Newcastle in 2006 - Your View

[JH]

With the end of the year fast approaching, I was interested to know what people have thought of this year.

 

Best Match:

 

Worst Match:

 

Best Goal Scored:

 

Worst Goal Conceeded:

 

Best Player:

 

Worst Player:

 

Best Overall Moment:

 

Worst Overall Moment:

 

Best XI:

 

Best Signing made:

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought):

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan:

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any):

 

Best Home atmosphere:

 

Best away atmosphere:

 

Toon Pros of this year:

 

Toon Cons of this year:

 

Overall Comment:

 

Note: This is for the whole year. January 06' to the Present day. Just in case people misunderstand. Events last season after January can be included (e.g. Shearer, Souness being sacked etc...)

[Syrette]

Ah, I'll do that in a few minutes, it's been such a mixed year.

[Guest eltsacwen]

THIS SEASON!

 

Best Match: Portsmouth (h) (league)

 

Worst Match: Sheffield Utd (h)

 

Best Goal Scored: Dyer, Arsenal

 

Worst Goal Conceeded: Alonso...

 

Best Player: Sibierski

 

Worst Player:  Bramble

 

Best XI: Givem-Solano-Taylor-Ramage-Baba-Milner-Parker-Dyer-Duff-Martins-Sibierski

 

Best Signing made: Sibierski

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought): Rossi

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: Arsenal away

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): Alonso's goal

 

Overall Comment: depressing season

[James]

With the end of the year fast approaching, I was interested to know what people have thought of this year.

 

Best Match: Newcastle United 3 - 1 Wigan Athlethic 15th April 2006 - Shearer's penultimate game gave a real glimpse of Alan Shearer at his best.

 

Worst Match: Newcastle United 0 - 1 Sheffield United - Just dreadful

 

Best Goal Scored: Parker vs Charlton

 

Worst Goal Conceeded: 1st versus Fulham in September

 

Best Player: Ameobi

 

Worst Player: Carr

 

Best Overall Moment: Shearer's record breaking goal

 

Worst Overall Moment: Embarassment versus Sheffield United

 

Best XI:

 

On the pitch at one moment:

Given

Solano Taylor Bramble Ramage

Milner Butt Emre N'Zogbia

Dyer Martins

 

Individually:

Given

Solano Taylor Bramble Babayaro

Milner Parker Emre N'Zogbia

Shearer Ameobi

 

Best Signing made: Antoine Sibierski

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought): Damien Duff

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: The peak of the Hitzfeld Campaign

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): The derision of the Hitzfeld campaign as a betting scam.

 

Best Home atmosphere: Shearer testimonial

 

Best away atmosphere: Dont know

 

Toon Pros of this year: Shearer's return to form for his final days, Mackems 4-1, Chelsea 1-0, Palermo 1 - 0, Tim Krul, Wigan 3-1, Solano at right back, Dyer's return.

 

Toon Cons of this year:Graeme Souness, Glenn Roeder, Freddy Shepherd, Luque. Owen injuries.

 

Overall Comment: If only we had a good chairman who was able to appoint good managers...

[stozo]

Best Match: Newcastle 4 - 1 Sunderland

 

Worst Match: Newcastle 0 - 1 Sheffield United

 

Best Goal Scored: Solano v Arsenal

 

Best Player: Parker

 

Worst Player: Luque

 

Best Overall Moment: Souness sacked

 

Worst Overall Moment: Watching Owen tear his knee ligaments

 

Best Signing made: In the long run I believe it will be Martins

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought): Not bringing in Sol Campbell

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: When we fought back to finish 7th

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): Never embarrassed to be a Toon fan

 

Best Home atmosphere: Shearer's testamonial

 

Toon Pros of this year: Got rid of Souness and building for the future.

 

Toon Cons of this year: It took us so long to sack Souness

 

Overall Comment: Looking forward to next season.

[Guest tobiazvanderziaz]

@ eltsacwen: According to Actim stats Parker is the best this season.

[JH]

Best Match:

Probably our 2-0 win over Pompey in Roeder's first game. It was such a delight to see us play such attacking one-touch football after 18 months of hell under Souness. One of our best performances this year.

 

Worst Match:

We were absolutely unbelieveable against Sheffield United the other week but the 3-0 away defeat to Man City was probably the worst. The only time this year I've turned a Newcastle game off at half time. Shocking peformance and I knew straight afterwards, it would Souness' last game in charge.

 

Best Goal Scored:

Shearer's goal against Pompey is the goal that sticks out in my mind. Great finish for a great player and he deserved to break the record in that way.

