Northern Monkey

or a man with a beard. Fact.

<puts away bag of sweets and pictures of puppy dogs>

That'll be the ones who pretend to go, but actually base their match opinions on SSN and MOTD. You couldn't actually hear it where I sit (NE Corner) at full-time. It's quite a 'sheltered' part of the ground with a low roof (I'm one row from the back). I only heard about it in the boozer afterwards. I don't know why, but that made me smile. Like it's for Speacials nad the old, or something. Sorry. It is i know, but i wanted you to say it.

Hmm.

So, he really is a perfect replacement for Dyer. Dyer got 14 goals in his last 70 games at club level so I'd say not, then again he doesn't get stuck in like Snudger does so that doesn't matter. And 20 in the previous 216. He's a meastro! That wasn't quite the point I'm making, my point has always been to replace Dyer with a player with pace who can stretch games, we've seen in the past before we signed Bellamy and Robert how a team can be changed when you add it, we should have been looking to replace Dyer with someone with similar pace but more consistent in his football rather than a talentless grafter who gets stuck in. Dyer didn't stretch games. He scored very few, created even less. I know it's hard but look past your hatred for Dyer and see the bit I've highlighted, do you agree with that? No, i don't. I don't want a player who can run fast with the ball. I want a player to run fast with the ball and do something with it. Its not about more consistency than Dyer, its about more talent. I don't think Smith is a replacement for Dyer (at least, he shouldn't be), but then i don't think we need a replacement for a midfielder who was s*** on the wing, and offered v little in the centre. Agree with what baggio's saying, its what i was thinking when all of you wanted dyer gone. but to call smith "talentless" is taking it too far. smith is a good player and his passion more than makes up for his lack of pace, his passing game is often overlooked aswell; much rather have him than geremi, i mean we've seen smith play very well for manyoo and don't understand where all this negativity is coming from. He's highly rated by his own fans because of his great attitude and ability on the field. Im going to end up contradicting myself now, but yeah we really need pacey playmaker.. we do need a pacey playmaker, but we needed one when we HAD Dyer. Smith is not highly rated by many Man Utd fans as a midfielder, but when played further up front he's viewed as doing alright.

That'll be the ones who pretend to go, but actually base their match opinions on SSN and MOTD. Ooh, unsubstantiated inferences. Nice. (facts)

We might need him. The word is Jol has quit. How true it is I don't know. I thought you were ITK. His team is ITS. coffee on keyboard moment.

The press? Speculating?? Wash your mouth out!

Firstly - Deco: <snigger> Secondly - no-one good enough for the team??? HE'S BEEN PLAYING CARR!!! f****** Carr!!! If he can't find anyone better than THAT, he's a worse manager than i thought. And f*** Premiership experience, a new player has only got to replace f****** CARR!! Agreed. The worrying thing is Allardyce seems to rate Carr in my opinion which isn't good news for us. hasn't done anything blatantly wrong so far... but you just know he'll do something stupid. (carr, just so it's clear) he was s**** against Villa, and THEY were pretty poor. As he did whenever he's played for us in the past, he'll get raped off decent teams. Tbf he just didn't have the pace.. Anyway listen i'm not saying he's a good player, he's not, just saying his form has been good.. i would love to have carr sidelined as much as anyone; i've just said though that there arn't any PL right-backs available, that's why he's looking abroad. No team is going to sell us their good right-backs (ideally we should be getting first team regulars) with so little time left to find a replacement. his form has not been good - i draw your attention to the Villa game, m'lud.

1.What are the realistic ambitions now that Newcastle have been taken over by Mike Ashley? Top 6, not embarassing oursleves in europe. How long do you think it will take to achieve those ambitions? Hopefully next season What happens if those ambitions aren't realised? Goodbye Allardyce And, as Mike Ashley isn't - or at least hasn't claimed to be - a Newcastle fan, what do you think could happen to the club if he doesn't make the sort of money he's expecting to make from NUFC - after all this is a business deal and unlike John Hall he hasn't made any emotional statements about bringing glory etc etc? We don't know how much he expects to make, but presumably if he doesn't make as much as he wants, he'll find a way to get what he can, through a mixture of asset sales and selling the club. 2.Why is Geremi captain? Surely Butt, Given or even Viduka would have made more sense. Viduka or Given wouldn't, but Butt or even Taylor would have made more sense. I think it was a mistake, made either because Allardyce made an error of judgement, or had to do soemthing to get Geremi to join. 3.Under the current manager do you think that you can break the BIG 4's current monotony (or should that be monopoly) at the top of the premier league ? No. 4.Would you watch a whole season of ugly long ball football (in the Bolton style) if it could guarantee your first trophy in many many years? Yes. I've watched years of shite performances and got nowt owt of it, so some success would be much appreciated, ta. 5.What, in the Newcastle faithful's eyes, defines you as a "big club"? Nothing, in my eyes we are not. We are decent-sized club with a smattering of really good players, a good big ground, and the "potential" to be a bigger club. Bigger, not "BIG". 6.Is Sam the man to finally break your trophyless barren spell? Probably not, if i'm honest, unless we get some luck. How long will you give him before the inevitable chorus of boos ring out around St James'? The manager should get until it becomes clear whether he is insisting on a formation to suit what HE wants, or the best he can get out of the players. By the ned of the season we'll properly know what his true plans are. 7.There are a lot of bridges over the Tyne. Which one would you most like to throw Mackems off ? How many mackems are there available at the time? We can get more on the Tyen Bridge than the Eye, obviously. If its easier, we can do it off the Queen Alexandria bridge, if the Mackems can't afford the metro to town.

