Newcastle’s squad has been too small for a while now, and certainly ever since we returned to the Premier League back in May of 2010, but with the five French players brought in last month, it seems to have given a big lift to the players – and we’ll not even mention the fans.
Jonas Gutierrez - squad strengthened a lot
And certainly that’s what Argentine winger Jonas Gutierrez thinks, as he had this to say on the Newcastle web-site:
“It’s really good to have a bigger squad, because that was a problem earlier in the season.” “It has been hard for us because we had a lot of injuries but not a lot of players.”
“The players who had to play were maybe from the reserves and are young players.” “They are very talented but it is not fair on them just to be in there as Premier League regulars just yet when they are so young.” “They should be doing that in a few years.”
“Now we have more players and are picking up good results again and that has given everyone a big lift.”
We had expected the young players to have done better this season, but the best time to introduce them into the side is when we are doing well, and when there’s lot of confidence in the team.
It’s asking a little too much to expect inexperienced young lads to come in when the side is struggling through a bad run of results, as we had for some ten weeks from early November.
And quite a few of our youngsters are now out on loan, and they include Mehdi Abeid at St. Johnstone, Curtis Good at Bradford, Paul Dummett and Conor Newton at St. Mirren and Brad Inman at Crew Alexandra – who has scored 6 goals in 12 games.
All the youngsters seem to be doing well – and best of all they are getting first team experience at other clubs.
And it seems that manager Alan Pardew will let even more younger players – like Sammy Ameobi, James Tavernier and Shane Ferguson – go on loan if we are knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday evening at Metalist Kharkiv.
And our U-19 side won again yesterday 3-2 over Empoli, but Newcastle were still eliminated from the Torneo di Viareggio, and we had a defeat followed by two wins in the three games.
We lost the first game to AC Milan 2-1 and that turned out to be the killer, but then we beat the Congo U-17 side and won yesterday, but we ended up second in Group 9.
And only the best two best runners-up from each half of the competition go through to the knockout stages of the competition, and it seems we missed out on goal difference – that’s a pity.
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1 Tsunki // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:48 AM
I like the picture of Jonas because thats how he always looks on the pitch – like his knees are tied together.
2 Joe Blog // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:49 AM
Claptrap. None of our youngsters will ever be NUFC regulars. Perhaps squad players for the likes of Wigan.
3 Marty-Toon // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Tsunki
That’s about the sum of it yeah,hard worker but too often caught in possession and loses the ball with poor crossing.
4 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:23 AM
@2:
What an absolutely blinkered comment ! You a Mackem?
5 Marty-Toon // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:35 AM
Fergie has shown great potential and has good skill will crossing ability,he’s had injury problems and getting match fit is hard when not getting minutes on the pitch.
As the post says,had he been in a winning team it’d much easier to help his ability flourish.
I’d say he and Bigi are the closest,with Sammy also having good ability but needs to be loaned out for first team games
6 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Any idea how much return flights cost to Kharkiv and back? Always wanted to go to the Ukraine. The women are spectacular over there.
7 Jonny // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:54 AM
For me, the youngsters with talent and potential are:
Bigi
Abeid
Vuckic (stay fit and lose weight)
Campbell
Ferguson (bulk up)
Not sure about Tavernier and don’t think Ameobi is good enough.
8 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:58 AM
I agree with you about Abeid. He is already standing out at St Johnstone. Would like to see Shane, Sammi and Haris sent out on loan. Vuckic isn’t overweight at all. I’d like to see us transform Vuckic into a centre forward.
9 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:59 AM
We have to sign Benteke. £20m is value to money. Hopefully Villa will go down. Then he’ll be worth around £12m. He’s a great replacement for Ba. I’d still take Remy as QPR look doomed.
10 Joe Blog // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:01 PM
We’ll see how many are still with us in 2/3 years. None.
11 Mister Tuff // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:02 PM
Tequilamag @20 previous post.
