Caretaker manager John Carver has said that Newcastle United will need to bring in a central defender in the January transfer window to fill in for Steven Taylor – or at the very least have discussions about that – since Steven is out for the rest of the season with his ruptured Achilles.
Paul Dummett – could play at center-back tomorrow
Steven Taylor will undergo surgery next week to fix his Achilles tendon – I had that surgery just over five years and the recovery tends to be long and difficult – so we’d be surprised if Taylor is fit to start training at the beginning of July.
The 49 year-old caretaker manager has said this about the central defender situation on Tyneside:
“It’s something the club will have to look at, because we do not have a boatload of center-halves,” “But it’s not something that has really crossed my mind.”
“As soon as the full time whistle went, I had to try to get myself ready for this game, so it’s not something I’m too bothered about, but there probably will have to be discussions.”
“Paul Dummett has slotted in there and done very well in that position.” “He played there at Burnley six weeks ago. He could slot in there.”
“Obviously, Haidara has been injured, so he could come in at left-back.” “So there are options, but we are getting close to struggling to try get 18 players fit and available to travel to Leicester.”
Newcastle probably should have put a clause in the loan agreements of their players – Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Karl Darlow and Jamaal Lascelles – who joined Roma and Nottingham Forest respectively in August.
Then we would have been covered in the two positions we were short of players in – we started the season with only three experienced central defenders and only two experienced goalkeepers.
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116 comments so far
Tsunki
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:21 PM
Comment #1Rumour starting hba has terminated his nufc contract and may join Nice. Nice.
Belfast
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:21 PM
Comment #2Oh no they won’t
Spreadthetoon
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:21 PM
Comment #3No Shri sherlock
Graeme
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:22 PM
Comment #4Whats on earth is the rush?? We have only waited 2 years for this signing ffs!!!
Spreadthetoon
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:22 PM
Comment #5No Shti Sherlock
Tsunki
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:22 PM
Comment #6Newcastle shudda wudda cudda but guess what? Didna.
Belfast
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:23 PM
Comment #7Probably your best wise crack of the year Skunki. Nice
geordieboy1212
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:23 PM
Comment #8There is a small market now for top quality defenders who can join a team like newcastle- big club but nothing on your manchester’s or Chelsea’s of the league- preferably I think that newcastle should look towards younger players like Fabian Schar from Basel who played well against Liverpool and is being linked with arsenal. Another shout could be eder Alvarez Balanta from river plate. He is a Colombian international defender who is really young
Tsunki
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:26 PM
Comment #9Day 2 belfast day 2
Belfast
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:27 PM
Comment #10Should have threw Williamson into Pardews compensation package.
Like one of those tacky free mugs
Spreadthetoon
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:27 PM
Comment #11Is that a shopping list of 1? Wow it’s progression I’m surprised we don’t just put Jak there. He’s a real shot stopper 🙂
JamesToon
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:28 PM
Comment #12Balanta and Shawcross need to be brought in this january.
On who should replace pardew, maybe we should Karanka it up….I’m so funny
Spreadthetoon
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:28 PM
Comment #13Belfast
Who would be the arse and the face of the mug? Pardew or Williamson. Tough one ?
Belfast
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:29 PM
Comment #14Wait hold on
And the goalkeeper too
West Lancs Geordie
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:31 PM
Comment #15NUFC may look for new centre back in January. No NUFC MUST look for a a new CB. Willo for the size of him is just not strong enough. We’ve come to the end of the line with sicknote Saylor. Colo is now over 30 so we probably need two but don’t expect anything with the 9/10 injuries we have, Cisse suspended for two more matches & then off to the African Cup with Tiote & possibly Abeid. The squad is terribly week but don’t be surprised if Sissoko & Tiote are not sold with the usual January excuse of no replacements across the line & Carver being given manager’s job to end of season. All in Ashley’s plan for financial stability.
jimmysmith
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:32 PM
Comment #16Dummett is quite ordinary, by EPL standards, as far as I can tell, even if he is a Geordie. Seeing him picked ahead of Santon now that he’s fit, would severely offend my sensibilities, and might even prompt me to “shit in an envelope and send it to St James'”. Steven Taylor’s injury may have saved some unpleasantness, but to be frank, I doubt he’s legitimate top centre back quality either. Seems a bit harsh, but there you go.
jimmysmith
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:36 PM
Comment #17Dummett’s got a big heart. There’s always going to be room for him in the squad, just not in a fully fit best 11, as things stand. I got an attack of the guilts.
West Lancs Geordie
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:38 PM
Comment #18My comments are not pessimistic, they are made by a realist. MA has no interest in where the Toon finish so long as we stop up & he will now feel with 27 points at halfway we have enough in the tank to at least finish 17th. He will reap his £20M + profit on Sissoko (probably to Arsenal) & Tiote (Liverpool) and ask Carr to find two £2M wonder boys who he can then sell on in a couple of years time. That’s the way he works at both Sports Direct & NUFC – buy cheap & sell on at a huge profit & pay as low wages as possible.
