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• 1 Zangwill_Ho // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:26 PM

  Newcastle United Set To Complete Deal For Cheick Tiote

  Newcastle United have reportedly agreed a €4.2 million fee for Cheick Tiote and are set to conclude personal terms with the player and arrange a medical.

  According to The Daily Mail, the FC Twente defensive midfielder has arrived on Tyneside to complete talks.

  The 24-year-old has been capped eight times by Cote D’Ivoire and his transfer is subject to an approved work permit application.

• 2 GeordieToon89 // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:33 PM

  lets just hope its true and appears on the club website asap

• 3 davybtoon // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM

  on offical website monday along with arfa hopefully, they will probably be at the match tomorrow

• 4 GeordieTartanArmy // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM

  If true, deal will be completed on Monday if he attends the Villa match. If he is not there, I presume he is not signing till tuesday

• 5 Solaidback // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:42 PM

  Nowt from L’OM regards Ben Arfa on NewsNow so I’m guessing he’s still over in France on his own!!!

  Good signing (if it’s true) for us, will need to drop Smudger to the bench or sell him now as we’ll have 8 CM in our team

• 6 nuttyward // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM

  if he is coming to the match tomorrow tell him to bring along fer and arfa please .
  then i would be lot happier

  KEEP THE FAITH

• 7 BlacknWhite Barmy // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:48 PM

  Fer – cant see both him and Tiote signing. Shame really, as we could try the two holding CM – playing midfield and not just infront of the back 4. Think brazil were quire good playing this way – but then of course you need pace up front and on the flanks

• 8 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:52 PM

  geordietoon,

  you left without saying goodbye mate….im hurt…lol

• 9 Solaidback // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:52 PM

  I think the Fer story was a riuse to get Tiote, so that WBA didn’t see us hi-jacking their bid..

  It would be nice to get Fer but we have players like Vuckic who’s of a similar age & it wouldn’t be fair on him to bring Fer in ahead of him!!!

• 10 nufclewizc // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:53 PM

  Cwarr07 says tiote has signed

• 11 baro // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:53 PM

  He would brilliant signing and would just perfectly fit the puzzle. We need more dirty players.

• 12 baro // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:53 PM

  Who is Cwarro?

• 13 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:54 PM

  from this point on i will refer to hba as GTA….geordie toon arfa…howay the lads…lol

• 14 baro // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:55 PM

  Sgt.Heagerty

  So that means GTA has signed RIGHT?

• 15 roe997 // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:56 PM

  speaks french,wil help ben arfa settle and learn english.good tinkin hoots!

• 16 nufclewizc // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:57 PM

  Cwarr07 and isaacjsl or sumthin are insiders on twitter

• 17 Solaidback // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:58 PM

  OT – The big question is, who will CH play against the mighty Accrington Stanley on Wednesday???

  I think he should play:

  Krul
  Tavernier – Kadar – Campbell – Tozer
  LuaLua – Vu?ki? – Ferguson – Símun Edmundsson
  Ranger – Xisco

  Give allthe young lads a try out & get players like Xisco & Sol some match time too

• 18 eltoro // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:59 PM

  baro – Colin Warris on twitter

  http://twitter.com/cwarr07

  Don’t know who the guy is to be honest but he has been reporting the progress of these transfers.

  Also try –
  http://twitter.com/isaacJLJ

• 19 john_cena163 // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:59 PM

  Guys plz check out dis link an tel me wats its bout ben arfa, m usen my 4n so cnt c the pages
  http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=67742

• 20 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 6:59 PM

  boro,

  i wish mate, dont wanna take the heat for that…if he doesnt sign everybody would kill me…lol

• 21 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM

  dont know the cwarr but isaacjlj is legit…called tiote deal 3 days ago

• 22 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:01 PM

  nufclewiz,

  whats that cwarr guys handle on twitter…trying to find him

• 23 Thump // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:01 PM

  @nufclewizc (10): Everywhere has been saying he’s signed.

• 24 baro // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM

  Solaidback

  I’m sorry my friend but Tozer has been released, and was on trial with some Coca cola team, think it was leyton orient.

• 25 Thump // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM

  @Sgt: http://twitter.com/cwarr07

• 26 GeordieToon89 // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:03 PM

  sorry sgt =]

• 27 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:03 PM

  geordietoon,

  ya but the gaffer keeps denying and until its official via press conference, cant prove anything…lol

• 28 nufclewizc // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:03 PM

  Cwarr07

• 29 shenryo // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:04 PM

  Tozer is gone

• 30 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:05 PM

  that lad cwarr is saying hba is locked in. Saying that hba has agreed to terms and om have as well

• 31 GeordieToon89 // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:05 PM

  ayee anaa hopefully thal be a good lil press conference on monday evening 6pm when a get back from work =]

• 32 GeordieToon89 // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:06 PM

  5-0 chelsea are looking immense

• 33 nuttyward // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:06 PM

  So has georgie arfa signed does anyone realy know or is it guess work

• 34 baro // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:06 PM

  Sgt.Heagerty

  Can i please get link my friend from the states.

