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I can see where you’re coming from mate, i’ve felt the same way for most of the pre-season with all the youngsters being blooded. I’m all for it, but not as an alternative to first team signings. Hoping for a bit of a flurry next week. Don’t know about anyone else, but when we were first linked with Anita I could take or leave him, now i’d be bloody thrilled to see him at St. James’.
I hope so
Toonsy I would love to see young Adam get a chance as he’s a super kid with a lot of potential, but I think he is a good bit off from getting a proper chance, I think this is more to give him and the other younguns inspiration to keep there heed down and keep working, and a pat on the back for him for doing so well.
But if he’s good enough he’s old enough, I just in my heart don’t think he’s ready yet, but I really do hope im wrong
Can’t see us buying a striker to replace Ba or Cisse, so we would be spending money on a bench warmer or injury cover. Can Adam do that? not sure. Would like more experience but happy for Pardew to test him out.
Blogged on ed’s a similar conjecture, not as eleqently a yersel toonsy and got my head bitten off. Wondered if Pards was trying to make a point….?
how often does a local lad break into the first team and become an instant hit?? hope he does really well and grasps this opportunity with both hands,
” I’D LOVE IT ” if he can do for us what a certain “owen” done for the bindippers all those years ago
does anyone know if this afternoons match is being screened anywhere??
Is this lad really that good? I honestly have no idea, so the question. He looks a bit small to me, obviously talented, but small. Hope he can Coe through and be something special.
saw the u17s milk cup final against Desportivo Brazil….. and Campbell had a stinker
(he was voted man of the tourney though)
M yeah he had a bad one in that game but I do think the 5 games in 6 days caught up with him.
Clinath @ 5 I thought about that aswell but I don’t think Pards would use him just to make a point, I do think he’s there as a good job well done.
Prem @ 4 don’t think we need to buy a striker to replace the Demba’s
more to score the goals to keep us in the prem race if/when the Demba’s go to ACON and obviously injuries, because we have no one else to cover them
Dont know if it will work or not, but worth a try
http://www.hdstreams.eu/live_football/cardiff_vs_newcastle_united_streaming/1599
Well just after I’ve written this I see an “unnamed Premier League club” has had a bid accepted for Loic Remy according to the Marseille president
Could it be us
Doesnt seem to be working, just sky sports news
Dembas both rested
hopefully just because of ramadan, same for HBA
Probs spurs toons their running low on strikers…
CC – Possibly, but Spurts don’t like to do things quietly do they? If they did have a bid accepted I’d bet they’d be singing it from the rooftops of those burned out and ransacked shops
That’s the only thing that is making me think “just maybe”
TOONSY or maybe your birthday went to you heed
Great if we get Remy, Cambell won’t get a go.. piss poor timing Ashley!!!
Ice – It’s my age. Over 30 now so over the hill and forgetful
Well fingers crossed would be a belting signing.
Roger Moore (the best bond by a mile imho) on itv or sitting refreshing the official site for updates again mmm think Football can take a back seat for today at least…
Cardiff 1-0
2
3
streams?
That’ll be game over then
couldnt find any prem
I wonder if we have the younguns out today
we have our first choice back 6 out today and 3-0 down after 26 mins. Maybe we do need some new first choice defenders.
I think this is a cunning plan by Pardew too get Ashley to stump up the cash foe Debucy and Anita . He is a wiley fellow our silver supremo
Dave
Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, S.Taylor, Santon, R.Taylor, Tiote, Marveaux, Gutierrez, Obertan, Sh.Ameobi
Raylor taken off for perch after half an hour
Axel
Have just read on the bbc that Ashley’s deal for 10 % of Rangers includes up too 9 of our players possibly being loaned too them .
3 nil down with that back line? Christ
DUB
i’m looking forward to next week even more now 
The hosts have doubled their lead and it’s a case of from the sublime to the ridiculous. Mutch ran forward from midfield and referee Whitby got in Danny Simpson’s way as he tried to make a tackle, allowing the ex-Birmingham man to progress with the official and Simpson left in his wake and slide a clever ball to Joe Ralls on the left-hand side of the area.
And earlier this ref denied us a penalty…
I’m so glad we don’t need a stronger squad…
Jonas taken down for a pen
shola scores
Well, at least there shoudln’t be any complacency against Spurs….
If Shola is on the pitch he has to be first choice pen taker. I don’ care about goal stats for Ba or Cisse, sorry, but Shola is class for pens, and Ba and Cisse well..
Pardew has took off Collo and Marveaux at half time , strange to take our captain off . Hope he is not injured
Is anyone watching the game ,if so how?
Kim – I doubt it. I’ve found nothing and nobody is posting any links
Sounds like we are having a mare
.Maybe we are just lulling Spuds into a false sense of security for next week. 
Funny you should say this Toonsy as the same thought popped into my mind yesterday when I saw his inclusion.
It was strengthened by the thought that maybe the board are reluctant to pay top whack for Debuchy with the emergence of Tav.
It may be a case of the board saying see how you get on and if needed well bring players in in Jan. Hence why there are reports that Pardew is unhappy.
I hope it’s not the case tho coz particularly in Campbells case, I think he’s still a season away from being able to play a major part.
The fact we have 5 games in 15 days at the start of the season is an early indication of how hectic it will be, and there isn’t as many international breaks this season either.
I’d like to see us get someone like Rhodes who could develop a partnership with Campbell. We dont need to spend big money £4-5m plus Ranger should get Rhodes.
But I do hope that this is the start of a long and fruitful first team toon career for young Campbell.
Kim-just using the site stuff
Sharpy-Surely we’d have to pay them more to take Ranger
4-1
3 shots on target out of 15
striker please…..
Agree though, with players already seeming tired after our three games in a week or so, with plenty of bench rest, the first few weeks could be very hard going…
4.1 fecking joke
Hope I can see this game at some point ,see what went wrong as with a lot of the 1st team playing at the back it don’t bode well for next week.
Well this seems to prove that without Ba & Cisse we our toothless up front ,reinforcements needed Mr Ashley and a CB please while your at it.
Isn’t this the first time we’ve had all four on from the start together? Maybe we should stick with playing Tav and Good ahead of Simpson and Staylor
Capmbell just came on 84 mins gone
Hope Pards told Campbell to get a hattrick like.
No pressure
Pardew has thrown the game to prove a point about needing new players
Not too concerned by the lack of scoring, without Barfa, Cabaye, Ba and Cisse I don’t really expect too much. However, 3 goals in about 10 mins? That goes back to our terrible mentality when under pressure that we showed vs Fulham and Spurs. People said Staylor would fix it with his big mouth and confidence but it doesn’t look like he’s change anything.
They are a passionate lot them Italians mind.
SSN ,Italian footballer Emanuele Pesoli has chained himself to the Italian football federation headquaters and vowed to go on hunger strike after being found guilty of match fixing.
Mexico 2 .Brazil 1 ,Mexico get the gold medal
,didn’t see that one coming.
It’s just a kickabout. Nice runout for the Campbell lad. I’ll bet he’s buzzing.
Campbell sounded like the best player on the pitch
Deserving of a few subbies i think
Newkie it could be a coincidence but in that last few minutes newcastle doubled their shots on target to six and he fed amalfitano for one of them at least
Dubtoon-I guess its not surprising, it’s his senior debut, and whilst for most of them its just going through the motions he’s obvously going to be giving it is all, not just for that but also to show what he can do. Don’t see what harm it could do if we took him to the Greek match or summit….
very poor today i feel the team at hartlepool was far superior,our defence was very poor,i feel shola had a good game.
Mexico are a pretty good side, and had beaten Brazil in the build-up. Their players also seemed to know and like each other, which occasionally helps in a team sport.
Sounds like Campbell’s cameo was pretty good. We’ll wait and see. Might be another British transfer record in the making.
Wellington-Aye maybe Dalglish will get the Barca job…..100 Mil for Campbell in three years or so?
Is adam campbell good enough?
I suggest not yet or we wouldn’t have been teasing Liverpool with offers for Carroll.
@newkie & Prem
I’ve answered on the other thread.
