With news in short supply today, I thought it was perhaps best to round-up all the news into one handy article which will, hopefully, cover all the bases.
Understandably, most of the press are focusing on the defeat to Stevenage yesterday, which was always going to happen. I won’t go into it too much, but it is the least the players and the manager deserve after such a shambolic performance.
We will however start with the fall-out from our FA Cup elimination yesterday as Alan Pardew issued an apology to Newcastle fans after the game. Pardew claims that the players were running on empty after a tough run of festive fixtures, which begs the question of why he didn’t see fit to play some younger players instead?
Jose Enrique is a rumoured transfer target for Manchester United and Tottenham if Metro is anything to go by, but in my experience it isn’t. Jose loves it at Newcastle and would cost a pretty penny to purchase, which appears to be overlooked here.
Nile Ranger has been urged to knuckle down by Alan Pardew who has challenged the 19-year-old to prove that he wants to be a professional footballer.
Ranger has a bit of a reputation for being a ‘bad-***’, but he also has undoubted potential. Quiet words behind closed doors haven’t worked apparently, so now Pardew has aired the dirty linen in public. Make of that what you will, but if the lad isn’t listening to players like Andy Carroll then what harm can it do?
Next up, long term injury absentee, Dan Gosling, explained in an exclusive interview to the Sunday Sun how his horror injury has helped him grow up quickly.
Gosling is only 20, and my advice to him is to not grow up too quickly, but he has shown remarkable determination to get back to fitness and on the verge of the first team since being told just eight months ago that he may never play again. Well done Dan!
And finally, Alan Pardew has been talking about transfer prospects for the current transfer window. Pardew envisages no more than one, or two at the most, new signings arriving through the door this January.
I can’t say I’m surprised to be honest, and I never really expected us to sign a boatload of players this window. We already have Hatem Ben Arfa tied up, and one or two on top of that doesn’t seem so bad does it? It depends on who they are of course, but the numbers are about what I was expecting anyway.
So there you go. That brings us up to date with news on what is another thrilling Sunday regarding the press and NUFC.
Feel free to leave us your thoughts.
About toonsy
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icedog thats a nice looking boxer you have there
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It was considering these Newcastle shirts are barely made of any stitcihing 😆
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toonsy hovering round facebook tonight
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batty your a good lad i asked a few times on there but no one would tell me untill i asked you today m8 nice one
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gloy glue more like
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TOONSY being in the huff haha thought ide count comments on three blogs guess who got the most 😉 you going to number comments in future?
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lads how do you get one of them pictures on or are they only for the senior members
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They are abysmal i refused to buy one when they came out but i was in a reputable sports retailer (naming no names) before crimbo and tried one on and they are practically see through.
Got a fairs cup retro one and hardly worn owt else since absoultely fecking great.
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judases dog
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I tried to get the number on Ice, but they made the comment look pants so I’m trying to find a workaround
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TOONTOON cheers m8 i have 2,but there american bulldogs like
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I’m chatting to Marktoon.
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toontoon icedogs dog is a pitbull m8 ,and the pics you have too draw it on your comp screen 🙂
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Good point, I need one 🙂
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BATTY you backed a loser there mate
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Reet, that’s me away anyway. Catch you all tomorrow. Play nicely 😉
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With crayon 😆
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night m8
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toonsy ganning to play with his bits again
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see ya, batty’ll keep an eye on everyone 🙂
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Toonsy thanks for letting me join m8
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icedog
Posted January 9, 2011 at 10:25 PM
TOONTOON cheers m8 i have 2,but there american bulldogs like<<<< aye he has got 1 as a pet and married the other 😆 soz mrs dog 🙂
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toon toon dog is the god father of the blog 😉
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Icedog are they like boxers or is it like batty is saying the dogs that you are not allowed
but i wont tell anyone if they are i give you my word m8
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Ouch… 😯
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cc dog knows iam joking 😆
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TOONTOON they cannot eat more than one boxer a day m8 gives them wind.
ME keep a dog thats not allowed perish the thought
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BATTY saw the comment somewere else kia,your a diamond mate 🙂
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dog do you know toontoon i think you do m8 😉 his writing is tattyer than mine
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😆
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is it working
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not yet
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it’ll take a few minutes mate.
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wheres my dog i done everything it said on that site but it still isnt working thats not right
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oops now it is
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there it is you call him oba he is a big boy like
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is that your mutt toon
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icedog that was funny about the boxers getting ate 😆
Richietoon do you have any dogs m8 ?
So what did yous think of the fa game it was bad like and that fan that punched the player was well over the top
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BATTY kna divnt think i know him.
writing what the fk we got school teachers noo like,we got to be word perfect on the blog,nee chance
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How do you get the pics on?
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you do know him dog 😉
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Probs nowt in it, but been scanning through Ed’s blog, couple of people talking about a takeover either within 48 hours or by Feb. Being fronted by Moat, The Indians we have all ‘heard about’ and Shearer being part of it as well. Also something about Pardew maybe being gone by tomorrow. Can’t see it myself, but just thought I’d pass on what I’ve seen over there
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big dave did mine m8
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No mate, wor lass is a cat lover….before that I was in the army so wasn’t worth getting one then got a German Shepherd when I left.
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aye seen that m8 just before i saw that flying pig 🙂
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batty yes m8 thats my best friend that dog he is a great dane i was going to call him mr lovenkrands but it wont sound good when your out walking him shouting here mr lovenkrands people would think im well strange 🙂
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jay have ya tried the link I put up?
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dog i must be a paddy if you dont know him
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and the bloke Kia guy mentioned in the People is with the group as well
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batty….was the clue in what ya wrote before? 😉
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BATTY giz a hint m8,you got me beat
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m8s im just going to the bog then i will be back again ok
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Haven’t seen the link mate
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😉
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dog cant give you any more read through agen 😆
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ya’ll have to scroll up, its not letting me put the link up again, says its a duplicate comment!!
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divent bother going the bog you have enough comin oot of ya mooth 😆
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is everyone away now ?
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is he off his heed? 😉
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hes nuts
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dog what are your favorite peanuts ?
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Had a look, too confusing for a thick lad like me 🙁
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ya’ll have to get someone to do it, but not me cos I’m IT inept 😆
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BATTY got it,wouldnt have twigged that like,but whats the point
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i couldnt do it dave did it for me m8 🙂
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you havent got it have you m8?
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Icedog are you still there what do you think of me dog he is a good big thing.
why has everyone went away people do that on me all the time
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Eds reporting were after Dave Whelan in the transfer market, What happened to Ashleys under 26 policy… 😆
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if you had you would send him an email
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never saw big willy about on any of the blogs now (no puns richie)
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48 hours….or by Feb? lol
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oh m8s 😆 i thought yous all ran away from me there
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cc is that the fella that owns wigan and jjbs ??
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dog your mukka is laughing at you below, wheres dave gone?
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