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• 1 ObaFan2 // Aug 6, 2008 at 10:51 PM

  About bleeding time, seen he’s had his hair lopped off too so no Curlyccini anymore

• 2 Ally // Aug 6, 2008 at 10:52 PM

  Happy Days

• 3 harrier // Aug 6, 2008 at 10:52 PM

  Real Club Deportivo y Newcastle han sellado esta tarde el traspaso de Fabricio Coloccini al club inglés. Ambos clubes habían alcanzado un acuerdo verbal la pasada semana que hoy se firmó por escrito.

  “Real Club Deportivo and Newcastle have sealed the late transfer of Fabricio Coloccini to the English club. Both clubs had reached a verbal agreement last weekend and today it was affirmed in writing” !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  from the Deportivo official website:

  http://www.canaldeportivo.com/

  

• 4 Edinburgh Mag // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:00 PM

  Sky Sports news are saying Keegan has denied the club have completed the signing so will wait for it to be confirmed on nufc.co.uk first before believing anything!

• 5 ToonEskimo // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:00 PM

  About time, but why did KK not mention it on Sky Sports News?????????

• 6 Spuggy // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:07 PM

  Bad News re smithy……

  http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3942615,00.html

  Good News re colo…..

  http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3942640,00.html

  He doesn’t deny it he just doesn’t say anything, its the way business is done these days, I suspect it will be annouced officially tomorrow.

• 7 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:08 PM

  how could he cut off his hair?!?!

  it is the source of all his strength!

• 8 Leeg123 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:09 PM

  ssn now completed

• 9 antz // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:10 PM

  its done man, just they need to announce it on the sight 1st before any newcastle official can confirm it…

  yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!

• 10 Tommy // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:11 PM

  Edinburgh Mag, where?

  I’m still not relaxing until it’s official..

• 11 Nev // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:11 PM

  GREAT!

  BEST SIGNING SINCE OBAFEMI MARTINS!

• 12 alex scott // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:12 PM

  looks like sideshow bob

• 13 Callum // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM

  Finally, now our defence needs to watch and learn from this guy!

• 14 Glenn // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM

  Oh my god he’s had his hair cut off!!!! this is disastrous news. As everyone knows every squad needs a player with really sh*t hair (See pic Ed has chosen so well), with his hideous curly locks I thought he was the sort of player we’ve been lacking since Venison and his mullet, but now? It should have been in his contract to keep the long hair!!!

• 15 Marty // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:16 PM

  Hope this is true,we will see tomorrow.
  Played pretty well tonight so things are looking up.
  Guthrie is gonna have a grt season,good engine for the middle of the park.
  HOWAY THE LADS

• 16 antz // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:16 PM

  i personally think this could be the best signing since shearerm, we have been crying out for a commanding, world class centre half and i believe we may just have him now

  come on the curly colli

• 17 SMITH no.17 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:17 PM

  Great news now it’s up to Newcastle to confirm the signing also some good news keegan has said Alan Smith is staying

• 18 antz // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM

  :-O whos sais his hairs been cut?

• 19 Edinburgh Mag // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM

  Tommy – They said on Sky Sports News that Keegan denied the deal had been completed.

  Will wait and see if we announce it in the morning.

• 20 ally // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM

  press conference at 11

• 21 Big Ricks Black Nd White Army // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:19 PM

  about bloody time, i think he may have been at toon game 2day

• 22 ally // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:19 PM

  http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.canaldeportivo.com/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddeportivo%26hl%3Den

• 23 ende // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:20 PM

  btw, looks like Rooney won’t be making an appearance for the opener. We’ll not be the only side down strikers.

• 24 toonfanjonny // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:20 PM

  is the press conference live anywhere

• 25 CDN MAGPIE // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:21 PM

  who is this gomis guy people were saying was at the game?

• 26 ObaFan2 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:21 PM

  Was a pic of him from the tomorrows “Sun news paper” with his hair lopped off……….ur gonna have to change ur name Colo’s Curly Locks

• 27 Veliz // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:23 PM

  Dont cut ur hair collo:(

• 28 Edinburgh Mag // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:23 PM

  http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/news.php

  They are reporting everything bar a medical has been agreed and player is arriving tomorrow for his medical.

