Even with the new eight year deal in place for Alan Pardew and the coaches at Newcastle, there will be absolutely no change in the way the club is run, so don’t expect too much money to be available in the transfer market for big signings.
Mathieu Debuchy – a target in January?
Newcastle will continue to operate rather frugally, but at least the club are balancing the books, and seem to already be in line with the new Financial Fair Play rules which cannot be said for the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea, who are still spending way above the revenues they take in every year.
There may be an opportunity for Newcastle to bring a couple of lpayers into the club in January, with defenders Douglas of FC Twente and long term target Mathieu Debuchy of Lille both possibilities.
And it seems the defense is what we need to strengthen th most, and the facts speak for themselves as last season we conceded 51 goals, which is the most of any side finishing in the top eight.
It looks like Alan will try to bring at least one defender through the door in January, and he still thinks Newcastle can make trophy signings, as he had this to say to the local press today:
“Personally we would look for another defender in the next window – without losing anybody. But we will have to see.”
“What sort of signing would you call Papiss Cisse?” “I think it is a trophy signing in my view – they might not want to call it that.” “But £9M for a striker is a lot of money.” “You look at Premier League clubs outside the top four, and we are all spending the same amount of money.”
“I definitely think we have the strikers now, and that it is about whether we are going to be good enough to keep the goals against column down.” “I think it hurt a little bit last year.” “We are getting better and hopefully this year it will improve.”
As well as bringing new players into the club, Newcastle have to retain the top players we already have, and we may have another circus in January with Demba Ba, since we are told that release clause become active again.
But the bottom line at Newcastle is that if a player doesn’t want to stay and play for Newcastle, we should let him go.
It’s really as simple as that, and if Demba Ba doesn’t want to put a stop to the nonsense going on with his agents trying to get him out of Newcastle, we should probably let him leave and bring in another striker.
That would be a pity because he’s an excellent striker who has played great so far for the club, and scored 20 good goals, but he also has to show a commitment to Newcastle.
What do you think?
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78 responses so far ↓
1 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Back in January with same/ lower bids?
teuilamag – just in case you missed it, bollance @155 reserve team review –
http://www.nufcblog.com/2012/09/28/why-alan-pardew-will-not-get-good-reception-at-reading/
2 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Bah! Tequilamag !!! And I was just about to rib ED for sayiing Debuchy was a Traget.
3 ROSHAN MAGPIE // Sep 29, 2012 at 10:56 AM
damm not even highlights of tonight s game shown in India
4 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Roshan you may have to go the way of internet feeds. Are there any, btw?
5 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Sep 29, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Simpson + 1mill-1.5mill for Enrique. Fair trade.
6 Super Magpie // Sep 29, 2012 at 10:59 AM
I’ve got to disagree with Pardew saying £9m being a lot of money for a striker. Most clubs in the PL spend over £10m on very average strikers.
We did well to get him for just £9m, considering in the previous summer we were quoted £15m.
Same with Ba too, we payed £2m in agent fee’s and look what have got in return. Unfortunately all signings can’t be like that. Now and again we have to spend a bit more than we want to, because in the long term it will pay off. I think we should go all out for Debuchy in January.
7 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Which one is Debuchy again ? cant remember him being discussed before.
8 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:02 AM
seriously Enrique could be a cut-price bargain. still has his best years to come. Howay lads we’ve had our fun, if he just said ‘I made a big mistake blah blah..’ I would pick him up from the station myself. And treat him to a bite at La Tasca.
Now, who would we shift around the back four then?
9 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Debuchy!
Debuchy!
That boy is hard to get.
Debuchy!
Debuchy!
..but we could sign him yet.
10 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:08 AM
I thought the Enrique Jonas parnership was great and I am not one to bear a grudge but I think Santon has adapted to PL a lot quicker that Enrique did.I would have Santon over him. If he did come back though the obvious thing would be to switch Santon to RB.
11 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:13 AM
For feeds I normally go for Ilemi.bz. Pretty reliable
12 Nufc-83 // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Lol santon over enrique he wes playing as one of the best lbs in Europe for us. Would take him back in a heartbeat.
13 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:15 AM
http://www.footballstreaming.info/streams/todays-links/index.html
Is usually excellent for streams. Doesn’t seem to have been updated for today yet.
So, is Cabaye and Colo definitely out or is there a late judgement call happening?
Am I right in thinking the following are still out, Krul, Simmo and Raylor?
14 nico // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Is there any real need for Debuchy now. We have Anita and Tav is looking real class. Central defence and a quality winger are higher up there now. Saying that I’d still be gald if he came.
15 nico // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Ibizatoon – Back by popular demand
You are correct in thinking that and apparently they are def out.