• 35 nuttyward // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:07 PM

  geordie arfa lol

• 36 nufclewizc // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:07 PM

  Lol Wigan are terrible

• 37 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:08 PM

  get ling for what baro?

• 38 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:10 PM

  if your looking for link with dude saying geordie toon arfa has agreed to terms its on #24…the other dude that ive been talking about that has inside info is under isaacjlj on twitter….he called tiote deal 3 days ago….gotta go for a bit, eating lunch with my kids be back in an hour or so…

  hwtl

• 39 GeordieToon89 // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:12 PM

  wer 3rd bottom until tmorro

• 40 GeordieToon89 // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:13 PM

  thats supposed to be a shocked face not a happy on

• 41 toonboyjake // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:26 PM

  baro // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM

  he hasnt been released baro he’s on trial with a view to a loan, hughton said about it in an interview a couple of weeks back now

• 42 GeordieTartanArmy // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:26 PM

  We should go with he world cups successful 4-2-3-1 strategy used by Spain, Holland, Germany, Argentina and also even the likes of Ghana and Ivory Coast at stages!
  This will allow us to play Tiote alongside Barton or Guthrie or Gosling and maybe take a chance by waiting a year on Fer so the team is not changed too much. Then Ben Arfa heading the AM with Lov and someone else – maybe Vuckic?
  Then Carrol obviously the sole striker!

• 43 MacToon // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM

  All agreed with HBA’s representatives, lets hope OM stay true to their word and sign off the required docs
  about 4 hours ago via web

  Down to OM again….. we’ve been here before!

• 44 MacToon // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:29 PM

  GeordieTartanArmy, I agree with the 4-2-3-1 but don’t Spain use the “Christmas tree” 4-3-2-1?
  

• 45 GeordieTartanArmy // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:30 PM

  Just to show what I meant in last comment!:

  Harper
  Simpson….Willo….Colo….Jose
  Tiote………Barton or Guthrie

  RAM*……………Ben Arfa…………Lovenkrands
  Carrol

  *RAM will be anyone who can warm up the place for Vuckic one he breaks into first team!

• 46 MickyD // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:32 PM

  http://www.aggbot.com/docs/link.php?id=10579584&r=s&c=48

  tiote signed wel thats what the chronicle says

• 47 nuttyward // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:35 PM

  i will believe when arfas in a toon shirt been here before with this

• 48 MickyD // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:36 PM

  so will i but this lad tiote will sign no doubt about that

  nuttyward

• 49 toon-aholic // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:42 PM

  http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/08/21/twente-resigned-to-tiote-s-move-to-nufc-72703-27110955/

  seems FC Twente are resigned to losing the lad!

  I’m delighted as we need a strong ball winner like tiote………..looking at him i rekon he’ll offer us the legs ,stamina and power we need in the middle to allow the likes of barton, guthrie and nolan to do what theyre best at.

  Ben arfa in, a solid LB cover and a good goalscoring striker who’d link up with carrol would be superb

• 50 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:50 PM

  mactoon,

  im not sure how reliable that collin lad is on twitter but the other guy on twitter isaacjlj has been spot on…last i got from him was om and toon were hashing out future fee and then Geordie toon arfa would be ours

• 51 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:51 PM

  isaac also reporting fraser forster loan move to celtic

• 52 Howay The Lads // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:54 PM

  This is completely off-topic, but I’m at The Marriott and all the Villa players are here and Habib Beye has just gone to buy me a drink ‘for leaving Newcastle too early’. If I can I’ll tell you about it later

• 53 davybtoon // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:55 PM

  If we get arfa I don’t think we will sign a striker bcoz if reports r true he has been promised the role jus off carroll hence allowin us to play nolan n one other in the middle

• 54 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:57 PM

  man i cant wait to see these 2 lads in a newcastle strip…gta wonder what number he will get…he seems like a good fit for #10 but that is taken…maybe he could go with micheal jordan #23…lol

• 55 lewman // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:58 PM

  howay the lads you should do your best to get them hammered so they are all hungover in the morning

• 56 nuttyward // Aug 21, 2010 at 7:59 PM

  @ mick d its ben arfa i want

• 57 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:05 PM

  Sgt, I hope you are right about that Forster loan move.

  I can’t think of a more logical loan move that suits both teams and the player. It’s the best possible loan open for Forster.

• 58 eltoro // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:16 PM

  Happy Birthday to Haris – I hope Hughton will give him a chance tomorrow.

