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Solero's whoooah, Solero's whoooah, We're solid at the back, We're deadly in attack, Solero's whoooah, Solero's whoooah...

Nice but it still looks a bit like twattery to me like.

Ashleys taking over, a new owner's in place, I for one did not believe it, 'til I saw his face. He came forward - He got power, the leader of a race, The Geordie Boot Boys began to have, a new, reborn blind faith. Keegan re-installed, the messiah was now back, it all seemed fine and dandy, until Mike gave power to a sack. Wise by name not nature, our team deadly in attack, but Keegan whinged - board thought they'd won, but knowledge is what they lack. Oh how the footy crumbled, Oh how the times got bad, we got several different managers, crazy...just a tad, From bad to worse the times got, The Geordie Boys grew sad, To follow that shite we seen last year, We must be fucking mad. We got ourselves a new faith, a one in a man called Shearer, he had 8 games left to do it, and the message couldn't have been clearer. We're all in this together lads, lets pull together, nearer, We have to get us out this shit, The price we'll pay if we don't couldn't be any dearer. We went 7 games, we had a chance, a point was all we'd need, But a majority of those ont hat pitch, Did not do their professional deed, The Championship is almost here, We need to get rid of the weeds, and grow into the club we can be, by using our young seeds. But still I look for something, Just any form of light, All I want is something, to make signing an application seem just right. As time goes on, the days go by, and we wait night by night, all I can think as I sign this form, Is that we're fucking shite. But i'll still do it, I will sign, Even if it seems wrong. We can be led by a bunch of pricks, or even one big shlong, The Championship is where we'll be, but not be their for long But I'll be there to shout and cheer, Because St James' is where I belong.

Tonight, I too am Catalan.

It didn't really fit into any other particular thread, and it kind of covers topics that some others don't quite cover.

Good point. I reckon if you struggle getting away tickets you'll be able to get plenty in the home end anyways...

Blackpool is the one everyone mentions but for some reason I reckon there will be far better trips at different grounds.

Last two promotions, every away game from about xmas, was like a huge Party, some brilliant weekends,.. I'm only 19 so I cannot really remember the last promotion, but I think next season will be such a laugh from start to finish and I'm genuinely looking forward to it.

I cannot wait for the fixture list already....

Cut the ST prices a tad, fuck off the likes of Owen and the wasters, get a decent chairman like Mort back in who can actually deal with the PR side of the club properly and back the manager. Mike Ashley put his first foot forward in making amends when he fucked off Wise, he took the second step when he employed Shearer and now he just needs to continue.

Well done to him for talking the talk (finally) but now he has to walk the walk and put his hand in his pocket.

I agree, I think it will be great next season and I'm thoroughly looking forward to going to some of the away games next year. Also, I don't think Martins, etc will stay but based on our current suad that's what I would keep.

Well, the day finally came and the moment finally arrived, when Newcastle United (that not so big club from the North East) got relegated. The dissappointment never has quite sunk in for me yet, not sure if it will either. For what was dissappointing about our performance this year? Nothing. It's been shambolic from start to finish. Yet the one thing, the same thing as always, that has made this season memorable, and worthwhile, has been the support. I had a season ticket in the Leazes End for about 7 years, and moved up to the new "singing section" for this season, and despite the doubts of many people within the ground I think the singing section has been magnificent. There has been a constant murmor of support coming from that area of the ground with the occassional outburst which has shook the whole ground into action. Not only this area - but the Strawberry Corner also, has been magnificent, the gallowgate and it's rallying cries in moments of sheer desperation, it's been great, truelly great. Seeing those 3,000 fans down at Villa and hearing them singing their hearts out made me so proud. Seeing people keep that stiff upper lip and continue supporting the lads post match was phenomenal. Those 3,000, have single handedly (if you like) stuck a two-fingered salute to every single journalist, media pundit, tv presenter, football fan, who has ever ridiculed us, and I would just like to personally thank them via this message. I will be there next year, and I hope the singing section will be too, even better again if it is in the lower section of the ground! But the final thing that's making it mkre and more appetising is the continued enthusiasm shown by our support. Everyone appears to be keeping faith, and I hope it continues, for this is the time when many will look on and judge us, and this is the time for us to collectively have our backs to the wall, and fight our way back to where we belong, the top 10 of the best league in the world. I would like to think we keep Alan Shearer on board with Iain Dowie and then maybe a nice mixture of the likes of Rob Lee and some more experienced coaches. With about £10-15million and the squad below then I think we would have a good chance of securing promotion.... Steve Harper - GK Habib Beye - RB Jose Enrique - LB Sebastien Bassong - CB Steven Taylor - CB Peter Lovenkrands - RM Jonas Gutierrez - LM Danny Guthrie - CM Alan Smith - CM Obafemi Martins - ST Andrew Carroll - ST Damien Duff - Squad Player Ryan Taylor - Squad Player Tamas Kadar - Squad Player Fabio Zamblera - Squad Player David Edward Edgar - Squad Player Frank Wiafe Danquah - Squad Player Wesley Ngo Baheng - Squad Player Ole Soderberg - Squad Player Fraser Forster - Squad Player Ben Tozer - Squad Player Mark Viduka - Squad Player Callum Morris - Squad Player Kazenga LuaLua - Squad Player Tim Krul - Squad Player Ryan Donaldson - Squad Player Jonny Godsmark - Squad Player Nile Ranger - Squad Player Kevin Nolan - Get rid Cacapa - Get rid Joey Barton - Get rid Michael Owen - Get rid Foluwashola Ameobi - Get rid Xisco - Get rid Geremi - Get rid Nicholas Butt - Get rid Ignacio Gonzalez - Get rid Fabricio Coloccini - Get rid The place I would strengthen would be Midfield. I would get a creative central Midfielder and a solid holding Midfielder, then we would need a right winger for cover. I think the two wingers in place in that line up would do great for the Championship but I just think they both lack a bit of final product. Would still keep them in the Premier League like as squad players. Need a left and right back too for cover. I think the defense is probably the strongest aspect of our squad providing Coloccini isn't in it, I just think we lack strength in depth there, and up front it's time to freshen things up - fuck off Owen, Viduka and Shola and give Carroll and Ranger a chance. Providing our squad consisted of the above I think we'd do okay in the Championship - but more games means more depth is needed - preferrably at a low cost too. Midfield and up front are our two highest priority areas to fix though, as we have been fucking hopeless attacking teams. A bit if a mixed bag this post I know, but I just wanted to share my views..... HOWAY THE LADS! KEEP THE FAITH! NEWCASTLE UNITED, WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER!...BE DEFEATED!

