Demba Ba is the in-form striker at the moment at Newcastle, and he scored three goals in one and a half games last week, and if it wasn’t for Ba’s goals Newcastle would have had three points less than we currently have – which is 8 points from our first five league games, and that’s not too bad, just one point short of where we were at the same stage least season.
Xisco seen training at Benton today – paired with Fab Coloccini
And Newcastle fans will be happy to know that Demba Ba says he’s happy and feeling good at the moment, and he had this to say on the Newcastle web-site today:
“Yes, I’m happy.” “I feel good, I’ve had some good games and I’ll just keep on doing what I’m doing.” “I think I’m in better form than last season so I’ll just continue to do what I do.”
“Yohan Cabaye last Monday, the ball he gave me, and Hatem Ben Arfa on Sunday – when you have balls like this it’s easier to score some goals.”
“It hasn’t been too bad,” Ba said. “We’re on the road to what we did last season and we just want to keep doing what we do best and get as many wins as possible, especially at home.”
“Sunday was important because our start was not too good but not too bad. Our start was average and we needed a win to make a good step forward.”
“And we have that win. It was not easy but we have it and we’re very happy that we have three points. That’s always the main thing in this sport.” “I think so and I hope so.”
“Only God knows when Cisse will score, but he just has to keep on fighting and keep on doing what he has to do. Everything else is in the hands of God.”
Good words there from Demba Ba, who always comes across as a really decent guy – even when he’s angry. 
As well as strikers Papiss Cisse, Shola Ameobi and young Adam Campbell, nufcTV showed shots of another Newcastle striker in training today while Alan Pardew was giving his news conference this afternoon – and it was Xisco doing stretching exercises with Fab Coloccini – who he knew very well when they were team-mates together at Deportivo, before they both arrived at Newcastle in the summer of 2008.
But they have had different experiences on Tyneside, with Fab now the Newcastle captain and having become a really great acquisition for us, whereas Xisco has never been quite good enough for the Premier League.
We suspect if Newcastle are not going to use him, he should at least be given the opportunity to go and play out on loan somewhere.
His contract at Newcastle finally ends next summer, and the lad’s only played 9 times for the club. and notice I didn’t even mention we’ve been paying him £50K/week since he signed in September of 2008.
Whoops.
Comments welcome.
Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook and +1 us on Google+:
You can also reach Ed at admin@nufcblog.com
Buy your Newcastle tickets here.
=============================================
NUFC News 24/7
175 responses so far ↓
1 Magpies-till-d3ath // Sep 24, 2012 at 5:52 PM
Maybe he’ll get on against manure!
2 Ben3arfa // Sep 24, 2012 at 5:52 PM
A XISCO SIGHTING!
3 Ashton // Sep 24, 2012 at 5:53 PM
Xisco is such a clusterfuck! He was a Spanish u21 international but somehow he just lost his way with us and I can’t blame him because we didn’t give him a chance and I remember most people were blaming him for the sacking of KK before even playing with us!!.
4 Ben3arfa // Sep 24, 2012 at 5:53 PM
should play Xisco in the Europa league , i mean thats what teams do with contracted players .. they play them!
5 Ashton // Sep 24, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Xisco is such a clusterf***k! He was a Spanish u21 international but somehow he just lost his way with us and I can’t blame him because we didn’t give him a chance and I remember most people were blaming him for the sacking of KK before even playing with us!!.
6 Ketsbaia9 // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:02 PM
We need to give him a chance. He’s is our third best striker at the club.
7 Big Pappa Cissé // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Kets no, just no put your straight jacket back on man
8 steveno7 // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:09 PM
The lad hashad no chance at all .
Would it be a bad thing to give him a chance .
I think he should be given a chance in europe maybe .
9 Toon-Barmy // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Personally, I’d love to see him get some game time, just to see what he can do! I can only remember watching him play a couple of times and he scored in one of those games! Can’t understand what the problem is, from what I hear he’s a really nice guy and a model pro, I guess Pardew, and the several managers that preceded him just don’t believe he can cut it at this level.
That seems strange considering he will have cost us £18.7 million (Including transfer fees) if he see’s
out his contract!
10 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Kets RE
Your post on the previous article
I think the number one priority should be the first team holding you down while wilo and simmo take turns to teabag you
Just a thought
11 Novocastrian66 // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Kets. What evidence do you have to back up your assessment of Xisco? FIFA 12?
12 Toon-Barmy // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Personally, I’d love to see him get some game time, just to see what he can do! I can only remember watching him play a couple of times and he scored in one of those games! Can’t understand what the problem is, from what I hear he’s a really nice guy and a model pro, I guess Pardew, and the several managers that preceded him just don’t believe he can cut it at this level.
That seems strange considering he will have cost us £18.7 million (Including transfer fees) if he see’s out his contract!
13 woolerbill // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Xisco is the cross ashley put round his own neck.. Dennis Wise is better than keegan, at finding good players, that’s a joke.
14 hattambenarfa // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:17 PM
teams for the man u game? is it wednesday or thursday?
mine would be
elliot
perch willo colo ferguson
obertan anita gosling tiote marveaux
cisse
colo tiote anita and cisse need the match practise and rests cabaye taylor santon ba gutti and hba
15 GeordieToon89 // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Personally I believe Xisco should be given a chance to prove/redeem himself and maybe put himself in the shop window for a move, he hasnt been given no where near enough game time to improve of get used to the english way of things, I would get him involved in as many cup matches as possible who knows we might be suprised and he might actually be a link we need to have because Ba and Cisse are to comfortable in the positions now because they know no one is there to take it off them so I think we should try get Xisco involved just to see, we’ve got nothing atall to lose now
16 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:17 PM
For once i find myself partly agreeing with something Kets says!
@6: The club handled this player abyssmally and he was used as a scape-goat for what went down when Keegan quit! He also was injury prone while playing for the reserves!
