Since Alan Pardew arrived on Tyneside, we are now seeing quite clearly what Newcastle’s transfer policy is and it seems to be working well.
Mike Ashley – his strategy seems to be working well these days
Eighteen months ago Newcastle brought in Cheick Tiote for £3.5M from FC Twente, and now how much is the lad worth today – perhaps £20M?
And last summer Newcastle brought in Yohan Cabaye, Demba Ba, Davide Santon, Sylvain Marveuax and Mehdi Abeid all for around £9.5M and how much are those players worth today?
So it reflects what Mike Ashley had said in a very long statement he made back in 2008, when he was selling the club, or attempting to sell the club for the first time, is probably a more accurate way of saying that.
This is what Mike Ashley said in the statement:
“We are looking for young players, for players in foreign leagues who everyone does not know about. We try and stay ahead of the competition.”
“We search high and low looking for value, for potential that we can bring on and for players who will allow Newcastle to compete at the very highest level but who don’t cost the earth.”
Mike Ashley has not changed his strategy over the last three or four years, but it seems the people he initially had at the club to execute that strategy – like Dennis Wise as one example – did not get the job done.
And anybody who has created a business strategy knows that a huge part of it is how it is executed, and often the strategies are good and sound, but fail simply because of poor implementation.
But it seems that with men like Alan Pardew as manager and Graham Carr as Chief Scout to name only two, Newcastle now have the people who not only buy completely into the strategy, but are executing it very well.
One reason we think Chris Hughton was let go is that Newcastle wanted a manager who would become more involved in the transfers, and certainly Alan Pardew seems a key player for Newcastle these days on many fronts.
But don’t get us wrong, Chris Hughton got us out of a very deep hole when we were relegated, and the sooner Chris brings Birmingham City to St. James’ Park in the Premier League, the sooner Newcastle fans can show their appreciation for a great job done by the Londoner, over a very short 18 months.
We think Alan Pardew gives a good face to the Newcastle United club, and of course he seems to know what he wants, he’s a terrific man manager, and he’s not too bad on the tactics side of things either – and not short on confidence either.
His meticulous preparation for the games Newcastle play will also go into the transfer discussions the transfer committee at Newcastle, which seems to consist of Derek LLambias, Alan Pardew, Graham, Carr, Lee Charnley (Newcastle Secretary) and Mike Ashley, have continuously as they decide together who the top targets should be and why.
It seems it’s now starting to work very well, certainly over the last 18 months Newcastle have signed some excellent players and not spent much money on acquiring those players either.
And while we are keeping out feet firmly on the ground, we have to think that Newcastle are on their way to having a top team, and becoming a top English club again.
It’s an exciting time for Newcastle fans right now.
Comments welcome.
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119 responses so far ↓
1 Shorzy // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:30 PM
1st mo fo’s!!!
The fat controller deserves a pat on the back here chaps
2 ilovetoon8788 // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:33 PM
@cynicaltoonfan // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:10 PM
I think HBA had an outstanding game against QPR. The video shows it all. He has tremendous strength for a player of his size. We are truly lucky to have him. When the ball is at his feet, the whole St.James’ are on the edge of their seat.
You just don’t know what he’s going to do with it. Marvelous signing. Our very own Messi.
3 Rowan Milsted // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Wee said Ed, we still owe a big debt of gratitude to Hughton. An all-round good guy. Bought some stability o the club, and some respect. Stood by us in tough times and did a very good job in a very short time. I’ll always think fondly of him and wish him the best of luck wherever he goes (except Sunderland, but hopefully that’ll never happen).
4 boater // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:37 PM
“We think Alan Pardew gives a good face to the Newcastle United club”. True, and Carr is giving the good head. It works well.
Hughton was grooming the young boys in the Championship, whereas Carr prefers nubile, foreign flesh. We win either way!
5 -Tendo- // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Nothing to do with the article but does anyone know if i can get the 3rd strip (black one) in a long sleeve? i can’t find it anywhere!
6 Rowan Milsted // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:38 PM
*Well, not wee. And to.
7 ilovetoon8788 // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Agreed. We should not forget Houghton who really did a fantastic job in laying the foundation for us to be where we are now. Some credits must go to him, if ever reach the heights of Europe again.
Chris Houghton is definately 1 of our Icons.