Curious why Cabaye isn’t getting playing time. I realize it’s Ramadan so Ba and Cisse are probably fasting but I should think Cabaye would want a kickabout before our opening game. Are the rumours true that Pardew has fallen out with Llambias again and that he told the owner to stop watching the Olympics and start paying attention to his football team? Perhaps Ashley should think about investing in players for us and not buying part of Rangers? Just a thought or 2.
Troy-Not too sure how 20 and 30 mil is a “huge difference” its still way more than Ashley would be prepared to pay out, I thought that would be common sense by now to be honest.
As i mentioned, people on other blogs have mentioned 30 mil, and they’re obviously more ridiculous than wanting 20 mil, but 20 mil is mad enough tbh. I’d love us to spend that, but Ashley won’t, that’s simple really and I can’t understand why people can’t grasp that.
As for 20 mil season on season, I believe Rod said that? Or someone else? So I don’t think i’m twisting anyone’s words really.
Anyway I’m of oot to bash some Cardiff City fans…
Newkie – failing that, there’s always PSG, Anzhi & whatever club gets bought out next.
Geordietwo – Cabaye’s probably either fit enough, or nursing a wee knock. Don’t fret over it. Dunno about trouble at the top.
I still fancy us to make a signing before the deadline.
But, it’s just as likely we sell someone.
Barfa my favourite to leave.
Hope not cos I believe he’s our best player.
Troy – I don’t think HBA is going to leave in the same transfer window he proclaims the club as title contenders. January for him.
@Newkie
You never cease to startle me.
Considering the revenue streams which includes a huge huge TV deal then £20m max is not unreasonable.
If you want to accept Ashley’s propaganda then crack on.
We have already made nigh on £5m on sales.
Why do you really believe £20m is not reasonable? Do you know something that everyone else doesn’t?
If it is just Ashley’s choice not to spend what should be in the kitty then I can’t argue with your point as that is the point I’m making. But that doesn’t stop me criticising.
Do you not believe we should have £20m to spend ?
@Wellington
It won’t be Barfa’s choice. Ask Andy Carroll.
@Geordietwo – Cabaye is injured, left out of the French team for their upcoming friendly, but apparently should be fit for Spurs.
Btw has anyone else seen his official website http://www.yohan-cabaye.com/eng/ ??? Makes him look like a right nob
Is he flogging perfume or summit? 
Btw Newkie
Your statement was £30m season on season. No one on this blog has ever said that.
You made a bold statement which was false.
It gets on people’s wick when that’s done.
If you disagree then explain in detail how I’m mistaken.
Too many on here do that.
If Mancini can complain about his owners not spending I don’t see why we can’t state the obvious and question our owner. If we have brought in 5M for Best and Forster and spent 1.4 M on Bigirimana and Good then surely we can spend 10 or 15M more at least if not 20M as Troy says. Still don’t understand Ashley and Llambias’s attitude. We should not be a bargain bin club as far as spending goes any more.
GEORDIETWO @ 75 yeah mate your right, but never mind Jabba’s and Lambastads attitude towards spending, I find it harder to understand some of our own fans attitude towards spending, it’s like thay have become Jabba’s financial advisers
Any how catch you’s later have to go look at a car for the daughter as she past her test today
Troy if that’s what you call a response then I accept the limits of your reasoning ability. If you can’t accept that you’ve put words in my mouth and then used them to critize me then s be it.
well at least the scum got beat too,but only 1-0
Geordietwo – City’s owners live in a house made of money on top of Cash Mountain, and want Mancini to win everything, including competitions that his team doesn’t compete in. Without wanting to defend Ashley, it must be said that both his means and his expectations of Pardew are a bit more modest than that! There does seem to be some money in the transfer kitty (because bids are being made), but we won’t really know how much until the end of the winter window.
Troy – I think with all the carry on with the FFA, Benny made a statement last week to say he loves being at Newcastle. I think everything he has been through this summer has made him realise that Pardew does give a shit about him – unlike the French FA of management, and that the Toon Army love him and will be patient with him, unlike the French.
If he has a good season for us this season then you may be right for next summer, but I don’t see him going anyway at the mo like.
Where the feck has everyone gone?
Been watching the Olympics and Mo was awesome, as were the Jamacian relay boys.
Sharpy I think because I said I was away out @ 76 they all went off
Dave – how did you get on? Bet she’s buzzing is she?
Word of advice … make sure youre sat down when you ring round for insurance quotes for her
@Sharpey
I don’t get you? If the club accept a fee for Barfa then it’s not down to him. You may believe he’s got a choice to stay but I disagree.
Once a club tells you they want the transfer fee and want you to leave then the player is in a corner. There’s only one decision to make and that is to leave.
You will read a load of crap from people, many on this blog, who state he could refuse to go and it’s lack of loyalty. Choose to believe them then you choose to be known as naive.
Carroll was put in that position. I understand his predicament but many naive people don’t.
Sharpy she was buzzing mate, and I got her a wee Corsa we paid for the car cause we got the other 2 their 1st car
she pays for Insurance £1600 
but it gives her a better reason to keep working now
Just got back from parents , been there for hours waiting for a G.P to come and recatherterize the old man as district nurses couldn’t manage it! .All gets sorted and they waiting for a district nurse to take bloods to have his kidney function tested. Just got in when the phone goes ,it’s the district nurse saying G.P has said they got to take bloods but they are a bit busy can a family member take the bloods to the hospital!!!, .When did the NHS get this bad.
Troy I will admit at the time through anger that I said he could have said no fuk you’s im not going, and if he really wanted to he could have, but it would be a very silly mistake because they could have cast him aside and treated him like a leper, making him train on his own etc etc.
So if the player wants to play its not really a choice
Dave ,well done your lass for passing her test.
Kim from the government made all their cutbacks
I feel for the nurses etc because theres not much they can do,
I’m sure your well pissed off
Sharpy didn’t I tell you @ 82
Kim @ 88 thankfully it will be another 9 or so yrs before we go through all that again with the wee Lad
@Prem
You really do lose me off. You must be on a higher intellectual level than me.
You make a point which disagrees with mine. I then respond and you agree with mine.
It’s clever what you do and I must learn it one day.
Is there a book I can read or are you born with it and can’t be taught.
Please don’t push the subject Prem. I’ve read your posts for the last two years and I know exactly what you think and said.
I disagree, I agree, well to a degree i agree but disagree to a degree. Im premandup.
Troy – if you have finished ranting on mate
At no point have I said anything like that, and I’m perfectly capable of formulating my own opinion with taking direction from anyone else’s ‘naive crap’.
What I was suggesting is that he is happy at the club so, I personally don’t believe HE will be looking for a move, and with all the crap with France over the summer, I don’t think he’s done enough to catch the eye enough for a club to offer the ‘stupid bids’ we apparantly will only sell for.
Therefore, in my opinion, Benny will still be with us until next season at least.
Dave – that’s class for her and the insurance is pretty reasonable actually. Good on her though, it’s one of the best feelings in ya life. Now you have another option to pick ya up from the boozer
Sharpy I don’t drink mate so I won’t need her to pick me up, but she can take her Mum shopping
and yeah the insurance wasn’t that bad especially for over here because its normally a few hundred dearer here in Norn Iron 
@Big Dave
If Carroll had demanded to stay at the Toon and had flopped in the coming months, he would not only have been criticised by the owners, manager and coaches but also the fans who would have been furious we didn’t get £35m.
Once the club accept a transfer fee then it’s very rare a player stays. Fans love to criticise but it’s the truth and they need to get used to hearing the truth.
@Sharpey
Still don’t get you.
Barfa is an internationally renowned footballer who played in the Euros. He’s proven his fitness after his leg break. He is one if not the most saleable assets.
Why wouldn’t a big club be interested?
If a big offer comes in then Pardew has already stated no player is safe.
Don’t get you.
@sharpey
Let’s break down your statement;
Sharpy17
3 hrs, 47 mins ago
Troy – I think with all the carry on with the FFA, Benny made a statement last week to say he loves being at Newcastle – MEANS NOTHING IF THE TOON WANT TO SELL HIM.
. I think everything he has been through this summer has made him realise that Pardew does give a shit about him – unlike the French FA of management, and that the Toon Army love him and will be patient with him, unlike the French.
If he has a good season for us this season then you may be right for next summer, but I don’t see him going anyway at the mo like. – PARDEW HAS ALREADY STATED NO PLAYER IS SAFE FROM BEING SOLD.
