its that lack of ability to finish, or even get a meaningful chance that is killing this team. That game was no embarrassment, though. ManU have looked quite dangerous at times this year, and to have held them so well given the handicaps of this team was a feat in itself. It was a nil-nil game until what, almost 70 minutes?

The thing that is going to sting the most is losing both Emre and Dyer for god knows how long :nape: I only hope Emre can get back soon, as he looked quite good out there. Parker was pure class. What a signing that was for you guys. Luque stepping right in and looking so comfortable also must be a good sign.

The broadcast I saw mentioned that O'Leary might be a possible candidate for next manager. Apparrently, the last 3 managers fired have all been axed in August.

I'm not going to get to down beat over the game. I saw encouraging signs, especially Luque who when fully fit will chip in with goals. It just wasn't to be i suppose. What about Scot Parker, just the player we’ve been dieing for, gives everything during the game. Big thumbs up (Y)

It looks Dyer and Emre have suffered recurrences of hamstring strains. Could be out for a good few weeks, good job we don’t have a another game for several weeks.

Keep the head held high, Toon fans. It could be worse, we could be Sunderland........ :S

only thing i have to say is that if we sell jenas, and keep bowyer, it'll b the worst thing the club has ever done because bowyer was woeful last nite, and while jenas wasnt ne beta, we all kno the potential jenas has, whereas bowyer's time has passed...

the game last nite was the same as against arsenal, they r the two games ive watched, and in both games we held our own, and then the penalty killed us at arse, and then boumsong's misjudgement killed us last nite... and yes, since i saw him in the arsenal game ive said parker will b the best signing made by ne team this season, bloody hell he does soooo much work in the middle of the park, if sven doesnt pick him for england soon he's a freakin moron...

home to fulham... u neva kno, perhaps boa morte could make a debut against his former team? i doubt it...

I watched match of the day 2 last night. The pundits hit the nail on the head. This had never occured to me yet but we lack width, the ability to get in behind the opposing defence and deliver a killer ball for Shearer. All our crosses come from deep and are easily dealt with.

I don't think it's even occured to Souness yet which is the worrying thing. Not only a forward is needed but a good right winger too.

Hi everybody.

Keep your heads up, NUFC did well yesterday, sepcially Parker and Taylor! :rockman:

I hope you can get Owen or Kuyt, becasue actually you have a class team (Emre, Parker, Jenas, Dyer, Given, Shearer, Luque) just 1 striker is missing.

ps: I thought NUFC was the better team over the whole match, you just got beaten by the magicman - Rooney

Hey, just wanted to say well done yesterday, if you could keep Dyer and Emre fit and bring in a striker like Owen or Kuyt, and i think a defender aswell, then you will be a great side, ive always liked Newcastle and i hope you do well this season. (Y)

I think Newcastle has an excellent squad for the season...

With Emre, Parker and Dyer at full strenght, they'll will rule the midfield play in most games... i don't like Jenas very much! :-/ altho he has his skills...

Steven Taylor i think is the next John Terry... always reliable, always focused, hard-to-break defender... Boumsong is a decent defender also, but i think he's not in his best days... he's big, strong and fast, but needs to play more confidently... the same goes to Carr...

Luque has nothing to prove... he's a good footballer and if well 'connected' with the team's style of play, will create and score an handful of goals... and well..... u still have Allan Shearer!!! Whatta a striker......!!! :rockman:

I dont mean to sound like a broken record, but you guys will need a Hesky/Drogba like target man to make Owen his best. I know Shearer is untouchable, but someone to partner owen expressly will make him so much more prolific. He is at his best when he is away poaching these errant balls in the 18 yard box, rather than being left to create his own chances, which, against the better defenses in England, im not conviced he can do

Hey, just wanted to say well done yesterday, if you could keep Dyer and Emre fit and bring in a striker like Owen or Kuyt, and i think a defender aswell, then you will be a great side, ive always liked Newcastle and i hope you do well this season. (Y)

(Y)(Y)(Y)(Y)(Y)
nice comment

yep dyer's hamstring is a worry, he sed it went in the 1st minute against man u, now i know why he kept running off the pitch when he had the ball

i think newcastle would be a major force in the premiership if it wasnt for the fact none of your defenders would get a game for livingston. :$

Great signing for you guys, although I would've liked to see him in another league, just so Newcastle will remain goalless. :)

Congrats, and good luck.

i think newcastle would be a major force in the premiership if it wasnt for the fact none of your defenders would get a game for livingston. :$
haha bit harsh

as individuals we probably have one of the best teams in the league... shame they cant seem to put passes together!

and Maybe Nobby Solano to sign for us again ... now that would be cool.

I dont mean to sound like a broken record, but you guys will need a Hesky/Drogba like target man to make Owen his best. I know Shearer is untouchable, but someone to partner owen expressly will make him so much more prolific. He is at his best when he is away poaching these errant balls in the 18 yard box, rather than being left to create his own chances, which, against the better defenses in England, im not conviced he can do

Good point, i've never seen Dirk Kuyt play but he sounds like a big strong center forward, an ideal partner for Owen.

I have nightmares about Dirk Kuyt :(

and Maybe Nobby Solano to sign for us again ... now that would be cool.

I've heard rumours about this all night. Apparently we've made a bid yet none of the media have reported anything official yet.

That would cap off a great day to see Nobby back in black and white.

and Maybe Nobby Solano to sign for us again ... now that would be cool.