8 milk or cream // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:48 PM
lol
come on, what makes you think AP has anything todo with signing any of the players we buy now???
right from day 1 with keegan, had no say, CH had no say, so what makes pardew so special,
pardews job is to get them to work, and that is it,
im not knocking it, it seems to be working, the only 2 blips i have seen is the keeper elliot and obertan, the rest have got something to add to our team and squad
il say right now il never be a fan of lambass or ashley, they have done and said to many bad things, but at least the team is moving forward, and that i thank them for
now all we need is a good supply line for them
HWTL
9 TOONCHRIS // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:52 PM
I would like to take the time to apologise to mr ashley,i have constantly critisised you on this page but i can now see what a top job your doing after the terrible decisions you startded out with,hats off to the board n management n let the good times roll
10 boater // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:54 PM
milk or cream – Obertan was Pardew’s ‘personal’ project. And the first player to have been signed from another premiership outfit since… Simpson, if you discount loanees.
Hasn’t provided enough threat going forwards so far, but no reason why Obertan can’t make the grade in time. We just need goal scoring winger/s now, cover at CB and we have a proper team.
11 Robby Bobson // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:55 PM
milk or cream
well thats not true.
Im sure if Pardew said I dont want this player, or I want this player the board would listen.
For example, its been said that Carr would watch Cabaye, created Dvds on him in action to show to Pardew.
Why do you think we bid for after Tomkins? Hes a horrible horrible player yes, but Pardew knew him as a youngster.
Also Carr had nothing to do with Demba coming that was Pardew!! Carr said it himself in an interview.
12 Robby Bobson // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:00 PM
as long as they fit in with MA ‘ le bleu print’ that is of course
13 Munster Mag // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Milk or cream, thats naive imo. On all the main transfers Pardew will advise on who he wants, and who he would consider, to fit his team . Perhaps on speculative younger buys ( Like than Man U guy ) where the club see value for money and long term potential , they may act without full discussions with pards, but he knows whats going on . This is no Abramavich situation.
14 Partizan // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Just look at the figures surrounding our first team reselable i mean.
—————————–Krul(15mill)…………………………..
Simpson(5)……..Colo(10)…….Taylor(10)…….Santon(15)
………………………………..Tiote(20)……………………………….
……………….Hba(12)…Cabaye(22)…………..Jonas(11)……
………………………….Ba(25)…………Cisse(20)…………………
Subs: Elliot(3),Best(6),Obertan(4),Marveaux(7-8),Guthrie(8),Willo(4-5),Raylor(5),Vuckic(4-5)
Our staring line up is at least 160 mil worth atml with only 50 mill spent including the agent fee for Ba
Amazing
15 milk or cream // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:05 PM
boater
thats why he gets so many games then
and yes i agree there is no reason why he wont come good, i really hope so, but i carnt see it myself, i dont buy the low on confidence bit about him, yes he had a bad time at man u, but he got a fresh start at newcastle, and other than 3 assists he has done very little during those games or any other, and you have to remember, he was playing in a team full of confidence and not losing,
robby bobson
as it has just been pionted out to me obertan was his signing, and if tomkins is his choice , id have to say he isnt the best at looking at players,,
ba was a gamble that has paid off, as he was free,
16 TOONCHRIS // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:06 PM
I dont care if pardew has a say on players comin in or not,the set up is workin tip top so stop twisting n bitching n all get behind the management owners n players
17 Robby Bobson // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Some extremely ambitious figures in there Partizan, but hey Liverpool paid 75 million for Carroll, henderson and downing, so who knows!
18 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Bonjour messieurs.
No one disturbed by Cissé getting the number 9 rather than Ba?
Good recruit however.
19 TOONCHRIS // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Niafron ba doesnt want it
20 Neil // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:10 PM
“We should not forget Houghton”……….just how to spell his name which is Hughton!
21 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:10 PM
I heard Singer Abd al malik answering to Beny yesterday on French radio RMC.
He answered to nothing in fact. He just said Beny was a liar and soufism something wonderfull, but he don’t gived any detail about their rites and traditions.
22 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Toonchris.
Are you sure or is he too modest to ask it? This number is special, so even if he don’t want it, was maybe is duty to accept it.