• 59 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:17 PM

  im sure forster is gutted having to go to the mackems of scotland i bet he wishs it was the gers he was going to

• 60 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:18 PM

  or back to norwich

• 61 Rotonda heights // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:19 PM

  I’m quite glad to have got Toite, but I really think we are missing a trick with Leroy Fer for not much more money. Fer will not be off to the African nations every 2 years and is younger and taller. Fer will be twice the price this time next year as a regular Dutch international replacing Van Bommel.

  Hughton will have to grow some cojones and be prepared to drop fatboy Nolan and Smith if that’s what it takes.

• 62 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:20 PM

  The mackems of Scotland?

  How exactly are Celtic the Sunderland of Scotland? Do Newcastle chant the Famine Song at Sunderland fans?

  If so, I can safetly say I won’t follow Newcastle anymore.

• 63 JonathonGutierrez // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:28 PM

  right lads what’s the crack with HBA and tiote?

• 64 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:30 PM

  the dirty unwashed and no the toon dont sing the famine song and they dont sing in support of the ira either so whats songs got to do with it

• 65 nuttyward // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM

  Bang on the money there with missing out on fer.
  still think there is more to come in the way of decent signings

  KEEP THE FAITH
  toon 2 villa 1

• 66 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:36 PM

  …………………..Harper………………………

  Pch……….Will…………..Colo………Enr

  …………………….Tiote……………………….

  Routledge…………………………….Jonas

  ……………………..Arfa…………………….

  …….Lovenkrands……..Carroll…………..

  Still concerned about the two wide men as they struggle to get crosses in and i also think Lovenkrands may struggle this season but i may be totally wrong. Ideally another wide man and a striker would be good but i’m just getting greedy now. HBA and Tiote would make me very happy in the mean time lol.

• 67 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM

  wickywoowoo .. agreed .. rather Celtic than rangers .. everyone has their preference..

• 68 Tom_Toon // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM

  Rotonda, its trivial. Fer was only mentioned because a paper or w/e got it wrong. Notice the prices for Tiote and Fer are quoted around the same, both play in the Dutch league so it was probably a case of chinese transfer whispers, we were probably never after Fer.

• 69 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM

  Rangers defo lol although my brother is all for Celtic.

• 70 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM

  Why are Celtic “the dirty unwashed” then if you aren’t involving sectarian ideology into it?

  Let me guess, Niall Quinn and Sunderland have the Irish thing and your against anything else remotely like that?

• 71 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:40 PM

  Toon1978 .. reckon it’ll be 4-5-1

  …………………..Harper………………………

  Pch……….Will…………..Colo………Enr

  Routledge……barton/guthrie …Tiote.. …Arfa……….Jonas

  …….……..Carroll…………..

• 72 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:42 PM

  wickywoowoo .. best not to query a Rangers supporter as a Celtic fan wouldn’t come out with that cr*p .. or should I say most Celtic supporters wouldn’t ..

• 73 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:42 PM

  Sweendog

  Your probably right and the midfield is a lot stronger with your formation although we lack a lethal striker.

• 74 valle // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM

  Or he is from Glasgow and just happens to support Rangers as well as NUFC?

• 75 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:44 PM

  Toon1978 .. agreed .. but word has it Hughton has 15mill to spend .. maybe Erding is coming ..

• 76 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:45 PM

  Sweendog

  Bloody hell where did u here that mate???????????????????????????????????

• 77 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:46 PM

  wickywoowoo u guessed wrong
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KwSJCAfaBE

• 78 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:48 PM

  heard something on the chronicle .. somebody mentioned ashley has given approval for 15mill on the right candidates .. ie under 27 and with a resale value which should go up…
  didn’t think it was true but the Tiote deal has been an eye opener..

• 79 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:48 PM

  I am a Celtic fan by birth. Did I ever claim Celtic’s fans are squeaky clean? No.

  I’ve said many times on this blog, the .org blog and on BBC 606 that the Old Firm in Scotland both ruin Scottish football and keep it alive at the same time. I don’t know what else can be done to sort out the idiots in both camps.

  As a Glaswegian born Celtic fan by birth, I know first hand how stupid and dangerous it is. I don’t need YouTube links to tell me, I’ve seen it first hand, thanks.

• 80 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:49 PM

  sweendog whos the rangers supporter ? but i know the toon supporters wouldn’t disrespect our dead that way. as for the £15 m where did u pull that figure from

• 81 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:50 PM

  Sweendog

  That sounds like Ashley will use NUFC as a feeder club

• 82 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:50 PM

  MOONDUST .. just a small minority of idiots .. what about rangers supporters after trick or treat incident in NI etc etc .. I’m from NI so know all about this sh*te

• 83 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:52 PM

  MOONDUST .. best to talk about football and not idiots ..

  as for the 15 mill I read it on one of the chronicle links .. after hearing about Tiote I actually think its true..

• 84 Thump // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:53 PM

  Can you lot shut up about Celtic and bleeding Rangers? We’re here to talk about Newcastle, not one man’s opinion of a club.

