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• 1 coatesy17 // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:25 PM

  i for one would Applaud Peter lovenkrands, Leon Best, Danny Guthrie and Even smithy if we get to see them again, Best of luck to all of them! sad to see them go but equally excited for the new replacements!

• 2 coatesy17 // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:25 PM

  oh and 1st! i shall make Beattie’s Blogger team yet

• 3 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:26 PM

  Always been a big fan of the Lover man, thought he was excellent when we were in the Championship. Consummate professional.

  Smudge was also a beast in the Championship season, just couldn’t make the step up for the Prem and I suppose it isn’t his fault he was given such a ludicrously cushy contract. Just serves to show that the club is now run in a totally different way.

  Would like to thank both of them though for their hard work and commitment for the club. Would be warmly welcomed back

• 4 markmac // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:27 PM

  good luck to both of them, we just need to find there replaements now

• 5 nufc786 // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:27 PM

  best of luck to all of them…. i will not forget how they picked us up during the championship and helped us up to the prem… wish them well for the future……

• 6 martoon // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:37 PM

  Repost as applicable to this blog:-
  Joking aside, it is slightly worrying that we are moving out fringe players such as Lovenkrands & Guthrie and not replacing them let alone strengthening the squad.
  It could well be we are gathering in funds before spending and using brinkmanship for our targets but still slightly worrying

• 7 toonincheek // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:38 PM

  Sort of off-topic, but just wanted to say -

  Ed – you are a **** man.

• 8 Toonboy_84 // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:39 PM

  Good luck to these lads. Just not quite up 2 where we are trying to get. Good lads though.

• 9 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:40 PM

  martoon

  the way i see it the players were moving out we already have replacements for, sammy ameobi, abeid, vukic gosling, amilfitano, bigirimama all just as good if not better (bar guthrie) as the players that are being shipped out, i think were deffo making space from the wage bill and that tho, expect to see atleast 2 or 3 new faces imo

• 10 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM

  martoon
  i understand what u are saying but u have seen how our targets have been really difficult to buy as dejong and douglas show tht… i mean before lovenkrands and guthrie left we were making moves for both de jong and douglas … we have a plan but we are finding it difficult to meet asking prices and such…

• 11 toonincheek // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM

  martoon – I think Guthrie is the only solid standin for the 1st team that we haven’t replaced.
  The others – scarcely fringe.
  We have quite a few coming back, Sammy, Marveaux, we aren’t really much down on 1st-teamers or regular bench players.

  But we DO need more players with the extra games.
  I’m hoping for a couple of players plus a few of the younger fringe players (Sammy, Fergie, Vukic) to come through.

  Agree that Tav needs more experience before he can get a regular place on the bench.

• 12 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:43 PM

  have no fear people, pardew and that arent stupid, they obviously kno what they need to bring in and what youngsters can make the step up this year, forgot ferguson aswell off my list

• 13 Nick 69 // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:44 PM

  Gateshead-Mag – totally agree, I don’t think we need to replace the older fringe players, personally they just get in the way of our youngster progressing and I think the youngsters we have in and around the squad are more than ready to step up and replace Guthrie, Loven, Smith etc. The only players we need to bring in are players to improve our first team and a few development players

• 14 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:47 PM

  cant wait to see how we do in europe and hopefully see lots of players breakthrough this season with the fergusons vuckic sammeobi and new young signings i believe we only really need a new cb rb and a non african st and we could potentially do even better than last season who knows maybe a cup

• 15 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:48 PM

  spot on, id far rather see abeid brought on or vukic than even guthrie during a game, if we want our youngsters to become top players they need to be given the chance,

  wev seen glimses of ferguson, sammy and co and what iv seen of them exites me far more than lovenkrands or guthrie could hope to do these days,

  not nokin guthrie loverman smith any of them because theyve played their hearts out for our club, just think there time has gone

  onwards and upwards

  Amen

• 16 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:48 PM

  Good luck to all them players,served us well and wish them well. So looking forward to next season. Why can’t we play all year round?. One player I am most looking forward to watch is Vuckic. Really hopes he gets more game time and more importantly stay injury free. He looked very good in pre-season last year and in a few games he played.

• 17 seantoon // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:49 PM

  Anyone heard anything about Kadar? Thought he was a free agent

• 18 Jonny // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:52 PM

  Our game against Monaco on monday is live on ESPN.

• 19 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:54 PM

  yay been too long not seeing newcastle play! feels like about a whole 2 MONTHS far too long

• 20 Indian Magpie // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:54 PM

  I am not panicking, but may i say, compared to last season we have a weaker squad (after releases and sales) and we have a tougher league with southampton reading and WHU (none will go down IMHO) and more matches with Europa

  So, need to put the put down

• 21 nufc 11 // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:55 PM

  The number 7,8,11,20 are now free wonder who will end up the new numbers love to see tiote in the 8, Sammey in the 11 and a toss up between vuckic and marveaux for 7

• 22 Jonny // Jul 10, 2012 at 2:57 PM

  We are playing Fenerbache on 21st July also live on ESPN. Confirmed on the ESPN website:
  http://tv.espn.co.uk/oo/espl/tv-schedule/

• 23 Indian Magpie // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM

  Need to foot down i mean

• 24 Mark29Hungary // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:15 PM

  Good luck lads!

