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Some Exchange about Matuide headline... I would love to have him here...

 

 

@SkyGraemeBailey Graeme Bailey

@MsiDouglas Have you got your Blaise of Glory headline ready for coming days, I bet you have!

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N-O really should start our own Twitter thing and just do with these journo's do when we get a link from abroad on the forum...

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If we do sign another centre midfielder for decent money who we would probably have to guaruntee to be a first choice player then surely that would confirm that we're going for a 4-3-3 type of system next season. Our midfield and fowards could all be new players bar Tiote if you class Ben Arfa as a new player.

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N-O really should start our own Twitter thing and just do with these journo's do when we get a link from abroad on the forum...

 

I'd happily set one up like.

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N-O really should start our own Twitter thing and just do with these journo's do when we get a link from abroad on the forum...

 

I'd happily set one up like.

 

The UtdforNewcastle account that Colocho runs tweets anything from here anyway.

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N-O really should start our own Twitter thing and just do with these journo's do when we get a link from abroad on the forum...

 

I'd happily set one up like.

 

The UtdforNewcastle account that Colocho runs tweets anything from here anyway.

 

:lol:

 

Please tell me they start them, 'We're hearing that...'.

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I Think Saint Etienne would rather sell to us than any team in Ligue 1.

 

Why? Lorient weren't arsed.

 

Historically though, St-Etienne are a big club in France as opposed to Lorient. There'll be a pride thing.

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N-O really should start our own Twitter thing and just do with these journo's do when we get a link from abroad on the forum...

 

I'd happily set one up like.

 

The UtdforNewcastle account that Colocho runs tweets anything from here anyway.

 

:lol:

 

Please tell me they start them, 'We're hearing that...'.

 

Sometimes they do aye.

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As sexy as a front six of Tiote, Matuidi, Cabaye/HBA, Barnetta, Ba would be... if Nolan's departure acts as a catalyst for some sort of exodus i'll still be pretty concerned going into the season. Not even considering the 'leadership' qualities we'd be missing if the likes of him and Barton left (and God forbid, Jonas and Jose too)... we'd be just as desperately thin on the ground as we have been this year.

 

Whilst the types of players we're linked with shows promising signs, if we're enforcing a 'one-in-one-out' policy, i fear that we're not going to progress. I know the term 'net-spend' is overused, but it's a bit of a bloody joke if it's not even anywhere near the +£20m mark, given the Carroll funding. Nolan, Barton, Jonas and Jose together would fetch close to that figure, you'd think. We do not need to sell to buy this summer. Absolutely no way.

 

Still so far to go in this transfer window. Until yesterday i was pretty optimistic, although resigned to Jose's exit. Following the events of the last 48 hours i'm nowt but cautious.

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I think we were slightly unlucky last year that we had two players in midfield (Gosling and Ben Arfa) who were injured for the whole season. I think it's a pretty unlikely occurrence and that we'll have better squad depth this year with them returning.

 

If we sign N Taylor then I reckon our defence is sorted.

 

And if we play 4-3-3, this will be the players in our squad:

 

LB: Enrique, Taylor

CB: Colo, S Taylor, Williamson, Kadar

RB: Simpson, Perch

 

DM: Tiote, Smith (ugh)

Passing CM: Cabaye, Guthrie

utility CM: Matuidi, Barton, Gosling

 

or ideally rotate Matuidi into the DM position if Tiote's injured/suspended and play Barton/Gosling instead.

 

LW: Barnetta, Ferguson

RW: HBA, Jonas

 

ST: Ba, Erdinc, Best, Ameobi

 

We still of course lack squad depth but not in as many positions and the versatility of our players (like Jonas) should mean that we should be able to compete for 6-8th.

 

Guthrie might also be useful if he has Matuidi and Tiote doing all the running for him.

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