The Sunday Sun is reporting today that Newcastle fans should have no doubts that new signing Jonah Gurierez has a big heart – if his childhood is anything to go by.
Jonah Gutierrez - suffered paralysis as a 5 year-old boy
Jonas was named after the biblical Jonah, who lived three days and three nights inside a whale, and survived.
When our Jonas was growing up in Buenos Aires, in the 1980s, his mother noticed something odd about him, and it was worrying for any mother.
Gutierrez, who turned 25 just yesterday, told the Sunday Sun today:
“When I was a very small boy, I developed a paralysis down the left side of my body.â€
“After a while, the doctors advised her that I should try to practice some sport or sport as therapy,â€
“So I began to play football.â€
But after a while, what the Argentine doctors had hoped would be a temporary condition, persisted, and it had his mother, Monica Gutierrez, seeking advice on how to help her son overcome the disability.
This all happened back in 1988 when Jonas was just 5 years old, and since then he’s devoted himself to the great game of football.
Gradually Gutierrez was able to overcame his condition, and even in those days, he was a very good player at the junior level, where he started first playing with Estudiantes.
Jonas played junior football for both Argentinos Juniors and River Plate — before he signed for Velez Sarsfield, as an 18 year-old, in 2001.
So Jonas has already shown tremendous courage, to be where he is in football, given his troubles as a youngster, and he praises his mother for it all:
“It’s all down to my mother.â€
Good for him.
We are really looking forward to seeing Jonas play for Newcastle United.
And we’re also sure that Jonas, his mother Monica, the Newcastle United club, and the tremendous Toon Army, will be only too happy to have Gutierrez be a terrific success on Tyneside . 
We cannot wait!
It also seems like Jonas is a great role model for the Newcastle youngsters already.
109 responses so far ↓
1 mr_flibbles // Jul 6, 2008 at 12:36 PM
He is a Saint. Now we have the Messiah and the Saint, the prophecy is coming true.
Book of Kev 12:6
2 Ed Harrison // Jul 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM
3 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM
I just don’t believe this crap now!!
“BIN LADEN’S FAMILY IN BID FOR NEWCASTLE”
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/football/article-1032450/exclusive-bin-laden-family-bid-newcastle-html
How much more is Newcastle United going to be a laughing stock? “WORLDWIDE” AND HATED!!!
4 Spyro // Jul 6, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Ed is it Jonah or Jonas? lol
5 ANON // Jul 6, 2008 at 12:46 PM
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6 Bob // Jul 6, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Ed KNOWS THAT.
Jonas will be the Argentine version of Jonah.
7 Seymour Butts // Jul 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM
somones probably pointed this out but on the new banner pls tell me if im wrong but the stadium on the left hand side isnt sjp is it? its got a big screen and also the stands look a lot different. the rest of the banner looks great though crackin job.
8 AussieToon // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:01 PM
seymour butts it looks to me as if its old trafford or wembley dont thnk its St. James’ at all
9 robertsa // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:20 PM
haha did youz here that bin ladens familly will buy newcastle fantastic.
10 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Barton, is staying as a gun runner for Bin laden!!
ha ha!!!
11 Yahya Ahmad // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:31 PM
Its good if Bin Ladens family buy’s Newcastle!
12 Leo // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:34 PM
well this sounds great becasuse it shows that he has the ability to show strength in adversity
good on him
13 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Yahya Ahmad, It wouldn’t because although they may have the financial clout! Its the hole stigma of Bin Laden THE TERRORIST! NUFC are already a laughing stock of premier fans we would be hated by the world if this happened!
I in previous blogs have said if Ashley sold the club I would love Arabs as owners such as DIC!! as they are very professional and would turn newcastle into a world brand!
14 Kaler // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM
They’d have to be off their heads to sell the club to Bin Ladens family! No way.
15 Mac // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:53 PM
I really don’t care who buys us as long as they want to improve Newcastle as a team and a brand. Who cares where the money comes from
16 Leo // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:58 PM
its not old trafford or any domestic stadium in england unless one has just been finshed, i would however like to know which one it is…
maybe it is one of the pictures of what was drawn up for future st jamies park
17 Spyro // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:58 PM
i dont give a flying f**k who buys us as long as the club improves, we are already hated by the rest of the premier league so who cares!? Anyway, its the Bin Laden family, not Osama for gods sake!
18 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Leo areyou talking about the one in eds banner?
Its the Veltins i think, Schalke’s stadium.
19 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:04 PM
tt thats not schalkes stadium mate ive been to it … not sure whos it is.
20 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM
It is actually i njust searched veltins on google and got that exact same picture
21 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM
at first i thought it was hamburgs but its not that either…
22 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:06 PM
well it doesnt look like it and ive been in it lol
23 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Nah its Veltins.
