he was a good young player for them, we just f***ed him up like we have done to soo many young players
i.e. viana
Sorry but you're talking bollocks. One season (Xisco) at Newcastle doesn't permanently turn a good player into a bad one. As for Viana, he was over hyped. If he was any good he'd have done well somewhere after leaving us. He hasn't.
The problem with Viana, he was played out of position which did him no justice.
Correct, needed to be sat in the middle making passes and keeping the team flowing. SBR would never risk him in there tho.
Always went for the options of Jenas/Speed/Dyer? etc