23 milk or cream // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Munster Mag
hmmmm
im not so sure,
but like iv said its working,
partiza
omg , your valuations are crazy,, yes maybe on fotty manager youl get 5 mill for simpson, 3mill for elliot(we paid 300k for him)
jonas isnt worth 11 mill, more like 6, colo s contract is up soon , he isnt worth 7 million,
our team is worth about 100 mill
24 Partizan // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Robby Robson…As long as there are sheeps there ‘ll always be wool
25 TwickToon // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:14 PM
@Partizan
Sorry but I’ve got no clue where some of those figures are from,
how could cisse more then double in value without playing a game? and no club would pay 15mil for santon when he hasn’t even had 10 games.
I’d say yes the team is worth much more then we paid for it but those values are just ridiculous
26 Bryan // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:16 PM
MA has made some poor decisions during time at NUFC and rightly been hounded by a large section of our fans. Yesterdays signing of Cisse was yet another master class in aquiring a great footballer for very little money who will add great value to our team. Just like Cabaye, Ba, Tiote, Santon, all done with the minimum of fuss, no one knew they were coming in until the last minute just the way it should be, unlike Spurs.
Our club is now being run in the right way financially, and we were told this 3-4 years ago as to the way forward. Many of us doubted it because all fans want success today not tomorrow. But the wait is starting to taste sweeter by the day, and I predict that come May 2013 we will finish the season possibly in 4th place.
Credit where credits due, congrats to MA and heres to the next home game where fans will start and chant your name in praise as opposed to dis-satisfaction.
HWTL
27 Partizan // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Milk and cream..Maybe for Elliot you’re right.but if Colo signs a new 3 year deal lets say,i’m sure he’ll worth that much,,well at least 7 mill.
6 mill for Jonas,you must be joking
28 WLtoon // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:20 PM
IF Ashley,and its a big IF, has finally decided to release the purse strings,then thats great news.
We could have a cracking side IF he does,nt have some cunning plan in his locker for the final few days in this transfer window by selling 2 or 3 of our best players once the bids come in.
Im not getting carried away just yet,the feel good factor is good, and long may it cotinue but only time will tell us how ambitious Ashley really is.
It,ll be great to see Hughton back at SJP next season with the brummies,and i think we will cos i think they,ll win the play offs
29 Geordie Graz // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Fantastic news about Papistal, however Im finding it difficult to get excited until the transfer window closes. I feel like theres always going to be a brown lining with Ashley. I just hope Cisse’s is a partner and not a replacement for Ba.
Doom and misery aside, if all goes well we’v got to be pushing for Europe, exciting time to be a Geordie!
30 magfly // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Everyone stop going on about Hughton move on the Toon have never been in a healthier position on and off the pitch.Toon forever.
31 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:26 PM
niafron
He said #19 is very special to him, and will be for his entire career. Wouldn’t say why though.
Cisse is a real ‘marquee signing’ for the club, and I think Pardew knows it’s important to the fans that theres a top top player wearing it.
It’s not like we have anyone at the club capable of earning it, other than Ba – and if we’re really pushing to go forward, it’s good to have someone filling the iconic shirt.
Happy about the signing though?
32 GAZ09 // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:27 PM
Does anyone know if the rumors of Lyon and NUFC agreeing 5.8m for Cisokho are true?
33 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:29 PM
magfly
Did you actually read the comments? It’s important to remember where you’ve come from. If you don’t understand that history & tradition of Newcastle then why support the club?
It’s something special – a huge family – and Hughton played a large part in what has been an unbelievable 24 months for us since relegation.
34 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:29 PM
GAZ09
Pardew said yesterday that we’re “blessed with fullbacks”, so I doubt it aha
35 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:30 PM
ToonDownSouth, although Ba did say he may (may) say why the No. 19 is so important to him if he gets 19 goals this season.
36 GAZ09 // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Pardew also said we wasnt going after a forward
37 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Just out if intrest any1 know wat will haooen to good ol’ souds if floppy chops is hit big with the tax charge and the board are found guilty of hiring spys to spy on the olympic comitee and the west ham board members they’ve already arrested like 5 ppl!!!
38 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Bring back Andy Carroll, he is a great player and will be a marvellous addition. (We sold him for £35 million you know). And where has all that money gone thats what I want to know…………..
And another thing, surely yesterdays signing shows that Joey Barton was right, we DO lack ambition……………..
39 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM
BWAAHHHA HA HA HAHA AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
40 planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Sir Richard branson has to be giving a lot of credit for giving Ashley a kick-up the backside concerning transfers he made it clear the Virgin brand had to be connected with a successful club not a relegation struggler so ashley has brought in one of europes hottest properties COME ON!
