Alan Pardew is a big admirer of Steven Taylor, Newcastle’s 26 year-old center-back who played great for Newcastle last season, until he badly injured his Achilles against Chelsea at St. James’ Park on December 1st.
Steven Taylor – training earlier this week
Taylor was among the Newcastle squad that arrived in eastern Germany tonight, even though the defender is unlikely to play tomorrow night against FC Chemnitzer , as he is carrying a slight hamstring pull, that he picked up earlier this week in training.
Steven has worked hard since his injury in getting back to full fitness again and spent some time in Portugal earlier this summer to get full fit with a member of Newcastle’s Physio staff, and it seems to have paid off.
This is what Alan pardew said yesterday:
“Steven has trained the whole summer and looks fantastic.” “At the moment he has a slight hamstring strain, which I’m okay about because it’s not his original injury – that’s been absolutely perfect.”
“It’s a question now of him toning his body and making sure we get a full season out of Steven, because last year and the season before this Club hasn’t had many full seasons out of him, and we are aware of that.”
“So the medical staff will keep a very close eye on him, we will watch him training and try to protect him to get him through the season.”
The time since January of 2010 has been a bit of a nightmare for Steven, as he picked up a serious knee injury against West Brom that month, that kept him out of the rest of the promotion season.
And then on his first game back at Carlisle United in July of 2010, he picked up a serious shoulder injury and didn’t start playing regularly again until later that year.
And even last season Steven suffered a broken nose (“there goes my modeling career”) and he was forced to wear a face mask, so he could keep playing at the back for the Magpies, so Steven has certainly been in the wars over the last thirty months or so.
Alan Pardew is well aware that a fully fit Steven Taylor all next season will be a boon to Newcastle, and he will be given various exercises in an effort to keep the defender full fit through the coming season.
It’s also not unusual that a player returning to full training, after a significant time off, picks up niggly little injuries, as his body get back to full fitness again, and the rigors of all out training and playing.
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1 bambams // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:11 PM
Slight hamsting injury !
2 Levi // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:20 PM
we all know he is fantastic lol. any one see psg have signed ibrahimivic and thiago silva for 49 mil. might mean sakho is ready to leave
3 SupaToonKid // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:22 PM
This hamstring injury just emphasises the desperate need for a new CB. Now that PSG look like doing a deal with AC Milan for Thiago Silva I’d love it if we’d get Mamadou Sakho as Douglas deal looks like it has stalled.
With PSG as well signing Lavezzi & Ibrahimovic looking like part of a double deal with Silva maybe we’ll go back in for Gameiro. I think a younger CF like Castaignos would be better but Gameiro challenging with the 2 Dembas up top would be so good.
With Ajax as well wanting ridiculous money for Anita I wouldn’t be surprised if we went back in for Matuidi (as we did when he was at St. Etiènne). A triple PSG deal for Gameiro, Sakho & Matuidi + Debuchy & Hoilett would be a dream window (even 3-4 of them would be amazing).
4 MagpiesFlyHigh // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:25 PM
we need cover as top priority.
5 shearer 9 // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Psg ave just bought zlatan and thiago silva so hopefully we at least try and buy sakho
6 Magpies-till-d3ath // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Sakho, Gameiro and Debuchy and we are toasting! Matuidi would be class as well!! Four-Frenchman raid!! Anyone think I’m a little over excited?
7 Munster Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Hmmm, is Pardew tying to cheer us up about Taylor, because we may not be in the market any more for a centre half ? Hope not….
8 shearer 9 // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Lol didn’t read the comments before posting but I can see him going to someone like arsenal coz they tried to get him last year for 13m so if they cud get him now for 6-7 I’m sure they will b interested but hope we r more
9 miggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:31 PM
y pay all that money wen u can have me for a tenner a game am consistent one hell of a goal scorer i can defend play up front am versatile play about anywhere ap n ma open ur eyes europe here i go alonesome lol
10 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Can see us just signing Paul Scharner.
11 graham cwarr // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Ketsbaia stop it. Lol
12 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:37 PM
miggy
carr is everywhere, or is that god??
whichever just keep scoring them goals mate nufc needs yooooou!!
13 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:39 PM
We don’t need a top 3rd striker like De Jong or Gameiro – we need a young hungry centre forward who is better than Best and Lova but not as good as Cisse and Ba, then we have Shola as a sub to see games out and slay the mackems twice a year. Keeping 3 top strikers happy would be very difficult, with Ba already showing frustration at not playing up front.