• 29 matt // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:23 PM

  lol colo’s curly locks is he the geordie sampson? maybe when he grows his hair back and gets more used 2 the prem style of football he will go around destroying the aponents football stadiums!

• 30 ally // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:23 PM

  http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.canaldeportivo.com/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddeportivo%26hl%3Den

  thats the link

• 31 Colo's Freshly Shaven Curly Locks // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:24 PM

  simply updated

• 32 Big Ricks Black Nd White Army // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:25 PM

  only 15,000 people 2nite, where were u cmon

• 33 Steven Edgar // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:25 PM

  “Leeg123 // Aug 6, 2008 at 23:09

  ssn now completed”

  What you mean Lee? Are SSN saying it completed?

• 34 aassddff // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:37 PM

  Where has it been said he’s had his masterfull flowing locks cut.
  The man will be nothing without his perm.

• 35 Leeg123 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:37 PM

  on the skysports website its been confirmed by depor.

• 36 Leeg123 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:38 PM

  any 1 got a pic of colo wiv no hair and a vid or pic of this black kid at st james park at whats this all aboot stephen mcmahon and the takeover.

• 37 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:38 PM

  Aug 6, 2008 at 23:00

  ex-Liverpool man Steve Mcmahon was in the directors box watching tonights match! he is the commercial director of the singapore based company “Rcom” which is valued at £22.5billion and was one of the two companies that was in the article released by NOTW!
  INTERESTING!!! is there a takeover in the offing?

• 38 RossR // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:40 PM

  About time init great singing imo cant wait to see the guy play.

• 39 geordiekk // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:40 PM

  who was the other player at the match the night?

• 40 Punk Skunk // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:40 PM

  KK hasn’t ‘denied’ it, he just hasn’t ‘confirmed’ it…He’s only doin’ what he’s supposed to do…TELL THEM VULTURES NOWT!..Ha!..
  …Good on ya’ KK!..

• 41 paul p // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:47 PM

  i was there tonight and did anybody take note that steve mcmahon was in the crowd tonight. i had it confirmed off 4 people, plus it also stated on sky sports news as breaking news so i was informed. there is definately something in the water here. a consortum is not going to turn up for a pre season game if there is nothing in it.

  thought the lads did ok, shame about the defensive errors which cost us the win, geremi looks well out of his depth, beye is just getting back into it, made a cracking tackle first half. guittiez was outstanding, best player on the pitch. for them, they had the dutch kid ilfrey i think he’s called, very quick indeed. still though, it needs some more quality in the team/squad. lets hope we get it.

• 42 Punk Skunk // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:48 PM

  That’s interesting…NOTW is an anagram of NOWT!..How apt is that?..

• 43 Punk Skunk // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:50 PM

  Shay looked a bit static for their goals like!..

• 44 LoonyToon // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:51 PM

  spiffing

• 45 Punk Skunk // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:52 PM

  Well McMahon can’t have been there for nothin’!!!!!..
  …Investment?..Mmmmmmmmmmmm!..

• 46 toonfanjonny // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:52 PM

  another enrique error though what do you think of Smith for Leighton Baines

• 47 antz // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:53 PM

  some ppl are just on here takin the piss, theres nowt bout him having his hair cut, theres nothing bout a press conference and theres no mention of another player or even collicini in attendance

• 48 Punk Skunk // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:54 PM

  Wait ’til we put a full team out!..

  …What a downer tho’, KK says smith was injured…More like he knew full well that the crowd was gonna lynch him, either metophically or literally!?!..

• 49 Oba's number one fan // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:54 PM

  i cant seem to find queresma on wikipedia wanted to look at his stats any body got the link?? or can anyone get it for me

• 50 Punk Skunk // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:56 PM

  The ‘other player’ was supposedly a young ‘un from down south, so someone wrote on an earlier blog!..That’s all i know!..

• 51 sean667 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:57 PM

  yeeehhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

• 52 Campo67 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:57 PM

  as asley said, he is looking to build a QPR sort of team, where there are many billioaires involved. he coul;d be selling 10-20% for a lump sum, plus getting tyheir money for keegans transfers

• 53 domtoon // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:57 PM

  Didn’t see the game but looks from reading the updates like we played well, apart from letting up towards the end and pulling a draw.

