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• 1 MJR // Aug 19, 2010 at 10:20 AM

  if weiss is 20 years old why does it matter to man city that he won’t make the 25 man squad? he would still be able to play as he is under 21 surely? not that i’m disputing the fact that loaning him out would probably be good for both weiss and city

• 2 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 10:55 AM

  ^ True

  Well i just hope to see three new players walk into to SJP that are way above Perch ability.

• 3 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 10:55 AM

  THere are obviously others above him in the pecking order, which inadvertantly means he maybe aint all that?

• 4 Captain Beefheart // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:09 AM

  @2: ‘Well i just hope to see three new players walk into to SJP that are way above Perch ability.’

  The first three people through the gate on any match day would be better than Perch, my Granny included….

• 5 Captain Beefheart // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:09 AM

  …and she’s dead.

• 6 Mac // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:16 AM

  Not bothered about Weiss he’s poo. But i am bothered about the lack of activity in this window. AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SORT YOUR SH*T OUT.

• 7 toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:19 AM

  loic remy having a medical at marseilles at the moment, surely thats got to mean HBA is on his way

• 8 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:20 AM

  Any news on the 10:55 flight in from Paris??

• 9 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM

  Mac

  Weiss is poo?? how do you come to that conclusion, hes better than routledge, he can actually beat a man and get a cross in, not run round like a headless chicken and then get tackled, or cross and hit someones shin

• 10 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:27 AM

  NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:20 AM

  Any news on the 10:55 flight in from Paris??

  Aye it landed at 10:38, baggage is on the belt, and it had passengers on it

• 11 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM

  geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:27 AM

  Any “Special” passengers?

• 12 Ericles // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM

  Could it be that the majority of our targets do not want to come here? In the days of KK and SBR they would have flocked at the doors of St James Park. Not now. Why? Does the soccer grapevine say that NUFC under Ashley is a no go area? Have we, under Ashley, lost our kudos, been robbed of our heritage by a barrow boy from the concrete jungle of north London?

• 13 jobzagudun // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:38 AM

  hi im new to the blog, and i only just registered as i am sick to death of hearing our own fans slagging our own players off. Everybody needs to get off PERCH`s back and give the lad a chance, for christs sake man he had his baptism of fire against the potential champions of the league, of course he is going to be a bit nervous, some of you lot need to take a chill pill and start putting more effort into supporting and willing our players to do well, than you do slagging them off, no wonder every other club in the country contests that we are the best fans when they see the stuff we write and say about our own players. GET A GRIP!

  HOWAY THE LADS! LETS KICK THE VILLAINS BACK TO BIRMINGHAM!

• 14 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:39 AM

  @ Ericles

  Us being relegated last season will have ht our street cred, and maybe players are afraid to come here incase that happens again this season.

• 15 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:40 AM

  NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM

  geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:27 AM

  Any “Special” passengers?

  *not sure, but one passenger, the only baggage he had was, a clear plastic bag, with some garlic, and a baguette in, and a bill oddie facemask

• 16 hitman // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM

  anyone read this.
  http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=18022

• 17 Stuart // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:43 AM

  Newcastle isnt the major draw for players anymore like it used to be. We’re a newly promoted team, we have no money to spend and the fat controllers in charge. We clearly arent going to attract the same caliber of players as we used to.

  I’d love it if we made a few surprise signings before the end of the window, but can anyone still see that happening?

  Even the Ben Arfa deal has dragged on so long that it doesnt look likely anymore.

  Howay Cashlety and Hoots, prove me wrong…..please?

• 18 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:45 AM

  @ Hitman

  At least someone is saying what WE think and feel!

• 19 lborotoon // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:45 AM

  hey guys, remy is having a medical at Marseilles so maybe that means movement on ben arfa today?

• 20 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:46 AM

  i know its the same team we went down with, and we do need some new players, not squad players, first team players 2-3 i think

  But its the same squad that went down, fair enough, but the likes of enrique, collo, guthrie, carroll etc have improved alot with the experience, and dressing room morale is now good, so not everything is the same, im sick of pundits sticking their noses in, cant wait till we prove them wrong.

• 21 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:47 AM

  i predicted we would get relegated last time, and everyone laughed at me, saying there was no chance at all, and would dance naked round newcastle, and i was right, this time i say we wont go down, but we wont stay up by much

• 22 Ericles // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:49 AM

  Weiss is going to Rangers. Arfa is going to Italy most likely. We have missed the bus once again. Thanks Ashley – sorry about the birth certificate!