What we need as more of a priority are a CB and FB who are comfortable with the ball at their feet – then we have a first 11 who can all receive and pass the ball comfortably. Too many hoof balls from Simpson and Willo (and Raylor when in that posotion) just puts us under pressure again and again. We need to control the ball from defense onwards.
14 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:40 PM
hahahaha
its funny ya get ya regulars on here, it seems theres 1 group of regulars post a couple hours, they leave then another group pops up
welcome ketsbia and cwarr its nearly my bed time, are yous alowed to stay up late on a school nite??
15 geordie157 // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Scharner, Ketsbaia must be smoking something again!
16 Ketsbaia9 // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Well, I’m hoping we sign players who are equivalent to what we’ve already bid for. I’d be happy with:
RB/LB
CB
DM
Striker
We can strengthen again in January.
17 graham cwarr // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM
@gateshead i.pop up most times of day. Was up at 6 like
18 geordie157 // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM
Swede hamad to sign, is my random rumour
19 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:46 PM
To be honest even is we only signed debuchy and a 3rd striker we’d look a hell of a lot stronger with Saylor and Marveaux fit again. Who knows how long they can stay fit though.
I also wouldn’t mind trying this formation:
……………………..Krul………………………
Debuchy…..Saylor….Collo……Santon
…………….Tiote…………Cabaye………..
…..Arfa…………….Ba…………….Marv…
……………………..Cisse……………………..
20 GeordieRooster // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:48 PM
People need to realise that french internationals like gamiero , sakho and matuidi arent going to come to newcastle and sit on out bench and make our squad stronger, we need quality youngers that are more content to sit on a bench.
21 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:49 PM
swede hamad, is that a footballer or some sort of slang??
im on most days but i tend to just read the posts, only certain nites a sign in if a fancy a bit banter,
different crack on here to facebook and the likes, funny seeing people you would never otherwise talk tos opinions, especially the mad/bad/completeley corrupt 1s and trying to picture the man behind the idea, thinkin you must be from a differen planet hahaha
or maybe its just me…
22 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:49 PM
GeordieRooster
Don’t think anyone is of the opinion that Sakho will be sitting on our bench! Willo is hardly going to start in front of him now is he? Nor Taylor for that matter
23 Valci // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Spuggy – I would like us to bring another defensive midfielder to play next to Tiote and i’d play Benny, Cabs and Marv behind either Cisse or Ba depending which s in form.
24 graham cwarr // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:50 PM
@Ketsbaia agreed for where we need strengthening. But i think only in depth
25 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:50 PM
different*
26 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Agreed GR.
We also need to give the likes of Vuckic, Sammy, Abeid, Fergy, Tavernier, Amalfitano and Bigiramana a chance to develop.
27 MagpiesFlyHigh // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:52 PM
Spuggy @13
Spot on
We need the CB/FB first everything else is a luxury if Marv stays fit
28 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:53 PM
I don’t think you can play Cisse OR Ba. Dropping Cisse is like Manu dropping Rooney. You just wouldn’t do it, unless your resting him the odd game.
How Pards fits Ba into the team come August is one of his biggest challenges for next season. If we can get Cisse and Ba firing can you imagine it!
29 croftus5678 // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:55 PM
yep agree and the way things are going i say forget debouchy and go for the free polish international leftback.
douglas would be my 1st choice cb but if not i think we definatly need one.
hoilett would be great bargain for the money (prob higher wage and blackburn take a fee because under 24yo) and will grow in value.
and a less known young striker maybe maiga at 5mil as he wants to play for us.
even if we dont sign any though if we keep the team we have (minus simpson) with marv and taylor back and the youngsters we have coming through i’m really looking forward to next season
p.s if anyone knows if our friendly is on tv anywere send me a link pls
30 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Pards has to find a way to have Ba and Cisse up top with a dynamic formation behind them. Not 442.
This seasons success rests on that.
31 Valci // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:56 PM
Spuggy – ive raised this concern before with Cwarr i belive…it just seems to me you are raising Cisse on to high a pedestal. Realistically in his career (and he is 27 already) he has had 1,5-2 noteworthy seasons. He had a great run of form with us for a few month but there is n guarantee that he can replicate that come next season. I would have no qualms with Ba being used in front of Cisse if he is in better form.
32 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 10:58 PM
lets not fret people am sure pardew has thought all summer about the ba situation, just sit back n let it happen, as im sure it will be a mixture of different things people have suggested, and things no1 has even thought of when it comes to line ups/formations
hes not a premier league manager (manager of the year) for nowt
33 SupaToonKid // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:00 PM
GeordieRooster
If we signed Matuidi & Sakho they would both start but agree on Gameiro as he’d want starts but wouldn’t get them. We’d be better signing a youngster like Luc Castaignos or M’Baye Niang.
