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• 1 KIZZA // Oct 6, 2008 at 21:47

  i have faith in ameobi. too many people lower his confidence

• 2 Ganiyu // Oct 6, 2008 at 21:49

  Hope shola scores 30goals with kinnear in charge

• 3 beyethegreat // Oct 6, 2008 at 21:49

  i am willing to give him another chance

  also i am just watching youre on sky sports and john beresford looks like a pimp lol

• 4 Carl // Oct 6, 2008 at 21:50

  I think Ameobi has had chances enough, he’s a lucky guy to still be getting them. He definitely has skill and ability, but it seems that if he thinks about it too long he mucks up. If Joe can tell him one thing, I hope it’s “go with your instincts”.

• 5 Ganiyu // Oct 6, 2008 at 21:55

  He has been living in Newcastle since he was 9.this statement proves that he started and would end it here at Nufc.no wonder the past managers tried to get rid of him and they always fail.

• 6 Toon_Ksk // Oct 6, 2008 at 21:57

  John Fashanu…hmmm…reminds me of the match fixing saga.

• 7 Shot Bru! // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:05

  JK will hopefully toughen the lad up, Shola needs to be more aggresive, he seems a little too casual at times. Plus i think his injury woes haven’t helped his form. For me he’s not a regular starter, but definitely adds a different dimension coming on as a sub or playing from the start against certain teams. He’s a useful squad player, there would be little point letting him go at the end of the season on a free.

• 8 David Dutch // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:07

  The problem with Shola is simple, find the guy who told him he was a good footballer and shoot him. Shola did quite well until he was told he could take over from Alan Shearer, since then he has strolled through games as if people should get out of his way because he is a great professional. I have watched him in the first team and in the reserves where his attitude is no better. It is all down to his attitude and if Joe can get that right he could regain his ability, but it has to come from Shola out on the park not on the training ground. He has squandered chance after chance when we have been devoid of strikers and he has been given another chance only to waste it. I would love to be proved wrong but at this time he is simply NOT a premiership player.

• 9 bigpeaovtheweab // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:11

  wot a load ov tripe amiobi just isint ood enouf he had more than enuff time to square the ball to charlie to put the winner away yesterday give him away let sunderland have him hes pants

• 10 toonjon // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:15

  he looked better in the last 20odd or so mins when he came on on sunday then he has the last two seasons. Hope he is given a chance under kinnear. also i thought steven taylor looked quality and got us a point pretty much all by him self.
  nicky butt has given away two pens this season that i can remember and were only 6 or 7 games into the season.

• 11 Ganiyu // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:16

  Shearer-martins
  Watch wat happens when he is back

• 12 AndyNUFC // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:18

  Bigpea that’s very unfair, Ameobi did great when he came on and his little turn past the defender was quite classy, and good instincts to square it to Charlie.

  Somebody said it on here, if he was just that aggressive, he’d be good. We’re crying out for a physical presence upfront. Xisco is weak as hell for his height.

  If he challenged in the air aggressively, shoved the defenders about, went in for crunching tackles, then atleast he’d be making a contribution. Howay Shola keep up your Everton performance standard and you could cement a regular place in the team.

• 13 AndyNUFC // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:20

  Toonjon, you’ve reminded me…

  A PLAYER OF HIS AGE, WITH HIS EXPERIENCE, FROM THE CLUB’S HE’S BEEN AT AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN HIS CAREER… WHY THE HELL IS BUTT STILL MAKING STUPID TACKLES?! He’s like Cacapa, in the defensive role you’d think the age and experience would be the biggest attribute they could have, but they throw themselves about and look worse than kids.

• 14 gorskino10 // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:54

  wow i fort he gunna say Lenny Henry lol wow Kinnear must be drunk hehe

• 15 Listie // Oct 6, 2008 at 22:57

  If JK can something out of Ameobi great the squad is so paper thin we need as many players as possible able to give something to the team.