Do you see why I started questioning your original statement?
Troy – what bit do you not get?!
I don’t believe a club will come in with a big offer for the lad … I really don’t know how else to put it to be honest. It’s as clear as you saying that you think someone will
I think the only player that may attract an offer big enough to turn Ashleys head is Tiote.
Pardew has also said that we could afford to bring in 2-3 players without having to sell any of our stars – so why should I believe that quote any less?
Sharpy @ 98 I wish he would hurry up and bring the 2-3 players in then, or was that the 3 younguns we brought in
@Sharpey
Fair enough but you need to learn to explain your thoughts instead of expecting everyone to second guess.
Read your original statement and explain where you said that.
My grandma Baba Vanga might have known what you meant but I didn’t.
Dave – I think if it was Pardew signing the cheques the players would have been in along time ago to be honest – I’m sure he finds it equally frustrating
Bed
Troy – have you considered that as you are the only one questioning it – the problem may actually be yours bonnylad
My original statement simply meant I don’t believe that Benny is looking for a move as at one stage last season he suggested we were merely a stepping stone to greater things for him, and would one day look to move on. I don’t believe he is at the moment.
Re your 2nd extract – I have never suggested that he didn’t have his price – in fact – in previous postings I have support the fact that the club acknowledge this, and for the record – I think we were right to accept £35m for Carroll.
I do hope all of that was clear enough for you Mr Stavers
Maybe I’m being paranoid, but I have a feeling we are trying to sell Tiote. Chasing Anita + Tiote’s “injury” today, which might rule him out of next Weeks game has got me feeling uneasy… I hope I’m wrong.
tiote and colo injured
I know it was touched on but was just reading it there.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19225698
Plus
Pardew said: ‘Chieck has a calf strain so we will have to monitor him. We are sweating on him for next Saturday.
‘Colo also has a knock but I’m not sure how that is. He is due to travel to Argentina but we will have to assess him, too.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2187139/Newcastles-Cheick-Tiote-hobble-Cardiff-calf-strain.html#ixzz23HF0wJIc
Batts we will be fuked if they don’t make it
but then we still have Willo and the younguns so it’s alright 
And this befor the season has even kicked off
Proof for Ash that we need a couple of defenders and a striker in asap.time to stop messing around . 
dave we better hope they are ok ,hard 3 week coming up
Kim @ 108 the fat fuk didn’t need proof he already knew, but you can’t expect him to just splash the cash to please us.
Batts I just hope its just niggles
Reet im outta here
The Kid;
Due to injury and Acon , Tiote only played in 24 of our 38 games last season.
Injury and Acon and suspension(s) will limit his appearances again this season.
I do not think we are looking to sell Tiote ,but bringing in Anita will be a shrewd move to keep a strong midfield defence with both playing when available or at least one of them playing when the other is ruled out. .
Dave ,I really hope he proves us wrong and gets in the CB that he himself said we needed last window
.
It’s Pardews ploy man,
Loose the game, couple of injuries then meeting with Ashley in the morning. Bit crack in the boardroom and before you know it 3 players having Medicals on Friday!
I’m off ,been a long old day.
…poor result today,pre-season game and all that……im a bit lost for words…….team at hartlepool i felt we got 70%of the attacking side sorted….not today ….great to see ap give young adam a run out (sorry fans …but adam will appear now and again on the team for loan bait) but…..thats a good thing this lad will hopefully catch the eye of gateshead….. a season loan would be great if ian bogie would be convinced……but if .the lad can make it out on loan then onto a second contract.then when he is battle hardened we will see,there is no fairytail on the rocky road to prem or champ footy
…………but i feel we are behind all our youth .
Has anyone else seen this stuff about Pele dying yet? It’s spreading like a virus online but not seen anything official.
I hope it is not true.
i do feel if adam can make it at confrence level,then we could get the lad in to lg footy for a year or two ,that would be good development .hopefully this season we can convince confrence of lower league clubs to give our young lads a chance(we dont want all our top young prospects to be built up and released like this year.
)
bring in one or two senior players to replace the ones we kicked out man!!!!!! agggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
@Sharpey
As I say I can’t second guess what you were meaning if you don’t write it down. I apologise for not recalling what you wrote in previous posts, it might be a flaw in me. I must check that out.
So just to clarify, you write a brief comment but it must be read in conjunction with previous posts from earlier threads to get the full gist.
Interesting concept you have their Sharpey. Maybe no one else brought you up on the lack of information in your post because they were still reading previous posts to get the full picture of your comment.
there
I think all our loans may be going to Rangers…. they can loan up to 9 of our players but must be done by the end of the month??
Troy – or maybe everyone else aren’t so wrapped up in their own opinions that they take time to properly read other people’s posts
Maybe I’m expecting too much from you though mate, I mean, everyone else manages to spell my name right as well
How can I expect you to full take on board my points of view when my post name doesn’t even compute
Incredible that there are once again international matches a few days before the season starts, absolutely mental and another case of the tail wagging the dog.
The Euros and Olympics have just finished for gods sake and I think Pardew left players out yesterday to prevent them travelling this week.
Oh dear.
Sharpy.
“Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.” Les Kellet 1970
You really must read over your post and accept constructive criticism.
I reckon these knocks will see them pulling out of these farcical international friendlies but both will make a miraculous recovery in time for spurs.
I hope
Troy – a wise man that Les Kellet
CC – I hope you’re right as well mate, but Colo has just been selected after afew years of being overlooked so I’m not sure if he’d risk it like.
I see we are being linked with Ola Toivonen again in the papers this morning – £8m apparently
Just read the Ola article and it appears to be another case of lazy journalism – nowt new in it to suggest we are any further forward in this one.
So what have I missed ??
– a couple of knocks to key players and Troy being a knob 
business as usual I see 
No signings
Aussie – well nobody can accuse you of not reading the posts properly
AMF theres defo aussies in the games i saw one, a captain of a boat he fell out was floating in the water but dont worry hes safe the poms got him out
Sharpy
it reminds me of an old story – the scorpion and the frog..
There once was a scorpion called Troy that wanted to cross a pond but he couldn’t swim. So Troy asked a near by frog the help him by giving him a ride on his back. The frog was suspisous ‘ but you will sting me’ he says. Troy the scorpion laughs ‘ but if I sting you, I would be a silly dickhead because I would drown’. The frog is convinced and agrees to give Troy a ride across the pond. About half way across Troy stings the frog. ‘Why did you sting me says the frog ‘ you will drown now’ .’ I know’ says Troy ‘ but I am a silly dickhead, it is in my nature’
Just joking Troyster:-)
Ice, if I didn’t no better, i’d say you were enjoying our poor performance
*Know* better
Aussie thats some story they teach you’s in school
Big Dave
rough schools mate 
Sky sports fantasy football team sorted. Hart, Baines, Enrique, Rangel, Ben Arfa, Pienaar, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sigurdsson, Kagawa, Cisse, Naismith. 6 days to go
Fancy Colo and Tiote being injured. Sure some on here don’t think injuries actually happen…
Stu I can see Colo doing whatever it takes to make the Arg game, as he’ll see it as a way of pushing his way into the team proper
though I can’t believe they’re having friendlies in the week the Prem starts.
My lord Troy, I said other blogs, even in my initital response I never quoted anyone directly so no, I didn’t put words in anybodies mouth, I simply said people who want us to spend 30 million. There are such people out there, just hop along to Newsnow and have a gander and your eyes will be opened.
As for the 20mil, well, we owe Ashley money. It isn’t propaganda, and it isn’t ideal, but I don’t expect him to invest such sums while we still owe him 90mil. I wish he would obviously, and it isn’t NUFC’s fault that we owe him, but we do, and obviously he wants it all back.
Also, even with the TV revenue, we’re probably only just making a profit, I can’t remember the stats of our financial state, but in the 2010/2011 season didn’t we only just make a profit of about 1mil, and that included the sale of Carroll? We’re being run as a business, or trying to be run as such, and the key element to all businesses is making a profit. We won’t do that if we spend 20 mil season on season, and that’s why it won’t be happening…
Simple really….
Newkie sorry but I don’t buy that rubbish that we owe him £90mil that is his debt from not doing DD, you can’t seriously expect the fans to pay to cover his mistakes ?.
