Dinho lad

good post.

Distasteful I was ridiculing Collymore rather than Silva.

There’s more chance of Dario Silva making a successful come back than him.

Talented but failed to preform because his style didn't suit the PL.

I know Harper has made few mistakes, but surely we don't need two goalkeepers at the same time.

oh yeah! forgot

where's hitzfeld?? :confused:

Hmmm, maybe. But I like the Lille manager Claude Puel. He is doing a great job for a small club. A good tactician as well. Would'nt mind one or two of his players. Like Odemwinge, Bodmer, kader Keita etc.

. You'd be moaning even more about him than at Martins. How far would you like to take this hypothetical argument? Oh I’m sorry, then! I’m sure you’d be praising his astonishing pace, deadly finishing, dazzling dribbling skills, amazing strength, great technique, fantastic passing and his unbelievable vision.

. You'd be moaning even more about him than at Martins.

No, I'll admit I was wrong there (though I never said he was two-footed, just that he had a decent right-foot) Fair enough, it wasn't meant as a dig and I hope Raconteur is right that it may just be a confidence issue. It would make a massive difference when he has the speed to get to the ball, to not have to stop and check back onto his left and lose any advantage that he might have just gained. He's gaining no advantage by not being able to control the ball. Which is a worry, because we can't hide behind him being new to the Premiership for THAT. The balls are bouncier over here. And the grass is skiddier. And......some other stuff. I'd rather have him than Carlton Cole.....tbh. Now that would make sense if I'd been ranting on about our failure to sign Carlton Cole. You wanted him here....tbh.

No, I'll admit I was wrong there (though I never said he was two-footed, just that he had a decent right-foot) Fair enough, it wasn't meant as a dig and I hope Raconteur is right that it may just be a confidence issue. It would make a massive difference when he has the speed to get to the ball, to not have to stop and check back onto his left and lose any advantage that he might have just gained. He's gaining no advantage by not being able to control the ball. Which is a worry, because we can't hide behind him being new to the Premiership for THAT. The balls are bouncier over here. And the grass is skiddier. And......some other stuff. I'd rather have him than Carlton Cole.....tbh.

you gonna bump the topic everytime he scores? :roll:

LET'S SIGN BANANAMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bullshit indeed.

his name if Andy Goram. Like I said, Sibierski, and Rossi, are not bad players. But I'm absoultly pissed off that our "plan" failed big time.

Sibierski is not a bad player..........but what the fuck are we playing at?!!! do we need him??? DO WE FOOK!!! roeder is an idiot and so if fat fred! Amatures in charge.....blaaaaaady amatures!!

ditto.

I don't think people are saying that, they just want the lad to have a clean slate so he can have another crack at the whip. On the contrary...... http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php/topic,25350.msg474979.html#msg474979 .....and he wasn't the only one. I've changed my mind and I now agree with you 100%, what a player does the previous season is all that matters, current form is utterly irrelivant in deciding wether someone should play for Newcastle......... Seriously, the most important thing when deciding what players to play is form, how the player is playing NOW, not the previous season. If Shola Ameobi started scoring hattricks then the last several seasons of mediocrity would not make a blind bit of difference, he'd play every week in my team. As it is last season we saw Luque start 8 times and make a few short and late sub apearances. Which makes it even more obsured to think that you believe what he did in those games is more important then what he does this season. You've deleveloped an irrational hatred for a player and you're letting it blind you, which is quite typical of a large section of our fanbase. Wouldn't surprise me if you were one of the idiots at St James who were complaining about Luque's goal against Lillistrome. Interesting post that I was going to reply to seriously until the last two daft sentences. Grow up, ffs.

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If I didn't know anything about Luque before he came here, I'd be inclined to agree with you. In truth he's done nothing for us so far, and hasn't shown much either. But as a follower of Spanish football I've seen enough of him to know that we have a top player on our hands. He was used mostly on the wing in his final season at Depor, largely because of his pace. Yes, believe it or not 12 months ago Luque was pretty quick. Go and watch some highlights of his performance against us in the Riazor, a few weeks before we bought him. I know people are going to say Carr is slow, but he just couldn't handle Luque's pace down our right flank and was lucky not to get sent off after a yellow card and a series of fouls. Or watch his performance against Man Utd on his debut, where he was quick down our left flank and looked like he could make that position his own. He's looked slow ever since, almost certainly because of his injury in only his second game, which was the worst of his career. Roeder described it as 'a horrible hamstring injury' and it put him out for 3 months. The big question is, has he lost a yard of pace permanently or will he get it back with fitness and games? It's difficult to say, he hasn't had a run in the side since he came here. Believe it or not the Deportivo fans are still talking about him on their forum, and mention that they miss the pace that he offered them. If you don't believe me I can point you to it. You mention he's fragile, but he's never had injury problems in his career. He's played over 30 games a season throughout his career. In 3 seasons at Deportivo he only missed 14 games, thats about 5 games a season. In his last season at Depor he played 37 out of 38 games and was the club's top scorer from the left wing with 11 goals. He also had a tendancy to score against the bigger teams, including goals against Villarreal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan (home and away). The player we signed only 12 months ago was a regular in the Spain squad, competing with Vicente for the left-wing spot and attracted the interest of Real, Barcelona and Liverpool. He was pivotal in Deportivo's Champions League semi-final run two years ago, scoring 5 goals. You don't play that well throughout your career and then suddenly turn shit at the age of 28. Are you ready to lose £5m on a player who has only started half a dozen games for us? Personally I think his pedigree suggests we should have a good look at him before we get rid. Quality post Ohmelads and coming from someone who actually watches games live from La Liga not via a telly, but live, I trust your judgement 100%. But HTL reckons Luque's form in Spain was patchy. unsure.gif Which one should we trust?! :roll:

If I didn't know anything about Luque before he came here, I'd be inclined to agree with you. In truth he's done nothing for us so far, and hasn't shown much either. But as a follower of Spanish football I've seen enough of him to know that we have a top player on our hands. He was used mostly on the wing in his final season at Depor, largely because of his pace. Yes, believe it or not 12 months ago Luque was pretty quick. Go and watch some highlights of his performance against us in the Riazor, a few weeks before we bought him. I know people are going to say Carr is slow, but he just couldn't handle Luque's pace down our right flank and was lucky not to get sent off after a yellow card and a series of fouls. Or watch his performance against Man Utd on his debut, where he was quick down our left flank and looked like he could make that position his own. He's looked slow ever since, almost certainly because of his injury in only his second game, which was the worst of his career. Roeder described it as 'a horrible hamstring injury' and it put him out for 3 months. The big question is, has he lost a yard of pace permanently or will he get it back with fitness and games? It's difficult to say, he hasn't had a run in the side since he came here. You mention he's fragile, but he's never had injury problems in his career. He's played over 30 games a season throughout his career. In 3 seasons at Deportivo he only missed 14 games, thats about 5 games a season. In his last season at Depor he played 37 out of 38 games and was the club's top scorer from the left wing with 11 goals. He also had a tendancy to score against the bigger teams, including goals against Villarreal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan (home and away). The player we signed only 12 months ago was a regular in the Spain squad, competing with Vicente for the left-wing spot. He was pivotal in Deportivo's Champions League two years ago, scoring 5 goals. You don't play that well throughout your career and then suddenly turn shit at the age of 28. Are you ready to lose £5m on a player who has only started half a dozen games for us? at last....a quality post about luque.