chicago_shearer
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06 Aug 2008
KK Targets Three New Faces
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1359474,00.html
Cheers.
Perhaps I'm reading too much negativity into that article when I think it means we're not signing anyone else...
"I would still like to strengthen and I'm confident we'll bring in at least two, possibly three, more faces."And if those players are of the quality of the likes of Gutierrez and Guthrie then we'll take our chances.
"Add to that all the players we've got to come back then we've got a strong, quality squad with competition for places."
It seems clear that he's talking about Coloccini plus 1 or 2 others, 3 in total. I'm starting to get a bit terrified that we're getting a centre-half, a backup left back and that's the lot.
Of course, he could be meaning Bassong as well who hasn't officially signed has he? So Coloccini & Bassong could be the "2 or 3" new faces.
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I won't risk it then. Thanks for the info.
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Does nufc TV work for Apple?
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Introduce at half time with Inler.
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you could infact do alot worse with the likes of fernandes (in-consistant) and moutinho (un-proven). all 3 are good players, but atleats you know smith can handle the PL!'
Well said. Smith for Arteta, straight swap.
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Luís González (Porto)
Fernando Cavenaghi (Bordeaux, France)
Let's see if our contingent can have a word with those two about how great Newcastle is.
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What's so bad about nufcblog? If "professional" journalists get to make up their own rumours on the back pages of tabloids then why not some random blogger on the internet? If he has decided that a mystery midfielder is on the verge of signing, then fair enough. At least his imagination doesn't hide behind imaginary "unnamed sources" and ulterior motives.
The truly woeful part is that his bullshit gets laughed at while the next SWARFEGA TO TOON??? headline in the Sunday Sun will somehow merit a 10 page thread, complete with optional 5 page meltdown about the inadequacy of the board and Dennis Wise if and when he signs a new contract (or for Spurs).
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The delivery has been poor, but a related problem is our lack of height up front and in midfield. The situation is made more difficult if the targets you are aiming for are 5 ft 5 in tall. Otherwise I completely agree. We desperately need midfield players that are comfortable and capable of attacking when they have the ball. Unless Jonas and Guthrie turn out to be instantly outstanding players, another season of Butt, Geremi & Milner featuring as regulars will be a failure (I'm excluding Barton because it isn't clear what part he will be capable of playing at all this season). We need to give opposing teams something to worry about in our midfield. At the moment there is nothing.
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I wouldn't sell another player without a replacement lined up. Smith, Shola and Duff included. We have yet to replace the first round of clear outs (Carr, Ramage, Rozehnal, Babayaro etc.) without having another.
The fact that they are all absolute s**** comes second to the fact that we need 7 players on the bench, and it would be nice if a few of them weren't academy players.
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David James. One of the few who seem like they might be interesting to talk to and capable of more than monosyllabic sentences.
Shearer
Sir Bobby
Delia Smith (provided she cooks dinner)
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The expected hammering at Old Trafford will have little to do with an injury wrecked pre-season and everything to do with the fact that we have very little quality.
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I don't remember who it was, but someone posted a prediction for the summer and beggining of the season way back in June and so far things have gone exactly as predicted (including signing Guthrie).
Things are made worse by the rough start and the injuries, but they have just made a mess of the transfer window so far IMO. Still some time to set things right, but it isn't looking good.
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Might as well try this Milner in the middle experiment now so we can prove it doesn't work.
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We need defenders and midfielder and a striker.
It's August 1, let's be realistic. If we get Coloccini, I can't see more than a couple more coming in the door. In terms of prioritizing, everything else comes well below a quality central midfielder.
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What we really need are midfielders. Not defenders, not forwards, but midfielders.
I'd love a new striker, and I'll be ecstatic if we manage to finally secure Coloccini. But going into a Premiership season with just Butt, Guthrie, & Geremi is nothing short of mental. We'll struggle, end up at the wrong end of the table, and everyone will panic. So let's avoid that this season and just sign the right players.
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If the tabloids team up and give NUFC 8-10 million compensation in order to sign a replacement, I fully support making a principled stand for the good of the game.
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What an awful summer this has been so far.
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Some of the stuff in here is embarrassing. I know we're in need of signings but I didn't realise how desperate some people are for squad players from a team that finished three points above us.
That's a valid point only if Ashley, Wise & co. bring home some good players before the deadline. Then we can all breath a sign of relief and laugh at their mediocre signings and overexcitement.
Otherwise the simple fact is that they improved their squad by signing better players than they had before while we didn't. I can turn my nose up at Taino and Malbranque now, but I won't be on August 31st if we are going into our season with Nicky Butt and Milner as first choice.
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At present...
Given < Gordon
Beye > Chimbonda
Enrique > Collins
Taylor > Nosworthy
Faye > Higginbotham
Milner < Malbranque
Gutierrez > Richardson
Butt > Reid
Guthrie > Tainio
Owen > Diouf
Martins > Jones
Their defence is laughable, but there really isn't a lot in the midfield. We are banking on Gutierrez to make an instant impact in a league in which he has no experience and Guthrie to instantly take the next step in his career from promising top 4 reject to regular first teamer in an aspiring (key word) top 8 side. We are also counting on Butt to roll back the years and Geremi to recover his form.
