One reason Alan Pardew took the lads out to Portugal last week, was to ensure they were fully fit and had enough stamina to play all-out for the full 90 minutes, and injury time too.
Mike Williamson – tough training all last week
And it seems that Pardew worked on the players’ fitness big time last week, and both circuit training and hard running were on the agenda, during a punishing schedule.
Good.
And it appears new Assistant Manager John Carver was seeing to the shuttle runs and hard graft even on Friday back on Tyneside, so we expect to see a very fit Newcastle side on Wednesday night at Craven Cottage, and hopefully we can all 3 points.
Newcastle center-back Mike Williamson talked about the Portugal trip:
“The gaffer wanted to get some work done out there. We’ve been struggling with the pitches and the cold weather over here so it was great to get out there,”
“It was hard work but we spent a decent amount of time as a team too.” “There was golf tournaments, table football, table tennis . . . always staff against the players, so I don’t think I need to tell you who won!”
“Our aim is to not let our performance levels drop from now until the end of the season and hopefully that will be the case.” “We had some seriously dodgy results earlier in the season but recently we’ve taken points – and beaten – some of the biggest teams in the league so people know what we can do.”
“The lads know that the mindset has to be that we go into every game as if we’re playing a Manchester United, a Chelsea or an Arsenal. They are the top teams, they are the teams that we’ve generally done well against so we have to replicate that attitude that we’ve had in those games.”
And there have been good performances by many of Newcastle’s players over the last month or so, and of course Mike himself, has been in great form – apart from the FA Cup game at Stevenage, where he maybe had his worst game in a black and white shirt. Apologies for bringing Stevenage up again.
One thing Alan Pardew seems to have been successful at is tightening up the back four, and of course the lads have conceded only 2 goals in the last four league games, and both in injury time , of course.
But Mike’s a good sensible guy, and he will learn things about himself from that poor display, and hopefully will continue to improve and become a better player for Newcastle United.
That’s just exactly what we want to see.
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152 responses so far ↓
1 IceIceGeordie // Jan 30, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Pardew must have a bird in Portugal.
2 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Speakin of birds, there is something about Andy Murrays mam…I know Im about to get a load of abuse but you know you’ve all thought about it!
3 Brutooon // Jan 30, 2011 at 11:57 AM
And scouting the next c.ronaldo or nani
4 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:04 PM
You know Pards seems to be doing OK but there is something about him that doesnt sit right with me. Im being positive for now but I cant help think hes Mike’s puppet…and guess what…I DONT TRUST MIKE!!
Having said that, squads looking ok, top clubs after our players is a good sign. Waiting for it to all go wrong!
5 ochytoon // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Y does everyone assume Pardew sleeps around. That rumour about southampton was absolute rubbish. He just never got on with the board
6 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Obvious disaster would be if mike cashes in on Carroll, Tiote and Jose then sells the club. Hope he sticks to his 5 year plan…if he does then I truley thing the good time will be back…europe anyway.
7 cheikmate // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Any news yet coozy?
8 coolcatcarter89 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:09 PM
You don’t gain stamina through a 4 day boot camp. Continuity and gradually upping the ante is the key to fitness levels.
9 cheikmate // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM
The sunday sun is also reporting that we are interested in a loan move for jamie ohara, but how many cerntre mids do we need. we need a winger and a full back (either side) imo.
10 lou9brasil // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Little of topic but just got told by a scouser that Torres is a much better striker than Shearer was… If the statement wasn’t so ridiculously funny I think I would have floored the daft tw@t…. Still trying to get my head around what the freak just said!!!
11 BiffBaffBoff // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM
cwarr07 Colin Warris
Not just Ireland coming into #nufc Good to see Ashley backing AP
12 toonfan76 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Coozy, we need your info mate, Looks like Ireland, but who else?
13 Cockney Magpie // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:24 PM
can any1 fill me in iv seen the news about ireland but why do people think there is somebody else?
14 Cockney Magpie // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:26 PM
@ lou9brasil some people are just born stupid i once had an arguement with Man U fan who was trying to tell me solskjaer was better than shearer… so ridiculous even another Man U fan stepped in and told matey to shut up lol
15 burnsie // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:27 PM
wheres gorskino1o at today????
the lad thinks that ireland is ”utter garbage”.
if you are reading this mate just have a look at the previous article and its thread of positive posts! everybody on this blog knows that ireland is a class player regardless of form and is happy that weve signed him.