We have been paying him 50k a week since 2008! If he,s training with the first team then i say let him have his chance to earn some of that 50k a week!
However Kets he is not our third best striker? Don,t understand how you can make a statement like that when he has only played 9 times for us according to the informastion above?
Oh and Big Pappa! Kets is not the only one on here in need of a Straight Jacket !
17 josh // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Kets you still haven’t found that hole. GO AWAY YOU RANCID LITTLE TURD.
18 Carryingcoals // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:19 PM
kets
Shola is our 3rd best striker. XISCO HASN’T DONE ANYTHING. Have you been to every training session for the past 5 years and know something the rest of us don’t? Is there some sort of Mike Ashley conspiracy keeping him from starting?!
He was a player with promise who got a ridiculous deal from the club. Stop being so pedantic and wake up.
19 Marty-Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:20 PM
He’s played 9times,scored a goal and laid on a goal.
How can anyone say he’s not good enough,plenty of others have had better opportunities at nufc.
I wouldn’t go as far as saying he ain’t good enough but probably a lazy twat at training .
Maybe a bit like plastic gangster Ranger just without the gangster part.
20 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:22 PM
@10:
Lets ask you the same question!
What eveidence do you have to support your assessment of Xisco?
Kets appeaers to be the Butt end of a lot of abuse on here just recently and i don,t like it!
21 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:23 PM
His situation is a bit of a joke and I can understand the hesitancy in not playing him.
we play him and he plays
A) badly, doesn’t score and we suddenly finding ourselves facing a rather embarrassing exit from the Europa. Suddenly people start laughing at us coz we dropped the demba’s and shola to play an unproven player.
B) he plays well and scores a few. He’s not getting rewarded a new contract anyway and he’s not one for the future whereas Adam Campbell is. So we get a short term gain at the expense of others.
Yes we advertise him but in time for January? No. Think we face facts and put this down to a bad experience personally.
22 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Having said all that – and I do think it was an unusually fair assessment – I think he’ll make the bench for united in the cup. Just got a sneaking suspicion but it’s not based on anything tangible.
23 josh // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:31 PM
@nextnewmagpie. It’s because he’s a f*****g idiot. If you haven’t notice he comes up with stupid comments to get a rise and it works. Xisco is not our third best striker. That comment has the foundation of the leaning tower of Pisa. If not supported, its gonna fall on its arse. He is a proven troll and been spotted doing the same on other blogs. He begs for it, that’s why he gets abuse. You do not loan someone out year after year if he is a prmomising attribute. I for one, will stick by the decision made by every PREMIER LEAGUE manager that knows a butt loaf more than any of us on here about how to run a f*****g football team.
24 tarie4 // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:32 PM
NEWEXPATMAGPIE
Simple really, manager has ever played him or given hi. Praise, and most of them want to flog him. Is that evidence enough??
Even young Campbell is ahead of him!!!! So how can hr be the 3rd best striker we have.
And kets is a nutcase… His reasoning is hilarious.. I mean really…
25 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:34 PM
NEWEXPATMAGPIE
Xisco has spent 3 seasons on loan, 2 of them in the spanish 2nd division where he couldnt force a first team place and in 26 games for them he managed 5 goals (once again 2nd division) and his 1 season at santander he had 26 games and 3 goals, add that to every manager here has overlooked him then i can fully see why people wonder why people think he’s prob a waste of space
And on kets you dont have to like just understand he’s treated with the same distain and vile he treats a few of our players with i mean ffs the lad celebrated one of our players getting injured thats not a fan thats a disgrace
26 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:38 PM
I can understand the Hesitation in playing him but what i can,t understand is why he gets blamed for a situation which is not of his own making!
Also some of the attitude of some on here towards him, is downright unfair and unwarrented ! Slag him off, by all means if its a crap player, but he has never had the playing time to prove himself, and nota bene should probably of never been signed in the first place!
A Big expensive mistake in the Keegan / Dennis Wise years!
He could be tested first in the reserve team again, and if he proves himself there could be used as a Sub for the first team.
He,s costing the club 50k a week, let him start to do something to earn it!
27 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:38 PM
I read somewhere that the Xisco fee went up another 700K once he played 10 games. If that is true and I have no idea if it is, then we would just be throwing more good money after bad. He has had a few seasons out on loan and never really produced an awful lot so I cant see any point in playing him.
Kets gets a kick out of posting his comments to get a rise. Dont give him the satisfaction.
28 josh // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM
@tads. Spot on son. The tail is bolstered on the donkey.
29 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM
New Expat Magpie
On Kets
This guy hates Tav, Williamson, Simpson. Gosling, Shola, rates Abied higher than Cabaye, thinks Raylor is as good as Messi, hates Pardews tactics, hates MAs transfer policy, has a list of at least 6 transfers for every transfer window, rarely engages with any other blogger, claims to be the only one who talks sence on this blog and you wonder why he gets a hard time ? He was banned from another Toon blog for exactly the same obsessive dislike of a good part of our squad and constant repetition. He is a Panini warrior. There are no positives.
30 toonking // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM
i think we should play xisco in europa games this season TBH the fact dennis wise was who suggested him and who we believe caused keegans sacking. it has made it too easy to target him as a rubbish player. also i think what made things worse was another spanish player luque had only just got shifted due to his rubbish performances.
if people still won’t want him to stay then think of it like this if he does play and does have few good games we stand more chance of selling him for cash.
31 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:43 PM
NEWEXPAT
He’s had 3 seasons on loan to prove himself! The only reason he’s still here is cos no one will match his wages some say fair enough others will say what kind of person wants to basically miss 4 years of there career
32 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Okay ! Everyone So Kets maybe a Butt-Wipe !
But we don,t want to lower the Decorum of the Blog do we!
After all the level and general standard of some of the posts on here are probably already as low as they can go!