• 85 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:53 PM

  Sweendog

  Do you think we will become a feeder club like Westham so to speak lol?????

• 86 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:53 PM

  Toon1978 .. yep think thats about right .. only for now .. wonder if we start doing well will Ashley think differently .. hopefully ..

• 87 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM

  Thump ..agreed.

• 88 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

  Thump well said. did u wipe out my name after ur post was moderated last week m8

• 89 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

  well well well that expains every thing wicky woowoo aboot your hatred for the british forces ya dirty tramp

• 90 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

  Sweendog

  If we get a player at around 24 25 26 years old then NUFC will get the best years from them as he should sell them on 2-3 years later. Tiote for example 24 years old, if we get 3 years out of him Ashley should get a tidy sum for him providing he turns out good. Hopefully the money would be spent on more youngsters to come in do a job and get us to the promise land of Europe dare i say it lol….this is putting a positive note on it.

• 91 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:59 PM

  wickedywoowoo

  You wouldn’t like me mate, im ex Royal Navy lol.

• 92 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 8:59 PM

  Toon1978 .. yep .. my worry is with Arfa signing how likely is it he will stay next year with this policy, as I think he’ll be totally class this year to prove he can do it in the prem..

• 93 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:01 PM

  batty .. lets talk about football instead of narrow minded supporters ..
  wickywoowoo .. fair play ..

• 94 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:01 PM

  Sweendog

  My thoughts exactly, i think he will use NUFC to get to the big boys in the EPL.

• 95 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:01 PM

  toon1978 no he wouldnt he would call u a murderer and say u deserve every thing u get

• 96 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:02 PM

  gut feeling we gonna win tomoz

• 97 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:03 PM

  barton and carrol with the goals nervous as fu k

• 98 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:04 PM

  batty

  I wouldn’t hurt a fly lol although i did feel pretty violent towards the OM president for poking at NUFC hahaha.

• 99 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:04 PM

  batty .. get a grip .. you must be 12 ..

• 100 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:04 PM

  

• 101 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:05 PM

  batty, if you read my messages correctly – you would have saw I don’t have a respect for any soldier that actively partakes in illegal wars with no reason other than to boost oil reserves.

  I have no problem with soldiers at all – just ones who are brave enough to sign up but not stand up for what is right and just kill for the sake of capitalistic greed.

  Unless you support killing innocent people just so you can continue to drive a car?

  Anyway, Tiote – good signing or not?

• 102 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:05 PM

  Toon1978 .. yep OM are trying their best to ruin this deal .. shows you how good Arfa is

• 103 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:06 PM

  sweendog shut the f uk up wineing will ya u the boss are ya

• 104 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:06 PM

  wickywoowoo .. politics mate not a good issue .. best to talk about Newcastle winning 2-0 tomorrow..

• 105 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:06 PM

  There are plenty of soldiers who don’t agree with these wars but can’t do anything because they would be dragged through the mud and lose their families income. There are others, however, who see it as some sort of real life video game with kill points.

  It’s the last bunch I have no sympathy for. Anyone with a brain would agree. Raoul Moat with a uniform is all that particular select group are.

• 106 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:07 PM

  wickywoowoo

  Not seen much of Tiote tbh i only hope he will not end up like a certain A.Faye lol.

• 107 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:07 PM

  batty hows it going bonny lad have you any of them bench track suits left komfort was wanting more.
  sweendog as for all that shit it was wickywoowoo that started it trying to tell me what i thought and y i didnt want forster to go to celtic

• 108 sweendog // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:07 PM

  talk to yous later
  wickywoowoo,Toon1978 .. shame theres other idiots about ..

• 109 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:08 PM

  You are sweendog, but this prat is essentially calling me an IRA supporter. I am not taking that.

  Then again, the idiot hasn’t got any idea how to spell so maybe he is a “mackem in disguise” and should be ignored?

• 110 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:08 PM

  wicky woo are they the same innocent people that blow our soilders up

• 111 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:09 PM

  Laters Sweendog

• 112 toon-aholic // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:09 PM

  wait a second guys……………if your saying ben arfa would be using us to go onto an even better prem team and excel in the Prem then that cant be bad as surely that would mean he’s helped us stay up!!!???

  i’d happily take ben arfa for a season at 6M and sell him for a few bob more if it meant we stayed up and had a chance to consolidate ourselves in the prem once again

• 113 tom tomb // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:09 PM

  Can’t beleive an Englishman would ever support Celtic!
  However this is a toon blog- but I could’nt resist.
  Batty my boy how are you?

• 114 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:10 PM

  toon-aholic

  Yeah, well said, i never thought of it like that lol.