  Smudge was a real leader in Leeds but it was long time ago and now he’s too slow and circumstantial. He’s not enough to the PL, but he’s better than play for MK Dons.

  I don’t know, I hoped Leeds sing him, and he can end his career his first club.

  Löven was one of my favorite players, but I think he and Shola are the same category. Ba and Cisse are our top strikers. Beheind them were Shola, Löven and Best.

  We need a young striker talent like Guidetti.

• 25 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:22 PM

  Indian

  if Abeid, Vuckic, Fergy, Amalfitano, Biggi, Tav and young Sameobi have any kind of impact this season I won’t say we are worse of so far this season.

  I do agree with the majority that key areas need to be strengthen but I as sure Pardew knows that.

  I would suggest both DL and LC to work at the speed of light as Carr cause they are a bit slow at tightening up our transfer targets

  …for heaven sake Carr has identified them along time ago. Maybe it’s all that vacationing they are doing when it’s transfer season lol

• 26 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:26 PM

  It’s felt like big news has been imminent for an eternity

• 27 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:33 PM

  what happened to the Curtis Good signing

• 28 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:35 PM

  It’s shrouded in hearsay.

  Nice to meet you, Peter, I’m Beardo.

• 29 Spellcheck // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:37 PM

  Does anyone know when draw( stage when NUFC enter) 4 europa league is?? Good luck Loverman,done a great job in championship season.

• 30 walton1984 // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:38 PM

  Ramdom Question, I have been on Nufc.co.uk a few time and looked at the pictures of them training but have seen not one with Colo on. Does anyone know where he is

• 31 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:38 PM

  shame. Beardo it’s nice to meet you too

• 32 Spellcheck // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM

  PS: are you in training 4waterboy job Indian? lol

• 33 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM

  25/06/12

  Nyon

  First and second qualifying round

  20/07/12

  Nyon

  Third qualifying round

  10/08/12

  Nyon

  Play-off round

  31/08/12

  Monaco

  Group stage

  14/12/12

  Nyon

  Round of 32 and round of 16

  15/03/13

  Nyon

  Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final

• 34 Spellcheck // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:41 PM

  Nice one Blogkiller but which round do the mighty Toon enter?

• 35 hoppernufc // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:42 PM

  Bit off topic but anyone got any jobs going or know anyone who has in Newcastle or surrounding areas? Just been layed off and in need of work, cheers

• 36 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:43 PM

  we go in at the play off round…..

• 37 Spellcheck // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:44 PM

  @35 If Indian doesnt fancy his opportunity theirs a vacancy goin!!

• 38 ilovetoon8788 // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:47 PM

  Another day another no news. What are the odds of us not buying anyone else?

• 39 gonufc (up and Hatem) // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:08 PM

  All these signings every day are getting too much, they’re all so exciting!!

  …oh…

• 40 Indian Magpie // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:21 PM

  any body tired, i ve got water, any one water water

  No one

  I quit

• 41 Big Pappa Cisse // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:24 PM

  “I’m the w-w-w-waterboy duuuuuuuuur”

• 42 phillyg // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:25 PM

  I’ve read quite a few posts about our squad being weaker than last year. We’ve sold best and let loverkrands, guthrie and smith go. We’ve got abied, vukic, sammi, ferguson, bigimarna, amalfitano all coming through to show what they’ve got. I fink all the above will play a big part this season. Pardew has made a decision to utilise these players. If we signed equivalent players as to who left as in squad players these youth players wouLd never get a game and would move on due to lack of potential playin time. Plus we got marvuex back and hopefully fit. He can be a very dangerous player. For me we need a sub left back and a young striker. That’s it for me. Bring debuchy in and ship simmo out and have tav as replacement.

• 43 toon smart // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM

  In a moment of boredom i have jsut found out something interesting. The management company that looks after Ben Arfa is the same one as Debuchy. But then if you look at the rest of the players they look after there seems to be an interesting theme. Quite few players we have been linked with happen to come from this same agency. Examples include Sofiane Feghouli, Raphael Varne, Victor Moses, Gary Hooper, Zakaria Labyad, Geoffrey Kondogbia etc. I wonder if this is how journalists come up with their rumours or if Newcastle seem to be scouting players who belong to the same management company?

• 44 JAMSHA // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:32 PM

  Sad to see all of them leav hope not to more generic face in fifa 13 for newcastle

• 45 JAMSHA // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:35 PM

  Hope not to see more generic faces in *

• 46 mattnufc // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:37 PM

  If Ba and Cisse go to ACoN, our current strikeforce would then be Shola and Xisco!

• 47 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:39 PM

  does anyone know when we find out who we play europa play offs

• 48 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:40 PM

  Benfica is looking to get rid of Oscar Cardozo!!! only 19million euros!!!

• 49 dmac // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:48 PM

  @mattnufc

  Thats if Shola isnt called up for Nigeria

• 50 geordielad123 // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:52 PM

  Wouldnt mind if we signed clyne and zaha for 6 million all together like

• 51 Beattie25 // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:53 PM

  50th

• 52 Beattie25 // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:55 PM

  Fail!!

  Anybody seen any rumours today?

  I spotted one linking is with Kjaer. Apparently his value is £6 million which is superb considering he was valued at 10 last year and Douglas is going to perrhsps cost 5-6.