….not you though eh? cos hes ”crap” as you said yday. go and design some computer games lol. maybe you can invent the next footy manager or something.
HOWAY THE LADS!
16 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:28 PM
whats this shout of 3 players coming in? Cmon pleaaaaseeeee. 30 days of this has drove me crazy, so ireland and who? id love to know today, but at least all this will be over with by tommorow, and we can get back to enjoying the football with our awesome team! HWTL /
17 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM
On twitter some kid saying this….”Mate on Facebook knows someone who works at Jesmond Dene Hotel and reckons #NUFC have booked 3 players in today? Ireland and ??? @nufcfans”
Probably bollox tbh!!
18 Cockney Magpie // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM
———————–HARPER————————–
SIMPSON–COLOCCINI–TAYLOR–ENRIQUE
————————TIOTE—————————
——BARTON—–NOLAN——-IRELAND——–
———————-BEN ARFA————————
———————-CARROLL————————-
WHAT A TEAM!!
19 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Burnsie
you two still playing that record? Lol
20 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Im done with twitter rumours man…. im more likely to coincidentley fart the names of players coming in than most of them sh!t talkers.
21 Sinner // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:34 PM
Any good news?
22 mashearer // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:35 PM
well if there really are 3players coming thats mean craigcoozy really legit because he is the first ithink to broke that news
23 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Sinner
Apparentley word out is their is 3 players coming into the Jesmond, Ireland and two others…. we are waiting on confimation of the other two.
24 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM
@sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Im done with twitter rumours man…. im more likely to coincidentley fart the names of players coming in than most of them sh!t talkers.
HA HA HA!
Would normally agree but there has to be some substance to this Jessy Dene hotel thing.
25 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Does anyone live near Jesmond? Im 10 minutes away but I simply can’t be arsed…;-)
26 lewman // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:38 PM
lou9brazil, i reckon the 3 best strikers ever to play in england are shearer, b.charlton and his uncle jackie, and all 3 have one thing in common.
27 ochytoon // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:40 PM
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_6706897,00.html
Are we getting this guy, perhaps the second player in toon today
28 geordiedownsouth // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:40 PM
wheres coozy when u need him!
29 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:41 PM
@ Lewman
they are all bald?
30 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Herbies Bonnet
Lol thats my thoughts on it neway
especially after somebody announced last night that their mate has DEFINETLEY seen Podolski in newcastle. Out on the lash was he? with a medical the next day? yeah righto! The 3 players coming in has come from coozy, i dont know the guy but from what ive read on here he is quite a reliable source.
31 Thump // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:44 PM
We should have an NUFCblog meet up at the hotel and find out for ourselves
32 GeordieToon89 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:45 PM
i rekon.. Ireland, Puncheon and a supriseee
33 john_cena163 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:45 PM
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/11/01/30/SOCCER_Newcastle.html&TEAMHD=soccer&BID=165.
Stephen Ireland is undergoing a medical at Newcastle
34 lewman // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:46 PM
i thought milburn had a full head of hair, i know im not old enough to remember properly but his statue has hair
35 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:47 PM
@ sephiro
I reckon its that guy from Southend (Bilal Mohsni ), centre half/centre forward and SWP. SWP is inconsistent but better than rouledge. Would love Mcgeedy but doubt than will happen…you know what its like though, expect the unexpected! Where you from?
36 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:47 PM
sephiro
It was me who said Podoski was seen in Newcastle and i said it was off Twitter mate and i also said that it was more than likely utter bollox.
37 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Personally if i lived in Newcastle i would have gone to the Jesmond to find out, but i live in Cambridge….. which is some trek. Lol
38 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Toon1978
yes u did mate and when i read it that was the last straw for me on twitter rumours, how many names have bin mentioned since the transfer window opened? Bring on tommorow! this month has bin crazy, all ive thought about is who’s coming in nearly every minute of the day, drove me nuts! lol sure the feeling is mutual for many, many fans.
39 ochytoon // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Geordietoon86
You might be right as puncheon wasnt in saints squad last nite. was he in newcastle?
40 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:52 PM
I think there are a lot of wind up merchants on twitter etc. We need to recruit a true insider!
