Dr Venkman

thought a bit of selective editing wouldnt go a miss this morning

keegan saying he'll put out the strongest team available and they're a bit cautious about starting owen

"At the moment we’ve got a chance of winning the league" Now that's what i'm fucking talking about!

he's certainly looked happy and relaxed recently, but i suppose that could be down to results as much as anything. i like how sure he is we'll be bringing in more players, thats cause for optimism.

i know exactly what you're talking about, but didnt he play it off to the un-marked butt who went on to toe punt it out of play for a throw in?

have to say it was nice to see owen getting applauded when warming up and getting a good reception when he came on against bolton, seemed a lot warmer than any reception he got last year, hopefully most of the idiots that booed him are now gone and not coming back

that'll be the difference between someone looking at positives and someone looking for negatives

Good spot on the little brush off of defenders he does before the ball even comes in. Very clever, and not something you'd always associate with a player like Owen. I don't think its somehting he always did though, he has added it to his game after being called a one dimensional striker and after losing a yard or two of pace its served him very well. Smaller strikers can benefit from defenders not expecting them to get their head onto crosses but with Owens timing he is very very adapt at it. owen,despite the physical differences, is very similar to shearer. lots of players go through a spell where they are in the right position and score but those that do it year in year out are few and far between, hard to get off the ball,plays the game simply and is very consistent in finding his teams players. a little alarmed with the lack of good movement from martins. i hiope its just down to not having the chance to build up a rapport with a strike partner Martins movement isn't as clever as Owen's, but then Owen's movement is slower and more restricted. It isn't always black and white even for Newcastle. dunno bout that. martins never seems to use his pace. We don't play the ball in front of him, beyond the last defender enough for him IMO. thats as much down to him because of his movement (this is a re-enactment of an hours longargument in the pub last night) I think its as much down to the lack of a ball player as well though. maybe,but yesterday it was strange how much we went wide when martins was on yet had much more options through the middle when owen came on. thats because owen's got link up play in his game, martins just hasnt, his first touch is too un-reliable. if you watch owen he very very rarely wastes the ball. Martins link up play is better than Owen's tbh, look at the link up play between him and Jonas at Old Trafford where he dropped deep and played him through twice, or yesterday where he dropped deep to play him through when he got chopped down by Joey O'Brien. Owen doesn't give the ball because he's has better control than Martins, but he also plays it safe the majority of the time rather than playing team mates in. i like both players so i dont want to turn this into owen against oba, again. but imo his link up play just isnt anywhere near owen, how can it be when he loses it so much? and not trying to do anything particularly hard either. you've provided a couple of examples but i could provide many many more from the bolton game where we needed him to keep it or pass and he just turned and ran into a defender or his first touch went ten feet away. again, different players, different talents, but i dont see oba with the touch, composure, or awareness to be an effective link up player.

Good spot on the little brush off of defenders he does before the ball even comes in. Very clever, and not something you'd always associate with a player like Owen. I don't think its somehting he always did though, he has added it to his game after being called a one dimensional striker and after losing a yard or two of pace its served him very well. Smaller strikers can benefit from defenders not expecting them to get their head onto crosses but with Owens timing he is very very adapt at it. owen,despite the physical differences, is very similar to shearer. lots of players go through a spell where they are in the right position and score but those that do it year in year out are few and far between, hard to get off the ball,plays the game simply and is very consistent in finding his teams players. a little alarmed with the lack of good movement from martins. i hiope its just down to not having the chance to build up a rapport with a strike partner Martins movement isn't as clever as Owen's, but then Owen's movement is slower and more restricted. It isn't always black and white even for Newcastle. dunno bout that. martins never seems to use his pace. We don't play the ball in front of him, beyond the last defender enough for him IMO. thats as much down to him because of his movement (this is a re-enactment of an hours longargument in the pub last night) I think its as much down to the lack of a ball player as well though. maybe,but yesterday it was strange how much we went wide when martins was on yet had much more options through the middle when owen came on. thats because owen's got link up play in his game, martins just hasnt, his first touch is too un-reliable. if you watch owen he very very rarely wastes the ball.