  Anyway another boring rumour for you atthe same time tomorrow. You stay classy San Diego!

• 53 newcastle29 // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:56 PM

  Just seen this on twitter.

  @Agent_ITK: #PSG ready to activate the buy out clause in Demba Ba’s contract. #Newcastle #NUFC #Football #Toon

  And before you all start jumping up and down spouting off, i’ve followed this guy for a while now and he’s right most of the time.

• 54 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:58 PM

  Here’s my new set of targets as from today:

  Debuchy/Cissokho – £6m
  Aldereweild/Sakho – £7m
  Hoilett – Free
  Albin Ebondo – Free
  Guidetti – Loan
  Carroll – Loan (Liverpool won’t want to get rid of him to a rival club though)

  Total = £13m

  Steven Fletcher is too expensive (£15m is ridiculous. Can’t believe Sunderland want to pay £10m for him).

• 55 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 4:59 PM

  Didn’t PSG just sign Lavezzi?

• 56 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:02 PM

  I’ve wanted to get this off my chest for a while….

  RIP Pat Butcher.

• 57 t00ntime // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM

  @newcastle29 a guy yesterday said we are swapping carroll for hba (and he hasnt been wrong before either)

  I do however hope they are both wrong now! Lol

• 58 abbietoon123 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:08 PM

  good luck lads hope you do well

• 59 danishmag // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:08 PM

  Løvenkrands has not been on the danish national team for 3-4 years.. Please do not call him a danish international!
  He is an international as little as Alan Smith!

• 60 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:13 PM

  Heard a rumour that we’re signing Evra and Nani from Man U.

• 61 t00ntime // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:14 PM

  Hope not letsbia imo he isnt that great and we wud have to pay a fortune… So i hope ur just bein sarcastic lol

• 62 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:15 PM

  An influx of the ‘special’ bloggers have appeared, I’m off! Ta-rah!

• 63 newcastle29 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:15 PM

  t00ntime @57 and what was the name this guy?

• 64 t00ntime // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:15 PM

  Ketsbaia*

  Lol

• 65 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:19 PM

  Were getting Nani on a cut-price £5.8m deal and Evra for £2.2m.

• 66 thepict // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:22 PM

  And exactly why would we want to swap HBA for the long haired , money grabbing, woman hitting, cheating waste of space that is our ex no9 ?

• 67 newcastle29 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:24 PM

  @ Beardo #62

  I stopped posting on here sometime ago becauseof so called “special” bloggers as you put it. I only post stuff that i think is worth a mention. At the age of 41, i have no reason to make stuff up.

• 68 geordielad95 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:27 PM

  @ketsbaia9
  Wait I can do this aswell…
  We getting messi and Ronaldo on a cut price deal, 6mil for the two

• 69 Indian Magpie // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:27 PM

  okay when exactly shd i start 2 panic abt incomings

• 70 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:29 PM

  What is a special blogger anyway? I always wondered whether it was someone with an difference opinion or if it was on of the socalled itk informers?

  or is it someone intirely different

• 71 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:34 PM

  Liverpool are willing to sell us Agger (their best defender) for £950k.

• 72 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:39 PM

  Realistically, I think that Agger would be an ideal signing, however, he’s worth around £16m.

  Really disappointed that we’ve already missed out on Giroud, De Jong, Marvin Martin and Vertonghen.

• 73 negative fan hater (jakesome) // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:41 PM

  this blog’s comments are going downhill.
  ed keep up the good work, im not posting until the children go to bed (u know who you are..loser)

• 74 JAMSHA // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:42 PM

  U heard it wrong its £95 k.

• 75 negative fan hater (jakesome) // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:42 PM

  e.g @70, 71 and everything else thats came out of her keyboard

• 76 SupaToonKid // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:45 PM

  Ketsbaia

  Well it’s a more realistic list than it used to be but me for one would never let Judas Carroll back on Tyneside leave alone play for us again. Albin Ebondo is not good enough & also we don’t do loan deals but permanent move for Guidetti would be good.

  If i had to choose from your list who to sign i’d say Debuchy, Sakho, Hoilett & Guidetti also a CDM like Anita who can play as a FB as well.

• 77 Zebras4Life // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:46 PM

  I am in on 5 players that are reasonably priced w position flexibilty – Since it appears as if MA isnt going to splash the cash I am going to pretend with the players we have been linked to.

  Guidetti – ST/CF (£6M)
  Toivenon – CAM/ST (£6M)
  Anita – LB/RB/CDM (£6M) meet in the middle?
  Douglas – CB (£5M)
  Debuchy – RB/RWB/RM (£7M)

  These transfers would tally £30M, but if we move Simpson for £4M, add the £5M from Forster/Best, plus the £20M figure the board said would be invested into our 1st team…I say it balances out nicely. This gives us alot of position flexibilty with solid youngsters.

  Thoughts?

• 78 MagpiesFlyHigh // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:48 PM

  Kets

  Which cloud is yer heid in today ?

• 79 Rotonda heights // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:50 PM

  zebras
  you have to factor in wages and agents fees on top.

• 80 Big Pappa Cisse // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:52 PM

  @ Ketsbia

  Agger is a good CB but he is nowhere near 16 million like, I would have said about 10 tbh like

• 81 gonufc (up and Hatem) // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:52 PM

  Nani for under 6m?!?!? Sorry, but what?!?