Hardly a work of fiction, if you knew the full history of Obertans playing career from Bordeaux to date -even having regard to his injures at Man U and at SJP – the only inference that can be arrived at is that he is not a PL player. Whilst there are players who suddenly appear on the stage from “nowhere” to have a glittering career – I see no evidence that Obertan will be such a player. He has had chance after chance and has failed to excel. If you see his performances differently could you please explain. I did a previous post some months ago including his goal stats throughout his career and his “return” is woeful -I included these facts in my post.
Getting back to the Metalist game on Thursday -do you think Obertan had a good game (not others just Obertan) and can you suggest an explanation as to why he was taken off.
Whilst is has been the case that there has not been a large enough squad until recently -I would start Marveaux every time ahead of Obertan -he is a much better player.
It is a fact that Monsieur Percy Panais signed Obertan, without Carr’s involvement, an involvement which Carr is eager to deny in public- I wonder why. The fact of the matter is than old red nose sold us a duffer -unless you think otherwise. Because you do not agree with another poster you should not dismiss their offerings as fiction.
You may find it dull that I refer to the manager as Percy – I find it amusing -clearly a difference in humour. Have to ever been in the play or film -Les Miserables?
12 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Tavernier’s another Simpson. We need to get rid of these players in the summer:
Simpson
Willo
Tavernier
Gosling
Shola Ameobi
13 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Kets:
With the possible exception of the Mackem Slayer, i would agree with you on the rest!
Which is actually quite surprising to me because that does,nt happen very often!
14 JTOONJ // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:20 PM
watching chelski v brentford ba looks totally out of place! because all of the players surrounding him are better than him and seem to not pass to him as often as we did! he was the centre of our attack and now he isn’t at chelski
15 JTOONJ // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Ketsbaia9
about benteke would be awesome, but he only signed for villa because he thought they were in london, hardly going to move to us when he said he’d love to go to london a.k.a aresenal.
16 croftus5678 // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:23 PM
@12
think i completely agree with that m8 !
tav i dont see the harm seeing as he’s on penny’s as wages sending him out on a season long loan just in case he does get better.
but none of them should be touching 1st team or squad atm.
given the choice i would take tav over simpson though as cover purely for wages and improvement terms but even that would be pushed as raylor is far superior to them both imo.
17 tequilamag // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Mr Tuff, I never suggested that Obertan is or should be a regular starter. I was challenging your assumption that Pardew sees him that way by pointing out how little playing time he has had in the PL. As for Metalist I thought he was OK not great but so were most of our players.
As for picking Obertan over Marv, this is is a non issue as they play different positions. Marv is poor as a winger much more suited to a CM role. I see them both as squad players neither good enough for a regular start.
As for your Percy jibes, repeating puerile “sun ” type insults does not make them funnier, it just makes you look childish.
18 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:33 PM
He’d love to sign for us. Nearly all our players are french speaking. Him and Alderweireld would be great additions and would take us to the next level. We still need at least 2 strikers signed in the summer.
19 JTOONJ // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:37 PM
Ketsbaia9
How do you know?
Did you not read the article which stated he wanted to move to aresenal in the near future?
Paul Lambert had to come out and publicly tell him off! Too expensive as well. Great player though.
20 tequilamag // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:37 PM
Kets, how do you know he would love to sign for us ?
21 JTOONJ // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:38 PM
No doubt Messi and ronaldo are secret geordies and would love to sign for us too ey?
22 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:39 PM
Because I spoke to him last night. Said he’s fond of our french speaking players and would love to play with Marveaux, Sissoko, Ben Arfa and Abeid.
23 JTOONJ // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:42 PM
Ketsbaia9
Haha are you actually being serious!
24 niafron // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Bonjour messieurs.
What is the mood today?
25 JTOONJ // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:44 PM
niafron
Well Kets has spoken to benteke and he really wants to come to newcastle, although he said in a conflicting statement that he wants to go to arsenal.
26 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Eh Niafron ! Ca va?
I have not seen you on here for ages!
What is this player from St Etienne like? Everyone on here wants to sign him? Is he any good?
27 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Yeah, he was out last night. Seemed a decent bloke. I’ve told him to sign for us. He thinks the clubs going places.
28 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 17, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Seem like Kets is on talking terms with everyone?