Great signing 2 hold the right-side while dyer is out, plus we have lacked a right winger, to supply crosses sinnce he left, plus it means bowyer will be 3rd choice YES!!

Negatives:
Villa want 1.5 mil plus james milner on loan, which i believe aint 2 good on our already depleated squad??


O and lverpool are apparently intressyed, be gr8 if we could nick him from them aswell haha

well Owen wanted to go to Liverpool and ended at NUFC ... so Solano, wanting to go to Newcastle will probably sign for Liverpool :p

that would be a good deal ... We need a very good crosser asap, and Milner cannot do that to save his life.

narr, cus i dnt think they have any second string players that villa want i dont think??

Jenas is down in London having a medical. A fee has been agreed with the Yids thought to be in the region of £8 million.

Good luck to him. He hasn't looked settled for months now and has failed to repeat the form he produced in his first season.

I know injuries are always a factor, but with the quality you now have in midfield he becomes expendable, and like you said, if hes failed to produce the good since his first season...

Anyone with reaction about the impending return of Solano to SJP??

Anyone with reaction about the impending return of Solano to SJP??

Looks like it's all off. We initially bid £1.5 million but Villa wanted Milner thrown in for a one season loan so the bid was rejected and it doesn't look like we'll bid again.

YEAH B!TCHES

SOLANO is back with Newcastle.

http://www.nufc.com/

http://www.soccernet.com/images/ah/solanoceleb0421_mfk.jpg

that leaves a big hole in villa.

today i'am still shocked to hell u guys let him go for a cheap price. He was always loved by the fans. U guys gave him that nick name "Nobby"



He deserved better then Aston Villa

Wonderful, now sack that deadbeat manager and get someone deserving of the job.

YEAH B!TCHES

SOLANO is back with Newcastle.

http://www.nufc.com/

http://www.soccernet.com/images/ah/solanoceleb0421_mfk.jpg

that leaves a big hole in villa.
:lui: :lui: :lui: :lui:
"he's coming home, he's coming home
Nobby's coming home!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Nobby = Legend :Bow:

Nobby = Legend :Bow:



I hope he can finish his career in Newcastle, btw TOON ARMY I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING AT ur avator hahahahahaha its so funny. who is that and from what game? lmao feel bad for that guy

hope we sign him even if he fails his medical, doesnt matter!!!! he'd still be bale to play the trumpet at half time.

hope we sign him even if he fails his medical, doesnt matter!!!! he'd still be bale to play the trumpet at half time.


You think he will ever become a legend that people will always remember him in Newcastle history?

I hope he can finish his career in Newcastle, btw TOON ARMY I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING AT ur avator hahahahahaha its so funny. who is that and from what game? lmao feel bad for that guy


Thats David Dunn ....plays for Birmingham.Brilliant piece of skill huh?.It happened live on TV and Everyone in the ground was pissing themselves laughing when he fell.Birmingham manager Steve Bruce was doubled over in hysterics which made it even funnier.The look on Dunns face when he got up was magic.

Anyway....glad to see Owen at the Toon,i think he will be exactly what you need,plenty of goals.Damn i so wanted him at Chelsea.Now lets see your season lift off......... :ewan:

Wow, Luque, Owen and Solano in the space of a week. You guys must be elated. I dont wanna jump the gun and say things are "fixed" but the team you are fielding on paper right now, if they play to capacity, will qualify for Europe, even after a nightmare start (Y)

gotta post this video here.

:Bow: :Bow: Solano No. 4

Forever Nobby (http://www.petes-place.info/Football/NUFC/Pedro/Videos/Forever%20Nobby.wmv)

very touchy :$

gotta post this video here.

:Bow: :Bow: Solano No. 4

Allways Solano (http://www.petes-place.info/Football/NUFC/Pedro/Videos/Forever%20Nobby.wmv)

very touchy :$
aye, great video... any Newcastle fan who hasn't seen Pedro's Compilations should rush over straight away and check them out:
http://www.petes-place.info/Football/NUFC/Pedro/PedroVideos.htm

SolanOOOOOOOOOO, i think i'm actually more chuffed about Nobby coming back than signing Owen :fool:

gotta post this video here.

:Bow: :Bow: Solano No. 4

Forever Nobby (http://www.petes-place.info/Football/NUFC/Pedro/Videos/Forever%20Nobby.wmv)

very touchy :$


omg amazing video thank you

Solano is back.
Now bring back Hamman and Gary Speed. :rockman:

They can now use that huge midfield because they have a target man. Owen should be used as a lone striker

well now that international rubbish is over, owen has 90 full minutes under his belt, and is ready for the fulham game..... am i the only person who feels the HUGE amount of pressure on evry1 associated with Newcastle to get a result against fulham? I personally think we should win, altho with no Solano, Dyer and Milner, we look a tad light on the right.... and Luque was injured while playing for Spain... so we might not have much width... which is what we need? Hmmm, even tho, the hype and the home crowd should b enuf to get us over the line... hopefully the likes of Moore, Emre and Dyer can get fit soon and help us get back up the table....

also, we've been linked, albeit early, with a move in january for wayne bridge.... cos hes injured at the moment, but when hes fit again, he'll need to play to get into the england world cup team u'd think.... and why not follow owen's lead? Del Horno is a great player, im a big fan... but we all kno Babayaro is rubbish.... only problem is Bridge might not have great memories of Tyneside... the last game he played was there, and he did his knee... hence his current injury... :boohoo:

Firstly, nice sig, doggy. It was an awesome summer for you guys, no doubt.

