Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/8152892/?utm_source=twitterfeed_Newcastle&utm_medium=facebook Sky linking us with Burnley's Charlie Austin - along with Aston Villa. http://www.englishforum.ch/attachments/football-sports/39641d1331573902-2012-formula-1-world-championship-you_dont_say.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Big Geordie just being kind to those who cant click on the link, obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyP Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Didn't Austin move for relatively big money to Burnley, therefore meaning we will have to offer substantially more? Also, if we had Austin up front, atleast he could open a can of whoop ass against the opposition... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Want new defenders? STOP TRYING TO BANKRUPT THE CLUB you ungrateful bastards. NEWCASTLE United have defended their decision not to bring in centre-back cover over the summer transfer window, with Derek Llambais insisting that the club must be “realistic” about the make-up of its squad. United have been stretched by a string of defensive injuries since the start of the campaign, with Danny Simpson, Fabricio Coloccini, Steven Taylor and Ryan Taylor all spending time on the sidelines with a variety of problems. For a club with pretensions of joining the Champions League elite in the coming years, it looks to be taking an unnecessary risk when transfer window expenditure might have mitigated some of the problems suffered in the last two games. Newcastle lost goals against both Reading and Manchester United due to defensive uncertainty. When asked by The Journal whether he now regrets the decision to call time on their summer pursuit of defenders, Llambias said the club had decided to stick to its financially stringent blueprint and had always been open about their recruitment policy. Newcastle’s managing director says the the club are targeting a situation where they have 33 players who are capable of playing first-team football at a high level but, for the time being, they categorise players by colour – with first-team regulars known as ‘purples’. At the moment they have eleven ‘purples’ and Llambias insists that the budget does not allow for many more in the squad. And with four players capable of playing centre-back, he says that it was simply a case of another central defender proving too expensive for the club. He said: “We’ve made it quite clear to everyone. We have 11 positions that are grade A players or ‘purples’, as we call them. “Then, under them, we have the players who come in to take the positions so the squad gets bigger. Eventually we’ll have 33 players who will be pushing for a first-team position. “Where we are now is that we have, in effect, 11 purples if you count Anita – he can play midfield, right-back, left-back. They are there. “In the centre-back area you have Colo (Fabricio Coloccini) and Steven Taylor, who are fantastic centre-backs. Could we bring in another centre-back then? You have Perchy (James Perch) who is doing a fantastic job, Willo (Mike Williamson) who is doing a fantastic job. “You can’t have two purples per position because the club can’t afford it. You have to be realistic.” Llambias believes Newcastle have made a reasonable start to the season and while there was disappointment at the defeat to Manchester United, he feels there was “no disgrace” in the Magpies loss. And with players heading back from injury – Coloccini, Taylor and Krul are all slated to return at the Stadium of Light – he is confident that results will turn for the better soon. “We have had injuries that we didn’t the season last year with. Those guys are coming back and hopefully they will be back for the Sunderland game,” he said. Meanwhile, Newcastle are sweating over an injury to midfielder Yohan Cabaye, who looks set to miss France’s friendly with Japan on Friday after reporting muscle pain. Cabaye has “abdominal” pains and, while France coach Didier Deschamps admits it is a concern, he has not ruled him out of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against world and European champions Spain. http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2012/10/12/newcastle-united-s-colour-coding-explains-transfer-policy-61634-32016305/#ixzz294WUnoxv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 just read that. Stupid. Surely having two 'purples' in the centre-half position is financially viable when one of ours spends at least half the season injured and one of our backups is looking further and further out of his depth while at the same time we're taking on extra games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Champions league? You're aving a larf! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 just read that. Stupid. Surely having two 'purples' in the centre-half position is financially viable when one of ours spends at least half the season injured and one of our backups is looking further and further out of his depth while at the same time we're taking on extra games? It doesn't become financially viable because one of the centre halves is injured. It does, however, become sensible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 11 'purples' including Anita? So thats Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Anita, Cabaye, Tiote, HBA, Ba and Cisse??? What about the likes of Jonas etc are they not 'purple'? or does he mean 11 'purple' defenders? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 11 'purples' including Anita? So thats Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Anita, Cabaye, Tiote, HBA, Ba and Cisse??? What about the likes of Jonas etc are they not 'purple'? or does he mean 11 'purple' defenders? Aye that's really weird. I'm not sure they count Simpson as purple though. I certainly wouldn't. Anita is the purple player for the RB position, hence the fact that we tried to get Debuchy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 11 'purples' including Anita? So thats Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Anita, Cabaye, Tiote, HBA, Ba and Cisse??? What about the likes of Jonas etc are they not 'purple'? or does he mean 11 'purple' defenders? What would give you that idea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 11 'purples' including Anita? So thats Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Anita, Cabaye, Tiote, HBA, Ba and Cisse??? What about the likes of Jonas etc are they not 'purple'? or does he mean 11 'purple' defenders? What would give you that idea? Jonas is definitely the 11th purple. I suspect part of the reason Danny Simpson wants to leave is because he is not considered to be 'purple' and therefore doesn't earn as much as other first team regulars. (which is absolutely spot on because he's shit) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 As if we'll have 33 players pushing for first team football Just think about how implausible that is, and not just because we'd never spend that much money. The biggest teams in the world have nowhere near that amount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 As if we'll have 33 players pushing for first team football Just think about how implausible that is, and not just because we'd never spend that much money. The biggest teams in the world have nowhere near that amount. To be fair that 33 will include the reserves too. We have used 26 players already this season so its not that far fetched Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 That's management speak, i hear it everyday where i work and its total shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Only in a fool's world are Perchy and Williamson doing a brilliant job as centre backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 As if we'll have 33 players pushing for first team football Just think about how implausible that is, and not just because we'd never spend that much money. The biggest teams in the world have nowhere near that amount. To be fair that 33 will include the reserves too. We have used 26 players already this season so its not that far fetched If we've got about 20-25 players "banging on the door" that'll just lead to many of those players leaving. We've got no problems in that area now because most of our players are at the best club they'll ever be at and they know it. Same with the bigger clubs stock piling youngsters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 As if we'll have 33 players pushing for first team football Just think about how implausible that is, and not just because we'd never spend that much money. The biggest teams in the world have nowhere near that amount. To be fair that 33 will include the reserves too. We have used 26 players already this season so its not that far fetched If we've got about 20-25 players "banging on the door" that'll just lead to many of those players leaving. We've got no problems in that area now because most of our players are at the best club they'll ever be at and they know it. Same with the bigger clubs stock piling youngsters. I think you are giving Dekka far too much of your time and effort if you think he seriously means that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 As if we'll have 33 players pushing for first team football Just think about how implausible that is, and not just because we'd never spend that much money. The biggest teams in the world have nowhere near that amount. To be fair that 33 will include the reserves too. We have used 26 players already this season so its not that far fetched If we've got about 20-25 players "banging on the door" that'll just lead to many of those players leaving. We've got no problems in that area now because most of our players are at the best club they'll ever be at and they know it. Same with the bigger clubs stock piling youngsters. I think you are giving Dekka far too much of your time and effort if you think he seriously means that. Like almost everything he says about football, he definitely means it but doesn't understand it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 As if we'll have 33 players pushing for first team football Just think about how implausible that is, and not just because we'd never spend that much money. The biggest teams in the world have nowhere near that amount. To be fair that 33 will include the reserves too. We have used 26 players already this season so its not that far fetched If we've got about 20-25 players "banging on the door" that'll just lead to many of those players leaving. We've got no problems in that area now because most of our players are at the best club they'll ever be at and they know it. Same with the bigger clubs stock piling youngsters. I think you are giving Dekka far too much of your time and effort if you think he seriously means that. Like almost everything he says about football, he definitely means it but doesn't understand it. Like i said the 33 bit may well be true but history shows there no hope of the rest of it being true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I would rather just have 2 quality players for every position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 "Purples" ffs. Fuck off Dekka. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 If only we could get a few oranges... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I wonder if they all walk around with little purple stickers in their track suits Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 If only we could get a few oranges... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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