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• 1 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:22 AM

  Everton have bought a LB.

  Cover for Baines or a replacement?!

• 2 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:23 AM

  Glad he got a goal last night. Looked lively throughout. With some more games and staying clear of injuries he could have a big role to play this season and beyond.

  Villa at SJP should be a good game for us, and Pards is spot on. European qualification over 2 legs, six points from Spurs home, Chelsea away and Villa home from our first 3 weeks is bloody excellent and something every toon fan would have been delighted with before kicking the first ball. HWTL!

• 3 pardew no 1 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:23 AM

  good prospect for the future now sign some f*****g players already

• 4 drongo // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:25 AM

  Personally wasnt that struck with Vukic – thought he had some very nice touches, but panicked a bit in front of goal, and got caught in posession a few times.

  Nice strike for the goal, but the deflection helped that.

  Not knocking the lad as thought he looked very good in some other games.

• 5 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:26 AM

  Ibiza

  Stop changing the subject back to the actual subject we should be talking about.

  I want transfers god dammit!!

• 6 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:26 AM

  Beattie…If you’re possibly / likely leaving us tonight, do you not fancy joining me and going out with some style? Come on Beetle…for old times sake. Grab your pitchfork now….use it to fight in the same of optimism. You can storm SJP park later with the blood of negativity dripping and then turn it on yourself or Ashley….depending on your mood. Fight until the end brother!

• 7 drongo // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:27 AM

  Players to make a big breakthrough for me this year:

  Marveaux

  Bigi

  Sammy

• 8 Jail for Ashley // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:27 AM

  Beattie,
  It could well be cover,I believe it to be the policy of most clubs that aren’t bankrupt or in administration to have some sort of back up in place in case a player gets injured.

• 9 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:27 AM

  name of optimism*

• 10 pardew no 1 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:27 AM

  just realize xisco is not on loan yet wtf

• 11 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:28 AM

  Fair play to swansea like,few good signings there..

  On the CHEAP ! lol

• 12 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:30 AM

  I used to be one of the few on here praising Ashley and the transfer system we employ. I also along with Beattie said we would definitely sign players in this window. I am afraid even with about 12 hours left i am moving over to the dark side as we have no excuse for not improving on Simpson bringing in a CB to push williamson further away and bringing in a st for competition.

• 13 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:30 AM

  Well I know a player in the youth system of United who has trained with Newcastle first team several times over the course of last season.

  According to him Vuckic and Ben Arfa come across very arrogant and big headed. Between them they are the least favourite players behind the scenes according to him.

  Or atleast that was the case last year! and before you ask for sources I wont name my friend as I dont want his name being mentioned and cause him trouble hope you understand.

  Simpson is one of the favoured players apparently always pleasant and willing to offer advice especially to young kids (Not sure if this is a good thing especially if the kids our asking advice on defending or crossing lol). Also Tiote is a popular character.

  At the same time if you want to believe me or not its your choice! I am not asking you just passing on what Ive been told about the behind the scenes from someone who actually has trained with these players.

• 14 Lee Dodd // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:31 AM

  I was at The Game last Night – Just Next to The Newcastle Dug Out – It was Great To Hear Alan Pardew Giving Out Instructions to The lads . I can See The Youngsters Doing Well under his Guidance… The Injury To Ryan Taylor Looked Pretty bad .. Alan Pardew Was Giving Haris Vucic loads of Abuse for hashing a Few Moves up but on the whole we did well. BUT we do need a few More Players Today !!! Yohan Cabaye Papiss isse and Romain Amalfitano came out and ran up the Line in front of us no way Cabaye is off today !!! Shola Ameobi and David Santon were sat about 5 seats to the left of us after the daft uafa ref turfed them out the dug out with Derek F and a few others !!!!! On the Whole it was a Great Night !!!!! Howay The Lads !!!!!!!!!

• 15 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:31 AM

  pawl…Who would openly say they don’t like Tiote and then live to tell the story?

• 16 ashwin say's // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:32 AM

  yesterday seydox said they have not
  received any bid from madrid
  apart from that nothing too concern
  news about nufc.
  for me swansea will be real threat
  along with everton to snatch
  european place for next season.
  everton have money from cahill and rodwel

• 17 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:32 AM

  JFA

  I winder what It feels like to live in a world where you have cover for all positions, it must be beautiful.

  Ibiza

  The only way I’d be joining the optimism express and booking a one way ticket to positivity would be if we were randomly linked with a player. Until then I live in the dark shadows of doom standing on the precapice of the great abyss of sadness. Join my Ibiza, you never know you might like the gloom.

• 18 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:33 AM

  Man city going to sign David Villa from Barca.

  It’s going mad.

  Tyneside sleeps.

• 19 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:35 AM

  My mate bought this car the other day and when we looked at the log book we found out the fella who mows the grass in the training ground used to own it. We contacted him and he asked the man who puts up the nets if he had any inside info.

  Turns out Krul is a sound guy.

• 20 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:35 AM

  Beattie…I promise you, I don’t like the gloom. Life is too short and it achieves nothing.

  Not saying us being optimistic today will have any relevance to incomings, but I wont end the day clutching my stomach and hugging the loo.

  You stray away in the shadows, I was just hoping our last day together could be spent hand in hand, skipping along merrily. Oh well….war it is good sir, war it is

• 21 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:35 AM

  Well its nice to see that some fans are realising that we are being spun along. All it takes is one injury to a squad player for us to realise our predicament. Not sure why we would want Debuchy in for Taylor, but Lille will be laughing at us now, just as they laughed at us when we tried to unsettle their player with a laughable 3m offer. You see chaps, as I have been saying all summer, negotiating isnt always about big balls of steel and stupid offers. Its about being clever and having some respect when needed. Still, as so many of you goons said, no one will take liberties with NUFC the hard negotiators now!! Well thats great isnt it????

• 22 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:36 AM

  Ibiza, hope your weather is picking up mate. I’m on a half day today and off to do a bit of fly fishing old bean

• 23 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:36 AM

  Ashley out!

• 24 Spreadthetoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:36 AM

  Danny Rose is on loan to the mackems….think someone said he was heading our way. Not now.

• 25 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:37 AM

  Munster….I am very happy with no signings. That is what us accountants were after all along!

  Can you show me the proof of this £3m offer for Debuchy? I cannot show you anything higher, you just seem so set that was our offer so I was wondering where you got it from?

• 26 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:38 AM

  Protest time?

• 27 jayphoto // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:39 AM

  Pawl – I heard the same thing about Ben Arfa! Very complex character wdnt surprise me if alot that he does and says gets a blind eye because of his talent! With vuckic, I’ve heard some of the passes and goals he scores in training are insane! Technically speaking his technique is up there with the best! Remember a journo compared him to an adult playing with kids in a reserves game he was that far ahead if everyone!

• 28 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:40 AM

  Ibiza
  Lille’s manager and president said so. Looking at Ashley’s track record, it wouldn’t surprise me.

• 29 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:40 AM

  Ibiza

  ”Beattie…I promise you, I don’t like the gloom. Life is too short and it achieves nothing.”

  I know and that is why I must take a backward step from nufc if today doesn’t go the way it should.

  I’m fed up with nufc ruining my day and breaking my heart. I’ve invested so much time, money and passion and yet it remains in the hands of 1 man who makes the decisions that have an impact on my happiness.

  Life is to short and it shouldn’t be spent in habitual sadness and anger.

  Much like you choose to be true to your nature and be optimistic, I unfortunately choose to be the highly emotional being I am and he distraught that Ashley doesn’t match my, your and all our ambitions.

  Anyway I still think we could sign someone.

  Guidetti for sure!!

• 30 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:42 AM

  Fly fishing? Wonder if there are any FB’s floating about?

• 31 Jayden // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:42 AM

  ‘You have to pay a lot of respect to Mike, we’ve had a couple of phone calls during the window and we could have cashed in on a couple of our players but he didn’t and I thank him for that and our fans should thank him too.’

  Some of this hate is simply unnecessary.

• 32 ashwin say's // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:43 AM

  official::
  affeley to shalke for season long loan

• 33 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:44 AM

  Jesus…are we HONESTLY stuck like this YET AGAIN…..our luck concerning signings might just vaporise this year sorry to say….we didnt really strengthen squad tbh….

  not doomstaying but its quite obvious…

• 34 Zangwill_Ho // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:47 AM

  But his speed is too slow

• 35 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:47 AM

  Beattie….Each to their own and all that. Not sure what not coming on a Newcaslte blog achieves for you, but if it does make you miserable being on here and diving in to other NUFC avenues of entertainment then you’re probably best off taking a break. Hopefully not forever, as whilst sometimes frustrating, you are a wonderful character around here.

  I assume you’ll still support the team and watch games etc, but refuse to put money in to the club….that I can respect. But don’t cut your nose off to spite your face….unless it’s an improvement of course

  Ochy……I’ll put it this way. I trust their chairman as much as ours.

• 36 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM

  Jayden

  Ashley turned the offers down because they probably didn’t match his valuation knowing that the clubs may come back today.

  It’s nothing to do with football with him it’s business and I for one will never thank the man for not selling our star players.

  Were NUFC for fcuk sake, we are not Colchester United.

• 37 spitfire_ // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM

  Everyone around us it’s gettin stronger… No ambition… before the summer I had a different opinion but now everything has changed. I’m very positive person but honestly I start to feel desperate. Even Everton make a transfers ffs… Colo will get serious hurt by the end of September and after that will be so much fun. It’s a shame that we miss the oportunity to make a breakthrough in top 4. I don’t know anything about our scout system except Carr… but obviously there’s no one else or they are not even close to his knowledge. On the other hand if we have a half a dozen or a dozen good scouts and even so we don’t make a transfers… we are stupid as fcku. After Cisse’s transfer Pardew said that this transfer show that we have an ambition… well how about we looks now?

• 38 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM

  Everton spending 5m on a left back / left midfielder. I think that signals Baines is moving as him and Pieenar occupy them spots and neither will be moved out of the team. Everton don’t have the money to spend on 5mill players for competition. Baines anyone?

• 39 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM

  I would love Babel on a free as a back up striker. He is also versatile so would work as Midfield cover too!

  Defence we really need just one biggish signing your talking between 6 and 10m for any of

  Sahko, Debuchy, Mbiwa, Douglas.

  Of course those that are versatile like Sahko and Mbiwa should be higher in our priority list.

  I would be happy with Babel and a defender (any defender if am honest).

  I agree the lack ambition to replace Simpson and make Williamson our back up to our back up! This should have been done.

  A striker well I kinda would like to see young Campbell closer to the first team, he will improve quicker. Of course the issue you have is he will be very raw and need time to adapt should players ahead of him get injured. Its important for him to get game time!

• 40 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM

  Ryan Babel has been released. was talk on here of us looking at him a few weeks back. Another obertan?

• 41 jayphoto // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:50 AM

  Asking as no1 leaves il look on the brightside! Remember a few years ago when we were relegated we were crying out for a striker and never got 1 and Andy Carroll came thru! In 4/5 seasons when we’re watching a potential England #9 in Campbell or a world star in vuckic, maybe it was this season they got the playing time to develop! Would rather that than some panic buy

• 42 London Geordie // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:50 AM

  okay, so this is a bit desperate, mainly resulting from the toons lack of transfer activity over the past few days, but everton have agreed a fee with copenhagen for bryan oviedo… So maybe this means that baines is leaving, possibly for newcastle???

• 43 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:51 AM

  Colo will get seriously hurt by September?

  Any other mystic meg predicitons or was the word “could” supposed to be in there?

• 44 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:52 AM

  Where is Abeid, he looked one of our brightest players from the youngsters during pre season!?

  Injured or just not favoured?

• 45 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:53 AM

  Man city hopeful of 3 more deals. How fcking annoying.

• 46 Shane // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:54 AM

  We have made a substantial bid for Marvin Gaye source… Well, I heard it through the grapevine.

• 47 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:54 AM

  Lol if we get baines i will go fcking flying back to the bright side but im afraid it aint gonna happen.