  And why, oh why would we want Evra?

• 82 ToonDownSouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:52 PM

  Did the board ever say that £20m would be invested into the first team?

  When did I miss that….?

• 83 Indian Magpie // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:52 PM

  39 days to go for 1st competitive game, that makes u happy or sad that its still that many days

• 84 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:54 PM

  I think the USA has some good players that could help out NUFC…and the prices are low compared to other ares…

• 85 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:54 PM

  Yeah, I forgot about Anita. I want us to sign a player in the stature of Marvin Martin. We need 2 centre backs (maybe Aldereweild and Scharner?). We also need 1 top class striker and a prospective striker, but I am unsure who we will sign.

  Ebondo’s gone a bit like Bernard Mendy, but he’s free and would be a good squad player.

• 86 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:55 PM

  Well you can tell there’s a lack of transfer gossip today.

  Seeing the Palace owner say they would want 3mill compo for Clyne made me think, give them the 3mill. Scrap the Debuchy saga and move on to other targets. We get a young future England player that can also play left back for half the price.

• 87 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:56 PM

  that kid Bradley together with Mr.T would be a force to deal with in the midfield!!

• 88 SupaToonKid // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:56 PM

  Exactly TDS nobody from the club has ever said we have a £20M budget, just some rubbish made up by the Chronicle. I doubt we would’ve bid half of our budget on one player when we need at least 4 more (possibley 5) to compete and progress for next season.

• 89 SupaToonKid // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:58 PM

  i think i may be sick if we don’t sign anybody this week

• 90 Beattie25 // Jul 10, 2012 at 5:59 PM

  Is anybody else looking forward to the day when liverpool players are taken by bigger clubs like nufc!

• 91 Big Pappa Cisse // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:00 PM

  Would anyone else take N’Zonzi from Blackburn ?

  ——————————Krul——————————-

  –Debuchy——Taylor——–Collocini——Santon–

  —————N’Zonzi—————–Tiote—————–

  ———-HBA————Cabaye————Hoilet——-

  ——————————Cisse—————————–

  Him and Tiote would boss the center like

• 92 Indian Magpie // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:01 PM

  Beattie 25,

  No, Because they are useless

• 93 Toonboy_84 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:03 PM

  I for one would love N’Zonzi. Not a bad player at all.

• 94 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:03 PM

  Big pappa would love to see nzonzi here along with clyne if debuchy is gonna be another de jong drag out

  Oh and FCUK OFF WITH PAUL FCUKING SCHARNER

• 95 Toonboy_84 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:05 PM

  TADS

  Amen

• 96 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:06 PM

  @ Beattie25

  YES!!! i hate liverpool….

• 97 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:06 PM

  Yep N’Zonzi would be a good signing and the way its looking a cheaper option than Anita. Mulumbu would also be a decent shout.

• 98 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:10 PM

  Who do we hate more Spurs or Liverpool? Tough one but i’d say Spurs

• 99 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:10 PM

  I guess no one wants to talk to a Yankee Toon fan!!

• 100 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:11 PM

  Beattie aye canny wait til all liverpools players leave to join west brom

• 101 ToonDownSouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:11 PM

  We do not need any more CMs. Our interest in Anita would surely have ended when we signed Bigiriman.

  We look at Anita. Ajax ask for £6m. We go and sign a young hot prospect for £1m instead. The end.

  Common sense appears to have gone out the window.

• 102 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM

  Geordie157…. Both…well know even more cause my family is a Benfica fans and AVB is a Porto ex-coach but still very much a fan and connect to the the team

• 103 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:14 PM

  @TDS disagree mate we need another CAM in case cabs is injured i dont think any1 in the squad is experienced enough to seamlessly slot in to the squad like guthrie did

• 104 HullMag6 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:15 PM

  Pieters kruls big mate, might figure again. As its gone quiet on that one.

• 105 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM

  Geordie157 i think spurs just tip it i hate liverpool but not as much now dogleash isnt there!

• 106 ToonDownSouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:17 PM

  I don’t find too much wrong with Liverpool Football Club. Dalglish was the issue for me.

• 107 ToonDownSouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:19 PM

  tads

  How are Amalfitano, Bigrimana, Vuckic, Abeid, Gosling, etc ever going to get experience if we keep bringing in players in front of them?

  We have far more concerning issues at CB and LB (or RB, depending where Santon plays).

  The club aren’t going to keep spending money on CM’s when we have 3 CB’s and 1 LB at the club!

• 108 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:19 PM

  @TDS agreed its not a priority, as Gosling, Perch, Abeid, Bigirimana and Vukcic will all feature, but one more quality CM benefits us as it could allow Cabaye to feature in a more advanced role, and if its a N’Zonzi or Mulumbu type it helps our defence out.

  But on the flipside if we ended up just signing Clyne and Hoilett i’d settle for that!

• 109 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:20 PM

  *is a… meant to be are

• 110 ToonDownSouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:23 PM

  geordie157

  At the start of the transfer window – given how we know the club are in the transfer market – I’d have been satisfied with a CB & a RB/LB.

  We’ve let go of Guthrie, and bought in two young CM’s, so that’s fine in my opinion.

  I’d add a forward to the list though, as I didn’t think we’d actually let go of Best. It shows ambition by the club though – it would be easy to keep Best because he can ‘do a job’, but if we improve on him it’ll be a good statement of ambition.