• 23 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:51 AM

  I think everyone should wait till the window closes, then we can make all these statements, i know what everyone means, but we need to wait and see what happens, i thought we would let a couple of players go aswell

• 24 NewcastleMole // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM

  @Ericles

  I wouldnt want to play for newcastle atm and ive been a fan all my life. The current squad is Average no real talent and has a few thugs, The Manager is a rookie, The Chairman isn’t going to spend, Club is regularly in the Media for the wrong reasons. And the pressure of playing infront of a demanding 52,000 at sjp.

  @hitman

  It’s true but i can’t stand Garth Crooks

• 25 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:54 AM

  here is the sort of player we need to get in, but newcastle wont of even heard of him, they dont even have a scouting network, seen him play a few times in the youth games on sky, he stood out so much, he reminded me alot of henry

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

• 26 chuck // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:58 AM

  Getting closer to the window`s closing, with not a viable target in sight.
  ARE we gonna get anyone decent in? does`nt look like it.
  Should have been the top priority since last christmas, when promotion looked assured, to have compiled a list of players that would improve the side and ensure survival in this competitive league.
  And i`m not talking about a plodder, an injured unproven freebie and an ageing free agent(read Perch, Duckling and Campbell)
  We have been associated with a Portugese Striker, a power midfielder from Holland and of course Ben Arfa.
  All of which may have been decent buys, so what exactly are we waiting for?
  Were they too expensive ?
  Like most fans at this club frustration becomes part of the package and watching Man U. take a stroll in the park against us Monday only makes it clear what kind of a future this side has in the upcoming season.
  Even with a couple of decent additions, it`s my opinion it will still be a struggle to survive.
  So hopefully the club will get off the dime and begin to build a decent PL side, please no more cheapos or plodders, just a couple of decent young prospects that will be part of a decent future side.

• 27 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:58 AM

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

  these are the players to take us forward, as wenger has done for years, rather than spending millions on overated players

• 28 NewcastleMole // Aug 19, 2010 at 11:59 AM

  @geordielad880

  Wenger prob already has a dossier and first option on him.

• 29 toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:01 PM

  geordie lad why would we want another 6ft+ striker, we’ve got about 5, we need a small pacey striker that can play off of carroll, like a young lovenkrands

• 30 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:01 PM

  exactly newcastle mole, thats the point, we need to be looking at players like this, having scouts assigned to holland, france, germany etc, we need to get decent scouts from european sides, our ones are useless! if they think players like adjei, spear, zamblera are any good, i have seen these kids, they are terrible, i dont know what anyone seen in them

• 31 Fostino // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:01 PM

  geodielad880

  newcastle youth network is one of the few success stories of ashleys regieme….i do think a few scouts in france & would be a good idea, we seem to have scandinavia sorted

• 32 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:03 PM

  toonboyjake, why has everyone got this thing about little strikers and pace?, can tall players not have pace, henry, drogba?? so you wouldnt want drogba with carroll, would that not work??

• 33 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:05 PM

  fostino we have scandanavia sorted, we come up with skjbred and huseklepp, i could have told them that before they went, everyone knew about them already, liverpool had huseklepp on trial ages ago, there is loads of talent in scotland aswell,

• 34 howay man // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM

  the best young talent is in belgium!

• 35 Teamstoof // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:09 PM

  this transfer window is a big JOKE. fatshly sell our club!

• 36 Partizan // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:12 PM

  Nufc_Rychigo 13….Its not because we were relegated,many teams have come back from the lower leagues not just in England but also in Italy,Spain,Germany.

  Napoli and Genoa managed to get some cracking signings in their first season in the Seria A.

• 37 Toon XI // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:12 PM

  CH is a politician. Telling fans what they need to hear. We are screwed. This will be a long season for us.

• 38 Fostino // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:13 PM

  geordielad880 im going by present players, adjei, soberberg and edmundsson…im hoping these guys can develop

• 39 toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:13 PM

  geordielad, drogba is more power then pace, and personally id prefer a smaller striker as if we have two 6ft+ strikers, we will just play long balls all game and the two strikers will get the flick ons but noone will recieve them, we should look at someone like giovani dos santos from spurs to play just off carroll, he’s quick and has a bag of tricks and isnt likely to play a lot of games for spurs

• 40 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:14 PM

  i know a scout that worked under ashley, and he says he found some amazing talented players, and passed on the info, and as soon as the toon top brass heard the clubs wanted 1-3m for the players, it was a none starter

• 41 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:16 PM

  drogba is pretty quick mate, like someone said yesterday, can you not remember shearer and ferdinand, or shearer and sutton, they are both tall partnerships, and worked a treat

• 42 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:19 PM

  it doesnt matter what kind of partnership you have up front it all comes down to service, we had ginolas, solanos, robert, gillespie etc etc, we have jonas and routledge now pass me a knife so i can slit my throat!!