So, he really is a perfect replacement for Dyer. Dyer got 14 goals in his last 70 games at club level so I'd say not, then again he doesn't get stuck in like Snudger does so that doesn't matter. And 20 in the previous 216. He's a meastro! That wasn't quite the point I'm making, my point has always been to replace Dyer with a player with pace who can stretch games, we've seen in the past before we signed Bellamy and Robert how a team can be changed when you add it, we should have been looking to replace Dyer with someone with similar pace but more consistent in his football rather than a talentless grafter who gets stuck in. Dyer didn't stretch games. He scored very few, created even less. I know it's hard but look past your hatred for Dyer and see the bit I've highlighted, do you agree with that? No, i don't. I don't want a player who can run fast with the ball. I want a player to run fast with the ball and do something with it. Its not about more consistency than Dyer, its about more talent. I don't think Smith is a replacement for Dyer (at least, he shouldn't be), but then i don't think we need a replacement for a midfielder who was shit on the wing, and offered v little in the centre.

We might need him. The word is Jol has quit. How true it is I don't know. You must hate your club.

Firstly - Deco: <snigger> Secondly - no-one good enough for the team??? HE'S BEEN PLAYING CARR!!! f****** Carr!!! If he can't find anyone better than THAT, he's a worse manager than i thought. And f*** Premiership experience, a new player has only got to replace f****** CARR!! Agreed. The worrying thing is Allardyce seems to rate Carr in my opinion which isn't good news for us. hasn't done anything blatantly wrong so far... but you just know he'll do something stupid. (carr, just so it's clear) he was shite against Villa, and THEY were pretty poor. As he did whenever he's played for us in the past, he'll get raped off decent teams.

we NEED a competent right back. We do not have one at the moment. Therefore we HAVE to buy one. We cannot keep playing Carr, it's as simple as that.

And a lack of ability/committment/fitness, in places.

So, he really is a perfect replacement for Dyer. Dyer got 14 goals in his last 70 games at club level so I'd say not, then again he doesn't get stuck in like Snudger does so that doesn't matter. And 20 in the previous 216. He's a meastro! That wasn't quite the point I'm making, my point has always been to replace Dyer with a player with pace who can stretch games, we've seen in the past before we signed Bellamy and Robert how a team can be changed when you add it, we should have been looking to replace Dyer with someone with similar pace but more consistent in his football rather than a talentless grafter who gets stuck in. Dyer didn't stretch games. He scored very few, created even less.

Spot on. Things keep going the way they are this time next season were pulling away form Spurs in every aspect. The potential of the club is much greater than Spurs, always has been, always will be and that's what attracted Ashley to the club. Spurs are running at 95% of its potential, were about 60% and ATM there is nothing apart from a season between us. I'm sorry, but: i'd say 63% tbh. i was thinking nearer 58%, but hey, i'm only a fan, i know nowt.

again: th erb doesn't need to have Prem experience. He needs to not be Carr - that's indisputable. Carr is fucking terrible.

So, he really is a perfect replacement for Dyer. Dyer got 14 goals in his last 70 games at club level so I'd say not, then again he doesn't get stuck in like Snudger does so that doesn't matter. And 20 in the previous 216. He's a meastro!

for what? Exactly, I mean is dog wanking really a crime? Maybe the dog likes it. Maybe the dog dressed a little slutty and he couldn't resist. The dog was asking for it really. they're all the same, once they get that collar on - i'm not saying it's right, but it's understandable.

Firstly - Deco: <snigger> Secondly - no-one good enough for the team??? HE'S BEEN PLAYING CARR!!! Fucking Carr!!! If he can't find anyone better than THAT, he's a worse manager than i thought. And fuck Premiership experience, a new player has only got to replace FUCKING CARR!!

So, he really is a perfect replacement for Dyer.

it wasn't the Villa midfield that made Viduka and MArtins as useful as a Liverpool fans cheque, was it? Their midfield didn't make Viduka lumber around like a B-movie godzilla, or Martins make awful runs. and the fact remains that in the 433 we played on Saturday, we aren't going to be creating much for anyone. But we didn't create anything for them, would Martins make better runs or Viduka have the movement of Bellamy if we played 4-4-2? Our strikers will score goals I've no doubt about that, however if you're going to lump long balls up to them all game as our only supply line then they are going to struggle to get away from defenders, it was clear our set up wasn't working half and hour into the game so why Allardyce didn't change it then I'm not sure, too busy playing on his mobile no doubt. Our midfield was shite and created nothing, I'd be more inclined to look at that before moving any strikers around. you're right on a number of points, but we didn't JUST lump long balls up, when we played "on the deck" as they (althoguh i don't know who "they" are who say that), the frontmen were still ineffective/not good enough. Owen will score goals in the right formation, with the right service. I'm sure of that. Martins will score some too, he's shown that. Viduka will get some, although not as many by any means. Question is: as we are fairly sure 433 is wrong for the players, do we think Allardyce will change it? Because if he doesn't, i think we're in for a turgid time once he gets the players he 'needs' to play his way relativley successfully.

No, someone on here said he'd DEFINATELY be our manager still at the start of this season, so he can't go to......oh, hang on......

Spot on. Things keep going the way they are this time next season were pulling away form Spurs in every aspect. The potential of the club is much greater than Spurs, always has been, always will be and that's what attracted Ashley to the club. Spurs are running at 95% of its potential, were about 60% and ATM there is nothing apart from a season between us. I'm sorry, but: