Well would you believe it’s been wet and windy in Portugal, since the lads have been out there for some conditioning work – and we cannot really call it a sunshine break now.
From what we can tell – the weather is not great in Portugal
The main reason the squad is out there is get some good practice in, morning and afternoon, with the training grounds at Benton being too hard and frozen to do much practice there.
And Alan is putting the squad through some hard conditioning work, in case fitness was the reason the lads conceded injury time goals in each of their last two league games, which cost Newcastle a valuable 4 points.
Its seems that Pardew has been pleased with what they have been able to achieve out there in the Iberian Peninsula:
“It’s going well – it’s wet and windy rather than sunshine, but we’ve got some good work done,”
“It was never a sunshine break. It was a conditioning week to make sure we are ready for the second half of the season.”
“And it was about regrouping too – looking at what we did well, what we can do better.”
It looks like it’s raining in Faro, Portugal today, where the lads are, and only in the high 50s Fahrenheit – not too warm at all.
Over here in Raleigh. NC it’s 8:45 am in the morning and 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Here’s the weather forecast for Faro, Portugal for the next few days – no sun to be seen until next Monday – and they’ll be back in Newcastle by then.
Oh well – the lads will get some good training in which is why they went – but no sun tans!
Comments welcome.
Note – we still use Fahrenheit in the US – for conversion purposes – 60 degrees Fahrenheit is around 15.6 degrees Celsius.
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56 responses so far ↓
1 jimmyxavi // Jan 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM
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2 jimmyxavi // Jan 26, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Wet and windy, atleast they will be ready for when they get home haha
3 Dan in france // Jan 26, 2011 at 2:22 PM
well its freezing in france tooo bring on summer i say
4 DONALDO // Jan 26, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Ed, you’ve lived in the states too long
we dont do Fahrenheit over here…
HWTL
5 awesome_fumaca // Jan 26, 2011 at 2:41 PM
What Donaldo said. Fahrenheit means nothing to me!
6 GeordieGerman // Jan 26, 2011 at 2:52 PM
50 degrees Fahrenheit = 10 C.
7 GAZ09 // Jan 26, 2011 at 2:59 PM
weathers crap, so time to come home Pardew and get the important things done, buying us some players.
8 GAZ09 // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Fingers crossed Fulham get some players sent off or some injuries tonight!
9 Reacher // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Yeah, it must be hard being a professional footballer.
10 Angryman the Angry fan // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:12 PM
LETS BUY STEPHEN IRELAND!!!!
ahahahahaahahahahahah
Its wet and windy in Jarra as we speak FFS. Always said being in Jarra is second only to the algarve!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11 petey // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:16 PM
haha Reacher, made me laugh…Poor Newcastle being stuck in Portugal in the rain on January 26th….poor poor them
12 singamagpie // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:16 PM
GAZ09
Don’t forget Fulham’s playing tis sunday in the FA Cup. On paper, they should be fatigued while we’re well rested, but it’ll be a tough game.
13 Lyons // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:18 PM
Whats all this claptrap about Adam johnson to NUFC, is this off the back of the stories of a NE club spending big? urrmmm Mackems sessegnon ?
14 GAZ09 // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:18 PM
Yep they should be fatigued, we also have a pretty good record at Craven Cottage
15 GAZ09 // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:19 PM
NO truth in the Adam Johnson rumour, Lyons
16 Lyons // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Just got my tickets for craven cottage in the neutral end haha whats that all about?
17 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:21 PM
@ Lyons // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:18 PM
just a load of bull as usual. wouldnt mind him here lol.
why does everyone wait till the last day of the window? it doessnt make any sense to me
18 Lyons // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:21 PM
neutral aka geordie end
19 kentonmags // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:21 PM
GAZ09 adam johnson rumours gathering pace there maybe something in it mate dont get to excited about it though cause its proberly sh1t
20 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:22 PM
it means lyons your with the grannys and grandads lol
21 Angryman the Angry fan // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Lyons, you have to wear a magnolia outfit!!
No pastel colours etc etc…..
22 GAZ09 // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:23 PM
My guess is SWP or Ireland as a loan player and as for players we want to buy its either Lallana, Gradel, Barnetta or Tarrabat
23 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:23 PM
i would take milner back aswell
24 Thump // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:24 PM
15c in Portugal according to that site.
What’s wrong with that? Ideal temperature imo – even better football temperature!
25 Thump // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:25 PM
Angryman the Angry fan // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Lyons, you have to wear a magnolia outfit!!
No pastel colours etc etc…..
LOL
26 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:26 PM
where has the adam johnson bull come from does anyone know
27 kentonmags // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:30 PM
The Leazus various website apparently mate its on football rumors site aswell
28 singamagpie // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:32 PM
Kranjcar from what I’ve read do no want to play on the right, he prefers the left. Don’t think he’ll be coming here.
SWP prefers Bolton and won’t be going to Fulham after they have signed Kakuta.
Taabart and Gradel is not for sale. Personally don’t like them too.
I think Ireland’s the only person we’re targeting.
29 Cockney Magpie // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:34 PM
are we really considering Forlan? we be amazing if we was but surely his wages would be to high for us? unless at the age of 31 he is willing to take quite a bit of a cut?