41 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:53 PM
I only live a 5 minute drive from the training ground but i am not the sort of person to go stalking in the bushes hahahaha. Just keep glued to the internet and try and pick out the truth from the dross so to speak lol.
42 lou9brasil // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Just my opinion but I think Ireland will turn out to be a cracking signing for us if we pull it off..
43 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Herbies Bonnet
Im from Cambridge mate. Bin a Newcastle fan for 19 years now, used to live next door to an old lady when i was 10, who was a geordie. used to go round and watch newcastle play on the telly and get showered in sweets, fell in love with them and my love has just grown and grown.
Im not so hot on SWP coming, but as u say he is better than routledge. i’d take him on loan till the end of the season though with a view to buy if he’s worthy of the shirt.
44 GeordieToon89 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:56 PM
ochytoon.. not sure mate all i know is pardew likes him and ive heard he pulled out of a perm move to millwall because of us but well ya never no could just be a plea for more money from millwall
45 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Don’t know if anyone can enlighten me but has the Ireland deal have an option to buy at the end of the season. Like the HBA deal??? Also, another two big ego’s in HBA and Ireland, will they clash that is the question haha???????
46 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Lol @ Toon1978
Yeah there’s a fine line between passion and obsession
47 john_cena163 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Stephen Ireland signs for newcastle
48 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 12:59 PM
John Cena
Really? where u heard this mate?
49 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:07 PM
Weres coozy?? We need names brother
50 wilkyvondooom // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:09 PM
pardew looks like a used car salesman on the new banner
51 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:09 PM
alrite lads anything happening iv been to footy with my little one he scored a hatrick today i may have the next andy carroll sitting here next to me has COOZY been on
52 sammydolan // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Ireland has signed, he just text my mate.
53 boater // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:10 PM
I pray Ireland is a loan deal. It would be JUST like us to be stupid enough to pay to take him off Villa’s hands we’re he’s flopped and they can’t wait to get shot. This isn’t a shelter home for footballers who have lost their form, if it’s a loan deal I can stomach it. If he’s up to it.. sign him in the summer.
54 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:10 PM
sephiro
I see what you mean mate about Twitter. So much sh1te its unreal. That latest wait for it………..waiiitttttt…..Karim Benzema…hahaha yeah right F..K OFF wums hahahahaha!!!!
55 gorskino10 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:11 PM
burnsie@
Im here
which makes you happy thats all good 
and tbh he is poor at best i didnt state utter rubbish! he isnt better than any midfielder we currently have in the starting 11 so whats the point? backup maybe but if he thinks hes gunna start at this club after his profromances at villa which were god aweful he has another thing coming. lets just hope he fails the medical with his current injury 
56 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM
lads come on ireland will be quality if we can get playing like he did at manc citeh like we did with joey
57 Cockney Magpie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM
imagine if we did get benzema on loan i would probably die of a heartattack! is he not good friends with HBA tho?
58 baro // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:13 PM
It would indeed be great news if we pulled off a deal for Stephen Ireland. It almost looks finalized. On. Another note does anybody truely know that we have 3 players booked in at the hotel?
59 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:14 PM
ireland deal done according to a mate of mine he has just left benton
60 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:14 PM
CM
Benzema and HBA detest each other by all accounts but where lethal together once upon a time.
61 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:15 PM
@ sephir0
Great story mate…you ever get to any games? Love the fact your a toon fan and not a geordie, as a fan you forget how big NUFC are!
So where you you reckon we’ll finish this season, Im thinking 7th 50 points.
62 Cockney Magpie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:15 PM
oh that puts that to bed then lol
63 IceIceGeordie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Ireland has just texted me too,He said he just signed……………….. Not.
64 craigcoozy // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Lads sorry still havnt arrived will update soon as find out!
65 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:15 PM
id love to know who the other 2 are please be a striker not another CM
66 boater // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Mourinho – stated clearly he signed adebayor to play WITH Benzema.
67 john_cena163 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Datz wat my frnd said. He says da deal is completed an will b anounced with the 2nd signg
68 john_cena163 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Datz wat my frnd said. He says da deal is completed an will b anounced with the 2nd signg.
