ChrisMcQuillan

He might be cheap now though.

If nothing else, he seems to have cemented himself in Pardew's first team squad. Can only be a good thing to have that option.

Got to be our Number 1. Forster needs loaned out to Championship, Harper as back-up. We can revisit next year when Harper hopefully retires, and Forster and Krul can battle it out. If Forster wants out or isn't good enough, let him go, and let Krul and Alnwick/Soderberg battle it out.

Are those new electronic advertising boards at the Leazes End?

I thought that yesterday. WTF is that about lol

That would make the Bowyer and Lua Lua issues look competent, especially after we effectively sacrificed millions of pounds last season in order to have him for the first two games.

Typical.

Any word from anyone at the ground yet if this has happened?

I reckon Cabaye and Vuckic will get knocks. 1-2 to Fiorentina, with Lovenkrands getting our goal.

Injury sweepstakes anyone?

Stuck in Ghana still.

Poor Xisco.

I'd be pretty content with this signing tbf.

People highlight free transfers not because it reduces the quality of the player, but because it hammers home the fact there's no reason we shouldn't be putting the money we've saved towards buying players in the other areas we need strengthening. This.

*giggles*

He shagged your mum Chris. s*** just got real.

Pardew admits new signings necessary.

Pardew is eminently likeable.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3729624/Swann-Time-to-end-this-Newcastle-craziness.html

Hughton's sacking, his rather less than thrilling successor, the sale of our best striker without replacement and simply not believing them saying it would be reinvested. All of those things have played a part in pissing off a number of our senior players. And that's before the club captain and inspirational leader was sold, and just recently our player of the year being released. Beyond me how some just can't seem to grasp why a number of our players are or have been unhappy with the way the club is being run. And not only that, they totally ignore said reasons and just concentrate on slagging off anyone who decides their career would be better served elsewhere. Excellent post.

Yup. It began the chain of false promises. - Improvement on Hughton - we got Pardew - Wouldn't sell our best players - sold Carroll - We'd spend the Carroll money - we have barely spent a penny on transfer fees. You can only take it for so long. Just watched the above goal again, he looks so f***ing happy Yep. 100% agreed.

That's true, Jonny. Jose stayed in the Championship, and he gave 110% every week. When did it change? Hughton's sacking, imo.

Think of that 3-1 last season man, its scary to think how far both clubs have come since then. Yep.

Liverpool are on the way up, whilst we're looking on the way down. The way the club have treated its players recently, I don't begrudge Enrique one iota if he decides to go.