Oakie Doke

does anyone else remember him smacking Shaun Maloney in the face a few seasons a go or was that just a weird dream I had?

it sort of feels like the Premier League has got too big for it's own good. I enjoyed the match yesterday more than I have any other match for a long time because it felt like it was just about the football, nothing else.

Harper R.Taylor S.Taylor Coloccini Enrique Jonas Smith Barton Duff Ameobi Carroll Subs: Krul, Kadar, Geremi, Nolan, LuaLua, Xisco, Ranger that's a good enough team to win imo. Bring Ranger on at HT if Ameobi's not any better than yesterday.

brilliant.

that would be an awesome front line, plenty of pace and power.

I really hope we keep Jonas.

can only be good for him that he's already pretty popular amongst the fans.

his name's Nile Ranger and he looks like a gangster. The fans probably just took an instant liking to him.

Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul has dismissed speculation that had previously linked him with a move to Arsenal, following the relegation of the Magpies to the Coca-Cola Football Championship. Speaking to the Sunday Sun, Krul pledged his alleigance to the Toon, saying, "TIMMAAY!" The 21-year-old Dutchman went on to elaborate on his love for Tyneside as he spoke of the season ahead. “TIM-TIMMAAY," he began. "TIM-TIMMAY TIMMAAAY," he concluded.

I'm shaking with disappointment.

we simply can't afford to sell him, he's our best midfielder. We need to buy someone who can act as Barton's punching bag, someone who's so bad it would be acceptable for Barton to regularly beat up and take all his pent up aggression out on. I suggest Peter Ramage.

Benfica suck, Porto are the thinking man's Portuguese team.

good choice, 'Ranger' just looks good on the back of the shirt.

no, you're not Got raped by a 17 debutant. Aye, very good. 'theres been a rape up there.' I got his attention. GET. THEIR. ATTENTION.

anyone who can help keep Nolan out the team should stay.

Any news on what it was about? Heard in the pub that he had a massive fight with him, as a result i assumed this was the end of Barton but coming back here sounds like its not? if we had a manager with any bottle it probably would have been. Hughton probably told him he was being very naughty and wouldn't start the match OR have any pudding!

he played well today, his aerial dominance is amazing. Also showed great determination, eg chasing his own flick-ons. As has been said he's an ideal partner for a quick striker I remember him linking up well with Owen v West Ham last season. People criticising him need to get a grip tbh, he's only 20 and has shown a good amount of potential.

With a better partner Carroll will. specuation mate. Realistically Carroll has played with better players than that useless c*** and still looked out of his depth It's also speculation that they both won't do anything of course. Speculation with a fairly solid basis though. Not exactly throwing darts at the board. Carroll does an ok job but he isn't a goalscorer, which is what we badly, badly need he's only 20 though, not many strikers that age score consistently at this level.

With a better partner Carroll will. specuation mate. Realistically Carroll has played with better players than that useless c*** and still looked out of his depth Carroll never looked out of his depth last season, bar a cameo v Man City.

That.

I enjoyed that match more than most games last season.

How did you give Coloccini the same mark as Carroll? Good lord Colo made a couple of vital tackles on the edge of the penalty area, i think its his positioning that lets him down Carroll literally won every header. He deserves at least a 7.

yeah, he almost got an assist in the minute he was on.

he should be our first choice, clearly has bags of potential. Feel a bit sorry for Harper but football's a Krul game.

is anyone on here gonna claim they made his wiki page?