Some good news over the weekend for Newcastle fans was that Habib Beye will return to full training today.
Habib Beye - may be ready for Blackburn on Saturday
Beye visited a specialist in London last week about his Achilles injury, and was given the go ahead to start training again today, but the Carling Cup tie with Spurs on Wednesday will come too soon for the Senegalese International.
Habib has been missed these last couple of games, and David Edgar has looked less than steady in that position. The best we can hope for is that Beye will be ready for our home game against Blackburn next Saturday.
But there is still a worry that any negative reaction of the Achilles could mean that Beye is forced to have an operation on his injured heel. Let’s hope that is not required – that’s the last thing we want to hear right now.
Beye told the Chronicle last Saturday:
“This is my second season and I want it to be a success like last year.” “After some games my Achilles has been very sore and I needed a late fitness test at Arsenal before I played.”
“I wanted to rest after that and see what happened.” “I have had treatment on it, I wanted to stop and have a break after Arsenal.”
“I knew that I could miss Hull City but I knew I could come back afterwards.” “I can’t play all the season with this.”
Caretaker manager Chris Hughton talked about Beye’s injury:
“He’s one that we’ll assess over the next two weeks. We’ll try to up his training, and the amount of work that he’s able to do without him having any ill effects.”
Habib has been a good player for us since he was signed last summer from Marseilles, but like the other players he must be worried about the events going on at Newcastle right now.
It looks like he will soon be playing under his 3rd manager at the club, in a short 12 months.
Where is that stability we said we needed at the club?
Comments welcome.
79 responses so far ↓
1 TheGoldfishBowl_ // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Ed, I’d just like to say that I’m glad your slightly misguided sense of optimism (e.g. talking about European football next season) has been replaced by some much needed realism.
There really is NOTHING positve about this club at the moment!
2 Xsico golden boot // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:16 AM
habib we miss him so much good to see he on his way back but toon luck he will need operation
3 JMC // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:16 AM
sunday monday habib beye!!!!!!!!
4 magpie6699 // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Sorry – can’t cope with this – I think it’s called “good news” – but it’s so long that I’ve forgotten.
5 JMC // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:18 AM
does anyone know if martins will be back for spuds on weds?
6 Naveed Mulki // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Oh thank god! We need someone to keep our woeful defense in shape!! Any idea when spidey’s back?? He would have defended more than the overrated taylor and edgar!!
7 k k forever // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:20 AM
a bit ov good news for once
8 Micky Toon // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:20 AM
magpie6699 – Agreed. I think the problem is that having players fit is the least of our worries at the moment.
9 Bill F // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Good news when he comes back, just hope fans aren’t on his back if he takes a few games to get back up to speed. In the same way that Edgar and Cacapa are getting grief because they havn’t slotted straight into a confidence filled winning team.!!! By the way is Enrique injured?
For my other two pennorth, I would be happy to see the Nigerians buy the club for lots of reasons. many already stated on the blog so I won’t repeat them.
10 Toon Graeme // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Good news or sorts.
Thank god for this!!!!!!!!!!!1111
11 k k forever // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:02 PM
yeah i wud bill f
12 k k forever // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:07 PM
WOT DO RECKON ABOUT THE DAGLISH STORY
13 True // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:14 PM
I am i the only one who feels KK is largly responsible for the MESS we are in!. He would have know the state we would be in if he walked away AGAIN but still he did it. If he loves the club why did he not tell MA that he will hold the reigns but to look for a replacment? No No dummy out ME ME ME bye bye
And still some what him back….no thanks.
14 k k forever // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:21 PM
YEAH TRUE IT WAS UNDOUBTILEYKEEGAN WHO SOLD OUR BEST PLAYER MILNER THE ONLY ONE WHO GAVE 100 PER CENT WEEK IN WEEK OUT NOTHIN DO WITH ASHLEY AND WISE
15 Macas // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:25 PM
k k forever – do you not think Keegan would have been promised a replacement for Milner with the money we made? The board never backed him in the transfer market – thats the problem.
16 k k forever // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:30 PM
MACAS IKNOW THAT MATE JUST REPLYING TO TRUE COMMENT MATE KEEGAN WAS PROMISED A LOT MATE BUT T FAT MAN DIDNT GO THROUGH WITH THEM DID HE
17 Ganiyu // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Im still scouting 4 beyes replacement
18 Heavy hitters // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:32 PM
good post Bill F. It stands out a mile, you cannot play young kids out of position like Nzogbia and Edgar. Edgar has been a CB for the last 8 years but has been used as cover for Beye at RB and it was plain to see he was marking like a CB at RB which you cannot do.
19 True // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Milner our best player! when was the last time you were at a game! he was steady, yes but not our best.
