Both Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba have so far been a little quiet this season, with only one goal between them, and Papiss Cisse has been the quieter striker of the two, and has not scored in his last five appearances for Newcastle.
Papiss Cisse – very quiet this season
Considering these two scored 29 goals between them last season, and Papiss Cisse got his 13 goals in less than half a season on Tyneside, big things are expected of these two strikers this term, and we have very little in reserve.
Shola Ameobi is the third striker at the club, but the local lad has been out all season with a hamstring pull, and very rarely is he fit enough to play more than half of Newcastle’s games in any one season.
Alan Pardew has talked about least season’s 2-1 win against Aston Villa in February, when Papiss Cisse made his debut and both Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse scoring in the first game they ever played together.
But they haven’t done the same thing since, and we have to hope both can get on target today when Aston Villa come visiting St. James’ Park.
This is how the Newcastle manager described that game:
The manager said:
“It was a flat game actually, and he lifted it with that wonder goal, and it underlined his start for us.” ”It would be great if he gets a goal again because when he is scoring, we do look a different side.”
“He has had a couple of quiet ones for him, so we are looking for him to be a little bit livelier on Sunday and get a goal.” “There’s a big game in this international window for Newcastle. Really from my side, I don’t really want Senegal to win.”
”That’s just on a selfish front, and I apologize to our Senegal fans, but that’s just my opinion. It would give us a problem.”
The big game is the play-off between the Ivory Coast and Senegal in the African Cup of nations, which will take place in South Africa in January and February.
Senegal have Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba, and the Ivory Coast have with Cheick Tiote, and Alan is simply playing the numbers game, and hoping that Senegal are eliminated.
If Senegal win, Newcastle may have to bring in another striker in the January transfer window, but we should have done that this summer, to replace Peter Lovenkrands and Leon Best, who both left the club.
It’s a little bit late to think of that now.
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94 responses so far ↓
1 jawballsaswallwell // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:18 AM
If we had signed a top centre back then I would have been very happy. As it is we do have two top first choice centre backs and proven cover in Williamson and Perch and a promising youngster in Good. Not ideal, but maybe we’ll be ok. The rest of the team looks great. Anita looks like he could hold down a regular spot at DM or either fullback positions.
We are light upfront but we have two top strikers and excellent cover in Shola and can always play 433 with such a raft of top wide men.
We may lack depth in experience, that may be our undoing battling on so many fronts, then again maybe not. Do you throw money at it or trust in what you’ve got. I’m hoping for the best.
2 DG MAGPIE // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Was watching soccer am today and glen Johnson is a Newcastle fan ! Wouldn’t mind him for a few years at right back…. Yes long shot I know.
Slightly disappointed by transfers…. However stupid it sounds I was last summer! As long as we are in top 8 by January doing well on Europe and sign one player in next transfer window I will still be one happy steward!!
My accumulator £5
Birmingham city west brom wins
Stoke v Wigan spurs v Norwhich draws
All I need is a Newcastle win for £455!!
3-1 Ben arfa & demba ba 2
HWTL !!
3 NUFC_LEAZES END // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:22 AM
They’ll be great after Ramadan.
Until then we need the midfield to chip in with some goals, mainly Ben arfa.
We could also do with some goals from set pieces by our CB’s.
4 pbNcl // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Must win game tomorrow. Is it a power armour night on here or is the blog in tranquility haha
5 pbNcl // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:25 AM
Wahey DG MAGPIE !!! Bet your buzzin come 6 o clock tomorrow enjoy it wor kid!
6 voodoo85 // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:29 AM
@ Ramadan has finished now i believe, hope we start both Demba and Cisse upfront tomorrow but Pardew wont be able to play both strikers too much as if one pulls a hamstring (touch wood) or something and is out for 6 weeks etc, we would depend on the other so much
especially with shola out and even when he is fit – cant really play a full 90 mins
7 Ben-Arfa11 // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:30 AM
it aint a good feeling when you bet on your team and they end up messing it up for you
i bet on newcastle to beat chelsea last week couldnt resist at the price of 6-1 especially when they won there last season they got destroyed
i have had some mixed fortunes betting on newcastle
they won for me when they beat liverpool last season got a nice few bob there
also got some money for demba ba scoring 1st goal against man united last season
and got money when they trashed cardiff when we were in championship
they cost me a treble tho in the championship when they drew at home to bristol city and my other 2 teams won.
so i really hope it works out for you dj magpie
i bet on newcastle last season to beat villa and they did 2-1 thanks to cisse goal but i had a double on them and spurs to beat liverpool at anfield and it was a 0-0 draw
as i said usually 1 team always lets you down or maybe its just me
8 Graeme // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:31 AM
Ramadam ended last week mate – we had some great celebrations here in Nigeria. Unfortunately I couldnt attend as they are “Fruit Juice” only, no grog!!
