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I'm a big fan of Ba and Best playing together. Can't stomach seeing Lovenkrands on the starting sheet again and Shola..... In spite of this, I don't see Ba and Best as just default favourites, both quality players and I think we'll see Leon Best push on this season

Happy with this.

Anyone got any news on why Kazenga went off after the first half for Brighton?

Disagree with the majority, he's 22, has excellent ball control, good pace and looks to pick out passes. He seems to fuck up on his final ball too much but he'll develop. My one problem is that he seems too similar to Jonas in that he can beat people and get into good positions then waste it but like I said, I think with time, confidence and being able to consistently play the same role he can be good. Like almost everyone on this board though, I haven't seen him enough.

Yeah, I've got to admit DJ NUFC, you must be living in the mid 90s still. All I ever expect is that somehow we'll get lucky, put a few results together and scrape into the top ten by a point

We'll definitely sign three more players with Enrique leaving, won't let myself believe we won't. I feel like we must have stuff lined up to have given Barton the boot, there has to be some sense in it all somewhere. If not, our season will be one long dont-get-injured-or-we're-fucked

possibly my favourite, Barton's smug-ass face when he turns away from the others, priceless.

Just seems like he's on an emotional meltdown

Team; harper, richardson, dummett, abeid, tavernier, williamson, smith, ameobi, ranger, vuckic, raylor. Subs; donaldson, soderberg, inman, edmundsson, airey, mcdermott, nzuzi

Premiership Winners: Chelsea Runners Up: Man U 3rd: Man City 4th: Arsenal Europa: Tottenham, Everton Relegation: QPR, Wolves, Wigan Under Performers: Liverpool (8th) Top Goal Scorer: Javier Hernandez Break Out Year: Mehdi Abeid, Haris Vuckic Season to Forget: RVP, Charlie Adam PFA Young Player of the Year: Sturridge FWA Player of the Year: Jack Wilshere Where will NUFC finish?: 10th Domestic Championship Promotion: West ham, Leicester Play Off Winners: Brighton Championship Relegation: Hull, Peterborough, Doncaster FA Cup: Man City League Cup: Man City FA Vase: Whitley Bay World La Liga winner: Barca Serie A winner: Inter Milan Bundesliga: Bayern Munich Champions League: Man U Other First Prem manager to quit/be sacked/'mutual consent': Steve Kean NUFC's top scorer: Leon Best (14 PL goals) Where will NUFC finish this season: 10th Will Wayne Rooney's Hair fall out before the end of the Season: Undoubtedly What's the next crazy thing Mario Balotelli will do: He'll propose to a fan in the stands after being sent off against Swansea Will an away team win a penalty at Old Trafford this season: Yes, two teams will.

Mike 'Howard Hughes' Ashley is just reverting to previous form. Before he bought Newcastle, hardly anyone knew anything about him, he now seems to be the shadow man again and this includes stopping anyone from knowing anything truthful about the club. Newcastle's caught in a joke of a position where the players are saying things they shouldn't be saying on twitter and Ashley's not saying things he should be saying. Messy

Don't leave the board man Ian, one of the few people who never allows your emotions to take over in a debate. There are few people who really try and look at things from every side and give a balanced verdict, stick it out

This is true, sick of everything being so polarised. It's like we're in an incredibly abusive relationship but there's nothing we can do about it, fucking masochistic. Just can't wait for the start of the season.

Sick of players saying they love this club. Meaningless

Surely the unrest comes from the going on at the club ? If Carroll, Nolan, Barton, Routledge and probably more who i've forgotten all come out and complain about the exact same thing then surely the unrest is there and it's noubt to do with Barton ? If there is unrest then there's nothing that can be done about it, letting everyone know in stupid little snippets only makes people question what's going on, causes general confusion and a massive backlash against either the player himself or the board. It's pointless.

Whatever does happen, I'm sick of this twat. He says some funny things, he has some common charm but all he's done is create massive unrest.

I can see what you're saying Ian, he's obviously a self-obsessed attention seeker with the stability of a bucking bronco, we've all known that for some time but it seems to be part of the bigger problem which has unearthed itself over the past month. The unrest in the camp is palpable even if it is only caused by Jose, Barton and Routledge, I stress even, and things aren't going to settle down until Jose and Barton go. This means losing two of our best players for relatively low fees as they're in their last year here. I just don't see us replacing them with anyone that comes close. It just feels like another implosion is brewing when a month back with Cabaye arriving, that day when we woke up shocked to find out Marveaux had signed, we all thought things were turning around. There was a proper sense of optimism then and now it's fading fast

This shit is so tiresome, all we're asking for is a bit of stability but everyone at every level whether it's Lambarse, Ashley, player unrest, contrives on an almost daily basis to unhinge everything. We're always in a state of perpetual collapse, it's a fucking joke, so sick of it. Was feeling positive about the season ahead but all this shit behind the scenes is making it crash down around us

Absolutely no chance of us getting relegated, if we manage to get Tiote, Colo, Arfa and Marveaux on in several matches together, we'll clean up against half the wank in the league. We've got quality just not in abundance. I'd like to see Abeid, Vuckic, Tav and Ferguson come through for the first team, they've got speed, hunger, good ball control and are evidently far better than the likes of Raylor, Smith, Loven and a couple of others who manage to sneak into our lineup all too often. If only Pards would tell Shola and Loven to fuck off I'd rest a lot easier about the upcoming season. I'm feeling positive, these friendlies are pointless, I just hope the lads are up for it from the whistle against Arsenal

Cheers for the update Tax, you got any more info?

Lovenkrands is my second least favourite current NUFC player after Smith. At least with Perch we barely have to see the lad, Lovenkrands is always around spraying shit all over the pitch

It's two minutes in but we look absolutely appalling

The only things of interest in this game for me are how Tav and Gosling play, getting a chance to look at Abeid for the first time and I would like to see Best have a good game as I think he's been hard done by, if he gets shafted out of the club at the expense of lovenkrands and Ameobi it's a complete joke.

I would read anything and everything posted on Reserves/Academy that you put together or anyone else did that was going to see a lot of the games. One of the most exciting parts of football is trying to spot talent coming through and the hope that comes with it. If we're ever going to become a serious football club again that finishes consistently in the top 6 I think youth developments will have loads to do with it. Cheers anyway for making the effort in the past

Love this lad, if he comes through as a decent player for us he'll definitely become a favourite