41 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:33 PM
planb:
And you kno wthis for a fact do you. I suppose he did that from the grassy knoll did he?
42 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:33 PM
@TDS
Not unhappy anyway. But i wait to see him in action.
43 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Gaz09
Haha, indeed I guess you’re right. But obviously we were far from blessed with strikers
But – and it’s just a guess really – I’d miagine his agent is just trying to drum up interest. He was a target for us before Santon I think
44 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Anyone catch that about NUFC and racism? Just on sky news but I didn’t catch all of it.
45 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:35 PM
GG:
yeah something about scousers and Gingers but I wasnt paying attention LOL
46 Oleg G // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:35 PM
COMMENTS FROM SCUMDERLAND FORUMS about our new striker,
:
hhh, lovin’ it
*Well worth a gamble for £10m, if true. If Spurs don’t stick their oar in I would be confident about beating the rest of the competition.
*He’s on his way to the north east, who’s to say he’s not speaking to both of us first?
Personally, I don’t think we want him. If we do, we’ll get him.
*(This one was a very funny comment in my view hhh…)
To be fair, there’s probably some Germans out there that think shola is incredible thanks to YouTube and editing in just games against us!
Had some others but most of the comments are about how much they have no idea who he is and they weren’t even after him. yeah right.
47 planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Lynxie DO YOU NOT WATCH THE NEWS YOU PLUG!
48 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:36 PM
niafron
Haha, not as delighted as everyone else at us purchasing a player with a tremendous record??
I don’t see anyone who was a better option
49 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:36 PM
I cant wait for Redknapps next press conference, so we can find out the details of Cisse’s contract, the corrupt floppy faced Spitting Image puppet (alledgedly).
50 jayphoto // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:37 PM
yeah saw Ba say he would let the secret of his #19 shirt out after his last ever game in football! Personally I think Cisse is a worthy wearer of the shirt! Loyal lad aswell, never kicked off when freiburg refused to sell him in the summer! just knucked down and worked hard!
51 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:37 PM
planb:
No I cant read.
52 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:37 PM
My dog read your post to me.
53 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Oleg G, It’s all a fraud. We all know you’re taking the pee. Scum can’t read or write.
54 planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Lynxie instead of watching about Redknapp you should pay more attention to NUFC news!
55 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Richard Branson deserves a hell of a lot of credit for (insert world changing and population happiness inspiring details here)
there you go planb, hows that.
Now if we can only get Sir Richard to work on Global warming and the Eurozone, we can have a massive disco.
56 planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Lynxie is that where your mutt reads to you on the grassy knoll how quaint
57 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:40 PM
planb, so what’s up with this NUFC and racism?
58 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Off topic, I note that there were no Uk citizens aboard that Italian cruise ship that capsized. Sir Richard Branson deserves a lot of credit for that.
59 hrocks // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:43 PM
toonarmydownsouth
if harry is found guilty i would think the revenue would push for custodial sentence. the tax and vat men are comming down extremely hard on anyone who has avoided tax. football is a big book that they are opening and they feel avoidance in the industry is now the norm.I think it will be head on a platter stuff to frighten the whole football world. If they make an example of someone who is high profile then players,clubs and managers are less likley to use avoidance schemes. lets hope hes guilty
good article in guardian about our transfer and pardew in germany. please note its by a mackem
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/jan/18/newcastleunited-premierleague?CMP=twt_gu
60 planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Who rattled your cage Hitler?
61 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:44 PM
planb: (strictly the facts)
Richard Branson is an Oxford United supporter. FACT
They have gone down like the belgrano, and HE LET THEM.
If you are deluded enough to think that he has suddenly woken up a stirring of devotion for NUFC, you are clerarly a retard.
The man is a businesssman. the virgin tie up is good PR for himin the North East, end of. I hope I am wrong, but do not pin your hopes on him buying out the club, or being remotely interested (or allowed to be) for a mere 10 million. The fat controller would want a whole lot more than that.
62 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Hitler? (chortle chortle, what a wizzard wheeze). Is that your best? My dads bigger than your dad. Smelly.
63 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Cheers hrocks fingers crossed they throw the book at him!!! Nasty rumour going round they have bid for krul in a deal to rake him in the summer
64 Wor Shearer // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:48 PM
My dad could have both your dad’s!
65 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:49 PM
TDS.
Well, as i said, seem to be a good recruit, but i don’t know him, so will wait a bit before jumping out of my underpants.