Such a shame.
9 Ben-Arfa11 // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:32 AM
has anyone realised that the newcastle united blog banner has just changed
10 pbNcl // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:35 AM
Aye the banner looks class! And I’m sure newcastle’s gonna win tomorrow so that lad’s in the cash! Luck won’t come into it, cabaye ben arfa and the damba’s will! Plus an iron clad defensive display! If we have tiote and perch on the pitch villa will 5hit themselves cos those lads can clatter an elephant. Is tiote okay yet anybody know?
11 TorqToon // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:35 AM
Ben Arfa – well can I just say that I highly doubt he was signed based on 25 appearances and you can’t gauge a definite idea on how successful and player will be when you’ve only seen him play 12 times! That’s probably 12 more times than you’ve seen Alfi play – yet rule him out as a good prospect straight away!
These players need time to adjust to the English game, history tells us we sign very good players (with the odd exception – Xisco) but that was down to YouTube scout Dennis wise.
Bigi is a talent I can tell you that, and Amalifitano is an incredible, technical and exciting player! I’m over the moon we signed the lad and one day, whenever that will be, he and Anita will prove you wrong.
Then I hope you will step up and admit it. That’s all I’m saying, lad.
12 NUFC_LEAZES END // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Ah my bad, I thought Ramadan ended at the end of September for some wild reason haa.
Nice banner ed !
13 ilovetoon8788 // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:42 AM
So much for “we are looking at a defender who is a threat in the set piece and scores 8 goals per season”
Pardew can thank MA in making him look like a mug now. The defender was never coming.
14 pbNcl // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:43 AM
Anita is sheer class. So he tripped up floppy legs torres so what, that lad can knock himself over combing his hair. He’s the sort of player who intends to go down and had falling over as an art. Horrific, I’ve never liked him. He should watch his compatriot david silva, that kid jus bundles thru challanges and never once looks to go down, he’s like a gyroscope
15 pbNcl // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:46 AM
ilovetoon8788 fair enough your disapointed we didn’t get a defender in but to be fair double award winning pardew looks far from being a mug. These things happen in football
16 Ben-Arfa11 // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:50 AM
ilovetoon8788
exactly finally someone getting my points and views.
alan pardew is a big fat liar
he said in jaunary when our failed bid for marripa he said we wont be signing him in the summer as we get a much better deal and option…..so where is this better option eh???
he also said ben-arfa was injured yet he plays against spurs another lie
he also said when we bought demba ba that most of the 35 million was spent and the secretary is ticking away on how much we have left making out agent fees cost that much total bollocks .
he also said we bring in 3-4 players that will take the club forward bringing 3 youngsters into the club who wont play for us for ages is not taking the club forward he made out he was going to buy quailty.
he also thinks we should be pleased that mike ashley hasnt sold anyone
we get 50 million a season been in the league got 35 million for andy carroll cut our wage bill considerable with guthrie and smith off the books and get cash for been in europa league and we got a huge magnifencet stadium that is packed to the rafters yet we only can just try and keep our players there is something so wrong about that.
also he says that he is afraid of clubs coming in for our players.tiote cabaye ba and cisse have all said they are happy at our club so why would he be afraid if an offer came in all you say is no thanks no go away simple as that it was clear from the start of the season we were advertising our players and were hoping for big fees and it didnt happen we would of loved to sell our best players but the prices were piss poor thats y we rejected them.
also he says we cant splash the cash unless we are in the champions league so how the hell are qpr sunderland and others spending money then and how the hell will we get to the champions league to spend money if we dont even have a good enough team to get there
alan pardew thank you for getting us 5th but jesus have some balls and tell the fans whats really going on
17 pbNcl // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:51 AM
Love and peace I’m off to sleep
Big up the crew
18 JP...from The Rock // Sep 2, 2012 at 1:06 AM
Loving the new header Ed
19 Thump // Sep 2, 2012 at 1:06 AM
“It would give us a problem.”