Benteke was first! and now it seems he talks to Aubaude too!
Think your trying to take the pith like!
29 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:01 PM
Ian Toon
Hope your well. Have been reading though not posting until yesterday.
Seen my fair share of youngsters and few impress. Think many blinded by the coming through the ranks and talk about 21 + year olds as kids. Ferguson is on borrowed time I hear because he has not spent as much time on post training as say Santon. Fair to draw a comparison because they are around the same age. We both rated Abeid pre season so pleased he’s doing well on loan. Agree we should be more adventurous bringing 18 year olds through before fee escalates. Only Krul and Taylor ver the last decade is just not good enough.
30 WWYCD // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:03 PM
Kets
Talking to Benteke said he’d love to play with Abied….have to ask were u the only person to see Benteke? Because that sounds like those voices in ur head have manifested into delusions
Or are u just finally coming out of the WUM closet?
31 niafron // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:07 PM
@newexpatmagpie
Aubameyang?
He’s a good player, but not a superstar. Well, he could be a good choice, but it will depend of the price.
And St Etienne proved in the past they are tough negociators.
They will ask an high price i guess.
Well depending of his contract’s situation, i know nothing about it.
32 Markaccus // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM
LMAO @ demba ba’s bionic face.
33 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:13 PM
Well mon amis? I don,t know much about the lad from Etienne either? But i do know that van Wolfswinkel from Sporting Lissabon would be a superb signing? Used to follow him when he played for Utrecht!
Have you spoken to him too Kets?
34 donkeypunch // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:13 PM
newcastle will go for wifred bony in the summer dont believe the statment DLand GH come out about him that were not intereted
35 Mister Tuff // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:24 PM
Tequila – whilst I do not particularly want to argue about minuscule matters, I feel I have to respond again to you “having a go” calling my earlier post fiction.
I never suggested either that Obertan should be or is a regular starter or inferred as much -now that IS fiction on your behalf. -by you introducing something not inferred or stated into the debate. I was purely pointing out that in my opinion he was not a player of PL standard.
You mention Obertan has played a total of 359 minutes in the PL this season – that equates to about four games in total (ie 4 x 90 minutes) and that within those games he has “three assists” which you believe is a “good return”. I personally do not think it is a good return but would not have a go at you because you think it is – you are entitled to your opinion as I am entitled to mine.
As for my “Percy jibes”, being “sun” type insults -well that is your opinion – there are others on the blog who refer to him as Percy as well, and others who refer to him as Parsnip – it is humour for some -whilst you are entitled to believe that it is not. You need to chill a bit man – buy a joke book or go to a comedy club or something similar.
36 Owldman // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:24 PM
KETZ make sure it’s salt you are putting on your fish & chips that other white stuff can cause hallucinations & scramble your brains, next time you meet Benteke or Ronaldo or even Messi give them our best regards from all us Toon bloggers
37 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:32 PM
Benteke’s played with and against Abeid before. He’s actually surprised that he’s not in the first team squad.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Man Utd are in for Raylor, Perch and Tiote in the summer. They’d definitely strengthen their side and it wouldn’t be a disaster if we lost them. They won’t be able to get much first team football with us so a move to Man Utd may be a good career move for them.
38 Transfer Sage // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Mister tuff
Im with you on obertan not being good enough like. I think he never cut it at man utd which is much easier as you have great players around you making your job much easier as a winger.
He has had a handful of good patches in games for us, the lad just doesn’t look capable of using his pace to great effect, no idea why he barely ever drives at a full back.
On pardew…I think he is an average manager. Give him good players which he has no and football improves, he struggles to get poor players to pass (some managers can get then to do it) but now he has a proper squad (without man striking options though) he should get then playing.
I want him to stay and have a proper chance with this team he has but if the chance to get a manager like laudrupp came up I wouldn’t complain if he came in. We’d all see Ben arfa replaced with messi or colo with kompany so no reason why we shouldn’t upgrade a manager if he is clearly better.
But I’d not force pards out as he is doing a decent job, but like a player there is always a better option and it’s daft not to keep tabs on a few.