  I thought he as good as he has for a couple of years when he came on against Everton

• 16 Geordie Jayne // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:06

  I hope he can do it…..but I seriously doubt it, Ameobi never looked any better in the reserves against so called lesser players. With his height alone he should be beating defenders to the ball but he fails to do it time and time again.

  Watching with bated breath

• 17 JJ // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:10

  Ameobi = Championship player

• 18 Toon_Ksk // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:11

  Oh come on, give him a break. He is still ‘young’, he will fulfill his potential eventually at the age of 35.

• 19 JJ // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:11

  What is Ameobi good at?

  Finishing - no
  Holding the ball up - no
  First touch - no
  Heading - should be but no
  Being strong - he ok

• 20 Big Dave // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:15

  I personally think when he is playing he looks and acts like Bambi, but there must be something about him in training as every manager has tried to get him to play. he reminds me of Frank bruno great potental but just to soft. but maybe JFK can get him sorted

• 21 Rasko a.k.a Hadji // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:15

  Why make it so difficult,just sell him and replace him with Carroll or Zamblera.

• 22 SwedEric // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:48

  He can´t do it. Final. Every manager since SBR have said the same, and ok he had some decent games during a period under Roeder, but that´s it, in all this years.

  If you watched any of his games the last season I don´t have to tell you how useless he was!

• 23 Cooper // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:50

  Ameobi is the human symbol of…

  SLOW MOTION

• 24 I Made 1000 // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:51

  ameobi = league 2

• 25 Cooper // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:55

  Why did the hell did he get on ahead of the Xisco kid?

• 26 Ganziboy2000@yahoo.com // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:58

  Ameobi is equal to shearer.but shola is not equal to Newcastle.do you know y?

• 27 PapaToon // Oct 6, 2008 at 23:58

  Hes is only there because of our paper thin squad. I guy Ameobi’s size should be able to hold up the ball, he cant even do that, forget about scoring.
  I think we would be better with some one like Josh Kennedy the Aussie striker who would cost a lot less than what we could sell Ameobi for.

• 28 Hilly // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:02

  Why waste your time Joe? He’s “willing to work.” Really? That doesn’t show at game time. He’s the laziest pile of crap on the pitch. I could care less if didn’t score goals, but the guy doesn’t hustle at all. If the ball isn’t fed to him, he stands around waiting. Put him in the reserves and let him learn how to run farther than 18 yards before wasting any more time on this guy.

• 29 Hilly // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:03

  AndyNUFC - Butt makes dumb tackles because he has to. He’s too slow to steal the ball the proper way.

• 30 PapaToon // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:06

  I think Steven taylor would be a better option up fron than Ameobi!

• 31 Rasko a.k.a Hadji // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:08

  My team for Man City

  …………………………Given………………………………Beye…………Coloccini……..Taylor…….Bassong

  …………………………..Geremi…………………………..

  Jonas…………………..Guthrie……………..N’Zogbia

  ……………………Owen………….Duff…………………..

• 32 Rasko a.k.a Hadji // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:09

  What the hell…..Beye is RB yhere

• 33 clever-toon-lad // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:11

  fingers crossed every1 that jonas is fit for our next match against man city. he should make a big difference in place of the useless geremi

• 34 Ganiyu // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:13

  Ameobi is equal to shearer.but shola is not equal to Newcastle.do you know y?behind every successful striker there is always a successful assist.the real deal is that shola doesnt really have someone he works with consistently.that alone disqualifies him to be a Nufc player.