• 48 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:54 AM

  pawl…He played reserves this week. Not sure why he’s not closer to the first team, maybe not as sharp as Pardew would like, but that is an assumption.

• 49 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:55 AM

  Shane….Decent mate….very decent.

• 50 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:55 AM

  Ibiza, after the argument I had with someone this morning, no one is allowed to use the word ‘could’ as it is apparently meaningless (only if it has positive bias though). Saying colo ‘could’ get injured, suggests he might not, therefore has a positive angle.

• 51 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:56 AM

  Baines if he left woud be suprised if its for Newcastle. He could be playing for Man Utd or Arsenal before us!

  Everton are very similar in terms of quality of their team. So it would make no sense to jump ship to us unless it was for a bigger wage. If that be the case I doubt he will come as our weekly wages probably have a cap of 40-50k now.

  Ba is on 35k but gets a bonus of 25k for playing games. I would imagine he is the highest paid player in our squad on a playing week.

  It would probably be Jonas or Colo otherwise.

• 52 ashwin say's // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:56 AM

  jayden
  did you ever feel that you can acheive some thing beautiful
  and because of being little stubborn you know you will miss opurtunity to seize it and yet you continue to be stubborn.

  thats nufc right now
  you need to strike on rod when it is red hot else its no use.

• 53 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:57 AM

  Mark….I see. Sorry, missed the memo.

  Anyone else thinking we should get on with our days and just check in tomorrow? About as much chance as Ashley opening his wallet, but it’s an idea…

• 54 unclepat // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:57 AM

  @pawl25

  Are you a fan? Haris and Benni are very popular around the club, what you said was totally wrong, and Babel WTF!

• 55 London Geordie // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:57 AM

  Nufc-83 yeh, just hoping that we can bring in another player or maybe two, though as long as we keep our key players i will be satisfied. One thing i noticed about last nights game was that anita wasnt in the x1 or the bench. Now this may be to rest him for the weekend where he will play rb, or is it because cheik is on his way and pards is resting anita for the midfield berth… very unlikely, touch wood, but deadline day gives me the jitters…

• 56 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:58 AM

  Gregory Van Der Weil has cost PSG:

  £4.5 million.

  What the hell is going on??

• 57 newcben // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:58 AM

  Deadline day wish list people?

  Sturridge

  Debuchy

  Douglas

  Europa winners, 5th again, FA Cup Final.

  Dream big hey

• 58 BigKirky // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:58 AM

  SSNews closed out there before adverts saying that Citeh are hopefully of 5 new signings by end of the day… And that’s the Champions!

• 59 Gateshead-Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:59 AM

  alright people?? any suicides yet??

  couple of points on last night;

  firstly if obertan can become more consistant he is definately worth keeping especially for the 3 million we paid for him, never heard anyone booing him or anything last night but suprised to come on here and still see people unwilling to give him praise

  also dan gosling is keeping amalfitano and abeid and vukic to an extent out of the team, last night confirmed my opinion, everytime iv seen him he has been ordinary at best, i would much rather these 3 got more minutes ahead of him, he seems like a nice bloke and works hard for the team but he simply does not offer the talents of the others and is getting in the way of their developement, i would rather keep obertan and ship gosling out as i cant see gosling getting better to the point that he warrents a place in our team

  opinions??

• 60 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:59 AM

  London….Probably rested Anita as Tiote has been ruled out for the Villa game.

• 61 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:59 AM

  Hasn’t even been the slightest rumbling of bains going anywhere, its just fans putting 2 and 2 together, and arriving at ‘teapot’

• 62 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM

  Bravo Shane. This blog needs some humour, before the impending hurricane of doom and gloom hits us at 11pm. God it will be miserable on here tonight lol. People need to cheer up a bit. Could be worse, we could be qpr signing every player over 30, or Sunderland signing every player no good enough to make it into there first teams.

• 63 Jail for Ashley // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM

  Jayden,
  Can I take it you were being sarcastic with that earlirr post.

• 64 London Geordie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM

  Beattie 25 Van der Wiels wages would be a major stumbling block for us, and i think he is overated, but still that is just crazy. Think clubs must just raise their asking price when they see we are intrested due to our reputation in the market.

• 65 jimmymagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM

  Pardew ‘ I hope to put out a team capable of beating Aston Villa’. Beginning to sound like a man totally pissed off and disillusioned. Remember him saying in the summer ‘ Mike’s interest has been reawakened’ – they’re making him look a complete tos-er. He also knows that the odious duo are likely to sack him when/if things go ‘tits up’.

• 66 nico // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM

  Nufc-83 and Beatie

  I’m with you on most of your comments. Used to think Ashley was better than most people gave him credit for. Now I feel gutted as I don’t expect any new players in. You can see the dejection in Pardew’s face on interviews. He knows what players need to be brought in and how to improve, sadly he is not backed up.
  You have a quality player such as Debuchy wanting to come here, personal terms sorted yet can’t manage to pay the extra 1m. The Ameobi’s are made of plastic (I do love them when ther’re fir, but always injured).
  This means we have 2 forwards and 17 year old Campbell. Still no left back. Perch out now so less cover in defence. Hope and pray Collo and Saylor don’t get injured.

  Ruddy is constantly going on about how good our first 11 are. Yes they are up there with the best but once a couple are injured we are Top 8 at best. Look who Spurs are trying to bring in, they will be much improved from when we played them, got lucky there.

• 67 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM

  Gateshead mag spot on i think anybody with any football knowledge at all would agree.

• 68 ash-out // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM

  Beattie – we have just qualified for the Europa league, signed a a dutch international for 7 mil, signed 3 quality young players, have Taylor and Marv back from long term injuries and nufc continually break your heart?
  They broke mine when we got relegated but last season was fantastic. We are building slowly and were ahead of expectations last year. Don’t expect fantasy signings it Sony gonna happen. Appreciate what we have got.
  Spurs, Fulham and Everton all sold their best player to fund transfers – have they strengthened? Not in my eyes.
  If we keep everyone today I will be happy and look forward to the villa game with a win putting us around the top 5 again.
  Step away from the transfer madness, remember you are a toon fan and smile.

• 69 surreytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:02 AM

  I will be pleasantly surprised if we do make a signing today because I really don’t expect one.

  Pardew and the local journos who have been briefed have all been saying we are just keeping a watch, i.e. there is no active pursuit of any player. Charnley and Lambias are expected to be at the Europa draw rather than engaging in any last minute efforts to sign anyone.

  Now this may be a deliberate attempt to put the media and competing clubs off the scent, but I doubt it.

  Clearly we had our targets and a number of them didn’t come off, others did (Bigi, Amalfitano, Anita). Those down the imfamous list are not available it seems.

  It is rather strange, you would have thought that given the efforts to sign Debuchy and De Jong we would have alternatives that could be dislodged, but apparently not.

  I think all fans are disapointed, clearly some more than others, but Pardew has always said they do the research, select the player and then try to sign them. We don’t make signings lightly, only if they tick all the boxes and improve on what we have.

  Having said all of that, in a few positions, defence and forwards, we are a few injuries away from something of a crisis, so not if but when that happens, I will feel rather annoyed if Pardew starts talking about our lack of depth.

• 70 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:02 AM

  Ibiza

  Give it up mate. We’re now at the point again, where any sort of positivity about the club results in being called an ‘Ashley lover’.

  No one appears to be able to see a middle ground between killing themselves and sending Ashley poetry.

  Today might be a good day for you to do some of that ‘work’ you’re paid for

• 71 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:03 AM

  Hyphen…..You mean, no transfer talk? Fine then….

  I agree, if Obertan can play like that on a regular basis, well worth the £3m.

  As for Gosling, whilst I think he needs more game time and will come good, I do agree that perhaps those other players could offer more at this moment in time, which doesn’t reflect well on Gosling really. However, with lack of incomings, I am sure all will have a part to play and they will all need to step up to the plate when called upon or risk falling behind the others.

  The positive in us not bringing in anyway is that it will force youth players to realise their potential or risk falling away

• 72 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:03 AM

  London G, don’t worry fella, tiotes injury was genuine, watched it happen in slow mo a few times, and will likely keep him out this weekend, hence anita rested and cabaye. I’m sure its fine. I don’t think anyone is desperate enough to fork out 25mil + on either of those players (except liverfool who are just mental with money)

• 73 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:05 AM

  Van der Wiel – I’ll tell u whats going on Beattie – the Ashley discount transfer approach. If he had been reduced by 1 mill more he’s be on tyneside now via helicopter!!

• 74 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:06 AM

  ash-out thats the crap i used to spout to be honest before i actually woke up. Nobody is asking for fantasy signings but we could and should have improved the weak areas of our team. What happens if BA gets injured are you happy with Cambell as the only current back up.

• 75 Shane // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:06 AM

  What we need to realise is we have very little pulling power when it comes to all the signings we’ve been linked with. We can’t offer big money contracts, we can’t offer Champions league football either. So instead of thinking, oh we clearly haven’t bid enough for these players, perhaps we have and the Debuchys and Van Der Weils just aren’t interested?

• 76 London Geordie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:07 AM

  the draw at midday for the group stages should be very interesting, we could get a horrible group, still was great seeing some of the young lads getting a run out last night.

• 77 Gateshead-Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:08 AM

  ibizatoon

  amalfitano and gosling are similar ages and its not asif its premier league games there being used in for me amalfitano offers so much more, gosling has neither the pace/passing ability or skill to play so far up the pitch, it might sound harsh but you only get 11 players on the pitch to win a game and imo gosling is a waste of a player

• 78 Jayden // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:08 AM

  Sarcastic, nope.

  Arsenal have sold Song and Van Persie, Spuds have sold Modric and Van Der Vaart seems to be on his way out. Fulham have sold Dembele and Dempsey seems to be leaving also.

  We are building a team, bringing in hot prospects such as Bigi, Anita and Amalfitano, whilst also allowing some of our own (Tavernier, Vuckic, Sammy and even Campbell to an extent) to flourish.

  Therefore I do thank Mike Ashley for not disrupting the team by selling the likes of Cabaye, Tiote, Cisse and Ba, like other teams around us.

• 79 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:09 AM

  Shane we pay allot better wages than anyone excluding PSG in the french league (maybe Marseille) and probably all of the dutch league.

• 80 GeordieToon89 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM

  Why are people saying we might get baines? He’d be around £10million and if we wont pay 6 for Debuchy we wont pay 10 for baines

• 81 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM

  Gateshead

  I sat there last night thinking the same – Gosling just isn’t an attacking midfielder. I’m happy with him sitting deeper in the two, but he cannot play further forward.

• 82 Gateshead-Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM

  ibiza

  and no im not even going to get sucked in to transfer talk today not going to build my hopes up, although i will be keeping an eye on what happens

• 83 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM

  Jayden have we had bids for them players to seel?

• 84 Jayden // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:11 AM

  NUFC-83.

  It’d be stupid to say no-one’s interested…

• 85 HullMag6 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:11 AM

  If SSN have sent Jim White to the toon something interesting might be happening.

  Fingers crossed.

• 86 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:12 AM

  Ok, I might be behind on this but does Hyphen = gateshead mag?
  If so, hyphen, I agree, gos not good enough. He still may improve, but I think someone else should get a chance now, amalfitano is more a wide player than gos though isn’t he?

• 87 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:12 AM

  I think Gosling is a woeful footballer tbh but the one thing he does do is arrive nolan like into the box in good scoring positions. still shocking though get rid.

• 88 toon smart // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:12 AM

  Going to throw my careful selected choice for a signing today:

  Miralem Sulejamni – wants to leave Ajax and Ajax open to offers, has flexibility can play on wing or up front. Still only 23!

  Him and a defender would be good.

