Pilko

although apparently chris hughton may be our new manager, if whispers are to be believed... I really hope so.

What is it with ex-Newcastle players being such incredibly idiotic and shite pundits? Micky Quinn, Bobby Moncur and Supermac are all so fucking negative, and Shearer is just very very plain on the MoTD sofa.

Now I finally understand his comments from after the Liverpool game when he said we lacked "je ne sais quoi". He was basically saying that we didn't have enough frogs in the team.

Johnson played a few games as a proper winger for Portsmouth a few years ago and he looked fairly decent, I think.

We certainly need to peddle Perch, and possibly also Ryan Taylor. Simpson shouldn't be off anywhere, but he needs some actual good competition for his place. Ryan Taylor is ahead of Perch for me purely for his ability to take set pieces (which fluctuates from excellent to turd) and also the fact he can fill in a lot of positions, although not particularly well.

You missed out Distin as well.

Good post that, Wullie.

I think most people on this forum would shit themselves if we concluded deals for N'Zog and Erding. Don't forget Neil Taylor, too. That would be six signings (seven if you include Abeid) in one summer.

We could... but he's a massive waste of space who somehow has been at some big, big clubs and scored many goals.

Just been at my gran's house, she had yesterday's paper, was leafing through it. In the back pages: KOP'S NEW SIGNING IS MARVEAUX-LESS - Liverpool have bagged Sylvain Marveaux on a 5-year deal worth £60,000 a week. Some quality tabloid journalism.

This would tie in with the "reducing cost base" stuff about Pardew. However, we could still reduce costs by flogging some of the actually shit players on mega money like Smith and trying to offer Coloccini a new deal on lower money, however still keeping him as one of the top earners. He's actually worth the money, easily.

Once again, you show an astounding absence of logic. Congrats.

Apparently the training ground canteen has started doing snails.

Fucking hell, nice to wake up to!

http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20110617/united-raise-the-ba_2281670_2378205 so predictable.

This beats all the other efforts.

Very pleased.

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2011/06/13/joe-kinnear-eyes-management-return/ McLeish: a lucky escape?

Just got the arsenal then mackems text. Eek.

I can't see anyone paying £4m for Best anyway.

Lovenkrands?

http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20110615/nolan-completes-transfer-to-west-ham_2281670_2376691