• 115 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:11 PM

  you are a dirty jock ira supporter

• 116 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:12 PM

  wahey moondust and tom how are ya guys

• 117 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:13 PM

  tom how di yi think we wil gan on tomoz

• 118 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:13 PM

  wickylooloo you dont respect our soldiers just because they do the job that they are paid for hang ur head in shame as for raul moat with a uniform wtf r u talking about u foking idiot

• 119 Colombus // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:13 PM

  Great news that Tiote seems to have become a magpie! Hopefully he will be the DM we have been longing for! I’m also one of those who believe that Smith’s days with us should be gone. If he is to stay he should be willing to take a massive paycut. Ok, he is a leader figure and seems to be good for the mood in the squad, but if its true that he is on 65 k then I wouldn’t hesitate a second ig another offer turns up.

  As I have said many times before Jose Ernesto Sosa ( Bayern) would be immense for us and he is available for a cut price. creativity and flair!
  He would be a brilliant option should the Ben Arfa deal fall through. Maybe we should go for both!? Sosa can also play as a second striker.

  In: Sosa, Ben Arfa

• 120 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:13 PM

  tom tomb – I am not English. I am a Scots Celtic fan who follows Newcastle.

• 121 Toon1978 // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM

  To much politics on here lol, like bloody question time hahahahaha.

• 122 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:15 PM

  tom hes not english hes a jock strap

• 123 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:17 PM

  toon178

• 124 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:17 PM

  moon u forgot u missed dirty oot

• 125 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:18 PM

  sweendog 106 whos the idiot u foking tool ur the 1 that is acting the big lad trying to stick up for that low life

• 126 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:19 PM

  batty ur right dirty unwashed jock strap

• 127 tom tomb // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:23 PM

  Hallow bats mate I think we might wing it mate
  2-1.
  Hallow moondust how ya diddlin.
  Wicky – just a general statement, did not mean you.
  However I have been to old firm games and there were not a few, there were thousands of Celtic fans singing for the IRA. Does not go down well with me I’m afraid.
  But I am here to talk aboot the toon and won’t be drawn into anymore secterian crack.

• 128 tom tomb // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:24 PM

  Whats the score Bats?

• 129 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:25 PM

  moondust hes another dirty jock tramp

• 130 toon-aholic // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:26 PM

  BIG NEWS !!!!

  http://www.fctwente.nl/nieuws/statisch/item_10402.html

  this taken from FC Twente’s official site is saying that tiote is joining Newcastle Utd……….

  an official site would have to be terribly un-proffesional to put some mear speculation on their site so this to me is a big signal that this deal really is going through

  i’m really hoping we see him holding up the toon ASAP as we cant let too many transfers get away from us and we need quality and numbers asap

• 131 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:26 PM

  same here tom a nervous 2 1

• 132 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:27 PM

  toonholic hope its right

• 133 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:29 PM

  tom i just cant stand that foking piece of shit saying that our soldiers that are fighting for our country are no better than raul moat he is a total knobheed.
  sgt heagerty watch ur back when that scumbag is about

• 134 toon-aholic // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:32 PM

  batty

  i am still not going to get too excited until we sign the lad however if FC Twente’s official site is saying this then the deal looks imminent……

  for example……..if Nufc.co.uk said xisco was on the verge of signing for fenerbache then you’d believe it……….as at the end of the day, we always refer to clubs official site to the truth……dont we???

• 135 tom tomb // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:33 PM

  Moondust don’t blame ya, those boys we owe our freedom to.

• 136 richietoon // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:36 PM

  wicky……spouting ya crap filled hate again? any soldier from any country is worth a million of the likes of you.You’ll never have risked anything in your life(such as it is) sat there typing ya bile.If you really think Iraq/Afghanistan is purely over oil and as such the soldiers out there deserve everything they get and you’re so against it,then I gather you don’t own a car or anything that uses oil?…if you do then surely that makes you a hypocrite or does your own twisted view of the world not allow your warped mind to see that?

  Apologies to the lads who want to talk about footy but I’ve lost mates out there and still have many out there risking their lives and that knob does nowt but have a go at them…..rant over.

• 137 Solaidback // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:39 PM

  Defo for real guys – http://www.fctwente.nl/nieuws/index.php?item=10402 Toite is now a TOON players accordin to FV Twente Official website..

• 138 wickywoowoo // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:40 PM

  I don’t own a car, thanks.

  These soldiers fight for our freedom yet you rant the moment anyone uses freedom of speech to say something you don’t agree with. Well done on respecting the sacrifices. Hypocrite.

  See ya.

• 139 toon-aholic // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:44 PM

  solaidback…………….ive just seen the same thing on the FC Twente Official website so i’m really confident were getting our man now

  bring on ben arfa/Eagles , a good goalscorer to play with carrol and a cover LB

• 140 batty // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:45 PM

  wicky thats aboot right suppose u spend all ya cash on smack because u must be on summit all the shite u talk

• 141 MOONDUST // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:45 PM

  richietoon good on u he is a sad foking tool that needs a good foking slapping spouting shite like that and i hope if ed sees it he will ban the kunt

• 142 richietoon // Aug 21, 2010 at 9:47 PM

  or anything that uses oil Wicky……….I’m no hypocrite unlike you.I was givng my opinion on yours and saying I didnt agree with it.I’m all for freedom of speech but you are the one against those who protect that right which again,I believe makes you a hypocrite.
  I’ll leave it at that though cos these lads want to talk football.

