Fabricio Coloccini (now retired)

[The College Dropout]

Maybe his poor form over the last 12-18 months is also somewhat down to having had his fill of the anti football approach of Pardew and Carver. Perhaps with a new competent coaching setup, a commitment to playing football on the ground and a young hungry CB beside him we could see a rejuvenated Colo who can get back to at least something like his best?

 

Here's hoping.

Been crap for 2 and a half years at least.

[Ronaldo]

I don't think my opinion is any different to anyone else's with half a brain.

 

Aye mate, you're the only one with more than half a brain, McClaren and everyone else is clueless.

 

Well, I stand by my opinion. It's based on 3 years of poor performances. I hope I'm wrong. I'm not, but we'll see.

[dinotheprehistoricgeordie]

What are the chances that we missed out on a few targets and this is a sign of desperation?

[Andymc1]

I don't think my opinion is any different to anyone else's with half a brain.

 

Aye mate, you're the only one with more than half a brain, McClaren and everyone else is clueless.

 

Well, I stand by my opinion. It's based on 3 years of poor performances. I hope I'm wrong. I'm not, but we'll see.

 

"I hope I'm wrong. I'm not" Classic Ron.

[Deuce]

I don't think my opinion is any different to anyone else's with half a brain.

 

Aye mate, you're the only one with more than half a brain, McClaren and everyone else is clueless.

 

Well, I stand by my opinion. It's based on 3 years of poor performances. I hope I'm wrong. I'm not, but we'll see.

 

[TRon]

Maybe his poor form over the last 12-18 months is also somewhat down to having had his fill of the anti football approach of Pardew and Carver. Perhaps with a new competent coaching setup, a commitment to playing football on the ground and a young hungry CB beside him we could see a rejuvenated Colo who can get back to at least something like his best?

 

Here's hoping.

Been crap for 2 and a half years at least.

 

He's had the odd bad game where he's got done badly, but no he hasn't been crap in general. This type of hyperbole doesn't serve anyone. What we really need is a big stopper who can play alongside your Colo, Mbebmba or Mbiwa when he was here. The only one we have got who comes close to that description is Williamson who actually is crap, yet you were defending him just this week.

[Tiresias]

Oh dear, losing any hope of another CB incoming now

[Yorkie]

If he really wants to stay then we should have done this in addition to signing another.

[oldtype]

With Mbemba, Colo, Lascelles, Dummett, and Taylor all available; I don't think we actually need another CB unless we're buying one with serious quality. The depth is there.

 

Can't see us spending 10m+ on another defender, so this is not at all unexpected.

[Ikon]

Depth of shit..

[oldtype]

Depth of shit..

 

Relative to what past versions of NUFC and other mid-lower table premier league teams have had to work with in defense, I would be content with a starting pair of Colo-Mbemba or Dummett-Mbemba backed up by Taylor with occasional appearances from Lascelles. Content is about as good as it gets with this team.

[Dr Venkman]

Colo's decline hasn't been physical IMO, his mental state was shot and then the team declined and he started trying to do everyone else's job for them. Granted he has been crap recently, but I don't think it's impossible for him to make a bit of a comeback in the short term.

 

Agree. I don't mind this too much. Colo's shortcomings now are more or less the same as always, he lacks pace and he's erratic in the air. He's a class defender though and with Mbemba next to him he might get back to something like his best.

 

As fans we want the team to progress quickly, but you can't change everything at once, Colo staying as part of the first team isn't a major problem.

 

That said, I'd rather he wasn't captain, but McClaren has been making noises about 11 captains, hopefully the news lads will listen to him and the likes of Krul, Anita, Tiote etc will follow suit.

[Mole_Toonfan]

All i know is Mbemba better be as much of a physical beast that he's claimed to be

[Deckard 13]

It's gone from "four or five 15M players" to 2 more years minimum of Colo. I agree, on paper without having seen Mbemba he's our best CB but that isn't a reason to give him a new contract, it's a massive red flag telling you we need new CB's.

 

I hope for our sake Mbemba is mint, because if he isn't we're screwed. Colo is absolutely done and a new partner alone will not fix that.

[Dokko]

Massive sign of intent by the club.

 

FucK all has or will change.

[TRon]

With Mbemba, Colo, Lascelles, Dummett, and Taylor all available; I don't think we actually need another CB unless we're buying one with serious quality. The depth is there.

 

Can't see us spending 10m+ on another defender, so this is not at all unexpected.

 

My only issue is that of the defenders we've had the past few seasons, not one is really dominant in the air in the John Terry mould. I've not seen Mbemba or Lascelles yet, I can only hope they are going to provide that, because we already have plenty of cb's who will win 80% of the aerial tussles, but lose the crucial one which costs a goal.

[oldtype]

With Mbemba, Colo, Lascelles, Dummett, and Taylor all available; I don't think we actually need another CB unless we're buying one with serious quality. The depth is there.

 

Can't see us spending 10m+ on another defender, so this is not at all unexpected.

 

My only issue is that of the defenders we've had the past few seasons, not one is really dominant in the air in the John Terry mould. I've not seen Mbemba or Lascelles yet, I can only hope they are going to provide that, because we already have plenty of cb's who will win 80% of the aerial tussles, but lose the crucial one which costs a goal.

 

They both look like big units, so we can hope.

[ponsaelius]

Just got to hope he stops playing like a twat and Mbemba is ace I guess. I think McClaren wants some continuity/stability and sees this as an opportunity to do so, despite our abysmal defending in recent years Not sure what to make of it all to be honest, was not expecting this at all.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Don't mind Colo as a backup, but he shouldn't have a guaranteed starting spot. Nor should he be our on-pitch captain.

 

Really wish we'd just pay Williamson off and bring another centre half in.

[sempuki]

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fabricio-coloccini-turned-down-three-9807178

[sempuki]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3187302/Steve-McClaren-accuses-Alan-Pardew-lying-Fabricio-Coloccini.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

 

Shots fired at the king.

[U2]

Love it.  Eat that Pardiola

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

Good. Regardless of it being the wrong decision anyway, McClaren is simply a dullard, whereas Pardew is a complete twat.

 

Hope he has a few more digs throughout the season.

[Figures 1-0 Football]

If we let him go and didnt replace him everyone would murder that decision...

 

The new contact tells me one thing, that he will partner Mbemba at CB. The fact that Taylor appears to be favoured by Steve tells me that he is third choice. In turn, this makes Williamson fourth (or maybe even further back) choice. Happy days.

 

We have a surpless of useless/average defenders, we wont buy any until they are moved on. Keeping Colo for one more year is hardly a negative.

[Dave]

McClaren is right like, that statement Pardew put out was transparent as fuck.