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I hope Bernard gets on at some point. Suicidal starting him though, like it would be to start one of the youngsters. Drift him/them into the side after such a long time out. Especially in a game like this where we'll get absoluely mullered if were not even slightly on the ball.

He scored four when Watford beat Burnley 7-4.

What in God's name posesses people to want us play 4-5-1, especially with Luque up there? Really does blow my mind. I thought Roeder was the only person who thought it best.

From the squad that has been selected... Harper Ramage --- Bramble --- Moore --- Taylor Solano --- Butt --- N'Zogbia --- Milner Sibierski --- Luque Subs: Given, Huntington, Bernard, Emre, Pattison, O'Brien, Carroll The defense pretty much picks itself, however, i anticipate Taylor and Ramage will switch flanks, regardless of how monumentally crap Ramage is on the left. Disappointed to have to pick Bramble - i would have taken Carr and put Taylor or Ramage in the centre with Moore... Carr's played well in Europe. That midfield is the same one that played and did so well against Portsmouth in the Carling Cup, and i wouldn't be surprised if Roeder went with that one again. I'd like to see more of Zoggy in the centre, Nobby's crossing is great and we've got Sibierski in the box this time, and Milner was everywhere against Pompey. Luque deserves his chance and Sibi is our European hero! However... Palermo 4-1 Newcastle.

If Barca lose... there's every chance they're gonna be dropping into the Waffa with us...

Come on Chopra!

I think we'll stay up because we have too good a set of players to go down. I expect Martins to hit form at some point, aswell as Damien Duff. Duff has shown glimpses of being a key player for us lately. Shola Ameobi would have been our top scorer had he have played all season... i could have seen him gettin 12-15 goals for us this term as i just think he is a new player and i like him a lot. Which is why i'm so frustrated that this pathetic hip situation wasn't sorted sooner, which it really should have been. We'll stay up.

We will NOT lose to Celta Vigo... they're not a good team. Infact, they'll finish bottom of the group in my opinion. Their defense is hopeless, but they've got a handy striker in Fernando Baiano. He's got 6 goals so far this season. If our forwards are on a decent bit of form, and the team itself actually performs - we'll beat them without a doubt. We might be shit in the EPL but it's a completely different situation in the UEFA Cup. Even though Palermo will beat us (not quite to the embarrassing state that some people are predicting), i still reckon we'll do well. Finishing third will be better than finishing second however. Finish second will hand us a draw against a Champions League drop-out.

He's a bit old to be given the 'potential' tag, he'll be 28 before the season finishes. As I've said in another thread, Distin or Ben Heim. Really? God... never knew that. Distin would be alright i suppose. I used to think he was a bit of a donkey at Man City, and i still think he is capable of being so, but he's a leader at the back with expereince - and he was popular here before. Ben Haim would be great, but Bolton would never sell him. We won't get Lucas Neill either... Moritz Volz - £2m Sylvain Distin - £3m Wayne Bridge - £3m Mark Viduka - £2m David Nugent - £4m ... is more realistic and wouldn't be so terrible in my opinion. ........if we can find £14m to spend, which will probably mean selling a couple of players and borrowing the rest Well, if the original rumours about Neill, Upson, Bridge, Davies and Nugent were true, we'd have to spend more than £14m.

He's a bit old to be given the 'potential' tag, he'll be 28 before the season finishes. As I've said in another thread, Distin or Ben Heim. Really? God... never knew that. Distin would be alright i suppose. I used to think he was a bit of a donkey at Man City, and i still think he is capable of being so, but he's a leader at the back with expereince - and he was popular here before. Ben Haim would be great, but Bolton would never sell him. We won't get Lucas Neill either... Moritz Volz - £2m Sylvain Distin - £3m Wayne Bridge - £3m Mark Viduka - £2m David Nugent - £4m ... is more realistic and wouldn't be so terrible in my opinion.

How many of these 'Toon Ultras' are there?

