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I think Smith might have a few decent games for us this season. If he aint going nowhere, we need to get behind him.

If we show the same passion as we did against them in the home game then we are capable but they have an incredible amount of talent. I hope Robinho is locked up for this one.

Come on boys lets get behind them. We might get a hiding but we can make up for it against the mackems next weekend.

Either its a media ploy so we can get more money or we are TRYING to show a bit of ambition by keeping Given.

In the other thread mate.

He is the weakest member of our first team, him and Butt. Bullshit. Absolute unfounded bullshit. Soz like, but it's my opinion. Which bit? Enrique or Butt? Please don't tell me you rate Butt, i might cry.

Exactly. Even if we have a replacement lined up for Enrique, we should still be keeping a hold of him to at least have some depth. However, i still think we are one experianced centre half short.

TBF, the one thing you normally get from African/French is a bit of physcial battle, hopefully he has the brain (like Beye) to play at this level. Completely agree with the transition view though, fergie has been the master of this down the years.

I'd rather take bloody Gary Caldwell back.

With our "say fuck all" policy, we could have signed ten players and noone would know. If reports are correct it should be a done deal soon but nowt is simple with us.

I remember how bitter Bolton fans were about Guthrie and saying they were not sad to lose him, he's been a good player for us.

its m'bia, kinnear still wants him How do you know that?

Is he any good?

Kinnear reckons he will be here today, and training tomorrow. Probably the Sunderland game on Sunday. Source? All I have seen Kinnear say is that "Talks have been going very well regarding Albin, and we are working hard to make sure he comes to Newcastle." No timescale, and no guarentee he will come here full stop. The Journal had quoted Kinnear saying he expected Ebondo to be in Newcastle today and training "straight after".

Well if the journal are correct he will be on tyneside for talks today but knowing newcastle we will be lucky to have him for the weekend.

Its up there with the most needed seeing as Beye's out for another few months. Ah didn't realise he was going to be out for months. Not sure what will happen when Beye returns though. Squad depth will happen. We've been so starved of this phenomenon we can no longer fathom it it seems. No, i understand the concept but there are not many clubs who have two good players in one position (if infact he is good) therefore one may become unsettled. We don't have a great history of managers making the correct choices.

Its up there with the most needed seeing as Beye's out for another few months. Ah didn't realise he was going to be out for months. Not sure what will happen when Beye returns though.

Hardly our most needed position but bodies are needed.

Modric saga mark II TBH. We might try but if he is available, he will go somewhere else *Cough* Citeh *Cough*

Lovenkrands? Aye i ment future possiblities..... actually i forgot about him

Out: Given 7m In: Ebondo 3.5m Mbia 5m+ Micheal Johnson free As well as harps getting a new contract, would be good business. However, we should not have to be selling Given to get those others in.

So Boro potentially make an astute signing like King, who would have helped our cause up front massively and we are left trying to pick up free-bees. What a joke.

Nice. Aye that's bound to go down well with the two selling clubs. It seems pretty clear that City didn't really want Palcios mind, because they certainly wouldn't have a problem out bidding Spurs if they were that bothered. Oh aye Sheik Mohammad would have been shaking in his boots at the prospect of battling for a transfer with the mighty Tottenham Hotspur. Especially, on the eve of clinching a deal for one of the world best players who would cost around the same amount that it would to buy Spurs in the first place. Laughable rumour. Perhaps it's the start of an era of cooperation bewtween jews and arabs.

Have us getting 35/36 points and we are going down.

Spot on mate. The press are biased, sadly we all knew that. Good to see Citeh are pissing 10+ on Nigel de Jong. Another insanely average signing for a club dreaming of winning the league.