• 111 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:25 PM

  i think we are going to wait and see what gosling is like at cm if he is as good as guthrie we wont buy a new cm if he isnt then we will buy a new cm and gosling will either get loaned out maybe sold or will feature less in the team…. why i didnt include perchino well perchino is a backup to dm/cb/rb/lb

• 112 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:25 PM

  I agree we need some denfensive cover aswell but pards has said Amalfitano will take time to adapt bigirimana is a defensive mid (who was a CB) abied is apparantly going on loan vuckic is possibly more injury prone than taylor and the only thing halting his progress is his fitness hence why hes barely had any loan spells and would be very risky to rely on him abied looks a cracking player but is nowhere near to a creative spark to link midfield with our strikers as for gosling the lad needs to put some serious work in

• 113 SupaToonKid // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:26 PM

  N’Zonzi would be a good buy at the right price but i bet Rovers will inflate his price. N’Zonzi has always had moments of brilliance but then looked really bad in other games but i’m sure somebody like Pards could help him get the consistancy he needs. Would prefer Anita though due to his versatility.

• 114 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:27 PM

  definitely spurs

• 115 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:28 PM

  For a moment there i forgot about the centre back issue, RB/CB/ST are the 3 big additions we need.

  So i’ll add Sakho to my wishlist of Clyne and Hoilett. But obviously would be happy with Debuchy.

• 116 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:28 PM

  thinking realistically we have amifiltano, vuckic and abeid in our midfield ranks…… and perchino as i already mentioned gosling….

• 117 ToonDownSouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:29 PM

  tads

  Obviously, I’d like it if we had a multitude of options for every position on the pitch! But we’ve got to be realistic and consider how hte club conducts transfer business these days.

  I’d be very very very surprised if we bought another CM in – unless he’s another teenager.

  I’d be even more surprised if Carroll came back haha.

• 118 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:30 PM

  and the new addition of bigirimana

• 119 Sazzer // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:32 PM

  I don’t think signing Bigi mean that we don’t go after Anita. Rather that we have promising back up if Anita gets injured or gets sold within 2 or 3 years. Buy Anita at 6-8 m £ sell him within 3 years for double that amount and Bigi takes over the build up play role.

• 120 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:34 PM

  Haven’t been that impressed with Clyne, I’d rather have Debuchy or Cissokho. Debuchy can also play in midfield so he’d be a great signing.

  Scharner can replace Williamson and be our 3rd/4th choice centre back. He can do a decent job for 3 years. He scores goals. I rate him as a player. Can’t understand why you’re all hard on him.

  Gael was signed to be a part of the development squad. We was given £15m to sort that out this summer, so expect another 8/9 young players coming in.

  If we sign a centre back and a left back, we will then be able to compete with teams. We still need about 4/5 extra first team additions to have the ultimate squad.

• 121 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:36 PM

  Tds really never want to see carroll play in a toon shirt again

  Hopefully Amalfitano will settle quickly but to be honest im really not sold on gosling hope im wrong but he is the most senior of are squad midfielders and seems to be developing the least

• 122 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:37 PM

  first of all i would take clyne because of his potential
  tht being said the rb tht starts in our team should be hopefully debuchy or santon because they are futher ahead of clyne…. but clyne has promise to be a very good rightback…..

• 123 FatmanJoe // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:37 PM

  Marveaux obertan Ben arfa and guti can all play cm and be that ‘creative spark’ for the strikers to look to score from. Not working about midfield at all… My only issue is that I think our lads in the middle need to step up with their goals. Ben arfa and cabs need to reach double figures next season to help out the strikers and Jonas and obertan need to weigh in also.

  No the money needs to be spent on a decent lb that can cover cb and a winger who can double as a striker.

• 124 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:37 PM

  I like the idea of Cabaye alongside Tiote with Marv in front of them. But if he has a good pre season we could see Gosling feature as he can be a great box to box player, would love to see him prove his doubters wrong this season as Perch did last season.

  The worry with our midfielders in particular is that they all spend a lot of time on the treatment table, Gosling, Obertan, Marveaux, Vuckic, Fergs, even down to reserve level its a problem, ie Newton, Inman and Moyo.

• 125 Marty-Toon // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:38 PM

  Thanks for all ye did in the championship for us especially Loverman
  Don’t know why Ed didn’t show Smudgers scoring stats for us lol
  Really he did nothing but get yellow carded and give Away fouls.
  Kept good morale in the squad but that came at a hefty price

• 126 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:40 PM

  remember erik pieters?????

• 127 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:41 PM

  Players to sell:

  Williamson
  Simpson
  Shola Ameobi

  Players to loan:

  Dan Gosling
  Obertan
  Sammi Ameobi
  Haris Vuckic (2 month max)
  Ferguson

  Players who deserve another season:

  Perch
  Xisco

• 128 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:42 PM

  xisco????????????????????

• 129 FatmanJoe // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:43 PM

  Ketsbia. No. Just no.

  I’d rather pieters than debuchy. Lb is a must.