AOL Arena is more round.
24 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:07 PM
I got exactly the same ic, even the person with peroxide hair at the front of the picture
25 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:08 PM
ive been to both and aol arena is a fantastic stadium plus you can have a drink in ya seat….
26 Matt // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:10 PM
spyro is a blatant spurs fan who sublimenely centres his postings around his obvious hatred for this club, why hasnt he been banned? imagine a reverse situation
Piss off
27 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:11 PM
tt if we are going to buy one really big name player- name the player you would go for????
28 Ashton // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:14 PM
I think it’s stuttgart’s stadium i know that because of the the big screen in the middle
29 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:14 PM
A cm, probably Sneijder or Xavi.
30 Spyro // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:15 PM
sorry matt, that wont be happening any time soon
31 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Ashton – Its the Veltins.
Loads in Germany have big tvs in the middle. The commerzbank for Frankfurt does aswell.
32 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:16 PM
normski1930z – although we wouldn’t get him it would be “HUNTELAAR” total class and only 24!!
second favourite although he had a bad Euros, but his stats for his club are amazing “Mario Gomez”
33 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:16 PM
xavi hernandez is class like….. i would go for vdv meself…
34 Yahya Ahmad // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:17 PM
But they are very very rich and will make the club rich!
35 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:17 PM
sky sports are saying man u are sniffing around huntelaar like…
36 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:19 PM
but am with tt on this one like we desperatly need some creativity in cm…
37 Spyro // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:19 PM
and its subliminally by the way
38 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Its just the stigma of the family name!! I would like to see other Arab consortiums etc come in esp.. DIC!!
39 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:24 PM
christ av got the hangover from hell, dont know why but i was drinking rum and coke last neet and ah divent even like rum……
40 Mac // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Good news sky sports are sayin that spurs are keeping Lennon. I wouldline Inler i really want this guy to sign. I think he is only slightly behind Mascherano and would be one of the best signings KK has made EVER.
41 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:27 PM
I agree with you both normski and TT we do need some creativity in the middle but with Viduka almost finished, Ameobi and smith no good we do need a top quality forward!!!
42 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:28 PM
tell ye what hate ya right but if truth be known we need players right through the backbone of the team cb,cm,cf…..
43 DanToon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:31 PM
http://img74.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newcastleutdteam0809qq7.jpg
Check this team out, Uefa Cup place easy!
44 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I can’t disagree! to be honest I would make a clean sweep and buy new quality!!! of 10 or more players! but im not Mke Ashley who could if he put down a large tranfer fund!!
45 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:33 PM
aye good team dan would certainly settle for that come 16th aug…
46 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Good team Dantoon apart from Guiza!!
take him out put Huntelaar in his place! and also add VDV then there’s a team for the coming season!!
47 scottish mag // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM
good team but i wouldnt play aimar on the right mid
or is it a 4 def 3cm 1am 2att or dm inler rm aimar lm jonas am owen
48 DanToon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM
whats wrong with Guiza? I think he’s ace, we need a bull like figure up front.
49 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:38 PM
aye i think the only one i would change would be guiza and put Pogrebnyak instead..
50 Michael A // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:39 PM
A little light relief for a Sunday afternoon. I was sent a link to this mis-guided of all facebook appreciation groups, so thought I’d leave a little mark of my own on it.
My post might get deleted but it’s still a dill of a pickle nonetheless.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5673563028&ref=share
51 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:40 PM
although I no Huntelaar and vdv wouldn’t come to us!! Mallorca wouldn’t sell Guiza to us either after Jonas!!!!
52 DanToon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:42 PM
True.. We did pull there pants down a bit lol…
53 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:42 PM
I dont rate Guiza, he is like Dean Ashton but a fair but not as good and a lot older.
54 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:44 PM
plus Dan, if we were interested we would have probably bought the two together!!
55 DanToon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Yeah, Tom Toon i’d take Ashton over Guiza to be honest, gunna cost us tho! I think he would come, northern lad…
56 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:48 PM
do you think Martins will be sold to boost the transfer kitty? or do you think its more BS a smoke screen?
57 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Id seel Martins if someone offered 12mil or over.
A Martins type of striker is very easy to replace.
58 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:49 PM
i f**king hope not hate….if he is ma is a f**king knave….
59 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Don’t rate Ashton!! just think there’s better out there!! + he has signed anextention to his contact at west ham!!
60 Matthew // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:51 PM
I’ve heard Jonny Evans will be with us some time this week, could be bollocks but we’ll have to wait and see.
61 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:53 PM
just there’s more rumours BS in the Sunday Mirror!! and with all the other stuff MA is linked with!! I just think there’s no smoke without fire?