For saturday, I think you will be alright. I think Fulham isnt all that dangerous, and between Parker and Boyer, im sure you can win the midfield battle. However, with so many people out, not getting a great result, I dont think, would be the worst thing in the world.

As far as Bridge goes, Jose will not be making the same mistake of having no backup like last year, but he seems to be rotating players more than last year this time around, so I think once he does get fit, Bridge will be getting games. Del Horno is sometimes lost against a good right winger, and occasionally has trouble in defense, but Bridge is consistantly good in both the defensive and offensive aspects of the game. But if we send him to you on loan in January, we want Baba back on loan in return :jambo:

They can now use that huge midfield because they have a target man. Owen should be used as a lone striker
I really think thats a mistake. Against a backline of even decent size, he will be lost, and, as people always point out, he likes to lurk among the back 4, so you need someone to pull the ball down. Playing Ameobi alongside him, in my opinion, would be a much better idea. But good luck to him and the new look Toon on saturday all the same

I really think thats a mistake. Against a backline of even decent size, he will be lost, and, as people always point out, he likes to lurk among the back 4, so you need someone to pull the ball down. Playing Ameobi alongside him, in my opinion, would be a much better idea. But good luck to him and the new look Toon on saturday all the same
Proem is Ameobi is not a Premierleague footballer. He thinks he will by right inherit the #9 shirt next season, and make it into the England squad, but he's living in his own world. Harsh words but he's a waste of space up front. I'd rather have Steve Harper up there :p

Anyway we should go with a good old 4-4-2

Ameobi seems to have deteriorated since he came on to the scene 3 or 4 years ago.

He's referred to as 'bambi on ice' by some Toon fans :D

yeh, its a bit late for shola i think.... his scoring record is what? 30 goals in 117 games or sumthing? i mean big al scored 30 in one season...

also, if u want babayaro back, u can have him, hes the worst left back going round... babyaro for bridge would b like trading a carrot for lampard :p

@doggy_j5 - fantastic sig !

the shearer9.com site is absolutley wonderful ! :clapwap:
One of the best "player sites" I've came across (Y)

gotta post this video here.

:Bow: :Bow: Solano No. 4

Forever Nobby (http://www.petes-place.info/Football/NUFC/Pedro/Videos/Forever%20Nobby.wmv)

very touchy :$

awesome Shearer+him work (ed) great together - hope this comes back

Good Luck and hopefully goals this afternoon!

good luck u guyz...souness is under alot of pressure hopefully owen & company can relieve some of it against fulham.

anywayz u gotta gem of a midfielder in parker... if only manutd had signed him (6)

yeh, shearer9.com is a great site, saw this sig and my search for a new sig was over...

ne ways, almost game time... here's hoping :rockman:

Well, obviously the midfield is gonna get goals with guys like Solanoooooahhhhh

too bad he aint playing today.... stephen carr is playing right mid.... taylor has been thrown to right back, and bramble is starting alongside Boumsong... i must question bramble's fitness... but hopefully he can show some of the form alongside Boumsong he did last season, where he actually resembled half a footballer...

Fulham lead 1-0 - come on magpies

HAHAHAHAHA losin again!!

:rolleyes:

:lui: :hump: :lui: :lui:

LAME....

NOT COOL ....

1-1

:rofl: oh man ... we are so ridiculous!!

wen will they realise its the manager they need 2 change :rolleyes:

Well done Fulham. (Y) (H) :rockman:

Talk about getting out of jail.

Simply not good enough, injuries aside we should be beating teams like Fulham at home if we have any aspiration to finish in the top half of the table.

Quiet debut from Owen but he didn't really get any service.

The noose continues to tighten on Souness' neck.

who's injuried -Taylor, Luque, Emre, Dyer ?
Parker prob will get away with a 1 match ban
at least Solando should be able to play after his suspension was reduced to 1.

Owen/Shearer will rely a lot on those above mentioned players, basicly it's the whole midfield...which should provide the service

at least they scored a goal.

Well done Fulham. (Y) (H) :rockman:
meh .. actually the fact that they failed to add to their goal, and rap up the game, proves how much of a poor side they are :p

Seeing how Fulham is one of the poorer sides or at least will be at the end, this result wasn't good. Also Newcastle couldn't really control the game at all so I'm dissapointed. The defence is in shambles.

well hey, shamble and bramble rhyme.... its no coincidence....

not much u can do when u have no midfield, i mean ur missing the likes of luque dyer emre solano, thats practically ur starters... and then parker is now missing, oh well ey, away to rovers, kinda game we could just win 3-0 or sumthing or lose 4-1... or 4-0, its hard to say if we would even manage a consolation these days...

further bad news Luque out for up to 6 weeks (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4234648.stm)

Any update on Dyer, Emre, Taylors injury ?

Solando can play next weekend right ?

Aye, Nobby's available now for the Blackburn game.

taylor just slid into the post, and got a dead leg... so he'll b right for next week surely... just a corked thigh... yes solano is back for rovers... thank god... if solano was still suspended our midfield 4 would b N'Zogbia, Faye, Clarke, Bowyer.... now thats a first string midfield if i eva saw one :nape:
compared to our injured/suspended midfield of Luque Emre Parker Dyer....

how long are those out ?

