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• 1 Howie // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:12

  ed that headline got me too excited. thought some mystery midfielder had agreed terms. i wouldnt bank on a midfielder coming even though i think we badly need one. we have guthrie/butt/geremi/milner vying for two spots and KK loves those 4 players.

• 2 keltik // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:16

  as things stand i am very worried for the new season.

  i gave Ashley the excuse that we werent that active last summer because Allerdyce was not his choice, and he had just bought the club and some said he was getting the clubs finances back in order, then i said last Winter that we didnt buy anyone because the winter window is tough and Keegan wanted to tough it out until the summer and save the cash.

  Now their is almost 3 weeks left of the window and we have bought:

  Guthrie (unproven, backup player, imo)
  Guttierrez (hopefully new start winger)
  Bassong (unknown youth)

  we really need at least 3 top quality signings before the new season starts, probably 2 defenders and 1 striker.

  without these 3 key players we will have to play Enrique left back who i hope will adapt to the english game and step up, we have Faye & Tayls in CB although when one gets injured we will have to go to Bassong, who is unproven and young.

  Then the strikers, Viduka is injured (suprise S
  suprise) and now Owen will miss the new season. We all know Oba can pick up the odd knock but lets hope not because even with him upfront on his own we struggle, and if we dont have him we will have to play say Smith upfront with Milner or something.

  if you look at our options and then look at the teams we are supposed to be competing with, Spurs, Portsmouth, Villa, and only a couple of years ago Liverpool… i remember Liverpool being a grate rival cuz we had a few tustles for 3rd and 4th sport under Bobby Robson but now when you talk about those days people look like your mad.

  anyway, the only thing that annoys me more than no signings is that we have employed at least 3 ‘executives’ to do these sorts of deals, i mean why not go out and seal some deals before the end of the season like Spurs did with Modric?? surely the 3 new ‘executives’ had the time on their hands.

  i mean whats going on? i know the market is tough but even Sunderland are more active than us, and thats depressing.

  sorry to vent im just getting worried about the state of our club, we dont have much longer…. i feel this could be a very serious season for us unless we sign a number of key players.

• 3 Thomas // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:17

  Same here howie…. sigh

• 4 JonGoodwyn // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:17

  What Howie said

• 5 keltik // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:18

  edit: Owen will miss the opening game to the new season, not the new season.

• 6 simon P // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:18

  Collocini ……..????

  Signing a player over the weekend ??

  Bull pizzle.

  With no investment, we are down.

• 7 Leo // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:19

  bit of a sensational headline, have you heard something ed?

  i agree though we do need another midfielder due to mister barton

  damn it, maybe we will get a good midfielder then we will find out barton is not going to be further punshed- SCORE

• 8 Michael // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:21

  There was no need to have a headline like that. The last thing people want now is false hope.

• 9 GraemeR // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:21

  OK - the truth is I am signing tommorow and will be rolled out a Half Time.

  47, cultured left foot - not one for the future - especially with the arthiritis. Can run all day providing you are buying the diesel and at 5 foot 1 ” will not be picked on by the likes of Terry or Ferdi

  S

• 10 darren grech MALTA // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:21

  we defenetly needs a creative midfielder like REQUELME style,strong striker like DERDYKOV and 2 defenders like COLUCCINI and WARNOCK

• 11 paddyq // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:21

  little bit of a dramatic and misleading headline ed…..

• 12 beye the great // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:23

  i agree we badly need a cm who can create perhaps joao moutinho would be a good buy thats if we could get him but i genuinly believe that after colloccini comes in wem ay bring in a lband that will be it though in jan we may wait to see if there is an unknown some where who can potentially be world class ok its a bit ambitious but i am only thinking this year if we had bought arshavin in jan we may be a lot better off maybe there is someone like that who we can bring in coz knowing kk if something is nt right he willtry and get some one for the job

• 13 ToonEskimo // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:24

  You’d better be careful Ed You might be The Sun’s next sport’s editor…..

• 14 Mad_Magpie // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:24

  Great post keltik. I don’t see us buying 3 players in a fortnight, although maybe by the end of August. I know transfers take long in the modern game but we’ve had plenty of time, things have been too slow. As soon as the final whistle blew at Everton, we should have been searching for what we need, maybe even before. New arrivals needed to have come before our tour of Mallorca ideally but there is no point in dwelling on that now. Get the players in sharpish!