West Lancs Geordie
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:45 PM
Comment #19Previous comments about poor quality CBs in Prem are correct even the top teams have them such as Demichelis, Mangala, Smalling, Evans,Mertersacker,Chambers,Skirtel, Lovrens – need I go on. Perhaps we should take a punt on Van Djyk at Celtic with our Dutch connections
Munster Mag
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:47 PM
Comment #20Arrived in mid table. Left us mid table but with very conservative tactics. Glad he’s gone but only if we get a decent mgr in. This site is full of moaners who give merson and co ammunition.
JamesToon
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:48 PM
Comment #21This guy on Twitter is claiming he knows who is gonna get the newcastle job, and apparently he’s made a lot of the right calls and has sources close to NUFC. He says its gonna be a shock and possibly a bad appointment, but says he can’t reveal who for legal reasons…
Munster Mag
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:50 PM
Comment #22Santon back. The only good thing about that is that dummett can move to centre half again. Santon cant defend consistently. End of.
Transfer Sage
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:52 PM
Comment #23munster
I think very few fans reflect the rubbish merson says.
Belfast
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:56 PM
Comment #24Ba ha ha twatter sources
Complete glue bags them lot.
Dulcinera
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:56 PM
Comment #25I use to think Dummett was average and out of his depth until he played CB a few times and really impressed me. Why can the man on the street know his true position is CB and not LB unlike the coaches who see him everyday in training yet still stick him LB?
It’s a bit like sticking someone like Vidic or Terry at LB and then seeing how out of their comfort zone they are. Not comparing Dummett to these 2 of course but you get the point.
jimmysmith
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:57 PM
Comment #26Newcastle trying to coax Tuchel out of his year long hiatus, according to the usually quite sober Guardian newspaper. That would surely be too good to be true, but really what a perfect fit. I’ve gone from world weary cynic to boundless optimist in the minute it took to read the article. Get him in and back him appropriately, FFS.
firebug666
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:58 PM
Comment #27JamesToon
I don’t think even Newcastle know who they will have as the next manager yet. Nothing will be decided on that front till Jabba the Hut get back to England and has a look at the Chanley/Carr list of candidates.
scout
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:58 PM
Comment #28whos this bloke on twitter then?
rowly
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:58 PM
Comment #29No offence but a shock and possibly bad appointment? You don’t need to be mystic meg to work that one out.
Transfer Sage
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:59 PM
Comment #30dulcinera
been typical of pardew, finally get something working then revert to old ways
Average_Contents
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:59 PM
Comment #31Sorry munster but feeding the alcoholic drug induced rantings of Merton is something we DO NOT DO. He claimed squinty eye “pulled up trees” here but wasn’t liked because he was a “cockeney”
Says it all really.
Belfast
Jan 2, 2015 at 11:59 PM
Comment #32I had to leave, not my scene
Just stick to news now these days.
Virgin free zone
Munster Mag
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:01 AM
Comment #33Transfer sage, merse is a fool but his comments are modest compared to some of the loons on this site. And we know who they are. I mean, when the sack p website came out, they thought all their fantasies had come true. Pardew was the source of all evil. Pardew lied about carroll. Pardew made excuses for every defeat. All rubbish. Lets be fair re criticism. Too many blokes who think they cam manage but couldnt manage a schools team
Dulcinera
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:02 AM
Comment #34It sickens me to think people like Merson and these so called “experts” who drop out of school aged 16 or before and end up kicking a ball about for a few years, become millionaires. It’s scary
It’s even more sickening to know that we are the reason they are millionaires.
Belfast
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:03 AM
Comment #35Couldn’t care what merson thinks. Nobody takes him seriously anyway.
Le tissier got it spot on like.
Novocastrian66
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:04 AM
Comment #36All the ITK’s are taking punts on who will be our new coach. It will make a difference from them telling us about all the players we’re going to sign, but don’t.
manxpie
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:06 AM
Comment #37Where did it come from that this infamous list is being drawn up by Carr and charnley?
And please don’t say Twitter or lee Ryder
Munster Mag
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:07 AM
Comment #38Average i agree re the cockneye thing. An appalling comment by a london halfwit. But we cant claim full knowledge re dummett. We dont see what goes on the training ground. Maybe dummett prefers left back? Personally i like him at centre back but he is quite small. My point is,we dont have full info. Pardew was 100% correct re HBA but the loons still wont admit it. Fergie would have ripped his ears off!
Average_Contents
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:09 AM
Comment #39I believe mertons voice went up a few octaves when posed the question of the king here. Barely was he able to muster an answer so outraged at the implication he’d been shite.
At least tiss gave an honest answer. His results were poor and was lucky to still be in the job.
Shame the experts don’t actually look up our horrid runs with least goals scored, most conceded and least points in the calendar year. I don’t think I need to go on. Instead it’s poor poor pards, had his hands tied, got 5th, greatest manager EVER. Fcukoff. I’ve a mind to shit in an envelope and send it to the soccer Saturday panel.
FAO nonowts Knobend.
firebug666
Jan 3, 2015 at 12:09 AM
Comment #40manxpie
I don’t know where it come from originally, I just read it on here or newsnow, But until Ashley gets back I can’t see any movement as this is something he will want to take care of, without overspending.