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check out the clip `MARADONA Peruano - Roberto Merino` Some skill that fella has In almost 10 minutes of footage I counted 563 stepovers, 3 assists & 3 goals. Youtube showboat rating: 8/10 Youtube effectiveness rating: 4/10 That's a different player I think

I thought Simao was excellent last night from what I saw of the game.

Apparently Pograbnyak's out of the tournament btw for those who have him in their teams.

Great goal. From a centre back as well.

So you're saying Carroll could score 10+ goals a season for an average team in La Liga, 11 in 29 for his country and warrant a transfer to one of Europe's biggest clubs? Bollocks my friend, absolute bollocks.

More importantly, he's in my fucking fantasy team!

Exactly.

Just signed up.

http://nufcblog.com/2008/06/06/newcastle-news/newcastle-to-participate-in-majorca-tournament/#more-8002

I always thought Behrami was the sort of poster player in Switzerland.

12 million sterling offered perhaps? And based the earlier stories I think that matches Galatasaray's asking price too iirc.

Sounds ok, depending if the price is reasonable I'd get him in without a second thought tbh. Might be pushing the boat out a bit here but I think he could prove to be a shrewder buy than Modric ever would have been - would come at about half the price, younger, and is arguably more experienced having played in the Bundesliga and Eredivisie and therefore could be less of a risk regarding transition to the Premiership. Anything in excess of £10 million is too steep though imo.

What kind of midfielder is he, ie playmaker, holding midfield etc?

They're in a bit of a financial state though so could sell for a good price.

My team, made a few changes since last time: Buffon Bosingwa Barzagli Mertesacker Seitaridis Quaresma Emre Fabregas Ribery Gomez Benzema Sub: Sychev Taking a bit of a risk with the two forwards but I have faith

I guess this means signing Arda Turan's gone to complete pot?

Makes no sense selling him now before the Euro's where he's set to shine imo. We could have got double what Fener are paying.

The most used things in his locker are the injury excuse book and the sick note, if he goes and we get a fee then we've done well. Emre has turned out to have been a terrible signing. Was the same for Owen for the first two and a half season with us, yet he seems to have managed to turn a lot of people around in the past 6 months. No way of knowing whether Emre would have been able to do the same.. Emre has been here longer than Owen and still shows no sign of an apetite to get off the treatment table and play for the club. By less than a month - how does that make a difference? Maybe if Emre had been given a more definite role in the team under Allardyce he'd have this 'appetite' to play for the team - having the likes of Smith picked above you hardly shows you're wanted within the squad or gives you an incentive to play better.

If we're still playing 4-3-3 I don't see why N'Zogbia couldn't go in on the left of a 3 pronged attack in Martins' role, has a great left foot, has pace, could be worth a go before considering another striker like Diane as I don't see any room for him in our midfield or at LB.

Why?

You know he won player of the year at Inter. Madness, all the Inter fan on another used i used to go on were laughing at us for paying money for him. It's why i've never held much hope for him from the off. Wikipedia says he won it in 02-03. he's on too much money, he's rarely fit, and he's had too many next seasons. we wait till next season and we may not be able to get any money for him at all. get shot now, save us a bit of money, which can go towards bringing some real quality into the side. If we do sell Emre, which I hope we don't, it should be after the Euro's and not before - Emre dictates most of Turkey's attacking play so a good tournament for him and Turkey would see his value rise far above what it is now. I still think a Michael Owen-esque resurgence could be on the cards for Emre, but only time will tell.

I was a big fan of Emre at Inter and still am tbh. When he plays at his best, Emre's as good as playmakers come. Should be given games pre-season and then evaluated on those before being replaced/sold imo - I think he could do us good next season, certainly capable enough and could save a bit of money which could be used on other areas of the squad.

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Looking to get a new Newcastle jersey - either the 3rd or the away but can't decide which one, would appreciate some help if possible