66 -Tendo- // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:50 PM
GG – someone posted something racist on twitter about NUFC’s black players – there’s something on bbc and journal about, someone has been arrested
67 planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Lynxie you havent a clue about the power of advertising Virgin is a global brand branson merely stated that he wants it connected with a team that can offer success. So whats eating your arse about that?
68 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Who you calling Hitler and with what reason? Do explain.
planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM
“Lynxie instead of watching about Redknapp you should pay more attention to NUFC news”!
So if you’re so clued up on all things NUFC. What is this about NUFC and racism?
And if I was Hitler I wouldn’t give a sh!t… !
69 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:52 PM
-Tendo- @ 46, it’ll be John Terry.
70 planb // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:53 PM
You sound like a sour-crout
71 sirtoongospel // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:56 PM
GG – when the club announced on the official twitter page yesterday about the signing, some fool launched into a racist tirade about the amount of black players we have.
You can imagine the drift………
Many people complained and NUFC brought it to the attention of the police. apparently someone was arrested, but it’s not even clear if they are anything to do with NUFC.
Bad crack though
72 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 2:59 PM
And you spell like an illiterate. Sauerkraut.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-16609303
73 -Tendo- // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM
HaHa you’re probably right!
74 hrocks // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM
i think this is the person on twitter
Peter copeland
@CopelandPeter Sunderland
COS I’M BORED OF FACEBOOK !!!
he was aurguing with some fans saying sessignon was better than cisse he then said something along the lines of
you should not be called toon army but c@@n army.
75 hrocks // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:02 PM
heres his post just found it
https://twitter.com/#!/richiesouthern/status/159258476290392064/photo/1
76 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:05 PM
planb:
You were the one making assumptions about SRB’s input into the Cisse signing you half arsed muppet, not me. Pardew said they had tracked him for two years. TWO YEARS!! Richard Branson deserves a lot of credit for that. LOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
77 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:06 PM
hrocks
Glad it’s been taken seriously. Some seem to think just because it’s the internet you can do whatever you want. Honestly, if some people reported some of the abuse that they get given over the internet, the police wouldn’t be able to cope with the workload!
GG
I’m glad you pointed that out haha. I was sat here thinking ‘Sour crout? Well that’s embarassing’, but couldn’t be arsed to get involved
78 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:06 PM
SRB has kept his involvement with the Toon as secret as our transfer dealings, he deserves a lot of credit for that…..
BWAH HA HAHAHAHA
79 hotdog // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Fight Fight Fight…….Sorry thought I was back in the playground
80 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Lynxie
Just ignore him lol, it’s quite clear he’s just looking for arguments
81 wynsleap // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:07 PM
I don’t want to rain on anyones parade but let’s not get too carried away with the “fantastic Ashley” before this transfer window ends.
He has the incredible knack of turning delight into despair in a very short space of time.
“A leopard never changes its spots” is a very old saying because it has withstood the test of time.
The unbelievable signing of Demba 2 was just the beginning of doing what is right for this club and Ashley rightly should be applauded for it.
However, until this new ‘sea change of ambition’ happily continues for the next two or three seasons, I for one, won’t be kissing his a**e just yet.
82 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM
planb:
Just for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOKK8mAkiUI
83 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:08 PM
hrocks, now known as @PeterCopelandinjail.
84 ToonDownSouth // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:10 PM
wynsleap
I agree mate. I’ll tell you what, it’ll be one hell of a collective sigh of relief if the window closes without any casualties! Can’t believe it’s still two weeks away
It’s sad that we all feel this way aha, but unfortunately our fears are based on history :/
85 hrocks // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:10 PM
gg
that made me chuckle
thank you
86 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Lads, i got an idea of sing for Beny. Almost wrote for him!
He’s coming home
H’es coming home
Tell the World he’s coming home
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday
He know his kingdom awaits and they’ve forgiven his mistakes
He’s coming home
H’es coming home
Ben arfa is coming home
Just watch how he bring today, all the joy who was away
In St James, we sing his name, he will
soon be back for France!