• 89 jimmymagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:12 AM

  Ash – that’s what I find difficult to understand, spending decent money on a position that wasn’t essential. As Pardew has being saying all summer – a full back, a centre half, and if I’m alliwed 3, a striker. Does he have any control over transfers, or, do the dreadful duo deal with Carr. You talk about great youngsters, but only time will tell. The same was said about Abeid last year – where is he, hasn’t started a Premier League Game yet. Ferguson has been promising for 2 years now, where is he? Time will only tell with these kids. One thing was obvious again last night, this defence is a disaster in waiting every time we take the field, and don’t forget the thrashings from mediocre sides last season. Anway, look on the bright side, we can go out and enjoy the sunshine, just like Llambias and Charnley are going to be doing at the Europa League draw. I’m afraid that will be the only interest for us today!

• 90 Ally // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:12 AM

  whos excited about the europa league draw!!!!!
  i cant wait to see who we get!

• 91 Gateshead-Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:13 AM

  one thing i will throw out there, any1 think were likely to get a striker in on loan?? not sure who’s available like

• 92 Jayden // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:13 AM

  And Ashley’s stupidly high prices act as both a deterrent and a decent basis to buy more players (Hence last summer with the Carroll money)

  Simple economics. High price, lower demand.

• 93 peteb // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:14 AM

  So with Lille qualifying for CL last night guess there’s no point staying glued to the computer expecting the mricale Debuchy signing

• 94 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:14 AM

  Markaccas from what i can see Ama lfitano is similar to marveaux in that he can play out wide but he would probably just as well if not better as a cam.

• 95 jimmymagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:14 AM

  Hull – I thought Jim White was presenting the show tonight with Natalie Sawyer. That’s what Sky are saying!

• 96 Gateshead-Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:14 AM

  markacuus

  aye thats me! haha

• 97 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:15 AM

  Hull mag, is he there now? It might be just because they always have someone in the NE in case us of the scum do anything. They usually alternate grounds every window. January they’ll be at stadio de la lose

• 98 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:16 AM

  Spurs are reinvesting all they’re money from player sales.

  Everton seem to be doing the same,even though they have the bank breathing down they’re neck.

• 99 jimmymagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:17 AM

  Gateshead – Sturridge is available on loan, but they’re saying he’s bound for Liverpool.

• 100 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:17 AM

  I dont think you need to thanks ashely for setting high valuations on our players. Any team who had Tiote/cabaye unless in financial difficulty would put a high valuation on them players.

• 101 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:18 AM

  Why would Jim White be in Newcastle?

  Thy only drag that nutcase out of his coffin to present the show.

• 102 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:18 AM

  Anyone think the Ashley out protesters will start up again?

• 103 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM

  Ok, so if ignore probability, and say we will sign a couple:

  Realisticly, striker- probably babel as ash likes a free
  Defender- some random foreigner we havnt heard of, or another free from somewhere. We won’t get a known name, because they’ll all be over priced now on the last day. Anyone else think different?

• 104 jimmymagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM

  Mark – the Sky reporter is at the Mackem training ground, where they know things are happening. Jenas!! They’ve done well getting Danny Rose though – Pardew wouldn’t have said no to that one.

• 105 cupiddstunt // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM

  Shane @ # 45

  I bet that was a lot funnier in your head.

• 106 martoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM

  Markaccus @84 There is also a Gateshead Mag without a hyphen so Gateshead-Mag is often referred to as ‘hyphen’ in friendly banter.

• 107 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM

  Is Jim White in Newcastle or not?

• 108 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM

  We’re in Pot 3 for the Europa League draw – this could be brutual.

• 109 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:21 AM

  Ibiza, the Lille chairman said thatbafter we offered 3mill by fax. Quote was something like ” Newcastle must be after one of our other players ” . I’ve no reason to doubt him.At the end of the day:
  1. It seems pretty clear that Debuchy wanted to come here.
  2. Age 27 was giving us the wobbles – which is ridiculous to be honest.
  3. We wouldnt offer £6mill for a highly talented French international.

  No doubt he’ll end up at Fulham or somewhere. Bag of arse, the lot of it mate.

• 110 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:22 AM

  Ah I see, martoon. That makes sense. How’s it going?

• 111 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:22 AM

  Rose is a good player. I expect the Makems to be far closer to us this year than i thought.

• 112 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:23 AM

  Ochy, there no need to protest. Nor is there a need for the mini accountants here to tell half ambitious fans not to demand or want decent signings to move the club forward.

• 113 Shane // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:24 AM

  cupiddstunt @ 103.

  It did, it really did!

• 114 jimmymagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:24 AM

  Beattie – no mate, he isn’t. He’s presenting the evening show in the studio.

• 115 GeordieToon89 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:24 AM

  Everton are going to be strong this year especially if the rumours about N’zonzi signing are true!

• 116 toonLYF // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:25 AM

  Mapou Yanga-M’Biwa is the deal that makes sense for me. I’m in the minority here but if nobody came in, I would be content.

• 117 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:26 AM

  Why would Ashely protesters start up again!

  I agree we should have had a couple more first team signings roughly 10-12m spent on them.

  BUT we may sign another yet. For people to parade outside and try and cause problems around the club they are supporters!

  You know he would probably be more willing to invest money if we are nice to him, rather than being a$$holes!

  Give it time man, he has done wonders since we got relegated I dont think we should be over spending or being forced to pay and extra 1-2m for players we dont value. I know its 1-2m but look at Cisse we managed to get him for less down the line!

  Its better than spending 16m on Michael Owens or 7m on Xiscos panic buying! We nearly did it with Nzogbia and Ruiz when Carroll left but we are better off now than if we had them!

• 118 jimmymagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:26 AM

  I watched this lad Oviedo play for Copenhagen the other night, and he looked as if he was playing midfield to me not full back.

• 119 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:26 AM

  No real point in Demanding anything as a fan. No one listens. However, wanting some decent players is natural, if we do decide to grab a cover, it should be a good one, not just some random numpty who was a bargain but can’t kick a ball.

• 120 Magpies-till-d3ath // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:27 AM

  Has Jim White been sent to Newcastle?

• 121 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:27 AM

  Munster Mag

  Mini accountants? Lol. As I said earlier, we appear to have reached the stage where anyone remotely positive about NUFC gets insulted, and the converse is probably true as well.

  But as for your mini accountant line, I don’t really see who you’re refering too. I see far more pseudo accountants on the other side of the fence, demanding that transfer money ‘comes out of the TV revenue’, or stating that our transfer budget was spent on Rangers!

• 122 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:28 AM

  If Sturridge goies to Liverpool, we can watch them move ahead of us too. So thats probably Everton, and Liverpool. Next level is now Sunlan/Fulham/Swansea/NUFC. Will the MASC members be happy with 9th, and average runs in the cups? Its about time some of ye came out and stated your expectations or more to the point, what would give a minimum of satisfaction? Sadly my best guess is that we will probably lose Cabaye in the summer, spending about 20% of the income on some 20 yr old french talent instead, who wont be ready for the first team. Jam tomorrow as Solano said!

• 123 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:28 AM

  People who parade outside ARE NOT* supporters!

  Sorry for the mistake folks!

• 124 Toon_boy89 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM

  De jong off to Milan anyone else worried about a big tiote bid ???

• 125 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM

  Positivity or negativity…it’s just peoples opinions and they should be allowed to discuss them, which ever side they are on. What there is no need for is stupid name calling and bickering. Make your point, debate it you will, but move on.

  I have a point of view, if most don’t agree, that’s fine.

• 126 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM

  Probably going to get this group and be dumped straight out:

  Athletico Madrid
  Napoli
  Anzhi
  NUFC

  But it doesn’t matter does it, because we’ll finish in the top 6 and be back next year stronger, won’t we? NOT!

• 127 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:31 AM

  TDS, reasonable fans have been told all summer about balancing the books, Ashleys model for stability etc. Many fans are now more concerned with the clubs accounts than their an=mbition. I am well aware of the importance of the clubs books, but i am also acutely aware that we will not progress without reasobale investment. And reasonable investment is not 3mill net spending. And please mate, dont insult my intelligence by saying that guys like me want Michael Owen , Leeds, Rangers etc. I cannot understand that a club as big as ours having netted 35mill, cannot be more aggressive, but measured, in the transfer market.

• 128 Beattie25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:32 AM

  Pawl

  Tell that to the 20 000 Everton supporters who protested last season!

  What did that achieve??

  Oh wait let’s look at a list of signings they have made…

• 129 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:33 AM

  Its all very depressing on here!

  YES! we should have signed players or atleast a couple of more!

  NO! it doesnt mean we will be shite next season as we have near enough the same team we had at the end of last season when we finished 5th! In the process we also have likes of Mareveaux, STaylor and Cisse fit or signed for entire season! Ben Arfa is starting the season instead of being on the bench.

  We have a stronger squad, BUT take away our main team we are severely weakened as was the case last season.

  People need to get a grip, support the team! We have a good one! To be negative the better players will only want to leave!

  Same old Newcastle fans demanding money be spent, what good has that done us in the past? Relegation that right!

  Since our new policy we have done well so back the f off!

• 130 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:33 AM

  Ruddy….quick…Mystic Meg is here and I don’t know what to say!

• 131 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:35 AM

  Yoi don’t have to say anything, ibiza, she’ll read your mind

• 132 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:36 AM

  Beattie…Didn’t Everton only start spending after selling a player? Do they do it every window?

  Oh right, it’s us that’s not allowed a “bad” window without it being labelled as clear lack of ambition overall from the board.

  P.S. Ashley was spooning me last night and it felt great, quite a bear hug on the fella

• 133 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:36 AM

  between now and january will results be important no of course not being free of injuries and suspentions is more important to us with this owner who knows nothing about football.

• 134 Marzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:36 AM

  No mention of Newcastle’s transfer buisness so far!!

• 135 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:38 AM

  Munster

  Are you being serious? You’ve proved my point entirely, by lumping me in with everyone talking about £20m signings.

  If you can find one single post, anywhere, ever, where I’ve said anything of the sort…

  There was me trying to have a reasonable conversation.

• 136 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:38 AM

  Marzy…Haven’t you been listening? There is none! Dooooooooooommmmeeeeeddd!

• 137 Scottishmag1 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:39 AM

  It’s difficult to talk about business when there isn’t any!

• 138 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:40 AM

  Beattie

  The fans were protesting because their owner does not have enough money to keep the club afloat – hence them selling a start player every year.

  They weren’t protesting because they didn’t get the toys they wanted.

• 139 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:40 AM

  I seen somebody say this morning.
  Being a Newcastle fan on transfer deadline day,is like bein a jahovas witness at christmas lol

• 140 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:41 AM

  Beattie the signings they have made?!

  They are replacing Arteta and Rodwell! Arguably their best young talent and best CAM in the past 10 years!

  They have received 15m for Rodwell and bought a couple of players. Yes they are spending money, BUT not on AMAZING players!

  People need to get a grip, its all doom and gloom!

  If our fans protest its an embarrassment and will only unsettle our bigger/key players. Then they will have only themselves to blame!

  Newcastle wouldnt exist today we would have been the next Leeds had it not been for MA! To call for his head would be a fools stunt! Would make us a laughing stock in the process!

• 141 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:41 AM

  TDS
  They started signing players before they sold Rodwell and Arteta

• 142 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:42 AM

  are we there yet what time is it oh it’s only 11:40
  time seems to dragggggggggggggggggg for newcastle fans today

• 143 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:43 AM

  Pawl
  So you are happy with Newcastle slipping into mediocrity then? What happens when MA doesn’t spend next season because the team is strong enough to stay in the EPL? I garuntee you’d change your tune.

• 144 Who ate all the Magpies? // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:44 AM

  We’re very similar to Everton, both financially and skill-wise.

  They’ve sold their best players and are buying players, and everyone’s happy, whereas we haven’t sold our best players and have bought Anita, Bigirimana, Good and Amalfitano!

  Damn, you guys..

• 145 check the toastie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:44 AM

  Iwas there last night in the posh seats and here’s my take on it.

  Krul – Shaky last night but class.
  Simpson – Simpson as normal
  Perch – great as normal
  Willo – Willo as normal
  Collo – much better with Saylor, needs to stop rushing forward leaving holes in behind him, gets a little overexcited at times.