And Barca winning the CL with Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Messi up top. ..and Man U winning the ultimate physical Premier league with midgets like Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez for that matter? Rooney's a fucking battering ram though. for all his diving ronaldo is a very physical player, he can more than hold his own

And you make that out of his first year in the PL or what? Have you every seen him before he came to Chelsea? Still feel like there is some class left in him, and none of the managers tactics has suited him in Chelsea, maybe Keegans freeflow football will get him back were he used to be? watching him for chelsea and france, i dont rate him at all, as someone has already said jonas is better, 12 million could be spent better elsewhere if you ask me, but then i'm not the manager and i trust KK so i'll back him whatever happens. oh and i cant watch the interview on the bbc site coz its been down for about 12 hours now! anywhere else i can see it?

i thought it was great, i sit at the other end of the ground and it improved the atmosphere for me

for an answer thats supposed to be 'simple', thats extremely complicated, evasive and convoluted, and not really an answer at all.

nooooo, malouda is fucking shit, and lazy

if it wasnt so predictable i'd say it was an unbelievable article, utter trash.

very promising quotes from keegan "The idea is that we do want Michael to stay, all of us. We have just got to get to the point where we have got an agreement, and that's got to be right for both parties," said Keegan. "I know he wants to stay, I know he likes it here, really likes it here and I have made it absolutely clear I want him to. "It will run its course. I think we are pretty close, but we will find out on Wednesday and we will see. I think we are very close, but I will know more on Wednesday." if we tie up owens contract, and get a defender, midfielder and striker all of the quality of the players brought in so far by the end of the week i'll be happier with nufc than i have in a long, long time.

Given urged to keep stopping the ball going in his net Shock!!!! He gets paid for THAT!!!!!!!! Even worse, it looks like he's lifted the story straight off the official site! http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1371793,00.html you know its a slow day when you see stories like this, or even worse, when you see "Rob Lee Says Newcastle Need To Win" "Steven Taylor says fans can roar Toon to victory on Saturday." Accompanied by a photo of him pumping fist and/or throwing shirt at fans. Love Stevy T, He has the potential to be a great at Newcastle, loves the badge more than anyone else in the squad The punching the air and throwing the shirt is not an act with him, he genuinely loves the club, so get off his fukin back He was outstanding on Sunday, after sustaining an injury that 95% of players would have come off with. He will get better. Colo and Stevy 4 5 years he's a boro fan

thank fuck mine's arrived. can someone help me with logging into the website? whats the default password? date of birth or something?

ahh ok, fair enough

nail on head; i'd sell him assuming we had a replacement but you've picked all the reasons he won't be sold there and why he'll most likely walk (imo) at the end of his contract i've just got no faith in the guy, he's englands michael owen to me nothing more nothing less - his loyalty so far in his career has been to money and country, not club(s) Why the hell does Owen always get singled out as having no loyalty? The only players these days who are loyal to a club over personal wealth and/or ambition are the ones no other fucker wants. Any player who is in demand will use any leverage they can to get more of the vast amounts of money in the game which people pay to see THEM. It's annoying to us as supporters, but it's nothing every single one of us wouldn't do ourselves, and anyone who says they wouldn't is lying. I'll take that bet. How much? 5 goals comfortable enough? they key there is which managers the players are playing under

i was pretty impressed by the way he spoke english to be fair

i'm pretty sure they're arriving by courier mate, if at all

indeed. i dont have proof of seat, and the only reason i know my supporter number is because i've still got my card from last season, which, again, some people wont have/wont have kept

Taylor's declared himself fit for this, which i'm happy about, which feels very odd. “I had a scan on my ankle and there’s nothing broken or anything like that,” he said. “I should be back in training in the next couple of days and I’ll be ready for Bolton.”

still nothing. and having read this one more time i noticed something 'we guarantee that if you have purchased a season ticket then you will gain access to St James' Park on Saturday 23 August to see Newcastle United take on Bolton Wanderers.' it doesnt actually mention WHERE you'll be sitting, and i imagine some people dont have proof of their seat, especially people who have moved, imagine a 50,000 free for all if they still dont turn up tomorrow and we all have to start ringing the box office i'll be fucking pissed off