I stick by my comments on Xisco though, and for 50k a week, we have to be the biggest Mugs in the Prem !
33 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Toonking
No one is gonna pay to sign him in jan when hes free in the summer there is no financial gain to playing him
34 cyprus // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Let’s hope God (surely an NUFC fan these days?) does his thing for both forwards, can’t wait for them to gel. We must persist with playing them both, they’ll get it together, together.
35 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:47 PM
The one god thing about Xisco is at least he has tried to make a go of his career by going out on loan. Compared to Ranger he is a model pro.
36 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:48 PM
We need to unanimously agree to put this one to bed. Shame on you ED! You knew the trouble a Xisco bomb would create.
Xisco was a misguided signing, we can go into all sorts of reasons why he was recommended,but ultimately Ashley in his ‘green’ phase had the wool pulled over his eyes. Deportivo have never been tempted to take their prodigal off our hands quite simply because they value him at far less, and maybe Xisco an his representatives are insisting he does not budge for the same reasons. He has outlived the tenure of multiple experienced managers and their respective coaching staff setups, who have all had a look at him and deemed him surplus to requirements.
In summary, if you think he hasn’t had a chance, you are either the most long-suffering or gullible person anyone could meet. If you think he is top of a pecking order including Shola, Sammi, even Vuckic or Adamson then you are deluded, or badly misinformed, or simply mistaken as to the individual we are talking about.
The only compliment I can pay to Xisco is that he rarely slags us off for not playing him, but then that’s simply because he prays we won’t.
Oh and for everyone’s information, Ketsy has not had any undeserved stick, as he has dealt all his nonsense time and again without any sign of reason or proof. He’s not being ganged up on, it’s self inflicted.
Here endeth the Xisco rubbishing.
37 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Kets presence regrettably just creates the platform for the more mindless poster to feel that they have a license to be equally mindless which detracts from the blog as a whole. It’s always the same people who bully and drive the more discerning posters away. It’s just the same repetitive mindless tirade. If you don’t respond to inane comments you’ll starve the poster of oxygen/ attention that they crave. This isn’t the Geordie boot boys convention- think about it.
38 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:49 PM
…and for Adamson I of course meant Adam Campbell. My brain is tired from a lousy day and Xisco.
39 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Tsunki is a Xisco bomb as abd as the Demba Ba knee time bomb?
40 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Tsunki @ 35:
Nuff-said ! Fair Enough !
41 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Ian – yes the tack of ignoring trolls is usually effective, however Ketsy has history. He has already been kicked off a blog for persistent and intransigent remarks. He’s dug in, mate.
42 toonking // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:53 PM
no matter how rubbish xisco lets leave him alone because atleast xisco is not the player causing problems off the pitch which reduces moral.
43 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Tsunki
Well put!
Tequila
Have you never heard of the xisco disco bomb? Its quiet a sight
44 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:54 PM
Tsunki- In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. I am surprised we haven’t yet paid him off / at a discount. There is nothing
to benefit the club by having Xisco around. He must be bad for moral.
He is a constant reminder of the poisoned dwarf Wise.
45 ToonDownSouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:55 PM
So…
I’ve had no internet access for two weeks now. Good to see everyone’s still as depressed and down beat as ever.
I didn’t get to see the Everton or EL games. Can anyone tell me how we played?
46 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Tads lets hope Xisco never tackles Demba in training, It could take out half the squad.
47 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Ian – much though I kinda think Tom Cruise is cheesy I still rate Minority Report as a top film, I might just watch it again!
Toonking is spot on – I dont really hate Xisco as much as I despise the waste of a life and talent that is Ranger. Although we could have a very nice defender willing to take £50k/week.
48 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:58 PM
TDS
Everton were all over us in the first half
2nd half we reverted back to 442 with ba coming on and put in a much improved 45 everton struggled to break us down and demba played like a man possesed scrappy but spirited really
49 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 6:58 PM
TDS – for all thats good and banana-flavoured in this good world dont’t… please…… just…DON’T!
50 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Hmmm….Seems I’ve picked a bad time to come on….are we seriously debating the credibility of Xisco playing for us and Kets as a poster?
51 toonking // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:06 PM
ian toon
xisco being a constant reminder of wise is such a stupid excuse.
who is our owner ATM
who was owner when keegan left
who was the owner who brought in wise
xisco or no xisco makes no differance because while ashley is here we will still be reminded about the chaos wise caused.
52 josh // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Ian. It doesn’t make anyone a bully if the disagree with a troll who puts up stupid comment to provoke. And I do have a mind, I’m just easily irritated by little idiots. It may be on a keyboard but to me you might as well walk up to me in the street and punch me in the face, either way they’re gonna get a reaction.
53 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Ibiza
You mean these topics aren’t serious tooics that need adressing urgently
54 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:14 PM
tads –
Ibiza this surely is your territory. Mediate.
55 calvinzolamakongo // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Would love to see the video of xisco that made us sign him lol
56 North Atlantic Magpie // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:18 PM
I want to see Xisco against Man Utd.
57 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Calvinzolamakongo
Ive actually just tried finding a vid of xisco and all i could find was goals ppl have scored with him on Fifa!!!
58 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:22 PM
Ibiza- hiya. Please can normal services be resumed as soon as possible or it’s the girl with the dragon tattoo…..
59 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM
Tsunki- meditate or medication relapse .
60 ToonDownSouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:25 PM
What about the EL game? I heard we hit the woodwork a few times.
61 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:25 PM
CalvinZ if its a compo with this sort of enthusiasm I probably would have signed the guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0szkbKRXk4
62 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:27 PM
TDS yeah Shola and Gosling I think.. We should have cracked a couple in there, but it wasn’t a spectacle. Good runout with a trial team though. Mixed reviews on Gosling. He splits the camp like Willo/Simmo I think.