So I take it you are ok to accept the blame for him not doing DD? Because thats like saying he pays £130 mil and we the fans pay £90 mil but he owns 100% of the club and we own fuk all and have no say in anything
Big Dave-Nah I’ve said before on the numerous times that the Ashley debate has come up over the years- it is Ashley’s fault for not doing DD and he’s a bloody idiot for not doing so.
However, that being said, the club does owe him money as a result of that, it is his fault (although obviously it’s a shared fault as FFS built up all that incredible debt in the first place) and now the club has to be righted. I don’t really get what you mean by the fans are the ones paying it off though, I mean all the money the fans pay probably just about covers wages and the club admin. The TV revenue is presumably what Ashley is using to recoup his losses.
Newkie I never said the fans are paying it of! it was you that said we the fans owe him £90 mil ? Well i’m saying when Jabba bought the club he bought the club and any debts that came with it. It is not the fans fault he didn’t do DD so it’s not up to us the fans to pay the debt back that Jabba didn’t know about ?
It was his mistake and in life you pay for your own mistakes.
Yeah the Fans money probably only pays for the players wages and the admin and for that they don’t even have a voice in it or a rep.
Dave-when I said “we” I meant the club, not the fans if you get what I mean.
“It was his mistake and in life you pay for your own mistakes.”
Unfortunately, that just isn’t true, in this instance or in life itself really. People pay for other people’s mistakes, just like the economic situation now. Did you personally fuck up? Because I know I didn’t. But I know I am paying because some other twat did fuck up.
We (the club) have debts, we’re trimming them down and to be honest when they’re gone i’ll be delighted because then there will be nothing holding Ashley back from using every bit of profit to reinvest into the club. Do you honestly expect Ashley to take a loss of 90 mil, just like that? As much as I don’t like him that does seem pretty ridiculous, especially as he didn’t run them up in the first place….
If anyone should be paying it, it should be shepherd, after all he did make plenty of money out of us, would only be fair like…
As for not having a say…well fan power has probably ousted or helped to oust several managers. We can “vote with our feet” as it were, as we’re “customers” but do people who go shopping in Tesco have a say in how Tesco stack their shelves, or what price they sell their goods at?…
Unfortunately that’s how business works, if you don’t own a share in it there’s not a lot you can do.
@newkie
Utter tosh IMO .
You came on this blog and mentioned some fans wanted £30m spent season in season.
How do I know what’s happening on other blogs? I don’t read them.
As I’ve said, I find it astonishing that you don’t believe we can’t afford to invest £20m this window.
As Dave points out, the club cost £130m and Ashley should have done DD and realised the value to buy the club was actually £230m.
No wonder he rushed the sale thru, he thought he had a bargain and couldn’t find a better moment to take advantage whilst Freddie lay on his death bed.
Wise men say, only fools rush in – Les Kellet 1971
Newkie @144 you make some excellent points there mate. I fear you’re wasting your time trying to reason with Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee though!
Newkie I now understand what your getting at with the “we” bit
But I would debate the point about us paying for others mistakes in the economic fuk up yeah we are but there was hundreds of people in multi national companies that caused that so its harder to pinpoint how made the cock ups that we are paying for, but some of the wrong doers have paid with their jobs for it.
But in our Clubs case it was one person nit multi nation companies that made the mistake and that is Jabba himself so we already know the blame lies at his feet.
As for Tesco’s again a massive company but we don’t pay them millions every yr just for the priviledge to go there and support them if we pay them money we get goods for that money ? So I don’t really get your point with Tesco’s ? But I do think you’ll find that tesco’s do do a lot to keep their customers happy.
Troy-I assume you do know other Newcastle fans outside of this blog though, right? Well I do, my uncle wanted us to sign Drogba and Berbatov this summer, he’s a great fan, but he’s off his fucking rocker if you ask me, he wanted 30 mil spent, and wants it spent every season!
I agreed with Aussie who said something like people expecting 20-30 mil season on season were mad and I stand by that. So there you go, I was quoting Aussie
Agree with you that Ashley is an idiot, and we probably could “afford” to spend 20 mil. My point is, we won’t, it’s common sense, and if you ever expected Ashley to do that then there really is no hope
Newkie I meant to add that I know FFS and SJH etc run up debt at the club, but the minute Jabba bought the club it is then his debt so we don’t need to worry about who caused the debt etc etc it is now Jabba’s debt, so when you add the debt to the money he paid the club hasn’t cost Jabba anymire than £250 mil and you can be sure if he sells it he will get at least that.
Newkie, don’t drag me into this argument
been there done that & got the feckin shirt 
I do agree totally with you for the record 
Sorry Newkie
I’m wasting my time trying to get thru to you. The second you used Aussie as a credible witness then you lost the argument.
Newkie, I’m sure a lot of people say a lot of things away from this blog. But to quote them on this blog is ridiculous.
I had been discussing spending £20m this window and it was in context to a discussion we were having and you weren’t involved.
You then came in with a quote about spending £30m season on season.
If you can’t see the point then I suggest you peel your banana and swing from the trees.
TC :
Nah I like a bit of debate me, though people never really change their minds (including me) so most of it on here is the same stuff recycled over and over again
Newkie, just like Troy said Carroll was on 120k a week at Liverpool and that Tiote an Krul would be sold last year for 15m ea or that there was going to be some catylclismic news about Pardew quitting… Every one makes mistakes..
Dave-some people lost their jobs, for sure. But many didn’t. And people the whole world over pay for it. My point was life isn’t black and white (no pun intended,
) Point is though, if you go off and say, okay, Ashley bought the club-all the debt is his and its his problem and he needs to deal with it himself, well you can’t really voice an opinion about anything else about the club can you? Because on the same level, he bought the club, the debt is his which you say he has to solve on his own, well the club is his, and unfortunately he’ll run it as he wants 
My point with tescos was just a business thing. Tescos try to keep their customers happy in certain regards so they keep returning. I suppose you’re getting at the fact that Ashley isn’t buying players and so isn’t keeping the customers/fans happy? Perhaps Ashley’s version of that was appointing Pardew and playing good football as we did, particularly at the end of last season?
Bit skimpy I know, but what can ya do!
Aussie
Sorry buddy, didn’t mean to get you involved but I had to call in the reiforcements, I can only type so much alone
@153
@Chicken
Never in the history of collie dogs have I heard so many wrong commands given by the farmer, as when you appear on here.
Me & Dave steer the sheep thru, styles, gates, fences and pens with precision whilst you scatter them doon the river, hills, streets and motorway.
Newkie @ 152 … and over and over and over again. Ad nauseum. Ad infinitum. ibidem. Anno domini. Etcetera. Habeus corpus. Amo amas amat.
Vegas, You left Troy Stavers off that list
Troy-
Now now I know those down under don’t have the best of reputations but Aussie is a good lad
I’m surprised how defensive you got about the whole issue really, like you said I wasn’t even discussing it with you
but you came out afterwards like a wounded animal and acted as if my post was aimed right at you, the world doesn’t revolve around you matey! There were a lot of posters that day and I remember Rod talking about money interspersed with his other magical musings and rather than read every single post I thought hey-Aussie summed up my thoughts pretty well, i’ll AGREE with that. So that includes any spending from 20-30, I didn’t need to say it myself.
And blimey, there was no quote, so stop going on about it
Thanks Newkie……. I think……….
Brisvegas-Don’t lose hope mate, I may have been going round in circles for the last 3 years or so, especially with Dave as we seem to disagree on a lot, but eventually I might convert him….
Troy though, there is no hope for that one
Aussie-no worries, ya bloody idiot.
How are St Kilda doing in the AFL these days, any idea?
Mate, St Kilda are sitting mid table.. new coach and game plan blah blah. Probably should be doing a little better..
Aussie-Shame….don’t suppose Spider is still playing is he? Think I only supported St Kilda because they had him, I met him once and he was born in Mornington where I used to live
Newkie you have more chance of getting Jabba to spend £50 mil every yr than converting me
.
As you say we don’t always agree but we can debate things and after all thats what the blogs for, so we’re adding to it, there is some come on here and add absolutly fuk all to the blog except to try to have a pop at some .
