Newcastle United have been handed a huge boost with the news that Papiss Cisse will be staying put at the club
Despite Newcastle United’s relegation into the Championship, manager Rafael Benitez has agreed to continue on as manager at the club and surely as a consequence, a number of players have pledged their allegiance to the Magpies.
The likes of Ayoze Perez, Tim Krul, Vurnon Anita and Kevin Mbabu are all eyeing a stay at Newcastle and while Siem De Jong and Georginio Wijnaldum have been dropping hints regarding a potential exit, majority of the current crop look likely to stay put.
Now in another boost for the Magpies, striker Papiss Cisse has gone on to reveal that he is also willing to remain at St. James’ Park this summer.
Cisse had been consistently linked with a move away from Newcastle even when the Magpies were in the Premier League and it was expected that the 30-year-old would surely be looking for an exit following the club’s relegation.
Surprisingly though, Cisse has gone on to reveal that he is open to seeing out his contract at Newcastle and is keen on helping the club earn promotion back into the Premier League.
The Senegalese international said, “We’re not a small team, I have a year left on my contract and I will stay put. Newcastle are a big club and can rise again overnight. All the players know this and we will take the club back up.”
Cisse has struggled for goals over the last few seasons and his relationship with the fans is not the strongest at the moment. Nonetheless, the striker would have endeared himself to the club faithful following his latest admission and he will surely want to play a big part next season.
Cheers Nick. Please post a link in the bottom of the last thread under the comments so people know a new article is up.
I imagine Cisse saying this has more to do with not being able to match his wages elsewhere but who knows. I don’t think he will be any good in the Championship. Poor touch and not physical enough to make up for a lack of intelligence. Would rather see him go tbh.
Shamrock(Quote)
Guys is there no way to put the links to old and new articles UNDER the comments like it used to be? It makes more sense that way because most readers press refresh and are automatically taken straight to the last comment – so they won’t know that a new article is up.
Also, the latest comments on the site used to appear under the league table. Where have they gone?
How come this article is not on the homepage? I know Andy was talking about not putting the ‘OK magazine’ articles on the homepage but this one is not speculative trash – it’s a quote from one of our players on their future.
Shamrock(Quote)
thanks for the thread let’s see what the bloggers think
SHAM I agree on both your points 1 need a note at end of the last thread,Cissie will get nowt in the ccc move him on Imo or will Rafa keep him with Mitro missing the first four games but I think Rafa will bring in another striker hopefully someone that has a good touch,can hold the ball up and has a bit of pace,and can stay on side all which Cissie cannot do
Icedog(Quote)
Hey Sham – this is a news piece that we decided to leave out from the home page. If you believe it’s not speculative trash we can add it back and start a new thread their – I guess actually in hindsight it is pretty important regarding his future.
Let me know your thoughts.
Andy Magpie(Quote)
Good read Nick , I am / was a big fan of Cisse but he just seems to not be the same guy anymore, and add to that as Sham says i dont think he would be cut out for the championship. And rather than keep him for a season then loss him for nowt, I would rather cash in if we can.
Big Dave(Quote)
Thanks Nicky, I have always been a Cisse fan but he has definitely gone off the boil of late, without his wonder goals there isn’t really much else on offer really. I don’t buy the always offside thing either and a long while back I put up the stats to show he was offside much less than some of the PL so called top strikers. I am not sure he’ll cut it in the championship though and maybe he would be better off moving on with our thanks for some lovely goals. However Rafa does seem to like him so maybe he sees something worth keeping when he trains? I do want to see Arma get a fair crack of the whip in this league.
Sham, good job you put up thread link as I been in and out all this week and have been stuck on what I thought was a quiet thread once or twice.
Kimtoon(Quote)
Having Cisse stay is a huge boost? He’s the flakiest player in England. Sometimes he couldn’t trap a bag of cement. I’m puzzled by making a fuss over him. 😕
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Dave, do you think maybe his head got turned by possible big bucks in China? Like you say, for a long while he hasn’t been the same player.
