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Oh joy. A centre-midfielder.

Without meaning to sound like HTL/NE5, the theory is incorrect. We don't need to go spending big money on a striker, simple as. We need to spend big on the defense.

The theory is correct... spend little on a striker and concentrate on defense. But Ferguson?

same injury as Ameobi isn't it? Aye, either that or Bernard was a simple fan-appeasement operation and was never brought here to play for us.

The more i think about Barnes, the more i like the idea. Everyone's saying we need an attacking, goalscoring midfielder - and that's what Barnes is. According to my Derby-fanatic uncle (hardly the most reliable source), if a £3/4m bid came in for Barnes, they'd probably accept.

Read thy thread. Fenerbahce or Alkmaar. i knew that i meant if we beat them. If we win our next 4 games then lol Oh right, no - i don't think so. The quarter-final and semi-final draws are made after the Last 16 has been played.

Cliff Bastin played about 15 games for Exeter City before going to Arsenal and getting that famous goalscoring record, yet one of the stands at Exeter is named after him. Shearer played 118 games for them over 4 years by the way. Meh. Sorry. I just want to win most knowledgeable poster this year. Take the Wikipedia stats with a pinch of salt btw. Not saying you are incorrect... it' just that it also has Shearer down for 148 goals in 303 appearances in his ten years at the club.

Read thy thread. Fenerbahce or Alkmaar.

Cliff Bastin played about 15 games for Exeter City before going to Arsenal and getting that famous goalscoring record, yet one of the stands at Exeter is named after him. Shearer played 118 games for them over 4 years by the way. Meh.

Well considering he played about 20 games for them. :?

Sibierski plays well... but i think it is in Newcastle's best interests to build the team around Kieron Dyer when he is fit, which he is at the moment and is showing no signs of any muscular problems that have held him back during the past. And Dyer's best position is the one that Sibierski occupies. Love Sibi, i really do... but Dyer-Martins is still the partnership i reckon.

Missed the Lisbon game then? ;-) But yes, i know exactly what you mean. And it is on the basis of this that i feel we can do very, very well in Europe this year. We appear to perform better against the better teams. Having Fener, Vigo, Palermo in our group - three tough European outfits - we saw some cracking football from our boys and some real, dogged, fighting spirit that won us nine very impressive points. Had we have played poor teams, say four Levadias in our group, the games would have been poor and we would have been rubbish. And i fear for the Zulte matches, despite my confidence. I'm very optimistic about the UEFA Cup this season.

Surely that'd be the most hilarious ban on the forum ever?

Abuse. Jail sentence for committing suicide tbh.

Saturday.

POST match thread. <<<<<<<<<< Wanker. :roll:

Why the F*** would Solano benefit from countless free headers being given straight to the keeper? What about all the ones he's converted aswell? CARE TO MENTION THEM??? HE PLANTED TWO EASY HEADERS TODAY IN HOWARD'S ARMS Btw - did you not notice his world class conversion from an average cross today? It was behind him... now that's making something out of nothing. Crouch is good at that. YES I DID, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE HARDLY EVER F***ING DOES IT, LANKY STREAK OF WANK Breathe... breathe... ;-) He's scored plenty of headed goals. His heading ain't the greatest but i've already explained in my previous posts the benefits of his figure.

Next game is Birmingham. Formations/thoughts, etc - in here s'il vous plais! tongue.gif

We might have to. :roll:

I didn't mention this earlier... but why the F*** did we pass back to Given straight from the kick-off? Ridiculously piss-boiling. Parker. Scott.

<<<<< Cheeky wanker. I'm of the impression that we can beat anyone in the UEFA Cup. Don't really know why, i just have a feeling that we can do it this time. There's some great teams in it, no doubt about it, but the team spirit that we posess - aswell as a cracking atmosphere when we get going - might just help us achieve something really, really amazing. If we beat Alkmaar (presuming they'll knock out Fener) - it is well and truly on.

Crumpy Gunt tbh.

Disagree... Nobby is a constant threat with his delieveries into the box. I just wish that Emre would let him handle the set pieces.

Fair enough mate. Suppose we concentrate on the League and sacrifice the cups. Where do you see us finishing in the league? 9th, 10th? I personally think we can write the League off this season - we're not going to qualify for shit through the League this season. So F*** it, let's go for the Cups and see what happens. Get to 42 points in the League and keep our fingers crossed for reasonable draws in the cups. :) Can't really have read either of my posts properly. I'm suggesting we go hell for leather in the UEFA Cup, or the Carling Cup as it were.

Why the F*** would Solano benefit from countless free headers being given straight to the keeper? What about all the ones he's converted aswell? Not especially a case of him putting every one in the back of the net - he's a target in the air, and every ball that's flying aerially into the box he's in with a 90% chance of winning. Whether it goes in or not, it's a goalscoring opportunity... he could head it down for someone else or the keeper could spill. Peter Crouch is a key player for Liverpool when he is on the pitch. I bet a hefty chunk of their goals involve the man. Btw - did you not notice his world class conversion from an average cross today? It was behind him... now that's making something out of nothing. Crouch is good at that. I don't particularly want us to splash out big money on a striker, but if we did - and Crouch was the player we brought in - i wouldn't be too gutted.