• 15 hitman // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:25

  second that paddyq,bang out of order

• 16 AngerOfTheNorth // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:25

  Ed, you could write headlines for The Sun…

• 17 Alex // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:25

  Howie I thought the same thing .Was starting to get excited .Inler would be a brilliant signing but somehow don’t think we are interested or surely we would of at least put a bid in by now.

• 18 joe // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:25

  ed that headline is a disgrace - i’m in marbella and out of the loop a bit - i reckon you need to alter it a bit!!! Benayoun would be the player i went for - especially as Liverpool want Barry.

• 19 Toonboy // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:26

  Dunno about a midfielder,whats going on with collicini???

  I think it’ll be annouce it aboot 5pm tomorrow so it’ll still give people enough time to get a ticket for the match and see him unvailed,what you think???

• 20 Leo // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:28

  i dont actually think its the investment thats the problem i think it is the recruitment, they have no ability at closing the deal, something strange about wise being the head of recruitment when he has not done it at any level that would excite anyone

  can they seriously only work on one deal at a time,

  i asked the question tomyself about the weekend, what happened to finishing a deal within 24hours, do they work with a spanish watch, no offence but the attitude of the recruitment must be like a spanish building site everyone lying back on their chairs chaning ah manyana (spelling isnt right there)

• 21 GraemeR // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:28

  Here is my dream day - 6th August

  At 1pm the club announce a press conference for 3pm.
  Anal Oliver cant make it (YES)
  Sky give a live feed and there is 7 chairs behind the conference table with KK in the middle. After the normal chit chat KK announces that he is here to present new signings for NUFC and proceeds to roll out Inlar, Derdiyok, Moutinho, Colocconi, Burdisso and Riquelme. After teh normal chat with each of hte players and photos KK announces one more player and open the curtains to reveal KAKA on the SJP pitch juggling and generally wowing the rest of the squad.

  Cumon Ashers make it so

• 22 harrier // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:29

  hey - free enterance to see newcastle training next weds at st. james - wish i was in toon

• 23 jeff // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:29

  is it not just wishful thinking…..Im getting a bit sick of how long it takes for the toon to finalise the deals……whats happening with coloccini

• 24 Ciaran // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:30

  I’d imagine we’ve made an offer for Inler but he’s waiting to see if Arsenal come in for him. If the situation goes on for too long hopefully Skeljbrad is lined up as an alternative. We really badly need a creative midfielder. It’s so frustrating to have lightning, intelligent strikers like Oba and Owen but nobody to play a killer final ball to them. Milner is average, Geremi goes missing constantly, Guthrie is a squad player with promise and despite a lot of support from this site, Butt is very close to finished.

• 25 harrier // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:31

  graemer - you can wake up now

• 26 the black magpie // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:32

  i third that howie

  im so depressed

  http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Premier+League/Newcastle+United

  im clicking on the above like its a stock market ticker- sniffing for any movement

  im irritable, nervous concerned….and its only pre-season

  my office is only 20min from my house so i walk to work, and every week i always see at least one magpie

  toon army till i die

• 27 Spyro // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:33

  harrier do you just sit there refreshing newsnow.com or something. Guys, stop waiting by the PC and time will go much faster lol

• 28 i Toon // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:33

  i’m tired of all of this today is Aug 5th for crying out lound we play the european champs Aug 17 and we got 2 Midfield player and 1 defender far a team that leak goals last season Man Utd hit 11 in 2 games in us (i rate Toon) :@

• 29 GraemeR // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:34

  Do u thing hte open day is a trial for the Geordie wannabees - remember Alan Shoulder and the Waddler were found in the local lower leagues

• 30 Edinburgh Mag // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:34

  I think we need 2 central midfielders. Our current midfield is far too stagnant. There is no urgency whatsoever when any of our CM’s pick up the ball. Everything is so slow and one paced. A ball winner & a creative midfielder is where i think we should be looking. Our current CM’s should be squad players at best if we’re wanting to make any sort of improvement on last season, in my opinion.