Luque = up to 6 weeks
Emre = ?
Dyer = ?
Parker = 1 game I asume

Good to hear that Taylor will be back shortly, he impressed me very much vs ManUtd and for the England U21, he looks a bit like the Tony Adams-type of player :rockman:

btw next sunday it's gonna be very "footie"
first it's Liverpool-ManUtd, followed by Blackburn-Newcastle, then Espanyol-RealMadrid and rounded up with Atletico Madrid-Barcelona. :hump:

for u perhaps... iunno how long the others, with dyer there neva really seems to b an estimation, he just appears in matchday squads... emre iunno, probly a few weeks... parker yeh one match, hmmm.... i think that solano will b a big enuf lift to get us the points at blackburn tho, bout to watch them play bolton so ill give another view afta i watch that...

At least Shepeard hasn't said or done anything stupid so far this season.

It gets worse:

Luque's hamstring injury is worse than originally thought, they reckon 8-10 weeks now :nape: http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~713046,00.html

It's clear Souness is taking risks on players not being fully fit, Emre, Dyer, Luque, none of them were 100% fit yet he‘s so desperate to save his neck, he's more than willing to play unfit players and risk their long term fitness. I've just about had enough of the jock bastard.

A loss against Blackburn will be the final straw for Shepherd.

SOUNESS OUT

That a big blow with Luque out so long. Didn't Solano play LW or could NUFC recall Milner from his loan ?

no and no....

who have they left in midfield ?

Boyer, Nzogbia ? ?

n'zogbia will play left midfield, he made about 17 starts there last season, he was impressive considering the circumstances last season...

also, luque suffered a calf injury while on int duty for spain, he was passed fit for the fulham game, and then did his hammy... not really to do with his playing while not fully fit, more bad luck and a coincidence?

but all 3 of em have done their hammy's now.... its resulted in souness moving training from their number 1 training ground to sumwhere else, cos apparently the new training facilities have astroturf and stuff, and are too hard... or so ive read

More bad news:

Nobby's out for the Blackburn game with a thigh injury :nape:

Souness names 17-man squad:
Ameobi, Babayaro, Boumsong, Bowyer, Bramble, Brittain, Carr, Clark, Elliott, Faye, Given, Harper, N'Zogbia, Owen, Ramage, Shearer, Taylor.

I expect we'll see Carr on the right of midfield again, Faye and Bowyer center with N'Zogbia on the left. Unless he plays his silly 4-3-3 like at times last season.

This doesn't bode well against a physical team like Blackburn.

Expect the worst

Expect the worst
... and you shall never be let down, only pleasantly surprised.

got my hopes up and all that for the Fulham game, now i'm bracing myself for a 3-0 defeat at Ewook :p

i really dont see why he wouldnt play Clark.... N'Zogbia Clarke Faye Bowyer... its much beta than Carr at right mid... he knows how to cross... but he does that from right back ne way? Taylor doesnt as such, and i think the less bramble we see the beta... last season he fed from boumsong and gained confidence, but with the form boumsong is in, only thing he is gonna feed on is boumsong's eva increasing likeness to bramble's shambles...

So Milner doesn' have a recall status on his contract?

What about Parker, he's not injured is he? I think that Blackeye Rovers are a better team then last year so this might be the end of Souness.

once again, no point sacking souness now, it would upset the new players.... they come under one manager, and then have to deal with another new one? Ummm no.... im sure one thing owen would have wanted was a guarentee souness wouldnt b sacked ne time soon...

ne ways, no we cant recall milner, that was the only way we could get solano, if they got milner for the season, to replace solano on the right... so no... and parker is suspended... and as u kno, luque dyer and emre are injured... and now solano... surely ud think the chairman can see that the injuries arent the managers fault...

ne ways, i was optimistic about the fulham game, cept i wasnt sure about the midfield... u could have 2 of the best strikers in the world, but if they dont get the ball, they cant score can they? our midfield has to perform if we have ne chance of owen and big al putting it into the back of the net... so far this year, our midfield has been woeful...

once again, no point sacking souness now, it would upset the new players.... they come under one manager, and then have to deal with another new one? Ummm no.... im sure one thing owen would have wanted was a guarentee souness wouldnt b sacked ne time soon...

I could turn that around and argue the best course of action is to find a new manager before these new players have fully settled in and before we find ourselves well established in the lower reaches of the league.

A new manager with fresh ideas and motivation just might be what we need.

Anyway lets see what happens on Sunday, i'm quite sure if we suffer a big defeat Souness will be without of a job by midday on Monday.

hmmmmm, not like we've really suffered ne big defeats tho... we havent exactly leaked goals and chances.... its just been the fact the only way we looked like gettin points from a game was a 0-0 draw...

i agree with ur turn around idea, it has its merits... but with the likes of solano dyer and emre all possibly returning against man city, i think that might b his last chance to save himself..

i haven't seen any EPL footage atm as i have been busy at work and uni but i take it Craig Moore is a bench warmer or a back up to the first team?

nope... hes been injured and unfit since he signed... u should kno that, hence y he didnt play for the aussies against the solomons ;)

Did Newcastle hire Liverpool's trainers and physios from last season or something?