39 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:35 PM
Mister Tuff
Please. If you don’t give it a rest you will be losing your Ian Toon BBC rating. By neither entertaining, informing nor educating. You wouldn’t want to join the ranks of the Beattie 25, Catchy fast forward brigade.
40 Ginger // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:43 PM
Cheers for everyone’s compliments on my team selection and grammar yesterday! I would have replied however I went out with my mates.
As for today, Kets I usually read your comments and see where you’re coming from. I too believe that Abeid has the potential to be world class one day. Although, I’m starting to think you;re just a troll now.
All of our youngsters that have an ounce of potential and are above the age of 20, should be loaned out for a year and then fired/sold if they haven’t improved after that. Seems like too much dead weight is in our squad right now. Others who are younger should be loaned out to gain some experience but given more time to grow.
41 Ginger // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:48 PM
This is our current squad, we have one spot remaining and ten home grown players.
Romain Amalfitano
Shola Ameobi (HGP)
Vurnon Anita
Hatem Ben Arfa
Yohan Cabaye
Papiss Cisse
Fabricio Coloccini
Mathieu Debuchy
Rob Elliot (HGP)
Dan Gosling (HGP)
Yoan Gouffran
Jonas Gutierrez
Steve Harper (HGP)
Tim Krul (HGP)
Sylvain Marveaux
Gabriel Obertan
James Perch (HGP)
Danny Simpson (HGP)
Moussa Sissoko
Ryan Taylor (HGP)
Steven Taylor (HGP)
Cheick Tiote
Mike Williamson (HGP)
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
Danny Simpson will be leaving, therefore we only have nine home grown players. Santon will neeed to be put into the squad making it 24 once again. We can only sacrafice one more home grown player, (I’d go for Gosling) So unless we have other home grown players coming up through the squad that I’m unaware of, looks like we may have to keep Willo.
42 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:56 PM
I also think we need to bring in a number 2 to Tim Krul. Paul Robinson would be a sensible signing. Solid keeper. You can’t blame him for that mistake against Croatia. It took a horrendous bobble, similar to Flowers error against Liverpool.
43 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 1:56 PM
Ginger
Broadly what bollance and Ian Toon were saying earlier. The difference suggested is that you target potential signings before fee sought escalates for British premium. The policy is self financing because you would recoup development costs by selling to clubs below
Premier. Simpson and Man United was used as an example. Buy and lease back for a season for the player to get experience. Would be costed and run as a cost centre I guess. You would not end up with a load of Shane Ferguson’s who many think have swanned around without developing. Get them out on loan as you say.
44 niafron // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:00 PM
What said Pard about next game?
Will we play it 100%?
I also wonder if beny is fit for it or if he will remain in Newcastle.
45 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Favourite nufc player of all time = Laurent Robert
46 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:07 PM
Please take a few minutes to remember this great player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-edtGtB-pY
47 Ketsbaia9 // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:08 PM
I am almost certain that Laurent Robert has put many people into hospital with that shot. His technique was sensational.
48 check the toastie // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:15 PM
Robert had undoubted talent, however for the most part was a waste of space away from home, made Shola look busy.
49 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:22 PM
Kets
Robert was a poor mans Ginola.
50 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:23 PM
Check
Do you sometimes post as Beattie 25?
51 carl // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:26 PM
Check
Your Beattie25 ! Or are you just posting the same drivel and garbage?
52 carl // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:27 PM
Check
You promised that you would take a long long holiday!
53 niafron // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Lol…
I just remember someone once told me here he thought i was Ben arfa undercover!
54 check the toastie // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Sorry for telling the truth, i know sometimes it hurts……..
55 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Check
Did you miss your flight ?
56 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:31 PM
Check
Are you boring or are you boring?
57 check the toastie // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:33 PM
Hatem Ben Arfa, now there’s a player i have a lot of time for, the boys a genius, see links below to see what we have missed. Just wait until he links up with Debuchy, get in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iXigKaL93k
58 niafron // Feb 17, 2013 at 2:58 PM
Got to go lads.
Bonne journée messieurs.