Dave
Aye on that we agree, debating is fine but when people get smarmy or the insults come out it gets a bit tiresome
R.I.P Sid Waddell , Legend of darts commentary and a one off . Another Toon supporter lost .
Susan@122 ,I don’t think Rangers can loan that many off us as the rules state that you can only loan a maximum of 4 players in any one season .
Piss off Newkie and Big Dave.
I liked you more when you were both arguing 
Aussie
There’s no need mate, I mean, I just won the debate, right Dave?….
Kim I don’t think we have 4 we could loan out anyway unless we get 2 or 3 more in before the window slams shut. On Sid yeah he was the voice of darts.
Aussie never worry mate we’ll look after ye and try to keep you right
Not sure what I think about this Rangers link…if they got to the top league again then loaning out some young fringe players would be alright, there’s not too much difference between their premiership and our championship, but loaning players to them in the third division
Guess we could just give them our reserves….
Big Dave, now I’m worried, with you blokes looking after me
Newkie theres nowt for you to be ashamed of getting the silver medal, after all you were up against the triple gold medalist Big Dave.
I suppose we could sling Aussie a bronze just for his support and to help his countries poor tally of medals.
BD
Obviously the rohypnol hasn’t kicked in with Icedogs brother yet, Thought he’d be online by now
Dave
Aye, lord know’s they need em
“Under the terms of the agreement with Newcastle, Rangers are also likely to play the Magpies in a friendly.”
Bloody hell, hope that’s not this summer
evertons rodwell has gone to m/city,have we got anyone yet
Ice-Didn’t realise that…More bad news for him and England then I expect, he’s definitely a talent, but he’ll probably be wasted at City just like Johnson….
Still, at least he’s a defensive mid, I’m sure Mancini would field 11 of them if he could
Tiote a doubt for Spurs as well..feck
NEWKIE so is colo and cissie and ba,need anymore bad news
oh and cabaye
I’ve donned my white linen suit and trilby again for an afternoon surfing session doon st.ives.
The crowd are lovin the sheer arrogance of Troy surfing the breakers whilst smokin a cheroot the size of a paddle.
Now where was I again? Oh yes. Putting Newkie, Aussie and Chicken in their places.
@BD
Has Trumpet blown his horn today or is he still in the huff blowing fairy bubbles from his tuba?
Ivanovic sent off for Chelsea. Does than mean a PL ban or not?
Way to me. Comeby! Stand ! Drive !
Well done Troy, you have scored 10 for the fetch. 10. For the dice and 10 for the pen.
The three black sheep, Newkie, Chicken & Aussie were put in the pen beautifully.
And that’s the end of one man & his dog this week.
Fuken side fence just blew down grrrrr – 9.30 at night and it looks like a bomb has gone off outside.. not happy.
Ice
Hopefully it’s just some masterful mind games by Pards….
Troy, your soliloquies make Rod seem sane and sober
Jon R-Not actually sure mate, don’t think he’d get a PL ban but you never know..
Troy I haven’t seen him since he was caught out and threw the stroop and stormed off
He might hide for a day or so till the dust settles
Ice it’s not looking to good atm
Aussie thats outback life I guess as long as your tent is still upright you’ll be alright
Tents still good Dave, just worried about my dingo’s running away.. If they go near the river the bloody crocs will tear em to pieces
Aussie at least they’ll have a chance with the crocs could you imagine if Richie got them they’d be straight on the barbie
BD
where is the big fella at anyway?? Haven’t seen him on here for a few weeks now.
Did anyone else laugh when Hazard fell over
Citeh out of site now 3.1.
Aussie im not too sure mate I know he was busy with house hunting etc but I just sent him an email to see if he’s fell out with us as you miss him on here he’s good craic
Graeme Bailey @SkyGraemeBailey
Newcastle United have reached agreement with Ajax over Dutch international Vurnon Anita, Sky Sports understands. http://bit.ly/PcE2Gm
According to sky sports Newcastle have agreed fee for Vurnon Anita.
Andymag – when he tired to back-heel it? I choked on me sandwich
Interesting article on Anita here : http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/vurnon-anita-an-ajax-fan-on-why-newcastle-should-sign-the-new-seedorf/
@ 198 + 199 I wish we would get a CB or Striker as we have a top class DMF
Nothing in the news here in holland that we have reached an agreement and as of this moment in time he is on he pitch for Ajax against AZ
Agree BD – Liverpool up 1-0 against Leverkusen.. no Carroll, not sure if he is on the bench..
Axel is he a DMF that can play as a LB or is he now a LB
Dave he is primarily a DMF but has played left back for Ajax. Certainly gives us some options
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMWMUVjT5Eg
BIG DAVE a dmf who was played for 1 season as a LB because of injuries too both Ajax’s LB then put back into midfield .
Vurnon Anita best position is DMF,not as fullback.
Once he played at his favourite position, Ajax won fourteen games in a row and were crowned as champions of Holland for the second year in a row.
Now that got me thinking,is he a competition for tiote spot,or to replace him.
—————krul——————-
simmo—-saylor—–colo——santon
——–Anita——–Tiote————
————-Cabaye——————-
–Ben Arfa—————–Ba———
————–Cisse——————-
Doesn’t look too shabby
Tiote will miss a heap of games this season, through injury acon and suspension… Anita will not be replacement..
Did Pards not say he would like players in before the Euros?
Did Pards not say he would like players in before the start of the season?
Suppose there’s a bit time yet.
@3hrswasted
That was 3minswasted
nah Troy copied and pasted from another site – 3 seconds maybe
Apparently Anita is playing now:
http://watch.vipi.tv/index_GB.php?id=dgfngf4dvsvds&width=600&height=450
A Tiote Anita partnership in front of the back 4 would give the defence a lot of protection . Anita is good on the ball and a more creative player than Tiote but does get stuck in as well .
Maybe our hammering at the hands of Cardiff yesterday has motivated Ashley into splashing the cash . A bit of reality hit home and panick setting in .
I wouldn’t imagine Anita would be coming here unless he was pretty sure he would get games
Axel @ 215 so what 4 have you infront of Tiote and Anita
Troy @ 211 he also said we should have 1 or 2 in by last sunday
Playing Tiote and Anita would allow Cabaye to push forward. Always thought he looked better in a more advanced role and he could certainly score a few goals.
BIG DAVE
————————-Anita—-Tiote————————–
——————————Cabaye———————–
HBA———————–Cisse——————-Marveaux/Jonas
Axel @ 220 no Ba
3hrs surely the back 4 with Tiote sitting in front would still allow Cabaye to get forward
i agree with AOD let the lad settle then come jan bye bye tiote imo,jabba gives with one hand takes back with the other
Lot of negative thinking about. Can’t see the justification for it at the moment.
Ah just what we need, another midfielder or a squaddie who can play full back, we were low on those
Still, Tiote did miss a lot of games last season through occasional knocks. Couple of those mixed in with internationals and the odd suspension or two and Anita could play a whole season’s worth of games even if he wasn’t in the first team.
GROUCHO
please expand
Sounds like Anita is a done deal. It’s breaking news all over.
£6-£7m for a new tea lady. Mind, we did sell Betty and Brenda for £8m and Anita is two handed. Apparently can pour a coffee and Tea at the same time.
Dave-We tried that last season mind and he doesn’t get as far forward, particularly when we were playing 4-4-2 against sides with an extra man in the middle. Cabaye played his best attacking football when Jonas and Tiote were essentially defensive mids and he could roam forward and feed the front three.
It fits with our formation as Jonas isn’t really a defensive mid, even though he did well there, and depending on his ability could get into the first team proper.
That’s Tiote away then?
3HW thanks for that,seems nice tidy player but had all the time in the world on the ball wont get that in the PL ime afraid
Anita in for £7m.
Tiote out for £18m.
Do the math.
Think we’d get more than 18mil for Tiote if we did sell him, which I’m hoping we won’t obvs and don’t think we will.
Depending on who we sold him to but anything less than 20+ would be a joke. Joe Allen at 15 mil….Tiote’s worth double.