Blackeye Rovers is the last team that you want to play when you have an injury problem.

iunno, its pretty ****ed tho, we are missing 5 top midfielders... of course we're struggling... we've struggled eva since solano left... and now we're ****ed... its freakin ridiculous, its stupid how half the reasons the pressure is on souness is cos we have evry1 injured.. i mean we only started the season with shearer and chopra fit... then chopra was injured.. i mean COME ON!!!!!!!

give us some freakin luck!

nope... hes been injured and unfit since he signed... u should kno that, hence y he didnt play for the aussies against the solomons ;)

oh yeah i forgot about his injury, i just thought by now he was fit from that.

who knows.... perhaps hes been to the mark viduka skool of recovering from injury... which seems to involve eating alot of pies and not alot of physio.... who knows, personally ive been wondering how the hell he hasnt made his debut yet... but hey, thats football?

I heard the training pitch has some degree of responsibility. The turf is too hard and players have been receiving injuries too easily.

For the same period on the old training pitch we hadn't received half as many injuries.

Well I'd say that they should get some more physios and that's pretty much all that can be done in the short term.

Or get a new training pitch with fake grass so the players wont injure themselfs.

nah, cos the trainin grounds they moved from were the ones with fake grass, hence y it was too hard, it drained too well and etc, so it was heaps tough afta it was watered so they've moved back to the old fashion natural grass pitches..

Congrats to Owen to his first goal at Tyneside and to Newcastle for their first win. (finnally) (6)

Teams like Blackburn will kill the premiership.

Everyone behind the ball except Bellend, it makes you wonder if they actually wanted to win.

Having said that we were quite poor until Shearer popped up with that free kick. After which we killed the game off nicely.

N'Zogbia had a great game, 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 goal line clearence.

Terrific seeing Michael Owen score and Newcastle break their lack of goals with a good result. No one got hurt against Blackeye Rovoers so I think that the team will be very happy. As for Rover's, who would honestly have thought that such a nice and honest looking man like Mark Hughes could make such a dirty team.

Terrific seeing Michael Owen score and Newcastle break their lack of goals with a good result. No one got hurt against Blackeye Rovoers so I think that the team will be very happy. As for Rover's, who would honestly have thought that such a nice and honest looking man like Mark Hughes could make such a dirty team.

Glad to hear Owen(and Shearer) scored :) Anyone have the highlights?

Big game on saturday. Citeh will want to bounce back after their humiliating defeat against Donny Rovers during the week while at SJP there's a new air of confidence about the place.

Team news:

Dyer, Emre and Nobby are still sidelined. Parker's back from suspension.

The Squad: Ameobi, Babayaro, Boumsong, Bowyer, Bramble, Brittain, Carr, Clark, Elliott, Faye, Given, Harper, Moore, N'Zogbia, Owen, Parker, Shearer

i think the real news is that moore is finally fit...

its been about 2 months, but finally...

also... horror debut for woodgate for real madrid, poor guy... own goal and a red card... but on the bright side, they won, and considering how bad real have started the season, its probly still a positive that woody played and was the only reason they conceded, and they still scored with 10 men... quality

Good job again Mikey :)

Not the best of games but wins like this will pull us up the league nicely.

- Owen's looking sharper with everygame

- Two succesive clean sheets :clapwap:

Up the premierleague we go....

Howay the lads :rockman:

the only problem is that the 2 clean sheets have been probly some of the worst clean sheets ive seen.... the marking on sibierski for his free header was more than embarrassing... dunne had 2 free headers from corners, he shoulda at least hit the target once.... micky shoulda slotted the 2nd round james, was pretty poor finish in the end... ameobi also showed his 'talent' when he missed that chance with the final kick of the ball...

BUT, with the likes of emre dyer and solano possibly returning next week at pompey, a more creative midfield could help take the pressure off our back four...

damn it.

welcome some places higher ranked :ewan: . more and more the injuried,suspended players come back - can't wait to see the final xi

will it be something like that ?

---------Given-------
Carr-Taylor-Boumsong
--------Parker--------
SolanoDyerEmreLuque
----Owen-Shearer----

i highly doubt that he would play a 3-1-4-2, considering our defence is shaky enuf with 4 back there...

fact of the matter is, when fully fit, either dyer or solano will have to miss out, since luque emre and parker should pick themselves...

Luque's going to be out for longer obviously so Solano, Emre and Dyer will all get back in the team.

i honestly dont see how they all can play, i mean shearer and owen pick themselves, n'zogbia has been brilliant so far when hes played on the left, he was more than worthy of motm last nite, and i dont think solano or dyer would wanna play on the left? so only option would b to drop shearer, or play 3 at the back? who knows... we'll work that out once evry1 is fit, if it eva happens....

i honestly dont see how they all can play, i mean shearer and owen pick themselves, n'zogbia has been brilliant so far when hes played on the left, he was more than worthy of motm last nite, and i dont think solano or dyer would wanna play on the left? so only option would b to drop shearer, or play 3 at the back? who knows... we'll work that out once evry1 is fit, if it eva happens....

Solano/Dyer - Parker - Emre/Dyer - N' Zogbia/Emre

Dyer's bound to get injured again after a few games anyway.

lol no doubt

spose with big al gettin older, we could go with Solano Dyer Parker Emre
and Owen and Luque up front... perhaps Luque playing a lil deeper... since souey said shearer will have to slowly become a player who can b used for the last 15 mins, or last half an hour, or play the 2nd half... who knows?