• 43 Partizan // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:20 PM

  According to this article i think that Carlos Vella could go on a cheap….maybe 3-4 mill.

  Now thats a striker i’d love alongside Carroll.

  http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2010/08/19/2077461/fulham-want-carlos-vela-plus-cash-from-arsenal-in-exchange

• 44 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:22 PM

  carlos vela is wan* ask any arsenal fan, they were talking about him the other day on teamtalk, saying to get rid, hes terrible

• 45 GeordieGerman // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:25 PM

  Would like to see (but not a chance) Marko Marin from Werder, he’s only 21 small and fast.

• 46 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:26 PM

  I would love to emulate arsenal as a club but if you actually look at the facts, arsenals wonderkids (bar a few) havent been part of any success at arsenal.

  The unbeatables season featured players such as Henry and Veira and they were bought for a fair sized fee in their primes. They were not youngsters when signed.

  We need to sign future stars but we also need to get some here and now stars because right now I couldnt pick out a real prem star in our starting eleven

• 47 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:26 PM

  geordiegerman agreed, he is a great player, but we could get or afford him

• 48 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:28 PM

  Well id suggest that if we havent heard anything about Ben Arfa by first thing in the morning that it is dead. Agreed?

• 49 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:28 PM

  magpietillidie22

  That leroy fer is similar to patrick vieira, thats the stamp of youth player we need to be investing in, if we are to move forward as a club, but it wont happen, aslong as ashley is in charge, whats the point in paying scouts to watch players, if you aint going to buy any??

• 50 deeza // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:29 PM

  ANY NEWS ON MC ARFA

• 51 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:30 PM

  and agreed magpietillidie on ben arfa,

  I think if they wanted him, they would want him available for sunday, it would get the squad and crowd buzzing again, it would be a sell-out straight away

• 52 toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM

  Carlos Vela isnt a bad player geordielad, he was going to be another example of a quick player i was gonna use, arsenal fans hate most of there strikers, i live in london so know a lot of arsenal fans and the only strikers ive heard them say they’ve like in the last 5 years have been henry, arshavin and adebeyor

• 53 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM

  Exactly geordielad

  It will be incredibly disappointing because i honestly thought we could get him (i still hope) but hope is fading fast.

  And on Fer i would love to sign him, we definitely could use a player who can sit in the middle and break down attacks. That was something that didnt really get mentioned after the man u game, they practically strolled through the middle of the park. Smith did OK but a real DCM would have shut it down

• 54 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:34 PM

  toonboyjake

  but to be fair mate lol they were the best they had in last 5 years

• 55 eltoro // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:35 PM

  Ben Arfa deal won’t be dead until he signs for someone else because I am sure he will leave Marseille eventually

• 56 Partizan // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM

  geordielad….We are not Arsenal fans and our expectations cat’t be on the same level with theirs.

  They’re fighting for the title this year and we’re fighting for relegation.

  Figure it out mate.

• 57 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM

  carlos vela is going to fulham anyways, and i dont think he is anything special, hes played 88 games in his career and scored 13 goals, and thats including when he was at salamanca and osasuna, he isnt a goalscorer, he is a second striker, we need a goalscorer!

• 58 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM

  We’ve missed another steal just now too. Armand Traore from arsenal is going to benfica for 3.2m…. he is 5x the player james perch is!

  I would love to know the team behind our transfers, who finds the players, who reports the players and exactly who gives the go ahead.

  I cant for the life of me think MA would understand a players ability or worth, he must have someone advising him

• 59 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM

  http://www.insidefutbol.com/2010/08/19/marseille-push-hatem-ben-arfa-towards-snubbing-newcastle-for-werder-bremen/28665/

• 60 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM

  Partizan // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM

  geordielad….We are not Arsenal fans and our expectations cat’t be on the same level with theirs.

  They’re fighting for the title this year and we’re fighting for relegation.

  Figure it out mate.

  *his records speaks for itself, and no-one has exactly gone crazy to try and snap the lad up have they, he is average, end of story, we need a PROVEN striker, not a fizzy player, and not a arsenal reserve player

• 61 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:39 PM

  magpietillidie, traore is a decent player, but he is a left back/left midfielder, and is prone to mistakes, he is better than perch, pity he isnt right sided though, i wouldnt pay 3m for him,

• 62 Partizan // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:45 PM

  You’re talking about stats,i’m talking about his style of playing.

  He was just a teenager while in Spain man,and i bet he could get us at least 10 goals this season with that amount of assists aswell.

