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Not really blown away by links to Bas Dost or Austin. Neither seem particularly rounded strikers and I think that's what we need.

Hellenic Premier Division is officially harder than the Premier League. Fact.

Michiel Jongsma ‏@JongsmaJongsma 52s52 seconds ago Algemeen Dagblad report that Bas Dost has had talks with Newcastle United boss Steve McClaren over a transfer, other PL clubs interested.

Not sure Richards is necessarily the answer (mainly due to his wages and injury issues) but I think people are severely underrating his ability. He did play 29 league games when City won the league in 11/12.

Does anyone know what happened to the supposed successor to Wenger, Dragan Stojkovic?

There's absolutely no way that Colback is a better midfielder than Tiote.

This basically.

Don't see a problem with giving him another contract on what will be pretty low wages.

Absolutely gutting that a team like West Ham are at least being linked to good, proper managers and actually showing some ambition. They have a go at getting Klopp and are linked to Emery and Bielsa... while we look at Carver and McClaren. Absolute joke.

Would have loved Bielsa.

I don't understand how anyone could actually have watched Ben Arfa play and not think we would have been better off this season with him around.

Always disliked Marcotti up until that.. new found respect.

Ok.. just confused about how someone on the phone could think you were Ryan Taylor. Just trying to piece together the waiter's train of thought there.

They get treated like Roman Gods in there, man. I phoned up once and was mistaken for Ryan Taylor by the waiter/maître d on the other end. The bloke practically offered a blowjob with my table. Ridiculous. Do you sound like Ryan Taylor or is your name Ryan Taylor?

That Championship season, for me, was incredibly overrated. Seems to have taken on this mythical brilliance.

If only I'd put a tenner on us at 150-1 as opposed to one whole English pound.

Should have put more on the 150-1 to go down odds I found.

What's he said? Really like him on the guardian podcast..

Doesn't he have a Uefa pro licence? Must be the easiest course in the world if this cretin passed it.

Wasn't there some ridiculous stat about Palace's goals to shot ratio - something like 50% success rate? Can't rely on that...

I know our squad has some serious issues... but is he for real? No-one could get more out of Cabella, Perez, Sissoko etc?

20% bonus seems pretty high just for finishing in the top 10.

I don't get that - we didn't buy anyone? If anything, our costs should have gone down?

Along with Janmaat and Cabella, he's one of the few players I actually like. Really think he's going to be a top player (somewhere else).

Usual caveats about other forums, itks etc, but it looks like Armstrong isn't a fan of Carver: "Just had a mate round to watch the match, he owns the best boys club in Newcastle, Adam Armstrong came from there, Armstrong was telling him that he will have to get away from Newcastle as charver doesn't fancy him, a lot of the first team are sick of charver always talking about the other teams strengths and talks about how to stop them, never about what Newcastle can do, clubs a fookin mess." "My mate has coached armstrong since he was 8, he was there the other night and asked if he could take the u11's training for an hour, grounded lad, been away with england, scored a couple of goals, rooney gave him loads of advice, come back to the club buzzing until charver knocked it back out of him, it will be a shame if he has to leave the club" http://thecumbrians.boards.net/thread/4568/newcastle-fans-deluded?page=2#ixzz3XHZAyTFA