16 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Nufc-83 I am happy I was able to bring laughter and joy into your world
17 pawl250 // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:20 AM
My team for today
Harper (Krul if fit)
Anita STaylor Perch Santon
Arfa Tiote Bigi Jonas
Ba Cisse
I choose Bigi because he deserves to start he has been the most impressive of our signings and him and Tiote would certainly be a brick wall in midfield.
Anita full back because his pace, physical side of the game suit him at fullback. I can’t see him and don’t see him as a centre midfielder. He has been a much better fullback than midfielder so far. Also his passing in final 3rd on the wing will come in handy!!
The team will be though
Harper
Perch Willo Taylor Santon
Arfa Anita Tiote Jonas
Ba Cisse
Anita maybe fullback as Perch hasn’t look good in that position, Pardew must agree as he has swapped them twice now!
Still this will be our 11 to play today without a doubt, unless Krul is fit!
18 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Buenos tardes Ibiza
19 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Nice… Cheers. I don’t think this is more Pardew mind games, like with Benny against Spurs. Still think we should be strong enough.
On Debuchy….started playing Fifa 13 last night, so I clearly know my stuff
– Signed Debuchy, got man of the match and a goal on his debut. Mind you, Gosling got two, so maybe you could question how realistic it is.
I didn’t really think there was a great need for him before, but would certainly be pleased if he arrives and will definitely upgrade our options.
20 pawl250 // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:22 AM
If I could choose a defender to buy it would be Mbiwa! He’s versatile, young and will be the best centre back in the world in 6-7 years time.
21 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Tequila….Good day, good sir. How is ones Saturday going?
22 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Well still morning over here amigo but sun is shining and all is well. Only black cloud on horizon is Berbatov is out injured which cocks up my fantasy team.
23 ppb // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:30 AM
ibiza is perchys rating in the 70s?
24 jawballsaswallwell // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:30 AM
I think the real value of a youth policy is often overstated and is perhaps being over emphasized by Newcastle.. The only players in the past 10 years that we have successfully brought through the system are Taylor, Carroll and Krul, we can’t take any real credit for Bigi. By far the greater majority of young players don’t make it, so if we eventually produce one every couple of seasons we’ll be doing really well.
It seems to me that the players who are going to make it at the highest level are essentially born not bred and clubs basically simply facilitate their rise, with some clubs better at this than others. Newcastle have traditionally been quite poor in this regard, considering the high number of Geordies who’ve played at the highest level at other clubs over the years.
I think investing in youth is a great idea, particularly identifying genuine young talent as Carr has done, but it’s nowhere near enough, we will have to primarily bring in established quality if we are to continue to improve and the higher our profile becomes the harder it will be to unearth bargains.
Mike is most likely going to have to be prepared to put his hand in his pocket I’m afraid for all that has been achieved to continue and having come this far I think he will, otherwise we may have peaked and long term contracts won’t make the slightest difference.
25 ppb // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:32 AM
has anybody noticed fifa has always rated saylor as a future world class cb?
26 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:36 AM
ppb….Don’t hold me to it. But I believe he is 70 or 71. I know he was less than Williamson, who I’m fairly confident was 74.
27 jesperfuglsang // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:37 AM
I know I am going to sound like an old fool, but the last time a owned a Fifa game was on PC many years ago
lol
…I do own FM 2011 (now I come to think of it that is probably not helping my case
) lol
28 Spellcheck // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Morning everyone,was wondering, can anyone tell me if their is a live stream of match this afternoon????? HWTL!!!!!
29 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Good points Jaw. we all love a home grown player but sometimes have unrealistic expectations as to how good they really are. Chopra springs to mind.
30 tarie4 // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:38 AM
pawl250
Noway shud U pair bigi and tiote together in a 442. I wish pple wud stop doing this. Maybe in a 433 etc but not in a 442. That’s the same reason cabaye and Anita shud not be paired together in a 442. (thats why perch then goes to midfield and Anita to fullback.)
Tiote and bigi dnt go forward enuf and join attacks, they sit back. There would be a huge gap between midfield and attack, (more than usual). It has to be Anita and tiote, or gosling and tiote.
31 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:39 AM
jawballs – but surely all these established players came form an academy somewhere. Seems quite a few come not surprisingly from the likes of Chelsea Man u and Arsenal, but the smogs and mackems as well. Unlike the last two, we are a big enough club to hold on to them rather than seeing our best talents poached by bigger clubs. It would also have two stand out benefits, home-growing that is – cheaper, and with home-club ambition. Better than buying ‘established ‘ players at £15m or so as some would seem to favour.
32 Super Magpie // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:41 AM
On Fifa 13
Buy Steven Caulker from Spurs, he’s went from 74-77ovr in 4 months. Got him for around £6m. Santon also rapidly gets better too.
