Has the ride started again?
Many can remember how charismatic Keegan was and most of us can remember his enthusiasm as manager, which filtered through to his players.
Players from other clubs were looking at us and wanting to be a part of it and it made me feel great to think that we were on the map and classed as the team that was envied by most and was also most people’s second favourite behind their own team.
I remember Warren Barton coming up to sign and Keegan done his usual, ‘sell the club’ to the player routine and then asked Barton what wage he required, to which Barton responded, “I’ll leave that up to you boss.”
Barton later explained that he left the wages up to Keegan because he trusted him to pay him what he was worth, so he was happy to allow it but also, he was proud as punch to know he was pulling on a black and white shirt and being a part of something special.
So special was that time, that the majority of players that were part of it to this day are self confessed Newcastle fans and big the club up at every opportunity and Barton is no exception to that.
Keegan had that knack of making players believe in themselves and expressing themselves on the pitch, which paid dividends for us as we all know.
Those times were brilliant, yet as much as the headline “Stop the ride I want to get ON” was fitting for that era, it hasn’t been fitting for most of our fan life has it?
Stop the ride, I want to get OFF, was usually the order of the day after the Keegan era , with players happy to desert a listing ship like rats and rarely looking back to even bother whether it sunk or not, such was their haste to leave.
Having said all that, I am firmly of the belief that we are fast becoming a club that players are viewing as one of the BIG clubs they would be more than willing to further their career with for the basis of achievement rather than just being the cash cow that many before them seen it as.
Once again, I think we are very close to becoming a club that is not only firmly back on the map but one that could also, once again, be many people’s second favourites and I believe we are only a few short years away from that with the fine tuning and careful tweaking that Alan Pardew, John Carver, Graham Carr and the board, plus every other employee that aids that development can deliver.
As everyone knows, or should know by now, I am a full time optimist that mainly oozes positivity, yet I do take time out to stand back with my wide angled lens to see the bigger picture, which from the outside looking in, I can see that this club is becoming so stable and together that our best players are happy to stay on this ride and welcome those other genuine players that want to be a part of it.
In one or two years, it will be a simple case of, “stop the ride, I want to get ON,” and I for one am loving it.
How far do you believe this club is away from achieving that magnetic pull that draws the quality in that would have otherwise sidestepped in a heartbeat?
I say two years will see us so strong and solid that we will be competing for all competitions with a realistic chance of snatching one or two with some regularity from that point on and we will be known as top drawer around the world.
There’s my optimism and I stand by it, so what is your take on it?
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Lets not get ahead of ourselves, whilst we did well last season we didnt actually play anyone and don’t forget this year we have West Ham, Reading and Southampton included in the mix … ooooooh am shitting myself
Funny the BBC has it’s main headline as Newcastle keep Ba… hardly fooking news is it, he stated all along he wanted to stay – kin piss poor lazy journos
That must be why we have signed so many fantastic players this window
I think a bit of the magic has drained out of football with the ridiculous wages now on offer. Will we ever regain that pull of the entertainers when we can’t hope to cope with some of the big clubs spending power nowadays? I’m not so sure…
The window hasn’t closed yet Prem
the glass is still half full 
Aussie@4 ,Only just
Agree with Newkie, I can understand young players wanting to play with the big clubs and be well paid for it but if you spend the best of your playing days camped on a bench, then it is a sad state of affairs. Look at Johnson at City, he could be tearing it up each week for a ‘poorer’ team but he is just a bit part player and always will be under the current spending spree..
Wolfie your optimism knows no bounds
Kim
keep the faith 
Nail on the head there Newkie@3.
The football transfer market has changed so much over the last 15-20 years. Pride and passion to play for a ‘specific club’ is far outweighed by ludicrous wage offer incentives; which is understandable really, from a professional player’s perspective.
The problem lies with a handful of ‘super clubs’ bullying everyone out of the market, in turn raising all player valuations and wage expectations.
The thing is, when you’ve got that much money as a club you hold a lot of influence over the ‘decision-makers’. Football is corrupt as fuck and I doubt it’ll ever return to the way it was, unfortunately.
Agree with Aussie and Rodz agreeing with me….
Aussie-Exactly, two or three years ago I reckon Johnson could really have been the future of English football, a modern day Pedro. Just can’t see him ever making it now with his 15min cameos every other week.