Shame really, i like Upson. Great potential, but as has been said, we're looking for a bit more than that right now. He's got Premiership experience though, and was a key figure for Birmingham when they weren't shit. Where are we going to find a decent, experienced centre-back in the Premiership, for a non-extortianate fee? Lost, really.

2 November - Palermo (a) ..... Lose 4 Novemebr - Sheff Utd (h) ..... Win 7 November - Watford (a) ..... Win 11 November - Man Citeh (a) ..... Draw 18 November - Arsenal (a) ..... Lose 23 November - Celta Vigo (h) ..... Win 26 November - Pompey (h) ..... Win 30 November - Frankfurt (a) ..... Draw 7 out of 12 Premiership points Progress in League Cup Progress in UEFA Cup

Palermo 0-4 Newcastle Sibierski (3), Luque

Does he mean the supporters think the club's bigger than we are? Or does he mean the supporters think the supporters are bigger than we are? If it's the first one, he's right in some cases. If it's the second one, he needs to... well... get fucking fucked the fucking cunt.

Anyone that thinks he has any place on a football pitch at ANYONES expense doesn't have a ****ing clue about football or any eyesight whatsoever. Top scorer tbh. Aye, exactly. Reknowned for being a big goalscoring team this season, aren't we. If he hadn't played this season... that's 5 goals less isn' t it. He was second only to Shearer in the scoring charts n'all. And it's been like that for a few seasons.

Anyone that thinks he has any place on a football pitch at ANYONES expense doesn't have a ****ing clue about football or any eyesight whatsoever. Top scorer tbh.

Our top scorer is out for the season (alledgedly). Great news! :roll:

Shola's not out for the season, but he will be when he has his hip operation. THAT'S what Roeder said.

Maybe these are the sort of players we should be going after nowadays. We've blown millions of pounds on foreigners and alledgedly-brilliants who just haven't worked out. Your Fergusons, your Vianas, your Luques, your Marcelinos, your Guivarchs, your Martins (some might say) - and they just don't work. You look at the squad Keegan built and the budgets he had. Andy Cole, prime example, cost £1.75m and look what he did for us! Maybe these are the sort of players we should be going after? People such as Davies and Nugent and Upson, who have experience and quality yet still have a lot of fire in their belly. You look at the likes of Wigan and Portsmouth and Bolton and Reading who have built good teams on these sort of budgets, and have got very far and done well. Nugent's got class in my eyes anyway - a key figure in a very good Preston side this year. I think that there's every chance that we've got another Andy Johnson or Darren Bent here, as apposed to a Gzegorsz Rasiak for instance. He's young and i bet he'll turn into a damned good player. I rate Matthew Upson aswell, as i've said before. When he was in the Premiership he was always one of those just on the brink of the England squad. Plenty of decent attributes, just well down the pecking order. Those guys could improve our squad no end. Unfortunately, we ain't quite got the manager to turn them into brilliant players... a la Keegan-Cole.

Nah, i'm sure Charlton actually tried to buy Parker back at one point.

We could be bottom come the end of next weekend. If Sheffield United beat us and Charlton beat Man City, i think that would put us bottom...

What's it like habing to wear pink every time you go to a football match?

Would love it if we got Nugent. But i think i'd rather have Viduka than Kevin Davies... besides - i doubt Sam Allardyce would sell him and i doubt he would come to us. I'd be shocked if we didn't go back in for Viduka... he hasnm't been brilliant this season and his contract runs out at the end of the year. Boro will want to get £1/2m for him while they can. I've been raving about Nugent for ages. Great player and would be well chuffed if we got him. Bridge, Upson and Neill would be an insanely good improvement on our defense.

Yes, it's beginning to kick in. Not as bad as it was under Souness, i was very apathetic back then, it just got the state where i didn't care. Worryingly, the recent results are worse than those under Souness. I can feel more angry though now because i know we're capable, whereas under Souness we never were. And i'm angry because of the way we are losing. Plus, we've got a manager who's decisions and comments make me livid.