• 143 nufclewizc // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:05 PM

  so when are they actualy going to sign for us? cuz everyones saying its all agreed but im sick of waiting… especialy on ben arfa. i hope we can get someone like daniel sturridge on loan from chelsea and Van Aanholt aswell.

• 144 toon18 // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:07 PM

  4231
  ………………….Harper
  R Taylor…Williamson..Colo….Enrique
  ……………….Tiote….Barton
  ………Routledge…..Arfa…..Jonas
  ………………….Carroll

  442
  ………………….Harper
  R Taylor…Williamson..Colo….Enrique
  Arfa……..Tiote…….Barton……..Jonas
  ………Lovenkrands..Carroll

• 145 GeordieGerman // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:13 PM

  Was out tonight. It’s like I said, it’s happening and HBA is next.

  Who’s doing it? Chris. Thats who. Sod Ashley, but don’t doubt CH.

• 146 Dude // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:30 PM

  Rangers and Celtic fans are nothing but knuckle-dragging scum, I’ve scraped stuff off the soles of my shoes with more class than them. Pity them, pity their poxy league and laugh as they fail oh so comically in Europe, as some Turkish also-run wipes their bum on them. That’s all they are and all they ever will be – football’s perennial skidmark.

• 147 GeordieGerman // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:36 PM

  Dude, I have a soft spot for Motherwell. No idea why, but they were always my Scotish team.

• 148 baro // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:38 PM

  So Cheik Tiote to Newcastle is defenitely a done deal. You always wait to see if its official once its on the official site, and it is on Fc Twente’s. So welcome to Newcastle Cheik Tiote. The “Lion King” is his nickname. I think he will fit right in the spot we are lacking at the defensive side of the midfield.

• 149 dave 1961 // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:41 PM

  needs work permit first

• 150 GeordieGerman // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:43 PM

  dave 1961, they pay over the top to have a civil servant on standby.

• 151 roe997 // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:44 PM

  from what ive gatherd we got tiote,just waiting work permit before its official.as for arfa,av heard,for some reason,the transfer wil be anounced alng with tiote,but it dne.plse i hpe it is,cnt b dne with the carry on lol.

• 152 a.l 9 // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:46 PM

  “We ask all readers to respect other reader’s opinions and views, even though they may violently disagree with them.

  Let’s also respect fans from other clubs, and remember they are only supporting their clubs as much as we support Newcastle United, so there’s nothing wrong with that. In short, let’s be civil to all our readers. ”

  Howay man lads, no need for this like.

  Anyway i’ve never seen this Tiote play I don’t think, is he any good? And I take it this means we won’t be bringing in that Fay lad?

• 153 Thump // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:50 PM

  @Moondust: Aye mate, I took it off after testing it

  @a.l 9: Well said, and no. I don’t think we were ever in for Fey.

• 154 roe997 // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:51 PM

  would have prefered that fer,watchd hm,like.just hope tiote steps up to the epl.did any1 see bales volly?nice goal,goal of mnt candidate like.

• 155 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:57 PM

  wickywoowoo,

  how dare you disrespect the american and british soldiers who have fought in iraq and afghanistan, how dare you soil the memories of my brothers who died in front of my eyes in iraq, and how dare you soil the memory of all british and american soldiers who gave their lives in battle you ungrateful, disrespectful, coward. I dobt like to talk politics at all and i surely dont want to listen to you talk your warped view on my favorite football website. Soldiers arent politicians, we dont start wars we finish them. We dont ask ehy when our countries send us off to war. thats not our jobs. My job, as an infantryman, was to close with, engage, and destroy the enemy. Very simple but deadly and violent job. I gladly did it because there is honor in serving one’s country. I had the honor of fighting alongside british royal marines and soldiers in najaf in 2004 and the triangle of death south of baghdad at the end of 04 through the first half of 05. They were some of the most couragous, honorable, and brave soldiers i served with. as far as i know they were welsh, irish, scots, and english. They never went after civilians they went outta their way not to hurt innocent civilians. And the innocent people you are referring too must be the dirtbags who plotted and drove carbombs into crowded marketplaces full or real innocent and civilians and killed them…only to leave me and my guys to pick up whats left. Dont you ever in your life disrespect the soldiers who have the courage to go and fight when you dont you coward. Im soo mad i dont even know if im maknig since…please keep your political comments to your self and dont take away one of the few things i still enjoy doing, talking about newcastle united football…oil are you serious, do you think us soldiers got stock in iraqi patroleum you idiot. My friends lost there lives over there and you dishonor them with your shite…You are a fecking coward rodent….