Sharpy and Newkie – The thing about Troy is that he will try to identify a statement where you haven’t crossed very “t” and dotted every “i”, and then he will be delighted to pounce on it, more like a Rotweiler than a collie dog. He sees himself as having a sharp legal brain and will split hairs like a barrister. If you don’t want Rumpole jumping on your posts, make sure you proof read them with a keen analytic legal mind. You dont want to end up in an argument about how many angels dance on the head of a pin.
Aye ICE much quicker in the Premier league but the lad seems to have pace – hopefully he will fit in as quickly as Tiote
I can’t understan why we would pay £7-8 mil for Anita but wouldn’t stump up for Debuchy
it just doesn’t make any sense 
Nice as it is to see Anita and the fact that in an emergency he can cover LB ,I am still gutted it’s not a CB .
Also agree it may signal Tiotes departure but hope I’m wrong as Tiote is a beast.
We seem to have an obsession with Midfielders for some reason.
232
Nee worries mate, seen it all before with Shinton. Had managed to stay clear of Troy for a long while, but what can I say,I’ve been bored
Really sad news about Sid … Darts just won’t be the same with him
Really good news about Anita – finally something to get excited about, though his not signed yet like. It has left me thinking tho, I we are to sign another 2 players – which positions?
Personally I still think we need CB and CF, but something tells me that Debuchy is still a possibility.
Then again, were out in Holland so VDW, Douglas and Toivonen are all still possibles.
Anita would be a good signing, we are too reliant on Tiote as his current injury scare has proved, we all know apart from the promising Bigi, the rest are bit part players.
@B&B
Not at all. We all make mistakes and write something in a way that does read as well as you hoped once you press the send button.
I only correct those that twist others words and allege others have said something which they never did.
It’s amazing how many people on here do that.
Newkie did but refuses to acknowledge it.
Solano does it regularly.
The twisters I like to refer to them as. Twisting quotes to suit their argument.
Sharpy-I’d still like a CB and a RB (or left if santon prefers/wants to play rb) as we could actually improve the first team with those.
We have one of the best front lines in the PL imo and would be hard pressed to improve the first team, and that’s the priority for me.
Troy, I quoted Aussie who said 30million. I can’t understand why that’s difficult for you to understand mate. Just admit it, 1-0, the collie is lose and the sheep are running free. A terrible showing….
Agree re Sid Waddell, what a shame, I just read his autobiography recently and its a brilliant read showing that Sid was instrumental in the breakaway PDC that has transformed Darts into the major Sport it now is. Hilarious commentator and one of our own, R.I.P.
Well i would say its as good as a done deal , just seen an interview with De Boer and he said although its not done yet its very close . He sounds pissed off about it as well
Big Dave @225. Sorry about the slow reply – been out. Ice @ 222 seems to think we will sell Tiote. Perhaps we will one day but how many times has he been sold in the last 6 months?
AXEL shame eh
Big Dave @ 234 Got to agree. Full back would be my priority anyway.
Troy – I hope I’m not being accused of twisting other people’s words?!
For the record, I don’t mind my posts being questioned if they don’t make sense to someone.
I’m old enough and have supported Newcastle long enough to know my own opinions on our club, and don’t mind explaining them.
I will have opinions on day to day issues such as decisions the board makes or transfer targets and signings and can post them on this site. But then someone can respond to my post with a different opinion which may be perfectly valid and make sense to me – resulting in me changing my opinion either slightly or completely (tho that very rarely happens). But I don’t have a problem in acknowledging other people’s opinions. What I dont like is name calling or malice just because someone doesn’t agree.
SHARPY i always understand your posts mate
i even agree with the odd one 
Anyone else think yesterday has moved the board into action , it wont surprise me if tomorrow we have Anita and one other on board . My guess its going to be Pieters or Douglas . I also predict by the end of the week we will see Carroll back in Toon .
AXEL we could defo do with some movement mate
Troy – Your favourite trick is to pounce on a statement I’ve made, and to turn it into something I never actually said or meant. I spend the next ten minutes battling to get a word in to clarify as you rant and rave. As you know, I have resorted to recording you or asking you to write down your point on a piece of paper so that you cannot resile from it.
You have a canny knack of not being able, or not being willing, to understand the point someone is trying to make. People who blog on here don’t expect to have to have their posts checked first by a solicitor in case they give rise to potential inconsistencies that might be pounced on by you.
Axel, blimey you are feeling confident!
Not sure if our board were “inactive” exactly, I thin we’ll have been plugging away at this one for a while, perhaps they decided to speed it up and get some good news through after yesterday but I don’t think it was a spur of the moment thing, just coincidence.
Still, however it happened its good news for now, hopefully we’ll get someone else in soon..
Ice @ 249 is that the ones when Sharpy agree’s with me
Think you will find that “Troy” is “Stardust” amongst other identities and well known on this and other Toon blogs for this behaviour, ignore the barbed comments or risk being reeled in.
Newkie – I get what you’re saying but personally I think we have RB covered for now and think CB cover and CF cover would be more a priority at the mo. But at this stage of the window, I say sign the players we can rather than nee one – ie if Debuchy can be signed but we are going to struggle to get a CB or CF in before the window closes, then get him in as he still strengthens the team.
Ice – cheeky get
Axel – if your prediction comes off mate, I think it would end up being the best window in a long time, having started so slowly … and I’d probably shit myself with delight
NEWKIE i don’t think they were inactive either but i do think yesterday was the moment when they thought lets get more pro active and start paying the market value of their targets with just 1 week to go . That said though i dont think Ashley will do a deal with Lille for Debouchy . I think their chairman has pissed Ashley off .
Robert – Troy is my brother so I know his antics. Also, I’ve met Stardy so I can vouch that he’s real enough.
SHARPY i was trying to be nice to you
Robert @ 255
that old story has been going about for yonks, Troy and Stardy are different people with very different views.
B+B did Stardy still have his head stuck in Jabba’s ass when you met him
Axel @ 250 have you been smoking some funny gear
B&B-Troy is your brother
Newkie but which one has all the brains
Sharpy-Aye, we’ve definitely got the cover, I just want to improve the first team right now, those that are replaced, like Simmo, will be good squad players. Simmo is decent enough, but if we’re not going to renew his contract or there’s transfer speculation, it wouldn’t surprise me if performances drop
I know what you mean though, i’ll be happy with any signings
Axel-Aye, whilst it was only a friendly it certainly got some riled, good job it did too! Agree on Debby…Ashley will be hoping for Debby to try and force his way here and thereby lower the asking price for January I expect.
Dave – that occasionally happens as well
The second part you were being a cheeky get 
Ice – the first part you were
Dave
BB is stardust realy as ugly as we think he is
Batty
aye dave ive heard he has a bit of a broon tan
From the write-up at sabotagetimes, Anita doesn’t have the qualities to replace Tiote. He’s described as a wee fellow who reads the game well and plays great passes.
So long, Yohan, we’ve enjoyed your time here.
i keep a photo of him it keeps the mother-in-law away
@B&B
Absolute drivel again. One of the greatest memories was the pair of us arguing like cat and dog in a pub and you asking the barmaid for a pen and paper.
You then started contemporaneoulsy recording the conversation.
The next day we examined your scribblings!
Wooo hoo hoo hoooo! It was like a 4 yr olds homework. No wonder you can’t remember or be logical during a debate.
BTW Newkie. We have another brother who says exactly the same about Blackley.
” HE JUST DOESN’T GET COMMON SENSE”
Stardy has to be one the most ugliest creatures that ever crawled on this planet.
He reminds me of a Mori eel
Batty @ 269 yeah and it aint out of a bottle or from the sun
Ice
Stardy is lord of his substantial manor and a well respected entrepreneur. He has all the brains, but now you mention it, he does have an anus shaped head.
We both beat Troy quite easily in any debate when we can get a word in. Trouble is Troy believes he’s won as he can never quite follow the thread; he’s especially prone to this when he’s got a pint down his neck.