63 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:28 PM
N Atlantic Magpie – and some want to see him versus a bus but neither will happen I think.
64 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:28 PM
TDS
Yeah we rattled the woodwork about 4 times and in all honsety made hard work of it and if they had a proper goal scorer we could of be done 20 mins in but we defended stubbornly and played ok considering the pitch looks like cattle graze there between games!
65 Ketsbaia9 // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Xisco is our third best striker behind Ba and Cisse. If he played the same amount of games as Shola, I’m sure he’d scored more goals.
I watched the reserve game against Man Utd and Xisco scored a hat-trick. He is a good player.
I don’t play Fifa as I am too old for it.
66 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Josh – Xisco’s contract runs out next summer. MA could buy up his contract now at a discount. Xisco is a reminder to the forward thinking fan of the bad old days when the club was badly run.
67 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Well incredibly I am going out now to play footy outside. Why do we do these things to ourselves ha ha. Later chaps and Ladies.
68 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:33 PM
Well Ketsy my departing answer to your post is:-
1/ Nonsense
2/Was it his twin brother?
3/Are you 90+ years old?
69 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:34 PM
Kets he played 20 games last season in spanish division and scored 3 so i dont know what your basing your theory on
70 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:34 PM
Tsunki- your good value but the girl with dragon tattoo is coming on strong!!!
71 toonking // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:35 PM
here is a subject that might be good to talk about.
we probably all know that JT has quit england now and i was reading things on sky sports news when i saw this story
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/8106757/Alan-Pardew-says-it-is-too-early-for-Steven-Taylor-to-be-considered-for-England
i think that saylor should try his very best to get a call up right away because what i think pardew forgets is if he misses out then i think it will be very unlikely he will ever get the chance as he is already 26 and we have got a few younger players in the top 4.
so i hope he gets a call for the next game.
72 p // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:41 PM
Let’s face it if Xisco had any chance of redemption it would have happened by now.
Does seems a bit unfair to me that he did not get a better chance – something must have happened behind the scenes.
As for shop window, his contract expires this Summer and he was in the “shop window” whilst on loan over the past few seasons.
Not even a second tier Spanish side was prepared to buy him.
73 p // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Taylor is not good enough for England unfortunately.
74 toonLYF // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:42 PM
couldn’t give a shite about England, but this is their best back 4 for me.
Richards—–Taylor—–Cahill—–Baines
75 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Sorry….I am mediating with a client at the minute (also can be described as banging my head off a brick wall).
I’ll be with you guys in a bit, until then, let the chaos continue…..but mark my words, a full review will be undertaken and those guilty will be punished to the highest level of my authority….which is none, so don’t stress too much
76 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Toonking
Would love to see stevie get a call up but tbh on form this season i cant see it happening he’s looked uncharacteristically nervy at the back and his positioning has been way off i know he’s coming back from a long term injury but at the moment i find it hard to listen to people slating wilo but praising taylor in the last couple of games
77 Rowan Milsted // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:45 PM
Xisco sighted at training? Next they’ll be telling us that Ballotelli hasn’t crashed a Ferrari this week.
78 toonLYF // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:45 PM
p – how isn’t Taylor good enough for England? he’s as good as Cahill minus the goals Cahill gets, and is definitely as good as Jagielka, they seem to be good enough for England.
Besides, it’s hardly a great feat playing for England, they’re pretty f-ing poor.
79 p // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:52 PM
Well actually defensively England aren’t bad at all, they don’t generally concede many goals. It’s there hoof and hope shite which gives other teams more possession.
Taylor is a brave defender and has decent presence but his sense of postion as toonarmydownsouth mentions is not good enough and he is also prone to the odd mistake.
If he were that good he would make the England squad and/or someone would have come in for him when he had the contract dispute a few years back.
He’s decent for sure but, not international class.
80 toonking // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:52 PM
toonlyf
i am not too bothered with england them selves after how poor they have been.
the only reason is because after how well he did for the U21 i think it will be sad to for a player who is as loyal as him to have such a sad reason for why he has not had a call.
think back to last year and he was in a defence that was so good but when he got injured it changed totally.
81 toonLYF // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:57 PM
England do have an insane wealth of above average defenders defenders like.
Lescott
Jones
Smalling
Baines
Richards
Taylor
Walker
Jagielka
Johnson
Ferdinand
(Terry)
Gibbs
Cole
probably missed some, but holy shit.
82 toonking // Sep 24, 2012 at 7:58 PM
one thing for sure if we are calling bertand who don’t even start for his club taylor surely can get a call.
83 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:04 PM
When Colo is fit will Saylor get in the EPL TEAM.? Williamson has been the pick of the CB’s.
84 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Toonking
Be fair they have one of the best left backs in europe and betrand is actually playing alot of football this season mainly in an advanced role
85 kevymartins // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM
I don’t care what anybody else thinks but we need xisco this year ..If shola gets injuried who we gona use for europe? cant rely on young adam.And tbf we hav’nt really seen what he is made off and plus if he plays well it will jump his value up a bit for us to get something back when we sell
86 kevymartins // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:32 PM
@Ian Drop saylor for willo please stop taking those
off yur head on brown bread son
87 thebionicMAG // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:33 PM
In all honesty could he have done any worse than Cisse’ yesterday?
88 Ketsbaia9 // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:34 PM
You can’t go by that 3 goals in 20 game record. Every striker has a bad patch. Cisse hasn’t scored in 6 games. Ba didn’t score for 6 months.
Xisco is a better all round footballer than Ameobi, but I must admit, Shola has been playing okay as of late.
Abeid should be coming off the bench to replace Cabaye as his performances have been too inconsistent.
89 nico // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Saylor is good enough for England but he is one of about 7 that are all about equal with each other.
Jones
Smalling
Jagielka
Ferdinand
Lescott
Cahill
I now also think Baines is better than Cole. This season he’s been unplayable so far.