• 156 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:58 PM

  wow, it wont let me post anymore

• 157 nufclewizc // Aug 21, 2010 at 10:58 PM

  man i wish we got fer, he’s meant to be amazin and if were not in for him, we should be

• 158 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:01 PM

  wickywoowoo,

  consider yourself lucky my last 3 posts didnt go through…do not talk to me ever again on this site. You have disrespected and dishonored my brothers who died in my arms and in front of my eyes. You have disrespected every scot, welshman, irish, and english lad that ever served in the royal armed forces and you have disrespected my brothers that i served with in the american army. I had the privledge of serving with royal marines and army in najaf back in04 too, honorable top class brave lads…Unreal what you say you mack me sick… sorry lads i want to talk football but my stomach is sick at the moment

• 159 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:03 PM

  i will not comment anymore on the subject just want to speak football, hope yall understand i had to say something…i feel as though the memories of my brothers who gave there lives in combat have been soiled…

  i am very sorry lads please forgive me

• 160 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM

  can anybody translate this french…its about geordie toon arfa

  En pleine tourmente, l’Olympique de Marseille ne peut pas gérer plusieurs problèmes à la fois. Aussi, le président du club olympien, Jean-Claude Dassier, est revenu dans un long entretien accordé au Figaro sur le cas Hatem Ben Arfa, qu’il juge « préoccupant ». « J’ai entendu dire que le Werder Brême ne le prendrait pas. J’espère qu’avec les clubs anglais (Newcastle et Arsenal, ndlr) cela marchera et que Hatem est toujours attiré par l’Angleterre. Je n’en sais pas davantage. Je souhaite que cela se passe le moins mal possible pour lui mais il s’est mis dans une situation compliquée. L’attitude qui a été la sienne à l’égard de l’OM n’incite pas forcément les autres clubs qui voient ce qui se passe à l’engager (…). Je vais tout faire pour essayer de l’aider à poursuivre sa carrière sans préjudice mais Ben Arfa ne m’a vraiment pas facilité la tâche ».

• 161 Fostino // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:13 PM

  jeez, what did i miss here…..anyway tiote looks to be on the cards, looks like smith will play the same role as butt last year…a leader off the field and solid back up

  now lets see if we can get ben afra to give nolan, jonas and routledge something to ponder…no one should be gauranteed a spot

  craig cunningham (MAN CITY) as back up l.b. cover would be sweet too on loan

• 162 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:15 PM

  fostino,

  do you read french mate, i pulled this from a tweet from the name hatem ben arfa off of twitter….the tweet was 10 minutes old

• 163 Marty-Toon // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:18 PM

  Hope we get him as we need reinforcements big time.
  Not expecting much of a result tomorrow as we go up against a good side again.
  Maybe and hopefully i am wrong.
  We need to come out fightin

• 164 GeordieGerman // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM

  2 goal difference and we’re above the scum.

• 165 MacToon // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM

  Was a great goal by Bale, great technique, shame Shearer wasn’t on to comment about it.

• 166 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:23 PM

  as long as we give it a go, and dont pack into our own half and try to limit the damage like we did against man u ill be happy. I would rather lose 7-0 but actually play to win and move forward then lose 2-0 and keep 11 in our own half and try to limit the damage. I want to see us attacking and creating chances…i dont want to see us playing like we dont have a chance

• 167 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:25 PM

  isaac from twitter reports rangers are chasing smith……….

• 168 Fostino // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:25 PM

  Sgt. Heagerty, roughly i think it says

  ben afra on twitter says that club is ‘In turmoil’

  Club president Jean-Claude Dassier respondsin interview that ben afra is “major concern”. “Werder Bremen wont take him. I hope that English clubs (Newcastle and Arsenal) will, as Hatem is attracted by England. he’s put him self in bad position, (not attractice attitude to sign) I will help him continue his career

• 169 nufc1984 // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM

  In turmoil, Olympique de Marseille can not handle several problems at once. Also, the Olympian Club president Jean-Claude Dassier, returned in a long interview with Le Figaro on the case Hatem Ben Arfa, he considers “major concern”. “I heard that Werder Bremen did not take. I hope that English clubs (Newcastle and Arsenal, ed) it will work and that Hatem is always attracted by England. I do not know either. I pray that it will spend the least possible harm to him but he put himself in a complicated situation. The attitude that was his in respect of the OM does not necessarily encourage other clubs to see what happens to bind (…). I will do everything to try to help him continue his career without injury, but Ben Arfa I really do not facilitate the task

• 170 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM

  any thoughts on sale of smith to rangers..def cut down on wages…lose a leader but not much on the field, question is will upset the squad because smith seems well liked and a leader