69 geordiedownsouth // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:17 PM
craig coozy what time will u be arriving
70 geordiedownsouth // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:18 PM
the suspence is killing me
71 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:18 PM
Benzema and HBA can not stand each other. They used to be best friends then had a massive fall out over wages/ability/limelight.
72 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:18 PM
craigcoozy
You must be the most sought after blogger i have ever known. Getting a little jealous hahahahahahahahaha kidding mate. Anyway cheers for the little update.
73 Cockney Magpie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:19 PM
heres an interesting fact…….Gareth Bale has one assist in the Premier League this season, level with Newcastle United’s Xisco.
74 boater // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Sephiro – so we’re all dying to know, did you get your leg over with the granny? Go on son..
Other 2 are Puncheon and SWP.
75 bobpac11 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM
i’m from Bergen, norway. sick of waiting. come tomorrow. now! ..
76 boater // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM
John_cena – why do speak like n’dubz?
77 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Haha benzema to us is all in the French press.
78 john_cena163 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:22 PM
2nd player to cum in is a Midfielder
79 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:22 PM
lads just been trawling through the internet and on a rumours site there is talk of sturrige from chelsea is he any good the name rings a bell but i dont think i have seen him play
80 Cockney Magpie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:22 PM
lolol
81 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:23 PM
76boater // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM
John_cena – why do speak like n’dubz?
Hahahahahaha
82 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Sturridge is a player I’m hoping for, him and Carroll are ENGLANDS future
83 cheikmate // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM
im refreshing the shit out of this page for a coozy update like.
but haway, the benzema story is just as bad as the puyol swap for taylor last summer. who writes this shit
84 hitman // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM
go on clarky
85 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM
GERRARD7 is he any good
86 mashearer // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM
haha benzema to us??there’s a limit to absurdity..
87 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:26 PM
Toon1978
Benzema? HAHA!! yeah we have struggling to sort a loan deal with a player who is on 65k a week, how much is benzema on? 120k? what a load of sh!te! lol
Herbies Bonnet
Went to see Newcastle for the first time in September, when we played wigan and collo got that injury time goal. and went to white heart lane on the 28th december aswell with my old man, who is a spuds fan…..winiding me up all day, and then had to put up with smug bastard all night on the lash. lol
Boater
LOL!! not so much
at 10 years old it would of bin a cracking start though! 
88 kilcline // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:27 PM
Anyone else heard we have bid for Bothroyd with Ranger going the opposite way on loan?
Personally i think we have done our business with HBA and Ireland.
Staying up is our target remember.
89 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:27 PM
K
90 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:27 PM
Twitter comes up with all this sh1te. To many people stirring the broth lol.
91 IceIceGeordie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Cant be SWP ! Man City have rejected a Written transfer request.
92 ginkoh // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:29 PM
Don’t get too excite lads
wait until official confirmation. Anything is possible.
93 mashearer // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:30 PM
first podolski now benzema who’s next..20 years old pele spotted in jesmond
94 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM
Would be happy with Sturridge on loan, he has been described as electric, I cant disagree, lightening quick, not sure on goals/games ratio but would certainly occupy a couple of defenders. I cant wait for next season assuing we stay up!
95 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:32 PM
anybody who is better than best and strolla would do me
96 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Herbies Bonnet
I think we’ll finish around 7th aswell, between 7th & 10th neway. Welcome NUFC to surpass my Guesstimate neway.
Yeah im NUFC till i die mate, i share the joy, i share the pain…. worst moment for me was being relegated….cried in my pint that day. But as i said in another post i think relegation as hurtful as it was, was a blessing in disguise. It was the eyeopner we needed, and look at the spirit we have grown in the Championship and brought back up. Things are looking up and i am LOVING IT!!! 
97 IceIceGeordie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Oba Moves has been a success yet.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_6710706,00.html
98 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:38 PM
coozy were are you this is torture
99 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:39 PM
Lee Clark, future toon boss?
100 arfa chance // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Watching some vids of Ireland. He has scored some candy goals, loads of volleys. This page is getting super refreshed. Howdy coozy lad spill some news. Benzema lmao
101 burnsie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Im here which makes you happy thats all good and tbh he is poor at best i didnt state utter rubbish! he isnt better than any midfielder we currently have in the starting 11 so whats the point? backup maybe but if he thinks hes gunna start at this club after his profromances at villa which were god aweful he has another thing coming. lets just hope he fails the medical with his current injury
that is utter rubbish gorskino10 and you know it lol. u really are the joker of the pack aint you lad haha
102 IceIceGeordie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Read above lads,Coozy will keep us updated.
103 coolcatcarter89 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:42 PM
I have a hunch we’re going to re-sign Oba on loan, that deal was said to be complete with brum, then suddenly they’ve hit a snag? Whether or not that would be a good deal…….?