62 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:53 PM
im with you there tom toon about martins, we could get someone like saviola in for around 3 million, and he would score alot more and is a techniquly sound player.
63 Mac // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:53 PM
HPS I think it’s more Sh**e. I think Keegan came back to Newcastle because Ashley sold it to him. He told Keegan he had money to spend. If KK was forced to sell any of his star players he would walk. He would say Ashley was in Breach of contract and walk and that his job was unworkable. KK is not a stupid man he wears his heart on his sleeve will not tolerate fools. Now sign Inler
64 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:54 PM
i think we really need to get our central midfield sorted out first after all that is the heartbeat of the team…
65 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:55 PM
i hope thats right about jonny evans, i think he will turn out alot like woodgate, but less injury prone.
66 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:56 PM
everybody on here talks alot about inler but if am honest apart from euro 2008 i havnt really seen him play….
67 normski1930z // Jul 6, 2008 at 2:58 PM
gg7 all the makems at work rave about evans like and to put another one over them would be class.
68 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:00 PM
GG7 if we got Evans it would be a very good aquasition and it would piss off the mackems!!
69 stueyfizzle to tha d-double izzle // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:00 PM
In the pic for this story, we should get Culina from PSV!
Quality ball playing deep centre mid, like a xabi alonso sort, with heaps of international, and champions league experience, and who cud probly be picked up for cheap!
70 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:04 PM
double bubble there on evans there, my mate is a man poo fan, watched many of there reserve games and stuff, and he rates evans alot more than he rated pique, i also thought pique was amaising, so evans must be as good as i think
71 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:07 PM
i hope someone who is worth a shitload buys us out and pumps millions into us.
most contreversial thing since aids if bin laden buys us out, i wouldnt honestly mind it, its not as if he is a terrorist
72 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Guys I know its all paper talk at the moment but what do you think of bin laden’s family in for NUFC?
73 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:10 PM
Nout wrong with the Bin Laden’s, just the stigma of Osmam Bin Laden who is like the owners 3rd cousin or distant relative probably.
Cmon Rafa! Cant stand Federer anymore.
74 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:10 PM
HPS, i wouldnt be bothred, they have an estimated fortune on 9.9 billion i have just been told
75 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:11 PM
If it did happen, I can’t see it happening until after the transfer market! and before january’s?
There has been to much rumour for it not at least to have some truth!!!
76 micepie // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Tom Toon, amongst out entire squad Martins is probably THE most difficut and costly to replace. Also, had we have attempted to sign Ashton (which I don’t think we would now) that would be a replacement for Viduka in a few months.
Selling players like Martins, or – say- Zog, woud make us that little more predictable and ordinary, Thankfully KK is not the type of manager to want an orthodox side and you can see that from his first signing.
Mind you, a new orthodox holding mf would be nice right now!
77 scottish mag // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:11 PM
we would have lots of money but probs lots of players from iraq and stuff, they also said in the article that they are gonna re develop st james park and the surrounding area wot do u guys think of this?????
78 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Martins is a really easy player to replace.
A fsst striker who isnt that prolific, how easy is that to replace! Very!
As GG7 said, we could get Saviola for about £5mil who is better han Martins and the same type of player.
79 Leo // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:14 PM
need a bit of help hear, does anyone remember the name of the film which was made by the same makers as the SAW films… it was about this website that when people logged on someone would die etc. etc. etc. really fancy watching it because i love films like that.
one of my fave films is bone collector
80 Hadji // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:15 PM
If that happens,no more alcohol beverages on SJP.
81 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:15 PM
osmam bin laden is his half brother!! just a lot of stigma!! have you read the article in the mail! it surgests they want to buy out NUFC and spend £300 million+ on a new stadium
82 9 Shearer // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:20 PM
It wld b bad for the image of EPL but I will want an owner who is ready to splash the money. I would go for it. Man city have Thakshin.
83 scottish mag // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:21 PM
leo untracable i think it was called
84 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:23 PM
i would hate to get rid of st james, but something like the emirates would be great news, anyway i have just been playing a round of golf with the bloke i work with, who lives next but 2 to spears gaff, and who was also on the same course but aaron spears step dad. got chatting on the 8th hole as we were just about to overtake him, as he is shite. and he said aaron is over the moon about signing for us, and that michael owen had a chat with him, and sold newcastle to him.
i think that is a real nice touch knowing we are getting the likes of mo to tout newcastle to young talet, what does everyone else think?
85 Yahya Ahmad // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:24 PM
I would love someone who would spend a lot of money on the club! No matter whoever it is as long as they want to help out the club!
