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Phil is an athlete could easily make it as a track and field runner if he doesn't make it as a footballer.

 

Agree with that. Looks like one of the fittest lads in the setup, never stops running, has a fair bit of sustained pace, very quick over short distances too.

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Guest Roger Kint

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley to invest in young talent

 

 

TOON owner Mike Ashley is believed to have ordered a major revamp at Newcastle United – in a move which sees the Magpies attempt to keep pace with some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

 

United ended the January transfer window last night as third-top spenders behind Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers after signing Papiss Cisse.

 

Although FC Twente’s Douglas is near the top of their transfer list this summer, Newcastle are looking to the future.

 

The Chronicle understands United are not only hoping to add a clutch of quality additions to the first-team pool this summer, but they will also put emphasis on the layers beneath Alan Pardew’s senior roster.

 

United have cleared the decks at the club’s Benton base with a host of younger players told they have no future at the club.

 

A United insider told the Chronicle: “The vision is for a brighter future at Newcastle.

 

“The owner is prepared to put money behind the latest project.

 

“It will give the club every chance to compete with clubs around Europe and beyond to make sure they can unearth some of the untapped talent which is clearly already out there.”

 

The brief to United’s scouting network is set to be intensified with talent from across the globe being lined up as part of an exciting new chapter in the club’s forward-thinking blueprint.

 

It means Toon players such as Hungarian international Tamas Kadar, Faroe Isles international Joan Edmundsson, Jeff Henderson, Greg McDermott, Patrick Nzuzi and Dan Taylor, Phil Airey – currently on loan at Gateshead – have been told to find new clubs, while Ryan Donaldson is also out of contract at the end of the season. The gulf in class between Newcastle’s second string and Manchester United was underlined last week in a 6-0 defeat which was one of the final deciding factors in a brave but exciting step forward.

 

Unlke when Kevin Keegan scrapped United’s reserves in the mid-1990s, this is a restructuring of the set-up.

 

However, Ashley’s vision is to lure more young stars to the club like Mehdi Abeid and Haris Vuckic, with several younger players set to come during the close season.

 

The Chronicle has also learned Newcastle’s owner is ready to back the plan with a kitty of up to £15m to be invested into the acquisition of talented youngsters from around Europe in the next few years, in a move which will excite some sections of fans.

 

While the release of a clutch of players considered to be in with a real shout of progression through the ranks will raise eyebrows, United boss Pardew and his backroom team are delighted by young prospects such as Remie Streete, Jak Alnwick and Paul Dummett coming through.

 

Meanwhile, United midfielder Yohan Cabaye has denied his charge of violent conduct from the FA.

 

 

 

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Guest neesy111

Shame about Kadar, really looked the part in the Championship.

 

Alan Smith had some good games in the championship.  Even Shola looked good.

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Bit different though really. Kadar was an 18/19 year old kid who, if I remember rightly, had been highly talked about the season we went down before he broke his leg in an away reserve derby game. He was getting his first real taste of first team football and looked a good prospect as a defender in a pretty physical league.

 

Smith actually didn't look that good, he was just passable as a footballer. That is the minimum would expect that from a 28 year old who had won the premier league with Man United a couple of seasons earlier and who had 19 England caps.

 

As for Shola, well he was just Shola.

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Shame about Kadar, really looked the part in the Championship.

 

Alan Smith had some good games in the championship.  Even Shola looked good.

 

They weren't 12 years old like Kadar.

 

Kadar has been hopeless for the reserves this season when I've watched him.  No progression at all.

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Guest Craig-NUFC

Actually quite excited about this.

Can foresee a lot of people complaining though, due to them wanting success last week rather in a few years time.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ashley to invest in young talent

 

 

TOON owner Mike Ashley is believed to have ordered a major revamp at Newcastle United – in a move which sees the Magpies attempt to keep pace with some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

 

United ended the January transfer window last night as third-top spenders behind Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers after signing Papiss Cisse.

 

Although FC Twente’s Douglas is near the top of their transfer list this summer, Newcastle are looking to the future.

 

The Chronicle understands United are not only hoping to add a clutch of quality additions to the first-team pool this summer, but they will also put emphasis on the layers beneath Alan Pardew’s senior roster.

 

United have cleared the decks at the club’s Benton base with a host of younger players told they have no future at the club.

 

A United insider told the Chronicle: “The vision is for a brighter future at Newcastle.

 

“The owner is prepared to put money behind the latest project.

 

“It will give the club every chance to compete with clubs around Europe and beyond to make sure they can unearth some of the untapped talent which is clearly already out there.”

 

The brief to United’s scouting network is set to be intensified with talent from across the globe being lined up as part of an exciting new chapter in the club’s forward-thinking blueprint.

 

It means Toon players such as Hungarian international Tamas Kadar, Faroe Isles international Joan Edmundsson, Jeff Henderson, Greg McDermott, Patrick Nzuzi and Dan Taylor, Phil Airey – currently on loan at Gateshead – have been told to find new clubs, while Ryan Donaldson is also out of contract at the end of the season. The gulf in class between Newcastle’s second string and Manchester United was underlined last week in a 6-0 defeat which was one of the final deciding factors in a brave but exciting step forward.

 

Unlke when Kevin Keegan scrapped United’s reserves in the mid-1990s, this is a restructuring of the set-up.

 

However, Ashley’s vision is to lure more young stars to the club like Mehdi Abeid and Haris Vuckic, with several younger players set to come during the close season.

 

The Chronicle has also learned Newcastle’s owner is ready to back the plan with a kitty of up to £15m to be invested into the acquisition of talented youngsters from around Europe in the next few years, in a move which will excite some sections of fans.

 

While the release of a clutch of players considered to be in with a real shout of progression through the ranks will raise eyebrows, United boss Pardew and his backroom team are delighted by young prospects such as Remie Streete, Jak Alnwick and Paul Dummett coming through.

 

Meanwhile, United midfielder Yohan Cabaye has denied his charge of violent conduct from the FA.

 

 

 

Read More http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2012/02/01/exclusive-ashley-to-invest-in-young-talent-72703-30240534/#.Tykg0pEXHlN.twitter#ixzz1l83GuNJg

 

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Guest Craig-NUFC

Actually quite excited about this.

Can foresee a lot of people complaining though, due to them wanting success last week rather in a few years time.

 

What a crock of s***. :lol: :lol:

 

Some people complained last year after some of the Carroll fee was used to improve the youth set up instead of getting a striker and I reckon there will be a group of people saying the £15m should have been spent on a defender (a quick look on twitter proves this to be true)

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Has nufc.com got it wrong?

Local lads left looking for new clubs meanwhile include strike trio Phil Airey, Ryan Donaldson and Dan Taylor, midfielder Greg McDermott and defenders Patrick Nzuzi, Jeff Henderson, Stevie Folan and James Tavernier.

 

Of all the players we've had on-loan from you at Gateshead, Tav was the outstanding one who ripped the Conference to bits and has gone on to do well at Carlisle and Sheff Wed. So if the above is correct, it seems a bit odd to give up on him so soon.

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That's an absolute shame about Kadar. We do actually need him in the squad now considering our lack of cover at CB but if he is being let go, then I guess it is simply down to the case that Pardew and co. don't really rate him and don't think he's good enough to play in the PL.

 

(I'd actually keep him around until the end of the season like).

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