104 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:42 PM
We are all laughing at this Benzema rumour but deep down we all hope its true hahahahahahahahaha.
105 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:42 PM
Lee Clark will be next gaffer without doubt. Hope so as one of my best pals is very good friends with him
106 burnsie // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:43 PM
nobody should be ”hoping” that a players fails there medical when signing for us. u truely are the most negative ”fan” i know.
107 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Waddle doesn’t half speak sh1te. Babbling on about Arsenal not wanting a replay FFS what about Huddersfield?
108 munch27 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Arsenal cheat again
109 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:46 PM
2-1 arsenal cesc penalty twats
110 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:46 PM
dearo dearo you would think Arsenal had qualified for the CL final. Poor Huddersfield.
111 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Im glad we aint bin interested in taking Oba back. Heard Oba’s agent offered him to us. Good player, but he wanted to leave us when we got relegated when alot of other star players we have (collo nolan barton to name a few) could have left but understand the word “loyalty”. and with newcastle fans, loyalty is very important. Seems he is desperate to get back into the premier league, should of stuck with us Oba!
112 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:47 PM
@Geordie-Gerrard7
He presented me with my ‘record of acheivement’ at St Edmund Campion. I played for Felling Magpies about 16 years ago and Lee Clark helped out with some of the Blaydon youth sides. One day one of the dads asked what happened the previous day (he’d had a mare for the toon)and Lee Clark told him to F&%k Off. lol
113 kentonmags // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:48 PM
there is some really negative fans on here if we can do with ireland what we done with joey we will all be on here screaming for a perm deal
114 bobpac11 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM
huseklepp avalable for 1.3mill.. interest from italy, france and england, my local paper says. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprRybpWtnU&feature=related
115 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Can anybody explain why Chris Waddle insist on calling penalties…Pelanties absolutely hilarious!
116 toonfan76 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:55 PM
coosy we need you mate, who are the other two?
117 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:57 PM
I can’t stand waddles Pelanties shouts the mackm cont
118 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:57 PM
ive said time and time again Ireland on a loan with a view to buy is good news…..and good business. if we can get him back to his city form we are guna be laughing that no other team seized the oppurtunity! and we would of got an outstanding squad player, if he doesnt…. back to villa he goes, what is excuse the pun…..the big deal? lol
119 Phil K // Jan 30, 2011 at 1:57 PM
lou9brasil – Scousers live in the fantasy world they accuse others (notably us, because the rags say we do – no proof at all of course) of doing.
I mean – they even – laughably – believe people up and down the country LIKE their accent, and respect them !!
Thats the biggest joke of all !
120 Rotonda heights // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM
kentonmags
to be fair it took 3 years to get anything out of barton !!
121 toonfan76 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Phil K@119
they do do dat doe dont de doe.
122 munch27 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM
yeh it’s as bad as andy townsend always saying goals in stead of goal , good job they were talented footballers cos thier a pair of thick tw@s.
123 sammydolan // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM
@IceIceGeordie He didnt text me dick head, he text a friend of mine who Ireland is a client of his and is mates with him.
124 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Burnsie i think hes shite as well. ive posted before Pardews gonna have to perform a miracle to get him to play like he did a couple of seasons ago. but i hope he does have a return to form because he was excellent
125 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:04 PM
i roto, i hope he improves quicker than that and remember Barton was on fire the season befoer he came to newcastle, might take ireland even longer then
126 IceIceGeordie // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:04 PM
SammyDolan my cousin is his agent,Small world init…. HAHAHA.
127 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:04 PM
LOL the striker coming in could be Jason Roberts and the midfielder Boa Morte……..what a twat that would be and one big come down.