  Don’t know about you guys but I’m going to be quietly confident about our new signings. Gutierrez sounds the real deal on the wing, Bassong seems industrious AND skillful, and Danny Guthrie seems to be having a good preseason, putting a few goals away for us.

  Colo should be the icing on the cake but hopefully, just hopefully, we will get another couple of world class signings in the shape of an attacking midfielders and left back. If we get a third player after Colo, hopefully it will be another striker cos Shole and Smithy are not favourable options to our 3 main CFs!

  Top 10, fingers crossed…

• 54 Leeg123 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:57 PM

  its quaresma

• 55 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:58 PM

  paul p – totally agree! read comment (31)

• 56 paul p // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:58 PM

  yeah there is defo something going to happen shortly like. if they were not interested in the club, why turn up to watch. mmmm!!!

  shay made a great save in the first couple of minutes, apart from that and picking the ball out of the net twice, he did not have a lot to do, yes, another error by enrique, cacapa, cost us 2 goals, but plenty of pluses as well. they are champions of holland and are champions league standard. a think i wud have either baines or shorey, but something has to be done quickly. plus more quality needed.

• 57 Gunnar / Iceland // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:58 PM

  This is just great!

• 58 Dondatta13 // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:59 PM

  I will sigh a but sigh of relief when OUR official site confirms this ….

• 59 Oba's number one fan // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:59 PM

  i cant seem to find queresma on wikipedia wanted to look at his stats any body got the link?? or can anyone get it for me if you find him check the guy out yourself

• 60 antz // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:00 AM

  obas no1 fan…

  google ‘ricardo quaresme’

  although,

  1/ he wont come to england
  2/ we couldnt afford him

• 61 Oba's number one fan // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:01 AM

  i have but he doesnt seem to come up, :S ??

• 62 paul p // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:03 AM

  just like to add as well, the police were a right bunch of idiots tonight. they were chucking people out for having some fun during the game. stewards also, the ground was empty, people wanted to watch the second half from the gallowgate end, watching us kick towards it, yet they stopped people from going through. everyone had paid the same price for tickets etc, so why the hell people were stopped is a mystery. not very good if you ask me.

• 63 Toonfan4life // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:03 AM

  I constantly heard rumours of a black player in the stands, who was sporting dreadlocks. I wanna no if anyone has actually seen or heard about this?????

• 64 antz // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:03 AM

  bloody useless!!!!

  here…. lol

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Quaresma

• 65 Oba's number one fan // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:04 AM

  thanks antz it worked, intresting quote from queresma but carnt wiki be eddited by any idiot??

• 66 geordiewannabefromwales // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:05 AM

  YEY YEY YEY YEY YEY YEY i can go 2 sleep happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UP YOURS SPUDS!!!!!!! Gutted tho bout KKs faith in smith. i like his attitude but lets face it hes crap. think he shud pack his bags nd move to sunderland where all the rejects are now goin (malbranque-spurs reject ; saha-manU reject ; diouf-bolton reject …)

  by the way i was massively impressed by gutierrez and guthrie’s performances tnite. they didnt stop runnin and showed great footwork and ability. great signings! at the moment it looks like we’ve made the best signings collectively of the summer! (if bassong is as good as you lot are sayin )

• 67 antz // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:06 AM

  yes it can, totally

  ive not looked, here wouldnt even come over here for man utd or chelsea cos of the weather so he wont come here for us, plus his club want at least 25mil for him!

• 68 Oba's number one fan // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:07 AM

  hmmmm, but the amount stated plus addons wud add up to 25.6 million, maybe he has been holding out 4 us, but evan if he wnatd it ashley wudnt stump up the cash

• 69 antz // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:07 AM

  only black guy we have been linked with in the recent past is st ettienne striker batefimbi gomis

  he has mega dreads!

• 70 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:08 AM

  Bob Marley reincarnate

  If Colo cuts his hair i wont allow him to play for us, i want to buy a wig and wear it.