And when was the last time your boss promissed you somthing that didnt happen? did you QUIT!?
KK you have a lot to answer for.
20 k k forever // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:33 PM
MACAS SORRY MATE MADE ME SELF LOOK DAFT WITH COMMENT 12 MEANT TO PUT NOT AT THE END MATE
21 k k forever // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:36 PM
THE BOLTON MATCH AND WONT GO ANOTHER TILL UR MATES HAVE SOLD UP TRUE
22 True // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:45 PM
k k forever: they are NOT my mates, and i will dance when they both eventually go (but mainly MA) I agree KK was treat very badly but that NO excuse for dropping us in it.
PS the boys need your support now more than ever so DONT not go…go and shout louder.
23 Macas // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:48 PM
kk forever – no problem mate!
24 ArtyH // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:53 PM
We’ve got more problems than just wanting a manager now. It looks like a full scale revolt and meltdown, and to top it off the owner wants to sell the club at a huge profit. How can this be right? When he took over at least we had an average team and a small squad, now we have a crap team and virtually no squad!
How is it even remotely possible to ask anything like £350m for the club which is in far worse shape than it was when bought for £240m.
As a business and compared to shares, the owner should know that the clubs ” share value ” has dropped significantly, so how can he expect ANYONE to buy it at such an inflated price and in such a dire condition. Is this the final twist of the knife for him being ” RUN OUT OF TOON “?
Just showing us how a real business man does things. Unfortunately I think there will be a few more twists in the tail before this mess gets sorted out, after all who would want to take over the club now? The only real losers will be the fans, US who love the club. And again unfortunately for us, the press will see any castigation of club fans or anyone associated with NUFC as fitting for derision, they think we deserve everything we get. It must be transmitting to the players too, cos just look at the performance on Saturday, there was no belief there .
How on earth has this state of affairs come to pass? I feel so sickened by the whole bloody mess we are in, its depressing, its just one more crisis after the next, when will it end???
Sick to the stomach, but living in hope!
25 hitman // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:00 PM
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/nufc/Freddy-ready-for-Toon-return.4515142.jp
26 Bill F // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:04 PM
Milner suffered in the same way that many of our players did till KK arrrived and started playing them in positions they were suited to. (bad grammer I know). They still weren’t quite there but they were getting there. He has been very good for Villa under a decent manager who has had consistent backing. As Heavy Hitters says it stands out a mile.
By the way the NUFC mad blog makes an amusing comparison saying any new owners will be boarding the Mary Celeste.
I remember seeing an account of a French fishing boat that left harbour on Xmas eve and dissappeared presumed lost, only to return exactly one year later back to its home port and home berth. The strange thing was that the only crew was the Captain who was frozen solid to the wheel, dead of course. Nowt to do with Newcastle just thought it was an interesting story. The story is a newspaper article which is hanging in a church in Brittany. (No not the Sun or Sunday Sport).
Although we are becoming lost at sea as a club so there may be a strange sort of relevence.
27 Nacho Man // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:08 PM
now boys (and girls), we all know hughton is as thick as sh!t, but what would your team for spurs be
Harper
Geremi——Colo———Taylor———Bassong
Duff—————–Gonzalez————–Zoggs
———————-Owen———————–
————–Martins——-Xisco——————-
i have no idea why gonzalez didnt play longer on sat. its fekin beyong belief
28 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:09 PM
It’s got F all to do with us how much MA wants.
We’re supposed to be supporting FOOTBALL, not owners. Keep ya eyes on the ball.
Can we JUST SUPPORT the TEAM now, for a while at least? Is that doable?
WE CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SELLING OF THE CLUB EXCEPT MAKE THINGS WORSE.
The best thing we CAN do is support the team & make buying the place a viable option.
Howay!
29 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Nacho man,
i’m with you on that team selaction man.
30 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:12 PM
Btw,
milner was NOT our best player.
£12m HA!
I would have sold him for £7/8.
What a deal.
31 esmag // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:16 PM
i vote Nacho for the replacement of caretaker job
32 Nick 69 // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:17 PM
he may not have been our most gifted player, but milner was our most consistent performer and our hardest wokring player, who is getting better and better.
and by the way xisco lucks a load of bollox so far, as does nacho
33 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Nacho & Xisco need a chance.
You can’t right players off after a couple of games in a new country at a club in flux.
That’s whats wrong with NUFC fans, no friggen patience.
Soz.
34 Tom_Toon // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:24 PM
How can you judge Nacho you utter fool.
He has had about 40 mins on the pitch.
35 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:26 PM
Yes Tom Toon,
well said.
When are we gonna learn?
36 Nick 69 // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:28 PM
i havent judged anyone u prick, i said thy look crap SO FAR, that isnt writing anyone off is it you pair of fools
37 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:29 PM
Nick,
you said they look bollox, how isn’t that slagging them off?
