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Yeah but the problem there is that itll be tough for them to attract any proven scorers to a league one side, so hopefully they will have to settle for a youngen.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/01/07/hughton-assures-fans-over-jermaine-beckford-72703-25546236/ Also, i dont think that loaning out either Carroll/Ranger to them for the rest of the season to push the deal through is such a bad idea, mainly because its not an easy task to keep FIVE strikers happy all at once, so temporarily unloading one could work to keep everyone happy

Hopefully ill be reading this in the reading matchday thread in a weeks time

When commentators get players names wrong. Its on a piece of a paper right in front of you, do your job. It doesnt happen that often but i remember a game last season where Enrique was called "Luis Enrique" the entire game. Seems silly but it gets on my nerves

Kicking is still awful..

Maybe if Man Utd hammer them, Beckford will get fed up and request a move to us and the deal will go through on the cheap :thup: One can only hope

The loyalty and persistence of all goalkeepers in general is very impressive. Some dont get games all season and yet dont complain, waiting for their oppurtunity. Its a difficult dilemma for a club as you have to try and make several players who are all competing for one spot in the team happy and want to stay at the club. Take Steve Harper for example, he lived in the shadow of Given for years and still had the patience to stick around and wait for his oppurtunity, even though its here in the CCC. I hope Tim keeps his patience because i can see him developing into a class keeper from what i have witnessed.

Harps Simpson S.Taylor Colo Enrique Guthrie Butt Nolan Jonas Ameobi Lovenkrands 1-1, Shola to score. I REALLY do hope Chris partners Nolan with guthrie and sticks Taylor on the right, assuming Smith is injured. Words cannot describe how much i dislike Nicky FUCKING Butt. I was just reading through the matchday thread of the Villa game last season and noticed the amount of abuse he got during the game. Since then, i believe he has gotten EVEN worse, and he still gets a game. GET OUT OF MY TEAM YOU CLOWN

I reckon he is pretty awful. Having said that, i dont care if he goes missing for 99% of a match as long as he keeps popping up and scoring important goals for us, which in the end, is what strikers are meant to do. So, keep him here i say.

Mark my words: Alan Smith WILL score his first goal for NUFC. Whether that be against Boro, who knows....

Carroll -> 4-6 Million -> Decent replacement. Sounds pretty good to me, however we all know how unlikely that is

Completely agree. Wolves clearly threw the game because they didnt believe they had any chance to win it. However i believe they should have given it a go seeing Man Utd look far more vulnerable this year than in previous years and were even defeated by burnley earlier in the season, anything is possible.

Meaning the 3 points we gained from defeating them are deducted from our total? That would kinda suck...