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Also note that we're talking about Stephen Carr, not the evil twin that locked him up, replaced him, and briefly played for us a few years back.

You're always spot on in regards to us and i don't like disagreeing with you but on this occasion i have to disagree. Ekotto was superb last season and i rate him highly. Ekotto wasn't a better fullback than Lee Young-Pyo when he pushed him out of the team. Probably still isn't when the latter is now 34 and playing in the Saudi league. No, I'm not bitter

I think he'll start out as an impact sub for a while. May not be wise to have him slot in immediately for Nolan/Jonas/Routledge in the team. Tiote, on the other hand, should be a fairly immediate replacement for Smith.

We are such a frighteningly bipolar fanbase

He's got the talent to be a double-digits striker in the prem but he just stopped being bothered for some reason. He's certainly not terrible, just unfit and unmotivated. Decent 4th choice striker.

I think it's more general than that, just him being a difficult personality and not meshing with the new dressing room posse. Always struck me as a bit of a nut, and it was fairly telling how the rest of the squad gravitated towards Carroll after their bust-up.

Even if selling him just covers the Tiote purchase, it seems good business to me. DM is arguably our biggest need, we've got Colo (who never gets injured,) Williamson (who looks fairly sturdy himself), and Sol, Kadar, and CB Perch as backup at CB.

Future? He's 25 already and probably not going to improve significantly with his attitude problems and general thickness.

He could have very easily been a hero here if he just had an ounce of maturity. Not that fussed since we have two (three?) better CBs. Bye.

Wooo, excitement. About time tbh. Motherfucker could have been a hero here if he wasn't acting like a fucking petulant child all the time.

If the Glazers were to drive Man U to complete financial ruin, they'd get a brand new sugar daddy within weeks to get them out of the shit. Even if the Premiership wasn't going to bend over backwards to bail them out, there is going to be some billionaire out there who'd be willing to invest on one of the world's most profitable brands.

Exactly what time is this going to be at? I'm obviously going to have to wake up at some obscene hour but I don't want to wake up at the wrong obscene hour.

Pretty much on the day that Souness got appointed. Brilliant timing.

First manager in my history of supporting Newcastle that I'm not embarassed of

Carroll for England. Barton for England. Williamson for England. Hell, Hughton for England!

Who?

Easier than Scunthorpe. Fuck off now please.

We put 6 past Villa. So I'll go with... 23-0

This match has now graduated from legendary to mythic.

Who are you and why do you think you'll ever be picked over Williamson?

This is now officially the best NUFC match I've seen in my lifetime.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :fwap::fwap::fwap::fwap::fwap: I literally have no more words.

Raylor and Ameobi? Surely there's no reason NOT to give Vukcic a chance here?

Remember when we used to be fucking terrible at defending against and scoring from set pieces? Stoke City, eat your fucking heart out.