B+B thats good that he’s respected for something as he isn’t exactly respected for his footie knowledge
I can see the bro’s coming to blows
If you want to know what Troy looks like, check out his avatar. I didn’t realise for ages that it was wor Les and not wor Troy. That is absolute honest. Even my kids thought it was Troy. Its not just the face and hair, but the stance. Its typical of him in an argument in a pub; he will take of his shirt in a crowded bar and point like that because he thinks it helps the force of his argument.
kim @236 have you not cottoned on to the fact , that where going to play the spanish way this season
on a more serious note i agree with most of you about the Anita, why (if reports are true) pay 7mil for him when we wouldnt pay that for Debuchy , unless the latter was just a smoke screen , so as not to scupper any of our other deals
at the end of the day who, with all honesty had heard of Debuchy before the euro’s? yes after that first game we were all amazed with the kids style of play ,but at the end of the day, Carr might of recommened both debuchy and anita, but, expressed that Anita would be “plan A” and debuchy – plan B”… end of the day we would all like to see progress made in the transfer market , and you never know who will turn up @ ST. JAMES’ PARK before august 31st
toonsy mate, pull ya finger oot and start another topic
back off to jockland tomorrow, so unless they have had wifi or 3G installed up there , i might not be back on here for another 11 days
lol, then again, thats my job up there, renewing telegraph poles and the cables to enable broadband for the jocks
Newkie – or you could argue that as Simpson is in the shop window his performances could improve?!
I just think if Simmo gets injured we have cover in Raylor and Tav. If Saylor or Colo get injured I wouldn’t be as happy with Williamson providing long term cover.
Equally, if anything happened to Ba or Cisse I wouldnt be happy relying on Shola. Also I don’t think we have enough goals in the team, particularly if worse case scenario Senegal make it thru the ACoN
troy, the beach and your holiday must be shite if your on here all the time
@B&B
You would know if you knew mine and Stardusts mutual mates that Stardy can’t win an argument to save his life.
The pair of you are absolutely clueless.
You fit in well with some of this blog crew.
As our Grandad Les used to quote; “Common Sense is the most uncommon thing in the world.”
He told me on his death bed. ” Troy, you’re a fine young man and I not only bestow my trunks and cape upon you but also my common sense”
@Toonsoldier
Not at all. I’m travelling back home, but I drive better using my phone blogging as it stops me falling to sleep at the wheel. :-/
troy, know where your coming mate
if you crash, just make sure you hit a car full of mackems 
Just checking on Anita’s statistics;
28 – 26 – 36
She’s shapely like!
Its great to hear about this Anita deal. This will be a fantastic coup if we can pull it off. Its very important that we have back up for Kath Cassidy, because she’s quite close to retirement apparently. Kath needs to train someone up sharpish in order that we don’t lose her vast experience. Did you know she has been brewing up at SJP for over 44 years and that she’s served 25 NUFC managers in that time! Graham Carr spotted Anita’s potential when she made him a particularly special cup of PG at the Amsterdan Arena when he was on one his scouting missions. If the lads are going to have a good season, they’re going to need a regular cuppa. I think it was Napoleon who said an army marches on its stomach, whilst the health benefits of tea have been known to the Chinese for millenia. HWTL.
@B&B
Did you know Kath Cassidy is Tommy’s wife.
Great servants for the club.
Let’s hope Anita rises up to her billing.
Apparently Carr has identified that she is very versatile. Primarily she is a tea lady but can cover for the cleaner and has stood in for the caretaker on a number of occasions and is willing to keep a spare set of keys at her home.
They’ve clearly done their homework on her.
Let’s hope Anita agrees personal terms as she demanded her own broom cupboard at Ajax!
I heard Jabba is the only one Kath hasn’t served tea to
dont think this is a banged on signing yet,jabba has to come up with the right pay-packet,ajax offered him the top wage at club to stay
Ice spot on mate i’ll believe it when I see him holding his shirt up in front of the SD signs
big dave @289, i think ashley’s wiser than that i mean, the whole world has been watching football at st, jame’s park this olympics not the SD arena , lets just hope, any signings are in front of the ST. JAME’S PARK signs
I will be sad to see the end of the Olympics but the good bit is only another week to go till the footie is back ye ha
TOONSOLDIER9 im sure the SD signs will be back on display tomorrow
DAVE the proper games havent started yet mate,the disabled start there the ones to be admired imho mate
Proud to be British!!!
Ice yeah they are good but without doubt imo this games has seen some really super performances and for GB to finish 3rd in the table was brilliant
I agree with Icedog, the Paralympic athletes are the ones I respect. I couldn’t give a fug about these morons.
Will we get One Direction prancing about like faeries for the disabled people? I doubt it, we’ll probably get Susan Boyle.
Hope Paul mccartney closes the show with hey jude, It would be so original…
FJ@296 thats because you know where to show respect mate
FJ what exactly makes them Morons
Loved this olympics. Nice to see so many dedicated individuals, particularly in the athletics. It’s the one edge it has over football, hard work, good personality, most aren’t just minted twats
What exactly is the difference between most of the olympic games competitors and the Paralympic ones apart from the obvious disabilities ? I know there is a few over hyped knobs in the olympics but I think it’s all wrong to tar them all with the same brush
there is a lot of hard workers that have dedicated a hell of a lot of hard work and most of their life to take part, and I think they should be congratulated on that 
Newkie spot on I just can’t work out what makes them morons in some peoples eyes
there is more selfish arrogant money grabbing ignorant leaches in footie than the olympics
aye dave young laura trott her doctor laughed at her when she told him she was going to go to the olympics 1 day suffers bad from asthma from a child ,2 gold medals
and our long jump gold ,he was gonna retire 12 months ago more than 18 hamstring pulls
Dave-Agree with you completely.
Fair play, there are some utter pricks in there-Justin Gatlin for one, imo shouldn’t have even been there, think he’s been caught out on drug tests 3 times now? I mean that takes the piss… Then the odd over hyped British athlete or ones I just don’t like like Daley and Sudowo.
Other than that most of them are truly dedicated individuals with immense natural talent
Batty exactly after being born with a collapsed lung with her family not expecting her to live
thats her dave
madness, the pet shop boys, blur and one direction twice, what a shame when you think of the wonderful musical talent we have in this country
I wonder in FJ will be good enough to tell us what makes her a moron cause I would be very interested in hearing his opinion on her or some of the other sports people that have had nowt in life except a dedication to become good at something and have done it through hard work and dedication
CC-Aye been a bit of a let down…could have had much better acts. Dave Davies instead of Ray Davies from the kinks would have been good as well
ime not putting down anyone of them down they have done well but imho the disabled are heros just to have the guts to give it a go the graft they put in must be un-real
Whey shut me up with a bit of queen and john lennon to be fair to them and george michael looking suitably camp as well some talent at last…
@296
. Don’t think they are all morons but I could care less about the Olympics either. The only good thing about it is that it mercifully only lasts about two weeks every 4 years.
I am personally surprised and chuffed that GB and NI have put on such a brilliant Olympics as I didn’t think it would have went so smooth and been as successfully
CC yeah some of the opening and closing stuff will be a bit shit but it’s all about the events this is just a sideshow
My brother won Olympic gold and silver for Canada in 1984… canoe sprint C1 500 & 1000 m.
Ice @ 311 yeah I know your not and I can understand where your coming from, but life’s a bitch sometimes.
I was watching our local news the other night about how our local ones will be given a heros welcome home by different councils , but the same shower of bastards wouldn’t allow a parade for our HERO soldiers returning from Afgan because it would annoy some of the republicans
Dave, in London we’re all in a state of shock at how well it’s gone and how much fun it’s been, and everyone who’s been to an event has marvelled at the efficiency
DAVE i heard richie went to the games he thinks theres a pie-eating contest pity there isnt he would defo got gold
George michael is it? Looked like a washed up Bono who’d found his feminine side to me
Susan-Really? That’s amazing!…
Canada got a medal, who’d have thought it?
Just messing, good on him!
ice @118
Where is richie btw hes not been on for a while ??
Susan well done to him but according to Funky he must be a Moron
on the Canoe sprint I never really seen it much before but I was watching the sprint the other day and you would think they had an outboard motor of it
318
CC think hes house-hunting i think mate
Ice could you imagine the pies they would go through, he would just sit in the corner and get his trainer to just shoot the pies out of a catapult straight down the neck
Ice did you hear Aussie’s are trying to get them to introduce Bomeranging and sheep rustling brought in for the next one’s in Rio. that would maybe give them a better chance to win a few more medals, our rowers won more gold than all the Aussie’s
Yeah OK Newkie, it’s a sparsely populated country!
