With news in short supply today, I thought it was perhaps best to round-up all the news into one handy article which will, hopefully, cover all the bases.
Understandably, most of the press are focusing on the defeat to Stevenage yesterday, which was always going to happen. I won’t go into it too much, but it is the least the players and the manager deserve after such a shambolic performance.
We will however start with the fall-out from our FA Cup elimination yesterday as Alan Pardew issued an apology to Newcastle fans after the game. Pardew claims that the players were running on empty after a tough run of festive fixtures, which begs the question of why he didn’t see fit to play some younger players instead?
Jose Enrique is a rumoured transfer target for Manchester United and Tottenham if Metro is anything to go by, but in my experience it isn’t. Jose loves it at Newcastle and would cost a pretty penny to purchase, which appears to be overlooked here.
Nile Ranger has been urged to knuckle down by Alan Pardew who has challenged the 19-year-old to prove that he wants to be a professional footballer.
Ranger has a bit of a reputation for being a ‘bad-***’, but he also has undoubted potential. Quiet words behind closed doors haven’t worked apparently, so now Pardew has aired the dirty linen in public. Make of that what you will, but if the lad isn’t listening to players like Andy Carroll then what harm can it do?
Next up, long term injury absentee, Dan Gosling, explained in an exclusive interview to the Sunday Sun how his horror injury has helped him grow up quickly.
Gosling is only 20, and my advice to him is to not grow up too quickly, but he has shown remarkable determination to get back to fitness and on the verge of the first team since being told just eight months ago that he may never play again. Well done Dan!
And finally, Alan Pardew has been talking about transfer prospects for the current transfer window. Pardew envisages no more than one, or two at the most, new signings arriving through the door this January.
I can’t say I’m surprised to be honest, and I never really expected us to sign a boatload of players this window. We already have Hatem Ben Arfa tied up, and one or two on top of that doesn’t seem so bad does it? It depends on who they are of course, but the numbers are about what I was expecting anyway.
So there you go. That brings us up to date with news on what is another thrilling Sunday regarding the press and NUFC.
Feel free to leave us your thoughts.
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Aye mate he means Glen Whelan from Stoke, Tidy little holding midfield player could mean Smith out the door ??
CC(Quote)
m8s have to go maybe catch up with yous tomoz
Toontoon(Quote)
Batty im still here mate I was just staying away for a bit while your mate was on 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
An Irishman abroad tells it like it is !! _-).wmv (4387KB)
dont know if this will play like
icedog(Quote)
Jay where are ye Lad
Big Dave(Quote)
Ice thats not working me old bean you might have to put a gap before it ??
Big Dave(Quote)
got this e-mail its def big dave pity it wont play its a topper
icedog(Quote)
dog his twin has just come on 🙂
batty(Quote)
congrats think u got it my m8 😉
batty(Quote)
😉
richietoon(Quote)
DAVE your a tw@t will forward a e-mail its you
icedog(Quote)
:lol:n iam no grassssss
batty(Quote)
what 🙂
Big Dave(Quote)
nite lads ,you tell him dog 🙂
batty(Quote)
cya m8
richietoon(Quote)
Ice it might work if you put a gap before the link ??
Big Dave(Quote)
see you batty,hope you get past ten with your counting 😉
icedog(Quote)
Ice 😆 mate thats a fuking corker mate
Batty be good I will send you this email its a real good laugh
Big Dave(Quote)
can ya not put the link like? I’m curious noo 🙂
richietoon(Quote)
DAVE saw that e-mail yet?
icedog(Quote)
no ice you cant put it on here as a link but I will try to find one as it is a cracker
Big Dave(Quote)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koY6kXhQDQo
Big Dave(Quote)
ice where did you get that ? mate
Big Dave(Quote)
Ice hows Lee now
Big Dave(Quote)
RICHIE ime not that up on it m8,dave might be able to like.
off topic how you find ex-rate while away m8 its 1.20 to the £ today
icedog(Quote)
😆 class, cheers Dave
richietoon(Quote)
didn’t need it mate, have a wee stock of Euros kept in reserve 😉
richietoon(Quote)
DAVE lee got half -shift in today came home after 3hrs hes not reet first time off in 4yrs hes missed daft git
icedog(Quote)
Ice he shouldn’t be going back yet man is he mad
Reet lads im away 😉 as there is some left overs in the micro 😆 catch yous tomorrow.
Here is a link for the trolls I think there real funny but maybe thats just because there trying to mock us 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-IZoa1UyFE
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE got sent it by girl in aussie m8
icedog(Quote)
SEE you m8 ime off me-sel,alreet for richie hes got nowt to dee morrow 🙂
icedog(Quote)
see yas, I’m away too..1st day back at graft 🙁
richietoon(Quote)
Here mate
jay jay(Quote)
Funny stuff lads. Thanks for the laughs.
Jill(Quote)
We really are dredging the bottom by making an approach for Jay Boothroyd.
What are the ambitions of the football club if we’re now buying Championship strikers and only because he’s cheap?
Seriously considering my season ticket renewal.
Stuart79(Quote)
Just bveen reading Ed’s latest thread. I feel sorry for the guy as some of the people who comment are right drips. Wishing our oqn players dead? What’s that all about?
toonsy(Quote)
Its about the quality of some of his bloggers! 😉
richietoon(Quote)
We don’t have that problem here 😉
toonsy(Quote)
wot quality bloggers? 😆
richietoon(Quote)
😆
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