Wow, Newcastle United did some good transferring this summer. I mean look: Owen, Luque, Solano (back?), Emre and Parker. The team looks very promising, I bet they'll be in the first five at the end of the season.

here's hoping... :taz:

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Fratton Park
Saturday, 1st October
Kick-off: 1500 BST

Portsmouth: Ashdown, Priske, Stefanovic, O'Brien, Vignal, Taylor, Hughes, Diao, O'Neil, Silva, Karadas, Todorov, Westerveld, Griffin, Skopelitis, Songo'o.

Newcastle: Given, Carr, Babayaro, Bramble, Boumsong, Taylor, Bowyer, Clark, Dyer, Parker, N'Zogbia, Shearer, Owen, Ameobi, Faye, Harper, Elliott.

Dyer seems to be 50/50 to start, while Pompey are without Robert and Lua Lua.

I fancy us take to this one convincingly

im still not entirely sure... our defence is getting better, but im not so sure about the creativity in our midfield... if dyer starts, he'll b able to get some driving runs, but he aint really a crosser of the ball... hopefully they'll drop bowyer, great assist against citeh, but i swear he hasnt done ne thing apart from that? Charles will score or get an assist, how can he not, hes got more talent than Robert, just u wait...

only problem is, this game is live on Foxtel here (3rd newy game in a row (H) ) and i missed the first half cos ive gotta goto my friends 18th :p
damn women... u cant watch soccer at their parties...

one question is, where the hell has craig moore gone? i havent seen him play for reserves... he was in squad last week, and now hes gone again?

According to www.nufc.com (http://www.nufc.com) craig moore is fit and available for selection so i have no idea why he isn't being picked.

Defence still isn't tight enough but we look better now that Bramble is back.

P.S For all toon army fans check out this website Talk Of The Tyne (http://www.talkofthetyne.net). Its a forum just for newcastle fans and its well worth going on. WARNING if your offended by strong language give it a miss

**** sake, Owen's picked up an injury in training yesterday and looks like he wont feature this afternoon. As of yet it's uncomfirmed what injury he's picked up and the extent of it :nape:

owen has dead leg, dyer cud be out 4 a further month, bramble ruled out 4 sumthing, and parker doubtfull :nape: o and turkey have included emre in their 22 man sqyad 4 germany game, so he will proberly gein injured as well 4 f***'s sake when will we b 100% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

owen didnt play with dead leg, bramble injured (cant say im worried... but yet, moore didnt make bench?) dyer.... omg, i almost cried, hes been one of my firm favourites for a while, i was happy to see him finally coming back... and this? I think this has been the biggest footballing injustice in history, cos i dont think any of the 3 clean sheets have been worthy.... shay given is the best keeper the premier league has ever seen, i dont care what schmichael did, given has been so very very good and consistently good for so damn long... ne1 who dont believe me look at his game today, and look at ne game newy has played this year, and he makes at least one great stop a game (last wee, sibierski header... but that says alot about newcastle's defence, or lack of)

and yes, where the hell is moore? experience would help alot... ALOT, and hes got tonnes of it, he captains australia for crying out loud, and yet he hasnt played a game for us?

You've gotta be relieved with a point after that. Pompey fans will be the ones going home feeling unlucky becuase they carved out numerous chances throughout the game and apart from the opening ten minutes were on top for most of the game. Given has saved us again, i just hope he doesn't get pissed off and want out if a bigger club comes in for him becuase the players in front of him do very little to make his job easier. A lot of the blame from the Toon fans goes towards the two center backs but it's the full backs who are constantly letting us down. Both Carr and Babayaro did little to stop the Pompey widemen getting behind the defence. The full back situation will need to be adressed in January if the funds are available. Fortunately for us Pompey are lacking a goal scorer, if Yakubu was with them still he would have picked up at least a brace this afternoon.

Very fustrating to say the least! :mad:

yeh, i noticed that, babayaro mainly i thought seemed to b caught out alot.... i really dont rate him... carr... 50/50, didnt notice them coming down the left as much... taylor was a lil quiet... but i think the biggest issue is our set piece marking? or marking in general? i mean sibierski last week? taylor b4 the corner, and then off the resulting corner last nite? dario silva? all these players just are unmarked the whole time?

ppl say its the mark of a good team when u get points/wins when u play badly... but i think that doesn't apply to us... not at the moment ne who

so solano is injured for about a month.

what is with newcastle and all these injuries??

Now all the internationals are over it's nice to get back to ones bread and butter. Tricky game tomorrow against a Wigan side who have exceeded all expectations so far.

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The JJB stadium
Saturday, 15 October
Kick-off: 1245 BST

Good news is Emre got through 45 minutes for Turkey during the week without any problems so he could well feature sometime during the game.

Wigan (from): Filan, Chimbonda, McMillan, Jackson, Thome, Henchoz, Camara, Johansson, McCulloch, Kavanagh, Mahon, Wright, De Zeeuw, Francis, Taylor, Teale, Bullard, Connolly, Skoko, Baines, Roberts, Pollitt.

Newcastle (from): Given, Harper, Carr, Elliott, Taylor, Boumsong, Ramage, Parker, Bowyer, Emre, Clark, Faye, N'Zogbia, Brittain, Shearer, Owen, Ameobi, Chopra.

This will be difficult game for Newcastle but they will win.
1 : 2
Wigan: someone
Newcastle: 2x Owen

id like this time to pay homage to shay given :bow:

Emre was quality today,
but owen was really poor and ameobi was well..terrible, i wouldnt even have him in my squad nxt game, any 1 who saw the game do u agree??