Sure, inspired from that tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ImCpNqbJw
87 nufc_mad // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:12 PM
MA bought demba because hes selling the other one for big bucks and thinks we wont notice
88 Sgt. Heagerty // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Ed, you need to get us an email address to mr Ashley so we can flood him with emails of appreciation for what he has done for our club, maybe if we do that this won’t be a one and off he will continue to better our club as a whole as he has done. I have never been a fan of his, but financially we are profitable, our academy is state of the art or soon will be and is booming with talent, are training ground is top notch, our club as a whole was close to death and he saved it. He made some poor decisions but mostly I’n picking people to implement his ie wise…… But we need to show our appreciation and perhaps give him a song at the next home fixture…. Hwtl
89 hotdog // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:13 PM
#79 He has a long way to go but ive been in agreement with the way he deals with transfers. We dont need to pay 60+ grand for players pw. That’s why colo is stalling as he was one of the last big earners and he is obviously not going to get that deal again. Find the gems because if Man City come calling for our players or Liverpool are still on drugs there’s nowt we can do about it. We would be back in 200mil of debt!
90 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Sgt.
http://www.nufc.co.uk/page/ContactUs
91 Dannyo // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Just email Ed, he’ll shut planb out, just like he shut out the “BOYCOTT” fella.
U shouldn’t act like that and get away with it. Just spouting crap, never a footballing oppinion.
92 Indian Magpie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Any News on CABAYE
93 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Hi Sarge.
Are you getting better these days or still overwhelmed by pills?
94 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Don’t know if you noticed it, but Bény said in his interview he suffered an ankle Break this summer. Wich isn’t exactly what was told to us…
95 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Indian Magpie, yeah. He’s signed.
96 hotdog // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:27 PM
niafron – Fookin hell ive had a right laugh on here this afternoon – Brilliant
97 niafron // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Indian magpie.
Can you tell us more about what is going on with Indian football, this new league, and those european players (Pirès, Canavaro…) who are joigning?
98 Indian Magpie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:27 PM
YAY
GG
99 nufc_mad // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Sgt. Heagerty dont be silly mate we have all seen his true colors you wait he’ll sell tiote and the rest when big offers come along then we will be back to square one he doesn’t care for the team or the fans just how bulging his pockets of money are
100 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:28 PM
IM,
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php
101 Indian Magpie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM
i have read that there will be an auction, it will be a a 6-7 week tournament
102 TOONCHRIS // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM
A seen some mackems refusing to get off that sinking ship because they had gone all inclusive
103 Lynxie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:30 PM
GG
Cabaye signed? LOL
hey, we’ve landed on the moon! (dumb and dumber) LOLOLOL
104 Indian Magpie // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:30 PM
GG
thats nt good
105 TOONCHRIS // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Nufc mad,,,you and your negative comments are not welcome on this page,do 1 you dingbat
106 GeordieGerman // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Indian Magpie, says “slight doubt”. That’s just Pardew’s way of keeping the opposition guessing.
107 TOONCHRIS // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Nufc mad is a mackem scum get off our page you inbred cu*t
108 achtoon // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Planb im strugglin to work out why you and some other people think ashley wants his retail brand linked with a relogation team. If hes using sjp as an advert for sport direct he knows it will reach more people if we in the cl. Ashleys goal is to make sports direct the most profitable sports retailer in the world. Not just the uk. Srb has only one hoal and thats to make money. He just does it with a smile. And as virgin is one of the biggest brands already they dont need to sponsor people who are succesful. See the formula 1 team
109 achtoon // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Hoal?? Freudean slip. Make that goal.
110 kenyan_toon_boy // Jan 18, 2012 at 3:55 PM
give credit where Due…its true everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, but some of you amaze me…its like you all forgot the days when we had these superstar player as they thought so,but they never gave their heart and soul for their club,they were just in Nufc to suck them dry…Now we have a team that really really plays with passion and spirit whether its Alan padrew,Chris hughton they have both been good managers for newcastle. And whether you like it or not Mike Ashley and the board did a fantastic job getting pappis im this great club.HWTL.
111 nufc_mad // Jan 18, 2012 at 4:25 PM
TOONCHRIS – its easy making comments like that when your hiding behind a computer isn’t it, sorry but at what point did i say a bad thing about our team. don’t recall me doing so, i’m stating facts on what he has done so many times in the not so distant past. I love Newcastle united and always will. you state my comments are not welcome but sorry Ed clearly states at the end of the article ‘comments welcome’ so i will post my opinion and if you don’t like it….tough. consider yourself told you little boy.
112 bills-son // Jan 18, 2012 at 4:27 PM
Amazing what one signing can do …
I am no longer alone in recognising the great job that Ashley is doing in restoring our great club back to the forefront of English football.
