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The squad had to get a good bit stronger if we are to compete in the cups and league sufficiently.  We got knocked out both cups pretty early last season which meant just about all key games were in the league.

 

Zero point in qualifying for europe if your not going to build a squad strong enough to compete in it.

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:24, Interpolic said:

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shit's getting real in this thread. As long as there are no outgoings, I don't have a problem

 

This.

 

Think last year's transfer window was really, really a great one. This year it's not been bad, just not as good as last summer.

 

Shifting Best, Lovenkrands, Smith, Guthrie off the wage bill and only bringing in one first team player and a few kids is a mediocre window at best.

 

Is the absolute right answer.

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:31, Ian W said:

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I don't think anyone's saying it's been anything worse than a mediocre window. Doesn't mean we're necessarily going to struggle or that it has any implications on how we'll conduct business in future windows. We evidently have very strict rules on how we go about getting players in but when they come in, they're invariably very good

 

Exactly.

 

The only area we're weaker in is up front, letting Best go so early was a strange one.

 

We could have improved more, but we haven't really got worse.

 

Pedantic perhaps, but if those around you improve while you stay the same - by any meaningful measure - you are worse IMO.

 

Those around us, and those below us have improved a fair bit.

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It's canny depressing to go from yearning for added quality to fearing for the loss of it. We finished 5th ffs.

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:33, POOT said:

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Apparently senior Newcastle players are not best pleased at the squad not being improved on...

 

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...Player spokesman, Shola Ameobi, was filmed confronting Derek Llambias about the club's ambitions...

 

 

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That for real? Shola?

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:34, David28 said:

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@toonstuffnthings Toon Stuff N Things

Apparently senior Newcastle players are not best pleased at the squad not being improved on...

 

@toonstuffnthings Toon Stuff N Things

...Player spokesman, Shola Ameobi, was filmed confronting Derek Llambias about the club's ambitions...

 

 

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That for real? Shola?

 

Is this when the squad harmoney goes away and we start struggeling again? Hopefully this is bs as most stuff on twitter.

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:33, hindu times said:

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s***'s getting real in this thread. As long as there are no outgoings, I don't have a problem

 

There already has been f***ing outgoings though, this squad is weaker than last seasons.

Nope

 

How is it now weaker then?

 

We have 1 less striker than last season for starters.

 

Right, and he would have made all the difference would he? We've got Ba, Cisse, and Shola as striker, plus Ben Arfa, Obertan, Vuckic, Campbell etc who can play either there or just off a striker.

 

I genuinely don't see the issue.

 

Elsewhere we have more competition in midfield and fullback positions (Anita and the young'uns), and Good who is apparently a decent player to push the 4 senior CBs we have on the books (of which all four I'd say are perfectly capable players).

 

Well if Ba and Cisse both get injured yes.  Also both have looked pretty average so far this season and we have nothing on the bench to change it.

 

Also did you watch last season where Ba's best form came next to Best.

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:34, David28 said:

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@toonstuffnthings Toon Stuff N Things

Apparently senior Newcastle players are not best pleased at the squad not being improved on...

 

@toonstuffnthings Toon Stuff N Things

...Player spokesman, Shola Ameobi, was filmed confronting Derek Llambias about the club's ambitions...

 

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

That for real? Shola?

 

Oh definitely, and by the look of it Llambias has been on the supplements. :lol:

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:44, hindu times said:

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s***'s getting real in this thread. As long as there are no outgoings, I don't have a problem

 

There already has been f***ing outgoings though, this squad is weaker than last seasons.

Nope

 

How is it now weaker then?

 

We have 1 less striker than last season for starters.

 

Right, and he would have made all the difference would he? We've got Ba, Cisse, and Shola as striker, plus Ben Arfa, Obertan, Vuckic, Campbell etc who can play either there or just off a striker.

 

I genuinely don't see the issue.

 

Elsewhere we have more competition in midfield and fullback positions (Anita and the young'uns), and Good who is apparently a decent player to push the 4 senior CBs we have on the books (of which all four I'd say are perfectly capable players).

 

Well if Ba and Cisse both get injured yes.  Also both have looked pretty average so far this season and we have nothing on the bench to change it.

 

Also did you watch last season where Ba's best form came next to Best.

 

Ba's best form came when he played centrally, full stop. He played next to Shola vs Man Utd and did very well too.

 

Yes, where is Shola Ameobi now.  On the treatment bench as he usually is nowadays.

 

Our next backup to Ba and Cisse is a 17 year old academy kid.

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Might as well lock this thread till January tbh.

 

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:53, adam said:

Might as well lock this thread till January tbh.

 

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Might as well lock this thread till January tbh.

