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That whole era was gash man. Damien Duff, Babayaro, Amdy Faye, Nicky Butt, Craig Moore. All f***ing turbo s***.

 

Craig Moore was OK.

 

Howay man.

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That whole era was gash man. Damien Duff, Babayaro, Amdy Faye, Nicky Butt, Craig Moore. All f***ing turbo s***.

 

Craig Moore was OK.

 

Howay man.

 

We've had - at the time, actually - far, far worse than Craig Moore.

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That whole era was gash man. Damien Duff, Babayaro, Amdy Faye, Nicky Butt, Craig Moore. All f***ing turbo s***.

 

Craig Moore was OK.

 

Howay man.

 

We've had - at the time, actually - far, far worse than Craig Moore.

 

Agree with that, he spent the majority of his time with us "injured" but he played some good games at the end of the 05/06 season, mainly because he had the incentive of wanting to secure a place in the Aussie squad for the World Cup (which he did achieve). Still remember coming up to see us doing Spurs 3-1 at home that season and our back four was: Carr, Ramage, Moore and Elliott. On paper that was not a bulletproof defensive line up, but they got it done and Moore was good.

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I can remember the Chronicle's caption competition in early 2005/06 being a picture of Terry Mac talking to Souness about something, and the winning caption was summat like

 

"Good news, boss. Craig Moore does exist - he was spotted coming out of a chippy in Sunderland"

 

one of the better ones I can remember :lol:

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I remember watching Moore playing alongside Titus Bramble and thinking if you could combine them there'd be a really good defender. But that's as retarded as saying if i was Lionel Messi i'd be ace. :lol:

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“The funds for the Europa League don’t actually suggest you can do more. If we suddenly get that influx of Champions League money, I don’t think it will take me longer than 10 minutes to spend it.”

 

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it's been posted before, but this extract of henning berg's biography tells you everything you need to know about souness' coaching. the man's a menace to football, and having to listen to him on the telly is a small price to pay in that it keeps him away from f***ing up innocent, unsuspecting football clubs.

 

Henning watches the training session, as Souness and his assistants yell and wave their arms. He tells me about Phil Boersma. He used to be the assistant to the physio at Liverpool. When Souness managed Galatasaray, Boersma was put in charge of warm-ups. When Souness took charge of Blackburn, he made Boersma head coach.

 

“That’s what Souness is like. He’ll only associate himself with people who say ‘yes boss’, coaches who wouldn’t even be competent to coach Norwegian youth teams,” Henning says. Souness lets the club rot rather than lose face. In the last couple of years, David Dunn, Keith Gillespie, Andy Cole and Henning have all left Blackburn after falling out with him. The ­captain, Garry Flitcroft, isn’t even on the bench and Henning’s good friend Dwight Yorke, who came here from Manchester United in 2002, is also on his way out. Right now, Yorke is out there with his team-mates in training, but everyone knows it’s just a matter of time.

 

 

good bit on Boersma there. I posted this about him a few months back:

 

I don't know if anyone remembers Phil Boersma? He was a mate of Souness' from Liverpool who ended up doing most of the physio work while someone very highly regarded (Paul Winsper, I think) stood around doing nothing. He got sacked suddenly and quietly at the FA Cup semi final farce because when everyone woke up on the day of the game Boersma was still up drinking from the night before! Possibly its the likes of Souness, Saunders, Boersma and McDermott who may explain the constant crippling injury crisies in the Souness days and not "Lady Luck". Heard alot of other stories of complete incompetence from that era as well.

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,72448.msg3248394.html#msg3248394

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All I remember of Dean Saunders was him constantly making the "knock it long and high" gesture if we were behind in the last twenty minutes.

 

Tossers, all of 'em.

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For those still doubting Pardew. Here's the ultimate in comparison by a man we all trust who worked with them both

 

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/246968/Magic-Newcastle-boss-Alan-Pardew-has-Sir-Bobby-Robson-s-touch/

 

 

MAGIC NEWCASTLE BOSS ALAN PARDEW HAS SIR BOBBY ROBSON'S TOUCH

 

ABOVE: Newcastle boss Alan PardewCarver was Sir Bobby’s right-hand man a decade ago and returned to the club in January last year to play a key role in the Toon’s rebirth under Pardew

20th April 2012By Ian Murtagh

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RESURGENT Newcastle are chasing Champions League qualification for the first time since the glory days of Sir Bobby Robson.

 

And the similarities between Robson’s squad and the current one assembled by Alan Pardew are striking, according to John Carver, loyal lieutenant to both men.

 

Carver was Sir Bobby’s right-hand man a decade ago and returned to the club in January last year to play a key role in the Toon’s rebirth under Pardew.

 

Here he casts an expert eye over the two squads, then and now…

 

GOALKEEPER

 

THEY'RE currently voting for the Premier League’s greatest players of the past 20 years and, for me, there’s only Peter Schmeichel and possibly Petr Cech who are above Shay Given in the pecking order.

 

Shay was a tremendous servant to Newcastle.