Wow, so he does realise having only 3 strikers – 2 of which are likely to be away for a relatively significant portion of the season – is an issue. Thanks, Pards.
20 Mystic Mike's Iron Curtain // Sep 2, 2012 at 1:10 AM
I hope he wants to score tomorrow.
21 89Norcal // Sep 2, 2012 at 1:18 AM
To be fair to the Dembas, they haven’t gotten much supply from our midfield, but also the tactics have been off. I don’t like the 4-4-2 system with them static at the top of the box like vs Chelsea. They need to be making runs across each other in the attack third, and open some space up.
Campbell just may be a gem for us this season, when you consider our short striker list and the fact they’ll be off to ACON again.
22 t00ntime // Sep 2, 2012 at 2:52 AM
@ben arfa
I’ve been reading ur posts all day and you like to exagerate alot.
Ok we didnt sign the defender that we wanted and pardew wanted but if you look at it with a bit of perspective you will notice that our window wasnt that bad.
If you ask me, MA has told AP he will need to sell a player and use that money to bring in new ones. That would explain the ‘advertising’ pardew did before the window.
I want CL football as much as every fan but we have a 5 year plan and we qualified for europa before we planned so we are ahead of schedule, no need to worry after 2 games.
23 Zebras4Life // Sep 2, 2012 at 3:00 AM
Buzzing for the match tomorrow. 6 PTs in 3 matches will look nice heading into break.
24 Zebras4Life // Sep 2, 2012 at 3:03 AM
Almost forgot. The banner looks incredible!
25 chris_g // Sep 2, 2012 at 3:04 AM
Ben-Arfa11 // Sep 2, 2012 at 12:26 AM
said:
torq toon
ive seen curtis good play many times for melbourne heart he has played 25 times for them and ive seen him play about 12 times he has been live on setanta ireland where im from and they usually show australian football games and he looks an excellent player very composed on the ball and a leader reminds me of a young jonathan woodgate
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That sounds like bullsh1t to me. I’d be very surprised if any Australian football (soccer) games are shown live on Setanta Ireland, because here in Australia the broadcast rights are owned exclusively by Fox Sports and the games can’t be shown by Setanta.
As far as I’m aware, these are the only countries around the world where A-League soccer matches (or highlights) are shown, and Setanta don’t appear to have the broadcast rights in any of them:
Australia – Fox Sports (live coverage & highlights)
New Zealand – SKY Sport (New Zealand) (live coverage & highlights)
United States – Fox Soccer Channel (1 game per week + highlights)
Hong Kong – Cable TV Hong Kong (1 / 2 game per week + highlights)
Canada – Fox Sports World (highlights)
United Kingdom and Republic Of Ireland – Sky Sports (highlights + Play offs and Final live)
26 AussieToon // Sep 2, 2012 at 3:36 AM
It’s a bloody joke. The transfer window has shown, we are not serious about competing. End of.
We had a chance to build a squad to have a massive run in Europe, maybe go far in the FA Cup and build on another top 5 league finish.
Nearly everyone has improved around us, we still have a paper thin squad and with Williamson and Simpson in our team, we won’t be having a chance to win anything.
Yeah, thanks Mike, much appreciated. You git. Piss the hell off.
27 HOGC // Sep 2, 2012 at 3:39 AM
Well, i think Cisse and Ba cant really be faulted for not scoring goals or looking lively this season.
Brcause Pardew had a cautious tactic, majority of the time, the ball was just passed around our defence, we rarely looked like threathening until Ben Arfa took the ball..
Its similar to the start of last season, we played super cautiously, i remembered very clearly that Cabaye was always made to sit back deep and concentrate more on defending then attacking even though we all know his attacking exploits while he was with Lille..
It was only when Pardew started to allow Cabaye to attack more that more chances came for out strikers.
So until the tactics changes, Ba and Cisse wont see much goal scoring opportunities supplied..
28 AussieNUFC // Sep 2, 2012 at 6:22 AM
Anyone know a website to watch the game live ?