• 130 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:44 PM

  Seen much of debuchy and sahko then kets of have they just got higher ratings than clyne in fifa? And by tge way clyne can and has played rb lb rm and cm

  Also how ppl like you can slate willo then suggest we replace him with some1 like scharner shows how little you know what your talking about

  Also sell ameobi but give xisco another season?
  Seriously who do you really support?
  Tw@t

• 131 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:45 PM

  Xisco needs to be utilised. We can’t afford to sell him at the moment as we are short on strikers. I’d also give Ranger another chance.

• 132 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:45 PM

  Can someone explain why Cissokho would be a good signing, he went to Lyon for a big fee, hasn’t lived up to the hype, is prone to getting caught out positionally and probably commands a fairly big wage. I understand the potential is there, but i’d worry that he’d struggle in the Prem. If he hasn’t gone anywhere yet that Boenisch on a free would be less of risk and he can play lb/rb.

• 133 MagpiesFlyHigh // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM

  Perch has been a revelation last season – except at CB- so why he appears on your list is beyond me – but who’d keep Xisco ?

  Dream land again Kets, dreamland

• 134 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:47 PM

  FatmanJoe
  so you would rather see santon on the right…… i mean i wouldnt mind debuchy but pieters can cover lb and cb as many people know…… but pieters hs been injured alot….

  something springs to mind
  debuchy friend of cabaye………
  pieters friend of krul
  pieters friend of krul…….

• 135 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:47 PM

  Just read an article on Nufcblog.co.uk (now now don’t be calling me a traitor, i only post on here but read many different nufc related blogs) and it was about whether we would like Andy Carroll back on loan? I was surprised to find that more than 50% voted “YES” because there is no way I would want him back. Our playing style is gradually evolving and changing from the style we played when we had Andy and getting him back will just put us back in square one if he plays regularly. Also why would we want to improve a player of our rival especially if there was no option for permanent deal at the end of the loan.

• 136 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:48 PM

  errrrr mistake…… curse this phone………

• 137 FatmanJoe // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM

  We need to sell shola but keep xisco because we’re SHORT OF STRIKERS!

  And what exactly has xisco done to deserve the third striker role over wor shola? And ranger for that matter? Hardly set league 1 alight did he?

• 138 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM

  Ketsbaia, as it currently stands i agree, but i think we can afford to offload one of them. Shola is effectively 3rd choice, plus Sammy is probably ahead of them both.

  Will be interesting to see if Campbell or Hooper break into the first team as well.

• 139 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM

  why would we loan players if we already have a small squad , they can be useful in our cup runs. I have a feeling next year is newcastles year for some silverware dont wake me up from my dreamland please hah

• 140 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:50 PM

  MUTINYbyLEMONS
  why would we call you a traitor….. a different blog allows different news and information……… but i have to say this is the best blog for everything …….. great banter friendly people…….. etc i could go on and on……….

• 141 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:51 PM

  @MFH its simple perch is there cos he had an OVR of only 69 on pro evo

• 142 ToonDownSouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:51 PM

  Fatman

  Don’t forget selling Williamson – because we’re flush with CB’s.

• 143 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:53 PM

  Blogkiller (Nufc786)??? Friendly ppl?

• 144 FatmanJoe // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:53 PM

  In an ideal world both pieters and debuchy as pieters can also play cb but can’t see it happening. I like the idea of clyne as well but how demoralising would that be to tav who probably sees himself now as 2nd choice rb?

  Shola had a Great season as sub and I don’t think any of our youngsters should go on loan if we’re serious about cup competitions.

  Can’t see how making our squad any smaller benefits anyone.

• 145 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:55 PM

  Until players come in, we can’t really afford to loan or sell anyone else, possibly withn the exception of offloading Xisco or Ranger

  And that includes Wilo, he needs to stay until at least Jan.

• 146 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:56 PM

  Also why the fcuk would we loan out ferguson and obertan, obertan played a big part of the season and fergie had burst in to the squad at the end of last season

• 147 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:56 PM

  exciting thinking what two ameobis could do to sunderland

• 148 Dannyo // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:57 PM

  Just saw Chris Conways interview with John Carver.
  Kept a lid on everything. He said “We know what the fans want, but the club is all about doing everything behind the scenes, not giving anything away. We’d be the first to know when a new signing came”.
  I can’t help but like JC, seems like such a top bloke.
  I really hope we have another unveiling coming this week. Debuchy talks should be well underway.

• 149 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:58 PM

  if we get a new cb then perhaps we could sell willo but i for one is not a slater of willo… he is our player he done his best from portsmouths reserves to nufc….. he had a mint patnership with collo during the 10/11 season…. ..

  he is not one of those players we had tht was just in it for the money like michael owen… if we need an upgrade for cb then so be it its for the best of the team but just because of tht we do not need to slate willo…….

  if we finished mid table last season then i doubt we would be slating willo just becuz of this top buisness we are slating the likes of willo and simmo…

• 150 Sazzer // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:59 PM

  This line up would allow us to play a high pressure possession game. The lack of height on set pieces would be my big worry.
  Krul
  Perch Colo
  Debuchy Anita Santon
  Cabaye Tiote
  Ben-Arfa Marveux
  Cisse

• 151 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:59 PM

  *top 4 buisness*

• 152 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 6:59 PM

  I want to comment to kets post @ 126, but I am just too tired!

• 153 davis_toons // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM

  Yes, these are the players that help the club when it needed most. Not those “Super Star Players” nor any “Wow” signing..

• 154 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:01 PM

  Looks like Hoilett might be off to QPR.