Kimtoon(Quote)
Would he really be motivated in the Championship? Then again, what Prem club would take him – I’d imagine his wages are £40,000+? (haven’t looked it up)
Andy The Magpie(Quote)
Hey Andy – to be a pain. Any story where you get a quote from a player or staff member at the club is obviously not speculative per se, so it should be on the homepage.
Transfer rumours with no obvious source or quote from the people concerned themselves are obviously just cheap ‘hit’ generators – if that makes sense?
Is it not possible to put the links to old and new threads under the last comment instead of on top? Or if not, flip the comments so the newest appears at the top?
And what happened to the latest comments being under the league table?
Shamrock(Quote)
I would sell him straight away. He’s 31 next week and he’s never looked the same since the first season. Not a hold up player. No longer a decent goal scorer. He would just keep a younger player from developing.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
I agree Andy. Reckon he is saying he will stay because nobody else will match his wages.
Shamrock(Quote)
Okay so basically – I’m working on getting a replacement comment box as the one we had installed ate up loads of data. The hosting company we’re with charged us £30 for last month because of the bandwidth it caused! Sorry, should have informed you sooner regarding that.
As said before regarding the comments thread situation, it is really difficult because wordpress doesn’t allow you to add in extra plugins under comments hence why I usually post in the thread that a new one is up. I guess an alternative would be simply to close comments on an old thread so people know when to move across?
Let me know your thoughts – it’s good that you’re scrutinising us like this, helps make the site better for everyone!
Andy The Magpie(Quote)
Kim it could be, but I just know that he doesn’t look right. And I agree with you about the off side bit .
Andy I don’t think he would be motivated but I have a feeling that it would make more sense to him to sit on his good wage for a season then walk away for free, as he would have a lot more options opened to him
Big Dave(Quote)
Agreed. I want Arma to have a crack this season. Arma, Mitro, Perez and a new guy please.
Shamrock(Quote)
Andy there is one or two things I could point out , but didn’t want to come across as a serial complainer 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
I can’t see closing the comments causing an issue because like you said before, people just move their conversation to the new thread. If you did that and posted a link the new thread as a last comment then that would work.
Shamrock(Quote)
We have to remember Rafa is rebuilding the entire club. Don’t expect miracles straight away. We need to stick with this for several seasons. So no moaning after the first loss!!!
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Ta Shamrock. We can’t afford to get sentimental about this. The younger players have to come first now.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
G2 I do expect automatic promotion, but would have expected that no matter who the manager was. What I am cautious about is talk of setting new records etc. I’m not convinced we will match the points tally we had during our last Fizzy Pop league jaunt and do not expect us to be a PL top 10 club inside 3 years. Just going back up, a couple of half decent cup runs and comfortably avoiding relegation battles would be success for me. Anything else is not really good enough though. Rafa asked for total control. The price he pays for that is bringing enough results to provide meaningful stability and sustainability.
Shamrock(Quote)
Excellent points Shamrock. I would say to get up into the top 6 in the Prem is a five year project given the shambles the club is in right now. If people start moaning straight away Rafa will get fed up and leave.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Cisse is the flakiest player at the toon….? There are a whole bunch of flakes impersonating footballers at the toon. Cisse, Wijnaldum and Sissoko included.
They should all be forced to stay at the toon and get us back into the premier league… Janmaat included.
Having said that, without Cisses goals over the last years we would have been in big trouble. Obviously it will take a manager of the stature of Rafa, including his back-room entourage, to get things turned around.
Whoever came up with the brilliant idea of placing McLaren and his A-Team of Carr, Moncur and Beardsley amongst others in charge of the toon really does need there heeds examined. The again we now have Rafa…the same culprit perhaps.
Mr Mike Ashley really must be an absolutely immense boss to his middle and senior managers. He really is loyal to them, no matter how much they muff it he sticks with them. An honourable trait in a gazillionaire I say. I hope Rafa realises what he has….plus an absolutely adoring Geordie public…
Munich Mag(Quote)
To establsh the Toon as a regular top 12 team in the EPL will take he duration of Rafa’s first 3 year contracts.
I agree with Shamrock though, anything other than promotion first time round will be a massive shock and failure….pretty much along the lines of our relegation..
Munich Mag(Quote)
If we do end up keeping Cisse I would only use him for 15 minutes at the end of some matches. He’s just not a good enough all round player. I won’t even get into Riviere. He just has to go.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Good discussion going on here. I’m not as harsh about promotion. If it takes 2 seasons instead of 1 but we are a much stronger squad I would accept it with no complaints. I want to see us top 8 in the first season though based on the money and player depth we should have.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
G2 I fear for this club if we don’t go up first time. There is a massive drop in income during 2nd and 3rd years in the Championship. We can’t keep a quality squad if we don’t go up first time.
Shamrock(Quote)
I would like to see McCormack in to replace Cisse. We should be able to play a strong attacking side with two up front in the Champs. I would pair McCormack with Armstrong in the pre-season and put Mitro with Perez. Have a look at different strike partnerships. I’m sure Rafa will do something along those lines but probably much more nuanced.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
It’s dangerous to build expectations too high though Shamrock mate. We’ve taken a hammering for several seasons now. That’s why I would prefer to see Charnley out the door with Carr. They’re part of the cause of the mess we’re in. And add a few others to that list including Beardsley. If we’re going to start fresh we should start fresh properly. Leaving dead wood around in important positions is dangerous as we’ve seen over and over again.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Andy the Magpie, listen to the old bloggers mate, and try and get the set up back to the way it was when Toonsy was running the show… believe me the place will buzz and the crack will be great… there are some excellent loyal bloggers on this site who will keep things ticking over..
Good to see that the “Post comment” button has escaped its confusing camouflage of yesteryear, well done. All we need now is numbed blog posts and a link to the next article and we’re in good shape..
The impetus created by Rafa’s second coming will keep things ticking along nicely…
Munich Mag(Quote)
I’m not fussed about Carr and Charnley now. Carr won’t be making any decisions, he will just be concentrating on organising the scouting assignments set out by the manager – like he always should have been doing. Charnley will just be setting budgets and negotiating deals. It will be Rafa making the football decisions.
One year in the Championship does not see the club lose too much money or lose too much ground on the competition but 2 years or more is disaster because of the ground we would lose commercially and in squad quality and depth. Say we spend 3 years in the fizzy – We would earn a total of 90 million and will have shed almost all of our most talented players by then. Meanwhile, Sunderland would have taken 300 million, have a far stronger squad and probably have a bigger worldwide pull than us. It just can’t happen. Every time we get promoted, we would go back down again. It has to be a first time strike – but I’m confident it will be.
Shamrock(Quote)
G2 for me we need to get up 1st time round anything less would be a massive failure for the club and Rafa
Big Dave(Quote)
Oh, oh, there go those expectations. This worries me a bit when good bloggers are so set on an immediate return. What happens if we lose out in the playoffs for example but otherwise have an excellent year with young players developing well? I say support Rafa through thick and thin for the entire 3 seasons. As for the mackems, who says they’re going to stay up even next season Shamrock mate? I see them being relegated soon. Dafoe is aging and they really aren’t building anything. Sam will be gone as soon as they have a bad run next season.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
The Mackems was an example. There are 19 other PL teams we would lose vast ground to as well. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect promotion at the first attempt. Rafa would agree or he would not be here. We are the biggest team in the Championship and will be favourites to get promoted. On top of that Rafa will be allowed to keep who he wants and even make signings on top of that. No way we should be setting the bar so dangerously low.
Shamrock(Quote)
G2 I will give Rafa the support and time no problem , but still think it would be a massive failure not to go up 1st time of asking.