• 31 chuck // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:35

  Dont want Inler, let me clarify that, dont want him if we can get Muotinho or Veloso instead.
  I see an unhealthy approach here in our dealings
  looks like we are not going for top quality, that price is the deciding factor and we will accept second best.
  Well thats fine if your ambitions are to just survive in the PL, with the hope of getting lucky and getting a UAFA spot.
  Now if the ownership want to challenge for a top spot, going to have to go for top players.
  Dont have to be a rocket scientist to figure that one.

• 32 antz // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:36

  y cum up with a headline like that ed? thats nothing short of disgraceful, that looked like there had been somedevelopments and tbh im not greatly impressed by this at all

• 33 harrier // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:40

  spyro - at work

  and i clicked at that moment on the official site to see if there was anything, but there wasn’t

• 34 hitman // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:43

  ashley had the nerve to give kk a lashing for saying we have no chance to compete with the big 4,how can we compete with the top 6 with lack of signings we have made.and the ones we have signed arnt going to make much diffrence are they,ashley wants to run the club on the cheep.

• 35 Dondatta13 // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:43

  Club announce an Open day on the 13th August. Free to enter SJP …. Could it be some new players may just be paraded?

  http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1359084,00.html

• 36 Toon1978 // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:43

  ED

  I’m not a one for criticising but i really did think that we were close to a good midfield player and the first name that sprung to mind believe it or not was XABI or XAVI from Barca cant remember which one, i know a stupid thing to think but my hopes had risen only to be dashed lol anyway not to worry

• 37 Spyro // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:44

  fair enough harrier, you dont have to justify yourself to me anyway mate, was sort of a rhetorical question, havin a laugh so to speak

• 38 harrier // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:47

  no worries spyro - where is our new CB, LB, AMF and CF dammit?!

• 39 tron // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:50

  ed - where did you hear this from? do you know if this is true or just what you and we all hope will surely happy. we need some creativity!!

• 40 dougnufc // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:51

  Rooney and Ronaldo to miss start of season, Good News

• 41 Kevin // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:52

  I was misled by the headline too lads - but let’s keep one thing straight - this is Ed’s BLOG. Not a news source. He can write what he wants.

• 42 kajman // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:53

  we are heading for a long hard season..unless we buck our ideas up and bring in some quality players..thing seem tobe getting worse not better…rumor after rumor, but no signs of players ..just another day in the life of a toon fan

• 43 daiv // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:55

  Amid all the turmoil Ashley has spoken and said…….nuffin. He has contempt for the fans and treats NUFC as his cheap plaything. We will sign a player worth £10 mil or more because season ticket sales are rubbish and he knows it. He does not want a stadium one third empty. He will buy because his hand has been forced. bring on the Asian guy please. MA is a dud.

• 44 valle // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:55

  Ed…

  Come on mate… The last thing supporters need now is the false hope headlines like this gives them and then you bash it with a story based on wishfull thinking.

  You have said before that this site gives you no money and you dont care about hits, so why not change the headline after so many have already posted that it mislead them?

• 45 Spyro // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:56

  fair enough daiv

• 46 Bingo wing // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:56

  me too howie!!! i agree

• 47 sirjason(boredofthe)toon spin // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:56

  I am bored out of my brains…Can’t see any decent players being landed at this rate.

  The ones we have landed are like budget/bargain stretcher buys…or kids how much has been spent this window didn’t we get 4m for Emre?

  Need Quality Mr Ashley and Quick or we will just be rotating reserves and kids all season as we start picking up knocks and suspensions.

  Very Worried : (

• 48 eric crammy mag // Aug 5, 2008 at 19:58

  have you seen the state of the shelves in soccer sports the gear is all over the place , a bit like our beloved football club at the minute .we conceded 65 goals last season ,the worst side in premiership history nearly done the double over us .we have done very little to improve this team hopefully we will in the coming weeks or i fear the worst even if we sign players now we only have two pre season games left how the hell are the new players supposed to gel ,not at old trafford i hope . trying to keep the faith smb

• 49 valle // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:01

  Kevin… I think Ed is big enough to deal with criticism when its valid, so let Ed answer on his own behalf. Im sure he wont make a simple argument like”this is my blog, ill do as i please” much like the one you gave on his behalf.

• 50 AllenNufc // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:01

  It’s be Per Cilian Skjelbred.

• 51 irish_toon9 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:02

  and here’s me thinking we were signing Messi

• 52 robertsa // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:03

  as much as i want to believe that a midfielder is coming. this site sed that we wud mak a signing within 24 hours about a week ago now.

