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Would be madness to drop either Oba or Owen at the moment. Owen is just returning to form (well, two goals in two games...), and Martins is still our top goalscorer, and to be honest, our only striker who can get a goal outside the penalty area.

You wouldn't? If we're talking ambition here, Why not try it? I'm sure we could lure him to the dazzling lights of Newcastle! the thread is realistic signings, there aren't many players in the world who I'd consider to be less realistic.

Drogba??

Appiah would be a canny signing IMO. Would mean the end of Butt and allow Faye to play CB.

Whooooosh!

Even though you got Benjani, couldn't you do with a back-up striker/CM/RW?

Just to qualify; I mean, yes, you could say in conversation: "I think we will win at Boro (away)." But that's it. Saying "I think we will win at Boro (away), then Sunderland (home) then Man Utd (away) then portsmouth (home)," is obviously not acceptable. http://www.buddy-icons.info/img/smile/1690.gif

Martins and Owen, please. Martins will create goals for himself, while Owen will get on the end of good deliveries, and that's where our goals will come from. Bollocks to all talk about that we need a big/small forward-partnership. Owen and Martins complement eachother just fine.

Geremi was good, aye, but I think Beye is better. Geremi is a great back-up RB though

Well done, Egypt, worthy winners

Absolute wank today. Can't find words to describe how fucking bad he was

Agree with you, but for Duff. Didn't think he was bad today. Him, Owen, Milner and Beye are the ones to come out of todays game with any positives, IMO.

Have a word for fuck sake, Given was not at all to blame for that goal. It was very unlucky, and I'll happily put all the blame on the other Irish wanker in the defense.

What complete and utter shite. What the fuck was Keegan up to? He's got some explaining to do, said it before the game that it was a poor line-up. Carr was absolutely horrible, one of the worst performances I've seen in a long time. Criminal not to start Faye against Carew. And then, why the fuck didn't we see any substitutions? Fair enough if he thought Given had a bad game, but that's still a terrible decision when we needed to change the play. I'm not turning on Keegan, but today was a shambles of the highest order.

Not done much. A couple of good passes and a couple of bad ones.

Barton and Carr has been complete wank. Duff has done allright, as has Milner and Owen's been good. Cacapa and Taylor been decent, could do with Faye in there though.

Emre's got an avarage of a goal or assist every 95 minutes this season. Impressing, considering he's had such a stop-start season. If only he wasnt injured every other week, eh? Doesn't mean he shouldn't start when fit.

Emre's got an avarage of a goal or assist every 95 minutes this season. Impressing, considering he's had such a stop-start season.

I'd be livid if I was Emre, tbh. Keeps getting dropped, no matter what he does while Butt can be fucking shit and still play 90 minutes each game.

Shit line-up if you ask me. Faye, Enrique, Viduka and Emre in for Cacapa, Butt, Carr and Smith for me.

Emre not playing

Given Beye ?? ?? Carr ?? Barton ?? ?? Smith Owen No Faye.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXAUI_y79mc Ok I am a lazy fucker!!! I saw the post before you edited mackems.gif

Loving the Swedish commentators, passionate as if it was Sweden plaing in a World Cup final.

Terrific game that! Nice to see Zidan back, calm as ever for lay-off for the fourth goal. Should be an interesting final.