Fatwax

What? Players that don't want to play for the club? As far as I'm concerned once players say they want away should be the last time they pull on the shirt. that including given? Those quotes were from Given's agent/ solicitor weren't they? He hasn't come out to deny them though has he? So if Zog had got his agent to tell the press that he wanted out that'd be ok too would it? It's both or neither really in that kind of situation I'd say.

I wouldn't call Stoke the North West. It's an hour from Derby.

Prepare to be gutted.

Pure class. Owen is up for it today.

Says who? Got a text from a mate. He's been bang on about every other thing he's told me about in the past like, so it could have legs.

Riise was in Newcastle today apparently.

Messi has much more natural ability that C. Ronaldo but I wouldn't be surprised if the latter when on to greater things.. mostly because Messi is so unlucky with injuries I think it'll really shorten his career, which is a shame. And what's with people making La Liga to sound like a fizzy pop reserve league? Clueless.

Where Owen always gets injured, hmmm

Derek Wright isn't shit. He's contracted to the England squad aswell I think.

I would be disgusted to see him in a Newcastle shirt. Would you find it hard to swallow?

I know I've been supporting Smith further up the page, but he is not a DM. The main job of a player in that position is to keep the ball. The best DMs in the world rarely if ever stupidly lose the ball. The best DM in our squad is definitely Geremi or Guthrie. Smith is probaly still ahead of Butt though, just as a player at this point. Then what the hell is he? He doesn't create goals, hold up the ball well, bring others into play or even have attempts on goal. He shouts a lot, throws in incredibly reckless tackles and collects constant yellow cards. Like I said before he offers absolutely nothing to the team.

Bullshit. At least Xisco has scored a goal. Smith only got a starting place through his name alone last season and we didn't get out of the relegation fight until he was dropped. We went something like 7 games undefeated without him in the team, went in at half time against Chelsea 0-0 and when he came out to replace Viduka for the second half pretty much everyone around me - myself included - voiced that we'd lose with Smith in the team. We lost 2-0 in the end.. It's more than likely that he didn't directly cause either goal, I can't quite remember, but I remember him offering absolutely nothing to the team.

I always find the first few days we get the nob heads like Megson & Allardyce whinging about not being able to buy players when they want. Yet by reckoning Megson has only bid for James Morrison (WBA) only to get the knockback, the ginger c*** could found out months before what price WBA were going to sell at. Could have added Roeder to that list a few seasons back for the first few days of the window and the day after the last. Waking up to headlines of 'Roeder Rues Window' doesn't help the morning coffee go down any easier with a picture of him in the technical area, lips tightly pursed.

To be fair I'm just cynical about how we'll act in this window. The first few days of the window have got me doubting any kind of news link or soundbyte that Kinnear has come out with. We could well be in for him, but I doubt it if I'm honest.

I was just about to post that. I'm officially excited. No-one burst my bubble please!!! Why are you excited? We're not linked with him in the article - which has no quotes and is by goal.com. So to burst your bubble by the way

Exactamundo, would be a cracking signing on loan, with the option to buy, or not to buy if he's tosh, Lens haven't got much option but to let him go, and the club being associated with him is? West bleeding Brom. He's much better than any SPL s*** we are being quoted with. Marseille and Tottenham are apparently in for Poldolski, surely we aren't that far behind them? Tottenham want Defoe and someone else who escapes my attention atm, so doesn't seem likely. Marseille won't be able to afford it unless they sell Cissé to the mackems, which won't happen until the summer if at all, Munich want near 10 million straight. Think it would be a good oppourtunity. Can't see Man city wanting Poldolski, and he desperately wants out of Munich. Why not? What sort of player is Dindane? An unobtainable one.

If that's what the manager wants then that's what the club should do. It is in line with the "summer transfer" policy though AKA whole squad up for sale/being forced out. Not really as Kinnear will be selling players to bring in players that he wants and if he wants to sell Jonas and Colo to sign Ferguson and Diop then good for him. As long as the club are letting the manager have the final say then it's a good thing. The whole team was up for grabs on transfer deadline day in the summer, we had the embarrassing situation of Joey Barton texting Jim White on SSN saying he is not going anywhere, just to nip him being forced out in the bud. JFK is not selling the players, the ED(F) is, he is doing that to raise funds because the owner is not using his own wedge to buy players, they are buying players they all think can improve the team now & in the short term keep the club up. The collective will be doing this. We cant have a 5 year vision while we are in a relegation battle. Everyone turns to old heads at a time of need KK brought Kilkline & Sheedy in, Arry brought a stack of knowns in from Spurs when at Pompey, Bruce at Birmingham brought in Dugarry. I think it would be great if the club went out signed Chrisantus & Kroos but now is not the time. The rumour about all of the players being up for sale is just that, a rumour. As for Barton, it was Keegan who got him to text SSN and say he was staying and there wasn't even a club in for him, the only thing he was doing at St James was watching the reserves. Anything negative about that summer you dismiss. I remember at the time Pompey being linked Barton. Where did you get all that stuff from? That journalist that posts on the Rovers forum said that he made that rumour up. It was stupid thinking back, something like Barton going to Portsmouth and Diarra going to Spurs. What the fuck was in it for us? I hate transfer windows.

Xisco speaks english though. Like a load of people have already said, it's got to be personal. You sure? I've never seen him speak. Hmmm, you may be right then. I was sure I'd seen some clips of him speaking english when he got here.

Xisco speaks english though. Like a load of people have already said, it's got to be personal.

Some the people that are saying they were sitters most probably haven't kicked a ball in their lives.

Hull are improving, but Newcastle aren't. We had a full strength side out don'tcherknow. Just fuck off you stupid bint, Louise. Just fuck off.

Maybe the problem is that our midfield can't actually attack. Was Lafita basing that on one season though? If you read Xisco's stats he only really had season 2007-08 in La Liga A (which looked like a good season for him). Most of his other goals and appearances were in La Liga B. Yeah.. it's the only time them two have played together and as I recall it was about 15-20 games together they played.

Mackem slag. Haven't even read it yet. Don't. Just don't.

Although I agree overall with your post, I'd have to disagree with the bit in bold. He's a great header of the ball and got a fair few goals like this in La Liga. He was also good at holding up the ball. A good targetman striker really. There's an article somewhere from when Xisco was still at Depor and the midfielder Lafita said of him: Maybe the problem is that our midfield can't actually attack.