• 53 iain // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:04

  look were f@cked whoever we bring in becuase its 90% certain that the crap hangers on (smith/shola/geremi/duff/cacapa) will be still here dragging down whichever if any good players we do sign.

  even if we signed inler, geremi would still be punting our setpieces into the crowd all the time.

• 54 Toon1978 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:05

  Eric crammy mag

  He also employs young kids in his shops who he pays a pittance to.

• 55 dave // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:06

  another round of pure bullshit made up by this useless blog.

• 56 hitman // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:07

  we better get ready for a rollercoster rider this season,because were in the soup big time lads.

• 57 Toon1978 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:09

  DAVE

  I think this is a top Blog mate and i must admit i am addicted to it. If you dislike the blog the simple thing to do is not come on here simple as that. Dont get me wrong mate i am not having a go after all you are entitled to your opinion

• 58 roy morten79(norway) // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:10

  there have too be a siging soon,spending 12-15 hours a day watching all the nufc sites and i`m nervous about this season. most of my friends like liverpool and tottenham and if tottenham beats us this season i will have to run away since i`m the only nufc supporter. get the signings now and we can look forward to the season.

• 59 Mad_Magpie // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:12

  What’s all the commotion over a headline for? It’s what Ed says in the actual post that matters. People need to lighten up.

• 60 toonarmy08 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:14

  collocini got to be announced at psv game surely ,proper toon way of doing things ,announcement will get fans through the door ,what do we think guys??

• 61 normski1930z // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:14

  ye nah what it is aboot this toon training at sjp, have been on me hols and that is the day i go back to work that just seems to have summed my summer up….

• 62 booney // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:15

  any one agree that promises keep bein made like signings need to be made beginning of season so they have time to gell in kk press confrence when he became manager he said the chairman had the same ambitions and that we wanted to be back where we were when he left and he’d get the funds to buy the players, no funds. new signing in 24 hrs, what a load of rubbish. even sunderland make more signings than us and newly promoted clubs this is a joke we r definately gonna get relegated also all our best players are injury prown so u can forget about them for half the season. e.g owen, viduka,martins ish duff . in my opinion we need 3 players to finnish like we did last season and 5 if were gonna get a uefa place but none will come so well be relegated great. any other views

• 63 normski1930z // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:17

  hehehe rangers are oot of the champions league….snigger snigger…

• 64 sirjasontoon // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:20

  Don’t think so..if Coloccini was signed his bigmouth agent would be talking about it by now and the rancid deportivo owner.

  This is worse than the january window…

• 65 irishtoon // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:20

  Agree with sensational headline comment. Let’s face it the club is poor and all the muppets under 18 expecting kaka signings need to p*ss of and support manure or chelski. More cuts to come and further falls in the league.

• 66 sirjasontoon // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:23

  Maybe Rangers will sell Cueller on the cheap now.

• 67 Graham // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:26

  you lot want to go and stand in the corner and have have a word with yourselves.

  Yes we need a couple more players in but we’ve over 3 weeks to do it.

  Yes, we were crap last season but that was largely down to a fat, tactless, egotistical manager whoput his own reputation above the clubs - even to this day!!

  We would all love to have the players in now but how many other clubs have signed more than 3? Not many! And of the ones that have, only spurs have added on a par than the likes of Guttierez and Coloccini (when he signs). These two Argys will be immense for us this season.

  And as for the Ashley bashers, our club is set for the future not for administration, unlike the previous regime. He has bought and stabalised the the club (but not the fans by the comments above), why not use the clubs money to bring in players? I would rather have a season or two building from the ground upwards than Ashley spending his own money and then calling in the debt, just like what Ambramovich will do at Chelsea if things dont right over the next couple of years.

  Have some confidence in your club, have some faith in what they’re doing.

  How often do you here Ambramovich speking to the press? You don’t so why do you expect Ashley to publicise his affairs?

  I had to give up my season ticket a couple of years ago for several reasons, but i’ve decided to go and renew tomorrow - show the faith that makes us Geordies famous and stop acting like a bunch of drama queens.

  Thank you, rant over

• 68 Graham // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:27

  dave - i suggest you go and look elsewhere then. Pleb

• 69 robertsa // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:27

  sirjasontoon i wish. they lost cos they didnt have cuellar.