 

And with Steve Harper as well, we had the best goalkeeping ­department of anyone, without doubt.

 

Tim Krul, for one so young, has bucketloads of self-belief. It’s a Dutch thing.

 

Some may call it arrogance but I prefer to see it as this incredible calmness under pressure.

 

He’s won us a lot of points this season and I’m staggered that he is not one of the nominations for PFA Young Player of the Year or even Player of the Year.

 

DEFENCE

 

BETWEEN 2002 and 2004, there were some unsung heroes in our defence and it’s the same right now.

 

Of course, that side had the class of Jonathan Woodgate and today we have Fabricio Coloccini, a fabulous footballer and captain.

 

But Aaron Hughes was a real warrior. He’d play anywhere and I remember Sir Bobby, after he was sacked, saying the next biggest mistake the club made was selling Aaron.

 

James Perch or Ryan Taylor could emerge as the “new Hughes” because they have that versatility and determination to succeed.

 

MIDFIELD

 

THIS is where the two sides are very different. In Cheik Tiote and Yohan Cabaye, we have ­midfielders who are essentially holding players, two of the Premier League’s best in my opinion.

 

Yohan’s passing range reminds me of Gary Speed, someone I still think of every day. The two of them are also similar in the example they set to their team-mates.

Speedo, however, loved getting into the box and scoring a goal or two – and it was the same with Kieron Dyer and Jermaine Jenas. Sir Bobby’s midfield was a lot more attacking, while the current one probably offers more protection to the backline.

 

WINGERS

 

SIR BOBBY used to spend hours in meetings with Laurent Robert, telling him what was expected of him, and it’s been the same with Alan Pardew and Hatem Ben Arfa.

 

Both players have incredible, match-winning ability but needed to adjust to the English game.

We always had to work that little bit harder to accommodate Laurent, but, thankfully, the penny’s dropped with Ben Arfa, who has really upped his work-rate. Alan keeps showing him Barcelona videos, for him to learn all about their work off the ball.

 

STRIKERS

 

HOW can you compare Alan Shearer with anyone?

 

Well, Papiss Cisse is doing a pretty good job of being compared to the Newcastle legend.

 

Ten goals in his first nine game has already made him a huge favourite with the fans and if he carries on like this, he’ll be rivalling Al in the popularity stakes.

 

Shearer gave us an aura when we played in the Champions League because everyone had heard of him and knew we were a team to be taken seriously, with him ­leading the line.

 

Demba Ba has been in Cisse’s shadows lately but let’s not forget that we wouldn’t be comparing these two teams if it wasn’t for his goals in the first half of the season.

 

I’m certain that if and when Cisse’s hot streak ends, Demba will step up to the plate.

 

Last and certainly not least, there’s Shola Ameobi, who, like me, has Newcastle in his blood.

 

He did a great job for Sir Bobby when called upon and, if anything, is even more important today, with his experience, attitude and influence on and off the pitch.

 

 

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Pardew man :lol:

 

Pardew in Chelsea admission

Magpies boss would be shocked if Blues win Champions League

 

Alan Pardew says he will choke on his beer if Chelsea win the UEFA Champions League and deny his Newcastle side a place in next season's competition.

 

Newcastle are vying with Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal to finish in the top four after a remarkable campaign for the Magpies.

 

Should Chelsea go on to win the Champions League and one of Arsenal, Tottenham or Newcastle finish fourth in the Premier League, then that position becomes a Europa League spot as the Blues would gain an automatic place back in Europe's premier competition as holders.

 

Pardew believes Chelsea's pursuit of European glory, as they head into next week's semi-final with Barcelona leading 1-0 from the first leg, will spread nervousness among the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham in the race to finish third and gain automatic Champions League qualification.

 

"Chelsea haven't won it yet. But it makes it very interesting that third place, doesn't it? If Arsenal and Tottenham get very nervous, that's a good thing," said Pardew.

 

 

Pardew admits Newcastle are batting above their average as they were tipped to struggle in some quarters at the start of the season and he concedes the permutations of qualifying for Europe have left him scratching his head.

 

Rules

 

"I'll choke on my beer if Chelsea win the Champions League and we finish fourth, for sure. But the rules are the rules," added Pardew.

 

"I really think we'll achieve something special if we finish fifth or sixth. Any higher than that would be astounding really but I think we've got a real chance.

 

"The Champions League is something that really we shouldn't be competing for, but we are, and we are going to go for that as best we can.

 

 

"We are batting well above our level in terms of the teams and the salaries and transfer fees that these other clubs have paid. We shouldn't even be anywhere near them but a couple of the other sides have got a bit edgy. We haven't shown any signs of that - and hopefully we won't.

 

"What I do know is this European qualification is about as complicated as it gets. We need Carol Vorderman to work it out."

 

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:lol:

 

Love this about Hatem too for some reason,

"We always had to work that little bit harder to accommodate Laurent, but, thankfully, the penny’s dropped with Ben Arfa, who has really upped his work-rate. Alan keeps showing him Barcelona videos, for him to learn all about their work off the ball."

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