McCormick

thats not necessarily true.. was our second top scorer last season and is more than decent in front of goal. that said im content that he' gone and for 6-8 million it seems fair. we just need to use that money and also some of ashleys to invest wisely.... we need pace!

Saying Smith is a worse passer/finisher than Dyer is taking it some f****** stretch, man, surely the most avid Smith-basher couldn't take it that far. Dyer's short-range passing was underrated, I'll grant you that, but from what I've seen of Smith over the years he looks a player with the ball at his feet. i think people have taken my comment the wrong way.. it wasnt meant to bash smith at all. i rate smith highly im saying that in terms of creativity dyer (on his day) has him beat. i guess it wasnt very well written because i didnt mean to imply that smith's passing was poor in any way.. simply highlighting dyers strengths and what we will miss. then again i doubt we'll see smith blaze past players like dyer used to. i personally just want to see a player of the same mould as dyer, but preferrably with more hunger.

everything black's said in this thread has been utter crap.. Martins HAS been offered a new clause-free contract. which he has been quoted as saying that he would definitely consider it. And taylor at 21 has been a great player for his age and will only grow in ability, that said 15 mil is a bit steep; i'd say 11 mil bang on, since he's young and english- two factors that really inflate prices these days.

feel like a broken record. i quite agree with baggio (i think it is) that when we "replaced" dyer we didnt bring in someone who shares the same strengths ie. not a like for like trade. we lost a player with burning pace, good passing and with a calm finisher... yes he gets paid double of what he deserves. yes he doesnt put the effort in. yes hes a generally unlikeable person.. but its obvious that him living leaves a void in our midfield. right now we must have the slowest grittiest midfield in the league, where are the "flashy skills" players, the ones who can change the game in an instant?

i've never seen anything as depressing as that in all of my life.. i really hope you're joking (especially that last bit)

no problem.. im guessing the month of september or october. not completely sure tbh. someone correct me if i'm wrong

every two years mate.

agree we need a player like that.. any suggestions? i mean i've been suggesting barnes a lot lately. i personally think that he can develop into a great player and already has that blistering pace and is a decent passer of the ball. if we snap him up, i think it'll be a great buy as he can only improve

milner, luque and emre aren't slow but I wouldn't say they have pace exactly.. i mean tbh we have a team full of grafters. where's the pace? the vision? the fancy footwork? (ok the last one is optional) so far we have no midfielders with creativity, despite what everyones been saying i don't rate geremi as high as most of you. looked conspicuously unspectacular against bolton. So you havent seen Emre then. I mean when he played under decent manager in italy.. i have. but he hasn't exactly shown that ability wearing the stripes now has he? ( i'll tell you what though, his goal against reading last season shows that he has the potential to be a class player. i like emre but he tends to ride on the coat-tails of his earlier performances and lacks consistency. i really do hope he becomes the player everyone is touting him to be.

great player everytime i've seen him, good awareness, good headerer of the ball and well-rounded imo. he's a big name signing (cant believe not many of you have heard of him) definitely paraguays best player and one that i wouldnt expect at a mediocre team like blackburn (no disrespect to rover supporters). that said though he might not be able to deal with the physicalities of the premiership.

milner, luque and emre aren't slow but I wouldn't say they have pace exactly.. i mean tbh we have a team full of grafters. where's the pace? the vision? the fancy footwork? (ok the last one is optional) so far we have no midfielders with creativity, despite what everyones been saying i don't rate geremi as high as most of you. looked conspicuously unspectacular against bolton.

at the end of the day its beckham and beckham=headlines.

couldn't hate a club anymore. Diabolical how they got away without a points deduction- just because theyr a london club

Someone who agrees with me Just a word on Emre though,think he's a quality player and isn't fat at all. He wears about 50 jumpers under his actually toon shirt in the winter which makes him look fat. Excellant player if we can get him on top of his game. tbh i now think we can have a deadly midfield that can rival any other premiership club,maybe with the exception of Chelsea ....and liverpool...and mayoo... andi'm sure other teams' supporters will disagree vehemently in terms of grit maybe.. in terms of pace n creativity.. we'r nowhere near.

why away? surely it'd be better at home?

yeh and not for anything less than 10 million.. if we'r lucky.. with prices these days he could be be worth up to 15. g. barnes anybody? Might be overpriced now but he's got pace, he's young and in a couple of seasons we'll be laughing. he looks to be shaping into a class player.. methinks its now at 5 mil or next year at 8 mil+ Barnes would be an ideal signing, but will he pass a medical with a fractured metatarsal? didnt stop us in the past.. and besides just means the price will be lower.

yeh and not for anything less than 10 million.. if we'r lucky.. with prices these days he could be be worth up to 15. g. barnes anybody? Might be overpriced now but he's got pace, he's young and in a couple of seasons we'll be laughing. he looks to be shaping into a class player.. methinks its now at 5 mil or next year at 8 mil+

title needs changing

like him or not, dyer was our second top scorer last year and has menacing pace to boot. ok so he never did anything with the ball, his shear pace was a factor and on some days (i know i know..) looked decent. although he's a giant waster we need someone with his pace but with more drive, and that actually gives a toss. not sure but which players do you think fit the bill?

doesnt take much intelect to realise that "2" means "to"... and its not meant to be confusing its just a way to type faster... ffs its not as if i'm writing in a f*king code language. &*12YnU@! %^g2'' 12qweas$$ f***'s sake... http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=19167.msg0#new didnt realise there was actually a rule.. someone could of told me earlier instead of saying its irritating.... my fault lads... anyway does anybody know whether he has the pace to cope <desperately trying to change subject> too late, the Mods'll have your card marked now. "oh, there goes McCormick again, f****** troublemaker".....THAT'S what they're saying about you, right now. i no.. have 2 ( ).. i mean.. to watch my step now.

doesnt take much intelect to realise that "2" means "to"... and its not meant to be confusing its just a way to type faster... ffs its not as if i'm writing in a f*king code language. &*12YnU@! %^g2'' 12qweas$$ Doesn't take much intellect to spell intellect, either. (Just to be clear, I wasn't 'saying you're a t***' - just that I believe text speak is for twats, doesn't do anyone justice. I could understand and even tolerate the need for it when SMS was very limited in terms of screen-size, and when the number of characters per message was at a premium... anyway!) You wouldn't believe how hard i was looking to find a spelling mistake there... just not my day tbh

doesnt take much intelect to realise that "2" means "to"... and its not meant to be confusing its just a way to type faster... ffs its not as if i'm writing in a f*king code language. &*12YnU@! %^g2'' 12qweas$$ f***'s sake... http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=19167.msg0#new didnt realise there was actually a rule.. someone could of told me earlier instead of saying its irritating.... my fault lads... anyway does anybody know whether he has the pace to cope <desperately trying to change subject>

Tried to watch MLS but i can't stand how.... erm... american it is, not meaning to offend obviously. i mean those lines on the pitch; the american commentators and their bullcrap; the managers who look like Americanfootball coaches; the clipboards.. f*ck the clipboards. couldnt get past all of those to actually assess the quality though, which i hear is pretty bad anyway.

wooow beckham, an england international, scored in a desperately low-par league

doesnt take much intelect to realise that "2" means "to"... and its not meant to be confusing its just a way to type faster... ffs its not as if i'm writing in a f*king code language. &*12YnU@! %^g2'' 12qweas$$