No for me. We should be aiming to sign people like Torres.

Hahaha. Had a similar experience today, I thought I would leave wearing the Toon stuff out just so it didn't seem like I was doing it for sympathy ro a reaction. However, they tried and tried to provoke and it just didn't work - not one Newcastle fan bit. They didn't know what to say, and similarly gave up at around 11. No doubt it will continue for the next few years - or at least until they're below us once again, but so fuck. Keep the faith.

R.I.P

A late winner/equaliser to keep us up and I swear I would cream.

The Hotspur.

I thought it was a fairly honest, open-minded professional interview tbh. I don't blame him what-so-ever, I blame the shit that this club has put itself into, I just hope to God we can keep a hold of him and Beye - by far our best two players.

Those runs he made, would scatter opposing defenders. Players would be left for dead, and be drawn out positionally. Think of the number of times the ball would suddenly find its way out to Robert or Solano, in plenty of space in the final third from which there was plenty of time to give Shearer a nice delivery. This was often thanks to Dyer's industry. See I personally think it was down to the rest of the team dragging defenders into the right areas and taking them out of the game with one incisive pass that created the space and opportunities for Dyer and the team as a whole. I guess it's just a matter of opinion.

If Dyer was limited, then the players that we currently have could only be described using very politically incorrect words. Name me his skills and talents then, he was fast could short pass and on occasion put a decent through ball. He was no world beater by any stretch, he could have been far better if he wasn't a complete dick head, you look at him now and he looks total s****. He was the quickest dribbler on the ball I have seen at this club. He knew when to keep hold of the ball and let it go, and his short passes found players who had the better delivery. He would run further on the pitch than anyone else. He would harry the opposing midfielder all game, which helped Speed sweep it all up in midfield He could deliver an excellent low cross if he got to the byline Now can you say that about any of our current bunch. The reality is that Dyer was starting to look limited for a top club with genuine trophy ambitions. That is still a million light years from where we are now. Sounds more like a Keith Gillespie description to me. The Kieron Dyer I know was; - Unwilling to play wherever the manager asked him - A constant liability off the pitch - Could only pass a ball 10 yards never much further - Couldn't tackle - Couldn't shoot very well - Couldn't cross very well - Pacey - Could run around like a headless chicken - Could scare defences if his team mates played well.

I completely disagree with your last two posts like James. How you can say Dyer created the space for them I just cannot undertsand.

That's because he doesn't have a clue what to do with it, and can't dribble worth a s****. Not sure how that has anything to do with his quickness though. Thats the point though, speed is only an asset if you can use it, but too many people quote it as one of his best assets when the reality is that there isn't any benefit from the fact that he can run fast. Kieron Dyer, now he was genuinely quick, and when fit would piss on Martins from the top of the Gallowgate. Kieron Dyer was a worse player than Oba though... No he wasn't, we just had really high expectations at the time and he was always injured. He was like, at least Oba can hold people off the ball on he can score from all over the place with all parts of his body. Martins has more strength, power, pace and ability than Dyer. Firstly, whereas I was comparing how Dyer and Martins used their pace, you are comparing them as strikers, and Dyer was a midfielder. Secondly, Martins might do the occasional thing that looks good and impressive, but the fact is we are playing with ten men with him most of the time, whereas Dyer was an extremely important contributor to a team that played in the Champions League. Oba Martins will never be good enough to be a regular starter for a top 6 side. Thirdly, is it a coincidence that Martins only good spell of form at the club (the winter months of his first season), he was playing alongside a fit Dyer? I just think the only reason Dyer looked useful was a) because of the players around him and b) because of his pace and the spaces made for him to run into. At present we have no-one looking to produce the killer pass, no-one who can physically produce the killer pass and a strike force who have rarely consistently played alongside one another - therefore lacking in understanding one anothers movement. Kieron Dyer had a number of intelligent players around him and pacey players too, their movement and creativity and the ability to produce the killer pass was what made him a good Midfielder. Imagine if we had Solano, Shearer, Bellamy, Woodgate, Speed, Robert in our current team, Martins would look far better. The one thing I would agree on however, is that Dyer has a better first touch.

If we played Martins in the same team but Midfield in particular as what Dyer was in at the time, Martins would look twice the player.

That's because he doesn't have a clue what to do with it, and can't dribble worth a s****. Not sure how that has anything to do with his quickness though. Thats the point though, speed is only an asset if you can use it, but too many people quote it as one of his best assets when the reality is that there isn't any benefit from the fact that he can run fast. Kieron Dyer, now he was genuinely quick, and when fit would piss on Martins from the top of the Gallowgate. Kieron Dyer was a worse player than Oba though... No he wasn't, we just had really high expectations at the time and he was always injured. He was like, at least Oba can hold people off the ball on he can score from all over the place with all parts of his body. Martins has more strength, power, pace and ability than Dyer.