• 35 skin d // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:27

  i dont care what joe says shola amoebi is absolute garbage.
  okay he put himself about yesterday,but it will not last.
  shola does the same thing whenever a new manager comes in,does a bit of boot licking,the cute cuddly i,m a religious man pick me.
  i have got to take my hat off to him,he deserves an oscar.
  shola is just used to the lifestyle thats afforded to him at the toon,and nearly s##t himself in the summer when kk had cottoned on to him.
  he thought oh the games up i,ll have to go elsewhere ,and actually work for my money.
  oh there,s no more driving my gas guzzler around the streets of jesmond dene.
  i think shola has made it as far as he has ,because he is the nice boy doesn,t drink,always first in to training ,he,s no bother is wor shola.
  if he was any man at all he would have left the toon to prove himself,but even stoke city thought he was crap.
  he never tried one bit for stoke either,shola for me will never ever be a striker.
  he does not possess a forwards instinct,cannot make a run ,cannot head a ball,cannot hold up a ball,spoils good work made by the rest of the team,no quick enough either.
  so i ask what good is he ,shola isn,t good enough to get a game for hartlepool imho.

• 36 Ganiyu // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:28

  He becomes inconsistent and useless.Newcastle of today is different from those ages.a typical Newcastle player of today is oba.he is strong has pace,can work as a lone man striker with individual effort.had a feeling he would have recorded his name on the sheet last week.obas presence is always felt during games with or without result.
  Owen was silenced during the match and could not do any thing cos he doesnt have any one reliable to work with or less feed the ball to him.doesnt fit the present squad

• 37 skin d // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:32

  ganiyu if shola is that good why didn,t nigeria ask him to represent them.
  because he is completly ineffective.

• 38 skin d // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:33

  watching feckless shola trying to play football,is acure for insomnia.

• 39 Ganiyu // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:42

  Skin d-we called him during his under21 but decided to play for england in his dreams.he denied us.calton cole victor anichebe made the right decision and surely they are the future of the super eagles.im so sorry for shola and agbolahor cos they forget they leave on the white mans soil where any thing can happen

• 40 ronjohno // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:52

  26 and not the finished article. Says it all really.

• 41 Ganiyu // Oct 7, 2008 at 0:55

  I have a feeling owen has a place in 2010 world cup and capello has plans for him because he is an established player.may be he is using his time to see what he can get out of others.

• 42 brutooooon // Oct 7, 2008 at 1:01

  ameobi

  one second he is skillfull

  another seconds he is toooooooooooooooo relax which lead to possession loss

• 43 Ever seen a mackem in Milan? // Oct 7, 2008 at 1:26

  He almost setup the winner against Everton. With Martins and Viduka out and Xisco not firing on cylinders yet we need to get the best out of what we have and if Ameobi can put a few goals in then its good. Don’t just knock him for the sake of it.

• 44 ObaFan2 // Oct 7, 2008 at 2:00

  http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/10/07/big-sam-allardyce-claims-mike-ashley-only-bought-newcastle-united-to-make-money-115875-20780135/

  FSA has finally realised what some NUFC fans have known for a long while… Ashley is only in it for the money….

  So FSA had a net spend of £9 million, KK net spend was £2 million in Ashley’s pocket, that’s a net spend of £7 million in 3 transfer windows, what a joke this guy is and good riddance when he’s finally gone.

  All the gate money, tv money etc disappeared into Ashley’s back pocket…..He boils my blood bleedin ******

• 45 Matt // Oct 7, 2008 at 2:04

  ameobi is better than xisco
  ameobi’s technique looks like messi compared with xisco’s lumbering heskey esque technique.
  i still don’t know why xisco was signed, didn’t anyone watch him actually play a game besides scoring goals?

• 46 neeraj // Oct 7, 2008 at 3:20

  better option give xisco a chance……
  of all his jokes this is his best joke

• 47 The Entertainers // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:08

  Your only as good as your last game, can be said about players too.

  The all too few games i’ve seen Shola actually put some effort in, he looks quite a handful and a premiership player. But all to often he crawls through games putting in minimum effort.

  If Joe can get Shola playing to a CONSISTANT high quality level, then hes a better manager than i gave him credit for!