• 155 FatmanJoe // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:01 PM

  Blog killer – completely agree

  Also, jc top man. I’ve really liked our coaches over the past five years or so.

• 156 Peter // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:02 PM

  imagine if xisco gets used this season. My god i rather have andy judas carroll back and that is saying something

• 157 Sazzer // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:03 PM

  Cabaye in Anitas role, and Vuckic in his would give bit extra height. Also Douglas instead of Perch. Obertan instead of Marveux. Shola or Ba instead of Cisse.

• 158 MagpiesFlyHigh // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:05 PM

  TADS

  So Kets is just “managing” a virtual team ?

  Sounds about right as he has little contact with the real world

• 159 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:07 PM

  Kets mate,

  as of now we have 21 first team player above 21; if you want to sell three of them, then we are down to 18. If you want to loan out further two, then we are down to 16.

  That is going to a very thin first team, and a whole lot of playing time for the young guns

  I think Gosling is going to be our Guthrie this season and Pardew has express that he think this is going to be Obertan’s season so they will be staying.

  Now anyone who knows me, knows how I feel about Ameobi; I don’t rate him that much as a footballer, but thinks the world of him as a person. Surely you cannot be seriously about selling and put your faith in Ranger and Xisco?

  Both Ranger and Xisco are out the door, if it is possible to sell them and rightly so.

  I like your enthusiasm, but just think you’re going a bit overboard mate

• 160 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:19 PM

  Ketsbaia, this is why we can’t have nice things!

• 161 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:26 PM

  Beardo did we just kill this blog?

• 162 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:30 PM

  Jesperfugslang

  I’m not getting roped in with you on this one, you’re the sole perpetrator!

• 163 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM

  hehe

  …I new I should have stayed clear of that last remark to kets …it killed the blog!

• 164 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:32 PM

  * new = knew

• 165 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:32 PM

  there is only 1 blog killer and he does not share power………………..

• 166 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:33 PM

  well there used to be another but he has left sadly

• 167 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:34 PM

  you might have had some effect as well mate

• 168 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:35 PM

  …maybe you killed him off too mate lol

• 169 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:36 PM

  who????????????

• 170 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:39 PM

  …have you all ready forgotten about him?

  your blogkilling friend who disappeared!

• 171 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:40 PM

  tsunki

• 172 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:41 PM

  I don’t think it’s that long ago he was last seen on here.

• 173 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:41 PM

  I’m frightened now.

  I actually think Blogkiller is a real killer, teleporting around the globe slicing and dicing us up one by one, there’s only us two left, Jesper….

• 174 pizzicatochan // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:41 PM

  I don’t wanna blame you Ketsbaia, but Scharner? 5 years ago I would say the same thing, but now… nah. You make me remember Sol Campbell and Cacapa. No offense, but Scharner is not in the right age.

  By suggesting of selling Ameobi, I think you are playing too much FIFA and don’t know what morale means to us.

  And for whoever saying we need a new LB, please stay put. Haven’t we talked about this a long long time ago that we accept Santon as the right-footed LB? If you don’t accept this fact, that’s fine. But if you say we are getting a world-class LB NOW, sure why not? It’s just that… I don’t think this kind of debate worths. At the end of the day, Pardew dictates that.

• 175 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:42 PM

  Oh yeah what the funk happened to tsunki??

• 176 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:43 PM

  and did you see how quickly he had forgotten about tsunki!

• 177 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:43 PM

  I left for a few hours and thank god I did, discussion had descended into absolute chaos.

• 178 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:43 PM

  and tht 786 bloke dont know where he went…………

• 179 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:44 PM

  ask blogkiller!!!

• 180 pizzicatochan // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:45 PM

  But for the Xisco issue, if he’s playing well in the pre-season, then fine. If not, his contract needs to be terminated IMMEDIATELY.

• 181 BigB75 // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:45 PM

  LALALALALA!!!! bored…

• 182 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:46 PM

  thank god you guys are still here….you had both me and Beardo worried for a while!

• 183 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:49 PM

  http://nothingbutnewcastle.com/2012/07/blogs/pierre-mathey-in-england-to-discuss-newcastle-move?

  cissokho’s agent………..

• 184 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:51 PM

  Thank god 786 is gone….with all his Tiote banter

• 185 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:51 PM

  Phew! I missed you guys!

  xxx

• 186 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:52 PM

  tsunki and nufc786 the former blog killers……..

• 187 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:53 PM

  i miss them both

• 188 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:53 PM

  So is there literally nothing to talk about now? This is very disappointing. Think I might bugger off for a while again

• 189 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:55 PM

  It’s all right Beardo…we’re here for you now

• 190 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:55 PM

  Ruddy Marveaux-lous
  did you check my link????????

• 191 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:57 PM

  It feels like it’s monday…

  I wonder if DL’s phone is dead or if his has visa problems and is stuck in South America. God it takes him long to tie up some deals lol

• 192 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:57 PM

  Aye ibiza terrible tiote banter!

  In 1969 man went to the moon with a secret mission. They searched and found Tiote on the dark side of the moon

• 193 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:59 PM

  This IS what IS going to happen

  In

  Douglas – 5m
  Debuchy – 7m
  Hoilett – 3m

  Out

  Simpson – 3m

  After totting up previous activity we’ll have spent about 7m and everyone will whine about Ashley’s short arms and long pockets, then we’ll go on to finish 5th and win the Europa League. Voila!