This year’s 1000m K1 silver medallist comes from my hometown as well, we are a canoe/kayak powerhouse town lol
Dave, they shortened the 500m to 200m for the first time this year, really stupid IMO but that is a proper sprint starting from dead water to reach those speeds
Anyway let’s hope we have this Anita lad through the door tomorrow, swiftly followed by a CB!!
Fatboy Slim yeha
Well this sunk to new depths, Russel brand and fatboy slim for fucks sake
Way to celebrate the achievements of our dedicated athletes with this bag of bollocks
DAVE aussies would get that wrong and try to throw the sheep
Susan yeah it was the 200 I watched and we whopped them
Ahh Norman Cook, now we’re fecking talking! Legend
Susan-Ahh right fair enough I’m sure you’ll beat us in the Winter ones anyway
CC I can’t stand Brand but I like Fatboy Slim, but no doubt Brand is popular I just can’t work out why
Ice nowt surprises me about them Aussies they are a strange lot
Dave yeah I think in C1 you got gold and we got bronze!
I’m proud of team GB too, been here long enough
Newkie yeah we’ll kick your ass next time
dave
I would love someone to explain to how he made it, Ive seen stand ups working pubs funnier than him.
he is not remotely funny and i want to launch me telly everytime he comes on
CC I agree 100% and feel the same way I think he’s a big hit with the ladies. the only thing I think could be worse would be the Spice girls
Susan, its not hard to be fair, our entire nation falls to its knees after about two inches of snow, your lot live in two metres of the stuff for half the year
thank fuk their finished
scary spice is anything but now
tasty
We have the best music in the world, yet you’d hardly fucking know it if you watched this and it was your first impression of Britain
Lets get the untalented gallagher brother to follow the spice girls it keeps the theme going
Argh liam, used to have such a good voice. Completely fucked now mind
love a bit of E.L.O mind
Yes pythons
Psssh whatever happened to Muse as well, man they suck now
“We have the best music in the world …” By popular acclaim of blinkered Brits no doubt. Or by the same guy who said English football fans were known worldwide for their knowledge of the game.
Brisvegas
Mug off mate, Australia have Pendulum and that’s it!
See Van Der Wiel scored for Ajax.
Oh wait no, I forgot Rolf Harris actually
Actually I wouldn’t know about popular music these days. Too boring for me to listen to.
More of a jazz man these days, and a bit of classical. And I can tell you that in those genres Britain ain’t the best.
Far enough Bris, no didjeridoo bush ballads for you then ?
Its a bit rich aussies taking the piss out of our music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwtnBm8glPE
Nah, Newkie. In my heyday I was a Prog Rocker of the 70s. Back then, yeah, I’d agree that British music was best. Australia was a bit of a desert then, though it came into it’s own towards the end of the 70s and into the early 80s when just about every pub in Sydney had live music.
Then I got old … became a librarian … got married … bought a house … stopped smoking … became my dad and said music was crap… ahhh life is cruel.
Quality British rock …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6-G7kVutwU&feature=related
Such is life eh Bris
Can’t see my tastes ever changing that much, mainly because pretty much everything that comes out nowadays is gash anyway….Hmm, or is that just one of the first signs of aging anyway…
That’s the first sign. Next you’ll be getting yourself a job …
Bris, you’ve no idea how annoying it is to have to tick “unemployed” rather than student nowadays. The work required to actually get a job is already tough enough…
I didn’t have a full time job until I was 32.
Bris-No kiddin
I could go for that right about now….Was actually not hard to find work while I was at Uni in Reading…come back to Newport and it’s tough, had two part time jobs in previous summers but now its pretty hard, went for an interview for an admin post at the local Uni and there were over a hundred applicants apparently, the one who got it was some ex police constable 
I did a post grad cos I couldn’t get the job I wanted. Had dreams of being a great writer. Found there was no job market for philosophers. Squeezed into an admin job at NSW State Library coz my ex-wife’s dad had some pull, otherwise I doubt I’d ever have got a job. Stayed there for just over 15 years.
Life has a way of dealing us some strange hands. It’ll happen to you as well eventually.
Ahh a writer…got a couple of mates doing Masters in creative writing….kinda like it myself but I can’t really afford it so I just do it a bit as a hobby, wouldn’t mind journo work but somehow its insanely competitive, which you wouldn’t believe considering the absolute drivel most media come out with in regards to, well, everything… a lot of novels aren’t too different either
So the Olympics is over. However underwhelming I find them to be, they sure have a feelgood effect on the host nation. I remember Sydney basked in the afterglow for a few years. Enjoy your moment in the sun (because winter lasts for 10 months
).
But most importantly, it looks like we may sign somebody. And we will still have a huge amount left over of that 30m quid Troy and Big Dave are rumoured to want to spend every year.
G-wiz, it certainly doesn’t help to go to bed after posting on this site
I sleep with a stab proof vest on now days 
Newkie
August 12, 2012 at 16:50
Troy, I quoted Aussie who said 30million.
Stop twisting my words Newkie
You seem to be well known for this 
– I said 20m – year on year…… 
Vegas — yeah , it is outlandish that Troy and Big Dave expect 30m to be spent each year
Can you point to the post where they said that?
It’s just hearsay I think.They are far too realistic to have actually said anything like that. But somebody said something, I just don’t know who or where. A guy at the pub said he’d heard Troy had said it. I don’t believe it for a moment.
Vegas
I was at that very pub when the guy heard Troy say it! 
Has Big Dave managed to get his head unstuck from Troy’s arse yet?
Rumour has it that it’s a permanent fixture.
Haha, I remember the days when Big Dave had an opinion… now days he simply surfs on the wave of shit exiting Troy’s oraphis.
I see Man City are ready to detroy the career of another promising English talents by buying Jack Rodwell to sit on their bench for five years.
Well that’s the Olympics over then ,me flags down . Will be up again come the 29th when the Paralympics start ,get to see some very special athletes then and a lot of medals for GB too.
Funky @296 No ,no Susan Boyle for them ,Coldplay are booked for the closing ceremony of th paralympics mate.
Have we signed a CB yet?.
Aussie,
I see Gregory Van der Wiel doesn’t wanna join Toon ,he wants CL footie.
Kim,
Don’t think van der Wiel will be a huge miss to be honest. Actually prefer Simpson to him.
There has been a lot of Aussie bashing going on this here blog!
So when Curtis Good goes on to be a Newcastle legend, you will all have to bow down and apologize to me and the people of Australia…. but mainly me 
Wow!
the nighty night club were all patting themselves on their backs last night. 
It reminds me of the two lions on the savannah called Troy and Dave.
They are lying under the shade having just eaten a greet big meal.
The next thing they are having to swish their tails to get rid of the pesky gnats, called aussie, newkie and Begas, buzzing round trying to bite them.
One big fart from Troy zaps them all out
I see Pardew is saying no clubs have spent any money this season, apart from Chelsea.
Seems to be trying to soften the blow incase no signings come in.
Man City have spent 15mil so far… no doubt will spend more.
Man United have spent 21mil so far and have admitted to offering for van Persie
Arsenal have spent around 35mil
Spurs have spent 20mil
Chelsea have spend 70mil
Liverpool have spent 25mil
The others I’m not concerned about because they can spend what they like, their squads are still shit…
So far, we are 3million in profit for this transfer window. So If we get Anita in we’d have spent around 3.5million. I’d like to think we have enough in the kitty for at least one more signing.
Almost 200 million spent by our competition… 95million by the two sides who finished below us last season, so I hope Graham Carr has got us some good ones again.
I’d be happy with Anita and someone like Sakho. But if Senegal make the ACN then we are a bit screwed up front too.
two lions
….. try hyena’s 
wooo hooo hooo 
jj@376 ,I’m not that gutted to lose out on VDW ,he’s not exactly had rave reviews from some on here who have seen him play.
JJ@379 I agree ,I don’t understand what Pards is talking about as clearly many have strengthend at quite some cost .Also the newly promoted Hammers have been bidding large sums for players compared to us
.I’m not saying we should blow £20or 30k a season as clearly that’s not gonna happen but we should not be penny pinching on quality players imo.
Right off to do a bit.
bollocks on this thread as well.
…just for the craic like yenar
tell ye what, a fancy ganback in teym noo like…….
…had ye breath, wi ganin unda…….
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