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Did I mention Lawro is a tool? How can have any idea what Newcastle fans are thinking is beyond me.

Lawro is a tool.

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I'm not sure if they really believe it is a relegation scrap... that could be the thing that saves them or the thing that sends them down. I hear what you're saying. Personally, I don't think they're in a false position and there's a lot of work to be done. If Ledley King doesn't come back, they'll need to bring in a top class defender in January, and that might not be easy. I think you're right though - they think they're a great team in disguise and that could be fatal. People are quoting other managers who have been new to the Premiership, but Spurs are in a much more tricky situation. Mourinho took over a club who'd finished second in the league and he was given £100 million to spend. Benitez took over a top four club and hasn't really pushed them much further forward. Wenger did extremely well, but he inherited a superb defence that was the bedrock of his later success. All three were able to take over a club in the close season, with time to prepare and make their mark. Ramos will really have to hit the ground running. Spurs really need a fire-fighter, not a visionary. I think you're right, it might just be that they can't bring themselves to accept that they are scrapping and prefer to keep going with attractive attacking philosophy. Which if it works might save them, but at the moment looks like they will be too much of a soft touch still.

Good point I suppose, though not many managers move Premier League clubs and do better either. Sam will hopefully turn out to be the best of the bunch.

It's true, most of the best managers we have had in the league hadn't managed in the Prem before they took their current jobs. Fergy, Jose, Wenger etc.

Yep, the thing about Joey is he's so open with what he says. Sometimes it comes out intelligent, sometimes it's nonsense. That's the fun!

Shtop! Tottenham are not ready to be succeshful

I'm not sure if they really believe it is a relegation scrap... that could be the thing that saves them or the thing that sends them down.

I have to say, if he played for Arsenal and Adebayor played for us, I know which would be being raved about. Doesn't matter anyway like, he's ours!

Let's hope people keep quiet about him for as long as possible, we stand a better chance of him staying that way.

It doesn't matter if it HAD anything to do with Newcastle before, now it does and it means a lot to most fans. It's just not the same when the lads come out and it isn't playing, you don't get the shiver down the spine. Bring it back, it must happen. Also, it's 79p from iTunes so I can always listen to it myself!

All that counseling has gone to good use, wouldn't change the lad now.

A bit worried he was wearing a Smith shirt though, does that mean Sam has to play him?!

5 Live keep calling Jenas a 'former Newcastle Hero'. I can't remember that meself

Wait for him to get fit, top player on our hands. Problem solved.

Not sure he would come to be back up for a youngster, when he could go to Villa or someone like that and play every week. Maybe he fancies living in London for a bit too, maybe Fulham or even Spurs.

Also, you realise the only source is The Sun? Logic is Sven played Owen for England, Owen is a good source of speculation, sells papers - therefore Sven is signing Owen for City! Laughable.

No evidence he doesn't want to be here, he scores goals whenever he plays, he's won us a lot of our points this season, we wouldn't replace him with better, he might be over his injuries, fuck off Sven.

Ahh, misread what the OP was on about (even though i've been in this thread before) thought he meant medical for some reason. To be fair it's not 100% clear, I just assumed it was fitness tests as in "Kieron Dyer faces a late fitness test..." :parky:

True, but medicals are no doubt much more complex than pre-match fitness tests. I think pre-match tests are still fairly traditional in what they include, and the result is more a matter of opinion than science.

I think you're right, just make sure we understand the difference between aggression and intent to hurt the opponent.

Yep, I doubt there is a standard test or even a set criteria too pass. I think most simply it's just a case of the medical team watching and monitoring the player while he does various things, and saying whether they think he is fit to play. Also the player's views probably come into it as well, in a lot of cases.

At least it's not Alan Green, we should think ourselves lucky!

Are we not supposed to comment on how we've done so far then?