Insua?

RedOranje wrote:Insua?

I think you skipped over the experience and decent defender parts

Aurelio?

RedOranje wrote:Aurelio?

I'd take him tbh, aslong as cash in involved mind

Also, Insua actually had a very good run with us when he first broke through, including a fantastic performance against Arsenal (pre-req for joining Newcastle, isn't it?). It was only once he became our first choice LB at 21yo that he began struggling.

RedOranje wrote:Also, Insua actually had a very good run with us when he first broke through, including a fantastic performance against Arsenal (pre-req for joining Newcastle, isn't it?). It was only once he became our first choice LB at 21yo that he began struggling.

Thing is we have a fantastic young LB at the club already, reason i want an experienced one should Enrique go, for the same reason i wanted us to try and get O'Shea when he came available.

Immaculate_Mole wrote:Barton will be alot harder to replace imo.

What with his unbridled rage and all.

Do you think you have any players with potential that can make it from your academy/youth set up.

I know ashley said all along the plan was to produce your own players but apart from sammy Ameobi I aint heard of any.

GyansDancingBoots wrote:Do you think you have any players with potential that can make it from your academy/youth set up.

I know ashley said all along the plan was to produce your own players but apart from sammy Ameobi I aint heard of any.

We have alot of youth that are supposedly being relied on this season like Haris Vuckic and Shane Ferguson but its mainly youth that were bought in. Than that actually being produced by the club like Sammy Ameobi there are some, but there but they are nowhere near ready for the first team at this stage.

Tbh if we didnt have this youth we would be a much bigger issue than we already are instead of needing 2 or 3 players we would need 5 or 6.

I honestly think thats what has given us the advantage over you in recent seasons our Academy starting to pay off.

Although we have had more money to spent we also had the likes of, Hendo, Meyler, Colback etc.

And the new crop coming through like Knott & Noble who will have a influence this season.

GyansDancingBoots wrote:I honestly think thats what has given us the advantage over you in recent seasons our Academy starting to pay off.

Although we have had more money to spent we also had the likes of, Hendo, Meyler, Colback etc.

And the new crop coming through like Knott & Noble who will have a influence this season.

You definitely have more local talent that are ready for the first team that is for sure, i think we will have alot of youth being relied on this year but unfortunately it is foreign talent atm.

The news from our youth squads seem promising, actually. Unfortunately they only really play other youth squads. So who knows... maybe Newcastle'll be the new Man U in ten years. Then again I might as easily be elected King of Ireland as well...

Ryan Donaldson was on loan at my home town club Hartlepool and looked very promising.

Real11 wrote:Ryan Donaldson was on loan at my home town club Hartlepool and looked very promising.

Yh, i heard that aswell i hope he comes good, along with people like Tavernier as i said before we have youth its just a question of when they are going to be ready.

http://www.nufcblog.com/2011/08/08/tiote-cabaye-could-form-powerful-midfield-for-magpies/

Interesting blog on the potential of Tiote and Cabaye in midfield and tbh our midfield is very strong indeed, unfortunatly the forward line is nowhere near as strong

Anyway it also mentions that Tiote's visa problem has been sorted and will be back today or tomorrow and will play against Arsenal.

Speaking of Arsenal i expect us to line up like this( pending any injurys or transfers)


Pretty good team tbh, despite all the doom around the club all summer.

I'd definitely say we need a striker in and a LB if Enrique goes but none the less the line up is still a quality one imo and we have Ben Arfa to come in aswell.

Well we shall see. A win would be a good thing to open the season up, definitely clear up the gloom that has been hanging over us recently.

I want to give Pardew a chance, but that said I think that he is a weak link in our chain. He isn't the only weak link, don't get me wrong there are bigger problems (like lacking depth in certain spots), but I don't have much faith in him.


@Mole, we should start a kickstarter campaign to buy Newcastle from Ashley. With magpies as rabid as they are, it might just work.

magpie wrote:Well we shall see. A win would be a good thing to open the season up, definitely clear up the gloom that has been hanging over us recently.

I want to give Pardew a chance, but that said I think that he is a weak link in our chain. He isn't the only weak link, don't get me wrong there are bigger problems (like lacking depth in certain spots), but I don't have much faith in him.


@Mole, we should start a kickstarter campaign to buy Newcastle from Ashley. With magpies as rabid as they are, it might just work.

I think a quality striker will clear up some of that gloom lol.

I will give Pardew a chance and i dont blame him for anything that has gone on since he arrived at the club, he has to deal with bulls*it nearly every week since he arrived.

We lack Depth at CB, RB and CF, iam almost certain we will sign a CF but doubt we will sign a RB and CB unfortunately. I did'nt include LB because Enrique is still here and while he is still here along with Shane Ferguson coming through i belive we have enough there.