Howay man, give ‘em a break.
38 Tom_Toon // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:30 PM
you have judged the if you say: ‘they look crap so far’, thaty is judging them.
39 Nick 69 // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:33 PM
i said they have looked bollox SO FAR, they may have only made 2 appearances, but they have both been poor appeances, so that means they have been poor so far, so that means what i said was correct.
there is a difference in saying someone has been crap so far, and saying someone is a crap player altogether u know!!
40 Nick 69 // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:34 PM
no, judging them would be saying ‘they are crap players’ what i said was judging there performances so far, not there ability as players, like i said, there is a difference
41 d hamilton // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:34 PM
“mass exodus of toon players” is the headline most papers are going with today, Steven taylor the latest to want to jump ship, apparently. Thats the second piece of good news we’ve had because he’s a totlal liability, get Bassong next to collicini. That kid has not earned a new contract so why they’ve gave him one I’ll never know. Like a bull in a china shop waving his kenny everett style hands aboot trying to give penalties away every game. Squad player at best!! Get Gerrard Houlier in to steady the ship for the rest of the season then see what happens with take over carry on.
42 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Yea ok,
but Xisco has actually scored, on his debut.
In my book thats a good start, even if the ball hit him in the arse & went in.
They need support.
OUR SUPPORT.
43 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:39 PM
‘kenny everett hands’, Lol.
Damn straight.
44 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:42 PM
& Given seems to think the 6 yard line is the goal line, whats gone wrong with him?
If he’s not coming too far out, he’s taking up other bad positions like the second goal v west ham & sitting on the floor as the ball trickles past him. Check out his positioning for the last few games goals against, sad.
45 Xsico golden boot // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:43 PM
On MOTD didnt shearer say somthin about KK wanting to come back until the club was sold that was his meeting with fat ash on the friday we have not heard his side of the storey please stop slagging King Kev the legend
46 Nick 69 // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:45 PM
don’t even attempt to lecture me about support, i travelled to london to watch tht sh*t on sat, as i do every single game of the season so dont even try to quesiton my supports because unlike a lot of people on here i actually go and support the team week in week out, i dont just sit on a blog talkin about being a supporter like a lot of people do
47 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:45 PM
KK’s crown has slipped since he walked again.
48 Xsico golden boot // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:47 PM
the whole team look shit since KK left we need a manager ASAP lets hope that since it went quiet even more than usual then maybe are club is nearlly sold MA IS A GREEDY FAT ASS B*****D
49 bruTOOOON // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:48 PM
david edgar is a waste on saturday
50 Karltoon // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Im quite aware that this will be written off straight away, and must stress that i’ve wasted 40p on texts asking if he was taking the p*ss.. But my mates just text me saying Venables is at the training ground today.. Thats pretty much it.
51 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Good on ya nick,
all i’m saying is, well, you know what i’m saying, ya not thick.
Defs not questioning ya support man, just ya use of provocative/emotional words on here.
52 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Continuing to verbal MA is pointless.
Karltoon, we need someone to steady the ship, either permanent or caretaker, fast.
53 Xsico golden boot // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Nick was the toon army as loud as ever I cant get away since the kids were born I used to love away games the traveling toon army are brilliant I think XSICO has looked crap but it will take time for him to settle and nacho well I think they said he is carrying an injury that whyhe has not played much
54 Karltoon // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Well i read somewhere that he was not interested in the permanent role but something like his role with Bryan Robson at Boro.. But i havent seen it with my own eyes.. Pretty pointless joke on behalf of my mate if its incorrect, thats whats got me thinking..
55 Xsico golden boot // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:55 PM
clint who cares it makes me feel better calling MA and saying he is the reason I feel shit MA IS A FAT ASS B*****D
56 micepie // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Three things at first glance today:
Looks like the NVA story does have something in it after all!
The Sun’s headlines on the Toon today are typically pathetic and loathsome.
As for the Dalglish thing…it’s probably not worth worrying about too much bccause if it happened either a miraclke would occur and he;s be successful or he wouldn’t last in the role very long.
57 Nacho Man // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:59 PM
i’d take the job ya know. kick out wise and that lot. i think that edgar is a centre back, and was played out of place. him playing at RB is like playing nicky butt right midfield. going back to my team selection, butt is shite so drop him, all geremi needs to do to bale is kncok his hair clip out, pavluchenko looks dull. bently is shite at set pieces, gomes looks more unstalbe than a house in a black hole and their CB’s last as long as i do after 10 pints of newcastle brown ale.
58 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Xisco,
i get ya man.
But i just want us to move on.
Its all yesterdays chip wrappers.
I’m only interested in the team & football.