Rodz-Aye, you can’t blame the players. We might think “ohh well 50k a week, what’s the difference with that and 150k, you’re still loaded” but quite honestly you can’t blame a professional for seeking the best financial terms he can get…
it will come to end for 90% of clubs at some point imo,who would have thought those oil rich arabs in spain would go broke in such a short space of time,only have a few days left before they go into amin
Ice-Really, is that the Malaga lot? Had no idea they were in such trouble
NEWKIE aye mate thats them think they have till midnight to find deal,some guy from albania is talking to them,think mesel they wil go into admin,cheaper to buy them lol.
wonder if they have any decent players going cheap
Someone should confined neymar in St.James Park.
That sums it up for me too Wolfie
Happy days are here again and this time it’s more of a perpetual motion system
Bradley Wiggins just won Gold
Oh dear…
Good article Woolfie. I hadn’t read that Warren Barton story before – can you imagine that sort of thing happening today!
Not a chance!
Reminded me of the women’s GB football team I saw on TV last night. Most of them hold down full-time jobs but give up their time to play football cos they love it. Had an interview with one of the girls who also works in a care home. I bet Rooney and co don’t even wipe their own asses, let alone someone elses!
* Wolfie
Ice – That Malaga?
Jon R beat me to it! If you pine for the golden era when players were in it for the passion rather than the money; the krauts hadn’t invented cheating yet, and you got to see skill rather than battering-ram tactics, look no further than the GB women’s footie team.
Anyone watch last night’s match? No bawling at the ref, no fighting, no diving, feigning injury – but loads of skill and some delicious footie.
I’m really hoping Hope Powell and her squad will inspire Ashley and others to put a lot more into NUFC’s development of women’s football. Arsenal and Everton have been brilliant; we should be up there too.
(And for anyone who wasn’t thinking of watching the quarter final against Canada – did you know the boss of the Canada team is a full-on, black-and-white Geordie?)
He’s still gonna get skunked by Houghton, though.
HWT Lasses!
Anyone see that time trialling – shows what a bunch of poofs footballers are, Wiggins only won tour de france couple of weeks ago and now he’s won gold medal – they all looked proper fooked at the end of the time trial, looked like they were all gonna puke and die !
Anyone else read taht Debuchy is apparantly at toon having medical and will sign tomorrow? not sure how reliable this source is mind ya http://whatculture.com/sport/newcastle-transfer-news-mathieu-debuchy-arrives-in-north-east.php
Prem @2 ffs man we still have over 2 weeks till the season starts
, that loads of time to get the players we need to maintain our top 6.
Top 6 for me is a must anything less will be a failure, and would make a few of our top players question if we can give them what they want, but we can trust Jabba and co to get us the players we need, after all they have saved us from extinction
TOONSY aye mate you can see it on sky sports transfer watch
i see that Malaga good winger is flying in to sign for the gunners
Chill folks. Not meant as a serious comment.
Jon R-Come on now, you can’t expect Rooney to wipe his arse all on his own.
Arsenal are getting Cazorla? Feck sakes, we’re going to lose so much ground on Arsenal and Spurs if we don’t get something sorted quickly…
sorry Santi Cazorla ,forgot his name
I seem to recall Malaga having some top notch players, can anyone put some names to the team?
NEWKIE dont worry hes to old for a striker at 27
Andy- I know they have Rondon as well, young striker who we were linked with (obviously) last summer i think..he looks decent.
Ice
Haven’t heard much from KK or FFS saying how awful everything is under Ashley recently either. Good article Wolfie.
anyway i thought he was one of the poorer spain players
I actually thought when the Scum bid for Fletcher, Carroll would be an even better aquisition. He’d actually fit into their team really well
Newkie ,but could he ever set foot in the Toon again
For a normal player, going to Sunderland over WH would be a smart move as they’re less likely to be relegated the following season however Carroll is a toon boy and despite what many think he’d never join them.
Kim – I see they’ve also withdrew him from their Europa team, possibly to prevent cup-tieing him for us? Wouldn’t be an issue for the scum though obviously
Jon ,I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t of been cup tied anyway
Kims right, of we got to the group stages then we could play him.
Twitter rumor is Debuchy is going to have a medical with us tomorrow. That’s all it is a Twitter rumor however they have to get one right every now and again so here us hoping!
Johno, there is loads of rumours he flew in today ,some saying he been seen at newcastle airport too. I guess we’ll soon find out tommorow hopefully.
