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@KHeneage: William Vainqueur will not be coming to #NUFC. He has signed a new deal at Standard Liege. @d_demyttenaere with the details.

26 caps in 8+ years for Hansen... Bit surprising...

Rene Meulensteen for first team coach?... Just been let go at Manchester United...

Going to the Velodrome to see them in August Lovely ground, Marseille is a bit hit and miss though, will walk down one street and it's fantastic, turn the corner and you're in the hood Lot of dodgy flats around the ground too so keep your wits about you This... Heard it from a few mates so pre-warned my friend who was there for 2 days at the start of this week... She's just been in touch to say i see what you meant... Be careful... Especially on match day!

Disagree with the first statement nearly as much as I disagree about Brazils strikers being better than Germany and Spain's. Fabregas has become very underrated recently too. I'm going to be honest, I only made the first statement as a conversation starter for the rest of you to discuss to my enjoyment. I'm weak at the knees for big, physical midfielders, I know. It can't be helped at this point. I think Javi Martinez is a more complete player in a vacuum (outside of the Barca-created midfield of Spain) than Busquets and can slide into the same role without much fuss at all. Fabregas played a very different role in England in Mata, but I still think what the little boy at Chelsea accomplished the past two seasons is above anything Fab did, even at the height of his powers. He hasn't shown that form for three years anyway. I'd echo the sentiment of wanting to see him back in central midfielders. He's not a striker, #10, or a winger despite where he's been playing. Javi Martinez always strikes me as very one paced... Thought he was massively overpriced... Hard to argue against the season he's had though...

Not a fan of Gignac... Or Cognac...

Did the much talked about "big sponsorship" deal or whatever it was actually get announced?... Biggest in the clubs history or something?...

I dare say no one wins really... So common ground has to be found... It's currently based on a number of factors along the lines of how well the club is doing... Method in his madness!?...

For 5 years? Yep... I think the combination of the first season expenditure on players and compensation opened his eyes to footballs true cost and the lack of due diligence with regards to the debt etc... As I'm a Freeman of Newcastle I can personally confirm he didn't realise he didn't own the land the ground is built on and that he had to pay us rent... Definitely got his fingers burnt badly... I thought the lease was free as long as the land was used for football?? Nope he pays us £x00,000 a year... It's up for renegotiation this year I believe so we will be looking to increase it... Last time the club made a big cock up with the deal which would've cost them a small fortune if it wasn't for the Freeman agreeing to seeing it as an admin error of sorts...

For 5 years? Yep... I think the combination of the first season expenditure on players and compensation opened his eyes to footballs true cost and the lack of due diligence with regards to the debt etc... As I'm a Freeman of Newcastle I can personally confirm he didn't realise he didn't own the land the ground is built on and that he had to pay us rent... Definitely got his fingers burnt badly...

Shame... Looked more promising than many of the others at his level... Thought he'd get 12 more month at least...

Same challenge... No free kick... Football eh?...

Never a free kick ... Lawrenson talking rubbish as usual...

Just thinking back to my early memories of watching international football... Seem to remember England beating Turkey in a qualifier 0-8 away in 1984... So there is hope for TAH yet...

Lets hope we are safe before we reach April...

Not liking all these rumours... Hopefully it's much to do about nothing...

Joey Barton passing comment on it all shortly on TS...

Did'nt he get racially abused by a west ham fan at an awards dinner or something? He got abused by a couple of fans at an awards dinner but i don't remember it being racially...

Word is they are getting Demba Ba also... Not sure if on loan or not...

Imagine if thats the reason why Cabaye, (Sorry, Kebab) decides to leave, You couldn't help but laugh, and I can see it happenng I wouldnt put it past some on here using that excuse tbh Id rather let him go, he seemed like a good idea last night but now Im sobered up and can see daylight, I dont want any part of him...

Great character reference and summary of the situation from Graham Hunter of JFK... Wish he was our DOF instead...

Club are going to confirm this is going ahead according to TS... Statement expected after JFK meets AP for lunch...

@steveharper37: Just listened to the amazing interview that you're all tweeting about from last night....#canspeakopenlyonapril1sorryjuly1

@steveharper37: Just listened to the amazing interview that you're all tweeting about from last night....#canspeakopenlyonapril1sorryjuly1

I think he's actually concerned he's got mental/health issues... Honestly this club...