Would love to see this side next season (4-2-3-1): Krul; Debuchy, Collocini, Sakho, Santon; Matuidi, Tioté; Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Hoilett; Cissé
Subs: Elliot, S. Taylor, Jonas, Obertan, Gosling, Marveaux, Ba
34 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Valci
Of course you use the in form player, but I think Cisse will pick up where he left of. He is born to score goals and he suites our style of play perfectly. Until and IF Cisse has a drop in form he remains.
35 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:03 PM
In terms of appearances v goals, Cisse has been on form the last 6 seasons and in the last 3 seasons his ratio has been way over a goal every other game.
36 croftus5678 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:03 PM
we have a lot of games next season i’m sure both ba and cisse will get the chance to be the main striker to give each other a rest. i’m not that sure they can both play as a 2 forward partnership though kinda does not work for there country either so for me one of them would have to play behind with marv and arfa on the wings
37 Geordie-Jake // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Still cant believe Ibra’s left Serie A for Ligue 1, sad times :’(
38 SupaToonKid // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:06 PM
I think we’ll sign a CB (Sakho?) FB (Debuchy?) & a CF (Castaignos?)
But then for fourth signing who would you rather have another forward like Hoilett or a CDM like Matuidi?
39 Valci // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Spuggy – i get that you rate the player and i’m happy with what he did for us but 6 seasons?!?! … He had decent goalscoring records in Ligue 2 while having little impact in Ligue 1. He has only really shined in his last 1,5 years with Freiburg and half a season for us. Let’s stick with facts shall we…
40 Valci // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Oh and his overall total is 227 played and 105 scored. So just under 1 every other game to be accurate.
41 GeordieToon89 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:13 PM
See Colin reckons Carolls on his way back ‘home’
42 GeordieToon89 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Couple of others seem to be saying it now aswell
43 nobby sol // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:17 PM
out———————-in——————–
lovenkrands-0——-hoillet 5 million
best-3—————–mbaye niang 5 million
guthrie-0————-amalfitano 0
Smith-0————–bigirimana 500k
————————good 500k
simpson-2———–debuchy 7
Forster-2————————-
7 million———- 18
11 million net spend, and a huge saving on wages
44 geordie157 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Jiloan hamad is the Swedish player I suggested as transfer rumour, plays for Malmo. Scored a nice goal vs rangers last season I think. Right time to test out my psg FIFA team, forgot they signed Alex, Soo they have about six good centre backs now
45 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:19 PM
gt89
thats the thing with rumours mate, 1 person says it, other people then start sayin it, as you have just done
46 Valci // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:20 PM
GeordieToon – on the Carroll issue i believe Milan might intensify their interest after letting Ibra go. Just a thought.
47 croftus5678 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:27 PM
am i missing something about this mbaye niang ? all i see is a very very poor goalscoring record of 2 in 30 something and from watching a few clips of him (which are supposed to promote him) he had a keeper and defence to beat that could not be bothered.
i know he’s young but 5 mil for some one who is not as good as sammyobi seems a bit rediculous.
have we signed curtis good yet ? i really hope we do looks like he’s better than williamson allready at his age with him and reme streete coming through we could have a future defence at little cost.
48 geordie157 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:28 PM
I’d actually have Carroll back, if it was ten mill and he took a pay cut. He’d be useful off the bench. Although if prefer it if we got any from hoilett, castaignos, gameiro etc
49 Spuggy // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Valci
Cisse’s record has been excellent since season 2008-9 so that’s FOUR seasons if we’re going to get all statistical.
Apps/Goals
2008-9 38/16
2009-10 37/16
2010-11 34/24
2011-12 31/22
And to be accurate I wasn’t talking about his career total average, I was talking about the average of the last 4 seasons when he has come into his prime as a footballer, not the early days when all players are learning the ropes.
And bear in mind he was not in a top side.
50 Gateshead-Mag // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:31 PM
why does any1 honestly think carrol will come here to sit on the bench?? he does that at liverpool, only time carrol will come back is a few years down the line if were still doing well(fingers crossd) and he comes back to help the cause and see out his carreer with his home town club,
if he goes anywere on loan or permenant it will be to somewhere he will play week in week out, not back to our bench tail between his legs
51 geordie157 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:35 PM
My fiver on Cisse to be top scorer is looking promising after seeing those stats
52 jakesome // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:39 PM
@valci 31
i see your point but i believe the technical ability of cisse when striking a ball would mean that if he wasnt scoring it would be attributed to lack of supply rather than missed chances…..mostly
53 GeordieRooster // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:51 PM
I love the frenchies , there head and shoulders above english players in terms of availability quality and price , but am i the only one that dosent want a team full of them , id love taylor to sort his injury problems out and it would upset me to see st on the bench, be sad to see danny simpson go aswell because he always gave everything for the team and is great banter on twitter , but danny cant attack to save his life and debuchy is twice the player he is.
