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I agree with this. This isn't the time to be spunking money on "big" players. More Bassongs and less Luque's please. That's pretty much a nonsensical thing to say. Obviously we all want to sign better players for less money, but it doesn't work like that. We did well / got lucky with Bassong, but in the main better players cost more money. I meant both were as a result of "scouting" and i'd prefer we took a chance with a low fee for a younger player than a big fee for an older one, regardless of the outcome.

I hope the wages of Geremi, Viduka, Owen, Barton and Smith alow us a few quid for transfers. That's the best part of 300k a week.

Elano would be a good shout BTW, however i think he will have alot of attention from other clubs.

Or it could be argued that he has the ability, regardless of form Seriously though i get the point you are making, i just believe there is a player in there if he is used properly. I wasn't suggesting he was going to be a Scholes or owt.

Spot on. We've had worse defenders than we have now and done miles better. Well, that and the fact that we simply cannot keep hold of the ball once we get it. Your mate doesn't help. More reason to get him further up the pitch! Players like Butt etc have let us down in the middle of the park, through lack of awareness and ability to keep hold of the ball. That's why i suggested Murphy, who isn't a spring chicken but has been playing brilliantly in that position and rarely gives the ball away. More over, that's why Guthrie has been a breath of fresh air.

I agree with this. This isn't the time to be spunking money on "big" players. More Bassongs and less Luque's please.

Who am i? Someone who has been on this forum a damn side longer than you pal. Oh and Nolan has NEVER been a box to box player. If you read it properly, I was inferring you were Joe Kinnear, Nolan has never played in the hole or at least not that I've seen. Why did we get him for 4m if he's so great when he would have cost 10m 3 seasons ago? Oh sorry i don't use pictures! Well i'm afraid he did play behind Davies, with Anelka playing on one flank and Diouf on another. In the centre they played McCann and Campo (for the most part). Players go through dips in form and when that happens their price does the same, no suprise really.

Who was that bloke who set up Lovenkrands? Nolan's not an old player and there is no doubt that at Bolton (when he played in this position, behind Davies), he was a very good player. Fair enough, his form dipped towards the end of his time there but i'd suggest doing something completely unheard of in recent years at Newcastle.... coach him. Providing we could get him fit and confident again, then that is what i would do. A couple of assists in one game (where he was otherwise anonymous IMO) and suddenly he's the kind of player we should base the team's attacking intent around? I'll agree to disagree on this one, because I'm at an absolute loss for words. So Nolan's s*** and has always been s***? Or do players turn s*** overnight dave? Perhaps there are other factors that affect a footballers performance.... no that can't be right. I'm not suggesting he's a world beater but that he could be an assest of used properly. Oh and Dave don't use phrases such as "at loss for words" to undermine someone elses posts, your normally better than that. LIke I said before which you obviously didn't read, he's never played there in his life, he played centrally as a box to box and his legs have gone. He's fucking shite It's seems you don't read as i didn't reply to your post. Try reading the quoted bit?

Who am i? Someone who has been on this forum a damn side longer than you pal. Oh and Nolan has NEVER been a box to box player.

Who was that bloke who set up Lovenkrands? Nolan's not an old player and there is no doubt that at Bolton (when he played in this position, behind Davies), he was a very good player. Fair enough, his form dipped towards the end of his time there but i'd suggest doing something completely unheard of in recent years at Newcastle.... coach him. Providing we could get him fit and confident again, then that is what i would do. A couple of assists in one game (where he was otherwise anonymous IMO) and suddenly he's the kind of player we should base the team's attacking intent around? I'll agree to disagree on this one, because I'm at an absolute loss for words. So Nolan's shit and has always been shit? Or do players turn shit overnight dave? Perhaps there are other factors that affect a footballers performance.... no that can't be right. I'm not suggesting he's a world beater but that he could be an assest of used properly. Oh and Dave don't use phrases such as "at loss for words" to undermine someone elses posts, your normally better than that.

I've always said that our defensive performances are due to our lack of ability to defend as a team, as apposed to the ability of our defenders.

In that case you can forget Hangeland, how much do you think Fulham would let him go for? Fulham need the money, i certainly think we could get him for less than what we got Coloccini for. Which we would not get a proven creative midfielder for, unless i'm mistaken?

Who was that bloke who set up Lovenkrands? Nolan's not an old player and there is no doubt that at Bolton (when he played in this position, behind Davies), he was a very good player. Fair enough, his form dipped towards the end of his time there but i'd suggest doing something completely unheard of in recent years at Newcastle.... coach him. Providing we could get him fit and confident again, then that is what i would do.

Still cant read dave? That's Nolan behind Martins. Nolan should either player in that position or be sold because he can't play in centre midfield. And to Lenny; I'd prefer boring to relegated.

I agree in part but unless we are spending megabucks, i don't think we will get anyone who has the sort of quality of a say... Arteta. Plenty of technical ability in general though, Morrison is good little player.

Any of the below: James Morrison Danny Murphy (as a replacement for Butt) Brede Hangeland Giles Barnes (only on the cheap) Jermaine Pennant (out of contract) Ishmail Miller Would like to see a team under Shearer something like this next year; Harper Beye Bassong Hangeland Enrique Murphy Guthrie Morrison Jonas Nolan Martins

Harper Beye Coloccini Bassong Taylor Butt Guthrie Martins Jonas Viduka Owen For the last two or three months i've past single magpie's on the side of the road, yesterday i pasted two magpie's on the side of the road. Score 2-0 Owen, Viduka

If we stay up, Shearer stays and so does Owen.

I hate to admit that i went into hibernation after the Arsenal match but fucking hell....... BTW we will stay up now, just the euphoria will do that. May not be a long term solution but fuck that!

The second we signed Nolan 451 became our better option. We will soon realise that Nolan can't play in a 442 but he's a quality player behind a lone front man. Add that to the fact that Martins hasn't really ever gelled with anyone up front, i think this could work well for us. Without going defensive.

That's 12 players, and N'Zogbia left for Wigan, remember?

Could be one of the best finals in a number of years if it works out. However, i'd fancy Liverpool to knock Barca out. Barca are a great side but they have proved they are dodgy at the back and Liverpool would exploit that.

Have no problems with the comments he has made but i still think he's a knobhead.

Harper Beye Bassong Coloccini Enrique Butt Nolan Taylor Jonas Oba Owen Will probably be our team 3-1 I feel more confident about us suprising people in a game like this than beating a Hull or Stoke away. We showed against Man Utd that we can go toe to toe with these teams. People will think i'm mad but i don't think we will lose this.

Relief that we didn't lose TBH. We still are not in the bottom three. Should have won. Nolan, Guthrie and Beye back against Arsenal.