 

Worst Goal Conceeded:

There's quite a few. The two Bolton goals the other week were shocking to conceed as were the Fulham ones and the Rooney goals last season at OT.

 

Best Player:

It's gonna be either Shearer or Given. Given has never put in a bad performance all season; he is arguably one of the best Goalkeepers in this league, some of his saves are World Class and in terms of consistency, there are very few who can match him. Shearer was amazing as well. We couldn't score if he wasn't on the pitch and his goals and leadership helped us to 7th place.

 

Worst Player:

Gotta be Boumsong. His mistakes were ridiculous and I'm so glad we managed to get rid of him. He was the poorest defender I've ever seen and Bramble is even a better defender than him. He looked clueless and in a different world on the pitch. Bramble and Ramage even managed more decent appearances than he did. Possibly one of the worst defenders we've ever had.

 

Best Overall Moment:

Watching Shearer off in style with his penalty at the Gallowgate end and the reception the fans created that night. Also making Europe beating Chelsea 1-0 was a pretty special moment.

 

Worst Overall Moment:

The last few days of the transfer window; I went in with so much hope and expectation and came out with Rossi, Bernard and Sibierski - the latter being the only one to impress thus far.

 

Best XI:

 

This year:

 

Given

Solano Taylor Moore Babayaro

Milner Parker Bowyer N'Zogbia

Emre

Shearer

 

This Season:

 

Given

Solano Taylor Ramage N'Zogbia

Milner Emre Butt Dyer

Sibierski Martins

 

Best Signing made:

Probably Sibierski as he's the only signing that has impressed me this season. Duff has been a let down and Martins is only just beginning to shine.

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought):

Duff was a waste of £5m imo. We didn't really need him and he hasn't really impressed. That money could have been better spent at the back or upfront - Midfield is not a priority.

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan:

Probably, like T27, being involved in the Hitzfeld campaign and seeing it peak like it did. It showed what a group of Toon fans can do if they have the commitment to succeed.

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any):

I'm never really embarassed to be a fan of Newcastle but some of the performances have made me feel like the rest of the world is laughing at us.

 

Best Home atmosphere:

The Shearer Testimonial was amazing and the scarf waving made it even more special. It really was a special way to bid farewell to Shearer.

 

Best away atmosphere:

Probably the Sunderland atmosphere after Shearer scored the penalty. It really did shut them up  bluebiggrin.gif

 

Toon Pros of this year:

Shearer breaking the record, Souness finally leaving the club, reaching Europe against the odds, qualifying for the Knockout stages of the UEFA Cup, Taylor finally getting his first goal, the 4-1 thrashing of Sunderland, the development of Butt after his return from Birmingham, Milner starting to look very good on the wing, Dyer back to fitness (hopefully)

 

Toon Cons of this year:

Roeder isn't the right man for the job, Shepherd is still chairman, the spending in transfer window was ridiculous, Owen's injured, we still have players like Bramble, Carr and Babayaro at the club, Luque doesn't look like he's going to get any better, we haven't replaced Shearer.

 

Overall Comment:

Decent year but could and should have been alot better than it was. Major things need to be changed in 2007, we need better defenders and a better manager, we need to win a trophy and we need to get away from the bottom half of the table. Bring on 2007

[Guest theunis]

Best Match:

 

That i have watched last game against Pompey made them look very poor.

 

Worst Match:

 

Shef loss

 

Best Goal Scored:

 

Dyer at Arsenal, just great to see him back scoring

 

Worst Goal Conceeded:

 

Alonso

 

Best Player:

 

Sibi has been a semi hero

 

Worst Player:

 

Duff because of the hype

 

Best Overall Moment:

 

Making it in to europe

 

Worst Overall Moment:

 

Loss to sheffield

 

Best XI:

 

Given

 

Solano, Taylor,Moore,Ramage

 

Butt, Parker, Emre, Dyer

 

Sibi,Martins

 

Only leave Nzog out because he has been up and down

 

 

Best Signing made:

 

No doubt Sibi, instant hit, but Martins going to come good soon

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought):

 

Luque

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan:

 

Pompey win, just made a high flying team look poor

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any):

 

Never really always will love beeing a fan

 

Best Home atmosphere:

 

Shearer

 

Best away atmosphere:

 

No clue

 

Toon Pros of this year:

 

Solano at RB

 

Toon Cons of this year:

 

Brambles up and downs

 

Overall Comment:

 

Not nice beeing low in the prem, but things turning around, so very optimistic currently

[Beren]

Best Match: Newcastle 2 - 0 Pompey [Charles And Shearer]

 

Worst Match: Home to Fulham. 2-1 loss.