54 blackerz69 // Jul 12, 2012 at 11:57 PM
Loving the way you think SupaToonKid
55 GeordieToon89 // Jul 13, 2012 at 12:17 AM
Now hey this is getting silly, reports going round on the twittersphere that weve only one and pulled De Jong out of the bag
56 Levi // Jul 13, 2012 at 12:19 AM
@valci
i think your on the money with the caroll ac milan deal. it all fits into place.
57 joppadoni // Jul 13, 2012 at 12:21 AM
psg bought a forward and a centre back… therefore we can get their left back.. what ya smoking.. pretty sure toon fans knew their football… bah .. /sadface
58 joppadoni // Jul 13, 2012 at 12:23 AM
or am i thinking of someone else :S
59 joppadoni // Jul 13, 2012 at 12:25 AM
i think i am >.< my apologies QQ
60 englishaussie1987 // Jul 13, 2012 at 5:49 AM
hey fellow nufc fans long time reader never posted, looking forward to our first game against spurs, i was in england on holiday and was actually there to see us draw 2-2 atmosphere was amazing, so anyways are we any closer to getting some big signings?
61 Valci // Jul 13, 2012 at 6:51 AM
Spuggy
2008-2009 and first part of 2009-2010 seasons he was in Ligue 2. If we consider Ligue 1 below EPL as quality what does that make Ligue 2? … irrelevant from where i stand. He is obviously above the quality of inferior leagues therefore it should be easy for him to score there.
In his first half season at Freiburg he was 16-6 which is a little better then 1 in 3 games. So really…2010-2011 season was where he started to shine imho. Don’t get me wrong…i hope he scored a sh1tload of goals for us the coming season(s) but lets not try to pretend our strikers are Messi(s) and Ronaldo(s) (Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima is the one i mean).
Jakesome
I think that can be said about most strikers if you want to make excuses (ex. Carroll) and while partly true its not all there is to it. Some of Cisse’s hits this past season were out of this world but he also had a good deal of luck… for instance his second goal vs Chelski among others. And thats ok luck is a part of football and life in general. All i’m saying is that we should wait and see if he carries that form and fortune to the next season before making statements like Spuggy’s earlier one: “Dropping Cisse is like Manu dropping Rooney. You just wouldn’t do it, unless your resting him the odd game.” which i think is a bit exaggerated (not that im a big fan of Rooney’s mind you).
62 ashwin say's // Jul 13, 2012 at 7:00 AM
lile going for Bosingwa as Debuchy’s replacement!!!
thats some news……yet fingers crossed
63 ashwin say's // Jul 13, 2012 at 7:00 AM
lile going for Bosingwa as Debuchy’s replacement!!!
thats some news…… fingers crossed.
64 ashwin say's // Jul 13, 2012 at 7:08 AM
Simon kjaer gives transfer request to wolfsberg.
Sakho detremined to leave psg.
lile going for Bosingwa(Chelsea) as Debuchy set to leave .
finally it seems tides are turning……..
good morning mates!!!!!
65 Jail for Ashley // Jul 13, 2012 at 7:29 AM
I think a couple of signings would really boost morale ,dread to think the mood on the terrace if we havent signed anyone by the time we play Spurs.
66 Beattie25 // Jul 13, 2012 at 8:23 AM
JFA
The terraces would be angry but the blog would be suicidal.
We need to sign somebody for our sanity.
67 Beattie25 // Jul 13, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Who is Wilfred bony?
68 Beattie25 // Jul 13, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Just seen this quote regarding nufc’s plans in the transfer market in the article as the Wilfred bony story.
‘Alan Pardew, the Magpies boss, has set his sights on finishing in the top two English Premier League sides next term, and has expressed his wish to add more depth in his squad.’
If only that were true and we went and signed some real quality. Imagine
69 archer16 // Jul 13, 2012 at 8:40 AM
what do you guys think about a 4-2-2-2 like a madrid formation with
krul
debuchy
new cb douglas/sakho
colo
santon
tiote
cabaye
arfa
marv/hoilett
cisse
ba
or a 4 3 1 2 with ba and cisse up front with arfa behind in a roaming cf role with tiote cabaye and whoever earns it from our midfield back up alongside them
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