90 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM
On Xisco….Surely the time to play Xisco then is if we need to? I.e Shola does get injured?!?!
Now this may not be right, but we are led to believe that we trigger further clauses if he plays another game and would have to pay another £700k. Doesn’t seem like a great idea, unless needed, which at the moment, it’s not….but very may well become the case.
People saying he hasn’t been given a fair chance. Well, his record out on loan has hardly been inspiring, has it? Are we assuming that none of our managers have looked at him or had people checking up on him? DO we really think Mike Ashley would want to waste £50k in wages and not have someone keeping tabs on him?
It would seem fair to assume that he doesn’t have what it takes, but as we’re likely going to lose him for nothing come the end of the season, we’ll have him in and around the squad in case he is needed.
That’s my view on it anyway.
91 p // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM
Kevymartins – we won’t get any money for Xisco when he is on a free next Summer. It’s not like anyone just can’t wait until then to get him and desperately need his services in January.
The fact he is training with the first team may suggest that he may make the bench for the cup game or Europe.
I don’t think he is going anywhere between now and January so if he is training well enough and we are desperate enough, he will be there to prove the whole footballing world was wrong about him should we call on him.
Don’t hold your breath though.
92 kevymartins // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:42 PM
@kets Xisco is better than shola is going a bit to far there like …What I was basically saying is that are squad is as thin as it is and he would add something a little diff to get us by then let him go . But I do agree that abeid should get more time or maby im just saying that cuz I met him in person.
93 nico // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:42 PM
Cabaye has been a real mixed bag this season. One minute I’m thinking ‘why can’t he cross a ball a play a simple pass’. The next minute he is playing a great pass and setting up a goal scoring chance. He does seem to be getting better though. I to was impressed with Abied in pre-season but is seems he may go out on loan.
94 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Kets
Oh okay how about only scoring 2 goals the season before?
Or only scoring 3 goals in 26 games the season before that ketsy? 3 seasons is a pretty fcuking big dry patch oh and atleast demba was playing out of position for thoses 6 months stop trolling man you know fcuk all about the lad and your basing your opinion on 1 reserve game
And as for abied how could you possibly of seen enough of him, at a competitive level, to know hes better technically than cabaye as you so often state? He hasnt played many competitive games for us and had never played a senior game before he signed for us
95 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Ian
U21 away to man U on Friday. The u18 have not kicked things off do well. As long as our fist team wins on Wednesday, that is all that really matters!
96 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM
Xisco 12 goals in 68 appearances since 2008… all competitions… no more than 3 a season for any team…. that’s some bad patch.
Ever thought you could be wrong about anything Kets ?
Or does your arrogance truly dwarf your intelligence ?
97 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM
tads…If only you were blessed with such insight. Then maybe you’d get it. It’s probably not worth troubling yourself over, some things are just simply beyond people
98 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM
MFH
Well every player has a dry patch im sure the 5th year of his contract is gonna be where his career takes off
99 check the toastie // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Xisco has gone, left the building in terms of playing first team football, We have Cisse, Ba, Shola, Sammy, maybe Obertan and Ben Arfa, we can easily play 1 up front and some decent footballers behind trying to control a football match, something we have failed in doing this season, and bizarrely most of last, god knows how we get so many points.
100 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Rumour is that Abied has an attitude problem… maybe in the Benny mould but still has it all to prove. He really needs match practice. Loan deal might be the best thing to bring him on.
Cabaye is showing a dip in form, not a dip in class. He definitely had a virus or something after the Euros.
101 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:55 PM
Ibiza
If i keep praying to my kets statue, as advised to me by graham carr, then one day maybe i can have such deep and meaningful insights such as simmos shit and willo is conference level and they cost us not only the CL but in all honesty also the league!!!
102 kevymartins // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:56 PM
And at the start of this season I thought are best bet was
__________krul________
jonas_colo_saylor__santon
marveaux__tiote__cabaye__ben arfa
_____cisse _ba
But the way it worked out inho anita is a better rb than simo can bomb forward get back in time only down side is his hight
103 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM
MFh
Worrying if true. If the kid has an attitude problem before the career has even started then he’s not worth it.
And not to jump on the bandwagon but kets really knows little of anything nufc related, never mind xisco’s 5 year bad patch.
What’s horrible about this whole thing is how much we’re beating on xisco to prove how kets
104 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Tads
Kets is a genious. He brings debate to the blog in most of his posts.
In fact he brings out people’s emotions too – usually anger
It would seem on a scale of love that pards has for player xisco and Shola are polar opposites. Pards is always talking about the influence Shola has in the dressing room.
I believe that Shola got his contract extension around the time sammy was running down his contract and the media suggested Chelsea were interested. It makes sense that Shola is mentor to sammy as Shola spends a lot of his time injured and is what, 30 and limited resale value.
105 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Off topic (but Newcastle related…sort of)…..Had some friends from the UK arrive last night and they had a girl with them from South Shields. So, we’re chatting away and it turns out she supports the unwashed. What’s the general consensus of opinion. Was I right to laugh and turn my chair to face the other way or should I forgive her for her fathers wrong doings? She’s pretty hot and still here for a few more days, perhaps I have acted too hastily. Not sure if I can undo the words “Oh god, you unwashed, webbed feet mackem b*tch”
106 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Is wrong again.
But maybe 50000 quid a week makes him not care about the opinion of some bloggers!
107 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:58 PM
TADS
Abied is just another player with promise. Has it all to prove. But then we have quite a few lads in the same position as him. It’s hard to break through and I think the standout youngster is Bigi, just now for us. Really hope two or three other guys show his kind of grown up game this season. Who do you rate highest ?
108 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Kets
Apologies, u r a genius
109 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Ibiza
Hook up with her crack on, finish on her boobs and remind her that the mags alaways finish on top!