 

Best Goal Scored: Solano's outside of the foot curler

 

Worst Goal Conceded: Alonso's

 

Best Player: Shola

 

Worst Player: CARR CARR CARR

 

Best Overall Moment: Souey going

 

Worst Overall Moment: Roeder's full-time appointment

 

Best XI: Given, Bramble, Moore, Baba, Solano, Emre, Milner, Zog, Dyer, Shola, Shearer

 

Best Signing made: Has to be Antoine.

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought): Sticking up for Carr and our depth at right-back.

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: Playing entertaining football against Arsenal for the first time in yonks

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): When Souness made us play like Everton/Bolton/Chelsea [and minus the relative success of the mentioned teams too!]

 

Best Home atmosphere: Pompey game

 

Best away atmosphere: Villa

 

Toon Pros of this year: Dyer, Bramble and Shola

 

Toon Cons of this year: Failure to even recognise the team's problems ie. full-back positions

 

Overall Comment: Mixed fortunes ahead

[Guest optimistic nit]

Best Match: not one stands out

 

Worst Match: too many

 

Best Goal Scored: did we score any goals this year? solano's vs everton

 

Worst Goal Conceeded: tricky one, have to say dioufs first this season and the alonso cufuffle

 

Best Player: krul

 

Worst Player: owen. was shite this year blueyes.gif carr's contribution is in negative figures however

 

Best Overall Moment: souness' sacking

 

Worst Overall Moment: roeder's hiring

 

Best XI: Given- Solano- Moore- Bramble- Baba- Milner- Emre- Butt- Zog- Shearer- Sibi

 

Best Signing made: martins

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought): so many.

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: the last match brought a bit of pride back actually.

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): the other 11 months

 

Best Home atmosphere: at home to liverpool

 

Best away atmosphere: away to arsenal

 

Toon Pros of this year: a few good performances

 

Toon Cons of this year: the rest of the shite we've had to endrue

 

Overall Comment: COCKS!!

 

[Dokko]

Best Match: Sunderland

 

Worst Match: Sheff Utd

 

Best Goal Scored: Shearer record breaker

 

Worst Goal Conceeded: Harpers stumble.

 

Best Player: Shay Given

 

Worst Player: Steven Carr

 

Best Overall Moment: Souness' sacking

 

Worst Overall Moment: Not getting a qualified manager

 

Best XI:

 

-------------Given

 

Solano--Taylor--Moore--Ramage

 

Milner--Parker--Butt--Zoggy

 

-------Shearer--Sibby--------

 

Best Signing made: The Sib

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought): Sol Campbell

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: Haven't felt pride in my team for a long time.

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): Whenever the fat one speaks.

 

Best Home atmosphere: Shearer

 

Best away atmosphere:

 

Toon Pros of this year: Euro campaign

 

Toon Cons of this year: League form, poor manager, rubbish buys, FS the fat cunt & the takeover not going though quick enough (if at all)

 

Overall Comment: A year that started well after Souness was sacked, we did everything right up until the announcement of GR as permenant manager. After that it snowballed. Owen injury forced the club into panic mode and we walked away losers in the transfer market. All the hard work put in at the start of the year has been un-done, and now in 2007, we've got the same fuking problems only this time the fans dont hate the manager.

[Guest Kenton Magpie]

Best Match – Wigan 3-1 (Shearers brace was something special to me for some reason)

Worst Match – Sheff United

Best Goal Scored – Shearers vs. Pompey

Worst Goal Conceded – Alonso’s

Best Player – Parker

Worst Player – Bramble

Best XI – Given, Solano, Moore, Taylor, Ramage, Dyer, Parker, Emre, N’zogbia, Shearer, Owen

Best Signing – Sibierski

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought): Duff (so far)

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: Cardiff (The Support that day was amazing despite the shite on show)

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): On the eve of mr souness’s departure at man city

Best Home atmosphere: Shearer's Testimonial

Best away atmosphere: Cardiff (again)

Toon Pros of this year: European Football still on the cards

Toon Cons of this year: League Position

Overall comment - Can it get any worse!?

 

[Yorkie]

 

Best Match:

 

Sunderland 1-4 Newcastle. Just... just... och. God. Yes. Yes yes.

 

Worst Match:

 

Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield United. Absolutely embarrassing. Must surely go down as one of our worst Premiership defeats ever? It has to do. One of the lowest of the lows. Disgraceful.

 

Best Goal Scored:

 

Nobby Solano vs Everton. Absolutely beautiful goal. The swerve, the technique, the teasing pace. It was just glorious. That was Nobby Solano quality that was... just awesome.

