Mick

Boumsong 8m. Luque 9.5m What has that got to do with either Bellamy or Martins? This? How much they cost has nothing to do with how good they are.

Duff has been a good signing, he hasn't played well for us but he was good for Blackburn. bluebiggrin.gif

Boumsong 8m. Luque 9.5m What has that got to do with either Bellamy or Martins?

How much they cost has nothing to do with how good they are. Bellamy cost £6 million because we bought a player who struggled for relegated Coventry, Martins cost £10 million partly because of where we bought him from. I think Martins would have been cheaper if we had got him from relegated Coventry. The transfer fee isn't always a guide as to how good a player is, outside factors also play a part.

NE5 makes himself look stupid once again crying over Bellamy. bluebiggrin.gif Bellamy did well for us, at times he carried the team but he's gone and has been replaced with a player who looks a much better prospect and he's doing it without the problems Bellamy got himself into. Bellamy has gone, forget him, he's finally been replaced with somebody who looks as if they can do a better job for us once he's settled and removed the weaknesses from his game.

I think Roeder's faith in Taylor, Ramage and Huntington could bode well in the minds of Bailes and Barnes. Coming to a club like ours will see them playing a part and catch the eye of the England U 21's. I think what's gone unoticed is Roeder's ability to develop younger players. No matter how shit things were at West Ham during his tenure, look at the players he had under him and where they are now. (Nowt all of them, mind, but you know the stars I'm talking about) Ramage and Huntington are only getting games because of injury, Taylor is the same to a lesser extent. Roeders preferred defence appeared to be Carr, Moore, Bramble and Babayaro before we had injuries, none of those would be in the four I would select.

It's not just you, it would appear that our shite performances didn't happen.

Roeder has not done too well when he's had to make decisions, he usually gets them wrong. Wait until some of the injured players start to return and he then plays them instead of the players who are performing for him now. Carr and Duff might just walk straight back into the team. 4-5-1 is a shite formation and we even play a negative formation like that at home when we should be going for the opposition instead of allowing them to come at us. I think this thread is knee jerk although if things carry on then I might change my mind. If people want to forget some of the shite we've witnessed this season then fair enough, I'll not rush to forget it yet. Souness was said to have the players on his side while manager, I think most people reliase that it didn't make any difference even if he did. Souness also went on mini runs where he would guide us to a few wins then we'd struggle for a few and win a few. To say Roeder has turned the corner is very short sighted at this time and those who say he has could end up looking a bit daft. Fulham, Charlton, Sheffield and Man U should be reminders of some of the shite a few seem to be forgetting, we lost against Man U before kicking a ball. I hope those who think we've turned a corner are right but it's far too early to say one way or the other, knowing our luck we'll be back to square one before we know it. The defenders we have in place at the minute are only in those positions because others have been injured, I doubt the defence we played against Spurs would have played if it wasn't for players getting injured. Roeder appears to have his blue eyed boys who are picked when fit, regardless of how they play, Duff being the best example, Carr being picked while shite is another.

Ordered for a penny. You haven't been ripped off.

Losing it? They've lost it. http://www.gg-chat.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=66174

A must read book is: The Magnificent Obsession, Keegan, Sir John Hall, Newcastle and Sixty Million Pounds by Colin Mallam. It was published in 1997 so I have no idea if it's still in print, I would doubt it although picking up a second hand copy should be possible.

Looked real disruptive scoring and assisting on a goal today. It couldn't get more disruptive, tbh. Quite. Indeed. And yes, Jon Bobson, I was there today. Were you? I just ask because the number of times Huntington was left with the prospect of two on one due to Emre's indisciplined wandering (only the "prospect" because Spurs made generally poor use of the ball) was unacceptable. And no, I'm not saying Emre has been crap all season. But he didn't pull up many trees until the last six weeks or so. And has Parker been crap all season your intimation (Mick, unless I am mistaken)? No. It just amuses me that people will excuse the likes of Emre just about anything but dismiss Parker as complete shite when he merely does "ok". I have seen complete shite in a Newcastle shirt week in week out over the last 35 years. FFS, even KK brigade on here must remember Darron McDonough. Des Hamilton or Garry Brady ring any bells? :roll:

The shop are selling white T shirts and black markers in a set, a bargain at £35.

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My mistake, I thought you were a cockney.

I'm sure Jon will be sticking around for a while. bluebiggrin.gif

Read or look at the pictures?

Learn to quote. bluebiggrin.gif

It's well worth reading.

So do you think Emre has been crap all season?

eekout.gif I fear another of your amazing polls. I fear another savage and soul destroying attack on my posting, of the like never seen since thompers' laughable attempt what's the famous politicians quote? like being savaged by a dead sheep iirc I don't need to savage your posts, you do a good job without any help.

He oozed class before moving to right back, too often he seems the easy one to drop and it's been the case since Bobby was picking the team, he's our cleverest player by a country mile.

Have some of that you dirty Cockney Mackem c***! Parker MOM by a mile, f***ing mint. Go for it Pipkin, let it all go.

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There's no image you plank!