33 papiss_on_your_parade // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:50 AM
Super magpie – buy marcelo – went from 80/82 to 86 in a season
34 Burni // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:55 AM
What platform U all got FIFA on? If its ps3 stick ur names up a d ill add U, and probs get beaten lol
35 Burni // Sep 29, 2012 at 11:58 AM
I bought Jeffrey bruma, casemiro, canesin and bruma who plays lm. They’re all 70 odd but I know through FIFA 12 they all turn into absolute beasts. Also nicolai boilesen and Ahmed musa.
Do it
36 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:00 PM
On Abeid – if Gosling is ahead of you, you may as well just quit football and turn out on a Sunday for an amateur club.
37 blew // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Which January are you refering to ? After a frugal summer transfer window it could be 2013 or 2014
38 ppb // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:12 PM
@burni buying it today
name slim210lbs
39 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Feeling better today Beardo? I thought football was beneath you?
40 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Had a go on fifa 12 this morning to remind me how good I was at it. Cattermole and Larsson put 2 in after 5 minutes, confirming my suspicions. Switched it off and made a coffee.
41 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:27 PM
On fifa 13 buy El shaarawy the boy rockets up bought him at the start of the season for just under £11 mil at 76 OVR by the end of jan he’s already 83 OVR!
Oh and tom ince is available for about £1.5 mil at the start of the season cos his contracts almost up
42 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Now if that was the real Ruddy he would have come back with a reply. Beardo is thinking of a razor sharp witticism. Still thinking….still…….thinking…
43 dave 1961 // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:32 PM
referee for today’s game is Andre Marriner a man known to like to be the center of things on the pitch, so it looks like we are against 12 men again sorry to insult man kind by comparing Andre Marriner to us but surly in the top five of incompetent officials.
44 toonLYF // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:44 PM
for people wanting a Perch/Saylor centreback pairing….Reading have one of the biggest strikers in the premier league in Pogrebnyak, and he has one hell of a head on him, so Willo has never been more vital.
Question is, Anita or Perch – Full-back or Centre mid…
Personally, for me, it has to be Perch in Centre mid, i don’t buy this “we won’t create enough” talk, Perch is a fabulous passer of the ball, and with Anita not being up to scratch in this league yet, there’s danger of him being anonymous. Perch is convincing, and along side Cheick we should without doubt take over the midfield.
Excited for the game, i want the Demba’s to smash these pricks due to the racist comments from the Reading fans.
45 Tsunki // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Well it seems EA’s latest release is taking precedent over real life for today so I am off may be back sometime over the weekend.
46 WWYCD // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Toonarmydownsouth
Ur at Jan already? U need to get out more my lad
47 toonarmydownsouth // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:49 PM
YO
The new baby was all night the night before so got to last night and just couldnt sleep!!!!
48 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Sep 29, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Hey, can anyone help me out,
I never normally watch the matches in pubs, I normally watch from home on a stream, but I’m up in Newcastle today, where will be the best place to watch the match?
49 toonLYF // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Conaldo – The Percy Arms is decent, The Strawberry of course, will be packed, but second to none in my opinion. Just have a walk from Haymarket to St James and all the pubs along the way are fairly NUFC based and will have decent enough atmosphere’s.
50 WWYCD // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Toonarmydownsouth
Howay don’t use ur bairn as a excuse haha
Suppose u have to get the fifa time in when u can though doubt u will be able to dedicate much time to it…unlike my lazy self;)
51 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Toon lyf – cheers mate
52 Peter Beardsley // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:08 PM
For all you fools out there playing fifa: its all about Pro Evo 12! Ha ha ha
53 Peter Beardsley // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:08 PM
For all you fools out there playing fifa: its all about Pro Evo 13! Ha ha ha
54 toonLYF // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:15 PM
anyone for FIFA13 for Xbox add “TURNITUPTO666″, on later after all of the football.
55 Burni // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:18 PM
I tried to get into pro evo for a full week and it is so frustrating! Too many things wrong with it!
56 eaststandgeordie1982 // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Burni
My user name on here is my ps3 name
57 josh // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:19 PM
With cabs out I’d play bigi with tiote, two beasts in the center.
58 Jail for Ashley // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:28 PM
As much as I like Pards it gets on my t1ts when he comes out and says,outside ther top four were all spending the same money,we’re not for the third best supported team in the league we’re one of the least spenders,I’ve just been on a website called http://www.transferleague.co.uk.could somebody PLEASE explain to me how after 35M+ in transfer fees are we still 130M in debt,and how LLambias gave a refreshingly honest account the other day by saying we couldn’t afford Douglas.