• 48 bigpeaovtheweab // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:16

  @ANDYNUFC
  give him a break how many dose he need the kid is crap and wot u said about NEARLY settin the winner if he had half a decent footballing brain he would ov squared it 10 seconds b4 he did wich would ov set charlie up a treat and a would of put my house on it he would of scored so dont ask me to give him a break maybey a broken leg yes

• 49 figsdad // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:23

  he is crap full stop and im pleased his contract runs out next summer as he wont get another one..

  bye bye…

• 50 lesh // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:33

  Off topic viz Shola but nevertheless, interesting comments from Sam Allardyce!

  http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4255724,00.html

• 51 steve // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:48

  Sholas no worse than the rest of em - take your pick - unfortunately none of these players are gonna make it or are past it

  taylor (despite his gola scoring heroics)
  cacapa
  xisco
  edgar
  duff
  viduka
  smith
  geremi
  butt
  carroll

• 52 Ericles // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:50

  Go for it Joe. I like Shola and want him to succeed better than he has so far.

• 53 rooks // Oct 7, 2008 at 9:04

  it doesn’t actually say what Shola’s being trained in. reckon it might be singing lessons - he’s more chance of being the next Shola Ama (unless Joe was referring to presenting Gladiators)

• 54 David Dutch // Oct 7, 2008 at 9:18

  Hey Steve you di not leave much of the first team squad in your clear out. Unfortunately our old malaise is coming back trying to buy success with big named squads instead of building from within with a blend of experience and youth which I think Ashley wanted to do, although I am no fan of his as I said at the start he was in for the short term to make a big profit and then get out this was reflected in his statement about players - ‘buy young, develop and then sell for a profit’ unfortunately football is not a high street store stack it high and sell it cheap. Going back to Shola didn’t JK say he thought he could make a defender out of him? I think his defesive qualities are as good as his striking ones he is too slow and as I said earlier his attitude is completely wrong. Sorry Shola but I look forward to yu playing in another strip, we will never have afast attacking style of play if any manager thinks they can involve Shola in such a team. He may look good on the training ground where there is no pressure but put opposition in front of him and he climbs inside his shell, he has been given too many chances and we just cannot afford a player such as Shola in the team. I also think Butt should become a golden substitute as he is slowing down and now his best form of defence is a foul, there comes a time in everyone’s career where someone else has to say - lets call it a day!Look at actors, singers or any other entertainer, his brain says what he must do trouble is it is taking longer and longer for the message to reach his feet. Add Viduka (if he ever comes back) to that list, I believe he his boots are still brand new from the day he arrived.

• 55 SouthLincsToon // Oct 7, 2008 at 9:22

  With Viduka on ther verge or retirement through injury then it’s time to try to get the best out of Shola

  P.S. Can’t wait to see him present the next series of Gladiators!

• 56 Who is Derek Llambias? // Oct 7, 2008 at 9:41

  if Joe does a good job, which is has done so far, he should definately be offered a roll on the back room staff without question.

• 57 MichaelOWaN // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:11

  I still dont have faith in this guy. He should have gone in the summer. It is just his luck that he is still with us. He can score as many goals as he wants under Joe but it will not change my opinion about him.

• 58 broon ale // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:15

  to the fella who said we should replace him with zamblera. you obviously havent see the kid play.
  zamblera is awful. slower that shola! gets subbed every game he starts but mostly starts on the bench or not in the squad at all.

• 59 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:44

  Has everyone done the Worst 10 prem players ..
  I think we’ve had our fair share of them, so I thought we could start up our worst premiership starting 11 . .crazy but its quite easy going with a 3 - 5 - 2 formation

  Shaka hislop- (keeper was actually a hard call)

  Titus shambles,Marcelino, Boumsong - a jumbo jet could daintly walk past these 3

  Bassedas - Maric -Alan Smith - Luque - some fair and attacking ability here

  Stephane Guivarch - Ameobi - some goals in these 2

• 60 clinta // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:45

  Ameobi needs to spend more time in the weight room too i think, for such a big lad he gets pushed around far too easily.

