Fatwax

We are playing long ball, so it's quite simple. Lovenkrands running onto his flicks and into the channels causing them problems, it seems like they play 3-5-2 which may change, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. You should give Hughton a bell. This team is screaming out for you and your brilliant football shaped brain.

Personally I don't really know what to make of him. He seems very unspectacular but doesn't seem to screw up much. I have no idea what he'd be like in the premiership.

Because he might not do enough in the second half of the season to earn a contract. Obviously.

I used to work with scott loaches father in nottingham.. Also I used to do sports coaching with one of his old team mates when he played for boston utd.

You're in another world if you think Harper is anywhere near international standard. I rate Green & James higher than Harper. He's not a bad keeper by any means, but he's just average.

Since my internet is now limited to my blackberry I find it hard to keep on top of who's out and for how long, figured a thread would be easier to follow. So as far as we know, who's in the injury room and for how long? I know shola and jonas are out and that taylor took a knock yesterday...

Only that the new guy is in the squad and smith returns - SSN

GG appears to be on his period at the moment.

Blackpool to score as a result of a Ryan Taylor freekick is more likely.

You're right, I'm not an 'educated football' like you, my spherical friend. I'm hoping they can peat PSG tonight, so we can stay fourth.......behind Montpellier BAM! Silly bear.

You do make me chuckle. Silly bear.

absolute hogwash of the highest order. if you sign a contract you stick to it if you expect the other to stick to their side. lets say he was s***, would he have admitted it and said, "nah sorry newcastle, i've been s***, you shou;ld be well within your rights to slash my pay"...but no it doesn't work that way. the club have to pay him as per contract regardless of performance...he shouls fulfill his side of the contract likewise. So what would you like him to have done then. Have a guess.

On his day, that player is unplayable. ..when the transfer window slams shut. (I fucking loathe that saying) When people call youngish footballers, like 23-25 year olds 'lads' even though they're younger than the player they're describing. 'I think the lad did well' etc.

Its not that simple though. Stoke had a Championship team on paper and finished 12th. It comes down to good management and team spirit. Two things we didn't have last year and Stoke did. Now we have and we also have the quality, which is why we look like running away with the league. Say there are 150 players in this classification. Then not all of them can play for the 3 teams that get relegated. I take your point about management but that wasnt what i was talking about. I was talking about the gulf in class in the leagues and how some players can therefore fall between the two. But we aren't one of those sides who are full of players too good for the championship but not good enough for the prem. Nolan, Smith, Jonas, Barton, Harper, Guthrie, Taylor and Enrique are proven Premiership players, who we are spoilt and blessed to have in this league. Butt and Geremi are proven but have arguably seen better days. The only players i'd maybe put in that category are Ameobi and Ryan Taylor. Ameobi clearly a class apart in this division but won't get 20 goals in the Premiership. Having said that Taylor still did well for Wigan and Ameobi would probably do well for someone like Burnley or Bolton. So no i don't think we've actually got any players who aren't good enough for the Premiership. Not many strikers do to be fair. Ameobi has always been let down by his horrific injury record, by the time he gets back up to fitness and used to games he'll break down again. I said this after the hat trick against Reading and a few people said I was just shooting him down for no reason, but the man's a wreck. He had a hip operation at 26 or so, that's a major place to have recurring injuries. Regardless of what you say about our other players, we aren't good enough for the premiership because we got relegated fairly easily from the premiership. We may have prem-standard players, I've said this myself with players like Nolan when they're up for it, but a team is so much more than the individual abilities of the players in it. Teams with championship dross have stayed up for the opposite reason we went down. They were a team.

Its patently obvious the powers that be for the last 2 seasons have not thought of it though. Butt should never have pulled on a Newcastle shirt again after the defeat at Derby 2 years ago but carried on as the 'midfield dynamo' of choice right up until our demise. Do you not find that puzzling? I do. Well back when we played Derby we had hardly any academy options.. the problem then was a lack of depth in the central midfield role as far as I remember. Who were our actual options for that day? I remember the likes of Barton being injured. Also negative tactics played a big part, since Butt was really useful that season when Keegan used him, Geremi and Barton in a midfield 3 where they could use short quick passes and not have so much pressure to retain possession themselves. They also had Owen dropping in deep. I agree with you that youth should be used, but experience counts for a lot in this league and its not as if your point hasn't been said time and time again in other threads.

Don't you normally come over for a live game? Yeah, but this is the last game I get to see this year period, not just live. I'm joining the Air Force and I'm off to basic training on the 14th Oh man, that's pretty major stuff. Good luck with that and err... enjoy the game?

I don't know if it's a wind up or not.. he could well know whats going on. He's still acting like a prick though.

Stop being a prick and just tell us something if you know it. This vague stuff is getting on my tits.

I'd never thought of using our youth players before now. Thank you, thank you ever so much for opening my eyes.

viduka = leeds He's not that big. Viduka isn't big? He's not small but he's never managed 300000 people inside him at once yet. My ex has probably managed it. Whore.

viduka = leeds He's not that big. Viduka isn't big? Not the size of a city, no.

viduka = leeds He's not that big.

has he? Sort of. He agreed back in June to sign for them and they haven't heard from him since. He's also done a similar thing with Fulham I think. So he could be anyway.. even behind you, right..... NOW! Bet you jumped. Fag.

Just a little reminder folks.. after today we still have the entire month of January to sell players.. players that will probably be performing out of their skin until then in this division. Just so you all know. Big kisses.

Not a chance in hell.