Knackers to board room politics etc
It’s doing ma heed in.
59 clinta // Sep 22, 2008 at 2:19 PM
‘Where is that stability we said we needed at the club?’
well…ahh that kind of got nipped in the butt by ‘done nothing wrong KK’ and the toon army ed?! didn’t it?
60 JonnyTOON // Sep 22, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Ill tell ya what, i think that Xisco lads got a lot of potential for the future & ive got good feelings about him. He just needs to be in a side full of confidence.
Nacho im not sure about but he hasnt been given much of a chance. He seems like more of an attacking player so he cannot be put in centre mid with owen infront, they’ll just walk right through us. Butt isnt the best anymore but hes the only decent defensive mid we’ve got.
Get Bassong over in left back, N’zogbia costs us endless goals & colo looked embarassingly bad next to him. Bring the worst out of eachother.
And Habib BEYE will save uss the LEGEND!
61 Turkish magpie // Sep 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM
habib beye is a legend and he’s only been here one season!
if evryone was fit and knowone was injured we’d be big contenders for 5th place heres an amazing team
——————-given——————-
—–beye——taylor—–colo—–enrique
——-spidey—–guthrie—–nzog/duff–
——–viduka—-owen——–martins—
anyone like that team unlimited options for midfeild,solid defence and mint strikeforce (duff and zog can be swapped round
62 Turkish magpie // Sep 22, 2008 at 3:57 PM
wts evryone elses ideal team?
63 nacho man!! // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:02 PM
my idel team would be::
Given
Beye – Coloccini – Bassong – Enrique
Guthrie
Jonas Barton N’Zogbia
Martins Owen
barton is quite good at unlocking defences (at least when fit) nad showed it at man city. i think he still has a vital role for us.
64 Micky Toon // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Turkish Magpie – Barcelona.
65 Turkish magpie // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:15 PM
@mickey toon
lol i would like some of their players maybe messi so we can have more argentinans
66 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Harper
Beye-Colo-Bassong-Enrique
Barton-Guthrie-Zog/Nacho
Martins-Owen-Xisco/Viduka
67 Turkish magpie // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:30 PM
clint flik nice team but martins is left footed and viduka is right.
68 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Martins is pretty good with both i thought. But point taken.
But i do like it when they cross over, it seems to upset the opposition.
& tbh, the front 3 would be interchangable.
69 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:35 PM
& i’d prob play 4321.
70 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:36 PM
& Viduka plays a lot with his back to goal, so therefore would get the ball a lot to his right foot.
71 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Shit, i forgot Jonas.
72 Turkish magpie // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:52 PM
never 4get spidermag lol
73 tom0104 // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:55 PM
—————-Given—————-
-beye—taylor—collo—enrique-
-jonas—guthrie—-nacho—zogs
————xisco—–martins———
tht would be are best team this season if all wer fit
74 CLINT FLICK // Sep 22, 2008 at 5:14 PM
If, & it’s a big IF, we could have everyone fit,
we’ve got a pretty good team & a decent bench.
GET FIT.
75 Turkish magpie // Sep 22, 2008 at 6:46 PM
tom0104 i reckon viduka is class and if we win some games owen will stay but nice team
76 Turkish magpie // Sep 22, 2008 at 6:47 PM
viduka insted of xisco!
77 Tom_Toon // Sep 22, 2008 at 6:53 PM
..
78 Heavy hitters // Sep 22, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Sooner Beye is fit the better. If we played Bassong at LB for now we could play Cacapa or even Edgar at CB alongside Colo. Bassong / Colo would be my ideal CB pairing but we desperately need 2 solid backs. The midfield are putting massive amounts of pressure on the defence. An inexperienced, out of position Edgar was so exposed by midfield, he was taken apart.
79 chuck // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Think you just articulated what most fans are thinking ArtyK.
Yep, its meltdown time.
Begining with MA`s, impossible dream (the basic plan was o`kay, just picked the wrong people)
I may piss off a lot of people by saying KK was also a mistake, should never have dug him up and ended up part of the problem.
Mort saw the writing on the wall and split.
The London guys, you dont scout for Real madrid without some credentials, but you dont place scouts above the manager on the management pyramid.
Wise, dont know what his responsibility was, but generally disliked by the fans.
The fans, they bare a certain responsibility, but the ultimate blame belongs to MA, who did`nt have a clue how to run a club and did`nt do as Abramovich did, hire one of the best in the business.
Allways thought he could do it on the cheap.
What now ?
MA has to figure out how to sell the club.
Followed by a real search to find a manager with a track record who can install stability, theres a certain level of talent at the club with which hopefully the club can avoid relegation.
The sooner a buyer is found the better or the resulting chaos will infect both club and players
in a detrimental way.
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