Strange story about Newcastle being unable to achieve category 1 status with our youth academy. Even Middlesbrough with their reduced finances are category 1. I thought Ashley was all about developing great youth players. We are now category 2 which means less money from the FA. Ashley passing up free money? What is this all about. Are we that disorganized at the youth level?
STOP THE RIDE I WANT TO GET ON.
I almost thought the thread was about the reality train for a moment.
Mind, having read Wolfies ridiculous optimism I think all seats on my train are taken.
Wolfie, you seriously have optimism issues. Have you tried spec savers? You need to change your rose tinted glasses!
Yeah Kim that is what they are saying. Be a decent week if we get him in along with Good and keeping Ba.
A lot is riding on this season Wolfie. Happy to see Ba will probably stay. Strange no team took a chance on him for 7M. With the improvements at Chelsea I could see them replacing Spurs in the top 4 with us fighting Spurs for fifth. If we significantly improve the club in the next month with real signings fourth may be possible (over Arsenal I would guess). Great to be near the top but we must spend realistically in this window which we haven’t done yet by any means.
is this him then debuchy
http://i46.tinypic.com/efqy2s.jpg
at the airport
Ice
That’s so bad it’s unbelievable
Kim@41 – Ooo yeah, forgot the qualifying rounds were counted differently
ANDY ime trying to give you hope mate,batty took it so it must be right
toon one up 7min Abeid
andy is this one any better,blame batty its his cheapo phone
http://i.imgur.com/a8Ssx.jpg
Abeid seems good, thought he was meant to be a holding mid but seems to play more in the hole.
Team for tonight…
Elliot, Alnwick, Nicholson, Dummett, Good, Riley, Logan, Conor Newton, Abeid, Richardson. Bigirimana, Henderson, Miele, Inman, Amalfitano, Maddison, Knight, Hooper.
Ice
nevermind the light or the missing legs, i like how his baby finger has been chopped off and is falling down the side of the bag 
Big team MDS
abeid looked very good so far in preseason. Seemed like he didn’t progress as well as expected last year so great to see
Amalfitano 2-0 from abeid pass before heed get one back. 2-1.
And everyone has disappeared
2 nowt Amalfitano
mds …isnt tavernier playing yet? cheers
2-1 now?
Andy ,how are you watching the game?
Stevo the team: Elliot, Dummett, Tavernier, Good, Richardson, Amalfitano, Bigirimana, Newton, Inman, Abeid, Hooper
cheers dubtoon mate
Stevo- I just copied that off of the nufc site. They must have missed him…
Kim
I’m not, just my general opinion on Abeid, from what I’ve seen in the past.
canny workout for the lads, gateshead our little bros help them any way we can…
Thought Miele left?
Andy
one blog said ;g ood was on 10 k a week!!!!!lol in the real world folks it would be aprox 2k a week max at nufc! 19 years old 6 yr deal …lol trust me nufc know how to tie assie agents lol …..true!..and the tax man takes 50%
So he’s making 520K a year pre-tax as an 18-years old? Not bad for a kid
Evening everyone.
I have spent the day flat packing and wish I could meet the person who came up with the idea, I’d love to kick their heed in!!!
sick as fook!!
Anyway, want to apologise to Demba Ba. As often as he said he was happy to stay, I doubted the lad, and I’m chuffed to bits he’s proved me wrong – great show of loyalty from lad.
Also, chuffed that we finally landed Good. I can’t explain why but I really see this lad being a huge success.
It’s unbelievable to think that we have 3 really promising looking players in for around £1.5m. I know it’s the big players we all want to see in but that is hellish business all the same.
I’m just watching GB at the mo and that full back from Swansea who we were supposedly interested in last season – Andy Taylor I think he’s called, he’s got a great pass on him and has linked up class with Bellaz like. Butland looks a cracking young keeper, and we should buy Micah Richards.
MDS
When they say £x pw do they mean over each week of the season or over a calendar year?
Sharpy
that’s why we called him Naylor at the time.
Neil Taylor
Sharpy, It’s neil taylor isn’t it
Andy
SHARPY aye ive always thought Richards a top defender,cannot understand it at times he cannot get in city team and not to be picked for euros with what we had very strange,maybe theres sumit else about him we are not privy too,.flat-packs aye do your heed in mind wor lass has nee bother with them
Apologies for deviating off-thread (unlike me) but I need a rant cos some FUCKING C*NT has nicked my fucking mountain bike the BASTAAAAAAAARDS!!!!!!!
