Santon to be thrown to the Wolves
The first, as ever, any road out of the country. The second, and arguably most important to us Newcastle fans, is the news that Davide Santon came through the reserve match against Swansea last night unscathed.
Santon managed the full 90 minutes in Llanelli yesterday evening in a match which saw Peter Beardsley’s reserve team outfit beat their Welsh counterparts from Swansea 5-3. Defending was evidently not on the agenda for either side in that one. However I can report that despite conceding three goals our Italian U21 Captain had a very good game and very nearly scored, three times in fact. It’s also worth noting that he wasn’t at fault for any of the goals conceded and that pretty much nothing got past him all game. In fact his performance left Pedro positively purring as he reflected on another win for his reserve outfit.
“I thought Santon was excellent,” he told the official club website. “He very rarely gives the ball away, joins in well, he’s two footed.”
“When I look at him – and I don’t want to put people’s expectations too high – but when I look at Maldini, he plays the same way. He’s obviously nowhere near that level yet but he reminds me very much of him, the way he wants to play, the way he wants to bomb forward, and to be fair to him he’s quite happy to defend.”
Pedro continued: “He’s very clever. He’s a good footballer, there’s no doubt about it. To be a right-footed left-back, you’ve got to have confidence and he has.”
“But he’s two-footed, he’s very two-footed. I’d say possibly his right’s stronger, but overall I’d say he’s very two-footed and I think the manager’s made a good decision there to buy him.”
It’s not the first time that Santon has been compared to Paulo Maldini. Jose Mourinho once compared him to the illustrious Italian left-back whilst other notable names in football have been quick to heap praise on the youngster. Time will tell whether or not Davide can show his immense potential, but I can only think that moving to Newcastle and not having as much pressure on him will be a good thing for him.
The fact he came through 90 minutes last night and has a whole week of training behind means that he goes straight into the matchday squad for the weekend trip to Wolves. He probably won’t play from the start but I see no reason why he won’t make an appearance from the bench. Let’s face it, he can play in enough positions to warrant an inclusion on the bench. However let’s not get carried away as a space in the squad is an improvement. Here Alan Pardew confirms that Santon will travel with the team to the Midlands.
“That is probably the biggest news we have had this week, because he (Santon) has managed to get a week’s training and also play a game with that knee,” said Pardew in his pre-match press conference.
“That more or less signals to us that that problem is behind us, and therefore he will be in the squad for Saturday.”
Pardew then went on to tell us a bit more about Santon, only without the Maldini comparison.
“He’s very quick and he will want to get forward. That goes with what we have here, I have always said that I want to add some pace to the team.”
“He’s as quick as Jose Enrique, who was quick indeed, and we have Gabriel Obertan to throw into that as well on the right.”
The return to fitness of Santon will mean that the Newcastle squad almost has a clean bill of health. The only casualties of not will be Haris Vuckic, who is back in training, and Mike Williamson who is still a couple of weeks away from returning to training.
In terms of injuries, things are most certainly looking up at Newcastle right now.
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Glad to hear he’s travelling with the team, going by what little I have seen and what I have read, I have very high hopes for the Lad
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Toonsy nice to get the wee
The sooner he gets in at left back the better for everyone, Ryan Taylor can’t be trusted at all playing there – he gifted Blackburn their goal and he was completly out of depth against QPR. Not that it’s his fault though he has given his all and he should be credited for that, but at this level you can’t afford to have such lack of quality in defense and get away with it.
Expect Santon to be on the bench against Wolves then start vs Spurs.
Sorry to harp on Barton.
Rod:
read the Evening Standard interview and you will see he believes his own hype and most of his stuff is not tongue in cheek.
GS, I just replied to your post on the last thread
….I’ll read the Evening Standard story if you have a link though mate.
Just a thought re the previous thread (sorry) & the west ham article…I wonder if the story about those ‘birds’ going back to Nolan’s with coke wasn’t entirely as it seems.
On topic…I wonder if Beardsley has got a picture of santon on his bedroom wall?!?
Sounds promising…
The last thread was better.
Did Beardo ever play against Madini? Surely!
Lace…England v Italy yes not sure about at club level
Do you think that Beardsley thinks Santon is two-footed?
Nee mention of Gosling? He was our best player pre season n’all
Cant wait to see this little gem play.
The feel good factor is strong at the minute and im loving it
Rod: Don’t know how to do links. I just went on their website yesterday and it was in sports.
