It didn’t take Alan Pardew too long to work out what Newcastle fans want from their team.
Alan Pardew – building exciting side at Newcastle
Newcastle fans just love skillful and creative players, and since Alan has come to the club he has signed Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye and Sylvain Marveaux, who are all very skilful French midfielders.
Those players will allow the way the side has played over the last two seasons to change, and maybe fairly dramatically too.
Pardew told the local Newcastle press corps today:
“I am hoping to deliver a side which looks a little bit different and our style will change a little bit too.”
“I am hoping we will have an exciting season – and that is how the team will be set up, to be exciting.”
“I cannot wait to start and be around the city and the club again.” “I will be working with the players to try to make it successful for the fans.”
“The fans – as always – are the important part for us.”
There’s little doubt that Alan Pardew is going all out to re-shape the Newcastle side, into something the Newcatsle fans will just love to support.
Whether Alan can be successful in doing that we don’t know, but at least Alan seems to be on the right track, and that’s good to see.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
174 comments so far
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Comment #11st!
WWJBD
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Comment #2I will post on here instead then haha
13.5 million has been bidded for Taarabt….is someone taking the pee?
MacToon(Vive le Neuchâtel)
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Comment #3The signings so far have been good but what else lays in store for us? Who will be sold? Who will replace them?
IF the window shut today (lol) I’d say we’re “about” on parr with last season’s squad.
ilovetoon8788
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Comment #413.5mil from PSG. I highly doubt Ashley will bid more than 10mil for any single player.
hitman
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Comment #5were you heard that WWJBD
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Comment #6well..its exciting alright..but we need more bodies in.. the #9 jersey still up for grabs..a striker (even if its gonna cost us 20 odd million) and cover for jose at lb..that should do!! give the likes of fergie,vuckic,tavernier,abeid more time on the pitch..who knows what could be hidden in this crop!!
WWJBD
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Comment #7hitman
Its from sky sports mate
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Comment #8@hitman..being everywhere..read it on sky as well..so must be true!!
TS -77
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Comment #9Would like to see Naylor signed as backup for Jose who I actually starting to belive will stay. A striker and a couple of exciting youngsters and then were ready to go!
BonVoyageBenny
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Comment #10Well I hope that means he’ll be bringing in more than the 2 players he mentioned…
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Comment #11think we are little better..hba and gosling start the season!! :p
hitman
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Comment #12aye PSG
NUFC_Richyg01
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Comment #13@3
Surely our squad as a whole is stronger.
I think we will certainly have more flair and pace in the side.
The one thing we are lacking is goals.
Andy
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Comment #14More money than sense PSG
toonfan76
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Comment #15If we are after at least two new players, I hope it is going to be soon so the team has the maximum time to get to know each others game style, If the scouting and everything has been on the go since we got the money in Jan, Then surely we must be ready to make our moves now!
Birts
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Comment #16looks like another exciting day then, been away almost a month and absolutely nothing to get excited about.
Andy
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Comment #17Transfer friday has continued though. We’ve signed someone 3 out of the last 4 fridays (Even though we knew about Abeid)
MacToon(Vive le Neuchâtel)
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Comment #18“The one thing we are lacking is goals.”
So that isn’t an improvement then!
BiggMarketBoy
Jul 1, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Comment #19“The fans – as always – are the important part for us.”
Haha, could have fooled me. 🙂
roshan MAGPIE
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Comment #20i dont think we will sign any one this week
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Comment #21btw..wat happened to the bojan deal deal to roma? looks like its cooled off.. think we should be putting a bid for that guy..could be de final missing piece..only one prob.. he might havta take some french lessons before he comes in!
WWJBD
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Comment #22Am sure I saw some quotes from Bojan saying he didnt want to leave and had no interest in a transfer
NUFC_Richyg01
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:05 PM
Comment #23@18
Are you telling me that we do not have a better squad than last season?
We have brought in 4 new players and 3 players have left, 2 of those that have left had no real impact on the first team.
Geordiedoonsooth
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:06 PM
Comment #24Could be exciting as we battle against relegation
belfastmagpie87
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:06 PM
Comment #25psg have money to burn.
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:06 PM
Comment #26is de guy nuts..he’s better than 4th choice!! (messi- villa- pedro being the preferred 3!)
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:08 PM
Comment #27@23..we still had one Mr. Caroll in de squad then..him with nolan contributed almost all of our goals in the championship!
belfastmagpie87
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:08 PM
Comment #28demba ba will be away to the african nations in january.
WWJBD
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:09 PM
Comment #294th choice in the greatest team in the world at the moment (possibly ever) though and he will get some oppertunities to get game time plus he is still very young
toon-nutters
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Comment #30@wwjbd.. hope villa stays there for another season.. and we might be able to get him on a season long loan with an option to buy him at the end of it.. wow.. we end up in europe and de kid bids goodbye to barca.. and returns to sjp and thanks us for our love.. but hey then again..i’m dreaming!
