Pilko

Suppose Gayle loses form or gets injured? We'll need a replacement who can do a similar job within Rafa's system.

Agree. End of season should be just that... with the only exception being legit testimonial games.

Livermore ffs I know Barkley has been shite for ages, but he's got more talent in his little toe than him.

Given Edgar Taylor Coloccini N'Zogbia Geremi Cacapa Butt Duff Owen Xisco The state of that line-up man, fucking hell.

Not sure Monk's stock has fallen low enough for him to be that desperate and take the mackem job. Guarantee it'll be a rookie (Giggs, Sewper Kev, Bally) or a naff, uninspiring has-been (Lambert, Curbishley, Pards etc) I'd love to see them go back for Brewce, would be fantastic.

Our team away to West Ham a week or so after KK quit: Newcastle: Given, Edgar (Bassong 59), Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Geremi, Cacapa (Gonzalez 81), Butt, Duff, Owen, Xisco. Subs Not Used: Harper, Ameobi, Tozer, Doninger, Donaldson.

Can't pretend I've heard of him, but pleasing we're doing some early business.

Smith was by far the worst. Amdy Faye and Geremi are the only other two worse than Colback. Butt was a victim of the club's flawed transfer policy, in that he was never good enough (bar his season under Roeder) but was wheeled out for 90 minutes every week despite not being fit for purpose. (See also: Williamson, Mike and Gouffran, Yoan)

Lambert god yes.

Great signing. Absolute peanuts for someone who has showed good potential and will continue to develop under Rafa.

I'd be very, very pleased with Andre Gray and Demairi Gray like. They'd be bloody good signings and anyone who'd be "underwhelmed" by them was probably underwhelmed by Ritchie and Gayle last summer.

Surely this is fixing to a greater extent than the fat bloke eating the pie?

He doesn't know the Championship though. Should have gone for Curbishley or Stuart Pearce.

Remember when some cunt picked Vermaelen's bundled tap in against us at the Emirates just cos he'd ran about 80 yards to score it?

I reckon they'll try to get Brewce back from Villa.

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Pickford who's great with his feet casually passing the ball to Chelsea for goal 4...

Lescott

Away fans will miss them them, if they'd stayed up then there would be two away trips to Newcastle next season!

Demairi Gray would be a fucking class signing at £12m. Hope there's something in that.

I'm glad Plymouth went up this year; without getting all "football fwends" like the Mackems, they were great playing We Are The Champions and Blaydon Races etc when we beat them to win the league which sent them down.

Should have a Pick Pickford's Price competition. I think they'll get £16m.

He'll be denied by a world class save against West Ham next season and scream "ADRIAAAAAN"

£20m for Iheanacho would be a steal.

Fuck off