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Megson came knowing exactly what he had to do. Cram ten players into the defence, slow us down, gum things up, kill our momentum. Wait till we make a bad pass (inevitable due to our lack of organization) and go on the counter attack. So far he's succeeded, keeping us completely quiet till half time. Fans are subdued, players lose their belief, and it's no longer a forgone conclusion that we'll win. It's up to Keegan now to instill some belief back into the players at halftime. Steinsson and Gardner in particular are having monster games, completely shutting down our flanks. Thank God they're all absolutely horrible on the attack or I'd be worried that they'd nick a goal before FT.

...The fact that people aren't foaming at the mouth at the thought of having to start Shola is a testament to the good feeling the Keegan appointment has caused

Think we need to hire some new designers for the club shop... Couldn't help but admire some of the tasteful club apparel Liverpool had when I was last at Anfield. Thought our stuff might get better with Ashley in charge, but so far that hasn't been the case

Is he really? Well, hope Shola is ready to prove a point...

Really hope we win comfortably so we can extend the feelgood atmosphere another week. Although, mind you Bolton just signed a decentish player who has a bad habit of scoring wondergoals against us...

Same Thirded. Born in 86. Was a Basketball/Baseball man before then, World Cup being held in my country turned me around. "Chose to support" (I realize that term itself may seem a bit foreign to the natives here) Newcastle because I was enamored with the idea of Alan Shearer: a living legend, leading the line and symbolizing everything the club stood for. My two greatest regrets in life are being too young to have ever seen Freddie Mercury in concert or Alan Shearer at SJP in his prime. First trip to SJP in 2007 (couldn't afford travel costs before then), been to two games so far. Yet to see a goal socred, much less a win, at SJP. Two matches I went to were Man City(06-07) and Liverpool(07-08)

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm so very happy to return to Newcastle United. Now, I'd like to introduce you to my new friends. Dimitar, Shaun, come on out."

I think Geremi+Taylor+Carr all being able to play in the position will be good enough backup for now, since Beye isn't really the injury-prone type. He's already 30 though, so should look at getting a promising young right back in the summer.

God, I just don't hope we pass this window by, thinking our current squad is just about good enough, and then get hit with an injury crisis or something and get relegated because we're forced to play Geremi on the wing and Smith in the midfield. Ugh. Bad thoughts.

don't think we need Chimbonda tbh. Beye is just fine at right back and he's a complete tosser that would probably demand massive wages because he has it in his mind that he's one of the best right backs in Europe (to be fair, he might not be wrong.)

...Are you our Martin Jol then?

ok, last time I made a thread like this it was titled "Titus Bramble," so take this with a grain, nay, a pound of salt but... Last season, Carr hardly deserved to be called a footballer. He was overweight, out of shape, slow as f***, and his defensive skills weren't all that hot to begin with. He was completely useless and a liability to the club. He seems to be the one man who has seriously benefited from Big Sams new(or is it "old" now?) fitness regime. He's definitely back in shape and seems to have gotten a bit of his pace back. He's been shaky at the back at times but he's become capable of making those bombing runs that he used to do at Tottenham pre-knee injury again. Now I'm hardly saying that he's suddenly a top-class or even an above-average premiership right back, but I think we just might be able to stop thinking about him as dead weight but rather as decent cover for Beye. Probably another 1~2 years from him at most(when's his contract up) but I think he can be a squad asset to us now.

For now I think I'd be satisfied as long as we're still in the premiership. Hopefully top half by the end of next season.

a left winger and a tin man defender in the middle of midfield? Would you rather have Carr in the midfield then? There's really are no realistic alternatives.

Sidwell off chelsea on loan? Hoping he can wrap up a quick midfield signing within the next 48, however unlikely that may seem.

Given Carr Taylor Cacapa Enrique Milner Roz N'Zogbia Duff Viduka Owen Seems the sane and realistic option.

CACAPA! Is today our "everyone who's lost confidence gets to score and get back into it" day? Who are we playing in the center on saturday? Roz/Cacapa with the Zog?

Emre sent off!?! WTF

that would be class Halftime at the Stoke game, KK rides a helicopter into St. James Park. He walks on to the pitch, fans start going mental, KK starts speaking and suddenly after a dramatic pause... somebody shouts "Look! Up in the sky!" A second helicopter is slowly making its way onto the pitch, and KK speaks into the mic "Let me take a moment to introduce my new backroom staff, starting with my assistant manager. You might have met him before..."

Very worried but I hope it all turns well. Don't think I could bear to see another disappointment for King Kev... Or us, for that matter.

Not another favourite? Eh? http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/images/055/foot_desailly220.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Didier_Deschamps.jpg The way I tell them apart is, one is a f*cking lazy thick n***** and the other is Desailly. OMG!!11 that... was interesting.

http://www.iffhs.de/?d443d0b45fdcc02fccaca7dca84505fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a3d0c hardly "official" tbh.

To be fair, Lyon couldn't play boring football in the French league if they tried. They're a elite European club who gets to play in a league composed of mostly Championship-level or worse opposition.

Would probably get along well would N'Zogbia too, since Houllier's a legend in France, right? As for his transfer record, for what it's worth, French youngsters now are looking a lot better than French youngsters back then, so maybe he'll have better luck this time. Bringing in young prospects is a crapshot really, figure he just had horrible luck last try.

ah, 2.4 million