  Obertan – Excellent the boy has ability and lightning pace, still worth a chance, may come good, really good.
  Gosling – did OK, however does nothing that good, no pace/vision/ not sure were we are going with him in the side, sonner play Abeid or Amalfitano, hes had his chance.
  Bigi – Played OK, shows plenty of energy, needs to work on first touch though, think the boy has a future.
  Marveuax – hope he stays fit, showed some great technique and could be a big player for us this year.

  Vuckic – For me te lad is too slow, dont think he will make it at the toon, lacks Zip in most things he does.
  Ba – Poor 1st half, ball bouncing off him, improved in second, not seen a Man Utd type performance from him for a long time.

  Overall Pardews team selection was worrying, starting with Perch and Bigi in CM, way to defensive agianst shit opposition, needs to start to have faith that we actually have a good side rather than trying to get fluky 1-0 wins, with tentative selections, go for the throat Pardew, believe in your players man.

• 146 toonarmydownsouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:44 AM

  Mystic mike
  Who knows what group we’ll get why dont rub your magic balls and let us know what you see on them

• 147 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:45 AM

  ochy

  I didn’t say anything about them buying players – my point was that the protests were NOTHING to do with the clubs transfer activity.

  Bloody hell. Has everyone gone into some sort of trance where all they can talk about is transfers? Haha.

  But out of interest, who did they buy before selling Arteta and Rodwell…?

• 148 Scottishmag1 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:45 AM

  The the teams that fell behind us last season are admittedly strengthening their squads, does that make them better or getting to level pegging? My only fear for us is the lack of depth in key positions, if we have any major injuries, you need to hope January arrives soon.

  It’s not over until it’s over, we may see some movement in before the window closes………granted it would be a surprise!

• 149 geordie157 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:46 AM

  If raylor is out for a while, surely we’ll at least get a loan signing in. is that asking for too much?

• 150 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:46 AM

  TDS, not having a go at you mate.

• 151 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:47 AM

  check

  Did you hear anyone shouting abuse at Obertan? I heard a couple of morons, but someone on here last night said that there were lots of them.

• 152 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:48 AM

  But Pawl, if we sold that type of talent you know we wouldnt have invested it. We got 35mill for carroll and all we heard were whinges from the hierarchy about wages and agents fees. These costs are a given ffs

• 153 geordie157 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:48 AM

  Did villa really expect Dempsey to want to join them, he wants champs league football.

• 154 Spreadthetoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:48 AM

  After our best season for years and years everyone was excited about this window….but regrettably its been the quietest one for us in a long while….don’t figure.
  I guess the reason why the press are not linking us with anymore players is coz they’ve exhausted every available player in the ENTIRE world and have realised that clearly they are ALL overpriced for our dealings in the market. How shameful it is that the market is so unrealistic!

• 155 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:50 AM

  TDS
  Ok so that point was perhaps mute but at least they reinvested the money. Still waiting for the AC money to be transferred from MA’s bank account to Pardew’s war chest. I’m sure that takes a long time though, he said sarcastically.

• 156 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:50 AM

  DONT HOLD YR BREATH PPL, CANT SEE NUFC SIGNING ANY1 2DAY #SHOCKING

• 157 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:52 AM

  ochytoon – we are in the PL though!

  We have a team that can get us in the top half! We need only add a couple of players!

  I trust in the board, more so than ever! I would never want another Shepard to buy for the sakes of it!

  We want players that will improve our team. If it means waiting for the price then so be it! Our club is financially secure, if we go off buying players willy nilly then we will have to sell a big player.

  I agree we should have signed Debuchy atleast by now, especially if it was the case of 1m. BUT at the same time when you are held to randsom even for 1m when does it stop?! Our next target will be the same, and the next! It shows we will cave!

  This strong stance allows us to not play games and say right this is our offer, we dont mess about accept it or reject it. Simple!

  Rather that than a ‘transfer saga’! Only reason Debuchy is a ‘transfer saga’ is because we have and the press have dragged it on!

• 158 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:53 AM

  i won’t go as serious as doing a protest myself but will certainly feel annoyed with this window, i get the feeling cabaye will feel so let down by the fact we did not bring his best mate in he might feel like wanting to leave next season as will tiote if we slip down the league besides players like them will much rather join clubs who are aiming to do well. if saylor colo simmo santon or the dembas are injured who can we use to replace them?
  simple a championship player willo and very young lacking xp players call tavernier and campbell.
  that is what i call poor squad building by our owner.

• 159 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:53 AM

  I think I’m going to be crying at the end of today but for why I do not know yet!

• 160 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:53 AM

  Munster

  OK, it’s just ridiculous lol. People who are questioning the lack of transfer activity in any way, get told to ‘stop demanding £20m signings like the Freddy Shephard days’, and anyone that says they’re remotely positive about the club gets called an ‘Ashley lover’ or the like.

  Seems it’s very difficult to have conversation on here now!

  All I can do, is hope that in a couple of months we’ll be sitting pretty around the top end of the table again. I don’t really understand how anyone ever expected any investment, because the last few transfer windows have all suggested otherwise!

• 161 Who ate all the Magpies? // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:54 AM

  Agreed with pawl ^

• 162 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:54 AM

  ITS TO SEE TEAMS LIKE THIS BUY PLAYER LIKE THIS #COMEONPLZZZ

  http://fourfourtwo.com/news/spain/107581/default.aspx

• 163 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:55 AM

  While NUFC endlessly dick around with their transfer policy, my local club, SYDNEY FC have just signed Del Piero !!

  aaarrghhhhh!!!woohooooooooooo

• 164 Ian Toon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:55 AM

  Ibiza- As my Mum has been heard to say misery loves company. You are not the weakening kind- Beattie25 is the devil incarnate. Your not
  a prima donna you support NUFC. Owners come and go be resolute cool dude.
  HTL.

• 165 darrenfletcher88 // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:55 AM

  @tds,there were morons next to me shouting abuse at oba!!!

• 166 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:56 AM

  Pawl
  So what your saying is that of a club don’t agree to our valuation of their player then we should just walk away? Those are great negotiation skills aren’t they.
  I’m all for getting great players on the cheap but a lot of teams have wised up to our dealings last year and will thus want a bit extra from us. It’s understandable and quite frankly, we’re not in a position to say no.

• 167 Ian Toon // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:57 AM

  Toon73- what a shame we’ve missed out on another great prospect.
  Errrrrm.

• 168 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:57 AM

  It’s midday and there’s only 11 hours to go to sign someone. Get your Arse into gear Ashley!

• 169 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:58 AM

  #thisisnottwitter
  #pleasestopusinghashtags
  #okay?

• 170 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:58 AM

  I’d say Pards is livid. He gets a team so far up the league, and then the chairman and llambias fanny around hanging tough with Lille all summer and do nothing to strengthen the key areas he highlighed on the radio at the end of the season. We have a scouting network that specialises in finding YOUNG talent, but a club that runs away from prices quoted fairly for a 27 yr old international. So one injusry to a squad player suddenly puts the cat amongst the pidgeons……end of the day, why cant we do a bit better than this. .

• 171 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 11:59 AM

  What time is the draw made for the EL?
  Hopefully we get a decent draw, which we certainly didn’t get yesterday for the League Cup.

• 172 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:00 PM

  Here we go europa draw…

• 173 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:01 PM

  http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/draws/round=2000356/drawcentre/index.html

  Live draw now

• 174 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:01 PM

  #NO

• 175 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM

  Dempsey turned down Villa.
  Would love to see them go down. With us adding to their misery on Sunday.

• 176 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM

  I honestly couldn’t care who we draw here..

  Would rather play the bigger teams,than the smaller unknown clubs!!

• 177 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM

  Can someone give a live update of the el draw, I can’t watch it

• 178 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM

  darren

  That’s pretty disappointing. Why pay money to go to a football match and sit there abusing a player who is doing well?

  Hopefully he didn’t hear it over the cheering – hopefully it’s be a nice confidence boost for the lad, and he can start making a little progress.

• 179 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:03 PM

  @tds i have surprisingly not been called anything yet. i don’t expect big investment but im not upset about how things are now either
  me and you just hoping for the best and supporting the team and club regardless

• 180 Indian Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:03 PM

  Lazio is one of my favorite clubs. hopefully we can get them. Bilbao and hannover may be

• 181 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:04 PM

  Just follow the link: http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/draws/round=2000356/drawcentre/index.html

  I think there will be a long intro, we’re currently seeing highlights from last year.

• 182 bills-son // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:04 PM

  As pro Ashley I am disappointed that we haven’t signed two more players but to say the window is a disaster is way over the top. To listen to some on here you’d think every other team has automatically gone streets ahead of us just because they’ve signed a few players. Simple fact is most new signings dont turn out to be a big success – as we know only too well down the years at NUFC. Sunderland are a prime example in recent years, they’ve spent big big money and the only decent player to show for it is Sessegnon. Even now, is Fletcher better than Ba or Cisse? Johnson better than HBA? Do they have players as good as Krul, Colo, STaylor, Tiote, Cabaye or back up as good as Marv, Vickic, Bigi, Oba or Shola? No, no, no and no again. You could do the same with Everton, Spurs, Liverpool and every other team but the Man, Chelsea and possibly Arsenal.

  It would take two outstanding players to make a huge difference to our first team but not having them now doesn’t mean the squad all of a sudden becomes weak. Most fans thought we didnt sign a CF last summer and would struggle to score goals. We did sign one, Ba. We then signed Cisse in January. We’ve got Good, Bigi, Amal, Anita plus a fit Marv, STaylor and HBA for the start of the season. And all of our top players still here and last years new signings are well settled in.

  To say or imply we are in a ‘disaster’ situation is ridiculous.

• 183 Ian Toon // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:04 PM

  Ibiza- just out of interest and being a relative newcomer on here do we publish a name and shame of the lily livered types who threaten :
  1) To give up supporting and follow the mackems.
  2) To stop coming on here if we don’t match the mackems spending
  3) “”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"” we don’t buy a full back/ CB and ST
  I am sure you can add to the list up to matching ManC , Chelsea. And
  QPR.

• 184 ochytoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:05 PM

  Hope we draw Bilbao. Nice city and not too expensive to get too.

• 185 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:05 PM

  UEFA draw update: Tiago has just turned up to bring the trophy back, they are going to milk this for ages. Draws are so boring.

• 186 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:06 PM

  http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/138134/3/watch-uefa-europa-league-draw.html

• 187 ajcrawfs // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:06 PM

  @177 bills-son

  Summed up perfectly!

• 188 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:06 PM

  Falcao also just turned up to help out with the draw

• 189 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM

  ppb

  That’s exactly it mate. Unfortunately we seem to be a very small category!

  And for once I actually agree with bills-son. Woah.

• 190 Marzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM

  Theres no SSN reporter at St James! No buisness then! Oh well onwards and upwards!.

• 191 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM

  top 6 finish was easier to achieve last season for 1 simple reason our team was new i a lot of sense, but this season it will be so differant we will know the starting 11 for most games if anyone has a poor game then who is there to change it for us on the bench? so players won’t be so bothered about there performance knowing they guarentee to stay in the starting 11
  really the list is endless as to why we need transfers.
  as for me well i have saved myself 20 pound by not betting on a top 4 and top6 finish this season.

• 192 Marzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM

  Theres no SSN reporter at St James No buisness then Oh well onwards and upwards

• 193 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:08 PM

  @bills-son
  well said. a lack of investment doesn’t suddenly make our good players (who got us 5th) from last season shite. if anything they have a season under their belts and know each other better

• 194 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:08 PM

  UEFA draw update: Falcao isn’t speaking english, I paid no attention to what he said.

• 195 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:09 PM

  @Marzy I AGREE M8…..

• 196 GeordieToon89 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:09 PM

  So twitter is saying we’ve enquired about signing Edin Dzeko, as if we have a flipping chance plus we need defender

• 197 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:10 PM

  UEFA draw update: A slow talking bald man with big fat eyebrows is telling us about revenue and prudent finacial approaches for fair play rules.