The get yourself checked ASAP you never know what she might of caught off her brother
110 jawballsaswallwell // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Stevie Taylor is a salt of the earth, heart on his sleeve, blood in his boots, genuine Toon hero. But he doesn’t play the ball well enough out of defence for a top international team, which luckily for him England aren’t, so I think he’ll get his shot.
111 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Justified ibiza haha. Harsh but true.
112 Munster Mag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Ibiza, I suggest you give her a good shagging. But have a good wash afterwards mind.
113 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Tads…Given time, maybe. For the time being however, I would recommend you blindly listen to others who are clearly more insightful than yourself. Just a little tip, not wanting to be confrontational, of course.
114 jesperfuglsang // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Ibiza…never ever mix football and women
Never!!!
…If she’s hot, sure you can forgive her – it’s not like she speaks ill of the toon is it??? (if so…still forgive her but kick her out the next day
) lol
115 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:02 PM
Ibiza. In Sunderland that is considered love talk.
116 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:03 PM
What about sex in the shower? Would this be the safest bet? I imagine it might be difficult to get her in there mind. Hmmmm…..you would think with webbed feet they would automatically assume they belong in water environments ….odd bunch of people.
117 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:04 PM
Ibiza
If u do make that mistake, make sure u wear a Jonathan. u don’t want to catch anything and even worse still your kid could grow up a Mackem
118 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:04 PM
MFH
Yeah think you’ve called it right with bigi it shows how much a season’s first team footy in the championship can do for a players development
Bollance
Have to disagree very strongly he cant bring up debate if he only bleats on about the same thing over and over im just waiting to see how its willo’s fault that xisco’s career hasnt taken off
119 kevymartins // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:06 PM
@Ibiza stay away she prob has 9 toes 3 balls an a big 1
120 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Biggest fear is an STD…. a Sunderland transmitted disease. Very nasty and can be terminal… don’t react to antibiotics…..I’d stick to the wife Ibiza
121 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:09 PM
Jesper…Her comments on Newcastle were the following.
“To be honest, I end up watching more Newcastle games” To which I responded, “understandable”.
“They’ve been playing really badly, but still managed to get points”. To which I responded, “Yep. It’s good when you have enough class in the team to still put if off, sorry, you probably don’t understand that concept, do you?”.
I’m thinking if i turn it around, I should get some medal or something. Some sort of vaccination for sure, but a medal would be welcomed
Tequila…And how is it you know so much of this Sunderland love talk? Pay regular visits to the clinic do we?
122 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:09 PM
TADS
and….
Stephen Fletcher – we missed out on him
123 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:10 PM
Tads
Really??? Two words. Paul scharner.
People on here were and in fact still are going on about him.
Take him with a pinch of salt! Or have a little chuckle to yourself!
124 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM
Ibiza , If you only knew some of the terrible things I have done after too much Tequila.
125 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM
MFH…Your wife? I haven’t got one, so If you’re offering, please send me a photo pal
Kevy….Well, she is a born Geordie. Which makes me think she managed to avoid the physical defects. You do have to question her choices though….
Bollance….Don’t worry. I’ll cover up with a Sports Direct carrier bag, i’m sure Mike doesn’t skimp on quality
On promising youngsters. I really think Bigi has stolen the show to be honest. No, he’s not the finished product, but bloody hell he’s 18 and not far off. I think he has a big future ahead. Abeid does look good, but given our lack of squad, I can’t imagine Pardew would exclude him just for the sake of it. Another fair assumption something is up that wor Alan is trying to deal with. I get the feeling he is probably a little more rational than the average poster on here….I hope so at least.
126 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:14 PM
Bollance
So does that suggest he’s a genius, or a complete joke?
Hes also had a chance to respond a well reasoned debate the last hour but instead disappears
MFH
How could i forget that one! Not to mention bradley orr!
127 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Tequila…If they’re anything like the things I’ve done after tequila…I really don’t want to know.
Hmmmm…..Is it wrong that a comment about a sunderland supported has gained this much response? I appreciate you all thinking about my best interests though. It has had me puzzled today.
128 kevymartins // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM
I bet kets is now sitting with his BIG sports direct mug drinking hot coco in his spiderman pj’s lol
129 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Sammi is more exciting than bigi and fergie more versatile but bigi is a more complete player already. Worrying for our youth development that he can just steal in like that already.
130 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Guys…This talk of players we’ve missed out on is getting rather upsetting. I’m just getting past having to cry myself to sleep at missing out on Scharner, Orr and Fletcher. Why Mike? Why?
131 jesperfuglsang // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:17 PM
Ibiza…you know what they say ” spare the rod and spoil the child “!
…does that even make sense in english??? hmm. I am not sure you can you that advice; it is much better in danish
“den man elsker tugter man”…look it up!
My point was that sometimes the one you really wants is the one you give a hard time
so go do your thing 
lol (go get your medal)
132 jawballsaswallwell // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:17 PM
Kets is a troll of the highest order. Always responds to derision with something all the more galling, always keeps his powder dry. You’ve got to dip your lid, if only out of respect, to quality.
Denis Twice also deserves an honorable mention, classic post, classic timing.
133 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:18 PM
Fatman…Good summary. To be fair, he has a determination you rarely see in people today. You can tell he wants it and will make sure he get’s it. That is the difference for me and it’s plain to see in his performances.
134 kevymartins // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:18 PM
We hada make a good tiote chant
Any1 else think when tiote is wearing are 3rd strip he will look like the incredible hulk?
135 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Ibiza
Nor me and you’re welcome to the ex. My present lass is far too good to marry.
TADS
Well , we’ve had a decent debate without any prompting…
Anyone see RVPs two footed tackle… studs up for Manure last night … got the yellow… but technically it ought to have been a straight red…or have I missed some nuance of refereeing ?