86 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:24 PM
nah it was something .com, my missus has it on pirate downstairs, i will check for you mate
87 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Thats anothere reason why we should keep Owen!!! younger players look up to him!! and can make a difference between signings or not!!
88 Leo // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:27 PM
cheers scottish mag and geordie gerard, i did think it was something .com to be honest
does anyone know a website where you can watch films online? just linewire isnt what it used to be
89 Yahya Ahmad // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Martins isnt really easy to replace! He is probably one of the best strikers we ever had got! Alsohe is Shearer’s replacement! So who else do you think would take over as Shearers replacement if Martins goes!
90 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:30 PM
i love martins to the hills, but i just love his attitude towards the club, not him as an actual player, very easy to replace.
91 valle // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Ahmad… Martins one of the best strikers we have ever had, you gotta be Joking right?… How can he qualify to come before Shearer, Milburn, Davies, Supermac, Hughie or Even Sir Les?… No way mate, but he is a good player to have and he is properly in the top 50 of best strikers we have ever had.
92 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Selling Martins is a bad idea but the way MA is going it would give us 3 new players!
all or most players we have recentley been linked with are all around £4 – 6 million! I agree we shouldn’t waste money but you have to pay for QUALITY??
93 nufc09 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:40 PM
is th film fear dot com??
94 Tom_Toon // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:41 PM
No you dont have to pay for quality.
95 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Martins is a fantastic player his first season 17 goals! second 10! + he’s the type of player you dont no what he is going to do next, which makes opposing defender’s worried!!
96 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:42 PM
09 that is the one fella, just found it, missus said its not that good though leo
97 Matthew // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:44 PM
For years Newcastle fans complained about Shepherd’s ‘trophy signigns’ and how we should look for quality on the way up rather than signing the big names on the way down.
The club have gone about sorting this by employing a quality scout to help us find players who he thinks can go on to be top players in a Newcastle shirt yet the fans don’t want that now.
They want the big name trophy signings again.
98 Lacedaemonian // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Bin Laden has 53 siblings.
99 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:50 PM
I would like to see 1 – 2 so called up and coming trophy signings that have quality and experience with creativity and speed to sign to show that we have ambition!
but IMO we need a good clear out Smith, Duff, Ameobi and look to replace Geremi, Viduka, Cacapa!! I feel we need 10 players to compete at the top level!!
100 Bob // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Who says that Saviola would come here?
Just be grateful that we have a £10m striker in Oba Martins.
101 valle // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:51 PM
On the club sale issue… MA has not taked us to where i thought he would and with his ambition of winning the league within 3 years seeming less and less possible i could see why we should be sold… The constant media speculation about our clubs future dosnt come out of nothing either, and we have just got actual quotes that tells us that MA is trying to sell, so it would give some stability if we where to get some owners that didnt see us as a short term money machine… However, Bin Laden is a name that has been soiled by Osama, and if they where to buy us, i am sure that the club would suffer in some respects… Also, even tho i love St. James, there are just to many problems connected to the ground by the surrounding area, and a new stadium would properly be needed to expand if the club grows.
102 fernando // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:56 PM
That would be great if bin laden bought the club. He would be hailed as the new messiah.
There wont be any trophy signings because the big players want champs league football or at least uefa cup football. If kk tells the team not to make any tackles throughout the season there is always the chance og the intertoto through the fair play league. could even win the intertoto twice in the space of 3 seasons. That would be special.
103 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 6, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Valle – a good comment! We need someone or a consortium who has money and a great deal of it! who has Ambition and doesn’t mind spending money to improve NUFC!!
104 Yahya Ahmad // Jul 6, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Just give him a few years then he would be a legend!
105 Taiwantoon // Jul 6, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Does anyone really think we need a billionaire owner to have the club run in a self sustainable way?
I want no trophy signings, but I just don’t see a reason to want MA to stay.
He wants profit, so let him sell the club to someone who loves the club. The new owner doesn’t need to be a billionaire, he just need to be a true toon army. Ok, I am dreaming…
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate what MA has done a year ago. He saved us, at least according to Chris Mort. Nonetheless, I just don’t think MA is doing enough to install the stability that the club needs so badly.
106 Dan13 // Jul 6, 2008 at 6:24 PM
y does everyone favour faye over taylor?????
107 Ben_BKK // Jul 6, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Leo, it’s called “fear dot com”, I watched it when I was 12 (about 5 years ago now) and I was scared out of my mind. All the review said it wasn’t any good though, but personally it really freaked me haha.
108 Leo // Jul 6, 2008 at 6:54 PM
cheers ben bbk
i hadnt realised the film was that old matey
109 Geordie Gerrard7 // Jul 6, 2008 at 7:11 PM
its not that old, 2 alf years tops, is scary tho missus just said
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