59 Ginger // Feb 17, 2013 at 3:08 PM
Pushy Pardew
I agree. I mean we may as well recruit English players when they’re young and cheap. Worst thing that can happen is they’ll turn out to be a flop and just get sold to a division below as they’re still English.
Best thing that can happen, we get another mediocre English player and were able to flog him for loads to one of the “Bigger” clubs and then go on to vastly improve our team with cheaper foreign talent.
I for one would like to see us sign Ince. Highly unlikely, but his price will double in a few years. Plus he’s actually a really good player.
60 Pushy Pardew // Feb 17, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Ginger
Uncanny Ian Toon has made a case to sign
Tom Ince. Not cheap but his resale value in
a few years will appeal to Mike Ashley. We
would benefit from top draw home grown
talent. Disagree on Williamson we should
sell him for around £ 2 million at the end
of the season and have a purge on the under
performing and clear the decks. Up grade the
academy as bollance mentioned.
performing
61 outsidethebox // Feb 17, 2013 at 3:34 PM
looking thru current squad (thanks ginger ) of the 10 hgp players there could be a big clearout as imo there are only 4 i would keep as squad players.. so a few will have to come thru from youth side
62 tequilamag // Feb 17, 2013 at 3:41 PM
Re the HGP Tavernier, Ferguson, Dummet , Newton and Inman will be too old next season to qualify as underage players so a major clear out will be needed or season long deals arranged.
63 Ginger // Feb 17, 2013 at 4:03 PM
Tequilamag
I’d put all that you just named on season long loans.
outsidethebox
No bother mate!
Pushy Pardew
Nahh I disagree, I think if we sign another centre back then get rid of Willo. If we sign another one and get rid of Collo keep him also. He’s a decent enough squad player, I think after next season we’ll be able to get rid as HOPEFULLY both Streete and Good will be pushing for first team.
64 Ginger // Feb 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM
Also, what is everyone’s thoughts on Europe? Want out of it? Or should we push on?
I think we should try and win it personally. We’ll have a much stronger squad next year for Europe and its the only way we’re going to get into it. Plus it’ll help attract more players next year, if we say finish 12th and win the Europa League whereas finishing 10th and deliberately knocking ourselves out of it.
65 ToonDownSouth // Feb 17, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Ginger
It’s hard to say. Pardew gave it a real go, we played quite well, and got royally screwed over by refereeing decisions. We could easily play a full strength side in the Ukraine and still get tonked, so it’s a really tough call.
Can’t moan too much about refereeing decisions though – we’ve had our fair share of them lately, including Cisse’s elbow and throat-push on Terry & Cole going unpunished.
I think it’s probably something we’ll just have to live with – It seems pretty unlikely that we’ll win the competition anyway, given the strength of some of the teams left (Chelsea, Liverpool, Napoli, Rubin, A.Madrid, etc etc).
66 jayphoto // Feb 17, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Work in france, germany and holland a fair bit and class St Ettiene and wolfsburg as kind of my second teamsto follow behind NUFC , dont ask me why, was just random choice really probably based around the TV schedule 6 years ago….
Anyway ive seen Aubameyang a fair few times, he came in to replace riviere who was my favourite les verts player! PEA can definately be successful in the premier league, he is very determined and very hardworking! Unfortunately there is no value at ST ettiene, they are the ashley and llambias of ligue 1, players leave for their maximum value, they dont do bargain sales! Kurt Zouma, the young CB is another one to watch from there who will also go for top dollar! I heard a rumour napoli will look to PEA to replace cavani, he will choose serie A over premier league without a hesitation!
67 gonufc (not Arf' bad) // Feb 17, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Lol, bloody hell… Now Kets talks to Benteke??!!? Does he have Abeid on speed dial?
Soooo, where did you talk to Christian Kets?
68 yo-yo // Feb 17, 2013 at 6:06 PM
K9
You do know the lasses have tractor pulling contests in Ukraine ? 6 ft 2 eyes of blue – unless they’re from Chernobyl in which case their eyes glow in the dark.