 

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  On 31/08/2012 at 13:01, Shaysgiven_timflowers said:

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s***'s getting real in this thread. As long as there are no outgoings, I don't have a problem

 

There already has been f***ing outgoings though, this squad is weaker than last seasons.

Nope

 

How is it now weaker then?

 

We have 1 less striker than last season for starters.

 

Right, and he would have made all the difference would he? We've got Ba, Cisse, and Shola as striker, plus Ben Arfa, Obertan, Vuckic, Campbell etc who can play either there or just off a striker.

 

I genuinely don't see the issue.

 

Elsewhere we have more competition in midfield and fullback positions (Anita and the young'uns), and Good who is apparently a decent player to push the 4 senior CBs we have on the books (of which all four I'd say are perfectly capable players).

 

Well if Ba and Cisse both get injured yes.  Also both have looked pretty average so far this season and we have nothing on the bench to change it.

 

Also did you watch last season where Ba's best form came next to Best.

 

Ba's best form came when he played centrally, full stop. He played next to Shola vs Man Utd and did very well too.

 

Yes, where is Shola Ameobi now.  On the treatment bench as he usually is nowadays.

 

Our next backup to Ba and Cisse is a 17 year old academy kid.

 

If one of Ba and Cisse is injured then it will be 4-3-3. If they are both fit 4-4-2. Some game time for Campbell sure but we are some way away from relying on him to start games and play a full 90 week in week out.

 

We could wreck Campbell if he's need to used more than what was planned this season.  Fact of the matter is we should have got a replacement for best, not getting one is a joke imo.

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  On 31/08/2012 at 08:52, AlanSkärare said:

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It's so clear from those comments how little say Pardew has in terms of transfers and how unbelievably grateful he is to Ashley for giving him the job.

 

I think the lack of balance in their relationship might not be a good thing for the club. Pardew has done incredibly well, but Ashley will always point to the fact that he is on top of things as he granted Pardew his way back into the Premiership.

 

Of course we need players, but Pardew has no "right" to demand such things. It's all on Ashley's terms.

 

It's fine for now, but a poor season and it'll have backfired on us.

 

Aye, but like Ian W said above; there are probably very few other managers around that would work with Ashley under these conditions. You could question Pardew's pride and morale, but as things stand, this way of running our club seems as if it's working to a suprisingly great extent.

 

I'm happy with it for now. I just hope it doesn't turn ugly when Ashley decides it's time to cash in for sure. We've gone three windows without selling any player who hasn't expressed a will to leave. Should be about time within the next year.

 

Doesn't this suggest that a window where we do 'cash in' is the exception?

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We do need to replace Best and I think its obvious we were only looking for a RB when Simpson would not sign a new deal, but as soon as he said he would not leave we stopped looking.

Taylor being fit ended our interest in signing a CB, no idea why we still have not signing a proper left footed LB.

Its all fine and dandy saying we kept our top players and have a good team, we do but we still lack strength in depth, we are in an extra competition and most other clubs in the league are stronger than they were last season.

 

Its just so fucking frustrating.

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  On 31/08/2012 at 12:29, hindu times said:

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s***'s getting real in this thread. As long as there are no outgoings, I don't have a problem

 

This.

 

Think last year's transfer window was really, really a great one. This year it's not been bad, just not as good as last summer.

 

Shifting Best, Lovenkrands, Smith, Guthrie off the wage bill and only bringing in one first team player and a few kids is a mediocre window at best.

 

It's certainly not a bad window... just could have been better.

 

Well, we haven't bought a single first team player. I would consider that quite poor tbh.

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Alan Pardew not expecting any deadline day moves

by Lee Ryder, Evening ChronicleAug 31 2012

 

 

ALAN PARDEW today stated he feels that Newcastle United will go with what they have between now and the January transfer window

 

The United boss though indicated that none of his star men will leave today.

 

In a routine press conference Pardew first reflected on the Europa League draw after the Magpies were paired with Bordeaux, Brugge and Maritimo.

 

He said: "It is a great draw in terms of travelling.

 

"I am pleased as they are accessible places.

 

"It could be worse.

 

"The players were excited watching it."

 

 

However, despite Ryan Taylor's injury last night he did not believe any new faces would be coming to Tyneside today.

 

He said: "I am hoping business is done.

 

"We have kept our main players.

 

"Anita is a first team regular and we have young players who can develop.

 

"They can grab the chance of Europe and the Capital One Cup.

 

"I don't think we will bring anyone in or anyone will go out.

 

"But you never know at this football club."

 

 

 

Read More http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2012/08/31/alan-pardew-not-expecting-any-deadline-day-moves-72703-31737248/#ixzz2587RRQiA

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