ElDiablo

Nicely summed up. Deep, deep down I think it would be a mistake to get rid of him but he's only brought it on himself so far.

Diouf Brown Anelka Arshavin (maybe haven't seen a huge amount but seems a good player. Perhaps at a decent price.)

I was gonna do that as well.

--------------Given Beye --Taylor (Faye if fit) --Cacapa --Enrique Duff ------- Butt------ Emre -------Zog ----------Martins---Viduka------------ Bring Milner on later rather than start him. Reckon 2-1 loss.

Thank you.

Can you buy the book online anywhere?

Wonder which of his signings he thinks havent worked. Geremi, Enrique?

Milner

I think Barton as well.

I'm thinking dislocated shoulder next.

Good news.

Amen agree 100%. SOmetimes I really hate the suporters to the club. I'm impressed with that, I must say. My patience is waning, but I agree with your stances. Just wish I could bury my head for a year or so and hope everything's better when I emerge again. The worst thing, for me, about times like these is not being able to do anything about it. Agree, I lose all interest in other football as well when Newcastle are doing bad.

Huge respect for Given, respec to Butt and Milner as well for coming back and getting stuck in. Other than that not really, new signings haven't been here long enough.

Interesting.

Agree mate, the Smith thing has swung it though, he put him up front and even though he's not much of a goal threat he's much more effective there than in midfield. So ok, he's recognised a problem and done something about it, good. Maybe he'll now recognise a few more things that every other c*** can see and begin to learn that his football isn't working. Then he puts him back in midfield. Sums it up for me. mackems.gif He was put back in midfield in a hope he would put in a performance. Sadly the plan backfired. (The point was to prove to those dropped they were not un-droppable- instead it highlighted thier need) Of course Smith shouldn't be getting near the side, based on recent perfromances, but would you drop the owners vision for the future? He could put me in there and hope I put in a good performance, he had enough evidence to suggest Smith was better up front rather than a waste of space in midfield, but no, another thing he seems to ignore in spite of performances from Smith and the team (becuase the team put in it's best performances when Smith was upfront.)

Agree mate, the Smith thing has swung it though, he put him up front and even though he's not much of a goal threat he's much more effective there than in midfield. So ok, he's recognised a problem and done something about it, good. Maybe he'll now recognise a few more things that every other cunt can see and begin to learn that his football isn't working. Then he puts him back in midfield. Sums it up for me. mackems.gif

Sven is an international class manager and had a year to scout the players he brought in. Proves that it can be done though. s*** team + Good manager + flair players = Entertaining football But...there's no comparison mate. Not now there isn't but before Allardyce and Sven were appointed Newcastle and Man City were in a similar situation. They weren't in a similar situation at all, as Sven inherited a good spine of players that takes time to develop, he just needed to wisely add to these players. Dunne, Richards... ... ...the goalkeepers, Ireland, Hamann, Mpenza, Johnson, Ball. All these players were already there and would have developed a good understanding of one another in training. In reality, Sven has added Elano, Corluka and Petrov to an existing squad, and reaped the rewards similarly to how Robson did with Robert and Bellamy. Well N'Zogbia, Milner, Emre, Owen, Given, Butt (if you're including Hamann), Oba. Yes he Sam didn't have as much to spend, but he still had a decent amount and didn't replace what he sold, and we're paying for it now.

Sven is an international class manager and had a year to scout the players he brought in. Proves that it can be done though. s*** team + Good manager + flair players = Entertaining football But...there's no comparison mate. Not now there isn't but before Allardyce and Sven were appointed Newcastle and Man City were in a similar situation. They weren't in a similar situation at all, as Sven inherited a good spine of players that takes time to develop, he just needed to wisely add to these players. Dunne, Richards... ...

I think 3-1 loss, Martins to score his season screamer.

Sad thing is mate we could be EASILY lower than we are, we've picked up 7 points in the last 3 games previous to Wigan that could easily have been just 1 or 2. That would leave us about behind Reading, with Spurs and Bolton who seem to be improving breathing down are necks... With Chelsea, Citeh, Man Utd and Arsenal to play before we get to Feb.

Wrong, if we win it'll be the fluke of the season and will make no difference. yeah, if we win, sack him anyway. What signs has Sam shown you to warrant you thinking we'll be sucessful under him?

Excellent post.

23ish yards it looked like. Bit dissppointed with him again, was a good shot but still saveable.

I still think he could do a job when Owen's fit up front, but then only. Thought Sam had seen that he was shit in midfield and moved him away from there permanently, which I gave him credit for. Only to move him back where his qualities are wasted again.