• 171 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM

  thanks fostino, seems to go with what we have heard…arsenal is not gonna sign him…that leaves us…

• 172 Fostino // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM

  wouldnt be too upset at all to see smith go (big wages) and replaced by tiote (i must be honest, ive never seen him play but sounds like he has an engine)

• 173 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:28 PM

  thanks nufc 1984, just pulled this off of twitter…it came out bout 10 minutes ago so i assume this is new

• 174 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:29 PM

  well fostino, this lad on twitter has been spot on all transfer wind0w long and he just reported that the gers are asking about smith, wanting to check the pricetag i imagine

• 175 Fostino // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:29 PM

  Sgt Heagerty

  i hope so, and signing him on loan seems a good deal too in case his attitude does poison the dressing room

• 176 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:30 PM

  i really cannot wait to get geordie toon arfa signed and have this hole sopopra behind us…

• 177 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:32 PM

  fostino,

  i agree if the lad performs well, we will have first shot to buy him, if not we can send him back to france…no risk but possibly high reward. Especially if the fee is pre determined because if he does really well for us his value will go up, but if we agree ahead of time to 6 mil it wont matter

• 178 MacToon // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:33 PM

  Hate to be like this with someone in black n white but I’ll drive Smith there myself

• 179 Fostino // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:33 PM

  Sgt Heagerty

  i wonder would chris let another leader in the dressing room go, he’s already lost butt so if he lost smith, that would leave nolan, barton and harper…but surely a new breed of leaders in campbell, williamson, s.taylor, carroll, de spanish speaking tio should emerge

• 180 nufc1984 // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:43 PM

  Watching motd an they were saying Peter otemwingie the Nigerian from west brom signed last night an he’s in squad today. Used to play for l.moscow. So if he didn’t need a permit and is playing straight after signing maybe there’s hope on tiote playing tommorrow depending on when papers were signed.

• 181 nufc1984 // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:49 PM

  Totally different subject but arteta for England now he’s a uk resident and has never played for Spain? I would take him, most creative player we would have!!

• 182 MacToon // Aug 21, 2010 at 11:58 PM

  nufc1984, wouldn’t like to see it happen with Arteta tbh or anyone in that situation.

• 183 GeordieToon89 // Aug 22, 2010 at 12:40 AM

  alryt lads whats the latest with geordie toon arfa nd geordie tiote

• 184 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:19 AM

  been confirmed by the lads on twitter with the football agent sources that toon arfa def arrived last night like craig coozy had said. Everybody on twitter that ive known to have good info say that geordie toon arfa is ready to sign. One lad on there would only say CLOSE….the holdup was OM and the future fee. Apparently everything they wanted has been agreed to and arfa has agreed to personal terms we are just waiting on OM to sign off on it. At least thats what im hearing, with this saga you never know…but hopefully tommorow they will parade are 2 new signings out at sjp…

  hwtl

• 185 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:22 AM

  also getting reports jimmy bullard was on tyneside last night and he wants to play in the toon….God i hope not…for some reason i cannot stand jimmy bullard…i think he is a selfish player and not even close to as good as the players we already have…plus he is hurt more then micheal owen and thats saying somethin

• 186 JonathonGutierrez // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:28 AM

  is this legit info mate?
  i really hope he signs asap!

• 187 GeordieToon89 // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:31 AM

  JT u on about bullard or Arfa?
  i really dnt want bullard but i hope arfa signs asap..cheers for tht update sgt

• 188 GeordieToon89 // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:32 AM

  ha JT i mean JG@185***

• 189 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:33 AM

  been getting info from twitter mate….guys name on twitter is isaacjlj he is either an agent or he is in good with football agents. he broke the story about tiote 3 or 4 days ago…check him out, also check out some of the lads he talks to on his page…there are several reporters he talks to on his page as well as other insiders. I click on there names too and read what they have been talking about and thats how i have gathered everything i just put out

• 190 GeordieToon89 // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:35 AM

  will do mate cheers :]

• 191 Sgt. Heagerty // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:35 AM

  no problem geordietoon,

  been scanning twitter and digging through this isaac dudes contacts…one of em is a reporter for the shield and he spotted toon arfa in person on the 19 th coming out of giggs or griggs…not sure what that is something local i asume as im not from tyneside im not familiar with it…maybe yall are

• 192 JonathonGutierrez // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:36 AM

  im on about hatem pal

• 193 GeordieToon89 // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:37 AM

  greggs? thats a bakers maybe he was getting a sausage roll or a steak bake mmmm =]

• 194 GeordieToon89 // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:38 AM

  good lad haha u had me worried then

• 195 JonathonGutierrez // Aug 22, 2010 at 1:46 AM

  lol i dont want bullard here

• 196 alan shearer // Aug 22, 2010 at 5:24 AM

  ben arfa to sign for hull city?..bullard for nufc?LOL..joke of century