THE Newcastle United FC thread - Page 7

Stout · April 12th, 2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ellinikoscooby

So can you tell me about our newleft back Jose Enrique?

Are you a Newcastle fan, or a fan of another team expecting to get him? He's developed into one of the best left backs in the Premiership, and we aim to keep him.

ellinikoscooby · April 12th, 2011, 05:52 PM

Liverpool according to thommo its a done deal. No such thing i know. I gifted player for sure

Shzm13 · April 12th, 2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ellinikoscooby

Liverpool according to thommo its a done deal. No such thing i know. I gifted player for sure

According to this source, its a done deal.

Stout · April 12th, 2011, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Shzm13

According to this source, its a done deal.

Well, I'm not certain what will happen after the season, but that source is 100% wrong. The transfer window has been closed for quite some time, and he is still under contract with the team. It would be illegal for a team to even talk to him about a new deal.

Basically, what ownership needs to do is strike immediately when the transfer window opens. We have Enrique, Nolan and Barton out of contract, and they want to make sure the club is committed to winning. Actually, I think the key is to sign Nolan ASAP, as soon as we're sure of staying up. Barton has said that if Nolan signs it is good enough for him, and if both of them sign up, Enrique is much more likely to stay with the Magpies.

But hey, with out of contract players, you never know. A big club could throw a lot of money at them, and they could be gone.

We'll have Hatem Ben Arfa (sp?) back next season, and he was explosive before being crushed by that brutal tackle. With Tiote and Guttierez in the midfield, we're looking very strong there. Hopefully Nolan and then Barton sign, and we'll have an amazing midfield and be set there.

On defense, Taylor, Coloccini and Williamson are all solid, but not great. Enrique is amazing, but we may not have him. We could really use a solid central defender to gel that unit together.

And that brings us to strikers. Or lack thereof. Ameobi has really come on strong as that big holding striker. I could live with him starting, or being a first choice sub. Best is a good sub striker, as is Lovekraands (sp?). That leaves a big hole in the striking department. This needs to be our major focus, finding and signing a real quality striker. It'll be hard to do, and it'll mean we have to spend that money we received from selling Carroll. Ashley has sworn we will do it, but it remains to be seen.

So, it will be an exciting offseason for the Magpies, but I will probably need plenty of prilosec.

Stout · April 19th, 2011, 12:48 PM

Excellent result for the Magpies today, blanking Man U and earning a draw. I would have figured a loss by a couple coming in.

ellinikoscooby · April 19th, 2011, 08:45 PM

I was personally ecstatic, that Newcastle won.

Shzm13 · April 19th, 2011, 09:44 PM

Won by getting the draw?

I didn't get to see the game, but it sounds like it was a fun one, from the ratings i'm reading.

Stout · April 20th, 2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ellinikoscooby

I was personally ecstatic, that Newcastle won.

Yeah, unfortunately it was only a draw, but a big one. The point was nice.

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Originally Posted by Shzm13

Won by getting the draw?

I didn't get to see the game, but it sounds like it was a fun one, from the ratings i'm reading.

Well, it was fun for Newcastle early, back and forth before the half, and mostly fun for Man U in the second half, but they were frustrated at not getting the goal. Newcastle could have easily scored two or three early, they were that good, and Man U could have easily scored two or three later.

Play of the game was Krul taking the ball literally off a player's foot right in front of the net after a terrific cross. This was somewhere around the 3rd minute, right before the Newcastle onslaught, and it would have changed this game completely.

A penalty should have been called against Anderson, who stupidly kicked Lovekraands (sp?) in the box with two other defenders shutting him down. Tiote probably should have been called for a handball penalty. He wasn't trying to handball, I don't think, but he flailed his arms in the jump before the kick, and you should not do that in the box. Some missed calls, but evenly disbursed.

ellinikoscooby · April 20th, 2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shzm13

Won by getting the draw?

Meant draw, any game that Manure doesn't win I'm happy about.
Also I have a soft spot for Newcastle, so I thought it was a good result.

Stout · April 24th, 2011, 06:39 AM

Always nice to gain a point when you are completely outclassed. Newcastle felt too secure in the run up to this game, I think. Blackpool was desperate and Newcastle had already hit 40 points, and it showed today who was the hungrier side. Still and all, they didn't get that winner, so I'll take the lone point.

Stout · May 1st, 2011, 07:54 AM

Absolute crap refereeing. Granted, I still think we would have lost by 1, but dear lord. Apparently it's okay to only stand 5 yards off a corner and block it, because Liverpool was allowed to do so 3 or 4 times, to the announcers' chagrin. Oh, and I guess Ameobi should flop like a little girl, and maybe he'd get the legitimate penalty he earned. Instead Suarez, who should have been carded early for a flop (ref called him on a flop, just didn't book him), who flopped again later to earn a free kick, gave the flop of the century...and earned a penalty. I mean, sure, he managed to get in a position so that the ref couldn't actually see what was going on before he fell like a sack of potatoes without a cause, but the ref has got to know what kind of a bitchy little flop princess this guy is and not call a worthless penalty.

So, we should have had one, and they should have had one less. Still puts us 2-1 down thanks to a horrific touch by our worthless right back Simpson. You never know if we might have been able to equalize, though. Oh well. I guess flopping is the thing to do in the Premiership now.

ellinikoscooby · May 2nd, 2011, 08:39 PM

Nani has certainly become an absolute artist at diving. I cant stand that git!

Stout · May 8th, 2011, 11:17 AM

Ugly win, but I'll take the 3 points.

Stout · May 15th, 2011, 07:01 PM

Good draw. I thought we'd come out flat and get clobbered. While they certainly had the run of play, Chelsea was mentally way off their game. It was clear that their failure to take the league grated on them, and it allowed us to sneak out a draw.

Stout · August 20th, 2011, 05:53 AM

Nice start to the season by the Magpies. A solid draw with Arsenal and collecting all three points in the huge derby with the black kittens of Sunderland? I'll take it!