Never had you down as an ITK
69 DevonToon // Feb 17, 2013 at 6:08 PM
Got to really go for europa! Spurs have played as many games as us and used almost the same team in the prem and europa, are they struggling? Now everyones fit and we got quality in depth, we can take both comps seriously! No point in qualifying for it if we just turn around and say we cant win it… we aint the best team in the comp but on our day we could beat anyone left in the europa. The difference between us and the top teams is we dont have a star… Eg falcao… Cavani… Mata… Suarez…
70 aidantoon // Feb 17, 2013 at 6:15 PM
The only young players worth keeping imp are bigi and Campbell, but would also keep Curtis good.
Still think we will go through on third but need to be careful who we start, I would keep cab, sissoko, Colo on the bench.
71 aidantoon // Feb 17, 2013 at 6:16 PM
Thurs
72 Jail for Ashley // Feb 17, 2013 at 6:55 PM
Pushy Pardew,
You say you havent posted for awhile and yet here you are back and dishing out insults, while keeping your tongue firmly in Ian Toon’s ar$ e, I have levelled this accusation at you before that I think you and Ian Toon are one and the same which is weird enough, if I am wrong then your obsessive and sycophantic posts regarding him are even stranger.
73 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 17, 2013 at 6:57 PM
@34:
Don,t want to disappoint you Donkey! But, the last i heard Zenith St Petersburg wanted to sign Boney in the summer like?
74 Mister Tuff // Feb 17, 2013 at 8:03 PM
Jail @72 – I had not checked the blog for a few hours and was going through the posts and immediately spotted that Ian Toon was posting yet again as Carl and Pushy Pardew.
I have posted previously asking Ian not to do it. I was not going to bother posting about it until I saw your post highlighting the same issues.
Ian Toon – please stop posting using other names -it is a bit disturbing that your other alter egos always support or make reference to positive issues about yourself. You should be confident about what you post using Ian Toon only. Trying to garner support for yourself using these other names is very unusual to say the least. I like reading your posts as Ian Toon (even though you love Monsieur Percy Panais).
75 yorkshire_magpie // Feb 17, 2013 at 8:28 PM
@69. So you dont class Ben arfa as a star?
76 toonicle // Feb 17, 2013 at 8:41 PM
Kets @9- Totally agree. Benteke would be a great Ba replacement.
77 check the toastie // Feb 17, 2013 at 9:10 PM
Dont know how Ian Toon has time to blog, the amount of time he must spent in Pardews Dungeon.
Ian Toon = Pardews Gimp.
78 donkeypunch // Feb 17, 2013 at 9:12 PM
if zenit are intereset in him then i cant really see us getting him cant compete with the money they have shame because hes great all round player and i think he would be perfect for the pl
79 Ian Toon // Feb 17, 2013 at 9:28 PM
Mr Tuff – don’t be daft. I am not involved in any multiple posting. I don’t recall you ever, repeat ever recall you suggesting this to me before. I am disappointed that you should think otherwise of me. However, I really don’t care what you think. One final thing having recently read Pushy’s comment about your tiff with Tequila I am inclined to his view. I suspect that this is what triggered the thought process. I am surprised you did not try to implicate Bollance. I really have lost respect for you.
JFA – Bore off!
For the record I believe Carl is someone who works for a football publication I occasionally wrote articles for when I was studying.
It was a small source of income to meet fees. I have not spoken to him for over a year although he has mentioned me in some of his postings on here.
To both of you : Our suspicion of others is often aroused by a knowledge of ourselves.
80 Tsunki // Feb 17, 2013 at 9:40 PM
Ketsy Ketsy Ketsy what are we to do with you? You are starting to stretch your credibility with the new ‘voices’ thing now. Ease back a bit or you may get the pitchfork-wielders sharpening their tines for you mate. You could be chased out of another blog, and I dont think you will find the others as welcoming as this one.
81 Tsunki // Feb 17, 2013 at 9:44 PM
Ian – just because you’re paranoid don’t mean they’re not out to get ya!
Actually I’m totally lost. Who is who and says what again? Ed – we need a Tiff recap each morning so we an be completely up to date on the latest barneys between posters, you know – like the precis to a soap episode?
