Unbelievable

About three times what he's worth.

Obviously. What's stopping Woodman from walking away if CP offer him a better deal? Good point, guess it means we won't have to pay him off though like Carver and Stone? That's probably it.

Fair enough. He's only played one season at this level like. He's more PL proven than the "£15m would get you far more than that outside of English football" options you propose, put it that way, and I would be interested to hear which strikers you think we could get abroad who would probably do better than him for less than £15m.

Obviously. What's stopping Woodman from walking away if CP offer him a better deal?

Seriously, last year of his contract at a relegated club, £15m is a HUGE ask. He might justify a £15m fee if he had two or three years left, but only one? £15m would get you far more than that outside of English football. It really isn't. I don't even rate Austin that highly, but 15m doesn't get you a whole lot nowadays, even abroad. With the new TV deal I think you will find between 10 and 20 million is pretty much the going rate for a proven Premier League goal scorer. The fact QPR got relegated and Austin has one year on his current contract (does he?) is not particularly relevant as someone will pay it.

So looks like it might just be the FA Cup we are 'taking seriously' again, then? That is an absolutely outrageous statement. Once again nothing has changed. League survival is still the only objective, and we will take the cups "seriously" if it looks like we are safe halfway through the season. This summer is all about the emperor's new clothes.

Wat

Makes you wonder if they would have stuck with Carver if it wasn't for McClaren getting released by Derby and being available on a free. They would never have paid compensation to get him in imo. Cheap cunts.

You couldn't make it up

Skipped the Bilic part, but the McClaren bit is hard to argue with.

No idea mate. All I can find is that he has recently turned down the U19 manager jobs of Holland and PSV.

That's not the biggest problem though. We won't pay the going rate, and others will.

You're spot on.

Nice. Don't think that's good for us, but you deserve to go anyway so I hope you make it and we somehow manage to reel in CR.

Narsingh makes it 2-0

Wijnaldum scores an absolutely crucial goal for Holland

Didn't he use all three subs against us around half time, getting the inevitable injury after that in the FA Cup one year. Still, chalk one up on the lessons learned board. Didn't he use all three subs against us around half time, getting the inevitable injury after that in the FA Cup one year. Still, chalk one up on the lessons learned board. Kluivert Was that the bullet header in the late afternoon snow game? Probably one of my best club related memories of actually being at St. James' that particular game. Surreal atmosphere. Edit: just found it on Youtube (search for "Newcastle v Chelsea F.A. Cup 4th. Round" then 1:45 in). That Robert cross

A rifle?

For those who don't realise, those Pardew quotes are from when he had just been appointed NUFC manager, not Crystal Palace. Dave's point (I think) is absolutely spot on, talk is cheap, the proof is in the pudding and all that.

Funny. You could say the same thing about him taking the job and it would be equally true.

The mood on here at that time, from here onwards: http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,93490.msg5408690.html#msg5408690 The one post that hits the nail on the head from all that:

A poll from another NUFC forum held just after the news broke that we were after him in January: http://i.imgur.com/tUt048L.jpg Pretty sure that was roughly the mood on here too at the time. Interesting to see so many appear to have changed their opinion after enduring half a season of Carver. Guess who wins again.