• 71 kieran // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:10 AM

  i know most of u know these answers but for those who dont..let me clear it up:

  smith has a knock and that is the only reason he has not played tonight… everton have not made an official bid yet

  McMahon has never watched the club n just wanted to know why other directors wanted tp takeover. but he has said his co,pany will not pursuit a potential takeover n just came to watch the game.

  and colliccini was training with his club earlier today and has been finalising things with his agent in deportive. n thats y he didnt get aannouced today. he was not in the crowd today

• 72 antz // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:10 AM

  i can guarantee we will not be gettin ricardo quaresma, i’ll back a grand on it and will perform lewd conduct outside of greys monument if we do!

• 73 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:11 AM

  there is no way that quaresma would join us.

  i heard earlier that it was gomis from 2 seperate people…but its just chineese whispers untill were given proof.

  im on the look out for a colo wig now lyk…mite combine it with a gutierrez spiderman mask. lol

• 74 geordiekk // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:11 AM

  thats wiki for u ha ha

• 75 Oba's number one fan // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:11 AM

  probaly a mackem trying to play us init antz

• 76 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:12 AM

  Quaresma is a gypsy.

• 77 Leeg123 // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:15 AM

  apparently the coloccini press conference is in galacia wheres that

• 78 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:16 AM

  -.-

  North-west spain.

• 79 Leeg123 // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:17 AM

  so we wont see the conference and hes been no were near newcastle

• 80 toon toon game 3/4 so far // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:17 AM

  I was in the bar 1982 tonight whig is just inches from the direct box and there was no sign of colocini but there was that French striker in there behind SBR

• 81 Shola Ameobi // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:18 AM

  “On August 6th at 7.55 Queresma was quoted telling a close friend that his dream club is Newcastle United of england he said “if newcastle come in, i would consider it, Shearer was my idol as a child” and rumour is newcastle are set to lodge a 20 million pound move plus 5.6 million on apperances, goals and assists for add-ons”

  Hahaha.

  Wiki is a joke. I know its fantasy, but can you imagine the buzz around tyneside if we where able to pull off a coupe like that.

• 82 Dave // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:18 AM

  Galicia is in A Coruna, which is obviously home to Depor. I doubt Depor would be happy if we had a press conference in their hometown about us signing their star player.

• 83 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:21 AM

  Let’s just put this into perspective, if SJP had a full stadium and everybody that came paid a pound… That still wouldn’t cover Alan Smith’s salary for that game?

• 84 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:22 AM

  Galacia is in La Caruna?!?!?!?

  You mean La Coruna is in Galicia. Galicia is a region.

• 85 beessi-kosovo // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:22 AM

  i am not worried about KK i am happy to hear that argentian player will signed fo us…now we have learnd from our team don’t enjoy us this pre-season with signing they didn’t said nothing just in lst time so i am not worried about KK what did he said

• 86 Dave // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:27 AM

  Sorry Einstein. Not arsed to be honest!

  Solid signing, will prove to be a fans favourite.

• 87 ObaFan2 // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:29 AM

  15,000 attendance was p poor but whats MA expect with out many new people to watch.

  Atleast we didn’t have to suffer Smith and Spidey was great.

  Oh and the singing corner were fantastic… well done to them

• 88 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:31 AM

  15,000 isn’t that bad for a pre-season friendly really.

• 89 Oba_Goal // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:31 AM

  Coloccini said he want to say goodbye to the depor fans before he left, and not through the press. Lets get Colo and Bassong wrapped up and go for Inler

• 90 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:33 AM

  Gutierrez was excellent. Strong on the ball too.

• 91 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:39 AM

  TT, I take it Taylor had a terrible game?

• 92 ObaFan2 // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:40 AM

  TT, especially 2nd half Spidey he did real well down the left and got stuck in and got through a few times and that cross in the first half by him was just waiting for a ” Shearer” to head it goal bound.

• 93 ObaFan2 // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:41 AM

  Taylor got motm at the stadium he did ok but Spidey, Beye and Butt were beteer imo.

• 94 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:42 AM

  the reason gutierrez is such a strong, quick runner is because he runs with such long strides.

  although hes not as quick as oba, for every 2 of oba’s steps, gutierrez only needs one

• 95 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:43 AM

  Spidey had a good game, Beye looked a little off his pace against their speedy winger but graft was good as always. Butt had a decent game, nothing outstanding. Taylor really staked a claim to first team tonight. Strong in the air, won every header, just an all round good display.