• 198 Ben3arfa // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:11 PM

  if Ashley doesnt buy anyone today, he a blind fat muppet

  oh wait i’ve called him that before as well

• 199 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:12 PM

  UEFA draw update: lol Kluivert our old friend his here, yay!

• 200 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:12 PM

  Your man that doe’s the champions league/Europa league draws is a complete tool like..

• 201 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:12 PM

  This draw could go on forever…

• 202 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:14 PM

  UEFA draw update: We’re almost ready to start, just going through the rules first

• 203 lesh // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:14 PM

  This window has been an absolute shambles and given the stance and stupid bids made by the club, I really wonder whether there’s been any real intention to sign the quality that would strengthen our squad, a squad that’s weak in some areas!

  Debuchy? We’ve pi$$ed about over £1m and I’d speculate that if we do go back for him, the price’ll have gone up! We’re over a barrel and this is all down to MA and DL’s inability or unwillingness to listen to Pardew, see the sense in what he’s been saying and we’re crying out for, quality strength in depth.

  SNAFU, again?

• 204 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:14 PM

  Billson, again, dont confuse me with others who are more sensationalist. This is not a disaster situation. But we could and should have struck while the iron was hot. Its entirely possible and possibly likely, that we will sell a big name or two next summer. Buying a couple of good, key, now would have allowed us to really push on. I think we all know now the limit of MA’s ambitions, because if he aint gonna push on now that the opportunity is there….?

• 205 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM

  UEFA draw update: What appears to be Sven Goran Erikssons son or close relation is playing a game of lets state all the obvious things that everyone already knows.

  Really is just wasting as much time as possible

• 206 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM

  Does anyone know where there are highlights for last night’s game?

• 207 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:17 PM

  did anyone catch that

• 208 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:17 PM

  Munster

  The one thing that disappoints me isn’t anything to do with ambition. The thing that disappoints me, is that after appointing his own man – someone he apparently trusts – Ashley still seems unwilling to back Pardew, even after the miracles he worked last season.

• 209 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:17 PM

  The Fools !

• 210 cupiddstunt // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:18 PM

  Jimmymagpie @ # 87

  A couple of things about you and your posts have me curious, firstly you claim to be of substantial age and a Loooonnnng time supporter of the club, surely after what you have watched over the years I would think you would be a little more positive about the club in its current position.

  Now you will have to forgive me as a serious rta and age (if I were food on a supermarket shelf I would have been thrown in the skip a long long time ago) have left me with memory problems so I may well out on a couple of things but to my recollection NUFC have been historically a 6/7th place club in the English top flight.

  Apart from a few excursions to the heady heights i.e. Sir Bobby, KK and 1969 we have been little better than fair for as long as I can remember, I was at the 1955 game but I was just a bairn and the memories have faded somewhat.

  I think what I am getting at is over the last fifty years or so apart from a couple of brief flirts with fame we have been in general pretty cak, like better than a lot but worse than others, this last couple of years we are starting to show some promise of climbing above the level of cak and you should be able to see that better than the younger boys that come on here crying but your posts are just bitter and twisted.

  Secondly I may have you mistaken for someone else but I thought you were pi**ed of by some on here and said you were off to pastures greener not to return but your back. (pitty)

• 211 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:18 PM

  So can we all agree that this has been a disappointing window and a missed opportunity? Not the end of the world or a disaster, but a missed chance? I think that’s reasonable Billson and Co? Of course, if you agree, I’m afraid you have to logically come to the conclusion thats its the fault of the top brass, just as it was a credit to them when we got Cabaye etc. Still we’ve saved 1mill rather than bought a fine french international in peak condition- there’s always a silver lining!

• 212 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:19 PM

  @tds we’re surrounded. this kind of panic is ridiculous.
  fair enough we need a cb and st.
  but aside frm that.
  bigi looks damn good
  anita looks good
  amalfitano looks decent.
  don’t know about Curtis good
  obertan has improved
  marveaux is back
  saylor is fit
  we still have krul, Colo, santon, cabaye, benny, tiote, cisse and ba. all linked elsewhere by the papers.
  perch looks solid anywhere on the pitch.
  we’ve got a good crop of youth pushing at our bench.
  this is not the worst position to be in

• 213 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:19 PM

  According to @TransferHarry (a supposed ITK on twitter) NUFC are enquiring about availability of Edin Dzeko & also still have a firm interest in Wilfried Zaha!

• 214 pawl250 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:21 PM

  I am pro Ashley and wish for defender signing.

  If it doesnt happen then so be it!

  As for crappy negotiations it maybe the case but we are so crappy we managed to sign Ba FREE – Tiote 2.5m – Cabaye 4m – Ben Arfa 6m? – Anita 6m – Marevaux FREE!

  You get the point but seriously we are crap at negotiations, yet last season we pulled out the Cisse deal in summer and got him 3-4m cheaper in January!

  Sounds like its good business to me! As for all you moaners you were all moaning doom and gloom this time last year! Nolans left boo hoo Enrique is gone boo hoo!

  You doom mongers are never happy! Its always negative! Even if we won the league you would be sitting here now blabbing on about poor signings!

  I say 1 defender and Babel for me and I would be overjoyed, 1 defender happy, no signings slightly disappointed but wont be protesting or burning my shirt!

• 215 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:21 PM

  STK

  Lol, ridiculous. That won’t be the dumbest thing we hear today! Would be nice if we were keeping an eye on Zaha though – although I think he still needs to develop at Palace.

• 216 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:22 PM

  TDS, thats a fair point. I’ve often wondered how much analysis went into MA’s choice of manager. I love Pards, but we chased Floppy Chops before that. Before denying all knowledge , obviously.

• 217 Ian Toon // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:23 PM

  Munster Mag- So were not selling a big name this summer!!!!
  With very few exceptions all clubs sell their so called big stars,
  quite often because the manager no longer sees them as a big star. Keegan sold Cole and NUFC waited for the right purchase , of Sir Les and Sir Alan.

• 218 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:24 PM

  Update anyone? Has the draw started yet?

• 219 Jail for Ashley // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:24 PM

  Ive got a lot of time for Pards,but to come out and ask us to thank Msshley for not csshing in on our players after publicly ststing thst every player will be sold for the right price quite frankly boils my pi$$.

• 220 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:25 PM

  Group A
  Liverpool

  Group B
  A.Madrid

  Group C
  Olym Marseille

  Group D
  Bordeaux

  Group E
  Stutgart

  Group F
  PSV

  Group G
  Sporting Lisbon

  Group H
  Inter Milan

  Group I
  Lyon

  Group J
  Tottenham

  Group K
  Leverkuesen

  Group L
  Twente

• 221 Andymax // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:25 PM

  Why are we in pot 3? This draw is a joke.

• 222 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:25 PM

  Ian….That line has been used once ore twice on here recently.

  At the end of the day, this blog should have varying opinions, it’s healthy. Some people really do revel in misery though and I don’t understand it.

• 223 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:25 PM

  Liverpool have Udinese. Ouch.

• 224 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:25 PM

  yeah mate they are drawing POT 2 now – we are POT 3.

  Will keep you posted.

• 225 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:27 PM

  JfA

  I think that’s very unfair. Firstly, I dont recall him saying ‘the right price’ – only that the club cannot turn down stupid Andy-Carroll-esque offers.

  Secondly, after stating Carroll is not for sale, the abuse he recieved from ignorant fans was ridiculous. He’s in a no win situation.

• 226 hotdog // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:27 PM

  If we signed these players today and did not sell anyone, would that appease the doubters??

  Romain Amalfitano Gael Bigirimana Curtis Good Vurnon Anita

• 227 Scottishmag1 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:28 PM

  We will probably end up in group c with marseille and fernebaxhe

• 228 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:28 PM

  TDS

  Yeah seems a bit far fetched but would love it if it happened & atleast this guy is thinking logically seeing as we’ve been interested in target men all summer (de Jong & Carroll) so yeah Dzeko isn’t a bad guess on his part.

• 229 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:28 PM

  @andymax
  it is simple we in pot 3 because we don’t seem to buid a squad so don’t deserve to be in pot 1 or 2 tope seed build there squad rather than rely on not getting injured.

• 230 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:28 PM

  Group D or G would be good for us.

• 231 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:28 PM

  Stop dining o past glories Pawl. We wanted a striker and in fairness ( no fault) didnt get the guy we wanted – but would couldnt come up with one more – anywhere? We wouldnt pay the 1mill extra required to get a top class right back? If I remember, guys like you were saying how cool it was that NUFC werent being taken for a ride any more. Well sorry mate, now you’re stuck with a limited player, because we wouldnt pay fair money. Not to worry, all the other clubs wont take the piss out of us ever again! Big whoopteedoo!!!

• 232 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:29 PM

  group c …no thanks

• 233 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:29 PM

  There are some very very tough groups here. Eek.

• 234 Big Pappa Cissé // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:29 PM

  Shut the window now and put us out of our misery FFS

• 235 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:29 PM

  Bloody hell, some top teams there. Was even watching Malaga the other day – technically excellent.

• 236 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM

  Spurs have Panathanaikos

• 237 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM

  Tottenham got lucky there – Panathonikos is their hardest test

• 238 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM

  Watch us get group H…

• 239 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM

  OK here comes POT 3

• 240 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM

  Group A
  Liverpool
  Udinese

  Group B
  A.Madrid
  Tel Aviv

  Group C
  Olym Marseille
  Fenerbahce

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge

  Group E
  Stuttgart
  FC Kobenhavn

  Group F
  PSV
  Napoli

  Group G
  Sporting Lisbon
  Basel

  Group H
  Inter Milan
  Ruben Kazan

  Group I
  Lyon
  Athletic Bilbao

  Group J
  Tottenham
  Panathinaikos

  Group K
  Leverkuesen
  FC Metalist

  Group L
  Twente
  Hannover

• 241 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM

  hotdog i would still be moaning because thaqt does not help with our desperate need for a FB CB or striker

• 242 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:31 PM

  aren’t malag a moneybags team now?

• 243 Edmond // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:31 PM

  Where can i watch the draw?

• 244 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:32 PM

  Group L would do now,

• 245 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:32 PM

  liverpool got it easy

• 246 Nufc-83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:32 PM

  Pawl and billson i cant belive anyone is even arguing the fact that this transfer window has been an utter joke. If BA gets injured we currently will have as out and out sts cisse. YOUR happy lool idiots.

• 247 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:33 PM

  Athletico Madrid already through to next round

• 248 hainesy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:33 PM

  Group D looks nice to me.

• 249 Szarka // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:33 PM

  Ppb: no Malaga is now out of money and had to sell Cazorla and other stars. The new owners left after a year.

• 250 Ian Toon // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:34 PM

  Munster- if you carried out a poll of NUFC fans asking the question.
  Is NUFC being run well.
  YES
  or
  NO .

  THE VAST MAJORITY WOULD SAY YES.

• 251 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:34 PM

  yes we aint in c

• 252 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:34 PM

  i see. poor malaga

• 253 hotdog // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:34 PM

  toonking – I agree just playing Devils Advocate

  We should be signing a Centre Back on the strength that we have European footaball to offer as that might not be the case next year!

• 254 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:34 PM

  Avoided group C, now need to avoid I.

• 255 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge
  Newcastle united

• 256 check the toastie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  TDS – noboby chewing Gabby around me last night, never heard the lad booed all last season either, think the booing Obertan thing has been blown out of all proportion. Groans from the crowd last year for sure but only the same groans for Willo and Simmo when they carve the ball out.

  You always get the odd ignorant pr1ck who turns up just to give a player a hard time, i sat next to a d1ck last year who got into Obertans bones from the first whistle, he was embarrassing and everyone around him would have thought that. Think the lad needs to kick on on put in some more good confident displays, no better place to be if the crowd see you trying.

  Thought unfortunately the lad started to hide a bit last year and he was keeping Ben10 out the team which was a little mystifying.

