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Not particularly. At one point he mentioned the positives of waiting to buy players until after the start of the season, waiting to see who isn't getting a game and may become available... I'd sooner them before that but he has a point. Still can't believe someone like Arsenal didn't try taking advantage of the Shay Given situation. I thought he said one later, but hoped to have one in before the USA tour?

That's how it sounded to me. Hope so, anyway. That's how it sounded to me. Hope so, anyway. Sounds like it's a case of http://calawreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/blue_haired_lawyer_simpsons.jpg?w=150 vs http://www.iphoneworld.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/lionel-hutz-iphone.gif I wonder if Ashley's a cheap skate when it comes to getting a lawyer too. Considering the ridiculous money paid to Fairfields to compensate for Mort. I'd say no.

Indeed.

Even staying isn't a worthwhile solution without the main issue getting sorted. If he doesn't sign a new contract I'd prefer he went, wherever his destination.

Nowt on any of the tottingham feeds, but KingDawson is a noted shit hot part of the ITK industry.

Well done mate. Hope he does awfully for you.

Absolute fantasy.

'In the bag' surely.

And the other guy is part of the coaching staff by the looks of it. -

If I thought the club were even interested in N'Zogbia I would also be critical if they were unwilling to match a reasonable offer. But I still don't see why people are getting exited by the idea of a transfer in the works where the only positive indications are a source saying he fancies a return, and Pardew acknowledging (but playing down) reported interest in January.

What for? Wanting to go to a more ambitious club? Play for his country? Not deciding or giving an indication of what he bloody wants, leaving the club hamstrung by his silence?

Barton has all but admitted as much himself on twitter, hasn't he? Yup.

Think it's his last year.

Bollocks. What a stupid thing to say. Of course it is, his record spunks all over Gyan's but if we were to sign him for £13 million people would be over the moon. Give over. Seriously... Think he was a craking deal, and now he's here, looking forward to seeing him play for us... ... but if we'd have spent over £5m million on the bloke I can't help thinking I'd have been sweating.

I think we need one more. Anything happens to Coloccini, and then we're sweating on the other three. Am I wrong in assuming we have no bruiser centrebacks coming through th reserves? Can't say I've noticed any.

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,68821.msg3048309.html#msg3048309

If we can seriously push and get above the Evertons of the world after this shakeup, I'll be delighted.

Completely agree, I'm 99% sure we'll sign another striker though. If we don't we deserve to fail. If Best go's I'm 100% certain we'll sign another striker. Fuck it! i'm 100% sure we'll sign another one anyway. /don't let me down you feckers.

Havn't got time to dig around for the quotes, but he was apparently fit to play at the back end of the season, but his club chose not to bring him back into the team due to the dispute over his contract and him inevitably buggering off.

Interesting that he doesn't know whether the striker coming will be worthy of the number 9 yet. Guessing that the probably not would be Long, and also guessing he's far from first choice. Hope whoever the mystery striker worthy of the number 9 comes off. I don't think we'll sign one. I'm sure some will see this as ultra-cynical but I really don't think Ashley/Llambias like the idea of favourites, club legends, tradition, sentimentality and so on. Yeah, that does seem is pretty cynical to be fair. I think the only reason Pardew (and Hughton while here) keeps coming out with these quotes is that they are, if anything, putting too much store in the tradition. I'd be pretty disappointed if Ba ended up with the number due to us not bringing in another biggish name striker able to carry the role. But it would be even more rediculous to flat out not give it to someone for yet another season because nobody's deemed worthy enough.

Interesting that he doesn't know whether the striker coming will be worthy of the number 9 yet. Guessing that the probably not would be Long, and also guessing he's far from first choice. Hope whoever the mystery striker worthy of the number 9 comes off.

Only thing I can get from that backpage is that we should definitely sound out Rapid Solicitor to be our next manager.

That's gotta be good news, right?

Press conference at 3pm! /maybe not.

Fair enough. Still, the discussion was reacting to Wullie saying 8th would be a failure (not the degree of progress particularly), a pretty astounding view in my opinion.