• 96 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:44 AM

  Yep Colo, i love his running style, good to watch.

  Andy – Suprisingly he played well today, so did Cacapa, Beye and Enrique werent great though.

• 97 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:46 AM

  Taylor still dwells on the ball to long and in the prem he’d get punished for it.

• 98 ObaFan2 // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:46 AM

  Most tired tbh but thats what the pre season games are for, to get up to match fitness and up to match pace. Much better than last weekends games.

• 99 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:47 AM

  Like I said, thought Beye was just a little off pace but I think we can let him off. Bassong should really have started left back IMO. Cacapa should not be put in midfield this season though. Gutierrez is very clever on the ball, his touches take the ball deceivingly far, so the defender is drawn to it, but close enough so he can take another touch and go past.

• 100 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 7, 2008 at 12:51 AM

  i loved the build up to our second goal tonight.

• 101 Lionel // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:03 AM

  Good observations AndyNUFC, cheers. Excited about Guthrie, he really could be good for us.

• 102 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:06 AM

  Thanks Lionel, and Guthrie and Bassong are very very promising and have shone throughout pre-season. Our summer transfers, although seemingly few and far between so far, have been the best we’ve had in ages.

• 103 Yorkie Dave // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:10 AM

  well just got home from my 300 mile round trip to see the game tonight. Took my lass and both my nephews got them all a home strip. A guy won £24000 for the correct half time score (lucky bugger). Very happy when Collocini is confirmed on nufc.co.uk we played very well first half and seemed to take a step back in 2nd. But the new singing section wont last as there was trouble with the law and 1 fan got arrested!! Cant see how the club will justify to the law how it will keep them all in order!! Good Night Good Result and Decent ish Performance. Now i can go to bed with my lass still in her Black and White and have some fun!!!!!!

• 104 antz // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:11 AM

  go on there dave ya dorty bugga!

• 105 Yorkie Dave // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:12 AM

  Oh and another bit of good news ive been offered 2 season tickets by the club so will have to do the calculations this week to see if i can afford it. Hopefully and ill be there as much as possible!!!!

• 106 Oba Oba Oba! // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:13 AM

  Oba’s number one fan is a WUM!
  Why would he want to find out Quaresmas stats?
  He obviously changed the wikipedia article and then decided to let everyone know by saying

  ‘ i cant seem to find queresma on wikipedia wanted to look at his stats any body got the link?? or can anyone get it for me’

  What a moron!

• 107 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:15 AM

  Dave, set up a video cam the night, call it, “1 night in geordieland” and sell it like hot cakes. That’ll get you the season tickets haha

• 108 Yorkie Dave // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:16 AM

  lol not a bad idea but i think that everyone would want a refund once i enter the picture!!!

• 109 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:17 AM

  Even i have to say, taylor played well today

• 110 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:18 AM

  Haha don a t-shirt with “Yorkie Dave… It certainly is for girls” on the back and wear a spiderman mask haha! I’m a little worried with how far my suggestions are going now! D:

• 111 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:19 AM

  Hopefully the Colo deal will be announced thurs or fri.

  God i feel ill, holiday is catching up with me, dozen too many sambucas.

• 112 samvil // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:22 AM

  Where was Charles N’Zogbia tonight?

• 113 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:22 AM

  Tom Toon’s been living the party life and left all us back here to worry about Colo-will he won’t he-ccini!

  TT, not think Bassong can be our cover for LB? Who else you want the club to bring in? Word is that we’re leading the race for Derdiyok and have an unnamed but talented playmaker lined up.

  Everton want Smith, give him + £3-4M for Johnson?

• 114 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:25 AM

  Who knows! I didnt know much about Bassong, certainly never seen him.

  I dunno who i want really. Im just savouring how pleasantly suprised i was about Jonas because i’d never really seen him play before.

  Any ideas on a holiday destination for me and aboot 9 lads or so next year? I was thinking of Split in Croatia, anyone been there?

