James

Allardyce, who are you, and what have you done to my football club. FUCKING AWESOME!

Wrong player, wrong side of the pitch, otherwise pretty close.

We are playing 4222

If we are to beat Spurs in the league, we need them to lose games like that, so I'm sort of happy, as long as the Mackems don't do this too regularly. Thanks Chopra.

Article is very negative - written by Louise Taylor who has an anti-Newcastle agenda. However, in context, Allardyce is challenging his Newcastle players to follow his game plan.

There was a mention in the Journal earlier that he was captain versus Bolton, but it was merged with another thread as there was no full-time indication. But it is a full-time role then, well done Geremi and good luck!

Today's team/formation depends on whether N'Zogbia, Martins, and/or Huntington have been picked. Given their absence from yesterdays training pictures, I'm guessing we want to hide that information from Bolton. EDIT: I'm talking about the Getty pictures by the way, not the ones on the official site.

Nobby is almost certainly missing from today's starting XI given the teams in yesterdays training match.

Looking at other photos, the weaker team during the training game were wearing white bibs. On that evidence, it would seem that Smith and Milner start, but Shola and Solano don't.

One of the training ground photos would suggest that in yesterdays training match one team had a back four of: Edgar Ramage Cacapa Enrique with Viduka lining up in the other attack. That suggests Viduka starts, with three of the defenders being Carr, Rozehnal and Taylor, and with either Huntington or N'Zogbia at left back.

Sam still hasn't decided on a long-term captain yet, but the captaincy is now certainly Geremi's to lose.

I can tell you the following certainties about tomorrows game: Both teams will field eleven players, with five substitutes. Both teams will select a goalkeeper. The name of the Newcastle goalkeeper will end with 'er'. Kick-off will occur at least twice. The ball will leave the centre circle. The referee will blow his whistle. The ball will move during the game. The players will move during the game. JLloyd Samuel will be shit.

http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1088810,00.html So it was 'targets' and not 'tigers' or 'signings.' I was closest tbh.

I suspect that our contract with Adidas stipulates that we get new 2nd and 3rd kits every season.

A little bit like Argentina then?

Buffalo Soldier, Geordie left-back There was a Buffalo Soldier in the heart of St. James' Park Stolen from Espana, brought to St. James' Park Fighting on arrival, fighting for Newcastle. If you know his history Then you would know where he's coming from Then you wouldn't have to ask us Who the eck do we think he am. He's just a Buffalo Soldier in the heart of St. James' Park Stolen from Espana, brought to St. James' Park Said he was fighting on arrival, fighting for Newcastle Said he was a Buffalo Soldier, win the war of St. James' Park Geordie, En-ri-que, wor-En-ri-que, Wor-En-ri-que, Jo-se-En-ri-que, En-ri-que, wor-En-ri-que Wor-En-ri-que, Jo-se-En-ri-que Buffalo Soldier, trodding down the flank wo-hoo-oh! Said he wanna ran, then he wanna cross, Setting up for Smith, yea-hea, yea-ea. Said he was a Buffalo Soldier, win the war of St. James' Park Buffalo Soldier, Geordie left back, Fighting on arrival, fighting for Newcastle Purchased by Big Sam, for a fee of six million Geordie, En-ri-que, wor-En-ri-que, Wor-En-ri-que, Jo-se-En-ri-que, En-ri-que, wor-En-ri-que Wor-En-ri-que, Jo-se-En-ri-que :band:

Yeah, I'm afraid he was talking to me. You can tell, because he always calls me an adjective with 'pl' being the first two letters

I've had another listen, he definitely said tigers.

Geremi, free kick from the left, 25-yards from byline, curled/crossed in, misses everyone, and sneaks inside the far post.

Thats what I heard him say. I could have misheard however. Basically, he said that this week had been very disappointing in a couple of areas with incoming transfers this week.

Sam saying on World that this week has been very disappointing as 'two tigers have fallen through and aren't going to happen'

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Thats a mistake a lot of people make. You've got to have substitutes that you are going to use.

Hasn't Solano started most or all of our preseason games in his preferred position. Seems that he's very much part of Sam's plans, at least until Duff returns. I can't see solano wanting out if that remains the case. Of course, Nobby will probably get phased out into a rotation/squad role in the medium-term, but he would still be an excellent squad player, and I'd doubt the situation would be better at Wet Spam.

From the sounds of it, Enrique is back in Spain in the process of relocating to Newcastle. Thus, Bolton will probably be to early for him.