…and I was actually in the fucking house when it happened which makes it even more infuriating.
The fucking smackheads have wrenched the door off my summer house (glorified shed with a yale lock) with a crowbar while I was upstairs working on my Mac, between 6 and 8pm. Honestly.
What a fucking pain in the arse.
I wish I’d caught the fuckers!
Well after watching GB playing tonight i have too say Sturridge was crap . I am pleased for Pearce for getting his team through the group stages but that team will not win the olympics .
Aye, that’s the kidda – aye Neil Taylor looks canny, being played out of position at RB for team GB but good.
Ice – the boy needed a new wardrobe so the wife bought the biggest cheapest piece of shit you could imagine. It’s up, but whether it says up with clothes in it is anyone’s guess?!
What kinda wage do you thing Micah would be on?, I reckon City would let him go at a fair price but it’s his salary I think we’d struggle with like.
Rod ,That’s shitty luck ,was it insured ? Check your house contents insurance as often it covers bikes or it will cover loss of valuables up to a certain cash value.The fact it was locked away will help with the claim.
I blame Bradley Wiggins ,now everyone thinks they are a wiz on a bike
ROD thats tough shit mate you think dope-heeds like?i have the cheapest alarm you can get its weights aboot 50klo with some gob on it,frighted of nowt,try one mate
Rodz sorry to hear that but if you see Batty as he sent me an email there now to see if I wanted to buy a mountain bike, so alls not lost as im sure Batty would see you right and sell it to you cheap
I can ask him how much he’s looking for it if you like 
So I take it Debuchy still hasn’t signed
SHARPY think your looking at 60/70thou mate,think they gave him a new contract when the new owners took over as he was playing out his skin at that time at c/b
Ice @ 84 I thought Lee was in malta
Alreet lads, I’m just getting on here when I can now. I seem to be always busy!
Good article wolf man (I hope you’re well mate). I see my self as an optimistic but one that loves facts.
The fact is we are a more attractive club, especially to the French! I wouldn’t say we’d definitely be big contenders in a couple of years but you’d be daft to bet against us!
Shitting myself for Saturday- taking the plunge and getting married! :0
Money has ruined football. Not half as interested in the game as I was when watching Keegan and his charges during their heyday. So much can change so quickly in the modern game that a bad run 3 years into Pardew’s tenure could see him, Carr and his staff thrown out of the club faster than you can say ‘Game Over.’ Not to mention if the bosses decide they fancy a change of direction again, feeling Pards has taken us as fasr as he can…
No, I cannot get too excited about the future as the romance has been sucked out of today’s game, but I’ll certainly enjoy the good times while they last
By the way I’ve got a brand new mountain bike for sale if anyone is interested?
Nobby ,Look on the bright side statistics show married men live longer
Congrats anyway . 
Rodz you must have done something on Batty as I asked him how much and he said £50 but when I told him it was for you he flew of the handle and said that he couldn’t sell it to you and that I shouldn’t have said owt
DAVE of coarse hes signed did you not see the photo of him at airport that batty took with the phone he found@55
NOBBY your wedding day is one of the best days of your life,then its all down-hill from there
Its still got a bike lock round the frame though as I swiped it while some daft c*nt sat wanking to donkey porn on his computer….. £50?
its all well and good being an attractive club and a big draw for top players but if we won’t stump up the money for them or pay the wages that the top players expect, well then it’s not really much good.
Nobby Im surprised you found someone that could stick you
congrats any way mate 
Kim yeah but they age quicker and the quality of life isn’t always that good
Nobby
See we won 4-1 in the end v the heed.
You’ll miss the banter for the Den Haag game, better re-schedule the wedding.
Dave! You’ve nicked my joke! (strange how me and batts want 50 notes though? Spooky!
Thanks everyone! Still caking myself tho!
Ice @ 94 I seen better cut and shut cars than that shit peace of photoshopping, I could do better in a couple of mins.
Kim:
, yeah it’s on separate insurance mate covered for £1200.
…aye, tell Batty I’m on the lookout, I’m sure he’d do me a good price. 
Ice: fk knows mate, they had to have some fkin cheek to nick it at teatime though in broad daylight. Aye, a good set of canine jaws wouldn’t have gone a miss. Probably better a dog got them before me.
Dave:
Reet pisser. My only mode of transport. Had the fucker for 12 years now (frame is all that’s original). Totally customised and running like a dream. Nee cheap shit like.