WWJBD
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:11 PM
Comment #31belfast
Will he though? I though he was doubt about him being selected for his country
Hoppefot79
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:11 PM
Comment #32I’m angry that Ashley didn’t pay close to 16m for Abeid instead of getting him for nowt! Poor piece of business
Caisleann Nua
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:11 PM
Comment #33A lot of people seem to think we lack depth in the squad. In reality we lack a decent medical staff the amount of injuries we seem to have season after season is phenominal. Consider this 2 players for every position not including youth players would represent a squad with good depth. Right now we have:
GK- Harper/Krul/Forster no problems there
RB-Simpson/Raylor- Not good enough for any of the teams above us both solid back up not reliable week in week out
LB-Enrique/Ferguson-Best left back in the league and a more than able deputy with real potential.Hope he stays if not has to be replaced with a quality international left back. Naylor is not needed he will only stunt Fergusons development because lets face it ferguson is not going to see much time on the left wing this season. Naylor is being lucked at as Enriques replacement whether they denie it or not its obvious its how the club operates buy young cheap etc.
CB-Collocini/Saylor/Williamson/Kadar-Where not to bad at centre back i think given a full pre season together Saylor/Collocini will be a very solid partnership
both know where the net is aswell although sometimes not there own. I do think we need one quality CB if we could get samba he’d be brilliant will Collo. Doubt that will happen though
DM- Tiote/Gosling- I think where solid here assuming Goslings Fitness is not going to be an issue longterm. I do think one more young hungry DM is required with Tiotes love of all thing yellow and who better to learn from than Mr T.
CM-Barton/Cabaye/Guthrie-No immediate need to splash on this position plenty of youngsters vying for recognition in the middle of park, let it develop for at least season see if someone can step up and challenge.
RM-LuaLua/Mehdi- We really don’t have a natural Established RM we need to strengten here or at least give the lad a chance.Believe me Mehdi is a winger not a DM as is being Touted he can tackle though.
LM-Guttierrez/Marveaux- Nothing wrong with that Marveaux’s a flyer believe me he’ll do serious damage this year and you can’t double up on him and leave the Space for Benni to Exploit that link up will be critical this season if it fires as it should we’ll be capable of beating any team in league again all down to keeping both fit and happy.
AM-Ben Arfa/Vuckic- Where not flush will players here and Vuckic is completey unproven i probably shouldn’t include him but i think he’ll either make it or break it this season. Would love to see Ryad Boudebouz in the Black & White he has Silky Skills born to play at St.James park.
CF-Ba/Best- Both of these guys are capable of playing at the top level but consistency is and issue for both there confindence players.We need to get new NO.9
capable of 20+ goals a season. Erdinc/Sturrigde/Gervinho are not the answer over inflated values for players who have ability but not the prolific scoring touch Sturridge scored 8 in 12 jugde him over 38 lot of players have got 8 in 12 and then dried up Zaki is a prime example at Wigan at while back would you take him now? Everyone wants these guys because because there rumoured to be on the radar. Look at the foreign Leagues there’s plenty of Talented Strikers out there. I’d go all out for Benzema if Ben Arfa loves newcastle united he’ll bury the hatchet and then they bust the net together all season long. Hulk is quality but i honestly believe Benzema is more realistic as he not exactly in favour at Madrid. With all the Frenhies we’d a decent shout nothing to lose in trying.
Any players i’ve left out (not including youth players)are not worth keeping they did the job in the championship but we need to progress and there just not good enough. If we invested in the area i’ve mention i truly believe we’d have a great chance of europe.
This is my first post so enjoy hope it makes sense.
DJM TOON
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Comment #34first day… they’ll be a french derby in the premiership!
gonna be an awesome game… so many players with so much to prove… elts hope arsenal lose glichy, nasri cesc, (and they can sign enrique if he wants to go… he’ll be on the loosing side) and whoever else and we whoop their sorry asses
HWTL
belfastmagpie87
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Comment #35@wwjbd
aye m8,i dont think hes a starter,but should defo be in the squad.well unless he gets injured….. lol
WWJBD
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Comment #36Haha maybe a loan is possible toon-nutters but I doubt we would be the only on interested but you never know
Him and Sturridge up front eh haha
WWJBD
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Comment #37belfast
Oh I thought he wasent even regularly picked haha shows how much I know about African teams eh haha
He wont get injureed man we have the ‘best’ medics in the league we barely get any injuries thats why he came to us 😉
Smooth moves Shola
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Comment #38Our squad is far better, than the one we finished the season with.
If we could get N. Taylor for £1m and swindle a loan deal for Sturridge, whereby there’s a non-comittal fixed price agreed (say £12m), I think that would be a brilliant strategy.
Every chance of getting a Europa league spot. If we did and Sturridge proved his worth and was a big contributor, then you sign him permanently next summer.
There’d still be the stroppy bunch though, whining even if we achieved that, ‘because our net spend is only £1m… blah blah blah’.
Canny wait! 😀
belfastmagpie87
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Comment #39haha,i hope they dont qualify m8.
barryvenison
Jul 1, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Comment #40Is Bojan a free agent? No so we wont be getting him. Not to mention his play is better suited to spain or italy.