 

Worst Goal Conceeded:

 

Has to be Xabi Alonso's. That's just embarrassing.

 

Best Player:

 

Shay Given. By an absolute country mile.

 

Worst Player:

 

Jean-Alain Boumsong. By an absolute country mile.

 

Best Overall Moment:

 

Has to be Shearer's record breaking goal against Pompey. Stuff dreams are made of really. Not-so-closely followed by the Europe-clinching victory over Chelsea.

 

Worst Overall Moment:

 

Roeder's full-time appointment. Sceptical at first, but my God. Absolutely pathetic that we appointed a man of Roeder's stature, really. And Owen's injury at the World Cup.

 

Best XI:

 

Based on individual performances:

 

Given

 

Carr --- Bramble --- Moore --- Ramage

 

Solano --- Parker --- Bowyer --- N'Zogbia

 

Sharer --- Ameobi

 

Now:

 

Given

 

Solano --- Taylor --- Moore --- Babayaro

 

Milner --- Emre --- Butt --- N'Zogbia

 

Dyer --- Martins

 

Best Signing made:

 

Sibierski, but in a year or so's time we'll be creaming over Martins.

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have

bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought):

 

Duff. I mean... why?

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan:

 

The atmosphere generated at Shearer's testimonial.

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any):

 

The home losses of this season.

 

Best Home atmosphere:

 

Shearer's testimonial.

 

Best away atmosphere:

 

Dunno.

 

[Guest Ridzuan]

Best Match: Newcastle 2 - 0 Porstmouth,particularly because Big Al made a history

 

Worst Match: Sheffield United,one of the most boring matches Ive ever seen any football team playing

 

Best Goal Scored:

 

Worst Goal Conceded: Many to choose from actually

 

Best Player: Shay Given

 

Worst Player: Ramage and Carr deserve the honour

 

Best Overall Moment: Qualify for the last 32 of UEFA Cup

 

Worst Overall Moment: Being in or around the relegation zone from the start of the season

 

Best XI: Given, Babayaro,Moore,Taylor,Solano,Milner,Dyer,Parker,N'zogbia,Shearer,Martins

 

Best Signing made: Sibierski

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market : Not buying Campbell

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan: Alan Shearer's testimonial

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any): Losing to Sheffield and drawing with Charlton both at home

 

Best Home atmosphere: Big Al testimonial

 

Best away atmosphere: No comment

 

Toon Pros of this year: A successful UEFA Cup campaign so far

 

Toon Cons of this year: Many to choose from

 

Overall Comment: Just dont get relegated

[matta]

Best Match:

Goin with my memory, but we lost to city, and after that Souness got the boot! but im goin with 4-1 sunderland..

 

Worst Match:

Sheffield united @ home.

 

 

Best Goal Scored:

Shearers Last against sunderland.

 

 

Worst Goal Conceeded:

When we lost against boro some weeks ago. Scoring with a few mins left to play is really upsetting. Atleast against us

 

 

Best Player:

Shay Given

 

 

Worst Player:

no doubt. Albert Luque.

 

 

Best Overall Moment:

Souness Fired..

 

Worst Overall Moment:

The tension around the club at this very moment. though we are gettin some results, but with all this belgravia talk goin on  i rather have it sorted out sooner rather than later.

 

 

Best XI:

Given

Solano-Taylor-Bramble(yes)-Ramage

Milner-Parker-Butt-Duff

--->Martins-Owen.

 

Best Signing made:

Sibierski. no doubt.

 

 

Biggest Mistake in the Transfer market (i.e. The one player we should have bought but didn't or the player we really shouldn't have bought):

Duff or Martins. Goin with Duff.

 

The point at which you were proudest to be a Toon fan:

Always a proud fan, but to point out, when Roeder turned it around last season.

 

The point at which you were deeply embarassed of the club (if any):

Souness.Never Embarassed. just hate him. alot.

 

Best Home atmosphere:

-foreign member.

 

Best away atmosphere:

-Heard Frankfurth was cracking. From frankfurts side

 

Toon Pros of this year:

Zogbia, Ramage And Tailor. Also like to see dyers fighting spirit now that he is finally back.

 

Toon Cons of this year:

Owens injury.

 

Overall Comment:

Its Clear that Shearer never was goin to be easy to replace, i dont think martins is the ideal replacements, but he is anyway a very good player. Tides seems to be turning and hopefully Glen can finish this season of in style, like he did last year. And please with all these takeover talks. its not doin anyone any good with pure speculations, and i hope its sorted out quick to get full focus on field from all parts of the club.