AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/eurovision/archive/2011/08/31/the-rise-fall-and-re-birth-of-davide-santon.aspx Decent read... Sounds promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 We are becoming one of the best run clubs in the Premiership. No throwing away ludicrous money at big names and egos. It chokes me to say this but I believe Ashley has got it right. Best don a tin hat mate. More like a bunker. More like a strait-jacket Incoming.............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest je85 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 The In Bed With Marradonna folks have put together a little piece on the lad http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/2/geordie-sure-davide-santon-joins-newcastle-4.html The rest of the site's worth a browse too if you don't check it already. GEORDIE SURE? DAVIDE SANTON JOINS NEWCASTLE by Adam Digby How will the young Italian take to life in Newcastle? Let's look for clues from past experience A well-worn tale from Newcastle United's 1998 Christmas party tells of players exchanging 'novety' presents; the bald-headed Temuri Ketsbaia was given a hairbrush while house burglar's favourite Duncan Ferguson got a prison shirt from his no doubt nervous team-mates. The oddest gift of all was bestowed upon young Italian defender Alessandro Pistone, the then 23-year-old presented with a sheep's heart directly from a local butcher's, apparently because he "didn't have one of his own". Things had started well for the left-back, purchased for £4.5 million the year before from Inter and lauded as something of a coup for then manager Kenny Dalglish. The Liverpool legend made Pistone a regular and publicly stated a case for the players inclusion in Cesare Maldini's Italy Squad for the 1998 World Cup. He was well respected in his native country, having captained the Under-21 side and played a part in the victorious 1996 European U-21 Championship alongside Gigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta and Francesco Totti, scoring a penalty in the final. It would quickly deteriorate when Dalglish was replaced by Ruud Gullit as the Dutchman would refuse to give him a squad number and fail to start him in a single game during his ill-fated tenure. Forced to train with the reserbves along with club captain Rob Lee and then loaned to Venezia, he would return to prominence under Sir Bobby Robson and enjoy a seven year stay at Everton. Pistone's reputation was forever tarnished by his spell in the North East, something which, despite his disastrous spell there, did not happen to another promising young Italian to join the St James' Park club. Giuseppe Rossi arrived at Newcastle on loan in the summer of 2006, Sir Alex Ferguson struggling to find room for the exciting but unproven prospect, Manchester United's strong squad restricting him to just five appearances over a two year spell. Sadly the same would happen at Newcastle, where he would play just thirteen times in the first half season, a situation that his parent club refused to tolerate. Glenn Roeder's treatment of Rossi annoyed Ferguson, who then sent him to Parma where his nine goals and four assists would, in just nineteen appearances, save Claudio Ranieri's side from what seemed like certain relegation. The story is well known from there, Rossi would move to Villarreal and become one of the most coveted strikers in European football and identified as a clear target for Barcelona, a team with the style and ideals that have defined him as a player. At best then, prospects from the Italian peninsula have had a difficult time at Newcastle, but this week has seen another of the Azzurri's brightest young stars has opted to join The Toon as Davide Santon was added to Alan Pardew's side as the transfer window drew to a close. Santon, in addition to being a fantastically talented defensive prospect has, surprisingly for a 20-year-old Italian player, a good level of experience in the top division, playing over 50 games for Inter, as well as 11 starts for Cesena where he spent the second part of last season on loan. He has also featured seven times for the Italian national team, making him very much ahead of the curve in a country notoriously sceptical of young players. Two years ago it was Jose Mourinho giving the player his Inter debut in the Copa Italia, inserting him into the starting line-up after a disastrous performance at Atalanta from Maxwell. He played well enough to keep his place in the side, no mean feat in a squad as strong as the one assembled by Inter in recent seasons. A few weeks later Manchester United visited San Siro in a tie that would see Santon pitted directly against Cristiano Ronaldo. The match would end scoreless and the Portuguese player was quick to praise the youngster who had kept him largely in check throughout the ninety minutes; "I was impressed by Santon; he is really interesting, a great footballer." By the end of the season he had breezed through the Under-21 set-up to become a full International, making his debut in a 3-0 victory over Northern Ireland. From there however, the only way was seemingly down and, as Inter chased a remarkable treble, he was relegated to the bench and then shunted around with no real continuity with injuries and a glaring lack of confidence slowing his progress. Under Massimo Ficcadenti however, the defender would slowly begin to rebuild his reputation. Much like the way Cesare Prandelli showed faith in him after replacing Marcello Lippi as Italy coach, the belief shown in him was reflected in his performances. He won 84.6% of challenges and completed 85.2% of his passing during his spell at the Dino Manuzzi while collecting just one yellow card. His improvement should have brought him back to the forefront of planning for Inter and Italy, where his versatility could be vital. Instead he moves to the Premier league club, meaning a player who should have been vital to the future of his club has been sold, an odd move made even less sensible with the onset of Financial Fair Play and quotas on home-grown players. It must be hoped he is given more of a chance at St James' Park than Giuseppe Rossi and, as the Milan-born Alessandro Pistone could tell the youngster, Gallowgate is a long way from the Guiseppe Meazza. Adam is a freelance football writer, and co-founder of Juventi Knows. Follow him on Twitter@Adz77 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We are becoming one of the best run clubs in the Premiership. No throwing away ludicrous money at big names and egos. It chokes me to say this but I believe Ashley has got it right. There is a middle ground between throwing millions on players such as Owen, Luque etc, and buying absolutely fucking nobody. We are well-run if you completely ignore the sports aspect, and by doing that you are completely missing the point of running a fotball club. Its not supposed to be ran like a normal business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Play well and you'll get a move to a bigger club soon enough. Similar to Wigan. And Villa. And Everton. Boring as fuck now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Rainforest, define nobody for me. Ta very much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Rainforest, define nobody for me. Ta very much. Went into the january window needing a striker to partner carroll. Left the window without carroll. 