• 63 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:46 PM

  he will give us assists, but not many goals, he is tricky player, lacks strength, or finishing, i would prefer to give ranger a chance myself mate

• 64 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:47 PM

  geordielad

  He is predominantly left sided but ive seen him play on the right and even as its not his best side he still looks better than perch. And hes only 20.

  As for your link on Ben Arfa, we both saw werder denied interest this morning so me thinks OM are playing a ridiculous game

• 65 geordielad880 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:48 PM

  yeah i agree about the ben arfa SAGA, OM are just playing games

• 66 Ericles // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:49 PM

  Understand it. NUFC has been raped by a fat man from London.

• 67 Magpietillidie22 // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:53 PM

  Has anyone tried phoning OM, lol, pretending to be a reporter or something and just ask the question?

  I mean newspapers do it all the time lol, why not? French people are v.likely to say what they think rather than cover it up

• 68 Shot Bru // Aug 19, 2010 at 12:55 PM

  And pillaged by a fat geordie from Newcastle..

• 69 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:03 PM

  just checked OM website nowt nw to report just that remy is having a medical

• 70 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:04 PM

  habib beye to boo or not to boo that is the question?

• 71 toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:07 PM

  habib beye wont get a game against us surely? i thought he went to warm his ass on there bench

• 72 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:11 PM

  there is still 3 flights today into newcastle from paris just checked airport arrivals on the net

• 73 toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:13 PM

  their*

• 74 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:14 PM

  does it matter

• 75 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:14 PM

  what are you a teacher or something ha ha lol

• 76 toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:23 PM

  no lol i just dont like spelling mistakes haha

• 77 stuart no9 // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:24 PM

  ericles
  agree with you mate, we will always be in this mess untill our leader decides to sell up , his lack of ambition has ripped our club to the core, it seems that nowadays , saying negative comments about our club , or owner, makes you a doom and gloomer, if thats the case, so be it, i would call it being realistic.

• 78 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:24 PM

  I see we have had another offer for Fer rejected…

  http://www.tribalfootball.com/feyenoord-reject-newcastle-offer-leroy-fer-1056611

• 79 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:26 PM

  @ toonboyjake

  Your correction is wrong anyway!

  Their relates to belonging to someone,

  it should read
  “there are still 3 flights…”

• 80 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:31 PM

  toonboyjake DON’T

• 81 nufc1984 // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:35 PM

  Seriously, were all acting surprised that nosy has happened in this transfer window and were not a draw for big players! We have ch in charge, what are we expecting! He wouldn’t be the first name on the lips of the so called great players in any league. Anyone who has looked on the net for previous background on our club will see he’s just a puppet with ma’s hand between his cheeks doing exactly what he says. Ch has no say at all! It’s how ma’s regime has and will always be run! Get used to it lads.

• 82 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:38 PM

  toonboyjake // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:07 PM

  “habib beye wont get a game against us surely? i thought he went to warm his ass on there bench”

  you mean…

  Habib Beye won’t get a game against us surely? I thought he went to warm his bottom on their bench?”

• 83 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:43 PM

  nufc richyg01 ha ha class mate we have him now he’s went quiet now

• 84 Rotonda heights // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:46 PM

  toonboyjake

  Sadly tyneside and the surrounding area has the worst illiteracy rates in the country. Sad but true.

• 85 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:59 PM

  @kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 1:43 PM

  Love it when someone says something like:

  “no lol i just dont like spelling mistakes”

  Then go and do it themselves!

• 86 kentonmags // Aug 19, 2010 at 2:02 PM

  anyone heard out more news yet

• 87 NUFC_Richyg01 // Aug 19, 2010 at 2:26 PM

  This has been posted on the Williamson Article:

  Taylor_Toon // Aug 19, 2010 at 2:18 PM

  Just heard from a friend in France that as soon as Loic Remy has passed his medical L’OM will allow Hatem Ben Arfa to come to Newcastle on a season long loan deal of £780,00 with a clause in the deal that if Newcastle stay in the Premier League they have to pay between £4.5- £6.5 million for him depending on appearences. It is expected that Loic Remy will sign today and be announced at 7.00PM which is when Ben Arfa will come over. Also it has been touted that he already has agreed personal terms with Newcastle when he came over last weekend and the figure is £28,000 per week rising to £35,000 a week if he signs on a permanent basis.

  Watch this space and trust me this is from a very very trustworthy source (my friend is studying sport science and going through his second phase at clairefontaine).

  He has also added that we have very serious interest in the availability of Andre-Pierre Gignac and Fode Mansare.