Yorkie Posted Saturday at 21:50 Share Posted Saturday at 21:50 Can't believe it's taken us this long to have this debate! Isak is the most talented since Shearer but it's basically impossible at this point to claim anyone else has contributed more than Wilson. The guy has been incredibly dependable; that spell last season was (thankfully) an aberration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted Saturday at 21:51 Share Posted Saturday at 21:51 Just now, Yorkie said: Can't believe it's taken us this long to have this debate! Isak is the most talented since Shearer but it's basically impossible at this point to claim anyone else has contributed more than Wilson. The guy has been incredibly dependable; that spell last season was (thankfully) an aberration. I'm convinced it was Covid like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted Saturday at 21:52 Share Posted Saturday at 21:52 Just checked there and he’s only 7 goals from being our second highest PL scorer. Would be very fitting for him to have that title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted Saturday at 21:55 Share Posted Saturday at 21:55 1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said: 3 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Can't believe it's taken us this long to have this debate! Isak is the most talented since Shearer but it's basically impossible at this point to claim anyone else has contributed more than Wilson. The guy has been incredibly dependable; that spell last season was (thankfully) an aberration. I'm convinced it was Covid like Could well have been. I suppose there's actually a very important caveat re his dependability, I.e. "when he's on the pitch." Obviously he's actually been the exact opposite of dependable for not-insignificantly long stretches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted Saturday at 21:55 Share Posted Saturday at 21:55 (edited) Shearer Ferdinand & Cole Ba, Isak, Wilson Cisse & Carroll I'd put Remy in the 3rd category if he'd been ours permanently. Edited Saturday at 21:56 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted Saturday at 22:07 Share Posted Saturday at 22:07 If I had to put it in a list, I'd probably go like this (In my lifetime) Shearer Wilson Cisse Ba Isak Carroll Remy Perez Martins Rondon Gayle Wood Best Lovenkrands Joselu Riviere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted Saturday at 22:10 Share Posted Saturday at 22:10 Leon Best deserves to be ahead of Wood. Perez is getting some love there, I really liked him but I never think of him as a striker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted Saturday at 22:11 Share Posted Saturday at 22:11 (edited) Whilst we're chucking out faves, he might not have been the most prolific or with us all that long, but I loved an in form Big Dunc. Edited Saturday at 22:12 by Lenny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted Saturday at 22:17 Share Posted Saturday at 22:17 1 minute ago, 54 said: If I had to put it in a list, I'd probably go like this (In my lifetime) Shearer Wilson Cisse Ba Isak Carroll Remy Perez Martins Rondon Gayle Wood Best Lovenkrands Joselu Riviere Shearer Cole Ferdinand Wilson Isak Remy Ba Carroll Cisse Kelly Rondon Best Lovenkrands Joselu Wood Something like that. Obviously Owen doesn't count as he was less a Newcastle player than even Remy was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted Saturday at 22:18 Share Posted Saturday at 22:18 (edited) Would love Michael Owen to see this discussion. edit: damn KI mentioned him just as I was typing Edited Saturday at 22:18 by Superior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted Saturday at 22:20 Share Posted Saturday at 22:20 1 minute ago, Superior Acuña said: Would love Michael Owen to see this discussion. edit: damn KI mentioned him just as I was typing I completely forgot about him, but honestly he doesn't even deserve to be on the list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted Saturday at 22:21 Share Posted Saturday at 22:21 Disgusting lack of respect for Shola and Carl Cort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted Saturday at 22:22 Share Posted Saturday at 22:22 Ba was better for me. I love Wilson but Ba was a different beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted Saturday at 22:22 Share Posted Saturday at 22:22 Championship Shola was excellent tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted Saturday at 22:39 Share Posted Saturday at 22:39 A lot of disrespect for our #3 top PL goalscorer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted Saturday at 22:43 Share Posted Saturday at 22:43 Outstanding handling of the penalty situation and a precise and unstoppable finish. Massive moment in our season that will prove to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted Saturday at 22:47 Share Posted Saturday at 22:47 5 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: A lot of disrespect for our #3 top PL goalscorer. It took him 13 years to do what Ferdinand and Beardsley did in 2-3 years, and Cole did in a year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted Saturday at 22:48 Share Posted Saturday at 22:48 Im Not Being serious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted Saturday at 22:49 Share Posted Saturday at 22:49 I thought as much like, but couldn't resist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted Sunday at 00:29 Share Posted Sunday at 00:29 2 hours ago, Jordan said: Ba was better for me. I love Wilson but Ba was a different beast. I think it's quite close but I think Wilson is better as Ba played most of his games in a far superior team to Wilson. Wilson was basically 1-in-2 in that utterly honking Bruce side and then roughly 1-in-2 since despite being rotated with Isak and playing as sub a fair bit. A goal every other game (or just shy) in that Bruce side is absolutely ridiculous the more I think about it, we used to create the square root of nowt most weeks, sat back on the 18-yard line. Shows how clinical he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted Tuesday at 21:12 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted Tuesday at 21:19 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:19 Looked hungry when he came on. Solid pro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago On 17/09/2023 at 08:47, Kid Icarus said: It took him 13 years to do what Ferdinand and Beardsley did in 2-3 years, and Cole did in a year There is zero chance that Cole scores 34 goals in a PL season if he was playing today (not helped of course by playing four fewer games). English football was at its weakest possibly ever in the mid-‘90s in the context of European football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 18 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: There is zero chance that Cole scores 34 goals in a PL season if he was playing today (not helped of course by playing four fewer games). English football was at its weakest possibly ever in the mid-‘90s in the context of European football. I do miss the 442 formations where there was strike partners with the quality of Beardsley and the wingers only job was to cross the ball ! Would Sellers and Fox (and later Gillespie and Ginola) been able to fit into 433… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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