  Without Tiote at weekend i would just go for it get those 4-3 games back at St James Park, Pardew doesnt take enough risks for me, ultra conservative last night,

  Krul
  Jonas Saylor Collo Santon
  Cabaye Anita
  Obertan Ben10 Marveuax
  Cisse

  Now we are talking

• 257 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  That’s a kind draw.

• 258 izzyb1991 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  Great group for us lads!

• 259 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  That’ll do!

  dubzy – Really? Udinese? Um…

• 260 hainesy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  DDDDDD!!!!! wahayyy!
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge! What a peach!

• 261 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  HAPPY DAYS WIV THA DRAW

• 262 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  Group D isn’t bad, certainly one of the easier looking groups.

• 263 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  We are in Group D !!

  with Bordeaux and Club Brugge

  …so far

• 264 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:35 PM

  group D not the worst to be in but not as easy either.

• 265 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:36 PM

  Thank God we missed Fener & OM

• 266 TheToonKing // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:36 PM

  That’s a great draw for us !!!

  Group D
  Bordeaux(FRA)
  Club Brugge(BEL)
  Newcastle(ENG)

• 267 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:36 PM

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge
  Newcastle
  ….

• 268 cupiddstunt // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:36 PM

  Ochytoon @ # 151

  It’s not in MA’s bank account it was in NUFC’s bank account. (some people haven’t a clue he mutters under his breath)

• 269 Spreadthetoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:37 PM

  good draw

• 270 hainesy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:37 PM

  We deserve it after last night’s Cup Draw to be honest. We always seem to get awful cup draws, even on games.

• 271 Szarka // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:38 PM

  good draw, Bruges isnt a good team as i saw them vs Debrecen, needed red cards to make the wins. Bordeaux also one of the weakest from pot 1.

• 272 jackson0022 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM

  Good draw! Bordeaux and Brugge! Not very tough I hope!

• 273 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM

  Spurs score Lazio

• 274 hainesy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM

  As long as we don’t get Anzhi in our group we have a fair chance of progressing. I’d like one of the Portugese lower teams, not too good, nice country, cheapish travel, win-win.

• 275 TheToonKing // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM

  Also short travel’s to Belgium and France which is brilliant.

• 276 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM

  group D i think are 2nd easiest

• 277 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM

  Group A
  Liverpool
  Udinese
  Young Boys

  Group B
  A.Madrid
  Tel Aviv
  Victoria Plzen

  Group C
  Olym Marseille
  Fenerbahce
  Borisia Monstermunch

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge
  Newcastle united

  Group E
  Stuttgart
  FC Kobenhavn
  Steaua Bucherest

  Group F
  PSV
  Napoli
  Dnipro

  Group G
  Sporting Lisbon
  Basel
  Genk

  Group H
  Inter Milan
  Ruben Kazan
  Partizan Belgrade

  Group I
  Lyon
  Athletic Bilbao
  Sparta Prague

  Group J
  Tottenham
  Panathinaikos
  Lazio (haha spuds)

  Group K
  Leverkuesen
  FC Metalist
  Rosenborg

  Group L
  Twente
  Hannover
  Levante

• 278 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:40 PM

  ok last pot about to be drawn…

  Group D

  Bordeaux
  Brugge
  NUFC
  ?????

• 279 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:40 PM

  Very good logistically too.

  Now just need to avoid Anzhi and preferably any other long trips, then we’re set.

• 280 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:41 PM

  gee POT 4 is full of duds

• 281 DokToon // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:41 PM

  good morning all…

  were in group D, with Bordeaux, and club Brugge…

  HWTL

• 282 jackson0022 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:41 PM

  http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/draws/index.html

• 283 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:42 PM

  Fools copped Anhzi !!

• 284 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:42 PM

  Liverpool are going to get murked

• 285 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:42 PM

  The Bindippers got Anzhi.

• 286 hainesy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:42 PM

  HAHAHAHAHA FOOLS! We’ve got a nice team we’ve got a lovely team!

• 287 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:42 PM

  Oof, Liverpool have a very tricky group.

• 288 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge
  Newcastle united
  Videoton

• 289 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge
  Newcastle
  Videoton

  Not a bad group. Definitely can get through it!

• 290 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM

  who will we play if we win this group

• 291 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM

  nope ignore that jumped the gun there

• 292 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  Maritimo FC

• 293 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge
  Newcastle united
  Maritimo

• 294 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  Couldn’t have asked for it better, in my view.

• 295 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  we’ve dodged a bullet

• 296 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  Maritimo are in our group sorry not Videoton

• 297 mattyNUFC // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  what the hell? why didn’t we get Videoton from hungary???

• 298 hainesy // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  Yes! Martimo! Portugese!
  Bordeaux
  Brugge
  Toon
  Martimo

  Looks so nice compared to some of them.

• 299 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  Great draw. We don’t have to travel far for any of our games.

• 300 TheToonKing // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

  aaand naother close trip to Portugal….this has been a great draw for us.

• 301 Sambo from belgium // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:45 PM

  It’s been a while since Newcastle’s been to Belgium. Club Brugge shouldn’t be a problem, but they do have dangerous wingers and midfielders in Rafealov, Meunier and Vazquez (ex barcelona) and Vadis. I hope our full backs can handle them. Defensively they are breakable… Bordeaux can’t be underestimated with dangerman Gouffran upfront and Plasil on the midfield. Never heard of Maritimo though… Theoretically we should end TOP 2 in the group

• 302 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:45 PM

  France, Belgium, and Portugal

  We arsed this draw massively.

• 303 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:45 PM

  Still not a bad group & we should get through as group winners. Also impressed I know all the sides in our group!

• 304 martoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:47 PM

  At least there are no trips to Eastern Europe – Russia etc.

• 305 SupaToonKid // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:47 PM

  Grafton

  Haha love how we made the same mistake

• 306 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:47 PM

  Group A
  Liverpool
  Udinese
  Young Boys
  Anzhi

  Group B
  A.Madrid
  Tel Aviv
  Victoria Plzen
  Academica

  Group C
  Olym Marseille
  Fenerbahce
  Borisia Monstermunch
  AEL

  Group D
  Bordeaux
  Club Brugge
  Newcastle united
  Maritimo

  Group E
  Stuttgart
  FC Kobenhavn
  Steaua Bucherest
  Molde

  Group F
  PSV
  Napoli
  Dnipro
  AIK

  Group G
  Sporting Lisbon
  Basel
  Genk
  Videoton

  Group H
  Inter Milan
  Ruben Kazan
  Partizan Belgrade
  Neftci

  Group I
  Lyon
  Athletic Bilbao
  Sparta Prague
  Kiryat Shmona

  Group J
  Tottenham
  Panathinaikos
  Lazio (haha spuds)
  Maribor

  Group K
  Leverkuesen
  FC Metalist
  Rosenborg
  Rapid Vien

  Group L
  Twente
  Hannover
  Levante
  Helsingborg

• 307 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:47 PM

  Draw is that favourable Tiote, Cabaye, Krul, and Colo will be shipped out today

• 308 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:47 PM

  Ian at 245 ….and i would agree
  . So you’re missing my poiny. Again.

• 309 Beechycini // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  Great draw! I fancy us in this, a nice little trip or 2 there as well. Wouldnt like have Liverpools group, ouch haha and Spurs even more tricky than ours on paper…sweet!

• 310 toonking // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  do we3 play a champions league 3rd place group stage team or is it a runner up of these groups if we win the group stage

• 311 Belgian // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  Happy with the draw.
  I’m off to Brugge

• 312 alkinou // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  Newcastle coming to Belgium, I’ve got to go and see them !!

• 313 hotdog // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  Im disappointed i fancied another trip to Italy to get pick pocketed, piss thrown on me and a possible stabbing in the thigh!

• 314 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  Cheers Supatoon, I also love the fact that I wasn’t listening to any of teh rules of the draw, I probably bad mouthed the guy in an earlier post so I’ve elarnt a lesson there.

  Anyway great draw, fantastic for us I can’t wait.

• 315 izzyb1991 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  So that’s where our transfer kitty has gone- on fixing the Uefa draw. See, Mike really is magic.

• 316 zaktoon_swede // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:48 PM

  wait.. did we get maritimo pr videoton?

• 317 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:49 PM

  Group H , ouch!!

• 318 zaktoon_swede // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:49 PM

  *or

• 319 Munster Mag // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:50 PM

  All that beer in Belgium! Geordies aaal awa!!

• 320 Jail for Ashley // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:50 PM

  TDS,
  I dont think thats unfair at all,he’s asking us to thank an owner who hasn’t cashed in on a player simply because their value hasnt been met,should we thank him for getting 25M for Tiote if Man U come in for him.

• 321 steveno7 // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:50 PM

  Christ rodgers is ripping liverpool apart .lol. is dempsy better than carrol . well i dont think so . borini .sorry but no thanks . the scouse wanna hope he pulls some deals off or theyre gonna struggle to t sound of us geordie folk laughing .

• 322 Super Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:50 PM

  Toonking

  I think the runners up play the CL drop outs and group winners play each other. I’m not sure Tbh.

• 323 Szarka // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:53 PM

  Wow if we get Videoton i could have gone out. Something with the rules made it that we got maritimo.

• 324 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:54 PM

  JfA

  Getting annoyed about things that haven’t happened is pretty pointless hahaha…

• 325 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:55 PM

  Think Maritimo is a little further than first thought. It’s on Medeira Island, so pretty much the most southern point of Europe.

• 326 JAMSHA // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:55 PM

  PLZZZZZZZZZ SIGN 2 PLAYERS EVERY CLUBS HAS BOUGHT IN ATLEAST 2-3 PLAYERS IN THIS WEEK,,,, A LOAN SIGNG WILL DOOOOOOO TOOO

• 327 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:56 PM

  Spuds with the toughest group I think. Lazio and panathniakos. That’s not easy

• 328 bills-son // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:57 PM

  cupiddstunt @ 205 – you are spot on with your ‘mediocre’ assessment of NUFC since 1955. I went to my first game in 1960 aged 7 and in 52 years of supporting the club I’ve seen us win ONE trophy – the Fairs Cup in 1969. I’ve seen us lose 2 FA cup finals and 1 League Cup final and we’ve had many more seasons struggling in the old 2nd Division and in the bottom half of the old 1st Division and Prem than we have qualifying for Europe.

  If it wasn’t for the eternal optimism and support of NUFC fans there is no way we could be classed as a ‘big’ club. How can we be ‘big’ when we havn’t won a domestic trophy for 59 years?? We are big in terms of support only, nothing else. That is fact that bugs the sh%t out of me but its true.

  You are dead right when you say that 5th last season and Europa is right up there with the best achievements this club has had in the past 60 years. We also have a great squad of players and a terrific team spirit. Some of the younger fans on here have no idea that we used to play the likes of Scunthorpe and Huddersfield in front of 12,000 crowds in Div 2 not that long ago. I, and no doubt you cupid, really appreciate what Ashley has built in the last three years. He is THE most professional and astute owner we have had at the club by a mile in my time supporting the club.

  I am as ambitious and passionate for NUFC as any true Toon supporter but 50 odd years of mostly disappointment has made me a realist. That is why talk of ‘disaster’ because we haven’t signed a couple more players is a joke of an overreaction.

  FFS we are in the Europa draw !!

• 329 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 12:59 PM

  Mark

  Liverpool’s is pretty tough.

• 330 Szarka // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:01 PM

  A group is the strongest, G is mostly the easiest.

• 331 2_goal_tino // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:02 PM

  Personally, I’m annoyed with that draw. I’ve been to Brugge, Bordeaux and Madeira before. I wanted a trip to Azerbaijan or something like that. But in footballing terms it’s pretty good.

• 332 Rotonda heights // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:03 PM

  check @251

  Love the look of that team. So much flair and invention and some solidity at the back too. Would love to see Jonas tried at full back either right ot left instead of simpson. Jonnas would be way more threat going forward. Obi was stupidly fast last night.