8 months on Lovenkrants and Shola one of the first names on the squad-sheet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 The In Bed With Marradonna folks have put together a little piece on the lad http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/2/geordie-sure-davide-santon-joins-newcastle-4.html The rest of the site's worth a browse too if you don't check it already. Good read that, cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Rainforest, define nobody for me. Ta very much. Went into the january window needing a striker to partner carroll. Left the window without carroll. 8 months on Lovenkrants and Shola one of the first names on the squad-sheet. Dunno where you came from but I wish you'd fuck off back there. Newcastle supporters are perfectly entitled to be critical of their club players etc, but you smell of mackem or something else. Your recent arrival and attempted subtle digs are so blatantly piss taking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Rainforest, define nobody for me. Ta very much. Went into the january window needing a striker to partner carroll. Left the window without carroll. 8 months on Lovenkrants and Shola one of the first names on the squad-sheet. Dunno where you came from but I wish you'd f*** off back there. Newcastle supporters are perfectly entitled to be critical of their club players etc, but you smell of mackem or something else. Your recent arrival and attempted subtle digs are so blatantly p*ss taking. Thanks for the warm welcome, fellow supporter. Top lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Number 9 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Rainforest, define nobody for me. Ta very much. Went into the january window needing a striker to partner carroll. Left the window without carroll. 8 months on Lovenkrants and Shola one of the first names on the squad-sheet. Dunno where you came from but I wish you'd f*** off back there. Newcastle supporters are perfectly entitled to be critical of their club players etc, but you smell of mackem or something else. Your recent arrival and attempted subtle digs are so blatantly p*ss taking. Bit over the top, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I guess registering just as we were wrapping up the transfer-window with no striker in sight has colored my posts a bit, for that I apologize. Still being called a mackem and told to fuck off seems a bit harsh, but if I offended you in any way IM sorry mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I like you and think you've made an Amazon contribution to the board in your first few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Back on topic - I see some "experts" claim he is "not that fast" - going back to the youtube-clip with him taking on ronaldo ( ), he looks fast as hell to me. I mean if you can turn around 180 degrees and run down Cristiano, surely you must have some pace on you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest je85 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Aye, this thread's gone a bit off tropic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I like you and think you've made an Amazon contribution to the board in your first few days. http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt57/sgtrobo/NotSureIfSerious.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I like you and think you've made an Amazon contribution to the board in your first few days. http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt57/sgtrobo/NotSureIfSerious.jpg Come on, that was pretty good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toon25 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We are becoming one of the best run clubs in the Premiership. No throwing away ludicrous money at big names and egos. It chokes me to say this but I believe Ashley has got it right. There is a middle ground between throwing millions on players such as Owen, Luque etc, and buying absolutely fucking nobody. We are well-run if you completely ignore the sports aspect, and by doing that you are completely missing the point of running a fotball club. Its not supposed to be ran like a normal business. I understand what you mean here, and I concur. Not buying, as in actually paying money for, a forward is unforgiveable given our back-up options if Ba and Best are injured for any length of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We are becoming one of the best run clubs in the Premiership. No throwing away ludicrous money at big names and egos. It chokes me to say this but I believe Ashley has got it right. There is a middle ground between throwing millions on players such as Owen, Luque etc, and buying absolutely fucking nobody. We are well-run if you completely ignore the sports aspect, and by doing that you are completely missing the point of running a fotball club. Its not supposed to be ran like a normal business. I understand what you mean here, and I concur. Not buying, as in actually paying money for, a forward is unforgiveable given our back-up options if Ba and Best are injured for any length of time. You're forgetting Loven Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I like you and think you've made an Amazon contribution to the board in your first few days. Brilliant, you are a tree master of words Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Pistol-pete couldnt find a wiener in a Sauna full of queers, he is just beyond redemption at this point. Everything rests on Leon and Dembas shoulders this season. Sammy honorable mention. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliassenfredrik Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 You're forgetting Shola, who's gonna be carried on a golden chair onto the field when fit. And probably carried during the match too, for being lazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I wonder how much shola is on, seing as they extended his contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 To be honest Rainforest, I think you constantly talk utter tribe :-[ I'll get me coat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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