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Unbelievable

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  1. Come on Chris, take Ameobinho off and give Ranger some time up front..
  2. Vuckic with a lousy shot.. Isn't his left foot supposed to be shit hot..?
  3. I love this blue shirt, but it's not really "Newcastle" and the quality is very dubious, but still tempted to get it..
  4. Hope so, we have naff all in reserve should Enrique get injured. Nice to see Kadar back, he could do at least an average job at LB. Surprised we haven't been linked to any Left backs. Good chance for the kids, going to be a very tough game.. Isn't Perch supposed to provide LB cover?
  5. Unbelievable

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    Expected to be back in the running at the turn of the year I believe?
  6. Unbelievable

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    Leroy Fer is not ready for the step up. I think he was the alternative if Tiote fell through, and we should now concentrate on reinforcements in the final third rather than another central midfielder, where we are well stocked for now. A midfield 2 of Tiote and Barton, with Smith, Guthrie, Nolan and Gosling should be enough for Premiership survival. Up front we only have Carroll and to a lesser extent Lovenkrands and Ameobi, so we need another first teamer for the attacking midfield/fast creative forward role there if we want to be strong enough to avoid being part of the relegation battle.
  7. Check my posts and stop being a bellend, I've said we should have tried for him. As usual you spout a load yet can't disagree with the points I make. Promising It was Niall Hickman from the Daily Express. He said he had been over to interview McLaren last season at Twente and McLaren had said there was only one player in his squad that was good enough for the Premier League and that was Tiote. Now that I don't believe. While Tiote was instrumental in thei championship win last season and has improved vastly over the past season, there are players in that Twente squad who are better still, like Brian Ruiz. I don't believe McLaren would have said this. Also, you have to wonder why McLaren didn't go in for Tiote for his new club if he really thought that highly of the lad.. Eredivisie is a better judge of Midfielders and defenders than strikers imo, too many have proven to be success in Holland and fail elsewhere. I think he didn't take him to Wolfsburg because they have sufficent DM's. Regarding strikers that have failed to live up to their reputation from the Eredivisie, I can only really think of one, and it happens to be your namesake.. As already said, Alves, KJH, Kuyt, Marcus Berg all spring to mind as good strikers in Holland who went on to be poor in bigger leagues. I wouldn't agree on Kuyt, he has just become another type of player in Liverpool....and Marcus Berg is still in Eredivisie. You probably meant Elmander in Bolton, and yes, he hasn't been good. Maybe this season is his. No, I meant Berg, he went to HSV and didn't score ergo why he is at PSV on loan. Somehow I still don't count Bundesliga as a "bigger" league. I find them somewhere between PL/La Liga and Eredivisie. There could be so many reasons why he didn't succed at HSV, too. It doesn't always have to be down to footballing skills. Marcus Berg is still fairly young you as well, and he wasn't exactly scored 30 or more in Holland even, like Alves and Kezman did, who I admit have failed to live up to their reputation abroad. Whilst not every player coming from the Eredivisie can make the step up to a bigger league, there have been sufficient players who have done exactly that to say the Eredivisie is a good hunting ground for the big leagues. Some of the very best players in the past 20 years have learned their trade in the Eredivisie. I honestly can't think of a recent striker from the Eerdivisie (RVN doesn't count) who has made the step up to the big leagues, I was commenting purely on the current state of the league, of course in the past you've had some great goalscorers go on to bigger things and succeed. Why does Ruud van Nistelrooy not count? I would say the likes of Bergkamp, Hasselbaink, Kluivert, Van Persie, Robben, Kuyt, Huntelaar, Makaay, Kalou and many others over the past 10 years prove otherwise. I will now gladly admit that a few of them have also failed to impress when they moved to better leagues abroad (I'd qualify Alves and Kezman in this category), but in general I think there is no denying that players who have been quality in the Eredivisie have adapted really well in better leagues over the years, probably more so than any other league.
  8. I've noticed he often seems to wait too long before putting a cross in, giving the defender time to reposition himself to put a block in, even when there is space to run into nearer the byline. I would like to see him use his pace to run the outside of the defender more often and get past the defender before putting in a cross. Crosses from the byline are generally harder to defend and it will mean he will get more crosses in as he should get the better of many defenders on pace. It's a real shame seeing him whip in crosses only for them to be easily blocked.. Still, he had a decent game yesterday and he is invaluable to us as an outlet when we are under the cosh.
  9. Unbelievable

