steve_69

....................Given Carr.....Taylor....Cacapa.....Enrique Milner....Butt......Duff.......N'Zogbia .............Owen....Ameobi Yes, I would rather see Ameobi on the pitch than Smith.

Sorry to spell it out in black and white (excuse the pun) but you'd think some of the people on this board are retarded the way they go on.

Vetere and the other scouts will identify young players for the academy and potential players for the first team. The latter group will be presented to Keegan who will say whether or not he wants them. If he says yes then Wise and Jimenez will set about recruiting the player. (presumably) How do you think Keegan found out about players like Asprilla, Ginola, Barton, Albert, Gillespie etc? It's called a scouting network.

As expected! Once again the media have been made to look like the shit-peddling, know-nothing pricks they really are. Anyone who believed the crap they were spouting - shame on you!

I love the fact that the club are giving nothing away about their dealings. So far they've managed to make almost every newspaper and sports related TV channel look like amateurish guess merchants. They're all fumbling around for some crumb of information and because they're being given fuck all to work with, desperation has set in so they just write the usual shite about us being a club in turmoil. Don't let them worry you. They know nothing and they don't like it so they make something up.

They'll still find a way to put a negative spin on it even if he did. Fuck em all!

Also why is Keegan the best qualified person to decide who should take up an executive management role at board level?

If it doesn't directly affect his role I don't see why he should've been told. Presumably Ashley and Mort told Keegan of their plans to put in place a tiered management structure, but that none of the new staff would have any influence over or input into first team affairs unless Keegan wanted them to. He wouldn't have rejoined the club if he wasn't happy with the proposed new structure. Is Keegan really the best qualified man to decide who takes up an executive management role at board level?

The benefit of this system is that if the manager is not performing he can be removed without having to restructure the entire system, we just have to replace one cog. Keegan can focus solely on first team affairs with no distractions. We have a proper scouting network identifying players, a specialist in place to close the deals when the manager confirms he wants a player, and an up-and-coming manager overseeing academy developments. As far as i can see he's more likely to succeed with this structure in place because he only has one job to concentrate on.

I'd go with this (injuries allowing): ...............................Given Beye...........Taylor............Cacapa.............Enrique Duff............Faye..............Emre...............N'Zogbia ..................Martins.........Owen Viduka, Smith and Butt are just too slow.

From what he's been saying so far Keegan sees Emre as our attacking midfielder which means at some point soon he'll have to make a tough decision about which of our 3 wingers to drop.

Regarding Carricj, someone said he's a geordie and he's always said he want to come here. No he hasn't! In fact he's said completely the opposite on more than one occasion.

Why play a right back as a centre back when we've got 3 (possibly 4 if Roz can redeem himself) decent centre backs already?

I don't really understand this if it's true. What would make Keegan identify that one of our priorities is a new right back after only a week and a half at the club, and having not yet seen Beye play? I could understand if Chimbonda was 20-25 years old but he's the same age as Beye and more importantly not as good.

We don't need a CB either. We've got 4 already and a right back who can play there in emergencies. We need central midfielders, a ring winger and a left back

He said something about it in an interview this week. Something about maybe having to bring in players who are perceived to be 'problem players'. I'll have a look for the quote.

Do you think this is what Keegan meant when he said we might have to sign 'problem players'? He's a decent player but we don't need him.

I thought about Heskey as well. Him and Beckham were the two names that popped into my head straight away.

He should've told her to get fucked then. Plenty more fish in the sea

I think Bruce has just signed him for Wigan hasn't he?

It was either Walter Pandiani or that Figuera fella

Now Keegan's here i don't see Taylor being dropped. Geordie lad who's come through the academy - he's pretty much nailed on to be a starter. IMO we don't need any more CBs. We need a backup Left back, some decent midfielders and possibly a striker.

Defoe, Crouch, Bent? There's a few available options

£7m in the summer maybe, but the January transfer window is silly season. We have to accept that we'll be paying over the odds for anyone.

I'm bored of waiting now. Just hurry the fuck up!