29 AussieNUFC // Sep 2, 2012 at 6:25 AM
Anyone know a website to watch epl games live ?
30 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 6:30 AM
Eplsite.com
31 TorqToon // Sep 2, 2012 at 7:10 AM
Chris G – Well played mate! I suspected last night that it was complete bullsh1t but didn’t know for sure do didn’t say anything. But seems you have put somebody in their place well and truely!
I think I learnt last night exactly WHY I don’t come in the blog late at night as it seems most neggers and Ashley bashers are nocturnal!!!
32 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Sep 2, 2012 at 7:15 AM
The season has only just started and the Doom merchants are on here again!
Cisse will come good, he just needs to get his rythym back and get match-fit again
Chelski,s first goal last week was a joke! Anita,s contact for the Pen was minimal, and i noticed how Torres dived again later in the match and got Yellow for arguieng against the Ref ! He learnt his diving technique from Suarez before he left Liverfool !
The 2-0 however was class, and no complaints about that!
If that,s how they want to play it then okay but the 1-0 left a bitter taste watching it live here on the box!
However that,s gone and we need to move on.
We should beat Villa today!
33 hdavid23 // Sep 2, 2012 at 7:44 AM
theyll start scoring, remember Ba last year, it took him some time after Ramadan, but then he exploded with a hattrick…
also, a bit off, but what do you think about the other 2 games today? im thinking of putting some money on southampton, manure always fail against promoted sides
34 Whistler // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:06 AM
Sounds like AP is more than a little anxious about the forthcoming Senegal qualifier….I’d hazard a guess that privately he’s with the 75% of fans disappointed at our transfer activity….we may yet ride our luck on this but could equally rue our failure to replace any of our outgoing forwards during this window….
2-0 to the Toon today I reckon….HWTL
35 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:08 AM
@33:
I think some people here are disappointed that 20Mil Plus was,nt spent on new players.
Manure lost to Everton but the season,s only just started. Plus they,ve got RVP now! Southampton, may if they are lucky come away with a draw.
Chelsea may win the league this year but its all just too early to say. It depends how many times Torres gets away with his diving in the Box!
I think Manure will win today against the Saints.
36 bambams // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:17 AM
i said at the end of last season that the most important thing would be to ensure Cisse gets a goal early into the new season, he is a ‘confidence’ striker that just takes on anything when in that mood.
Lets hope he gets one today.
37 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM
match day lets have ya!!!!
3-1 to the toon, hba, cisse, saylor
HWTL
38 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:21 AM
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/
http://www.footballstreaming.info/streams/todays-links/index.html
two good sites for live games
39 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:26 AM
hahah LOL LOL
exposes as a serial bullshoiter
***Ben-Arfa11***
as if we didnt all ready know. gets his info from google.
What a sad life!
WELL DONE CHRIS G
40 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Cant beat a home match day, good pi55 up in the strawberry lets get it on.
4-0 to the tooooooon cisse hattrick cabaye with the other
41 sirtoongospel // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Cisse’s movement has been as good as ever. It’s the 4 man midfield getting hammered off the opposition 5 that has been our problem so far. AP has got it badly wrong. Time for him to realise 4-4-2 is rubbish. Especially against top teams. HBA should be on the attack constantly in games not tracking back.
42 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Cant wait for today, now the transfer window has ended its time to enjoy our footy again.
2-0 to the toon.
Ba and a Saylor header for the win
TOON TOON!
43 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Yes we didn’t bring in a defender but the transfer window was still good we moved forward
Anita / Guthrie
Amalfitano / lovenkrands
Biggie / smith
Good young prospect but who knows what him tavernier n streete could do if giving there chance
Same applies to abeid n Campbell, for me vukic, sammi n ferguson all ready proved they can play at pl level when they’ve played
So squad is bigger you can’t deny that, still think we will b up fighting for top 4
We had a better window last summer yet half the ppl on here had us down for relegation
44 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:32 AM
are you not allowed to post links for the live streams on here? my comment is awaiting moderation..