As for the campaign to buy Ashley out, iam with you 100% let's hope a group of money mad Geordies can get together so we can kick his fat ass back down to London

Hopefully he lands where the riots are going on

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

magpie wrote:Well we shall see. A win would be a good thing to open the season up, definitely clear up the gloom that has been hanging over us recently.

I want to give Pardew a chance, but that said I think that he is a weak link in our chain. He isn't the only weak link, don't get me wrong there are bigger problems (like lacking depth in certain spots), but I don't have much faith in him.


@Mole, we should start a kickstarter campaign to buy Newcastle from Ashley. With magpies as rabid as they are, it might just work.

I think a quality striker will clear up some of that gloom lol.

I will give Pardew a chance and i dont blame him for anything that has gone on since he arrived at the club, he has to deal with bulls*it nearly every week since he arrived.

We lack Depth at CB, RB and CF, iam almost certain we will sign a CF but doubt we will sign a RB and CB unfortunately. I did'nt include LB because Enrique is still here and while he is still here along with Shane Ferguson coming through i belive we have enough there.

As for the campaign to buy Ashley out, iam with you 100% let's hope a group of money mad Geordies can get together so we can kick his fat ass back down to London

Hopefully he lands where the riots are going on

I agree. I'd love to see a good striker come in and really give us some bite.

There nothing in specific I blame Pardew for, he's a decent guy, I just think he is a bit out of his league. He's only managed lower league teams and only his tenure at Reading was longer than three seasons.

You're in England, so I am trusting you to be at the front lines of this. Once I have a real job I'd be more than willing to chip in a decent chunk of change.

magpie wrote:

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

magpie wrote:Well we shall see. A win would be a good thing to open the season up, definitely clear up the gloom that has been hanging over us recently.

I want to give Pardew a chance, but that said I think that he is a weak link in our chain. He isn't the only weak link, don't get me wrong there are bigger problems (like lacking depth in certain spots), but I don't have much faith in him.


@Mole, we should start a kickstarter campaign to buy Newcastle from Ashley. With magpies as rabid as they are, it might just work.

I think a quality striker will clear up some of that gloom lol.

I will give Pardew a chance and i dont blame him for anything that has gone on since he arrived at the club, he has to deal with bulls*it nearly every week since he arrived.

We lack Depth at CB, RB and CF, iam almost certain we will sign a CF but doubt we will sign a RB and CB unfortunately. I did'nt include LB because Enrique is still here and while he is still here along with Shane Ferguson coming through i belive we have enough there.

As for the campaign to buy Ashley out, iam with you 100% let's hope a group of money mad Geordies can get together so we can kick his fat ass back down to London

Hopefully he lands where the riots are going on

I agree. I'd love to see a good striker come in and really give us some bite.

There nothing in specific I blame Pardew for, he's a decent guy, I just think he is a bit out of his league. He's only managed lower league teams and only his tenure at Reading was longer than three seasons.

You're in England, so I am trusting you to be at the front lines of this. Once I have a real job I'd be more than willing to chip in a decent chunk of change.

Probably true.

As for being on the frontlines of it, i have a job but does'nt pay enough to take over NUFC.

Time to ask for a payrise and recruit people :lol!: as for a good striker i have been trying to guess who it could be but there's no point because i get surprised everytime.

Every signing this summer came out of the blue tbh, but hey atleast we are humble and respectful :lol!:

Pardew got West Ham to the FA Cup final, so he isn't that bad.
Who would you like to replace him? McClaren (Middlebrough link though) , O'neil or even Eriksson?.........

ronaldo__9 wrote:Pardew got West Ham to the FA Cup final, so he isn't that bad.
Who would you like to replace him? McClaren (Middlebrough link though) , O'neil or even Eriksson?.........

Not even worth discussing atm due to the fact he wont be sacked for a while yet, even if he does bad and there could be someone else available at that time.

But as far as names you mentioned......

McClaren: Simply not good enough, dont rate him at all and as you said he coached Boro.

O'Neil: He tick's the majority of boxes tbh ( but would he except the current strict transfer set up?)

Eriksson: Basically the same as O'Neil

Obertan official

3.2 million

LOL

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/942027/shola-ameobi-signs-new-contract-with-newcastle?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5901

I'd Keep him nd Ranger, release Kuqi..and probs go for Bendt, or Zamora...depends on how you wanna play

Andres Iniesta wrote:LOL

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/942027/shola-ameobi-signs-new-contract-with-newcastle?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5901

I'd Keep him nd Ranger, release Kuqi..and probs go for Bendt, or Zamora...depends on how you wanna play

new contract for Ameobi!
I'm estatic like!!

I am willing to see what Obertan can do, but I don't have much faith in him. 28 total apps in two years for Man U? Something is fishy.

Ameobi is of course a good thing. Some stability is nice.

Could be worse... you could have signed Bebe.