Can you just imagine what some other Owners/Chairmen are thinking now … especially those at LPool ???!!!
LPool handed Dogleash c£70M for Carroll, Henderson and Downing and we got BA, Cisse, Cabaye, Tiote and Santon for just c£20M !!!
Plus, we also got Williamson, Simpson, Marveaux, Best and Obertan for c£5M.
I guarantee there are Owners and Managers looking at each other trying to figure out what the hell is going on – Ashley is showing them all a clean pair of heels.
They used to say in the old days when local businessmen owned clubs that they lost their business heads as soon as they walked into the football club.
Not Ashley, oh no, not Ashley.
THE BEST OWNER OF NUFC IN MY 50 YEARS SUPPORTING THE TOON.
113 Ben-Arfa11 // Jan 18, 2012 at 4:34 PM
—————————–Krul(15mill)…………………………..
Simpson(5)……..Colo(10)…….Taylor(10)…….Santon(15)
………………………………..Tiote(20)……………………………….
……………….Hba(12)…Cabaye(22)…………..Jonas(11)……
………………………….Ba(25)…………Cisse(20)…………………
Subs: Elliot(3),Best(6),Obertan(4),Marveaux(7-8),Guthrie(8),Willo(4-5),Raylor(5),Vuckic(4-5)
partizan the ones i dont understand
is elliot???
bought for 300 grand and you think he could be worth 3 million in the future if sold. we be lucky to get 50 grand back for this guy in the futute if we sold him
obertan if we sold him his resalable value would be 25,000 not 4 million.
if we ever choose to sell marveux his resaleable value would be no more than 5 million not 7 million we get 5 million if we are lucky if he gets some form because he is injury jinxed have nothing against the player tho.
the rest i agree with it however tiote and krul prices are way under valued and should be much higher as there crucial to our team if either is sold i wont be impressed 1 bit.
you also over valued cisse at 20 million.
we didnt buy this guy for resalable value we bought this guy to stay with us til his carerer is over to bang in the goals.
this guy wont have any value in a few years time
he is 27 next june and only joined the international set up only 2 years ago you got to ask yourself why?
we signed him on a 5 year contract he should be here til 32 how can we sell him for 20 million pound around the time his contact goes???
114 Bills Sons Dad // Jan 18, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Bills what have I told you about coming on this bloody blog and bigging yourself up you mischevious young man….we all know you have issues son but really, is it necessary to share thhem with these ordinary football fans, come on Bill, time for your tablets…
115 ToonTranny // Jan 18, 2012 at 7:03 PM
I am so excited about getting my Sissy Toon shirt, oopssorry, wishful thinking & bad spelling by me lol But a cracking signing HWTL
116 Marco Albertz // Jan 18, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Ashley has surprised me with this great signing. Cisse is really something special. He has some abilities that makes it possible for Ben Arfa to play as a supporter. Ba & Cisse up in the front Ben Arfa supporting them will be great attacking force.
117 beefman13 // Jan 18, 2012 at 7:24 PM
bills-son, i am pro the current regime and i also think MA has had abuse he should not have had, have you noticed folk saying why has MA now suddenly started to pay decent money for players out of the blue, answer is as he did say we have generated money in to the club we are in the plus figures money wise and the big injection of cash from virgin has been lovely and if we get the stadium naming rites sorted we can go forward again on the signings front, we are flowing along really nicely in every department at the toon, regarding SJP it will always be that whoever comes in and calls it something differant but if the owner uses the money wisely which im sure he will do we can go from strength to strength.
118 stephen1971 // Jan 18, 2012 at 9:07 PM
i like this signing and i think its a real shrewd one by the club, for the reason, if we sign ba,s international partner then there would be far less chance of ba leaving, that of course is if there is a clause in his contract, now he,s excited to play at club level with cisse, they know each others game too plus cisse is an amazing finisher so for the pirice we got him at its great buissiness
119 Irie-Magpie // Jan 19, 2012 at 11:28 AM
@112 Bills-son, you were never alone mate, some of the members on here and fans/supporters for that matter all thought that MA should do as they say and not what has made him successful in business dealings, go figure.
“The policy starting to work”?? this was always his intention 5yr plan people, not a month or two but 5yrs. It’s the likes of yee who expect to start a business and see immediate results and wonder what’s gone wrong when it doesn’t happen.
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