• 115 SwedeEric // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:27 AM

  Worked all night, but a good result, good to se Colo 99% done, and nice to hear our signings are doing so good!

  And they probly have the press conference in La Coruna because it´s close to Portugal, there for they can put Quaresma on a train over the border and fly both him and Colo to tyneside togather, and save a furtune of MA money!

  When we are on Galicia… I have a summer house there in Cambados. If you guys like wine, try theres, realy good!… i´ve heard… =) Drink more San Miguel when down there…

• 116 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:28 AM

  Galicia is too wet!

• 117 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:28 AM

  Coloccini is as good as done guys, and i for one am very relieved as it was dragging on a bit.

  I truly dont know who the other two players are now, but it sounds as though one of the two is likely to sign. (im going by KK’s comments)

• 118 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:29 AM

  Toon Tom

  WHAT?! Your going to split 9 lads?

  lol. only joking

• 119 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:29 AM

  TT – Napa?

• 120 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:30 AM

  

  I was thinking of Bulgaria too, somewhere with really cheap alc.

• 121 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:31 AM

  i have been more than impressed with all of our signings so far, especially Bassong who looks a right steal…come to think of it, so does Guthrie…oh…and Jonas.

• 122 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:31 AM

  Spryo – Nah, too mainsstream, too many english people.

• 123 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:32 AM

  prague?

• 124 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:33 AM

  Well TT, i’ll tell you that you’ve definitely not picked up this gem called Bassong on your football radar, calm, composed, strong, athletic, old head on young shoulders.

• 125 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:34 AM

  Nah, gotta be on the coast, don patcularly want to go to Prague for 2 weeks/10 days, way too long.

• 126 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:35 AM

  TT, bollocks to mainstream, go to Amsterdam and live every night like it’s your last.

• 127 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:35 AM

  how about la coruna? lol.

• 128 SwedeEric // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:35 AM

  TT

  Never been in Split, but Croatia. And if you havn´t been there, you realy should go!

  A place I realy liked last year was Rodhos! Great party, nice place and truly warm! Also went to Alanya in turkey, be awere, not good party, and not a nice place to be!

  What you also should think about is Miami or Vegas! Since the dollar is worth bloddy nothing, well, the pound is heading the same way atm, it´s realy worth the money now to fly over!

  Don´t realy understand when we talk about 3 players in… it´s always LB first… and then maybe a CM and a striker… We have Enrique, who I truly like! Bassong and Zog can play there to. A attaking midfielder and a Shearer typ of player is more important imo. If Viduka, owen and Martins were injured free it wouldn´t, but tbh that will never happen during a long time! Enrique doesn´t seem to be a player that brake down all the time at least!

  Don´t get me wrong, a LB would be good, but would like to se an AM and a striker before..

• 129 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:37 AM

  and wear a Newcastle top with Coloccini on the back

  I will go to Amsterdam eventually, not for 2 weeks though

• 130 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:37 AM

  Im going Miami next yr

• 131 SwedeEric // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:39 AM

  Yhea Galicia is not the best place to go for a week of sun… But during summer it usaly nice, no turist, true spain and relaxing for a week or two. Have place in Gran canaria also, and there is always hot! To many turist thou, and only scandinavian and brittish.

• 132 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:40 AM

  I have been to Miami, but when i was about 12 with my rents, got a mild case heatstroke and i was only there 24 hours!

• 133 AndyNUFC // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:40 AM

  I went to Oman once slept in the desert, fruity bongs with some German blokes and me grandad haha

• 134 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:41 AM

  i here miami is not MIAMI until you are 21, lol.
  Well, thats what my friend said anyway

• 135 clinta // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:41 AM

  How good really is this guy? it’s seems he spent most of his time at deportivo loaned out to other teams?

  you don’t normally loan out your best players do you?

• 136 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:42 AM

  I was thinking also of Sines or good old Lisboa.

• 137 Colo's Curly Locks // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:42 AM

  rejkevic!!!

  im not joking here. remember seeing summat about it on tv…..coz they get no night time n they jsut party all night (or day….as the suns still up).

