toontownman

Its clear he doesnt like him, and after watching MOTD last night (why I wanted to watch the shambles again i dont know) Shearer really doesnt like him either. His name wasnt even mentioned, with Shearer saying "Rossi is the only choice for Striker with Ameobi, Martins, Owen and Sibierksi injured, there is no one else that can play upfront!" Its obvious he still doesnt understand the work ethic needed, but he was more than trying yesterday. I think there is still a language barrier breakdown though, he clearly still doesnt understand quite what is needed of him, which is shocking with how long he has been here and the fact Solano is mates with him.

He could start winning, im fine with that. By the same token, Roeder must NOT ! He could start winning, i have no problem with that.

Wouldnt be at all suprised to see Houllier in as DOF or Roeder moved upstairs and Houllier in as Manager. Either would please me. Roeder has no decent experience or guidance behind him. Id just like to see Roeder moved upstairs the sooner the better, doing something right for a change though seems impossible, and i expect Roeder to be treated as calously as SBR. Like our Knight, Roeder has nothing but love for the club, city and fans and he has all the qualities to be a great DOF in my eyes. He just doesnt have the motivation to make our players play as well as they can. Right now the quality we have at our club wouldnt be a problem if everyone played to there potential.

He and Emre were the only guys fighting to change the game when they came on, unfortunatley the over eagerness of both gave away sloppy possesion at times. But IMO Luque HAS to start against Watford.

SWP's is a much better player than Lennon IMO. Tabloid garbage. SWP's has taken two steps backward since joining Chelsea which is a great shame. He has a much better eye for goal than Lennon and on form is just as penetrating when on form, Id also say he has a better cross. Lennon is certainly the player of the moment though. Get SWP's on form and there is a clear winner for me though.

If he ever got games. At his best he was better than Robinson, but whether he is still up to it remains to be seen, much like Harper maybe.

Milners biggest down point is his crossing, he is more than capable of running at defenders, he is a good dribbler, tracks back and his work rate is as good as anyone in the team including parker and his versatility is invaluable. But he is certainly capable of putting a good ball in as we saw thursday night and the majority of last season with Villa. If he can cross like that more consistently, which is only a matter of time given his age and work rate on and off the pitch we will have a fantastic player on our hands. If or when he goes to villa i think we will end up wishing we had kept him.

Same here, keeps saying i need a licence.. well says i have one, but wont work.

Fantastic performance again last night. Im going to be gutted in January when he sticks both fingers up and walks to Villa. Roeder should be doing his best to keep him here, doing more than Solano/Duff on both wings and tracks back alot better too.

Newcastle (from): Harper, Krul, Taylor, Moore, Bramble, Carr, Bernard, Ramage, Parker, Solano, Milner, Emre, N'Zogbia, Duff, Pattison, Rossi, Sibierski, Luque, Carroll Harper Taylor Moore Bramble Ramage Milner Parker N'Zogbia Duff Rossi Luque Bench: Pav, Solano, Sibbers, Emre, Carr, Pattison Luque and Rossi up front has to be. Although it wouldnt suprise me to see Sibbers instead of one or the other.

If we had four defenders at the standard that our four goalkeepers are at we would be fantastic! Props to Genoe and Sadler, good to see at least some of our coaches are worth the money they earn. Whilst on the subject it appears Nigel Pearson might be doing the same, defence looked as solid as they have been all season at least. And Despite Bresslaw, Armstrong, Carty, Gay looking Coltrane, Gielgood and Guy T ' Emmerdale, Krull loses out to Kruhl tonight!

Harper Taylor Moore Ramage Bernard Milner Emre Butt N'Zogbia Sibierski Luque Bench: Krul/Bramble/Huntingdon/OB/Pattison/Solano/Carroll/Troisi My only reservations are that Sibbers and Luque will play too similar jobs with neither being out and out strikers. I dont think he will risk Bernard either.

To be fair do you really think Palermo wouldnt have realised we have no options other than to play Luque with EVERY other striker Injured or cup tied? Hardly brain science we were going to play him, although that said a few people wouldnt have been suprised if he didnt play luque. Its hardly giving away how we are playing, and even the way Luque is going to be asked to play. Teepee has it sussed anyway. If Luque plays superbly wins the match and scores a hatrick he will still be benched at the weekend.

We can do alot better than all of those players. But id be far from upset if we managed to sign them. Id be happy with Nugent, although is he that much better than Chopra?? Davies wont particularly help our goalscoring problems, but he is certainly the type of player we need, I would rather have Viduka mind. Neill would be acceptable, and can gel well with Moore and even give a bit more cover at the back. Bridge goes without saying. Upson just isnt the leader we need, he is a good player though if he has his injury problems behind him, but we need a leader of men and someone that will organise the back, would improve our backline but wouldnt run it. 3 new defenders and 2 new strikers is certainly what we need come january though. With Luque as good as gone, Rossi going and more than likely Nicky Butt out the door, i think we will generate the funds to get what we need.

Would you believe the bastard machine broke down, And Michael was using the spare.

Would have love to tbh tbh :winking:

Got to be reasonably happy with that draw, could have been alot worse, travelling away, especially London isnt a great stomping ground for us, but we should be happy and SHOULD advance. Then we will take Wycombe or Notts county in the following round

Well considering there will be a break after the Spurs game there will be 15minutes for all the other ties tonight, oh and last nights highlights, less we forget. Suck dick, Aye it does.

The best thing that could happen is if he moved upstairs and someone new came in. The problem it would more than likely be Shearer. I think it would be a huge shame for Roeder to just effectively get pushed out of this club. What he did last season was fantastic, with Roeder his attitude, thinking and personality are all fantastic, he talks the talk, unfortunatley as a manager that needs to takes us where we want, he doesnt walk the walk. He wanted a director of football, and IMO he would be the ideal man to be the DOF, we just need a decent manager. He derserves better than what he is going to get, probably not too long from now either.

agreed. the only positive is we have some cracking players, we just need some coaches and a manager that can make them play well and together.

Funny, most people called him a crock and not good enough when we were linked with him not so long ago. Another one slips through the net.

More like. "im sure last time i was here i used to do something with that round thing, but what? And why are they fighting over it?"

Ok, im writing a letter, ive said i will throw in a soft toy aswell. Think it will sway it.

We also have one of the highest rated RB's in the country available, and he is in the best form of his life. Throw in Michah Richards and Samaras and he and bramble are all yours!

Merge it with the other pearson threads. Assistant manager at Boro and West Brom. Completely un-inspiring appointment if true, but whatever works, or probably in this case doesnt.