On a lighter note, you guys need Santiago Munez.. :p

Ameobi was terrible. I watched the game. Emre made a difference to the match but he couldn't conjure up an equaliser.

**** sake.

Just shows how bad our injury crisis is when Shola 'bambi on ice' Ameobi has to play on the right wing :nape:

It's the one we've all been waiting for, local bragging rights at stake.

The 125th Tyne-Wear league derby

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The squad: Ameobi, Boumsong, Brittain, Caig, Carr, Chopra, Clark, Elliott, Emre, Faye, Given, N'Zogbia, Owen, Parker, Ramage, Shearer, Solano, Taylor.

Owen is doubtful and Solano will most likely only make the bench.

If we loose this, Souness will get the sack, i'm quite sure of it.

Good win today :)

Howay the lads

'Up the premierleague we go'

Clinical finishing was the difference between the two teams and are you watching Sven? Parker ran the show in mid-field again.

Hows Nobby doing so far?



and has Souness Secured his starting midfield?

Hows Nobby doing so far?



and has Souness Secured his starting midfield?

Considering Nobby had so many weeks out he's returned really well.

I would think so: Zog, Emre, Parker and Solano.

Where the f*ck is Moore?

IIRC he's just recovering from injury

FT Newcastle U. [1 - 0] Birmingham C.

78' [1 - 0] Emre
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can anyone give a link for Emre's goal?

What I wouldn't give to have Scott Parker at Manchester United....

I'm glad to see Newcastle moving up the table, they've put a lot of work into rehauling the team and it is starting to pay off. Emre and Parker have been great, and Michael Owen is... well he's Michael Owen.

On a really good note, Emre was in my Fantasy team. :)

Emre's going to be a Toon legend.

He brings flair and creativity to the side which we've lacked seriously in the past.

It was a scrappy game today against Birmingham City which we wouldn't have won this time last season. City played 5 across mid-field and made it tough for us to create many chances but we found that all important opening.

EDIT: Can't find the goal yet on the usual sites, it'll be around tomorrow no doubt.

Newcastle made a quality signing in Emre. I knew that we (United) are gonna regret not signing him.

I haven't seen the goal yet but I'm delighted for him.

Emre's goal as requested:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RXVKT6NE

thanks mate..

Newscatsle is officially one of my favourite teams of the world now lol.
Although not where they should be. Newcastle this season should be contesting for a CHAMPIONS LEAGUE spot. They have so much quality especially from the new signings this season. Emre Parker Moore Solano the mighty owen. Alongside the likes of Boumsong Carr Given Shearer etc.
sorry to be a liverpool fan replying in this thread but ill be following newcastle more often now. Alhtough still not as good as liverpool lol.
Anyway how is Luque going? ONce his better your team will be so prime!

I hope you guys can beat Chelsea next matchday....... Us United fans would greatly appreciate it. :)

this thread seems a bit "death"


too bad you lost to everton today, but still overall seen Newcastle does improve steadily with the results apart from today and chelski.

Although you guys came out witha lost You guys just seem to be out of form. The standouts included Scott Parker and Boumsong.
FINALLY luque is back. Started great until the pressure mounted upon him. We really needed Owen up front to convert the chances you guys had that Owen will usually finish.
Owell theres always next game.

Forgot to mention you guys need a new manager. Souness isnt doing great. Also prospect of signing Nihat.

That was the biggest pile of turd we've dished up so far this season.

There are rumours circulating among the grapevine that Michy Owen is picking and choosing games when he feels like it. We were told all week he'd be 100% ready for the game then at the last minute he's pulled out of the squad with a ‘recurrence' of his groin injury, what rubbish, no statement from Owen what so ever or Souness to confirm that. If this is true he can **** off! He seems to be putting England and the WC ahead of his club, the club are the ones paying you 80k a week, Mr Owen! Sort it out!

Where do i start with Souness? Just please sack the miserable jock bastard, Freddy!

Positives: Parker! Give him the captaincy when Shearer retires. He works hard and isn't afraid to get stuck in, if only the other players took his example. Shay Given, he was practically a sweeper as well as keeper on Sunday, we ******* love you Shay.

i felt in first half we had tht extra bit of class like tht move tht played in ameobi, but everytime we tryed to play eveton booted us off the field like we weud string 2 passes together then BOOM! sumones on the floor and tht ended up sinking ou heads, plus if anyone saw it on sky sports _ bramble is the biggest pile of.... he cnt even do the simlpe things, boumsong actully looks amazinng compared to him, luque was bit poor, maybe rusty?, emre bit hidden, solano best outfield player for most part, so wat does souness do sub him 4 bowyer at a crucial time?also parker was equal best, more attacking than emre at times, giev again is god, should be our next captain just if its 2 keep him at club.
Nver bin fan of souness, my view on our match

Oh well fellas. We should be able to pick yourself up and get a good result against wigan although they arent doing badly. Yeah i agree about Parker captaincy. I say give it to im now. Shearer is a very well respected person but you would hav to say parker deserves it. Hes impressed me especially against Chelsea how Makelele took a meal out of his own challenge knocking over parker but parker just stood up and continued play. What a champ.
If owen doesnt play against wigan, sorry to say but you guys have an unfaithful player in your hands. When he plays hes reliable but its not good enough for a players attitude to be like that. Otherwise overall the teams looking good, not the form of the team, and after this WIN things should go good again. Until you guys verse liverpool lol.