136 jawballsaswallwell // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:20 PM
The reason everyone is so taken by this Sunderland lass is the desperately, exciting prospect of somebody actually having a shag.
137 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Yea bigi seems grounded and determined which makes him well likeable.
I wish vukic wouldn’t get injured so frequently as well. He was leading the pack not far back. Gosling needs to keep getting games but I have faith in him.
138 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Tads
You got me, I have contradicted myself. But in my defence he does generates replies to his misguided wisdom which does bring up interesting responses, like your reply to him tonight.
139 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Bigi has been a plus this season for sure. Read a Coventry blog when we bought him and they seemed to be of the opinion that he was inconsistent and nowhere near ready for Premier league. Got to hand it to he kid his attitude is spot on. Lets hope people dont get on his back if he has a few bad games.
140 jesperfuglsang // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:25 PM
Ibiza…I almost forgot, but maybe my three good old friends can help creating the right mood ;D (Barry, Marvin & Otis) lol
141 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:27 PM
TequillA
My worry too! Not long back people were raving about tav until he had that shocker. Still really like the kid but I think I’m in the minority. Just hope the same doesn’t happen when bigi has a shocker.
142 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Bollance
Hmmm good point (bugger!)
143 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:29 PM
If we were not in europe we would not be talking about Bigi being a future star as he would not have been put on a stage to excel and become recognised.
Ok, preseason but I am sure that vuckic, Abeid and gosling ha good preseasons last season but what did they achieve last season?
Pardew is always quick to write off the benefit of Europe but the benefit is that our squad are gainin vital experience which will benefit us around Xmas when we have lots of games and need extra bodies.
144 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:30 PM
jawball…Are you hinting us blog users aren’t getting action on a regular basis?
Jesper….Well, for you that may be true
How is the research on the planned child making day in Denmark coming along? No rodding Not tonight. Tonight I rest.
MFH…Indeed. Why ruin a good thing? Saw no football this weekend, not 100% on the rules tbh, but sounds about right (that he should have seen red).
145 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:30 PM
Tequillamag
What? Toon fans jumping on a player because of a couple of bad performances? Ffs dont be stupid laaaaoohhh hang i see your point!!
146 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Fatman . Yeah I still think Tav has a future. Its sad but for many supporters players are only as good as your last game. Have an off day and suddenly your useless.
147 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:32 PM
tequila
Problem is Toon fans tend to get on the case of everybody who has one bad cross, let alone a couple of off games. Funny how Cisse got a more encouraging cheer despite the pen.
148 jawballsaswallwell // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Yeah, Bigi has done very well, but not an awful lot as yet, still has it all to do. Half a solid premier league debut is nothing more than a promising start. I have high hopes, but the same can be said for a number of others. I don’t have great expectations for Tav’s, I’m afraid, hope I’m wrong. Very hard to break into the Newcastle team, heavy shirt, as Pards likes to say.
149 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Present company excepted Tads
150 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:34 PM
Bollance. Agreed but they are all work in progress tho. Think bigi has amassed some prem time and not looked out of place at all.
I hope pardew can sort out the issues with abeid – nothing more exciting than watching a prospect play…
And nothing more depressing when they end up at darlington or at Johnstone. Haha
151 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:37 PM
Favourite home grown player ?
Stevie Watson for me , if only for his forward roll throw ins.
152 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:40 PM
When I watch a match i will only really note in any detail about 3-4 players. The rest of my opinion is generated from what I read or hear after the game.
For example, I noted Willo played well defensively intercepting balls coming in from out wide. Saylor I did not really notice too much. One blogger on here tonight suggested he was poor. I am now thinking, was he, maybe he was?
Public opinion can be swayed by the outspoken. Take Danny Simpson. If u only read this blog then you would think he was by far the worst right back in the prem. he certainly isn’t!
153 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Beardsley for me if he counts. And if not probably Lee Clark for his Sunderland taunts or stevie t.
154 tequilamag // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:43 PM
I cant really count Beardo but I loved him. Great player. Messi like for his dribbling skills. A joy to watch.
155 bollance // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:45 PM
Fatmanjoe
Agreed. For me and I am sure for u too, vuckic getting injured all the time is sad to see. My favourite youngster but starting to have that sinking feeling he won’t make it with us.
Bigi has had his chance in the prem because he has been excellent in euro games. Didn’t see any of the preseason but just from euro games he seems to be improving with every game.
156 FatmanJoe // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:46 PM
Dammit.
I understand ( goes off into the corner and weeps)
His brilliance stills brings a smile to my face.
157 Big Pappa Cissé // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:54 PM
I’m 21 so the only one I have really seen play is
SHEARER! SHEARER
158 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:57 PM
Right gents. After a few days away, I feel I must work back in to this slowly….feeling a bit of the pace
Have a good night and I look forward to tomorrows pleasures. Until then, I leave you with a quote….
Ahem *clears throat*
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: is it the courage to continue that counts” – A. Pardew
159 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:58 PM
Perhaps Winston Churchill…I always get the two mixed up. Who was it sat in the stands on Sunday? Not that one
Goodnight.
160 MagpiesFlyHigh // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:05 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19707057
Sort of supports my view that RVP should have been red carded yesterday.
161 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:19 PM
MFH
To be honest i think the media is trying to make something out of nothing just to keep the occassion of the game going, keep the rivalry beefed up.
There is no question luiz should of seen red saturday and then using that to argue that shelvy should if got a yellow is just stupid, shelvy is a hot head who needs to get his shit together before he ends someones career
RVP’s i can see the case for a red but can also see the case for a yellow, looked worse at full speed but also tbf he got the ball and his trailing leg was tucked under him and his lead foot was on the deck (just)
162 Tsunki // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:19 PM
I’ve just come back to say that my decision to play football outside tonight was very high up in the list of all-time bad ideas. I also refuse to speak about Xisco.
That is all.
163 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:20 PM
Tsunki
Would he who shall not be mentioned if made your squad?