Got another mountain bike I’m gona need to repair fast.
Pain in the fkn arse. When’s my fkn shit luck gona run oot?!
Aaaaanywayyy…..
Andy
I have no computer at the minute so this is on my phone, pain in the arse to type to be honest so I’ve stayed off!
Rodz – have to be honest mate, thought you were joking to begin with and giving it a wiggins gag but thats fucking shit luck that mate. I fucking hate tea leaves like. Some tw@t had a go at my shed last year and although they didn’t get anything I wanted to kill the fuckers coz it’s all the bairns gear in there (probably while they left it).
Ice – fuck it, we won’t pay Richards that much like. It’s a pity but I think he’s better than Skertel or who ever else City seem to be chasing at the mo
Nobby, you twat
All the best for the weekend.
DAVE dont be hard on batty hes a bit short-sighted unless its money
Ice@95& Dave@97 , you old romantics
Well ,speaking as a divorcee ,I’d never marry again ,well not unless he was Toon mad ,filthy rich and well hung.
I thought Richards was a RB/RWB but team GB likes to play him at CB
Kim
Aww ya shouldn’t have
Sharpy. Yeah mate, it’s all the psychological shit that comes with robbery that’s the worst part. Fucking frustrating. It is bollocks, but I’ll sort sumik oot. Attached as I was to the bike, I could do with a new one. Just a pain in the ass.
anyway, what doesn’t kill ye…….
Andy
only messing.
Kim @ 106 I thought size didn’t matter to women
well thats what Richie told me 
Dave@111 ,Ah that old chestnut
KIM@106 dave has 1 out the 3,the filthy bit
…wonder if Troy could geriz a good deal on a jet-pack? I think he bought one recently. Troy, if yeroot there am interested in switching wheels for rockets. Might as well keep up with the times.
Honestly man.
Expecting the bizzies rund awa the “next few days” noo.
Gana have te nip doon te B&Q the mora and plasterboard awa the secret door te mi undergroond factory, where the mi illegal marmoset seamstress workforce are based.
Uncle Mike will NOT be pleased.
Newcastle have offered Spanish flop Xisco £400,000 to leave United.”i hope he takes it and f—- off,,and buy a new bike for ROD oot of it
Talking of big things, hopefully this link works as I dont get much luck posting links even though I put whats in the search bar
.Anyway in todays mirror. 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-biggest-ever-fish-
Bugger not working wtf
Oh well go to page 31 of the mirror or via the website to see a photo of the biggest fish landed .7ft long and 10st 4lb wels catfish
Kim as usual your link doesn’t work
Ice 1 outta 3 aint bad
Rodz you’ll have better luck getting the Troyster during the day
Kim talk about Fish I was tattooing this massive thing last week and I thought it was a fish but it ended up that it just smelt like a fish
Dave that’s well rank.
why won’t that bloody link work
Reet thats me outta here catch you’s tomorrow maybe we’ll have a top player in
night Dave ,I’m off meself too.
Kim, funny you should mention big fish, but I just was having a similar conversation with a mate just this weekend. It started off with a discussion about the film ‘Jaws’, and ended up with me telling him that halibut were fucking massive. Haibut was always a favourite word of mine whilst at school (no pun intended) but I always assumed they were normal fish, and never realised they were so heeeeawwwg until I saw an article in a newspaper about 10 years ago.
Random image of large halibut, via Google:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6_I1Re9a2lI/T5lDmEg6fwI/AAAAAAAAFos/K090kQr9oxA/s1600/halibut.jpg
….we’re gona need a bigger boat.
Rodzsta
These rocket back packs are crackin like.
The only trouble is you need to wear a few layers of clothing cos I blasted off and realised that only wearing trunks and a cape aren’t that warm when you hit 10k feet.
…and as if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared.
Troy man, aye a thought yid be a tad underdressed, in yer usual attire. Was legitimately concerned over your well-being.
Back-packs are funny uns like, especially in the summer.
Boiling ootside, trunks on, lift off! Nee wurries
LOL
…thidivnt tel ye boot the lack of atmosphere and ahl that cold shite once ye break inti orbit
ROFPMSL
ROFEMS
Oi oi yi daft radgies!!
Here lads av just been ti Castington for 8 weeks for nicking lead off the church roof! Ha! Pure proper holiday like! Castington like! Had me own room man wirran Xbox and wii !