59 catchy in norway // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Jail for Ashley // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:28 PM
its all JEDI ¨mind tricks on the week minded, and it worked on so many
,
52000 nearly every league match,
25000+ cup games
got to be in the top 4 for selling shirts and the like in the prem,
selling players over the last 4 years and not really spending on new players, we got some great bargins , but we have sold very well,,
wigan make more than we do without selling half as much,,
a rabbit is off somewhere
PLEASE DONT READ AND THINK I JUST WANT ALL THE MONEY SPENT ON PLAYERS, I DONT, BUT I FAIL TO SEE WHERE ALL THE MONEY IS GOING AND DEBTIS NOT BEING REDUCED
60 catchy in norway // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:35 PM
5TH PLACE FINISH AND GOOD TV MONEY IN THAT TOOO
61 djm... // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Have any of you lads seen a pub in shields advertising the game? For some reason the normal foreign channels don’t have it on so we are finding it hard to find one, cheers.
62 Burni // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Jfa, there are times when I wonder where all the money the club is going. Going on the chart on the site U linked, we hah spent well and since mike Ashley took over we haven’t really made that much profit in total. Granted its a bit but its not a huge amount. The question I would like answered is along the lines of what catchy said. We are supported extremely well and we have been on tv a lot over the last two season, id like to know how a combination of those two factors has affected our debt as it apparrently hasn’t at all…… Hmmm.
63 MAG04 // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:50 PM
In isolation, the board are probably right not to pay over the odds for Debuchy. But when you consider the added value it would have in that is could secure Cabaye for a another 3 or 4 seasons it has to be worth it. Just look at Jonas and Colo. They’ve become toon legends and probably helped keep each other at the club long term (and through the championship).
64 papiss_on_your_parade // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Anyone else having a problem with xbox live on fifa 13?
I’m signed in and online’s working with other games, but everytime I load up fifa 13 it says xbox live connection lost.
Anyone have any ideas?
65 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:54 PM
The first deason we were up excluding transfers we lost about 3 mill. Including trans we paid off £15 mill in OD and had a cash surplus of about 10 mill.in the bank. Ashley has still not taken any money out to pay the £130 mill he has provided on interest free loans.
When the figures for last season are released I am pretty sure we will have made an operating profit.
66 solano // Sep 29, 2012 at 1:57 PM
djm….North or South?
67 pbNcl // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:01 PM
is it safe to return on here yet? has the doom cloud lifted?! PARDEW REIGNS SUPREME
68 djm... // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:05 PM
South mate.
69 dave 1961 // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:07 PM
tequilamag
yes he has he took £1m out for whatever reason he will take more out when our profit’s increase, otherwise we pay it to the tax man instead. i would guess Ashley’s very happy with what hes getting out the club, in business promotions i would put at close to a value of £20m per season, but only a notional value as no company’s ever tried this level of promotion, and i would do the same thing in his position, we have to except that he gets something out of the deal, Ashly will never get from the club what us fans get, for him its a toy, for us its the fist thing in the morning and last thing at night.
70 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Dave I think the time to judge is when we are consistently making profits. If they are not reinvested in players then Ashley deserves all the stick that will come his way. Although I agree he is getting some major free advertising from his rebranding of SJP.
71 solano // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Sorry mate…us Cod Heeds over on the Northside have it on in a few! Sand Dancers seem to have a problem
Good Luck!
72 djm... // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:14 PM
No bother mate. The Magic of the Saturday 3 o’clock game has Finally died for me now. No point in the time if I can’t watch it! Haha.
73 solano // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM
djm….and they call me a dinosaur!
74 dave 1961 // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:22 PM
tequilamag
I’m not judging Ashly i don’t have a problem with him taking his loans back, i would do the same, but i can say if you believe what Llambias says, you might as well go the hole hog and believe in Santa & the tooth fairy. Llambias is a liar and a story teller, a white Nile Ranger.
75 tequilamag // Sep 29, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Respect you opinion Dave. I remember you said a few days ago you started your own business when you were 18. I run my own business as well. Though in the current financial climate its touch and go whether that will be the case in 6 months time.
I just dont want Newcastle to go tits up. Under Ashley I dont think that will happen..Agree on delboy, that man is pure poison.
76 Sambo from belgium // Sep 29, 2012 at 3:00 PM
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/143823/10/watch-reading-fc-vs-newcastle-united.html but it’s in spanish
77 fray bentos // Sep 29, 2012 at 5:24 PM
@pbNcl
Well said, nearly, i hardly ever post on here but thought i would to raise the sanity levels
78 Sav // Sep 30, 2012 at 2:02 AM
Could do worse than sign Reading’s Alex Pearce. Don’t know why he was dropped today. He was their best player in last 2 games. 6′ 2″, scores and few, 23 year old and his contract is up in June. Snap him up.
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