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I would be more willing to welcome him back if he issued a sincere public apology to the boy he assualted and the club, team mates and supporters he has embarassed with his behavior.
I hope prison has shown him how extremely lucky he is to be in his position in life, and he will make the most of it both on and off the pitch.
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Whilst our squad is probably better than theirs in quality by quite some margin, is it seriously unthinkable that they won't possibly close the gap further...possibly even overtaking us this season at some point?
Their first choice midfield is probably better than ours. Not unthinkable, but unlikely since they have terrible defenders and still no goalscorer.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/28/newcastleunited.doncaster
Keegan: We might not have the best squad but we can be the fittestLouise Taylor at Keepmoat Stadium
The Guardian, Monday July 28 2008
Kevin Keegan was back in his home town on Saturday and spent much of the afternoon renewing old acquaintances. "I've met a school friend I used to walk home with," enthused Newcastle United's manager after a 1-0 friendly defeat by Doncaster. "I didn't recognise him at first."
Keegan may look a youthful 57-year-old but time has changed him too. The 1990s idealist has morphed into a hard-headed pragmatist more inclined towards surprisingly earnest analysis of defensive tactics and sports science than passionate discourses on "entertainment".
With money tight on Tyneside, Newcastle's manager is hoping to compensate for a slim, shallow squad by creating possibly the Premier League's fittest team. Moreover he intends to spend the majority of whatever cash is available on defenders and has resolved to offer Joey Barton yet another chance when the midfielder is released from prison after serving time for assault next month.
"People have opinions and you must respect that," said Keegan. "But mine is to give him another chance and back him. There are a lot of things he needs to put right but I think he can do it. He's served his sentence, he's been punished. As long as he does things right and starts to rebuild the confidence of the people around him, I'll stand by him."
Although Keegan's enduring optimism is manifested by his belief that Michael Owen will shortly agree a new contract, he now seems to acknowledge that defence is the best form of attack. Accordingly Newcastle have made bids or inquiries for at least five defenders, including Arsenal's Philippe Senderos, Deportivo La Coruña's Fabricio Coloccini, Internazionale's Nicolás Burdisso, Blackburn's Stephen Warnock and Liverpool's Emiliano Insúa.
Although Real Madrid's Julio Baptista remains on his radar, Keegan is not exactly banking on the arrival of the sort of attacking creator Newcastle crave and accepts that perspiration may prove as important as inspiration this season.
"We might not have the biggest or best squad but we can be the fittest," he said. Keegan has duly hired a new conditioning expert, Mark Hulse, and, uncharacteristically, rationed pre-season ballwork.
"This pre-season is right up there with the hardest that players have ever done," revealed Alan Smith. "But we're light on numbers so we have to be as physically fit as possible.
"We haven't done that much with the ball, we've not done a lot of football work - which you could probably tell - but the gaffer's emphasised that, with the size of our squad, we need to be athletes."
Smith remains concerned about a lack of cover beneath the veneer of a strong first XI. "That's our biggest worry," he agreed. "We've got quality but, more and more at this level, football's a squad game."
Saturday's absentees included the bereaved Obafemi Martins and convalescent Owen, who is making a slow recovery from mumps and may miss the team's trip to Mallorca this week.
Owen has made it clear that he is frustrated by Newcastle's persistent stalling over contract extension negotiations but Keegan insists he anticipates a speedy resolution. Indeed he expects his captain, whose current agreement expires next June, to sign a new deal in the "next two or three weeks".
This could involve Mike Ashley, Newcastle's owner, compromising his demand that Owen accepts a wage cut but Keegan stressed. "I know Michael wants to stay and I know we want to keep him."
The same goes for Barton. "People have opinions and you must respect that," said Keegan. "But mine is to give him another chance and back him. There are a lot of things he needs to put right but I think he can do it. He's served his sentence, he's been punished. As long as he does things right and starts to rebuild the confidence of the people around him, I'll stand by him."
That's mackem journalism for you I suppose. Repeats the same quotation in a 1 page article. It is simply incredible that these people get paid for this standard of work.
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Is this a big enough signing that will make Shithea,,, I mean Shitea,,, no I actually did mean Shithead, to leave the forum like he said he would?
a signing like this is a dream. but seriously, we are too small a club for him. unless we pay him big wages
Sounds like it. Coloccini signs, Am Shite goes. That's the deal.
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Lotina is happy because Valerón recovers for the soccer but at the same time him is twisted the gesture because Coloccini is with foot and middle out of the Depor. In turn, Lendoiro needs money and has on the table two offering, one of the Newcastle and another of the Tottenham of Juande.
We do not believe that Lotina be going to drown its griefs in alcohol if remains without Coloccini. Neither the players of the Betis have motives to be caught a Kurd. Although last night in Chipiona they presented them with all those bottles of wine.
Not really a reliable source, but I liked the translation.
This thread is going to get big very fast if these news stories keep popping up.
Go away you horrible cockney fuckers!
Habib Beye signs for Aston Villa, fee undisclosed
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Quoted again for truth. Right man for the job.