• 70 Nick Dryden // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:29

  very cruel headline ed,
  have we not been wound up enough !!

• 71 Cooper // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:30

  Where the hell is coloccini?? anyone?

  i reckon it will be jimmybullard because i seriously cant see inler coming here when he could probably get a club in europe if not champions league.

• 72 Leeg123 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:37

  well according to what dc mag sed that we could well be getting moutinho as it has been leaked and some toons-no1fan says we will have him before the end of august but a dont quite beleive him, what do you make of it.

• 73 mozza // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:37

  even if coloccini comes it still aint enough we need players all over the pitch, larson. inler etc all good players, who would make a genuine difference, i’m with daiv, norm,hps and many others on this, we’re being mugged of by Ashley and i hope i’m proved wrong on this, but i dont think i will be sadly

• 74 Bmore // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:37

  I see Rangers have been knocked out - could be an opportunity to pick up Cuellar?

• 75 Mad_Magpie // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:38

  People have to be patient on Colo, he’s probably traveling over today, as reported in Spain, before doing his medical and signing a contract tomorrow morning before being presented at SJP at tomorrow’s game.

• 76 Bmore // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:39

  Is there any news on Arda signing for anyone yet? Last I heard he was interested in moving to Italy?

• 77 SniffyPants // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:41

  Midfield isn’t the real problem now, is it - fitting our best midfielders into a formation is more of a problem, along with the current enforced reliance on our weaker strikers, and the need to settle on a preferred back 4. We now have wingers a plenty, though only Zoggie has any real pace out wide, Butt, Guthrie, Barton and even Smith to sit in the middle… a couple of seasons ago we made the same mistake of snapping up every midfielder that came our way. If Owen, Oba and Viduka stay fit we have limited options, if our midfield stay fit we have limited options, and even if our defence stays fit we have limited options there too. A creative midfielder won’t support a weak back 4, a creative midfielder won’t find a killer pass to a slow winger, and a creative midfielder won’t be able to thread a ball through to unfit, misfiring strikers. Never mind a creative midfielder - we need a goal-scoring, mean, selfish midfielder, who can run around to beat the band like a devil in tight little shorts and bang them in from the edge of the box himself. Or failing that, run into the box at pace and fall over, playing for penalties like a one-trick pony.

• 78 fraser 2k8 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:43

  Bmore, the last i heard on Arda was that KK had renewed his interest in him about 2 weeks ago, though i doubt that he will go to Italy as he prefers the PL. Also Matias F, wants to go to Lazio (finished 12th last season so not in european football), newcastle should choose him as the creative midfielder.

• 79 hitman // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:44

  mad magpie i hope he flew over here before 5ish coz newcastle airport was shut down, fighter jet over ran the run way.mozza i agree ashley has took us for mugs

• 80 Stottycake // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:45

  Graham, good post, no need to say more.

• 81 Steven // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:46

  I don’t think that is necessary. I am sure that Geremi could perform well in a defensive central midfield position. KK also wants to try Milner in the centre. An attacking versatile midfielder/ forward may be a really good option though.

• 82 mart // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:47

  There may be 3 weeks left but I’m concerned to say the least, when we’ve had the whole summer. Ok the European games got in the way but we were expecting things to move on the transfer front as soon as that tournament was over.
  KK said at the end of last season his main priority was getting MO signed up on a new contract. Well hasn’t that all gone quiet.
  We had too small a squad last season to cope with injuries. Now we have less players and seemingly more injuries.
  I tell you what - I hope someone is working hard behind the scenes to get more new and better players in, cos I for one have seen this all before and really am worried about next season.
  To those who say stop panicking there’s plenty of time - I hope yer right.

• 83 Broadsword // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:48

  I really wish you would quit it with the misleading headlines. You’re not newcastleunitedmad.co.uk you know.

  Its sad if that’s how you think you will attract visitors.

• 84 Tore Torell // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:49

  What’s with the heading, Ed… Very The Sun-ish!

  I think Toon should focus on an attacking midfielder as well, and a double swoop from Real Madrid should be considered. 12m for Baptista and Saviola anyone? Real Madrid fuc..d us on the Owen-deal (17m for a super-prone player…), so now they should offer us a bit of discount.

