There was some good news last Thursday about Papiss Cisse staying at Newcastle, and finally agreeing to wear the Wonga insignia, and we were very pleased with that – because Papiss is a great natural striker and in his one and a half seasons on Tyneside, he’s scored 26 goals in 61 appearances, and some of those goals have been just unbelievable.
Kinnear – this is most recent photo we have of Joe
So we hope there’s more to come from the Senegal striker.
And there was some good news today from Sky Sports – if it’s true – that Newcastle have increased their bid for Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis to a rather large £6.9M, for striker who is free agent next June.
And Gomis has gone missing, presumably in order to force a move to Newcastle, his first choice club in the transfer market.
Joe Kinnear made a calamitous start in his new job, when he want on talkSPORT and talked all about his new Director of Football job, when it hadn’t even been announced, and told everybody that Derek Llambias was leaving the club, before that was announced, and mispronounced some of our best players’ names, and generally embarrassed himself and Newcastle United too.
If he had done that in a real job – – especially at the executive ranks – he would have been fired rather quickly – and Joe would have deserved it – but Mike Ashley seems to like Joe.
But it’s been very good that we’ve heard nothing, absolutely nothing from Joe since he came back from his holiday over two weeks ago, and we assume he is working hard (very hard) to get two good strikers through the door very soon.
If the Sky Sports news is true, we are also trying to get Loic Remy on a one year loan from QPR – and that’s good too.
Alan Pardew remains the face of Newcastle to the press, which gives him a bit of an advantage over Joe and the Newcastle manager had this to say today in The Times.
“I will always manage one way and that is talking to my staff, talking to my players, talking to my peers, as well as people like the owner, to make sure we are on the right agenda.”
“Joe now fits in there. But he can’t interfere with me managing the team and I won’t let him. I made it very clear to Joe.”
And of course Alan’s right, Joe cannot interfere with what the manager does on the coaching side of things, that’s not what a Director of Football does.
We don’t know what Mike has told Joe Kinnear, but maybe he gave him instructions not to give any interviews to the press, and that would have been some good advice from Ashley to Kinnear a few weeks ago.
That may be what has happened, and if Joe can get some good players through the door, and use his millions of contacts he has told us he has in place around the world, and keep bringing in good players now and in the future to Newcastle, he could even be a successful Director of Football at Newcastle.
That’s possible if not altogether probable.
What do you think?
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226 comments so far
Tsunki
Jul 27, 2013 at 4:56 PM
Comment #1There are actually two chances, ED. Two.
clinath@ed
Jul 27, 2013 at 4:56 PM
Comment #2You could argue he only has to be successful for two periods per year!
sparky55
Jul 27, 2013 at 4:58 PM
Comment #3Cisse has never said he’s staying…all he’s said is sorry for being a dick after he was outed in the casino and that he’ll wear the wonga shirt.
Cisse is history…gomis and remy will be the front line this year
leavemyarselona
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Comment #4Does anybody else have the same problem as me when the comments list up to id say over the 250 300 mark on a article when I click view comments it won’t let me and takes me back to my home screen on IPHONE …. Can’t understand why has been happening for a while
Jamseyd24
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Comment #5Cisse will get 15 plus PL goals this season wait and see. Hopefully remy and Gomis get 10 + as well. Sh1t am I asking for to much there???
stuart no9
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Comment #6ED—and we assume he is working hard (very hard) to get two good strikers through the door very soon.-.——-dont agree ED. How long has joke been DOF ? It is not hard work to get a player through the door. If that is hard work, god help us.I think hes dragged his heels – also- we havnt signed him yet.!!!!!!
toonking
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:07 PM
Comment #7ed I can see the headline you put onto this page fool a lot who decide to go for comments right away when I saw the headline I thought myself well is their signs that pardew is leaving now but then when I read it I understood it better.
nut meg
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:08 PM
Comment #8Tsunki
He could come back on as Norman & Mrs Bates.
Bearsize
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:10 PM
Comment #9Yeah my iphone does it after 500 comments. Think we just need a new phone lol
clinath@ed
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:12 PM
Comment #10Leave my….try clicking on the number of the last blog you’ve read, the actual number. When you refresh the screen, it should reset back to that page…works for me.
Indian Magpie
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Comment #11Who is NUFC’s RB back up?
Perch Sold
simpson released
tavernier loaned
Belfast
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:21 PM
Comment #12Don’t listen to Skunki Ed, his heads away
Belfast
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:23 PM
Comment #13Indian
Bardsley according to sky sauces
plana
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:27 PM
Comment #14Kinnear must be busy sorting all the incomings.
leavemyarselona
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:28 PM
Comment #15Clinath ,, I’ve just clicked on the number on the previous thread 318 comments . And the arrow turns upside down as if it loading the comments up then the screen goes back to the homepage .thats the only way of doing it you have to click on the amount of comments on iPhone version of article .
