Leazes1986

If Ashton gets 100% fit again when i think he is probably our 3rd best striker. I rate him very highly. Better than Johnson, Defoe and Bent imo. Hasn't got their goal records in the Premiership yet because of inury and relegation but he's a very clever player.

Bad injury?

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From what you are saying he sounds ideal. Would be a good blend of age if we could get an experienced centre back in to go alongside Taylor as well and a young left back like Baines. He will probably be a good talker as well with him being Marseille captain. I'd be very happy if we could get him, someone like Campbell or Hyypia, Rozenhal, and Baines. We could then get rid of Carr and Nobby can cover for right back as well.

allardyce was on SSN talking mainly about the opening days fixture but stated he would like to get in a couple centre halves and a left back,maybe a right back aswell. He actually said he might get a right back as well? Thats good news after what has been said about Dyer playing there. Gives me hope that Carr will be away as well.

I love an away match on boxing day like. Its a quality day out.

Still plenty of time. Allardyce wouldn't have put all his eggs in one basket. I think he will make sure he's got a new defence sorted for pre-season

Well i think all 3 of them are in very similar positions anyway. All of the squads need rebuilt and they've all got money to spend. The only difference is expectations are higher here. We've also got bigger names, but paper wins you nothing, and from what we've seen over the last couple of seasons, thats all some of them players are what we have at this club. Big names on paper, cowards on the pitch.

Thats an important point as well. We can't really assess how good our squad is compared to others until the transfer window is shut. One thing what is looking likely though is next season is gonna be the biggest change of a Newcastle team/squad/tactics, in the space of a summer in a long time. We all hope they instantly click, but if theres 5 or 6 new faces just in the line up then we might have to be patient. On the whole though, if they're good players with a good coach, they'll work. Look at Chelsea when Roman first came. They stuck Johnson, Bridge, Geremi, Makelele, Duff, Crespo & Mutu straight in, and they overhauled ourselves, Liverpool and Man Utd. I'd imagine any signings we make, with our good coach, would be able to overhaul the likes of Blackburn, Bolton & Portsmouth. We definitely might be able to overhaul them 3 teams, but i don't think we'll challenge Spurs yet and i'm not sure about Everton. I also think theres a chance that West Ham and Villa will be up there though so it could turn into a right old battle between 5th-10th. Them players you named there are nearly all top players though. I'd love to think we will bring in that sort of quality but i'm not sure about that yet like. Definitely a possibility next summer though.

Thats an important point as well. We can't really assess how good our squad is compared to others until the transfer window is shut. One thing what is looking likely though is next season is gonna be the biggest change of a Newcastle team/squad/tactics, in the space of a summer in a long time. We all hope they instantly click, but if theres 5 or 6 new faces just in the line up then we might have to be patient.

If we finish anywhere in the top 8 then that is good enough. No way should we even think about sacking him after one year though. Roeder had to go. Allardyce is clearly a talented manager but he can't instantly make us into a great team. People are naming players and saying if he can't make them players playing then theres something wrong and he should be sacked. Its not just about the team, its the squad. And we haven't even got a good team yet, nevermind a decent size squad. I really do think its gonna take a bit longer than some people expect for us to get back where we should be. I don't think we'll break into the top 6 the season coming up anyway. If he gets us back into a regular top 6 team in the next couple of years then he's doing a good job. IMO of course.

Prepare to be underwhelmed. If he doesn't he'll be sacked. New era's gonna be s**** in that case, then. If that's the mentality. And we'll rot. Why? Any decent manager with a squad containing Owen, Martins, Viduka, Duff, N'Zogbia, Milner, Dyer, Butt, Emre, Taylor and Given should be walking into a European football place over the likes of Bolton, Blackburn, Portsmouth, Reading etc, especially if you're given money to sign new defenders which looks to be the case. Allardyce plays shit football but that will be ignored if the team is doing well, if they're not playing well and can't even qualify for Europe the Mike Ashley will get rid, I have no doubt about that. Owen, Martins and N'Zogbia could be away. Duff is out until November. Dyer is shit.

I'd prefer to picture a Newcastle squad without Dyer and Luque in it. I'm sure the extra £100k+ a week would come in handy as well.

This thread might die on its arse but i'm bored. Basically pick your Newcastle player of the year for each season. If you want/bored you can go back as far as you want. Obviously i can't go back too far cos i'm not old enough to remember: 1993/1994 - 1994/1995 - 1995/1996 - 1996/1997 - 1997/1998 - 1998/1999 - 1999/2000 - 2000/2001 - 2001/2002 - 2002/2003 - 2003/2004 - 2004/2005 - 2005/2006 - 2006/2007 - Feel free to add comments etc as well. I'll do mine soon.

I'd prefer Baines like. Its only from The Sun though. Probably a load of bollocks. Don't fall for this Oliver shit about us not wanting Baines cos he's small either. Emerton's signing next week Work kept secret in football that Sidewell is in the bag Newcastle's a team full of "midgets" so won't be signing any more small players *cough* Barton etc UGLY RAT FACED GOBSHITE.

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Lee only scored one against Coventry. Beardsley scored a pen and Ferdinand scored the other goals. Bellamy didn't score a hat-trick past Boro. Can't remember both Leicester games in 94/95 now. Only remember the one where Beardsley done his cheekbone.

Hopefully Emre leaves along with Dyer

Could do with a big physical presence in the middle like. I'm more eager about getting a quality centre back in first though. This has to be a priority after the defence is sorted though.

Shearer Cole Asprilla Ferdinand? Kitson Scholes Yorke?

Barton and Diouf have a desire to win. Luque is a heartless cunt who doesn't put in any effort.

More agent shit. Might as well lock the thread.

Hopefully its true anyway.

Ferdinand or Fumaca Milburn or Marcelino