Anyways, a wrote to Big Mick and Dekka every day like and every Friday withoot fail, Big Mick flew owa the rec area and dropped off boxes of cheese & onion monster munch and cheesy wotsits!
A saw Troy a few times like wirrees rocket back pack on but a could tell he couldn’t hover to drop oot off! He must of been gannin owa a tonne like!
Ha! A could tell it was Troy like by his cape and trunks!
Anyways lads! Am back on the streets noo like so am ganna be dealing some tack if any of ye’s want any like. Gis a few weeks cos av just set me farm up in the loft and a reckon al crop it aboot 6 weeks so al give yis al an update how it’s coming on like.
Here! How’s that Wolfie getting on? Pure proper dreamer him like!
Aussies the same like but he relies to much on Troy and a reckon he like looks up to Troy in way yi kna what a mean like?
A cannit get away with Begas mind. Proper jumpy jack him like!
Oh aye just one last thing like before a gan. Am thinking of joining the SAS. Av wrote them a letter an al that and am just waiting to hear back yi kna.
The postman dropped a few letters off doon wor ken yesterday and a thought that it might have been them askin is to turn up for fight just to prove am hard enough to get in but it was from the dole to see if a wanna collect me pay on a thursday or a Tuesday.
A telt them like that it’ll depend on how many hours the SAS want is to work for like cos if the want is to gan to Afghanistan or Iraq next week then am not ganna be able to collect it and al have to send doon Big Mick to sign on forris yi kna.
Anyways yi daft doylems! Av godda gan cos the bizzies are knocking on me door. Ha! Pure liberty takers them like! Pure proper doylems!
Reet am up in the loft noo and crawled thru to next doors attic!
Never catch is noo!
Laters Gaters!
Toon! Toon!
Hooman Rertree, a used te walk on the SAS switchboards in the 60s like. Top secrit like. Selt arms te Paul Daniels. Proper radgie him like. PM me.
TOONSY, I fully expect your next article to highlight the pros and cons of a dysfunctional society, indicative by shitty predicaments.
Ar aye! Just one other thing like before a gan.
Av got another mate who wears a cape and trunks but he cannit fly like Troy like!
Just thought a would point that oot cos a Divvent wanna confuse yi’s y ‘ kna.
See yi’s .
Flies roond shit.
That’s the Wright Brothers for ye.
Fuck me there’s two of them
…and “them” refers to what exactly?
…you can’t be referring to the Wright triplets, cos I have their birth certificates here in front of me.
Oh really…
Morning lads….. I see Troy is moonlighting under a different internet persona again…… my what a try hard … or is that a Troy hard
You wish Oswaldo, you massive lezzer.
yeah bollocks whatever
…(hides)
(LOL)
…(Oswaldo can’t see me cos I sabotaged his periscope)
Rodz, you keep hiding and don’t come out until I say…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…and it’s yeah bollocks whatever from me
…and it’s yeah bollocks whatever from him
AMF @ 136: That’s about his 4th incarnation, so his 5th could be:
A ryt tosser V
And before we get into an anagram stoush, troy, I’ll give you start: v big arses.
And on topic – Love the optimism, Wolfie. Hope you’re right, mate.
Vegas @ 142
classic, Its strange how some people suit the names they are given….
haven’t seen much of Richie since he has started doing shift work
@V big Arses
F@*£!…..A Man sausage pie!
New #nufc #debuchy offer reported in l’equipe. 6 mill euros plus % on resale. #lille yet to respond
SSN -Newcastle utd make improved offer for Debuchy
So much for him flying in yesterday then
we’ve only just increased bid 
.
KIM there still all guessing whats going on they know as much as us;nowt
ill stick with batty photo 
ICE, Well it’s as good as anything they can offer
something in my water tells me something is not right with benny theres a lot of diff talk flying about ie he would not return from paris when told to join group for tour ect ect,even a storey he has fallen out with pardew and put in a transfer request,sumit not quite right with wor benny me thinks
Ice ,think you may be on to something there like, as I read recently that if we land Debuchy expect Benny to hand in a transfer request . Something to do with how much Debuchy likes to bomb forward and how with France he was often ahead of Benny for much of the game much to HBA’s annoyance
.Also he was told to turn up and join the group but chose to go to Paris for a hearing with the FFA.
Sheeezus, there’s some wild specultion going on here
Kim & Ice, if you keep this talk up, skysports will end up reporting an exclusive on it 
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