I dont buy that Joey ‘doesnt care what the media think’
I believe he’s either totally deluded or he thinks he one step ahead of the media..
Probably deluded, esp when he speaks of Henry saying ‘he’s always putting his foot out trying to hurt ppl’ this is the guy that kicks, thumps players all the time + his off field antics are even worse, assault, burning eyes with cigs etc
I wonder if Barton will ever reveal all about ‘what goes on at our club’, he was probably full of shit and nahs nowt interesting…
Witters @ 7 – I bet Zoe has
Toonsy…and maybe Spencer as well
Lace Daemon Ian @12
I thought Barton was our best player pre-season.
.mmmmwaaaaaaaah-hahahaha
GS@14, I’ll have a quick sniff (and no, Titus isn’t at my house)
Ey witters, less of that
…and I’ll post my Barton comments on the other (relevant) thread anyway, if any. Best not to play straight into his hands and give him too much attention (while he sits at his desk, stroking his white cat, fingers poised over the crocodile bridge release button).
I’m not dissing Santon but Pedro praises everyone.
Rod:
I just think the cult of celebrity has gone a bit too far with Twitter and Facebook. The way people get worked up about Big Brother is mental.
And who cares what hand Rio Ferdinand wipes his Ars* with.
fingers crossed he gets up to speed asap and to come into a winning team hopefully the pressure wont be as bad for him………………
Sorry Spencer
Aye, you should be, I actually have a picture of Megan Fox on my wall, my mam wants me to take it down tho
Gunna replace it with a canvas of the tyne I think
GS, it’s just a sign of the times mate. Football and showbiz used to run in tandem, now they’re much the same thanks to the advancements of technology.
Someone once said…”Everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes”
…the old pasty crater-face obviously didn’t see the internet coming.
Fair play.
…well I’ve just hoyed a fiver away anyway, Defoe 4-0 at 20/1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myNAceLxHI4&feature=player_embedded#!
A nice movie.
And Toonsy,many ppl seems to focus on santon recovery,but it seems some forgotten another player.
GOSLING?
With their playing ability level, Titus Bramble had to ensure he went down as a worse player than Emile Heskey……………To be fair he’s taken being caught in possession to a whole new level
Personally can’t wait for Santon to start.
Really glad he seems to be raring to go.
Sick of the fkn NUFC injury curse. Hopefully we’ve seen the last of it.
(apparently Pardew curled a brownie oot under each corner flag in August to banish the demons, so am told)
Richie, too many defensive errors, always relied on the linesman to bail him out.
WTF,the new voice of fifa 12 is andy townsend…
AoD, everyone is focused on Santon because that means a quality player at left back. We already have plenty of quality in midfield.
Gosling should be pushing though. But to be fair he is currently facing Ben Arfa, Marveaux, and Sammy for time on the bench, let alone starting. Guthrie is challenging him also! There is just a lot of depth and quality in our midfield right, which is great for the cup games so we can rest people but still put out a good side
Rod
Beardsley said the other day that Gosling was in a “lull” ……now whether he meant fitness wise or attitude wise who knows, either way he probably doesn’t think the lad is ready for the first team yet.
Richie…I think you’ll find Bearsdley said Gosling was in Hull
Beardsley even…
Witters….he should be a manic depressive by now then
feck me PSG are sh!t
Rt- you ignoring me for a reason? Ide rather have one of your abusive comments than be ignored!
I can confirm that Marktoon has bought a round.
Spencer yara c@nt
yay, cheers pal
anyone know any good websites where I can get a good canvas print?
Did he try and pay with pound notes?
of what?
TOONSY aye heard he borrowed sixpence off richie
Icedog…..ya kna I don’t lend money……only borrow
RICHIE
Spencer…..prints of what???????
Spencer…canvas print of what?
Get in Shamrock Rovers who are currently beating spurs 1-0 at white hart lane
Rich – I dunno what he paid with, but he went to the bar with his buttoned up and came back without said buttons. Merely speculating of course…
Anything that looks good, maybe city sky lines, I want a good one of the tyne bridge and surrounding areas actually.
Johno….hope they can hang on
Alright Shamrock Rovers!
Spence…..don’t think they’ll be cheap like
http://www.lightwave-print.co.uk/newcastlegateshead.php?gclid=COzz7M-hw6sCFS4NtAodaXXXtA
but it’s quality
Toonsy
Statiscally i have bought more rounds this evening than toonsy guys :p
What about this one?
