BottledDog

Thanks.

The lads on the training ground certainly did. Barton was complaining that 'Huffy' was his new nickname at the club. Hufty, thats it aye. Ah yeah, Hufty.

Best don a tin hat mate. More like a bunker. More like a strait-jacket More like a commendation for bravery.

The lads on the training ground certainly did. Barton was complaining that 'Huffy' was his new nickname at the club.

Yup, seems like a kid who just wants to play, and came here because we offered him a first team place which he's been told he needs to stay in the national team. Seems a lovely lad.

Ah, what a great lad, hope he gets that 1 game or 15 minutes he's after and plays a blinder.

Interview (along with Santons) noe up on nufc.tv. Seems a decent hard working fella. /overdoing it a bit on the best supported club in the world patter.

Just like we weren't getting a left back? We didn't though according to some people crying into their beers in the Santon thread. He's a right back.

Mini interview on sky now. Can't speak a word of English by the look of it.

Now? How has signing Santon suddenly brought this need to the fore? Never been very sure of the lad (backing off etc. etc) but very happy with giving Simpson another year in the first team to see if he can progress. /and certainly shouldn't be judged harshly on the first few games considering what he's been through. /just need a striker I can be confident in.

Ah well, see ya. Seems a shame you'll be missing out on possibly one of the most promising/exciting squads we've had in a long while. Sorry mate, but Andy Carroll is capable of being one the best strikers in England. Having someone like that play for us is exciting and promising. Not shipping him out only to replace him with a much lesser player on fucking loan from Manchester United. Seriously, even the most pessimistic of us could not have predicted that we replace Carroll with Federico fucking Macheda on a loan. Hopefully it's just rumors but I stick by that stance if this does happen and we don't bring in any other strikers. Neil, time for a new sig quote. /cheer up man, there is plenty to be proud off in the squad, whoever the striker is that comes in.

Santon says we're an abitious clubs and he wants to help us progress. Hate the lying puppet cunt already.

Well done to all involved. Absolutely cracking signing. :celb:

Gradel's gone to Saint Etienne? Fuck me Sochaux, you could have got the lad.

Ba Abeid Marveaux Obertan Cabaye Santon Cissokho Roux or Maiga Macheda(Loan) That goalkeeper blurke ...would be a 'decent' window. I would say that that would be an pretty outstanding window tbf.

Ah well, see ya. Seems a shame you'll be missing out on possibly one of the most promising/exciting squads we've had in a long while.

Aye, bet Bolton are feeling they got the right shitty end of the stick having Sturridge for a year. Likewise Sunderland with Welbeck. /Have no problem with adding the option of Macheda to our strikeforce for the season. Could you miss the point any more, do you think BottleDog? I'm not sure Beren. Do tell me again what is your point actually is, and why presumably you think that cases like Sturridge for Bolton don't make a mockery of it. In this day and age, if Citeh/Man Utd/Liverpool can loan players within the division, who aren't allowed to face their parent club, they've essentially got agents at other clubs. So basically, the big clubs can use the smaller clubs within the division to take points off their rivals. Also, the big clubs get to give their youngsters/newbies time to bed in to the Premiership without having any of the risk of dropping them points. They then get first-team ready footballers back. Clubs who don't have limited resources aren't afforded the same option! We need our youngsters because we can't afford two superstars in every position! All this just serves to increase the gap between them and us, when we should be trying to bridge the gap - even if it is unrealistic. It should at least be our aim. Furthermore, I haven't seen anything of Macheda (admittedly not a great deal) to suggest he's any better than what we have here. Also, I dislike Man Utd. Also, I don't think a short-term loan is the answer to our problems. Is Macheda a replacement for Carroll in your opinion? Or is he akin to unproven entities we have enough of at the club? Sunderland are suffering having had Welbeck yanked back from them, and wouldn't be surprised if Bolton struggle for a cutting edge up front soon (though Klasnic has had a decent start to the season). I want a long-term solution for Newcastle that is engineered with us as the number one priority. Not the development of the loaned player, or for the loaning club. Of course, I have no interest in helping the bigger clubs to get bigger, but that has to run alongside the fact that Bolton and Sunderland could have been in a fair bit of trouble without those loans so I disagree that they'd agree with you that they've suffered. More importantly indeed, newly promoted teams would be severely disadvantaged if you took their ability to loan players away, thus making the divide between the divisions even greater; something I'm sure you'd be against. Out of interest, would you be just as sickened if we brought Sturridge in on loan (independently of whether we sign a permanent striker or not)?

Aye, bet Bolton are feeling they got the right shitty end of the stick having Sturridge for a year. Likewise Sunderland with Welbeck. /Have no problem with adding the option of Macheda to our strikeforce for the season. Could you miss the point any more, do you think BottleDog? I'm not sure Beren, I'm just not sure. Do tell me again if possible what your point actually is (and why presumably you think that cases like Sturridge for Bolton do not give a clear indication as to why all the clubs are happy with the current ruling).

'kin'el.

Aye, bet Bolton are feeling they got the right shitty end of the stick having Sturridge for a year. Likewise Sunderland with Welbeck. /Have no problem with adding the option of Macheda to our strikeforce for the season.

It's true, thanks to Charnley and Llambias I guess, we are getting some stonking deals. All credit to them.

Fuck me, are we getting a fucking glorious looking squad or what.

Why would we need PVA as well? /Also Douglas has twatted that after going backwards at Leicester, the club have lost all interest in the bloke. Not that Dowie'd. .com wrote... "Before the Santon deal was confirmed, it's claimed that United were monitoring availability Chelsea left back Patrick van Aanholt, who had a successful stint as a Magpie during the 2009/10 season." .com claim a lot these days. Anyhoo, still can't get my head around why ON would at this point take PVA as if he's some last ditch option when we have just captured a left back. Loved the lad when he was here, but we're not going to go for him on loan as long as we have Furguson, especially considering what Douglas has said.

Levy is an evil genius Bruce is an evil genius.