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With Moore, Bernard, Carr, Babayaro and Ameobi out, I'd probably go Given Taylor Bramble Ramage Duff Solano Parker Emre N'Zogbia Sibierski Martins

Taylor is better at playing out of position than Ramage is imo. I'd keep it Taylor---Ramage---Bramble---Duff

I'd give Solano, Moore and Sibi extensions. All decent backups and I don't want another paper thin squad next season

Poor bloke. Do they not have some sort of tablet for that?

Wenger on SSN praising us

I'd like to have seen anyone in the world stop it, class goal. Quoted for truth.

Dyer was immense and Martins looked the best he's looked since he came here.

You're crazy I mean if you'd offered me 1-1 before the game, I'd have definately taken it. It's just hard to celebrate a draw when we were leading.

Call me crazy but I'm dissapointed with that. When you lead until the 70th minute, it's hard to be happy with a draw, no matter who the opposition is.

male officials divnt even know the offside rule. She has no chance!

Freddy Shepherd?

Scott's England KO NEWCASTLE United skipper Scott Parker has pulled out of the England squad for the friendly game with Holland in the Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday. Parker picked up an injury in Saturday's goalless draw at Manchester City, and will remain on Tyneside for treatment this week. Stephen Carr will also be at the training ground this week after pulling out of the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of their Euro 2008 qualifier with San Marino. Carr hurt his ankle in the closing stages of the game at the City of Manchester Stadium, and was replaced by Nobby Solano. http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~926953,00.html

Something tells me it might be 11

11 I think.

Could that article be posted any more times

From Sunday Sun: Source

I won't pack my bags yet By Neil Farrington, The Sunday Sun Freddy Shepherd has vowed the fans calling for his head will not deter him from his mission as Newcastle United chairman . . . To step down only when the Magpies finally win a major trophy. With United languishing in the league, supporters have vented their fury on the man at the top at St James's Park. And with the Jersey-based Belgravia Group linked with a takeover bid for the club, many question why Shepherd (right) would want to stand his corner for much longer. But the man himself insists his motivation for staying put is the desire to deliver on an ageing promise to bring silverware to Tyneside. He remains confident that Glenn Roeder - the manager he is backing to the hilt - can yet fulfil that dream this season. And he has fired a broadside at the Belgravia Group and others who have made noises about buying United without putting an offer on the table. "I took over as chairman with a mission to win a trophy - and I'm not going to be knocked off that," Shepherd told the Sunday Sun. "It's more than 50 years since we won a major domestic trophy and 37 years since we won our only European honour, and if I can end that dreadful run then that will be the time for me to walk away. "And we are still involved in three cup competitions, so I would like to think that we could win something this season. Shepherd admitted: "It has proved a more difficult, elusive task to win a trophy than I thought it would be when I first joined the board 14 years ago. "But you have to remember that when I joined the board, nothing had been won for 23 years and nothing had been done to the ground or the training facilities. "I've invested a lot of my time working for the club over the last nine years, and I am satisfied with what I have achieved off the pitch. If nothing else I have helped create one of the finest stadiums in Europe and a top-class training ground. That is my legacy." And on the pitch, Shepherd claims he retains all faith in Roeder to steer Newcastle out of relegation trouble - and will prove it by financing a January swoop for a top new striker and defender. "We have got to give Glenn time to turn it around, of course we have, and I think he can," he said. "I am not giving him a timeframe to do so, because I see the quality in Glenn to turn the situation around. "The players admit that they didn't play well against Sheffield United last week, but generally the performances haven't been bad. "We have good players here. Look at our team sheet. Christ, these are good players, and they have to sort it out. "But I would rather the fans have a go at me rather than the team or the manager." Shepherd added: "Stock Exchange rules mean we cannot say exactly what we are going to do in the January transfer window - but look at our past record. "And I know a forward and a defender are a priority." Meanwhile, while Shepherd admits that he and United's Plc board have a duty to all shareholders to listen to any reasonable offer that is made for the club, he is not holding his breath. "Anyone can make an offer for the company," he said. "As chairman I then have to do what is best for the Plc and for the shareholders. "But while there are lots of good talkers and people saying they are going to do this, that and the other, I don't see anyone coming here and saying: `Right, we'll buy the club and do this and that'. "So I am going to see this job through, and I believe I will turn this situation around. "My bags aren't packed." Source So to get rid, we have to go and win a trophy this season. Great

He can't afford a full takeover and if he can, then he's been keeping money from us. If he does fully take over, we'll get more into debt and we'll start buying less. There's nothing good about this situation.

Shepherd plans Toon takeover By JOE BERNSTEIN Under-fire Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd wants to end the 15-year reign of the Hall family with a buy-out of the £90 million club. Shepherd has faced bitter calls for his resignation from Toon fans angry at the club’s slump to the foot of the Premiership. But, far from relinquishing power, Shepherd wants to take over the majority shareholding of Sir John Hall and his son, Douglas, and assume sole control of the club. With the club likely to be valued at £90m, he would have to pay around £37m for Sir John’s 29 per cent share-holding and his son’s 12 per cent. Shepherd already owns 28 per cent and if he does cut a deal with the Halls he will have to make an identical offer to all remaining shareholders, as it would take him over the 30 per cent threshold set by Stock Exchange rules. He then intends to remove Newcastle from their Stock Exchange listing, following the examples of Malcolm Glazer at Manchester United, Roman Abramovich at Chelsea, and Randy Lerner at Aston Villa. But Shepherd is likely to face competition. The mysterious Jersey-based company, The Belgravia Group, have been in talks with the club. Any buy-out would end the 15-year association with the club by Sir John Hall, who finally gained control of Newcastle after a bitter boardroom battle. Sir John set about revitalising the ailing club, bringing in Kevin Keegan as manager. Keegan achieved promotion to the Premiership and famously almost won the title in 1996, before being overhauled by Manchester United. But the news that Shepherd wants to stay at St James’ Park for the long haul will dismay those angry Newcastle fans who demonstrated against him following last weekend’s home defeat against Sheffield United. Shepherd, however, has often had to leave the big decisions to the Halls and, while they have been spending more time overseas, he has been left in a firefighting role. Now he has decided that if he is going to take the flak for poor results and bad transfer buys, he should be in control. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=415898&in_page_id=1779

That's about right isn't it?

Where the hell did that team come from? and why weren't they around begore the 87th minute. Very frustrating game

I would probably go Harper Taylor Moore Ramage Babayaro Milner Parker Emre Duff Sibierski Dyer

How pissed off must Pav feel. He's been stuck on 199 in England and 149 for Newcastle for 8 years

Newcastle Spurs Arsenal Chelsea Liverpool Charlton Wycombe Southend Divn't fancy our chances like. Drawn against Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool and we're out.