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Good player. But Owen is better and if we sell Owen then we'll be looking to go 4-3-3 I'm sure, and I can't see Klose fitting into that.

Petit striker. Aye, he's very slightly built alright, isn't he?

Dave's probably just off his head on some sort of drugs again, you know what he's like.

But... but He's so fast!! He must be able to play there.

I know. When Jon is pointing out your mistakes you know youre in trouble, people. b******! Abuse, ban the womanising tosser!!

I know. When Jon is pointing out your mistakes you know youre in trouble, people.

Blatantly just stole my team and made some tweaks tbh.

If we're doing formations~! -----------------------Given Dyer/Nobby -- Taylor -- Rozenhal/New CB -- New LB ------------------New DM (Diarra?) ---------- Barton ------------- Emre Milner ---------------------------------------Martins --------------------- Viduka Owen will be sold hopefully. We need another CB, a LB and a DM at the minimum. May possibly be looking at a RB but I think he'll try Dyer there, if that fails then we can revert to either Nobby or even Carr and be OK for a while. If there's a bit of money left to splash out maybe look at buying some competition for Viduka at CF, or maybe a winger/striker instead of Milner? Milner would get plenty of games as he can play either side or even in the middle. We'd also have N'Zogbia so midfield should be covered.

This has potential to ruin my upcoming holiday, I could easily spend 4 days in a tent shitting myself that we're about to sign Alan Smith.

VVVVRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!

I'd have him back for free, be a better squad player than Ramage I suppose. As long as he was 5th choice CB, and 3rd choice for both full-back positions. As long as he has no chance of ever playing for us in a worthwhile match I'm all for it, basically.

Have Barton take him out when we play City next season as well, something like that Parker tackle on Joe Cole couple of seasons ago. Spin motherfucker, spin.

I am happy enough, Sam obviously rates him and Seville & Dortmund are hardly European minnows. I suspect if either of those clubs really wanted him, they would've got him by now. Aye, it's not like anybody would be attracted by playing in the Premiership over the Bundesliga, or at a team notorious for paying top wages instead of someone like Sevilla.

Aye, the idea of Zoggy as a centre-mid sickened me from the off, and it still does. One of the many, many factors of Roeder's actual downfall itself, was the treatment of N'Zogbia; and i don't think there's any other individual factor that makes me so angry, other than that one. This'll sound a bit out there, and i'll probably get slated, but we had a young guy there who had the potential to be better than Ginola and Robert put together, imo. He was just that good in 05/06. Then to convert him into centre-mid? Gar. Pisses me off just thinking about it. Really hope Sam tries to sort him out. I'd have hope for Sam sorting him out, or at least getting through to him that his best position is on the wing. Agree with you about Roeder's handling of N'Zogbia, complete disgrace. Better than Ginola and Robert put together is pushing it though.

Emre and N'Zogbia are the two I'm most excited to see under new management, assuming they both stay. N'Zogbia as an attacking winger in a 4-3-3? Could be very promising, he's always looked composed in front of goal and has always said he sees his best position as playing just behind the striker(s). Others, myself included, think his qualities point towards him being a winger. Bith of a mixture of both playing out left in a 4-3-3, perhaps we'll get the best of both worlds.

Can we not get someobody better than Alan fucking Smith? I'm all for Owen leaving, but I don't see the point in getting Smith. He'll expect to start games consistently, and that can only be detrimental to our progress.

Agreed, which is what makes him so frustrating the rest of the time when he seems to just drift through games doing nowt. Could be a motivation thing, hopefully Sam will light a fire under his arse.

Great, sell the little wanker for another 9m and let's put this whole sorry affair behind us.

You read it and responded in the space of 24 seconds? Erm, you posted it in another thread. http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=41548.msg882064#msg882064 Recalled agreeing with it then. It was a joke, cheer up emo boy!

You read it and responded in the space of 24 seconds?

Posted my thoughts on Emre in another thread, think I'll just copy and paste it in here. The jist is that I think he'll really shine as part of a 3-man center midfield, while he's not really suited to a regular 4-4-2, which he's been part of nearly all his time here. ----- Emre has been very inconsistent in his time here, don't think anyone can argue that. His real problem is that he doesn't really fit into a regular 4-4-2 formation, or 2 man CM midfield combination of any kind. As a holding player, he's too prone to switching off at times, which you can't have from your DM. While he's willing to get himself about and is a fiery little fella by all accounts, he doesn't really win the ball a lot or protect the defense outstandingly. So he's not cut out for the holding roll. In his first season here, he played primarily alongside Parker, with Parker in the holding roll. While he is very technically sound on the ball, he didn't get into advanced positions on a regular enough basis to cause worry for the opposition defenses. You need one of your midfielders to get beyond the strikers on a regular enough basis and score goals from the middle of the park, and Emre doesn't and I don't think he ever will. So while he doesn't seem to fit in there, he's a great fit for a 3-man midfield. With an imposing DM to protect the back 4, and Barton a box-to-box to player who will get into dangerous positions and hopefully contribute goals from the middle, Emre will be the link man, or deep lying playmaker. His job will be to be the main distributor of play from the middle, constantly available to recieve the ball and find a team-mate, which is crucial in retaining possesion. Pirlo does it for Milan, Xavi for Barcelona, and Carrick will be likely be able to step into that role for Man U now that thye have a more natural ball-winner in Hargreaves. Think Emre has the qualities to do it, even though some will say (and rightfully) that he has been very wasteful with possesion at times for us. With a more suitable role in the team, combined with a center forward like Viduka who he can play the ball into feet to, full-backs who he's comfortable exchanging possesion with knowing they're not likely to panic at any moment and hoof the ball aimlessly forward, a solid holding midfielder behind him, and runners from deep like Barton, Milner, possibly N'Zogbia or whoever else we end up with in midfield with, I think we'll see Emre flourish next year.

Really don't think he's enough of an upgrade on Ameobi to make it worth our while, personally.

The article continues but I chose to cut it off there because it links us with Anelka ( ) and Harewood ( ) But wait! I don't think we should rush into this. After all... Bwahahaha!! Looking down your nose at Anelka, how times have changed. Warnock is some muppet. All clear for you lot to sign Michael Owen then.

This will be a really shit signing for us if it happens.

So he's been s*** in the past when he's played in the Premiership then, yes? Bit unfair to judge how well a player does in the premiership by looking at their time at one club... It's all we have to go on though, in fairness. No point whatsoever going for Cisse, as he's basically the same player as Martins. Wild, pacey, can crack an absolute rifle of a shot, really poor first touch at times, poor footballing brain by the looks of things. Martins however, has youth on his side and can still improve a lot of the weaknesses in his game, while I don't think Cisse will ever improve a great deal. Martins also doesn't have the injury concerns that Cisse does either.