• 333 Grafton83 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:03 PM

  Mystic Mike, Its way further than I thought, on a map its in line with the middle of Africa, some random island in the midle of the atlantic.

• 334 toonLYF // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM

  Mapou Yanga-M’Biwa is the deal that makes sense for me.

  However, i think we’re going to get Van Der Wiel.

• 335 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM

  Yeah tds I suppose. Mayonaise and young boys no pushovers. Still think spuds is slightly tougher, greece is a tough trip, especially against one of the big 2 teams. Liverpool are traditionally a catholic club, so I’m a bit concerned about them playing against some young boys from bern!

• 336 Tom // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM

  Absolutely great draw, going to Bugged and Bourdeaux for sure. Get in

• 337 total toonage // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:09 PM

  @toonLYF

  van det Weil has gone to psg. For some reason I think we’re gonna bring erik ‘the shuffle’ pieters in.

• 338 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:09 PM

  toonLYF

  He’s just gone to PSG, hasn’t he?

• 339 toonLYF // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM

  wasn’t aware, my bad lads.

• 340 TheToonKing // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM

  Why did we get Maritimo instead of Videoton ? I was so clooose…

• 341 jackson0022 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM

  This year the 3 England representatives in Europa League are very strong, hope we can make it through to the finals~

• 342 darrenfletcher88 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:11 PM

  Do people actually think we will sign anyone????? Your mad if u do!!

• 343 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:11 PM

  @lyf
  gone to psg mate

• 344 toonLYF // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:11 PM

  hope we dont sign pieters mind

• 345 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:11 PM

  Are the Europa fixtures etc released already? Would love to try and catch a game…..can make a claim at being a real fan then

• 346 Indian Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:11 PM

  Guys any remote kind of a rumour? its sad and depressing looking at THFC, QPR, LFC and CFC

• 347 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:12 PM

  I thought pieters’ leg fell off or something?

• 348 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:14 PM

  Indian Magpie

  Why is it depressing looking at Tottenham..?

  They have 2 strikers at the club, they’ve sold their start midfielder and their star attacking midfielder, and their squad is incredibly thin.

  Why is it depressing looking at them???

• 349 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:15 PM

  Im a selfish c*** lol

  I would of loved Inter Milan.

• 350 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:15 PM

  Distance to Madeira from Newcastle, is almost exactly the same as to Isatanbul, however slightly less hostile I’d imagine

• 351 TheToonKing // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:15 PM

  Lee Ryder ?@lee_ryder
  AP: “The targets we have are impossible today, we will go with what we’ve got” #nufc

  that’s that then for us this year.

• 352 total toonage // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:16 PM

  If you type. ‘the erik pieters shuffle’ in YouTube you may change ur mind… The boy can dance.

• 353 darrenfletcher88 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:16 PM

  Lee Ryder is full of sh@t!!!!

• 354 HullMag6 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:16 PM

  Just in case, anyone watching sjp and benton?

  Just got a feeling:…..

  Of hopeful optimism.

• 355 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:17 PM

  Tds

  They’ve agreed a fee for Mountino or what ever he’s called lol

  22 million or something like that.

• 356 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:17 PM

  Poor, poor Mr Pardew.

• 357 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:18 PM

  Nothing happening today fellas, may as well pack it up and pack it in…the signing of Del Piero down here is massive

• 358 Hatem's better than Messi // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:18 PM

  Today is so bad nobodies even bothering to make up stuff up about us.

  Looks like another window for the accountants.

• 359 yorkshireToon // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:19 PM

  How does he gk from we’ll look at getting someone in for Taylor last night to that? I’m not a pessimistic fan but it’s disgusting and a joke there’s 100′s of reasonably priced god players it’s pathetic

• 360 Zebras4Life // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:19 PM

  Disappointing window. Is say we are quite thin up top and our D is still mediocre. Hopefully, we move to a 4-2-3-1 full time.

• 361 Indian Magpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:20 PM

  TDS,

  The point is the realization of the fact that we need reinforcements.

  If we are not going to sign any 1 hope pardew gives XISCO and NILE a chance

• 362 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:20 PM

  It really is piss weak management all round, actually bordering on embarrassing.

  We have a good squad 8th – 10th looking OK as long as no more injuries. No ambition, just bean counters.

• 363 yorkshireToon // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:20 PM

  Darrenfletcher – it’s a direct quote from Pardew’s interview, hardly shit

• 364 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:20 PM

  AP: “The targets we have are impossible today, we will go with what we’ve got”

  Thats usually the case when you leave it to the last day.

  Actually feel sorry for the guy,he says one thing & the board does the opposite

• 365 mattyNUFC // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:21 PM

  szarka

  i would have been there too! shame…

• 366 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:21 PM

  Yipeeeeee!!!! Get a grip. Just because we’re happy at the way the transfers are generally done and are happy with the current squad, doesn’t mean we’re thrilled at no players coming in.

  A bit like people wanting signings, but not 3 £15-20m signings, just 2-3 £5-7m players. Doesn’t have to be so far fetched and that goes for both sides of the fence.

  I will also add, whilst unlikely, it’s not over yet.

• 367 Nick 69 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:21 PM

  why did anyone even half expect us to sign anyone? When have we ever actually signed anyone of note on deadline day? We dont buy players on deadline day, ever. We may sell then put a stupid bid in for someone. It has been clear since we signed Anita that nobody elsewould come in for me.

• 368 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:22 PM

  We could have easily topped Group D, now I hope we can snag 2nd and get through…:I

• 369 HullMag6 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:23 PM

  Optimism valley is strong within me

  Remember it not over til the fat bloke sings (thanks harry – enfield that is not ‘droopy’ redknapp)

• 370 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:23 PM

  darren

  So you say that we definitely won’t sign anyone. Then, when Lee Ryder says the same, you say he’s full of sh!t ?

  Eh?

• 371 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:24 PM

  Hull Mag….Optimism will still be there for people regardless of new transfers….it’s kind of what we do…be optimistic. Unambitious no doubt.

• 372 Shane // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:25 PM

  We should put a wee bid in for Berbatov! He supported the toon as a bairn and he is quality. I think at his age he’d be happy to play second fiddle to Ba and Cisse like a super sub and could fill in during ACoN! The only hurdle I guess would be wages… But I’m sure we could do some sort of incentive based package for him.

• 373 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:25 PM

  Would have been easier to swallow if they stopped sprouting crap in every interview. Just come and say “we are not buying in this window”. Simple. We mightn’t like it but at least its straight up, not this cryptic crap that keeps getting sprouted tagging us along.

• 374 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:25 PM

  Raylor having his scan today, Tiote and Perch out of Sunday’s match too.

• 375 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM

  don’t worry @368 we have solid cover in Bigi and Good :I

• 376 Nick 69 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM

  BelfastMagpie – why do you feel sorry for him? If he wants a player so badly he needs to man up and make sure he gets that player, not sit back and hope he gets someone.

  Personally I think this has proved to me exactly what Mike Ashelys ambitions for this club are, and they certainly aren’t challenging for Champions League/Silverware. You can’t tell me that we couldn’t bring in any more of our targets, all other teams seem to have done it. Our ‘not over paying’ strategy has actually quickly became a ‘we’ll only pay UNDER the odds for our targets’ strategy.

• 377 Hatem's better than Messi // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM

  C’mon lads cheer up, with Best & Lovenkrands & Smith’s wages gone.
  3 youngsters signed on peanuts.
  Anita for a little more.

  We should make a profit this year. Let’s all celebrate the day as if we’d won the FA cup .. open top bus for Ashley & Llambias .. key to the city etc.

  I’d personally like to thank Mike Ashley for really showing his enthusiasm this window and I’m looking forward to Champion’s League football next season, now he’s invested in the players who’ll build on last season’s success.

  Cheers Mike.

• 378 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:27 PM

  Belfast

  Where’d that come from?

• 379 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:27 PM

  Just another season praying that certain players dont get injured..

  It’s a shame they didn’t have the balls to push on & back the manager..

  Pardew will take the flack as per usual,while Ashley & Llambias stay silent..

• 380 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:29 PM

  Thursday, 20th September, 2012 (Matchday One); Thursday, 4th October, 2012 (Matchday Two); Thursday, 25th October, 2012;(Matchday Three); Thursday, 8th November, 2012 (Matchday Four); Thursday, 22nd November, 2012 (Matchday Five); and Thursday, 6th December, 2012 (Matchday Six).
  A full list of the fixtures and kick-off times will be published here at nufc.co.uk as soon as they are available.
  The Europa League final will be played at Ajax’s Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday, 15th May, 2013.

• 381 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:29 PM

  @hatems better a profit would mean a decent fund for next year. self sufficient club and all that

• 382 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:29 PM

  Here we are
  Still together
  We are one
  So much time wasted
  Playing games with love

  So many tears I’ve cried
  So much pain inside
  But Baby it ain’t over ’til it’s over
  So many years we’ve tried
  To keep our love alive
  But Baby it ain’t over ’til it’s over

  How many times Did we give up?
  But we’ve always worked things out
  But all my doubts and fears
  Have kept me wondering, yeah If I’d always, always be in love

  So many tears I’ve cried
  So much pain inside
  But Baby it ain’t over ’til it’s over
  So many years we’ve tried
  And kept our love alive ‘Cause Baby it ain’t over ’til it’s over

  Ooo, hoo Ooo Ooo, ooo Ooo Ooo, hoo

  Cheers Lenny….needed that

• 383 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:30 PM

  Sky sports mate

  They’ve agreed a fee for Moutinho & Loris is apparently a done deal too..

  Moutinho & Dembele to cracking signings..

• 384 Klatoon // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:31 PM

  atleast we are not Villa

• 385 ToonRich // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:31 PM

  If our no.1 targets are not reachable today, we should do what teams have done to us in the past and poach players that other teams are bring into the country for talks/medicals?!!

• 386 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:32 PM

  Ibiza

  Why do you even try, mate? Like I said, any bit of remote positivity and you’re an ‘armchair accountant’ or an ‘Ashley lover’.

  Like I said to Ruddy yesterday – if the transfer window is the only exciting thing about football, then most NUFC fans better go and watch a different sport.

• 387 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:32 PM

  Nick 69 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM

  If Pardew done that he would be sacked mate. lol

• 388 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:33 PM

  Belfast

  Moutinho could be a very good replacement for Modric. I think he’ll do well in the PL.

  Lloris is a weird one – feel bad for Friedel, he’s still a very good keeper.

• 389 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:33 PM

  ppb….No it doesn’t. Ashley will use OUR MONEY to fund his next business adventure. He doesn’t care about the club or us fans and justs want a 52,000 capacity advertising board!!!

  Dubzy…Thank you good sir!

• 390 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:33 PM

  Maicon to Man city..

• 391 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:34 PM

  Hmm never seen lenny’s crevice lyrics applied to football before.
  I want to get away, I wanna flyyyyy awayyyyyy yeahhh yeahhhh yeahhhhh (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!)

• 392 Banjo // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:34 PM

  Did nobody see the massive deflection that got the goal?! it was going wide!

• 393 Hatem's better than Messi // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:34 PM

  @ppb

  As the balance sheet is their only concern they should be very happy they have spent so little.

  Fingers crossed we have no injuries/cards and Ivory Coast beat Senegal.
  No additional FB, same CB’s, two less strikers … cross your toes too!

• 394 gaza25 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:34 PM

  Hey im new here. What about a move for babel he has just been released by hoffenheim and could do a job while the demba’s go to acon. just a thought what do u think lads. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/8036433/Hoffenheim-release-Babel

• 395 geordiejamie89 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:34 PM

  Rumour outside St. James’ Berbatov is on his way up to Newcastle. . . . .

• 396 yorkshireToon // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:34 PM

  Can anyone explain to me the bullshit about having several targets for each position and if we can’t get the 1st we’ll move on? It’s absolutely ridiculous

  And don’t tell me we might b e one of our targets available in January and that’s why because we desperately need players now

• 397 ToonDownSouth // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:36 PM

  OK, I’m off or the day.

