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JonAS is red hot today, had an earlier one saved by pure luck their goalie. tiote is awsome in the middle, can't beleive how much he covers the park, good ball retention aswell... Obertan has skinned his man a few times for space. danny simps is getting further forward and just lacks a decent final ball, isn't defending too badly either. Raylor is doing ok. Ba and best looking great, would have to take off best if pushed but neither deserves it. Obertan would probably be only one you could pull off, even though he is playing.. Top stuff! P.S. we sit too far back at times when they are attacking...

Yep, PSG was gash. Erdinc didn't impress me either, he's blummin' fast tho'!!

Jesus h Christ! He floated his company and pocketed a billion or so, I don't think he has to resort to syphoning money out of nufc to support his gambling vices....

After too much positive news at NUFC over the last week or so: Blackburn really were a pile of dog shiite! They will go down this year...

I'm going to watch PSG against Bilbao tonight, so will try to see what all the fuss is about erdinc and the other fast forward we were going to buy.... I will compare with the genius named Ben-arfa and the Majestic one called Demba :)

also find myself humming do do do sami ameobi... what a plank

to coombaya m'lord, coombaya Demba ba m'lord, demba ba Demba ba m'lord demba ba ooooh lord, demba Ba Someones scoring m'lord, demba ba (after goal..LOL)

Oh Mimi, how I wish I was a girl.... Somebody might take notice of my comments...rofl P.S. Great post!

A season ago he deffo looked like he had pace. I would even go as far as tom suggest that we try Perch out again (ooops!)... LOL

But with the pace he has he should be getting forward much more than he does. And why the hell does he back off so much, he can easily recover the ground if they do try a pus n' run past him.... He really does frustrate me!

Amazing to think how ponderous, flat footed and lacking in confidence he was in his 1st season for us. Amazing how some people take a year or so to acclimatize to our leagues... Keep it up Side Show Bob!!!

poor shola, relegated to his best position after some stunning displays: 4th choice striker (Best/Ba/Benarfa)

I watched the game on a live stream so don't take it as gospel, the things that stuck out: -Krul looks very calm and looks to pass through the defense before deciding to kick -Ryan taylor is becoming a better defender than Simpson, who is not improving at all. -Colo and Tayls have a great partnership going and cannot fault either of them -Our midfield options are looking great, when Marveaux is back that should give the kick up the backside that Jonas needs to improve his final pass... -When ben arfa is back our front options will be great and shola (lumbering one) + Lovenkrands will hopefully become history. Looks like 100% truth about Ba's fasting causing the low performances earlier this season ***just need santon to replace simpson/raylor (take pick), a striker and LB to be bought in Jan and we will be comoeting in Europe again soon****

If we get minus 5000 fans every home game that is about equal to 3 million quids worth of revenue down the drain... (30 quid ticket x 18 home games)

2-1 extra time 2-1 win pens

Was at game last night and Ryan Taylor was abominable. Need to get santon on the pitch asap!!! The other two dogs were shola nd simpson, shola just didn't do anything at all to create a bit of danger and simpson looked just bone idle.. Doesn't seem interested or is knackered? I think five in midfield would be a good idea for Villa. Ba looked good when he came on. ---------krul--------- Simps--tayls---colo---santon Obertan--9abaye---tiote--jonas ---------------Gosling or Marveuax -----------Demba---------

reckon it will be: --------------Krul--------------- Simpson--Tayls---C olo----Raylor Obertan---Cabay--Tiote--Jonas ---------------Demba----------- ----------------------Best-------

I would also go for replacing Simpson with Raylor, simpson has looked gash for the first few games and if it's true that he was nearly off to Villa he may well be unsettled and not 100% focused. Raylor doesn't deserve to be dropped tbf. I would love to see Sameobi upfront with shola or Best. Bring Marveaux on after 60 mins perhaps. Obertan hasn't done bad either and does get back to cover well...

Yeehaaa! Got my ticket for this one, first away in years...get in!! I think Pardew will stick with his team from the Fulham game, probably bring Santon on in second half if Taylor looks knackered... Would like to see Sameobi come on at some point...