I would also add that IMO if we didn’t get up at the 1st attempt then we would struggle the 2nd time.
Big Dave(Quote)
Same here. Because we would have a much smaller budget, much weaker squad and Rafa would walk.
Shamrock(Quote)
Sham Rafa has also stated that we need to get up straight away.
Actually I would accept promotion either way but would be really disappointed if it wasn’t automatic promotion.
Big Dave(Quote)
Well, we’ll have to wait and see. I do agree we’re clearly the biggest club in the Champo but strange things happen at times. I wouldn’t be disappointed with Rafa if he at least got us into the playoff. Let’s see how the summer goes though. He can improve us a huge amount by the time we kick off.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
sCarr
Munich Mag(Quote)
I think the first 5 games will tell us if we are going in the right direction, it will be obvious pretty quickly if the players are up for it or not. Rafa is a good coach but not a miracle worker, he needs all players on board and up for a scrap. More than that we need a strong spine to the team like we had last time.
Kimtoon(Quote)
Kim I really don’t think Rafa will have any players in the team that are not up for it.
Big Dave(Quote)
Was that sack Carr Munich mate?
GeordieTwo(Quote)
I wonder how long it will be before some on here start to criticise Rafa for his team selection, tactics and signings.
You know who you are. 😉
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Credit where its due at the end of the day. Carr and his team pulled some rabbits out of the hat….. Cabaye, Remy, Ba, Debuchy, Ben Arfa, Sissoko for a song when he was being touted at as a 15 mill midfielder, Santone, and Gouffron both one or two season wonders…. all pretty good signings, who served there purpose. The toon maybe thought they had it sussed and rested on their laurels somewhat..then pulled in Reviere, Doumbia, Federico or whatshisname the argentininan lad from the the Ukraine who never kicked a ball for the toon…now .thats when things started going awry …. but for a while our recruitment team seemed to be on the ball…
To now single handidly demolish the same recruitment team is harsh…noone knows what hapened behind the scenes… ….
Munich Mag(Quote)
Several did after the Villa game Troy.
Shamrock(Quote)
I expect some excellent performances in the coming season. Perez is good enough to get a dozen if he can handle the rough stuff. Mitro could have a dynamite season, as could Dr. Evil. We have very fine goal keeping as well.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
I reckon Carr bit off more than he could chew and took his eye off the ball. He lost sight of what he was good at and forgot where his talents lie. If he is knocked down to purely a head scout, with Rafa setting scouting policy and objectives – then I reckon Carr will do a good job if he is kept on.
Shamrock(Quote)
Troy, we’ve criticised Rafa already for his selection against the beach-ball touting Villains at the end of last season… No-one is beyond reproach mate….?……even the WUM’s and keyboard warriors get it wrong now and then.
Munich Mag(Quote)
Shamrock
I haven’t been on for ages. That doesn’t surprise me. At all.
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Troy did you see Lee Clark giving it 0-100 in 45 seconds at the weekend for Killi. He will ned to improve on that if he is going to get the toon job mate.. ☺ looked like he was ower the moon though to win the pay-offs…. ☺
Munich Mag(Quote)
I’m all in for the three seasons. I didn’t like any of our previous 5 or 6 managers and said so. Pardew had one annus mirabilus but that was it. Everybody else after Keegan was poor except Hoots who got us straight back up but wasn’t up to the Prem.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Didn’t Hoots have us in mid table when he got sacked?
Shamrock(Quote)
Sham…..Rafa will get it sorted mate. He’s a football man and won’t discard Carr who obviously has a massive knowledge of certain parts of european football. Rafa will now provide the GTF filter that Carr has needed all along….
Munich Mag(Quote)
I think he did Shamrock mate. But Ashley had a big heed to go with his big ideas back then. He actually thought he knew what he was doing.. hahahahahaha!
GeordieTwo(Quote)
MM
YCMIUM
(You Couldn’t Make It Up Man) 😀
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Sham, Hoots got sacked when the club were going through the delusional “this is easy, we’ve got it sussed” phase. doh…….