Green Landscape picture canvas print UNFRAMED u0463
Seen that RT, looks class, I want like a view so I can pick and choose!
Just found out that marktoon waxes his arms
SST heard richie hires oot some canny self portraites his yearly rates are canny
Richie, wor Peytar could’ve said anything to be honest. I can hardly understand him. “in a lull” could translate to “been awful”, or “Liverpool” or “on Halaal”, which would suggest young Danny is dining with Cheick, Demba and the Islam lads.
STT even
That was from eBay Spencer but can’t get the link to work…so anyway try eBay
Spencer…Alternatively there are loads of art studios near the cluny & I’m sure there’s a weekend in November when they’re open to the public. Not cheap tho
Spence if you click on the print galleries button on the site it’ll show you a few.
Rod……very true
Spence….think there’s a shop in the metrocentre that does them and think I remember seeing one in Eldon square, possibly at the monument entrance
few*
Ice- is he naked in them?
STT aye he does there extra,but only side view hes a touch owr big to fit frontal on a 6ftx6ft canvas
Spence…I can get hold of mint picture of the angel of the north.
Not really interested then ice
Witters, I like them with a bit of colour in them but fire away
Always enjoy this before every match. Always feel more assured.
http://www.leazesterrace.com/
Spence, most print shops will print anything you want onto canvas, it’s pretty standard nowadays.
Divn’t nah what kind of canvas yer after, but if yer just after some canny artwalk ye can pick up a lot of good original posters and screen prints through OMGposters.com – quality blog that leads to some crackers, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Frame-wise though, this site is fkn ace for building custom frames, and cheap too:
http://www.eframe.co.uk/
Anyway, aye, Santon is mint.
AndrewT – Do we not provide enough analysis???
Toonsy I guess it will only be a few more drinks before you try to find out if he wax’s anywhere else you perv
Cheers rod, ive found one where it lets you tell photographer what you want and he goes out and takes it for you, ill send you all a pic when its up on my wall
Haha, u sure do! What’s wrong with a few more stats? Just a good analysis of the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses.
It’s good fun, and I can back up what in saying when watching the match at the pub
Fair play.
…a divnt want nena ye mucky stuff like Spencer
ive seen a canny one of the tyne, need to get the funds first, there not cheep like!
Spencer, if it’s the Tyne you’re after, I’d suggest you buy a digital image from here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/search/text/tyne%20bridge/source/basic#7568534
…you’ll be looking at a tenner max. Then take that image on CD to a printer that prints onto canvas. 10 minutes on Google and you’ll find somewhere to do the job.
Ye but rod, then I have to pay for the photo then the canvas, im a student, not a business man
AndrewT – Just jesting mate. Just remember that for random facts you beat us
Dave – Maybe
haha, all depends how much coin yer willing to splash a suppose. Going down the manual route you’d be looking at about a tenner for the photo and 20 for the print. Multiply that by 2 or 3 for the ready-made.
Spence don’t be fuking tight letting on your a poor student, just dont go out on the piss for 1 night and thats it paid for
Shola’s looking odds on to win Big Brother like.
Toonsy, less fkn phone twiddling and get to the bar ye tight get. Nena this …”oh, I need to reply to the minions” ….”er, yeah, pint of Stella” shite.
Stick yer ifern in yer pocket yer big girl, and get Mark a fkn pint.
Dave, canvas to decorate my room which my dad should pay for anyway, or going out on the piss?
only one answer!
Why should your dad have to pay for YOUR room? It’s your style that you’re going for
Because im a a-level student who hasn’t got a job? Surely I should be more focused on my education, not raising cash for a canvas?
haha, let’s all pick on Spencer!!
…nah mate, if I was buying one oot of mi own pocket ad dee it that way, but you’re obviously not so kinel, why piss about, get the most expensive one eh.
Talking to Tim Krul today. Really nice lad, told him I thought he should have been number 1 for most of last season, which is true.
Rod- im not bothered about price, just want it to look decent!
Fair play Spence, dee ye resorch then.
DJG, I was talking to Telly Savalas today, I told him that he could get a decent shagpile wig from Carpet World, which is also true.
ive seen a digital print i like that, get the email a canvas company and ask them to print it
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Loving Santon’s pink football boots on Fifa 12
Why have all you dicks got fifa 12, not fair!
..just in time for the best bits in Scarface.
Troy,
Were just just dissin’ Santon?
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