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intresting but you can flip it round though Onyewu has faced McBride in hundreds of training sessions and marking his fellow country men tomorrow would not be foreign to him a dabut tomorrow would not concern me at all

interesting thread. however i am one who has called for Dyer to be given a Central Attacking role from central midfield and i maintain this is his best position. (wrote this in the match thread for Fulham) "i saw in another thread people where saying Dyer was infective as a bombing on central midfielder against Aston Villa while he was not at his best on Wednesday i still feel this is his best position and Parker is a good partner when Michael Owen returns to partner Obafemi Martins i see Dyer and Parker being Roeder central two, a big feature of Sir Bobby successful sides was Dyer bombing on through the middle and Solano passing and link up and deliver off the right hand side and with the return to right back of Nobby tomorrow i am sure we will see a more effective Dyer tomorrow, for me its very important Solano and Dyer are in the same team as they link up fantastically." main point is i think Solano off the right hand side gives the delivery and passes Dyer likes when coming short to link up or bombing on while i agree he was disappointing in this role against Aston Villa i feel the absence of Nobby delivery and passes Dyer movement thrives on was a major factor.

decent line up, it will be interesting to see what Roeder shapes up with does he play Kieron Dyer throw central midfield for this one with Sibierski partnering Martins and Milner and Pattison playing wide or like Man United last weekend Milner coming off the left and Dyer from the right with Pattison and Butt central?

Agree with most of that, my opinion is he is England's 3rd best striker behind Rooney and Owen and in-front off the likes of Crouch, Defoe, Johnson, Smith. would Bent suit Obafemi Martins or Micheal Owen though? i am not so sure, for me we need to buy a striker who long term Owen and Martins can thrive off and in terms of complementary strikers for Owen and Martins i think Crouch or Alan Smith would be a better then Bent.

well said.

I am surprised Spurs did not go for Boa Morte as they desperately need a natural left winger to balance there side. however great buy for West Ham one of the better left wingers in the Premiership.

rumours it might be Tottenham, Martin Jol wants the Dutch youngster as his 4th choice striker. it's gonna be either Watford, Tottenham or Sheffield United.

Looks like Souness will have a job pretty soon

Tottenham have Young-Pyo Lee as left back The only team that would guarantee him 100% first team football is us But that doesnt mean he will choose us Milner, Parker, Duff all choose Newcastle United over Tottenham so if its just us and Spurs in for Gareth Bale then i would fancy our chances obviously same situation regards to Giles Barnes. i doubt very much Man United are actually in for Gareth Bale as they have spent millions already on Left Backs both Hienze and Evra. Roeder is the only manager to say he is interested publicly for Gareth Bale however i suspect Spurs are also in for him as Lee and Ekotto have both struggled to impress Martin Jol to get a long runs in the side similar happened with Stalerti last season and Jol just went and brought Chimponda. i suspect Newcastle and Tottenham are the two clubs to have bid.

Harper, Carr, Bernard, Babayaro, Bramble, Ramage, Moore, Butt, N'Zogbia, Ameobi, Owen are Injured and Parker is suspended so team picks itself really unless we sign anybody between now and Saturday. Given Solano Taylor Huntington Edgar Dyer Butt Emre Milner Martins Sibierski hopefully the following will return for Spurs away the week after Babayaro, Carr, Ramage and Duff. if not then Babayaro and Carr are surely taking the p*ss

11 or 12 six and two three's tbh

Yeah I think its likely Roeder will start that midfield. Dyer--Parker--Emre--Milner however i want to see Dyer causing problems through central midfield with his pace and movement he could be picked out by Emre passing from the Left and Solano passing from right back (ala like the move when Dyer went on to get the penalty against Everton) and he could bounce off Sibierski hold up play as a (link striker) also Martins would benefit from this also.

Judging by Roeder quotes sounds like Nicky Butt will play alongside Steven Taylor this added with having both Duff and N'Zogbia injured gives us a fantastic chance to play Dyer through the middle bombing on from central midfielder which in my opinion is his best position, Scott Parker has a big job on protecting the back four for this one and will have break up play and also come over to make two up against one when either one of Man United wingers are attacking our full backs. Given Solano Taylor Butt Huntington ---------------Parker--------------- Milner Dyer Emre Sibierski Martins Subs Carrol, Luque, Pattison, Edger, Krul Prediction Newcastle United 1 v 1 Manchester United Rooney, Martins

anyone know if Scott Parker 5th booking against Everton means he is suspended for this one or Birmingham next Saturday?

think this post does some up perfectly the bizarre reasoning of some Geordies of there dislike of Scott Parker. no point debating the quote to be honest...

