WhatTheFunk

oh, wow, cheers mate, someone reads!!!!...i didn't think it was that revolutionary or outlandish either, if you read it posts are made to be read iyam imo it's not about ambition or lack thereof. just because we haven't completed the puzzle re recruitment this summer yet, does not exhibit a lack of ambition. conversely, just because we've splashed out 10 million on a centre half doesnt exhibit ambition either. it's the total sum of it all, come the end of this coming season, that will give us an indication where this club is headed. so far, with all the restructuring going on at the club from top to bottom, the way i personally see it, we are moving in the right direction, and thus showing ambition to grow and claim our rightful place as a top club in the league (including league position) patience doesn't cost anything, but medical attention costs a bundle. i hope some people would just calm the fuck down for now, and save popping that artery for when you catch your bird shagging someone she shouldnt be keep the faith

I agree that another striker would be most welcome, but i feel we will see more goals from midfield than in recent seasons due to a vastly different style of play. It's going to be fun watching attacking football again. Yeah but three or four injuries and we're up poo poo creek without the correct utensil.

tbh i don't see why some are up in arms over what mojorisin is saying! if you read the posts properly, u'll not disagree with him too much

What do you think Capello saw in Warnock?

In his interview he said the role of Wise and Co is to find Newcastle United the next generation of talent locally, nationally and internationally, players that will one day be as good as your Rooneys and Ronaldos that we can develop and bring into the team instead of always having to compete to buy such players when they are the real deal as we are often forced to do, often failing due to financial and other factors such as appeal. We may have tried to buy Rooney but we couldn't compete with Man Utd. We could have had Ronaldo but we chose Viana instead. Shearer who ended up costing the club a world record fee was also missed out on. Ashley wants us to be the first to such players when they are kids. Now we are like every other club in that aspect. However unlike a lot of clubs especially those we aspire to, we have never really put in place a structure to identify these talents much less bring them here, develop them and above all else, profit from (in terms of becoming stars on the pitch for the team). Locally we even trail behind Sunderland and Middlesbrough when it comes to Geordie kids. They have several Geordies on their books that are regarded as a class above the Geordie kids (I've seen some of them in action and we're missing out again) we have on our books. That's down to many things, namely a poor reputation when it comes to developing kids and due to poor scouting when it comes to identifying them. That and the attitude at the club's end has always been "all Geordie kids want to play for Newcastle". That may be true but most kids are selfish (in a good way) and will go wherever it is best for them, especially when parents who support the club know how unlikely anyone coming through will make it into the first-team and become a star, even those with reasonable talent. I know I wouldn't send my kid to Newcastle's academy at current as it would be the wrong place for him in terms of development and likely chance of succeeding. Boro would be my first choice followed by (spit) Sunderland, I'm afraid. Thankfully steps are being taken to rectify that and I actually know some inside stuff on this because my nephew plays for a local junior club whose key staff (owners, coaches and management) were invited to SJP in the summer to meet Wise and Co to discuss how Newcastle United could help them, their coaches and more importantly, the talent at these clubs and believe you me there is lots of talent here in Newcastle, most of whom end up at Boro or Sunderland sadly. I know several parents, all season ticket holders who took their kids out of Newcastle's academy and took them to Boro or Sunderland for example. One lad who is only 9 is something sensational, he's at Sunderland. What chance does Newcastle stand if the club can't even compete for local talent? That has to change and will and this is something Ashley more than anyone, driven by financial common sense if anythiong, is pushing and will push very hard. It will take years to reap dividends but it is a must and is arguably the single biggest concern at the club. From what I gather of the meetings Wise has had with several junior clubs across Newcastle is that the club will become more involved in football in the community in general and will open up to the community in terms of facilities and coaches (players and club coaches going to junior clubs to do a few hours expert coaching etc. or inviting junior clubs to Benton and SJP) as well as forge strong relationships which Newcastle only ever had with certain clubs (Wallsend Boys Club for example) which created resentment in other clubs. That and Newcastle's lack of "after care" when discarding youngsters. In short they'd tap up a youngster from a local club, take him to the club and not let that kid play for his junior club, then after a year or so they'd discard him and the junior club more often than not takes the kid back, a kid that is destroyed and according to one or two people I've spoken to, came back as worse players due to poor coaching at Newcastle). Junior clubs have resented that as they don't get compensated, they have always asked "work with us", now it is NUFC asking these clubs to "work with us" That is Wise's main role actually from what I've picked up, his team (the scouts and coaches) responsible for identifying talent and developing them, Wise basically controls all that which I'm told KK has some input in too although I don't know what. Maybe he's the face to it, i.e. come and meet KK. All this has long been overdue and is much needed. There are also other things in the pipeline which I'm not permitted to talk about as they are top secret and all clubs have been sworn to secrecy but I'm very excited about our club in terms of the role it will play in the community (see the Newcastle Foundation for example, that's just the start) he's back ladies! riveting stuff HTT. hope we'll find out soon what the top secret stuff is

would much rather have an older Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuud

How many players you got so far this window now and how much spent? sidwell, friedel, gusman, cuellar and young? nicky shorey as well iirc

big man

Absolutely!!! Bring on Taiwo and i'll be even more impressed

fyp

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i don't know. it seems plainly obvious to me. Milner is NOT a fucking winger, which is why he is an average winger! He has a good shot on him, quick feet and a bag of tricks when in tight situations. No pace whatsoever. He's a central attacking player. no two ways about it imo

think we've so far announced the new signings on Thursdays? maybe this one too?

didnt know where else to put this, or find it, but anyone know if Inler is playing for Udinese tonight?

what he said

thank you!!

Bet you'd love that to be true. ..and why's that then? More scope for whining and complaining. I'm afraid I'm not a member of the whinging and complaining brigade. think he's mixing you up with sez, NE5 or Harry Norway

never a dull moment where nufc is involved u'll probably get a lifetime ban off the missus now?

thought Enrique was brilliant first half! Nowt goes past him and he's a strong fkr too Bassong and Edgar were impressive (relatively) Smith smith smith smith smith!!!!!! doesn't the manager see that he contributes absolutely nothing??? does the manager notice that he hardly is ever in a position to take a shot or try to convert a chance??? what the fuck does he do in training to justify his selection even for a pre-season friendly?

it's gone beyond a joke now! he has offered absolutely nothing NOTHING whatsoever since his goal last pre season. MUST GET RID