  We’ll start with this team against Spurs

  ____________Krul____________
  Debuchy__Saylor-Colo__Santoon
  ________Tiote___Jonas
  ____________Cabaye
  HBA__________________Marveaux
  ____________Cisse

  Subs: Elliot, Douglas, Raylor, Perch, Amalfitano, Hoilett, Ba

• 194 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 7:59 PM

  tiote banter?????????????? tht 786????????????

• 195 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:00 PM

  Ruddy rumour has it ketsbia is the love child of indian magpie and angryman the angryfan pls discuss

• 196 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:00 PM

  Strangers passing in the street
  By chance two separate glances meet
  And I am you and what I see is me.

  …I am just rambling now Oh dear lord!

• 197 jesperfuglsang // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:00 PM

  …I am gonna go watch a movie or something…

• 198 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:01 PM

  Ibiza

  Take me in your bosom.

• 199 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:01 PM

  toonarmydownsouth
  tht makes sense…….

• 200 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:02 PM

  beardo tht scared me a little

• 201 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:04 PM

  http://nothingbutnewcastle.com/2012/07/blogs/pierre-mathey-in-england-to-discuss-newcastle-move?
  anyone?????????????// this is cissokho’s agent………

• 202 pizzicatochan // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:05 PM

  Beardo, Hoilett, if he comes, it’s for free.

• 203 pizzicatochan // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:07 PM

  But I like what you have for the squad. It’s decent.

• 204 Beattie25 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:08 PM

  Hi guys,

  Has anyone seen a Nokia 3310i knocking about? I left it here earlier!

• 205 toonarmydownsouth // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:08 PM

  Blogkiller sounds like more guess work tbf

• 206 Beattie25 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:09 PM

  Sorry wrong room.

  Be back later, im off to justinbeiberblog.com

• 207 nufc786 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:09 PM

  i saw it beattie a couple of posters before but im afraid i dont know where…….

• 208 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:10 PM

  Breaking News…Hayley McQueen is a Smoggie fan, what a shame!

• 209 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:11 PM

  Pizzicatochan

  Nope. There’s compensation to be paid to Blackburn, as he’s a product of their youth system and his age deems we must pay them compensation, which is generally thought to be around 3m.

• 210 Beattie25 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:12 PM

  786 and blog killer in the same room at the same time….

  My theory has disintergrated into an embarrassing pile of mush

• 211 nufc786 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:13 PM

  geordie157
  thts a shame but top gear are newcastle fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4LwfjP4Fg

• 212 Beardo // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:13 PM

  My mind is mush.

  Sayonara.

• 213 Mancgeordie // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:15 PM

  So lads any news or rumours????

• 214 nufc786 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:18 PM

  i am eligible for rb if anyone is interested (cough* cough* beattie)

• 215 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:21 PM

  so…………….

• 216 geordie157 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:22 PM

  786, hadn’t seen that one before. Nice to see they picked a day when the Riverside was packed to the rafters!

• 217 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:23 PM

  so …………….

• 218 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:24 PM

  this is a bit dodgy……….. cant control……..

• 219 HullMag6 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:25 PM

  Cissokho – Too much?

• 220 HullMag6 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:25 PM

  Cissokho – Too much?

  with other targets in mind.

• 221 Beattie25 // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:26 PM

  Guys I have a theory.

  I locked myself in a darkened room with nothing but Mozart playing gently in the background (piano concerto in d minor), and as I sipped my cognac I pondered the multitude of possible reasons why we have not signed any players and I have found the holy grail, the chalice of the divines the key to the chamber of reason.

  Behold my conclusion.

  Merchandise.

  We as toon fans sell more replica shirts per capita than any other football club. Last season we revealed our shirts in May. The advertising featured a certain Kevin Nolan, our captain, and in truth that campaign wasted a fortune as toon fans waited to see who we signed and then bought shirts without players names and eventually forgot that that home shirt was the new one for the 2011-2012 season.

  Learning from that we are not revealing it until August. This means that we will announce our signings just before the shirts goes on sale. Imagine, Debuchy signs, the shirt goes on sale, we all flock to the store, buy the shirt with a name and nufc make a fortune.

  It’s only logical. We should’ve announced the new look shirt ages ago but yet it is as of yet non existent! Why is that? Revenue for when we sign our big named players.

  I shall now return to my bleak study as you digest this magical notion.

• 222 blogkiller // Jul 10, 2012 at 8:29 PM

  beattie tht is pure logic u sherlock holmes you!!!!!!!!!!!!

• 223 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 10, 2012 at 9:07 PM

  Xisco has done well at reserve level and has played well for us in his brief spell. He definitely has the ability. Remember him banging in 3 against Man U reserves. Think Macheda got a hat-trick that night as well.

  Xisco is better than Ameobi and Best. He’s 25/26 now so he still has a bit of time to excel. We won’t need him if we sign 2 strikers though.

• 224 Geordie In Oz // Jul 11, 2012 at 3:38 AM

  so long mcloven!

  lads im toon supporter in sydney. a couple of us are on the way to tyneside for the weekend that villa are in town. any advice on how a couple dodgy aussies could get their hands on tickets to see us destroy villa?!?

  howay the lads!