• 85 Leeg123 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:50

  do u beleive dc mags comments about moutinho to newcastle being leaked

• 86 mozza // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:53

  anyone here reckon we’ll have signed 3-4 players before the start of the season, because if we haven’t its another season doon the sh**er, come on man ashley prove me wrong

• 87 Mark malta // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:55

  I think we need another 6 first team and a dozen res!!! And hopefully we be up there… like we are now it’s relegation struggle once again.

• 88 Dondatta13 // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:56

  Tore Torell, swings and round abouts, we sold them a croc (woodgate) who took months and months to get fit for Madrid, then in his first game, he scored an own goal and got himself sent off!

  Doubt we will be spending 10-12 Mill a player after (if) we get Coloccini mate, Think more “shrewd” signings might take place thou’

• 89 ronaldeano // Aug 5, 2008 at 20:59

  To the ‘i love Mike Ashley mob’….

  At the end of this window, if we havent got they players we need, will you still think he is such a godsend?

  Or will you think that he is just a cheap skate conman thats using our club for his own financial gain?

  I hope we get the players we need

• 90 STF // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:01

  I personally am happy with the work being carried out regarding signing new players. We have brought in players so far that improve the team / squad and while I have been concerned over the time its taking Curly to sign I am now confident it shall be announced tomorrow before the game, if not then my enthusiasm takes a beating and I will lose all hope of Colo singing for us. Yes we do need more and I think they will come however the Toon was not built in a day and neither is the completion of a clubs footballing transformation.

  Regards

• 91 tino97 // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:06

  A few people have mentioned Cuellar from Rangers, the reason he wanted to stay was to play champions league football. I think he would leave now. He would be a good signing along with Coloccini. (whenever that happens)

• 92 Rikki // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:06

  What ever happened to the intrest of Arda Turan (Galatasaray) ? I think we badly need a creative midfielder for next season.

• 93 51times // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:06

  normski - Hey, at least we (we being Rangers in this case) got this far, this only means we’ll win the league. You fenians will be too busy abusing children.

  Big Jock Knew.

• 94 harrier // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:07

  ronaldeano - have you ever thought there might be a position in between?

• 95 Leeg123 // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:07

  opinion of dc mags comments regarding moutinho saying info has leaked

• 96 samvil // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:10

  Graham - I agree with you.

  And as you say, we do need to bring players in and i’d love an AM, but i don’t think that’s gonna happen.

  KK has said there are enough players in midfield and up front and that he hopes to sign ONE or TWO more.

  I think it’s Coloccini and a left back, but I hope there are more to follow.

• 97 scottish mag // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:13

  guys can u tell me which the best stand is to sit in at st james’ please

  best view, atmosphere etc

• 98 Toonboy // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:14

  Any translators about???

  http://www.goal.com/es/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=806394

• 99 ronaldeano // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:14

  If we get the players we need, fine, but if we dont, i will have serious doubts about MA

  We’ll see

• 100 John dsouza // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:14

  Dammmmm! M pisd off, wen wl coloccini officaly b signd, i cnt wait 2 hear dat gud new, hope v dnt hear any bad news lyk v heard of aimar, kk should try 2 bid for pato or bojan, lol

• 101 Shearer#1 // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:15

  What happened to our interest in midfielders like Turan, Sahin, Giles Barnes? There are lots of good midfielders still available like Moutinho, Veloso, Inler, De Jong, De La Red. We need 1.

• 102 Tom Cairns // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:17

  sunderland may be active but not one of them would make it into our first team, name a team outside the top 4 that have made signings superior to ours.

• 103 scottish mag // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:19

  man city and jo

  he is 100 times better than smith and 1000 times better than ameobi

• 104 51times // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:19

  I think he’s saying he should sign tomorrow.

• 105 Jeff D // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:20

  Rikki. Arda Turan has stated to the turkish press that he dosent want to leave galatasaray till next season.

• 106 Toonboy // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:20

  unfortunatly spuds

• 107 harrier // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:21

  Toonboy - “they have to confirm it now, tomorrow or before i will pass recognition in newcastle, but we are hoping both clubs will finish their agreements, because there are pending details, so i don’t want to speak too much as this is not finished. With deportivo I have everything arranged, correct, so I do not need to go to the club, the only thing i need to sign will be in Newcastle.”