Munich Mag(Quote)
So no Townsend in England team tonight,giving Sterling another go,what does that say to Townsend??
Icedog(Quote)
Hughton had us promoted at the first attempt – breaking loads of records along the way – and had us comfortably in mid table in our first season back in the PL. How was he not up to it? The irony is – Ashley only wanted the club treading water in order to take in the SD advertising money. Hughton was doing for him exactly what he hoped for – but he sacked him anyway?
Shamrock(Quote)
The problem with Carr for me is that we don’t know if some of the bargain basement players that we have bought recently , we’re his 1st choice or were they 2nd 3rd.
For all we know he could have had some good players that we needed lined up, but the regime has said no they arn’t good value for money. We just don’t know
Big Dave(Quote)
MM
Previous comment was in relation to the usual suspects criticising Rafa.
Re Clarky. I watched the game. Clarky was class!!
You now realise he was a great option for the Toon before Rafa tipped up.
I could just see him saving us from relegation and running doon the touchline jumping in the gallowgate.
I knew you would come roond to my way of thinking. 😉
Troy Stavers(Quote)
CAULKER In talks C/P fee is 6.5 mil
Icedog(Quote)
Well, I liked Hoots a lot and he was a gent to boot.
Kimtoon(Quote)
Troy, can you imagine Lee Clark giving it large running towards the Gallowgate End mate. Not in our lifetime…at least not from the dug out. Maybe after he’d jumped ower the waaal at the centre paddock after a toon / sunderland win… ☺☺☺…after JC gave him a leg-up….
Good luck to the lad though, at least he’s giving it a go, not taking the easy punditry way out like a bunch of other celebs…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Troy, not all of us have Baba Yanga’s crystal ball to fall back on.. ☺
Munich Mag(Quote)
Holland with the legendary Wijnaldum getting cuffed by Ireland…no sign of Janmaat though….and the better of the de jongs on the bench…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Troy Stavers(Quote)
MM
Can you imagine the damage Clarky would cause if he belly flopped into the Gallowgate. 😀
Seriously though. He was great entertainment during the Killy game. Great craic in the post match interview.
He’s done a cracking job in the short time he’s been there.
Mark or mock my words. He will get at least a championship job following the Killy job.
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Derby appoint Pearson and Villa on the verge of appointing De Mateo. The massive EPL money brings europes best to the island, and the next, but only slightly second best, end up in the Championship. Anyone thinking the Championship will be a cake walk with Derby, two Brum clubs, Norwich, Brighton, Ipswich, Sheff Wed etc in there are in for a rude awakening.
Munich Mag(Quote)
Lay it on me Dave, I’m all ears!
Andy the Magpie(Quote)
Troy Clarky is a good low profile Championship/second division manager…though perhaps the SPL is his best bet, cos hes been through a few clubs in ingerlund, now maybe Scottyland is the chance for him to ressurect his career somewhat …..
Munich Mag(Quote)
By numbered blog posts are you referring to the comments? I believe the quote system works just as well as the point of numbers was simply to reference other people’s comments.
Also were trying to get a latest post widget under the comments but it’s tricky with the new lay out. We’re looking into it – good to have your input.
Andy the Magpie(Quote)
Troy, I reckon Lee Clark has a bit of Temuri Ketsbaia in him, could see him kicking lumps out of the Wonga hoardings at the Gallowgate End mate..?
Munich Mag(Quote)
I agree MM, that’s a good appointment for Derby too
Kimtoon(Quote)
Unless weds win on Saturday of course…
Andy the Magpie(Quote)
I’m not sure Cisse staying is that good news personslly. In my opinion i think he should be moved on to whoever wants him.
Sharpy17(Quote)
Yep, we’ll do that then. For news articles we’ll just block comments and keep the quality over quantity approach for proper threads. 😉
Andy the Magpie(Quote)