‘ Previously, on Nufcblog dot com……’
82 Ian Toon // Feb 17, 2013 at 9:55 PM
Tsunki- The pleasures of the poor. I only ever dream of exquisite gourmet fitted kitchens. JFA is not a surprise but Mr Tuff is !
Thanks for lightening my mood. I have spent most of the day recovering from too many sherbets last night. That’s what comes from having a football free weekend.
83 croftus5678 // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:04 PM
ok so 8 hgp’s needed
saylor
raylor
elliott
krull
perch
shola (unfortunatly)
williamson (unfortuantly)
i’m really scrapping the barrel now arnt i >.<
top 5 i would keep out of our hgp then maybe add bigi/cambell to them to make the numbers up and try sign a few 18/19yo's to become hgp in 3 years
84 Mister Tuff // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM
Aha – therin lies the answer -too many sherbets!
85 tooninspain // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:15 PM
Where can I get one of these new laptops that only have exclamation marks and no fullstops? It’s as if some posters are saying…”Listen to me, I’m the only one worth reading on here” It’s as bad as using caps lock all of the time.
86 yo-yo // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:22 PM
check
You Beattie only in a more WUM like reincarnation ?
That last post is more like PlanB or ALF mind
87 Tsunki // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:38 PM
Tooninspain! – Who! The! Hell! Are! These! Punctuation! Vandals? Point! Them! Out! Damn! YOU!
88 bollance // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:56 PM
Not sure we should all be ganging up on anyone who is part of our team. It is the sort of thing u would expect from down the road.
Anyone who is being ganged up on should not take the bait.
It must have been a long weekend with us not playing. But it will work out in our favour if we can put out a result on thurs.
Read through the home grown player post and can’t see us making the whole sale changes necessary. Squad surgery is a long term process.
89 Jail for Ashley // Feb 17, 2013 at 10:57 PM
Toon is apain
How anal are you to worry sbout somebody’s punctuation.
90 bollance // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:24 PM
Player of the season to date?
91 bollance // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:26 PM
Nobody stands out on the football field so it has to be Danny Simpson.
If that was too subtle then I am of course referring to him bagging tulisa.
Ps colo is a close second although his off field antics are only rumours
92 bollance // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:28 PM
Pards took the accolades last season but if we finish the season on a high Ashley deserves credit. Sorry jail!!
93 bollance // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:51 PM
Apparently we are back in for puncheon. 26 and will be free transfer at end of season. Is he better than what we have in reserve? There is no way he would get in ahead of hba and gouffran
94 jimmysmith // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:57 PM
I remain hopeful about Obertan because he has pace (such an asset in a player) and has shown glimpses of finishing ability and an improving work rate, but I was also pleasantly surprised to read in a comment above that he has 3 assists in the equivalent of 4 full games of football this season. That does seem a pretty significant contribution from the bench, or am I wrong?
95 Rake // Feb 17, 2013 at 11:59 PM
Puncheon would be good back up, he’s hard working and from what I’v seen watching Southampton actually generally makes good decision in attacks unlike some players we have…
96 bollance // Feb 18, 2013 at 12:02 AM
Jimmy
Remember u commented on a post i made the other day and remember thinking u were right but can remember what the discussion was about.
Maybe u can shed some light?
97 jimmysmith // Feb 18, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Did you mean this post:
Bollance, Surely Jonas, Haidarra and Taylor are good enough to remain in the first team frame next season.
There are question marks concerning others but even Shola and Ryan Taylor would also I think have quite strong cases for retention.
I’d be inclined to keep all those players and bring in a top class winger, striker and attacking midfielder as well as whatever top prospects we can unearth.
98 Jail for Ashley // Feb 18, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Bollance,
No need to apologize if you want to give Ashley credit for saving a team that finished fifth last year from relegation due to his lack of sensible investment at the right time then feel free.
99 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 18, 2013 at 5:51 AM
@78:
I would,nt give up the hope of getting Boney just yet ?
The only cofirmation i have is that the commentator mentioned the Russian interest while i was watching the highlights of Vitess,s game againsy FC Groningen on Sunday evening!
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