• 138 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:43 AM

  Clinta rest assured, Colo is class, we will build our defence around him

• 139 Warwick Hunt // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:44 AM

  @Tom _toon
  Maastricht

• 140 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:45 AM

  Colo, funnily enough you mention that, i am going to Reykjavik for 4/5 days in 12 weeks time, pints there are £8 though and cheap wine (dont drink wine but ill tell you anyway) is about £20/£30 per bottle at lowest.

  Clinta – Deportivo never loaned him out, AC Milan did.

• 141 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:46 AM

  TT, Salvador? I have wanted to go for about 4 yrs but haven’t been able to due to Uni etc, im probabl going to go the yr after next

• 142 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:48 AM

  Spyro in Brazil? or El Salvador near Guatemala etc? I think both are a bit out of the way and i dont want to spend too much getting there and for accomodation.

• 143 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:52 AM

  was talking about Brazil but yeah it is quite pricey aint it. I have so many places i want to go to, Jamaica, Brazil, Miami. Ever since watching Lost in Translation i have had my heart set on Tokyo aswell. I dont know how i plan to fit this all in.

• 144 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:56 AM

  Aye, i really want to go to Jamaica but the whole compound thing how they lock you down at night in most places and i dont own a gun to out to the bars of Kingston at night I could probably go somewhere much safer in Jamaica but i dont want to spend that much.

  Sines and Split are my main choices at the mo, i’ve been to Tunisia or a fews times and its great although my mates arent keen.

• 145 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:57 AM

  hmmm, my last suggestion would be Rhodes

• 146 Warwick Hunt // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:58 AM

  MAASTRICHT

• 147 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 1:59 AM

  Are any of your mates women? If so, my sister went to Tunisia and said it was horrible, and that the men look and treat females like pieces of meat lol

  Less bad mouthing of Kingston please, as i have two uncles and a step sister who live there

• 148 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 2:07 AM

  Thats what we are mulling over. Most of us want it to be all lads.

  No to Maastricht, i want a beach and im not a culture vulture

• 149 SwedeEric // Aug 7, 2008 at 2:11 AM

  Reykavik is crazy place to party! If you have the chance, go to Iceland! Been there, still have friends who lives there. It´s a bit diffrent from england to go out thou, in sweden we go to the pubs around 00:00, you start around 18:00, but in reykavik you will be alone if you are out before 02:00.

  Not only the party is great there, but the country. You wont find better looking girls anywere! (even better than swedish) The country is awsome, Blue Lagoon is unbelivable, and to be in a place were you wont se a single tree, and exept for there small horses, they don´t have a single loose animal.

• 150 Spyro // Aug 7, 2008 at 2:11 AM

  all guys is better, not a sexist pig or anything, but with guys its all just simple fun, women bring an added element of responsibility to the trip lol

• 151 Tom_Toon // Aug 7, 2008 at 2:14 AM

  I shall be going to Blue Lagoon, dont think there will be much partying going on in the old geography expedition

  A few of my mates were talking about Italy. Maybe Rimini, im not keen on Bari or Naples.

• 152 Tripp // Aug 7, 2008 at 2:50 AM

  Miami’s a fester pile of sh^te. But if you like Cuban food there’s only one place better (and that’s arguable)…

• 153 PapaToon // Aug 7, 2008 at 3:29 AM

  Taylor is the only one who can speak english in our backline. I reckon that might be a problem. Communication is the key in the backline.
  Thats why our defence was better with woodgate in it.

  I hope Keegan’s got Taylor, Harper and Given learning Spanish

• 154 MDS // Aug 7, 2008 at 3:36 AM

  SwedeEric-

  So true about the dollar. I live here in the states and had been planning a two week Euro vacation (including a possible side trip to SJP for the first time in my life) but due to the exchange rate have had to postpone. I’ve met more English, Italians and French thissummer than I did when I lived over there. All coming over to shop on the cheap dollar.

• 155 Lull // Aug 7, 2008 at 4:07 AM

  

• 156 Jerry McGuire // Aug 7, 2008 at 6:27 AM

  Why is everyone so keen to seel Smith? Is he that worthless to the club? Well, if we have a strong squad like Manure / Chelski, then I support your decision. Look at our current squad. Geremi, Butt and Harper already mentioned we need to increase player. So before we get a new quality player, why do you all asking for Smith’s sale?