  I’m not convinced he’ll ever really shine or become ‘the finished article’ but he clearly has talent, which he aparently shows regularly on the training pitch and has done for years. that’s why so many managers have given him cahnce after chance, but he just hasn’t shown the same qualities out on the pitch.

• 61 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:48

  missed out on a midfielder .. here goes again

  Shaka hislop
  Titus shambles Marcelino Boumsong
  Bassedas Maric Acuna Alan Smith Luque
  Stephane Guivarch Ameobi

• 62 Temuri K's Shiny Bonce // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:48

  Your Keeper should be Mike Hooper

• 63 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:50

  Hooper .. did he play in the premiership?? .. can’t even remember him .. I’m getting the vibe you must be right

• 64 Micky Toon // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:50

  I’ve said it before, if you cannot improve when training with the likes of Shearer and Owen, then you have to realise that you’ve peaked. If Ameobi had as much raw talent as some are suggesting then the likes of Shearer and Owen would bring out the best in him and he would improve. I haven’t seen him improve since his first game.

• 65 Temuri K's Shiny Bonce // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:50

  That’s pretty harsh on Acuna as well. I always thought he was solid at what he did and was a good pro. Personally I’d be putting Viana in there

• 66 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:52

  Temuri K’s Shiny Bonce — yep, looks like you’re right, didn’t even know he played under keegan ..

  Hooper
  Titus shambles Marcelino Boumsong
  Bassedas Maric Acuna Alan Smith Luque
  Stephane Guivarch Ameobi

• 67 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:55

  Hard call .. between Acuna and Viana .. Acuna tried hard and got stuck in whereas Viana did have some skill but looked woefully lazy and lightweight .. I think thats a 50-50 ..out of all the midfielders Acuna was the one I’d problems with .. no problems with the other midfielders though

• 68 Micky Toon // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:57

  Anyone else think Acuna look like the kid in the film Mask? Not “The Mask” with Jim Carey, but “Mask” with Cher.

• 69 Temuri K's Shiny Bonce // Oct 7, 2008 at 10:57

  Actually it’s totally got me thinking about the utter rubbish I’ve had to endure down the years Dumas, Domi, Charvet, John Karelse, Fumaca, Lionel Perez, Gavilan, George Georgiadis, Maric…… I’m gonna stop cos its depressing me

• 70 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 11:01

  Micky Toon .. mind you he does look like a unglier version of Tevez .. who’ve thought ..
  wonder could you do the premierships ugliest starting 11..

  We’ve got Tevez,Acuna,beardsley — thats 3 already and I’m not limiting it to Newcastle players .. if we move further afield .. the magical Ian Dowie springs to mind ..

• 71 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 11:02

  Temuri K’s Shiny Bonce .. crazy how easy it is ..

• 72 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 11:04

  oops Tevez .. must be dreaming he’s a newcastle player…

• 73 Temuri K's Shiny Bonce // Oct 7, 2008 at 11:04

  Luke Chadwick, Steve Bruce, Steve Orgrizivic, Jimmy Bullard’s no looker again I reckon I could go on and on and on

• 74 skin d // Oct 7, 2008 at 11:05

  he,s 26 ffs ,if he can,t do his job now he never will end of story.

• 75 sweendog // Oct 7, 2008 at 11:44

  going with a 4-4 -2 the ugliest premiership formation would be -
  Still unsure of keeper
  Phil Neville Jaap Stam Steve Bruce Gary Neville
  Luke Chadwick Acuna beardsley Rooney
  Tevez Dowie

• 76 Andy1 // Oct 7, 2008 at 15:59

  Acuna was a really decent player.
  What about McClen for a shit player - he was at the club till he was about 25

• 77 Pg // Oct 7, 2008 at 19:18

  is it just me or is anyone else warming to joe?

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