  Guys, stop sitting on your computer moaning all day. It’s bad for your health. Get some sun.

• 398 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:36 PM

  Hearing from a friend residing in Germany, that a news agency over there is reporting we’re in for Marcell Jansen.

• 399 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:36 PM

  TDS…Glutton for punishment I guess

  Also, I love a good set of accounts and as mentioned earlier, there is no better spooner than Mike Both of those points make me feel warm inside. I can get past our mediocre team not being able to perform. In fact, I look forward to watching Sunderland, QPR, Fulham, Stoke, etc all finishing above us. They deserve it after all, they have great ambition. I don’t need it though I have Ashley and profit….muhahhaha

• 400 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:37 PM

  ibiza you’ve swayed me. he’ll embezzle all profits. it’s a guarantee

• 401 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:37 PM

  I lie, of course.

• 402 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:37 PM

  Banjo, the deflection pushed the shot outside the line of the post, and it swerved back in, the shot was probably headed toward the other side of the goal.

• 403 ilovetoon8788 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:38 PM

  Nobody in today. Sums us up. Stay injury with all the many fixtures and we may challenge Europe. 1 or 2 injuries in defence may cripple us though. We may have to wait for January.

• 404 Wandering Geordie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:39 PM

  Morning Lads, great draw today could not ask for better.Although I see you still can’t please some.i=It appears that Ed may as well be a shrink on here as it is becoming a doom and gloom blog site …Lot’s of people with issues of despair and depression….Mind you I used to be like you lot in the 70′s and 80′s…then I left these shores .and started a new life..Who knows we may have a player or two before close of play ,and more importantly none of our players will be sold.What will be will be…Just glad we are back in Europe….Will always be a mag and proud to be a Geordie whatever happens with my team

• 405 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:40 PM

  Mark….NUFC is dead (rock n roll is dead)?]

  You think you’re on top of the world
  But you know it’s really over
  Runnin’ round making no signings
  And bank accounts that are overflowin’
  N U F C is dead
  But all the money in the world
  Can’t buy you from the place you’re going to
  N U F C is dead
  N U F C is dead

• 406 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:40 PM

  I’d love to TDS but it’s 10.40pm here

• 407 BelfastMagpie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:40 PM

  Spurs just sold Modric & re-invested the money on new players.

  Imagine if we done that too lol

• 408 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM

  @ibiza can i be invited for a ménage à trois with you and mike?

• 409 Banjo // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM

  Markaccus, probably true as i only saw it once, still it can’t be said that it was a ‘wonderful curling strike’

• 410 geordie157 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM

  Ryan Babel on a free anyone?

• 411 Who ate all the Magpies? // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM

  Well, people would be moaning about the players being sold in the first place..

• 412 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM

  Wandering….Hear hear!

• 413 ilovetoon8788 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:42 PM

  I love the way how spurs have been doing business for the last 5 years. They have sold favorites like berbatov and really used the funds to replace them.

  They are using modric sale to fund dembele moutinho lloris and probably 1 more. Outstanding. No wonder they have broken into the top 4

• 414 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:43 PM

  ppb….As long as you bring some greggs, of course.

  You also need to bring a direct debit form, snuggling is charged by the minute, but wow, worth every penny.

• 415 Wandering Geordie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:44 PM

  According to French radio station RMC, both Arsenal and Newcastle are keen to sign the 24-year-old Dutch international Gregory Van Wiel Right back

• 416 bollance // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:44 PM

  For me the player we have need rewarding for a great season last year. Nobody expected 5th and they made it happen. Why can’t they do it again? Lets face it, they are all better then last year

• 417 ppb // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:45 PM

  @ibiza steak bakes and American express ok?

• 418 darrenfletcher88 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:46 PM

  @wandering, stop talking papa

• 419 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:46 PM

  Banjo, yeah, decent curling strike with a bit of help to send the keeper the wrong way, would be more accurate. Still lots of canny goals go in like that. Often takes a lucky one to get a player off the mark, vuckic might go on to get a few this season, if so, our back up support forward problem is sorted. Cisse or ba playing alongside hba or vuckic.

• 420 Slank // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:47 PM

  ToonDownSouth @ 380

  Can I just add that there aren’t many (if any) fans congradulating Mike Ashley for refusing to sell our star players.

  Hatem’s better than Messi @ 387

  If Mike Ashley was so absorbed with the balance sheet why didn’t he sell his star players? There were at least three players each worth at least £25M.

  yorkshireToon @ 389

  It’s like buying a house. If you are after a four bed detached house in a nice area for £500K and there isn’t one available then you don’t go and buy a 2 bed terrached in a naff area for £100K because it’s available. The club’s requirements are very specific for a player and include many aspects of that players character, background, attitude, nationality and his family circumstances. If it was that easy buying players then Man City being the richest would have all the very best players.

• 421 Toon73 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:47 PM

  Pards must be gutted.

  Forced to trot out the same old worn out cliches.

  They’re all gonna start tomorrow…

• 422 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:49 PM

  Micah Richards effectively demoted to 3rd choice RB at Man City, with them signing Maicon – think we could snare him, even if it was on loan with a view to buy? Don’t know when he last signed a contract with them, if it was in the last few years then I reckon his wages are above what we’d offer.

  Would be a fantastic signing. Is better than Simpson in every department and obviously can cover CB too. He would also fit the goal-threat from set-pieces gap.

• 423 lloydie780 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:49 PM

  I said on one of the previous articles this would happen – no signings and why there wasnt going to be any and got a load of stick. Glad to see the press are backing me with it 3-4 hours later. We really need a full back and striker but will end up with nothing. I also question where our list of players for each position is, as Pards said if we sold Cabaye we would have a list of players we could work through to replace him. We have had the whole summer to work through our lists in the positions pards told us we needed players in and got none. great lists. Where is this CB who will socre 5+ goals a season, last Jan, where is our new full back to replace Simpson or slot in at left back? Where is our 3rd/4th choice striker? Obvious gaps in the team, our list is none existant or if it is we don’t seem to really have used the players behind our 1st/2nd choices on them. Not an Ashley hater just a seriously dissapointed fan. If i hear anything i shall post.

• 424 check the toastie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:50 PM

  The most important player now in our squad to keep fit is Steven Taylor, if we lose him we are in serious shit.

  Collocini goes walkabouts when not with Tayls, Perch can replace Collo effectively, however nobody replaces Saylor in the squad, he is so so so important to keep fit, wouldnt let him anywere near any cup games.

• 425 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:51 PM

  wheres the reporter David Craig from SSN anyway,hes normally in the north east reporting on deadline day….THA SEZ IT ALL IF HE AIN’T HERE THEN THERES NO DEALS TO BE DONE

• 426 lloydie780 // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:51 PM

  419- Mystic Mike we wont be making any loan signinga

• 427 check the toastie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:52 PM

  And by the way, why does Willo give a free kick away at every setpiece in somebody else’s box, corner or threatening free kick, annoying.

• 428 Markaccus // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:53 PM

  Dubzy, he’s at stadio de shoite. It must be their turn. He’ll be at sjp in jan.

• 429 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:53 PM

  http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2012/08/31/alan-pardew-not-expecting-any-deadline-day-moves-72703-31737248/?

  #FUMING

• 430 Wandering Geordie // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:53 PM

  @Darren …..only going off BBC world service report….I may as well spout some crap on here too and join the manic depression division of the Toon army… lol

• 431 NUFC_LEAZES END // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:55 PM

  Howeh pardew give us a nice surprise today by signing a good player.

• 432 Slank // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:56 PM

  ilovetoon8788 @ 410

  Whenever there is a new manager at a club, like Spurs, there tends to follow a mass clearout of players. We were the past masters of this which produced zero trophies. Hopefully the same thing will happen to Spurs and Liverpool.

• 433 bazrazmataz // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:56 PM

  What a load of crap MA has a lot to answer for here what are his true intentions every one has strengthened around us and we have stood still

• 434 craigTnufc // Aug 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM

  Some miserable people on the blog, reminds me of this time last year, just relax we have a good team and good manager and see how the season progresses.

• 435 Les Grossman // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM

  geordie jamie89
  Rumour outside st James park is berbatov……..bla bla
  I wish a bus would go out of control outside St James park and kill people who make up stupid rumours!

  Are you still there?????

• 436 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM

  lloydie780

  I know the chance is remote mate. Just tying to distract myself from the fact we’re not going to do any business.

  It’s ok saying we’ve got a good team and can finish top 6 again, but that task is going to be far more difficult than last year and if we fail to achieve that, which I think we will, the knock-on effect will be a few exits of players who’ve been sent up a blind alley by the club, in terms of how they foresaw us evolving.

  Then we start from scratch, reinvesting some of the money; if it goes well, dabble in Europa for a season or 2, stagnate, repeat process.

  Maybe Ashley is just looking to establish a firm footing for the club and demonstrate that over a few seasons to potential suitors, then be shot of us to somebody else……. hopefully.

• 437 obatoyou // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM

  why didn’t we go for lloris, as france captain, you’d think he’d want to join the rest of his team at newcastle (chuckle)

• 438 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM

  @bazrazmataz…………I AGREE WIV U M8, A STRIKER WE NEED IF BA AN CISSE GET INJURED,WHER FU*kED…….Y NOT BID 12MIL FOR LOIC REMY FFS

• 439 HullMag6 // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:05 PM

  Honestly would love richards at the toon, played u21s with saylor but like any idea now its all down to the numbers.

  As for berba – outside our policy but if cheap enough good european experience to tap into.

• 440 lloydie780 // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:09 PM

  Mystic I love the fact you make something up in hope just so everything seems brighter. Great idea. I also wish we would loan someone and love the sound of Micah Richards, but it wont happen. We have got a good team, we have got a good manager but we needed reinforcements last season and need them again now, especially after selling two strikers. I am realistic but as many people have said we are 15mil off being on par or close to pushing the top 4, i see us 6th-10th at the minute. If we had pushed we would have had two signings in of good quality who could have pulled us up to the next tier. It’s a shame but lets hope we will build to that if they wont do a quick job.

• 441 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:13 PM

  “They have sold favorites like berbatov and really used the funds to replace them. ”

  We sold Carroll – Got Ba and Cisse (Both better as well)
  We sold Barton & Nolan – Got Cabaye, Tiote, Anita.
  We sold Enrique – Got Santon.

  Overall, Spurs have a net spend of £4.5m since Berbatov was sold….pretty decent business, let’s not pretend them don’t have holes in their team much like us. That £4.5 figure doesn’t include any players not signed before today….sorry, been out of the office and forgot to hit submit Possibly a little behind the convo now

• 442 couchy-spennymoor-mags // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:17 PM

  Just heard pardew on radio sounding very pissed offf… Saying we going to have to wait till January for signings! Apparently dirty Derek saying none of our transfer targets are available… Bullshit imo,the fact is we have no money for players and we never did. Why don’t we look at bringing loan signings in? Sturridge,gameiro…etc.Think the board are just pure taking the piss out of our loyal fans. Praying to god we don’t lose anyone now like folks!!!!

• 443 ilovetoon8788 // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:19 PM

  I really really pray this is the season where Saylor keeps fit and no injuries whatsoever. We’re screwed without him.

• 444 dubzy // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:35 PM

  ITS SAD TO SEE ALL THE TEAMS AROUND US BUYING TOP PLAYERS AN WE SIT BAK,THE DIFFERENCE BTWEEN 20 & 30 MIL SPENDING IS THA XTRA COUPLE OF POINTS @ THE END OF THE SEASON,Y WAIT TIL JANUARY THE SEASON MITE B OVA BY THEN

• 445 mickg108 // Aug 31, 2012 at 9:25 PM

  Have to admit,,the Names we were linked to & the “Across the \line” Players is Papiss Poor,,Debuchy,,M’Bwia & Hoillett,would of been excellent Addtions, to an improving Squad,,,but as Per we Sell Season Tickets !st,,& Ferk the Fans.

• 446 mickg108 // Aug 31, 2012 at 9:29 PM

  1s*even.