30 Cockney Magpie // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:35 PM
http://www.cleansheetsallround.co.uk/2011/01/newcastle-eye-up-10m-deal-for-diego-forlan?
31 kentonmags // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:36 PM
only place i could find rumour on AJ http://www.newcastlerumours.co.uk/
32 Thump // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:37 PM
lol Forlan? No chance.
33 lesh // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Aye Thump, I’d rather have 50F in Faro than the 44 or so we’re ‘enjoyin’ here on the English south coast!
34 Stuart // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Haha Forlan?
Spurs have already said they cant afford his wages. How the f**k are we going to? lol.
35 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:43 PM
@ Thump // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:37 PM
you got to laugh at some rumours on here lol
36 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:44 PM
we could always offer them shola lol
37 Thump // Jan 26, 2011 at 3:56 PM
That’s an offer they simply can’t refuse, Leazus
38 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:11 PM
tell you what if they give us 50p we throw smith into the mix aswell
39 mushy // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM
to singamagpie (and others):
I’ve seen a lot of Taarabt of late. He’s greedy, petulant, unpredictable, unreliable…… and brilliant. The same mold as Marsh, Bowles, Jim Smith and Gazza. He would be worshipped at the Toon.
40 GeordieGerman // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:18 PM
Suppose the advantage of them training in Fargo is that there is no frost in the morning when they start training.
Oh wait a minute. By the time they start training the frost is gone anyway.
41 GeordieGerman // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:20 PM
Nah Leazus, they’ll want the 50p from us.
42 The Leazus End // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:25 PM
@ mushy // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM
he sure aint coming to newcastle united thats for sure, there manager has made that clear. like pardew said carol isnt leaving the toon.
would love to see barnetta here
43 stuckdownsouth // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Leazus, I don’t think clubs want to wait to the last minute but agents and selling clubs are more likely to do deal at the 11th hour or the player will be stuck where he is. Like the prices dropping on Xmas eve…..but what do I know!
44 mushy // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:33 PM
@LeazesEnd:
Sadly, i forced to agree with you (Taarabt not coming to Newcastle).
What’s this I read from that Guillem Ballague that we have been chasing Jose Angel (21 year old left back) from Sporting Gijon?
Any info anybody?
45 Sinner // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:41 PM
http://twitter.com/OptaJoe
This guy is giving out some interesting facts.
Some interesting infos i found is:
-306 – Newcastle are the most fouled team in the PL this season. Victims
-8 – Cheik Tioté and Stephen Warnock are the most-booked players in the PL this season.
-18.3% – Andy Carroll´s shot conversion rate this season, vs 18.0% for Gyan. Rivals
34 – Andy Carroll has hit the most shots off target this season.
-Newcastle have made the fewest (50). Substitutions
15 – Jonás Gutiérrez has completed 15% of his crosses in the PL this season. Spiderman
Bad!Very Awful
46 warwick // Jan 26, 2011 at 5:03 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thefootballtacticsblog/2011/01/ruthless_chelsea_expose_predic.html
For the person on this blog always banging on about how we play long ball football check the list on the right. statisticly man utd have played more long balls than us this season. Not surprised this guy is wrong tho i mean he tried telling me krul was much better than harper. He’s always banging on about our rubbish manager as slating players….i’m convinced he’s a mackem he’s fulla of so much crap…rotunda heights read it n weep. good day.
47 andyroo // Jan 26, 2011 at 5:34 PM
to be fair a dont no why evry 1 is bamnging o n about transfers?? te lads we have at the minute are a good bunch and a dont think there is many midfielders round that could walk straight into our team if. we should look for a striker to play off andy carroll!! like shearer bellamy partership. cumon alan pardew get the ball rolling and f***ng sign us a goal machine
48 Thump // Jan 26, 2011 at 5:39 PM
15 – Jonás Gutiérrez has completed 15% of his crosses in the PL this season. Spiderman
Well to be fair he’s only crossed about five times
49 GAZ09 // Jan 26, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Latest Transfer link is Adrian Mutu!
50 spanishtoon // Jan 26, 2011 at 6:20 PM
Top piece on nufc….
http://66.147.244.218/~postmatc/?p=235
51 daneevz // Jan 26, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Forlan would be klass!!! gotta be bullshit £10million and how much in wages? no chance but u neva know
52 toonfan09 // Jan 26, 2011 at 8:36 PM
were is this class signing someone keeps coming on here going on about saying it will be big news
53 geordieforeva // Jan 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Ed – here in Connecticut we are talking 15 F and a dump of snow! yikes
54 247FOOTBALLHEAVEN // Jan 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM
Ed, it just shows you how desperate us fans are for news of NUFC that when you should be reporting on us signing players you are reporting the weather!!! And the sad thing is we are talking about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Forlan and Johnson, give me a break!!!
Ashley out!!!
55 Darling27 // Jan 27, 2011 at 12:51 AM
Alan Pardew Interview From Portugal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00d6ckc/Total_Sport_26_01_2011/
Starts 101:10
56 Troleibusiukas_LTU // Jan 27, 2011 at 8:35 AM
May be we could sign Podolski? What do you think?
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