Yorkie

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Sorry mate. A mod'll come along shortly.

Aye, just a few hours before.

http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php/topic,34261.0.html Thought this'd intersest you.

Indeed. Seen nowt from him but those superb free-kicks. Stephen Carr scored a canny free-kick at Southampton n'all.

Except bolster our chances of a reaching UEFA Cup spot. Quality players help do that, actually. As far as our right midfield is concerned, I think we have all the ability required to go on and reach that European spot. There are other parts in NUFC team that need attending to in order to make a solid team that doesn't fall apart as soon as it concedes a goal. Like defence. True, we have a very accomplished midfield. But no matter which way you look at it, Shaun Wright-Phillips will improve it because he is a quality player. We'll get a defender anyway mate (and improve the defense further by getting rid of Bramble), and with it being a 6-month loan deal, the fee would be minimal. Virtually insignificant.

So much for 'keeping his cards close to his chest' this transfer window. We won't get Bale and it's doubtful we'll get Barnes. Spurs have alledgedly just bid £5m for Bale and Arsenal are lining up a bid aswell. And Barnes is another right-winger. :?

Except bolster our chances of a reaching UEFA Cup spot. Quality players help do that, actually.

Bramble has done fuck all at this club. He is incompetent and always has been. And always will be. He won't develop into a good player - it isn't going to happen, and i've grown increasingly bored of the last three managers, for the past four years, promising us that he's the next big thing. He's not. He's shit and we need to get rid of him ASAP. Pressley's available for free, he's adequate for squad numbers. And we were going to buy a centre-back anyway. Just get rid. He doesn't deserve a place at the club. 5 or 6 good games a season does nowt for me tbh.

No harm in a loan deal at all. Option to buy would be handy aswell, we might need another right-mid come the summer, seeing as there'll be only Milner, really. In all fairness, Nobby is now and always will be an average squad play in terms of right-mid. He hasn't got the legs for it. Right-back on the other hand... And it won't be the end of Milner for the season. Wright-Phillips wouldn't play every game, and Milner can play upfront or on the left aswell if required. And it won't harbour his improvement, it'll probably develop it. He's earned right-midfield hands down with no real competition. He'll have that if SWP comes. for me.

Bit their hand off. It's like with Boumsong. We'll lose a player but the squad will improve.

I'd take Beattie for £2m. Just needs a fresh start imo... i wouldn't be surprised if that turned out to be a bargain. Any more than £3m though and i'd rather we stayed clear. It's still quite a big gamble.

Hmm, it is 'Dembele'. Danny Koevermans is on there but has no statistics, oddly enough.

If it's a typo from 'The Dutchman', then yeah. Garra Delembe.

Don't be so f***ing ridiculous man!! Pretty much my sentiments. Like we really ever had a chance of signing the top scorer at the World Cup. Us.

What you get?

Con - It's the shittest suggestion i've ever heard. How many have you had tonight, Nick?

Lupoli would cost nowt. I like Derby, and i think my above assessment was relatively fair... but go to Morph if you want a better analysis.

That Lupoli kid is behind all them as well, meant to be quality. Anyone know how he's doing at Derby? Theres Carlos Vela as well when he comes back from loan. They've just got an unlimited supply of class youngsters! Yorkie told me he was doing very well at Derby Aye, Lupoli's been a key figure for Derby this season. Isn't there top scorer, that's Steve Howard i think (cracking buy from Luton), but has certainly pitched in with a few. Arsenal aren't renewing his contract i don't think, and both Liverpool and Valencia have supposedly shown interest. Lupoli said yesterday though that if Derby get into the Premiership, he could stay with the, but realistically they'll have done very well to hold onto him. Decent player, though.

Ideally, Ramage. But there'd be no one to partner Taylor at centre-back, then. Keep Huntington there. Pointless hoping on Baba, when he's clearly shit and won't get any better. Hunty however, has looked confident and controlled, shown a lot of promise and will get better.

Agreed.

It was me who spoke of the superiority of squads from Newcastle to Villa... i've said that before and i'll probably say it again, aswell as many other teams in the Premiership. And being brutally honest, there are very few players in our squad who i will slag off on a consistent basis*, because in my eyes those few are poor on a consistent basis. I have, however, regularly slagged off the manager for particular things. Because, like those certain players, in my eyes - he regularly does daft things. *Carr, Babayaro and Bramble being the ones that spring to mind. And that's about it really.

For £6m they can forget it.

Shame. For us and for Crouch.