Myself and other Toon fans have been a bit quick to criticize Micky Owen. In the light of new information, it appears it was more than a mere pull in the groin but a slight tear in which case he wont play tonight and i doubt he'll be risked on Saturday against Villa.

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If Ameobi plays again tonight, think I might kill myself.

Just cant stand him anymore.

Beaten by Wigan's reserves. There goes our chance of silverware this season.....

SOUNESS OUT

Yes, but not yet.

Souness was a last resort after a rushed, undeserved sacking. Give him to the end of the year and by then the board could've gathered a sufficient shortlist of candidates.

If we sack him now, we get Glenn Roeder! (http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1656119,00.html)

There's no decent candidates available at the moment. Alain Perrin? No thanks.

Yes, but not yet.

Souness was a last resort after a rushed, undeserved sacking. Give him to the end of the year and by then the board could've gathered a sufficient shortlist of candidates.

If we sack him now, we get Glenn Roeder! (http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1656119,00.html)

There's no decent candidates available at the moment. Alain Perrin? No thanks.

I don't buy that mate, what so ever.

By the time Souness is finished with us we'll be well within the ranks of midtable mediocrity if not lower and you know as well as me to sustain the clubs recent transfer spending we need European football.

I'm sure Graeme is a good man and all and you have to give him credit for kicking out the trouble makers but he's a tactical wuss, no, let me rephrase, a tactical nightmare.

What makes you think there will be more candidates in the Summer? I'm pretty sure Freddy wont make the same mistake and has a shortlist compiled already. I can think of numerous managers this club could attract. Ranieri, Burley, Curbishly and O'Neill to name a few, even if it meant appointing a caretaker manager until the summer, anything is better than Souness. I've heard Keegan's name muttered on the grapevine too :p

SOUNESS OUT

Yeh that is true, you would rather compete for a european spot than then leave Souness incharge letting you drift about in midtable. AS i said before the newcastle squad is very very strong. Souness cant seem to find the spark inside yous. BTW luque and Owen better score hattricks each tonight lol i added them to my fantasy team.

This season is fast becoming a nightmare.

With N'Zogbia braking his wrist in training Souness was left with no other choice than to play a 4-3-3 consisting of only 5 or 6 players who would get on what you would perceive a full strength side.

S.Given
J.Boumsong
T.Bramble
R.Elliott
P.Ramage
A.Faye
S.Parker
N.Solano
S.Ameobi
M.Chopra
A.Shearer

It wasn't the best spectacle of games and in all honestly we were lucky to get a point. Gareth Barry's penalty miss may well have saved Souness' job. Either way things aren't looking good what so ever :nape:

Well, simply put, if we sack him now, we're unlikely to get a decent replacement. Not unless Guus Hiddink turns up and fancies seeing the Baltic, or something.

Nah Guus is staying with us aussies he promised oredy ahaha.
But yeah Souness should be sacked this intant. Another sloppy game. So lucky Barry missed that and now all i think you guys should do is spend on a new defender to strengthen up your squad, coz moore aint ever coming back stupid moore lol, and find a decent tactician that can get your team together. Also gotta get Owen back on the field.
otherwise not a bad result, well a lucky result with only half a squad.

It's not just the management that's the problem, though. The defence is just frigged to bits.

Good win by Newcastle...
It was a great game (6)
Solano :Bow:

Great win. Not only good for yous but that knocks arsenal further back for the title challenge. I think you guys will actually compete for 4th along side arsenal totenham and everton BY THE END of the season.
But a new coach maybe still needed.

Sven is a fool not to include Scott Parker in the England team.

Why hasn't he chosen Parker before? Neville is playing defensive midfielder regularly for Everton, so is Carrick (well somewhat defensive), but it is blatantly obvious that Parker seems the best among the 3.

Why does Sven opt for King instead? any insights?

Great result today against the Hammers with the hat trick for Owen :)

£17 million quids worth of a striker was the difference between the two teams.

Great win though none the less.

no1 posts much in this thread ay.
Good match on boxing day fellas. May the best team win
Owen is your danger man but nothing carragher cant handle haha

Parkes really is the "steal" of the Season - Chelksi wouldn't have needed to spend so much on Essien, if they'd kept Parker...Well good for the Toon Army and the Premiership.

Hopefully Sven will come to senses and includ him in his squad.

What's was up with Parker - why didn't he play against the Mickeys ?

Alltough Newcastle lost the MoM was Given - frankly he's been outstanding since years - be lucky to have him.

Unlucky with the 2nd goal, but that was a match wich wasn't going Newcastle's way anyway (when Shearers shot was blocked by the own player)

the Red Card IMO was correct BUT Crouch and Gerrard, maybe even Morientes should have walked too.

Really too bad Taylor got injuried again. I really like his style, he reminds me a lot about Tony Adams in a way.

What's was up with Parker - why didn't he play against the Mickeys ?


He was suspended (5 yellow cards I think).

the Red Card IMO was correct BUT Crouch and Gerrard, maybe even Morientes should have walked too.

I thought it was very harsh. Bowyer's reputation preceeded him. I think there's way too much huff and puff about stupid little incidents like that. It all escalated into chaos when he it a clumsy challenge end of.