Pilko

We went from: Wigan game missing list: Smith, Gonzalez, Shola, Martins, Barton Liverpool missing list: Smith, Gonzalez, Shola, Martins, Barton, Viduka, Beye, Enrique, Bassong and possibly Owen! They're a bunch of dirty cunts. Having Heskey, Michael Brown and Cattermole in your team kind of speaks for itself.

Hopefully Owen is injured, I've heard whisperings that suggest he may be (and also why Edgar replaced him). Carroll and Xisco upfront with Nile Ranger on the bench, then.

Christ, he's almost as senile as Motty Motson then if thats the case.

how about N'zogbia plays his best game for us this season on the left-wing then gets played LB when he's basically the worst full-back i've ever seen. incredible really He was going to play LW then Enrique got injured in the warm up. Who else would you have played there?

Don't forget Smith.

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I can't say I've ever seen anything from him to say that he is good enough to be a centre forward at the top level for Newcastle United. Well you must have missed those three examples I've just given you then. Wow, so he roughs a few people up, that doesn't indicate to me that he's worthy of a starting place. I prefer my centre forwards to carry some form of a goal threat. If you read what I've said above where I quoted Role Model, it might explain it better. Just so your aware, I don't think he should be anywhere near the first team when we have all of our strikers fit.

He's been good for the reserves too. I don't think reserve and friendly appearances is indicative of too much in terms of being a first team quality player, but yes if he was decent enough today when he played then fair play to him, hopefully he'll keep that up and build on it. I still wouldn't give him a first team spot unless we're forced to. We may well be forced to. Questions over the fitness of Owen, Ameobi, Viduka and Martins for the Liverpool game, leaving him and Xisco. Although I'd assume we'd have one of those four available at very very worst.

I can't say I've ever seen anything from him to say that he is good enough to be a centre forward at the top level for Newcastle United. Well you must have missed those three examples I've just given you then.

And I don't see where this "never did look good enough" crap is coming from either. He looked our best player when Keegan gave him half an hour in the 5-1 loss to Man United. Won a corner, set up the goal from it, caused Rio a few problems. Against Juventus in that friendly he was very good too, not to mention the friendly away at Hull when he also looked very good in the air. He deserves a start against Liverpool in my opinion, unless Oba is fit of course. And firetotheworks he was on the field for 25 minutes if you include stoppages.

Hope Kinnear appeals.

Oooh, controversial. I'd rather see him than Viduka, if were going to play longball (no doubt in my mind that we will) he'll be better than Viduka.

The only people who looked interested today were Guthrie and Carroll. Partial pardons go to Given and Bassong for having to put up with Coloccini's performance, and the ref's poor day too.

fuck off you basketcase.

Did well today I thought, looked very energetic and commited. Puts himself about more than Viduka does, anyway. Do people think he should start against Liverpool (assuming Oba and Viduka - and maybe even Owen) aren't fit?

This thread is a load of fucking bollocks. Role Model, you talk shite.

Christ almighty, quite a few people have been at the sherry today.

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What did people think of Carroll's cameo? He did well I thought.

I'd rather get Bassong's suspension out of the way in this game. Surely Kinnear will appeal it anyway? Given Taylor Colo Edgar N'Zogbia Jonas Guthrie Butt Duff Owen Carroll best we can hope for. As much as I dislike Carroll he did well today and much more than Viduka.

We'll win. I don't see why everyones so worried about Zaki, he hasn't scored for months.

He seems to be a member of the "the man with the shirt keeps the shirt" (barring a mare ofc) school of thought.

Yeah, but that's just because you hate Taylor. You shouldn't let that hate cloud how fucking shit Cacapa is.

Socks.

I have a feeling that it won't be anyone we're linked with now. It'll be out of the blue, or there'll be a link about a day or two before.