joeyt Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Gonna be hilarious to see Costa and Saylor try to out-do each other with dramatics next week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Not sure how you can use stats from a run of games from almost 5 years ago to advocate his ability now, like. I wasn't....you might have missed the point there, or maybe I didn't explain it well enough. I was pointing out that Colo and Taylor have form as a pair. I haven't done the stats going back five years but I'd bet our goals against is far lower when Colo and Taylor are paired, than that of any other pair over the same period. Granted they aren't up against much (Williamson) and I'm not having a dig at Mbemba - I like him and I think he'll be a decent player for us. I'm just pointing out that Taylor and Colo have historically (and the few times they have been paired this season) looked more solid as a pairing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/07/newcastle-united-steve-mcclaren-cheik-tiote-west-bromwich-albion Classic Saylor. After convincing McClaren to let him undergo rehabilitation from hamstring surgery beneath the restorative heat of the Doha sun, Taylor is similarly hungry. “I’ve been dying to get back out there for ages so I’m absolutely loving it,” he said. “I feel a million dollars. I’ve come back from Qatar fitter and stronger. “ When you’re not playing you’re always going to be written off but I like proving people wrong. It’s nice for a lot of people to eat their words. I play with my heart and soul but we need characters. When you play for Newcastle you need a bit of fruit and veg down there, you’ve got to hold your own. “I threw myself at everything and, yeah, wound West Brom up a bit. Our team’s been a little quiet in the last few months so I livened things up. It seemed to work on a few of their players – they were moaning and it put them off their game.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Utter bellend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Well done you've played one good game in 12 months. moron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Well done you've played one good game in 12 months. moron. Played well at Old Trafford back in August tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/07/newcastle-united-steve-mcclaren-cheik-tiote-west-bromwich-albion Classic Saylor. After convincing McClaren to let him undergo rehabilitation from hamstring surgery beneath the restorative heat of the Doha sun, Taylor is similarly hungry. “I’ve been dying to get back out there for ages so I’m absolutely loving it,” he said. “I feel a million dollars. I’ve come back from Qatar fitter and stronger. “ When you’re not playing you’re always going to be written off but I like proving people wrong. It’s nice for a lot of people to eat their words. I play with my heart and soul but we need characters. When you play for Newcastle you need a bit of fruit and veg down there, you’ve got to hold your own. “I threw myself at everything and, yeah, wound West Brom up a bit. Our team’s been a little quiet in the last few months so I livened things up. It seemed to work on a few of their players – they were moaning and it put them off their game.” Those quotes look like they've been taken from a Twitter parody account or something. I noticed him do a strange little twirl after heading it to one of our players yesterday, he's absolutely missing a fair bit up top. Good game though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/07/newcastle-united-steve-mcclaren-cheik-tiote-west-bromwich-albion Classic Saylor. After convincing McClaren to let him undergo rehabilitation from hamstring surgery beneath the restorative heat of the Doha sun, Taylor is similarly hungry. “I’ve been dying to get back out there for ages so I’m absolutely loving it,” he said. “I feel a million dollars. I’ve come back from Qatar fitter and stronger. “ When you’re not playing you’re always going to be written off but I like proving people wrong. It’s nice for a lot of people to eat their words. I play with my heart and soul but we need characters. When you play for Newcastle you need a bit of fruit and veg down there, you’ve got to hold your own. “I threw myself at everything and, yeah, wound West Brom up a bit. Our team’s been a little quiet in the last few months so I livened things up. It seemed to work on a few of their players – they were moaning and it put them off their game.” He really is a thick twat. However, if fit I think he will be useful in the run in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Fruit and veg is a new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Bet there's some serious BANTZ being thrown around the penalty box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 He must mean meat and 2 veg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Bet Pardew loved him. He will be at Palace next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 "Fruit and veg" You're a fucking vegetable, Taylor. He played well. As mentioned, WBA were absolutely pathetic. So it's difficult to judge any of our players on that game. But he did seem a more suitable partner for Colo or Mbemba. Those two together, is even more worrying. Taylor seems to have bulked up yet again and he is far more physical than the usual starters. Think he'll get shown up against a more pacey and skilful attack. Chelsea away this weekend is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 We could kick on to Europe with Mr Newcastle back to inspire us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samag Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 To be fair he not a bad player we have had a lot worse over the years, he just never fit for most of the season, Just hope he can stay injury free till the end of the season, but not expecting it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 John 'Interesting' Anderson actually seemed clued up regarding this game - put a lot of focus on how poor West Brom were. People lose their minds a bit at every bit of positivity these days as happy as I was with the nature of the result. Pleased for Mitro more than anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I lost count of the number of times Taylor came to the touchline for a drink in the 2nd half. He must have been pissing for England on Saturday night. he had a good game but was narf blowing out of his arse 2nd half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I completely understand the criticism of him being thick as pigshit and capable of the odd error, but some of the OTT stick he gets proper irks me. Aye he's injury prone, he's totally made of glass but when he's capable of good performances as we've seen at Man U and WBA yesterday and he's a capable stand-in for our defence atm. He gives absolutely everything when he's on the pitch, you see Coloccini turning away from shots but this utter clampet runs headfirst into them, he puts his body on the line constantly without a thought - which is probably another reason he's injured so often, given he probably does it in training too as he's fighting to play - he absolutely loves the club and you never see less than 100% from him every game. Personally I'm happy to see him back for a few weeks where we really need a fighter with some grit at the heart of defence alongside our spineless captain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 In short, he has all the necessary physical attributes but few of the mental ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamunigeordie Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I completely understand the criticism of him being thick as pigshit and capable of the odd error, but some of the OTT stick he gets proper irks me. Aye he's injury prone, he's totally made of glass but when he's capable of good performances as we've seen at Man U and WBA yesterday and he's a capable stand-in for our defence atm. He gives absolutely everything when he's on the pitch, you see Coloccini turning away from shots but this utter clampet runs headfirst into them, he puts his body on the line constantly without a thought - which is probably another reason he's injured so often, given he probably does it in training too as he's fighting to play - he absolutely loves the club and you never see less than 100% from him every game. Personally I'm happy to see him back for a few weeks where we really need a fighter with some grit at the heart of defence alongside our spineless captain. Completely agree. Don't think he comes across particularly well, but when we can get him on the pitch he is more often than not an asset. In any event, we don't really know what he is like as we don't know him/spend time with him on a day by day basis, and there doesn't appear to be anything malicious or nasty about him unlike a fair few other footballers who get hero worshipped by fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I don't have a problem with him as a player other than when he does mind numbingly game threatening things. I think a lot of frustration with him is almost solely down to being a waste of a squad number through injury. His type of presence has meant that in the club's warped thinking they have a strong enough squad. Their fault of course but people are rightly fed up of wasted time with players we had from the championship. I think hes a decent enough player who is dedicated to the cause although his apalling injury record has rendered him a waste of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Don't know why but I love the knacker. Thick bastard clearly does love the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 He can be very good but he always has a mistake in him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 In short, he has all the necessary physical attributes but few of the mental ones. Depends if you count speed, agility and muscular endurance as physical attributes. He certainly has none of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 In short, he has all the necessary physical attributes but few of the mental ones. Depends if you count speed, agility and muscular endurance as physical attributes. He certainly has none of them. He's not that slow or immobile, for a CB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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