128 bobpac11 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:05 PM
barton got injured and spent half the season in jail…
129 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:06 PM
toon1978 dont even joke like that lmfao O_o id be hoying meself off the twyford platform QQ
130 iamnufc // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:06 PM
Guys craigcoozy is a fraud.. He’s an idiot just trying to get our attention and doesn’t know shit…don’t fall for him
131 donegalmag // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:08 PM
with tiote and barton controling the midfield Ireland will be able to express himself more…give him a few games to get settled and i think we will have another superstar in our hands….
HOWAY THE LADS….
132 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:09 PM
really hope your right donegalmag
133 sammydolan // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:11 PM
IceIceGeordie, not sure what your getting at princess?
134 burnsie // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:12 PM
No No Joppadonni! Lets get this straight…its gorskino10 that thinks ireland crap, not me!
I personally think irelands mint. and i cant see why theres a few like you and gorskino10 that think he utter garbage. i just cant get my head around it. #
can i just ask, how old are you both?
#im 25 btw.
135 Sinner // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:12 PM
I see a lot of people keeping an eye on Realtime results for #NUFC.
The Boa and Robert rumour…LOL
136 Toon1978 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:14 PM
Sinner
Lol.
137 MykToonFan // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:15 PM
No-one should be doubting Ireland’s ability. The guy has skills, and has scored some fantastic goals in his time.
If he can regain that form, we have a great player on our hands.
The problem is his attitude. The guy was forced to retire from international football because of his lies, which shows a lack of commitment.
He has refused to knuckle down and work at Villa, and has stropped about being stuck on the bench – a player on his wages should just get on with it, whatever the circumstances.
If we are going to get the best out of him, he has to be committed to the cause. let’s hope so, huh?
138 Toonmania // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:19 PM
iamnufc,
craigcoozy has been right before we have heard nothing for the last 28 days and this morning said we would hear something around lunchtime, and so far he’s being prooved right again because Steven Ireland is on tyneside for a medical
139 Ryan_NUFC88 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Iv not stopped looking at the blog, sky sports, BBC etc etc for transfer news today! Ireland will be a good signing! Rumours it Ireland plus another midfielder, just to put it out there Adam Johnson isn’t in the city squad today…you never know
140 Sinner // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Would Jason Puncheon be a good signing by the club?
Imo Routledge is better than him. ;_______;
Not sure what to think of this?
141 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:21 PM
34 mate, went to kenton comp and lived in ashington for a few years and me eyes are a bluey green.. lol
haha
142 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:23 PM
and i know you like him burnsie i was just etlling ya theres a few peeps who have seen him play and hes been crap, thats why city sold him, thats why villa are moving him on… if he aint good enough for villa then im not interested either. however he’s here now so he has my full support
143 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:23 PM
AJ would be amazing if it happened…doubt it though…somebody somewhere must know something!
144 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM
please dont say Adam Johnson… ill just be depressed when he doesnt arrive lmfao
now he is a quality player whos always on form
145 toonfan76 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM
Nice one joppadoni. pmsl.
146 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Adam Johnson injured his ankle in training ..
147 steburnip // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Adam Johnson is injured.
That’s why he isn’t in the citeh squad!
So no point getting hopes up over a load of bullshit rumours!!
148 sephir0 // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:30 PM
@ Bobpac11
So do u think if Barton was injury free and didnt do a stint in jail he would of left when we got relegated? Not at all man. In fact it was him Nolan and Smith that got the dressing room together when we got relegated and said, if ur willing to fight then stay and help us, if your not willing……feck off basically! and thank god they did that or we’d still be stuck with money grabbin wasters in our team!!!!
149 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:37 PM
Villa and Man City play a totally different system of football. Ireland simply doesnt fit into the system at Villa. Craig Bellamy was on sky not too long ago and commented on Ireland. He said Ireland was the best player he had ever played with and mentioned that the Villa system was stiffling Ireland as a player.
150 joppadoni // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:41 PM
come on herbies… that little twat played with shearer… lol
151 Herbies Bonnet // Jan 30, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Yeah but he’s entitled to his opinion, it may not be the same as ours but thats what he said, he has more knowledge of Ireland than anyone on here and he says he’s the best!
152 SHIREMAGS // Jan 30, 2011 at 11:55 PM
first ever post here but gota say followed you regulars for a while now and really get into your posts, @ gorskino10 wake up mate, ireland is a great player and when he rediscovers his confidence will be great once again… have we also forgot about young shane fergusob in the reserves down the left???? hes some young kid
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