• 157 WesToon // Aug 7, 2008 at 7:55 AM

  Lads can any1 help me???
  Was the investor really at the game???
  Who was the “Rasta” at the game???

  PLS any1,with a real answer
  C’mon COLO let us see you in black & white Mate

• 158 Hong Kong Ron // Aug 7, 2008 at 8:14 AM

  “I constantly heard rumours of a black player in the stands, who was sporting dreadlocks. I wanna no if anyone has actually seen or heard about this?????”

  The “rasta” was Royston Drenthe.

• 159 hitman // Aug 7, 2008 at 8:43 AM

  westoon aye mcmahon was at the game,but he was there because hes helping the club with investment in the far east,i dont know who the rasta is..

• 160 Ian-first one!! // Aug 7, 2008 at 8:49 AM

  HPS, are you winding us up again????

  Was he in the local chinese too!!!!!

  I hope you are right.

• 161 Ian-first one!! // Aug 7, 2008 at 8:52 AM

  Oh no we get this good news then there is bad news about one of our favourite all time northern living legends, Bobby Robson says he is losing his fight with cancer.

  I am gutted. Love the guy.

• 162 Stello from Sofia // Aug 7, 2008 at 9:07 AM

  Tom_Toon if you want to have party Bulgaria is your place,but if you need rest choose Greece or Turkey.

• 163 TerryMacsPerm // Aug 7, 2008 at 9:10 AM

  What’s this crack about us being in for Moutinho?

• 164 Chicken // Aug 7, 2008 at 9:27 AM

  TT – there’s a lovely resort on the South East coast of Cuba. Really cheap – you won’t have to pay for any food or drinks and they even provide you with your own colourful uniform. It’s run by a really nice bunch of American’s – just phone up the United States government and say you’re a friend of Osama’s – I’m sure they’ll welcome you with open arms!

• 165 WesToon // Aug 7, 2008 at 9:34 AM

  @ hitman // Aug 7, 2008 at 8:43

  Cheers mate!! Lets hope he helps us A LOT on the investment front

• 166 Gorskino10 // Aug 7, 2008 at 9:49 AM

  TT you could go good old Lisbon and watch a Sporting Lisbon game,if not Germany, Turkey or Sweden.

• 167 Stardust // Aug 7, 2008 at 9:56 AM

  Tom Toon – Ive been to Split – what kind of crowd are they and what do you want? Personally I would start at Dubrovnik for a few days and nights (Stay in Cavtat – a cheap speed boat ride to the Dubrovnik late bus /taxi / boat back)and then head up to Hvar via a ferry from Dubrovnik or further up the coast (an island – go to Hvar Town – drink isnt cheap at the main place Carpe Diem but its class (St Topez style). Everything from cheap apartments you rent when you get there to 5 star hotels.You can get the fast ferry back from Hvar Town to Split then fly back home from there.

• 168 JOeT // Aug 7, 2008 at 10:30 AM

  Yeah Tom_Toon mate. Iv’e been to Croatia a few times, i was there last summer for a few weeks travelling around with a few mates!

  Ive been lucky enough to travel to some pretty amazing countries….but Croatia is up there with one of the best! Characteristic town, cobbled back streets, ploished marble floors, has the class of many italian towns but still not as expensive – hence why they all go there on hols!

  Stardust summed it up pretty well, so i’ll keep it brief! But dubrovnik is a must (in the south), Hvar is lovely, as is Bol, on the island of Brac! Korchula is also nice, split is good but doesnt have the same prty style atmosphere as the other islands. All great for watersports, football, wind surfing, tennis, food’s of a pretty high standard (very italian – given its location), beers are sweeeeet and cost about a pound a pint in most cafe’s, bars are slightly more expensive but much much cheaper than over here, women are the fittest ive ever seen – where i met my current girlfriend actually!

  Hope this helps, drop us a line if u need any more info and i’ll put it in an email!

• 169 GoesseN // Aug 7, 2008 at 10:46 AM

  back to the article guys, this is not a travel agents!

• 170 AndyT // Aug 7, 2008 at 11:00 AM

  Spyro – you need one of these
  http://wikitravel.org/en/Round_the_world_flights