Soz Ed if i’m not, didnt know m8
45 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:35 AM
As for today I can see hba running riot over villa good 3-0 or 4-0 I reckon that will take us 5th I think today
46 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:36 AM
davybtoon
thats how a see it
howay lets all just get behind the team today nee bickering about transfers and whatnot, any negativity can be saved for after the game IF we lose, however i think wel have far to much for villa
47 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:37 AM
And yes totally agree pardew needs to switch to 433 I don’t really don’t care if ba ain’t happy playing more wide we look a much better side when we play that system
48 beddersmag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Bro56
Never seemed to be a problem before. Hopefully it will be allowed. Im all ears
49 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:39 AM
bro56
wey aye you can mate people always put links up during the game, im sure edd would want us all to see the matches anyway
were not all fortunate enough to have american tele that show every single premier league game
50 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:39 AM
I hope we try one up front today with Barfa just floating behind either Cisse or Ba.
Barfa could walk thru any defence if he starts high enuf up field.
Would be a good time to try at home to Villa h who will probably have a few new faces
Ba
Ben Arfa
Marv Cabaye Anita Obertan
Santon Saylor Colo Simpson
srnicek
51 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Davy i dont think vuckic is good enough imo for pl
52 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:40 AM
@38 lads
two of the safe links I use. no need for downloads etc..
53 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:40 AM
srnicek?? hahahaha nowt new about pavel
54 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Gateshead I’ve looked at villas team got a lot of players out n alot of young players in the side, u can never write any team off in the prem but they’ve been really bad first 2 games
I think there isn’t a toon fan that would love to see us give them another hiding after that relegation day
55 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:42 AM
still awiting
ww .thefirstrow. eu/
.footballstreaming.info/streams/todays-links/index.html
56 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:43 AM
davybtoon
i never minded villa before that day, i didnt think they had anything against us either??
so glad to be back up and the 6-0 was a great day, more of the same please
57 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:43 AM
Eaststand
Vukic v WBA last season proved he’s prem class in that game he was brilliant
Fans writing him this kid is gonna b a huge star am telling you
58 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:44 AM
@Gateshead-Mag
He’s on the bench m8, hes been in a M Jacko incubator for 10yrs. as goods as new now m8
59 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Hope we get plenty of service for the front men today which we have lacked in the first 2 games
60 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:45 AM
bro56
aslong as hes better than elliot he can be back up, bit reisky throwing him straight on, he might not have thawed out properly yet
61 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Davy all the other games hes had a part in he might aswell of not been on the pitch,
62 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:47 AM
@Gateshead-Mag
lol he’s been at Man U al neet getting the hair-dryer treatment off Fergy about his dodgy mullet. should of done the trick
63 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:47 AM
liking the new banner, cant wait to see kets reaction when he realises simpson and williamson are in it hahahaha
64 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:49 AM
still think we should stick with krul just for today, maybe ease him in in the cups??
65 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Simpson is just behind Pards. Williamson just fell as the pic was taken
66 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Gateshead
He will be even more upset scharner isnt in it
67 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:51 AM
aye defo Krul. Hes gonna be my fav if he stick around a bit..
Given
srnicek
Krul (but moving on up) nothing will stop him
Harper
Hooper
Budgie
Shaka Dropalot
68 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:52 AM
eaststand
hes not the only one
if only ashley had offered that extra million wed have our man and be pushing on for champions league!!
the man has no ambition
69 Marty-Toon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Hopefully got a target Cb for the January window,must say I hate the suspense of the windows.
got them all squeezed in there apart from the wee Norn Iron wizard Fergie
Waiting around to hear if we signed someone or lost a top player
great banner Ed
Howay the lads today
70 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:53 AM
So your ignoring his best game that prove he has class n jus look at his bad games, these young lads arnt gonna b world beaters every game but you can’t write them off for bad performance Christ wouldn’t have half the first team playing if that’s how we judge players
71 Marty-Toon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Question?
Just for a laugh
Which nufc player chipped Peter Smeichel?