JFK junior
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Comment #16I see that Lyon Chairman, Aulas (sp) has said that things with gomis and NUFC have moved along significantly today!
Sounds very promising!
HullMag6
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Comment #17Cisse will be gone if we get gomis and remy that is my gut feeling. Come on Joe get the deals done.
Taking that into account how about this
1 Krul
2 Debuchy
5 Mbiwa
6 Coloccini
3 Santon
8 Anita
4 Cabaye
7 Sissoko
10 Ben Arfa
9 Gomis
11 Remy
Subs: Elliott, Saylor, Dummett, Haidara, Marveaux, Vuckic, Tiote, Jonas, Gouffran, Shola.
I’d be happy with that as a minimum.
nightfa11
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:36 PM
Comment #18the only way kiennar can justify his appointment is by bringing hiddink in..
ok..he doesnt have to..just sack pardew ffs
viv
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:36 PM
Comment #19Good riddance to Cisse dragged the club through the ringer.
Indian Magpie
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:37 PM
Comment #20Belfast
He is Crap
leavemyarselona
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:37 PM
Comment #21Hullmag if cisse doesn’t go though what would you change there
ScottyCovNUFC
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:38 PM
Comment #22It must be time for Pardews yearly bukkake right about now, heard Mashley has some new Donnay kegs for the occasion and also heard JFK only wanted Mick Harford hired so he had one of his old guard to get him a hard on before showing Pards who is boss around this town.
clinath@ed
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Comment #23Sorry leaveme….
Indian Magpie
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:40 PM
Comment #24anyone like me looking fwd to
BVB vs Bayern tonite
leavemyarselona
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:44 PM
Comment #25Sick of it clinath mate haha
JAMSHA
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:44 PM
Comment #26Indian Magpie
santon an anita
JAMSHA
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Comment #27oooo fkkk today ac milans match. any1 knows the timeng 😐
jazzyp
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Comment #28Afternoon all.
I see jeff-jayk-sum ting has had his daily fix of abuse.
Its amazing if you look back when this transfer window had just opened,What the blog’s aspirations and hopes were for the up coming transfer window. 4 or 5 players in-PEA-SIEM DE JONG-SACKHO ect, Now we are pinning our hopes on players like gomis and even bent to bolster our ranks.
I just feel disheartened the way the club is being run and how week by week the morale of the nufc fan is being taken away to the point that we will just accept any player coming through the door !!
JAMSHA
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Comment #2915.27 – Sunderland full-back Phil Bardsley is a
target for Fulham, Newcastle and Blackburn,
according to Sky sources.
we dnt need a scum
ScottyCovNUFC
Jul 27, 2013 at 5:59 PM
Comment #30Hi fellow mags new to this blog but have read comments over the years only now have I made the step to join in with the banter so please be gentle with 🙂
jazzyp
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:02 PM
Comment #31Get French Football ?@GFN_France 6h
In an official statement, Lyon have announced they have the funding to continue to build their new stadium. #OL
interesting to see where they have all of a sudden got the money to carry on the build of there stadium.
On bardsley, Why on earth would we sign this guy who is no better than simpson who we let go on a free.
stuart no9
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:08 PM
Comment #32hullmag@17 any chance you could an include an English man in your starting 11????
ScottyCovNUFC
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:09 PM
Comment #33Jazzyp can only imagine its one of Mashleys masterstrokes to piss off SJP when we see Bardsley doing squats on the touchline.
jazzyp
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:09 PM
Comment #34Hi SCOTTYCOV.
Welcome pal-stay strong in your beliefs and enjoy the mad house
Fostino
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:12 PM
Comment #35was talking to a number of people this morning about academies etc and surly any club with half a brain would go the Barcelona route. their underage set up is phenomenal. their training young kids to play footy the right way from an early age. its worrying the lack of english and irish talent there is coming through (im irish so i had to get that in there)
lochinvar
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:12 PM
Comment #36Sky report that Bale was missing from Spuds win over the Mackems due to a buttock injury ! When asked AVB said he’s just a pain in the asre !
stuart no9
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:13 PM
Comment #37welcome scottie- the fun starts now , the abuse starts on erm,- the first day of the season haha.
Fostino
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:15 PM
Comment #38lads if bale leaves spurs and suarez liverpool…thats two serious dents to their plans. i wouldnt like to be them. i admire swansea tranfer activity the most so far. city afre being ridiculous
Pushy Pardew
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:15 PM
Comment #39sum ting wong xx
I left the blog mainly because of Ruddy’s lies which he endlessly repeated. I posted under my own name but he linked me with another poster for know good reason as Ibizatoon pointed out at the time.
I couldn’t be bothered with his boring behaviour so I now post elsewhere though continue to read Ed’s excellent blog.
Ed, offered to monitor the complaint because he had been involved in controversy before. It is a shame the bullies win.
Good luck.
paul24
Jul 27, 2013 at 6:17 PM
Comment #40JFK, lone gunman, grassy knoll………fingers crossed.