• 108 Dan NuFc // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:21

  NEEED C.B (COLLOCINI) … L.B (WARNOCK) … C.M (INLER OR BAPTISTA) … C.F (DIRDIOK) … NOT 2 MENTION A FEW YOUNG PLAYERS IF WE ARE EVEN GOING 2 COMPETE WITH THE TOP 8 BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL BUYING LIKE MAD … AM NOT INCLUDING BASSONG BTW

• 109 Tom Cairns // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:22

  and STF i agree with you, this is not a quick fix, tried before and failed miserably.

  i do really enjoy reading all the comments on this blog but quite often i wish some people would stop dramatizing every story that comes out.

• 110 ToonEskimo // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:23

  Toonboy,
  I speak fluent Spanish, Curly’s not coming, something about wages being a stumbling block……

• 111 toon up // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:23

  There is still not a lot going on in the transfer market lads. I know its frustrating because we all know we are short of players. I’m getting a bit frustrated for the first time because of the collocini signing (or lack of it) its just the silence from the club that is annoying, at least a short update to keep us all relaxed would help. We will sign because we must sign. I honestly think KK is looking to shift a couple of players out and we will surely have bids in for a few players where the selling club is trying to drive a hard bargain. It will all kick off nearer the end of the transfer window imo. We are after quality not el haj, Tainio, Malbranque et al who are imo average premiership players (although they will move sunderland on a bit this season, because they are so crap)

  One thing is for sure Ashley and KK will be totally aware of the high levels of frustration amongst the fans so they know if we dont sign there will be hell on in the toon, absolutely hell.

• 112 Toonboy // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:24

  @ harrier

  Thanks mate,this seems good news,at least the deal seems 99.9 % done.

• 113 ToonEskimo // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:24

  Arggghh, howay man harrier, you spoilt my little joke….

• 114 Toonboy // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:27

  @ ToonEskimo

  Better luck next time bud,if there is a next time.

• 115 nick // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:28

  toon boy

  “The day that this be finished and all be signed i would like to say good-bye of the fondness as corresponds, but when be the moment, when be all resolved. Now what I want is that be finished as soon as possible, and alone later to say good-bye, but for now I prefer to be tranquil and a little to the margin. When he be done do not I know if some days will give me to come here, and if I will not say good-bye through the press”, commented Coloccini, that desires to be said good-bye of the fondness of the Sports one of the best possible form.

  On the current situation of its acquisition by the Newcastle, the Argentine said that itself “they have to confirm it now, after the training, but tomorrow or past I will pass recognition in Newcastle, but we are waiting for that the two clubs finish its agreements, because they remain pending details, so I do not want to speak a lot since this is not finished”. “With the Sports one I have all fixed, correct, so I need to go for nothing by the club. The unique thing that would have that to sign would be in Newcastle”, added to explain more in depth its situation and thus to conclude its statement.

• 116 scottish mag // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:28

  where is the best place to sit in st james’

• 117 harrier // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:28

  haha sorry eskimo - i was too quick for ya

  @toonboy - no probs, he said similar things yesterday, and he has said he expects things to be done by tomorrow. Maybe we are busy tieing up another deal at the same time

• 118 boater // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:29

  There is so much speculation on here… I can’t believe half of yees.
  We really don’t know what is going on, if we are actually interested in Derdiyok, Iner, Arda - Or why we are failing to get them if so…. Wise, Ashley, KK… who knows anything for sure??

  KK and mcdermott have both gone on a limb to promise signings… so they will come.
  We still have oba and owen - touch wood - and that wasn’t looking too good at one point.

  it’s depressing to see you all referring to Milner as a central midfielder all of a sudden… but it’s true we are grasping at straws at the moment…
  we were crap in midfield last season - and that was with Emre (occasionally albeit).

  I think what KK said about only bringing in top quality is the most important thing…. if the 3 signings are anything to go by… he’s looking for players off the beaten path that he can motivate in his own way…. we could end up 3rd or relegated next season… who knows… the toon is so daft you can’t predict owt.

• 119 Gorskino10 // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:30

  I hade hope on double signing 4. Tommorow with colocini and other. I hope it’s skejebred.

• 120 scottish mag // Aug 5, 2008 at 21:30

  so basically we dont have an agreement with depor yet???? or am i reading into this the wrong way