Don't normally think much of the Mirror's Simon Bird but his article on our summer spen is quite well explained: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/simon-bird/How-Newcastle-chiefs-Derek-Llambias-and-Mike-Ashley-can-already-claim-they-ve-reinvested-the-Andy-Carroll-cash-in-the-squad-Simon-Bird-column-article789260.html There will be one big question Alan Pardew will have to answer at the end of the month following his first summer in charge. Is Newcastle’s squad stronger than in May? There are other questions looming in the background that managing director Derek Llambias will also be judged on, by his boss Mike Ashley. Is Newcastle’s balance sheet looking healthier than it was last May? Is the wage bill still under control? Are United breaking even, or even making a small profit yet? Will Ashley have to put in a few more million to keep the club running? (these sums have amounted to tens of millions in recent seasons and not surprisingly he doesn’t want to add to his £160 million of interest free loans) The conflicting questions do not sit happily together and are at the heart of most clubs’ transfer dealing, not just Newcastle. Pardew and his players will want investment, competition for places and fresh talent brought in. Llambias, while obviously wanting the team to improve, will try to keep a lid on spending. Pardew wants a left back (Erik Pieters is favourite, but Aly Cissokho the other option being scouted) and a striker (Modibo Maiga is the man and wants to join). If he gets those targets, and no other crucial first teamers leave – and that means Fabricio Coloccini and Joey Barton – Pardew may be able to answer “yes” to questions about whether the squad has been strengthened. With time running out now is the time for Newcastle to push through both deals and get their buying out of the way. Llambias and Ashley have proved tough operators screwing the maximum price out of rivals for the likes of Andy Carroll – £35 million, with £30 million immediately put in United’s bank. But with that kind of cash in the bank they may have to pay slightly over the odds for Pieters and Maiga to get the deals over the line. Winning the North East derby has raised the mood on Tyneside and created a positive momentum, and new arrivals would fuel that feel good factor, so it is in United’s interests to act quickly. What we don’t want to see is Newcastle scrambling on transfer deadline day for new bodies. The old trick of bidding big, but not quite big enough, for a star player (I’m thinking Charles N’Zogbia last January), losing out, then saying “oh, well, you see the money was there, we were ambitious, but we just couldn’t get the deals done,” simply won’t wash. The other big question United have to answer is whether they have spent the Andy Carroll money. Newcastle do not accept the old notion of “spent” when doing their sums. Spent for most clubs and fans means headline fees. Newcastle take a more accountancy led version, representing the sort of money that has been committed over the first year of a signing. They believe it gives a more rounded picture of the actual cost of a deal. Naturally it adds up, conveniently you might say, to a great deal more than “headline fees” which fans usually use as their benchmark. United’s sums include transfer fees (Newcastle pay it all up front unlike most clubs who pay in instalments), agent fees (which can be millions ie 10-14 per cent of the entire worth of a contract), signing on fees, and the first year pay of a new recruits. For instance Yohan Cabaye cost £5million. But add agent fees of, say £1million, and first year wages of say around £3million, Newcastle will have it down as a £9million deal for this season. Demba Ba may appear to be a “free” transfer. But agents fees, a signing on fee and first year of wages could, using Newcastle’s calculation method, make it a deal costing £6 million this season. When the cost of this summer’s deals are added up this way, assuming they spend on the new left back and striker (headline fees for £6 million and £7 million) mentioned, those sums, on my calculations, add up around £47 million. Take away the money banked from selling Kevin Nolan and Jose Enrique (around £11 million) and the season wages saved for the pair (£4 million) and that total is around £15 million. Which leaves a commitment in wages and fees on this summer’s deals of slightly more than £30 million. These educated guesses will be fleshed out when club’s accounts are published in the coming months, but United might just, being charitable with the figures, be able to say they spent the Andy Carroll cash like they said “in wages and fees.” Of course the wheeling and dealing is far from over, and surprise deals may materialise. In the eyes of many fans, even with two more new signings in, the club could have spent more. But the only proof of whether United are stronger will ultimately come on the pitch, not through arguments over the minutae of accounting.

Aye, if he `pulls off the two necessary signings I will be less sceptical about his slaverings from now on...LOL

Thoght he was very calm yesterday and seemed a lot more confident on his kicks aswell which is a good thing, none of em went adrift. Looks far better than end of season harps....

man love developing here!! he was class today both offensively and defensively..

he was awful today... can't believe anyone thinks he could get anywhere near the england team???

Exited about the subs bench! Fair play, does seem better than last season, just a bit worried about the goals source....