Answers on a postcard please
72 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:56 AM
has anyone seen these. lol Ive saw them all as I speak fluent italian
Little babyface Ben arfa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqof0zIDMWs
73 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Gateshead
Yes I would love debuchy but we don’t kno Lille were asking for jus one million more, n if an completely honest debuchy wouldn’t b my no1 choice rb to come bcoz he ain’t that much better than Simpson at defending but he is class at us getting forward
74 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Davy i dont think he offers much during the game i hope he proves me wrong and then theres his injuries, at his age he should be getting plenty of starts and hes not so that tells me something, he needs to graft more for me he had a good game against wba and thats all hes done in my view amal is a far better player
75 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Albert.. its etched on my brain for ever.. magical
76 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:00 AM
I kno ferguson isn’t a left back but he’s a he’ll of a little player n he can play there I think at home in future the team should b
Krul
Santon staylor colo ferguson
Anita tiote cabaye
Hba cisse/ba marveux
77 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:01 AM
davybtoon
i was talking about sharner!!! hahahaha
i think wel get debuchy in january, b ut we aint talking about transfer window today are we??? lol
78 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:01 AM
Davy i would like fergie to get more game time
79 hotdog // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Where is this phantom extra £1miilion coming from? We don’t know that Ashley had agreed a fee of say £4 million. They then wanted £6 million. Im not great at Math but that’s a £2 million difference and he would be right to think they were trying to shaft him even if he upped it to £5 million. All hearsay and the people spouting speculation on here all summer have really wasted their time as a few of us were trying to tell them.
80 Marty-Toon // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Bro56
Yes yes yes,the smile on his face and his run around the pitch with delight.
’twas brilliant
81 pbNcl // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:02 AM
I raise the flag of supreme optimism and positivity! I haven’t got blinkers on but I just NEVER get downbeat about newcastle, even in the dark days! Before we got relegated I was on the football phone in before the game at villa sayin we were gonna batter them haha! Never lost faith once, aye, we went down but since that day we’ve been knockin the 5hit out of everything! The country don’t know what to make of us!!! We stand mighty!!!
Big day today, pardew I believe, would have told the big lads upfront ”okay, raise the gear lads, now is the time” !!!! KAPOW !!
82 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:03 AM
At Davybtoon
hes played LB a few times, I think he’s suited there. he would be a good choice for me. if not put Jonas LB, Santon RB and Marv on the RWing.
Jonas always looks good playing LWB for Argentina
83 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:04 AM
and why does everyone say fergis cant play left back??
is it just coz hes small or does he play shit there?? im sure hes never done anything wrong when iv seen him there
84 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Eaststand now there’s a player we ain’t talked about much on here he could b the real suprise of this season every time I’ve seen he jus looks such a classy player his touch, he’s quick n he’s tricky amalfitano looks another Carr gem n I don’t think non of us even realise how good he could ppl assuming that he came from French ligue 2 hes a youth player nonsenses he’s 23
85 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:05 AM
wooooooo people
i was talking tounge in cheek about sharner, im not trying to start another transfer debate off!! hahaha
its match day man lets talk footy!!
86 hotdog // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Still David Kelly’s goal v Portsmouth for me to help keep us up. So important and I went down two rows of seats in the east stand
. That tells you the pandemonium haha
87 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:07 AM
pbncl
TOON TOON!!
88 davybtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Gateshead – I think it’s bcoz he is a natural left winger, but he can easily play left back the times he’s played there at first team level your right he ain’t done nothing wrong n infact been one of the better players on the pitch
89 Gateshead-Mag // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:09 AM
davybtoon
id love to see him given a shot at left back with santon on the right, if he can stay fit that is, could be the ansfer to our full back ‘problem’
90 bro56 // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:12 AM
lol
chk out little B Arfa @16:48 hes about 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh-2EzHfWaQ&feature=related
91 Tsunki // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Well I cant say I missed this blog the last week, every time I came back to check the whiners were out in force, and now its the season of the ITK, Whingers of Lack of Ambition, and mackem infiltrators. Soon Shola, Willo, Simmo and Obertan will be our championship quality whipping boys on a week by week rotation. Yawn.
92 Tsunki // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Right, today is for knocking ten bags out of villa, and the season starts proper from here, no more head-turning and speculation, we have a better team than last year, if we can show more respect to poorer teams and discipline our back line properly we will do as well as last year. I am not even bothering with talk about january transfer windows.
93 achtoon // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Haha Pavel, proper insane goalie, remember when he took the ball around shearer when he was playing against us for blackburn. Not many keepers could get away with that.
94 BelfastMagpie // Sep 2, 2012 at 9:38 AM
I hope that tool Ben Arfa from yesterday,never comes on here again.
He’s maybe preparing todays quiz,as we speak.
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