As he would be for any team fighting for dear life in games and always on the back foot. If we want to play like that all the time, great, Scott will fit right in. However, if we want to put teams under pressure then he's not the right type of player. I disagree i think Scott Parker can also play as a box to box player and press high up the pitch and be effective. however why Roeder has been using Parker in that role when Emre has been alongside him i find strange the balance simply is not right, somebody else posted about this the other day Emre is a more effective and better player when played in a attacking central midfielder role and has a holder next to him thats why he has been fantastic since Butt has been in the team, Glen needs to play Parker in the holding role where he got player of the season under Souness in and Emre attacking central midfield where he has been playing since Butt return to the side. Parker won the player of the season for his defensive work in that role, as we were a team constantly under attack from the opposition. He's shown, now that we're playing better football and actually putting teams under pressure, that he doesn't have the brain to distribute the ball quickly enough from that position and help put teams under pressure, which is part of that role. Tackling and work rate aren't good enough attributes to warrant a place in the team. Aye still think Parker can be a effective box to box central midfielder too i mean he has 4 goals this season and 3 assists in that role however it seems we both agree he is a better holding central midfielder and that is the position Roeder should play him if Emre is to be his partner and if we are to get the better out of both no?

As he would be for any team fighting for dear life in games and always on the back foot. If we want to play like that all the time, great, Scott will fit right in. However, if we want to put teams under pressure then he's not the right type of player. I disagree i think Scott Parker can also play as a box to box player and press high up the pitch and be effective. however why Roeder has been using Parker in that role when Emre has been alongside him i find strange the balance simply is not right, somebody else posted about this the other day (see Quote below) Emre is a more effective and better player when played in a attacking central midfielder role and has a holder next to him thats why he has been fantastic since Butt has been in the team, Glen needs to play Parker in the holding role where he got player of the season under Souness in and Emre attacking central midfield where he has been playing since Butt return to the side. here is a better way of explaining it...

Here we go again. What on earth makes people think Parker can play the holding role he is continually touted for? I don't think Barton is that good, but I'd swap him for Parker in the blink of an eye. the same Scott Parker then was our player of the season under Souness in the holding role. however i have seen your posts before about our Captain and there is no point debating Scott Parker pro's and con's with somebody who thinks Scott Parker contributes nothing to our team.

Martins' goals warning By James Pearson - 30 Dec 2006 Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins has warned Premiership defenders he is yet to reach peak form. The former Internazionale ace has six goals in his last six league outings following a slow to start to life in England. Martins is hoping to reel in the likes of Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo in the scoring charts, but has revealed he can get even better. "If I can beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Drogba, that would be fun," "I respect other strikers but I am here on a mission. Being top scorer in my first Premiership season will be no mean feat. "Learning the ropes was tough and the pressure really got on my nerves. But I knew the moment I relaxed and concentrated fully on my game the goals would start pouring in. "When I hit full throttle in weeks to come, I will be devastating in front of goal." http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=438336&CPID=8&clid=4&lid=2&title=Martins'+goals+warning Seems to have his confidence back. At 22 years old and what i have seen in the last 6 games this kid has the potential to be one of the best Strikers in the Premiership in my opinion. can see Obafemi tearing Everton defense apart today.

if Garath Bale and Melciot did come in January it shows that Roeder has totally lost patience with the consistent piss taking by Babayaro and Carr and there little injuries.

always find it interesting when people have that stance on that one... however i have much more loyalty to someone (Bellamy) who actually did something really good for this football club and contributed hugely to the high times rather then someone who didn't and ruined it (Souness). i will never share Souness opinion on this one i am afraid.

yeah i would have to agree with that point... however as Sir Bobby says you have to decide whether his ability over rides his antics (certainly did in Bellamy and Robert case as 4th 3ed and 5th suggests) but with Joey Barton its a difficult one however I really do think he is a fantastic player.

Aye -The Mirror- is going for the same theme/exclusive Joey Barton IN Emre OUT... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tm_headline=joey-bartoon-%26method=full%26objectid=18351137%26siteid=94762-name_page.html both the big tabloids going for the same story i have to say i would be surprised if it happens however the prospect of Joey Barton and Scotty Parker tougher would be fantastic in my opinion. Joey Barton has 5 goals already this season and got 7 goals last season and has 1070 passes this season according to OPTA STATS the third highest amount of passes in the Premiership behind Xaxi Alonso and Fabregas personally i think Joey Barton is very under rated.

Scott Parker holding and Joey Barton bombing on would be very effective in my opinion. if the rumors about Emre are true that Bayern Munich want him for around £8 million then i would cash in and buy Joey Barton for £6 million and have the holding options of Parker and Butt and bombing on options of Dyer and Barton. however January is not the time for this... i think Roeder will concentrate on bringing in players in positions we need like Defense and a Striker and not Joey Barton in January.