    Fraser Forster

    Aye he will be, their current keeper is terrible and they all hate him. Let's hope so. He needs to play games, a does Krul, if he is to fulfill his potential.
  10. Promising It was Niall Hickman from the Daily Express. He said he had been over to interview McLaren last season at Twente and McLaren had said there was only one player in his squad that was good enough for the Premier League and that was Tiote. Now that I don't believe. While Tiote was instrumental in thei championship win last season and has improved vastly over the past season, there are players in that Twente squad who are better still, like Brian Ruiz. I don't believe McLaren would have said this. Also, you have to wonder why McLaren didn't go in for Tiote for his new club if he really thought that highly of the lad.. Eredivisie is a better judge of Midfielders and defenders than strikers imo, too many have proven to be success in Holland and fail elsewhere. I think he didn't take him to Wolfsburg because they have sufficent DM's. Regarding strikers that have failed to live up to their reputation from the Eredivisie, I can only really think of one, and it happens to be your namesake.. As already said, Alves, KJH, Kuyt, Marcus Berg all spring to mind as good strikers in Holland who went on to be poor in bigger leagues. I wouldn't agree on Kuyt, he has just become another type of player in Liverpool....and Marcus Berg is still in Eredivisie. You probably meant Elmander in Bolton, and yes, he hasn't been good. Maybe this season is his. No, I meant Berg, he went to HSV and didn't score ergo why he is at PSV on loan. Somehow I still don't count Bundesliga as a "bigger" league. I find them somewhere between PL/La Liga and Eredivisie. There could be so many reasons why he didn't succed at HSV, too. It doesn't always have to be down to footballing skills. Marcus Berg is still fairly young you as well, and he wasn't exactly scored 30 or more in Holland even, like Alves and Kezman did, who I admit have failed to live up to their reputation abroad. Whilst not every player coming from the Eredivisie can make the step up to a bigger league, there have been sufficient players who have done exactly that to say the Eredivisie is a good hunting ground for the big leagues. Some of the very best players in the past 20 years have learned their trade in the Eredivisie.
  11. Promising It was Niall Hickman from the Daily Express. He said he had been over to interview McLaren last season at Twente and McLaren had said there was only one player in his squad that was good enough for the Premier League and that was Tiote. Now that I don't believe. While Tiote was instrumental in thei championship win last season and has improved vastly over the past season, there are players in that Twente squad who are better still, like Brian Ruiz. I don't believe McLaren would have said this. Also, you have to wonder why McLaren didn't go in for Tiote for his new club if he really thought that highly of the lad.. Eredivisie is a better judge of Midfielders and defenders than strikers imo, too many have proven to be success in Holland and fail elsewhere. I think he didn't take him to Wolfsburg because they have sufficent DM's. Regarding strikers that have failed to live up to their reputation from the Eredivisie, I can only really think of one, and it happens to be your namesake.. Alves? Fair enough! Forgot about him.. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Or was it England specific? Not England specific, but I wouldn't say Huntelaar had failed abroad. He just happens to end up at clubs where he is benched more than he plays for some reason. When he does actually play he does the business for the most part. Ok, he isn't exactly dynamite, but I would hazard a guess he would score close to 20 in the Premiership if given the chance..
  12. Promising It was Niall Hickman from the Daily Express. He said he had been over to interview McLaren last season at Twente and McLaren had said there was only one player in his squad that was good enough for the Premier League and that was Tiote. Now that I don't believe. While Tiote was instrumental in thei championship win last season and has improved vastly over the past season, there are players in that Twente squad who are better still, like Brian Ruiz. I don't believe McLaren would have said this. Also, you have to wonder why McLaren didn't go in for Tiote for his new club if he really thought that highly of the lad.. Eredivisie is a better judge of Midfielders and defenders than strikers imo, too many have proven to be success in Holland and fail elsewhere. I think he didn't take him to Wolfsburg because they have sufficent DM's. Regarding strikers that have failed to live up to their reputation from the Eredivisie, I can only really think of one, and it happens to be your namesake.. Alves? Fair enough! Forgot about him..
  13. Promising It was Niall Hickman from the Daily Express. He said he had been over to interview McLaren last season at Twente and McLaren had said there was only one player in his squad that was good enough for the Premier League and that was Tiote. Now that I don't believe. While Tiote was instrumental in thei championship win last season and has improved vastly over the past season, there are players in that Twente squad who are better still, like Brian Ruiz. I don't believe McLaren would have said this. Also, you have to wonder why McLaren didn't go in for Tiote for his new club if he really thought that highly of the lad.. Eredivisie is a better judge of Midfielders and defenders than strikers imo, too many have proven to be success in Holland and fail elsewhere. I think he didn't take him to Wolfsburg because they have sufficent DM's. Regarding strikers that have failed to live up to their reputation from the Eredivisie, I can only really think of one, and it happens to be your namesake..
  14. Unbelievable

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    Oh my God... It's like Shepherd -> Ashley all over again.. You think it surely can't get any worse, but sure enough that's exactly what happens..
  15. This is a canny read http://www.ultimatebuzz.net/forum/showthread.php?t=163475 This is actually hilarious. I will read every page in that thread as there is some belta terminology used in there. "haha i did end up wiv a pure dog 1 nite nd couldnt face him so i made him do me wiv the rabbit" Never been so confused in my life..
  16. Which forum's this? Now what have I done..!?
  17. Unbelievable

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    Time for a little bio. Zinaldo has posed as a Real Madrid fan elsewhere (going on about Ribery in much the same manner as here) so I dunno why he keeps referring to NUFC as 'we'. Listed Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal as teams he supports too, not quite sure how that works. He also enjoys filth involving Lex Steele banging white lasses, the kinky b******. Dave you ninja, how the f***? I'm scared now!
  18. Unbelievable

    Hatem Ben Arfa

    Mate, he'll sign for Werder and we'd never see or hear from you again. GhoeberX at least was pleasurable in a way..
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