164 toonLYF // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Just a thought…with Tiote probably starting on Wednesday, if he is as hungry and irrational as he was against Norwich god help Manure’s new young kid Nick Powell, he’ll be fearing for his life.
165 cockneymagpie90 // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Please play this team Pardew!!!!
4321( with 3 deep lying midfielders)
KRUL ANITA-SAYLA-COLO-SANTA BIGI-CABAYE-TIOTE BENN10 DEMBA19-DEMBA9
This formation is about keeping the ball and pressing up the pitch with 2 great attacking on the ball full backs in Santon and Anita, you could then have the likes of Bigi and tiote in the middle of the park to drop off and act as cover for them when attacking. Cabaye would be the adventurous midfielder wandering forword into an attacking space creating and helping the front 3. That then leaves Hatem sitting in the CF position creating magic. And then 2 deadly hitmen playin on the last man gettin on then end of everything.
I beileve we have to play to our strengths and press teams, frighten them to sit back and play deep. Im fed up of watching our games this season where we sit off the opposition. We have great attacking ability in our team that can give any team a run for there money. We shouldnt be afraid of attacking football and in my opinion just off our first five games we have looked a whole lot better attacking teams and sitting higher up the pitch.
I think Padew is a fantastic manager and i beileve his man management is hard to come by but his tactics are not helping the team at the moment. Almost negative.
Just my opinion…
166 cockneymagpie90 // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:59 PM
————–KRUL———–
ANITA-SAYLA-COLO-SANTA
——-BIGI–CABAYE–TIOTE—-
———–BEN10———–
——-DEMBA19–DEMBA9——-
167 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Ibiza- I seriously thought that rigour mortis had set in on the blog but I see that you made a sensational return. You took them by storm in your own inimitable way. I see you we’re offered some good advice regarding the South Shields lass. I don’t know the key to success with women but I think it was Sir Winston who said we regret most the chances we never took. Mind you it might have been Alan Pardew after yesterday’s game.
168 beefman13 // Sep 24, 2012 at 11:28 PM
i think we will put out a decent team 2moro night and i am really hoping shane ferguson gets a full game on the left, hes a terrific kid, he gets injured a bit to often of course but he is fit at the moment and will not let is down in any way.
also love to see adam campbell get a look in somewhere another one they might not know to much about but is very capable of causing serious damage, mark my words ferguson and campbell are excellent members of our squad, two of my fav players at the club and in all honesty for me ben arfa and tiote and anita and ba and cisse with cabaye (when he is up and running) are at THIS moment ahead of fergie and campbell, i have watched their careers in the reserves and under 18`s campbell, and they are top draw.
my team for the match v man utd
elliot, santon, ferguson, colo, saylor,anita, tiote, cabaye marveaux, ben arfa (wishful thinking) cisse or demba
i have always thought marveaux and fergie would be great down the left, fergie is the best overlapping player at the club and closes everything down and puts a terrific cross i as well.
id love to see adam campbell get some playing time as well.
169 Ian Toon // Sep 24, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Bollance@95- see it’s being shown live on MUTV.
170 RonVanDam // Sep 25, 2012 at 12:11 AM
Got a what if scenario.
What if Xisco comes good this season, bangs in over 10 goals and we end up extending his contract for 3 more years and then he goes back to his usual self lol
171 Ketsbaia9 // Sep 25, 2012 at 12:14 AM
How about this team:
Krul
Santon Saylor Coloccini Anita
Tiote
Ben Arfa Abeid Marveaux
Cisse Ba
172 xmindcrimex // Sep 25, 2012 at 12:41 AM
@RonVanDam 170
It’s more realistic to think that you or I will be cuddled by 10 ninjas in five minutes time by order of some secret hidden organisation.
Meaning, it’s so unrealistic it’s never in a million years going to happen. You’re joking of course.
Xisco won’t get more game time. If he does, Newcastle will have to pay more for his fee. That’s my belief anyway. If that hadn’t been the case, I’m pretty sure Hughton would have played him more the first part of the season he got sacked.
I have no idea how much it is, but let’s say Newcastle paid £5.75M for him, then based on appearance, the full sum would be closer to £7M. With Xisco it’s all about damage limitations or what it’s called. Loaning him out when possible and not giving him games that would exceed the appearance fee thingie.
I might be completely wrong, but that’s something that makes sense at least.
Look on the bright side though. Liverpool have a much bigger problem with Andy Carroll…
173 jawballsaswallwell // Sep 25, 2012 at 2:24 AM
This may sound counter intuitive, but giving Xisco that contract has probably ruined his career and compromised his life. It is an immense personal and professional failure that was unlikely to have happened if Newcastle hadn’t been so reckless and unthinking.
Same might be said of Ranger, although he probably needed far less inducement to f@#k it all up.
174 JayToon22 // Sep 25, 2012 at 1:55 PM
I’m off up to the game tomorrow night…looking forward to seeing a good team put out, got a feeling this could be our silverwear this year.
really hoping to see Bigi smalls lining up alongside Mr T…brothers bash in front of the back four with ben arfa just in front of them. quite keen to see Obertan starting on the right, i think he looks stronger and more confident than last year. give Amalfitano another go out on the left as he looked handy in Portugal last week and then give Papisto a chance to get off the mark up top. Vornon at right back is a must…3-1 toon…Cisse hat trick ; )
175 mauritius island // Sep 25, 2012 at 5:26 PM
————Elliot———–
Tav—colo—Williamson— Ferguson
——-Tiote—-Bigi———
————Gosling————
Obertan————-Marveaux
————–Shola.ameobi————–
subs: Harper,Amalfitano, Abeid ,Xisco,Vuckic
previous post: Number One Priority – Sign Demba Ba To Long Term Deal
next post: Debuchy Likely To Get Dream Move To Newcastle In January