Dr Gloom

i doubt he'll see out the contract. i reckon he'll either get sacked or he'll walk due to lack of funds being made available.

because he's english

i kind of agree but is that because he is a spurs castoff? i'd sooner we'd have been in for modric or swp but most on this board fancied him when he was for sale at fulham. i think we just have to accept that we can't compete with spurs and the top four in the transfer market at the moment as our previous pulling power (ie - the fact that we were prepared to offer massive wages) has gone

my memories fucked. too much cainage over the years You sure it's not Pro-Evo you're thinking of? nah, wild woodbines, although the two do go hand in hand. quite fancy one now actually

my memories fucked. too much cainage over the years

Charlie is on another planet compared to Meewner, especially in the middle imo. Don't know what that's based on because he's never actually played that well in the middle. I prefer N'Zogbia but he's so overrated in some quarters it's untrue. i thought he did alright in the middle when we were a midfield 3 - iirc in the tail end of roeder's first season in charge Probably drink more than I should before games these days but I thought he played on the left of a four mostly in the spell you're on about. maybe it wasn't then...i can't remember. i sure there was one point when he played well in a midfield 3 - was it under souness maybe? I can think of one match - Derby away I think it was. We were dire, he did ok. That was about 4 years ago though. i'm sure he had a run in the side in a 3 man midfield at a tail end of a recent season....just not sure which one

Charlie is on another planet compared to Meewner, especially in the middle imo. Don't know what that's based on because he's never actually played that well in the middle. I prefer N'Zogbia but he's so overrated in some quarters it's untrue. i thought he did alright in the middle when we were a midfield 3 - iirc in the tail end of roeder's first season in charge Probably drink more than I should before games these days but I thought he played on the left of a four mostly in the spell you're on about. maybe it wasn't then...i can't remember. i sure there was one point when he played well in a midfield 3 - was it under souness maybe?

good player. much better than geremi, barton, smith et al

Probably already have done tbf. who? guthrie or the argie bargie? Wouldn't be surprised if the latter were better than N'Zogbia. Mainly of the basis N'Zogbia has done nothing for about 2 years rather than anything I know about the new bloke. Although I'm guessing someone with 20 caps (or whatever it is) for Argentina is better out wide than a player who can't even get a game in his favoured position for the French U21 team. i hope you're right. i still wouldn't get rid of n'zognia mind. he was inconsinstent last year but he was often starting at full back or coming off the bench. he's a player with genuine pace and the ability to skin a defender - a rare commodity in our squad - and on that basis i'd do all we can to keep him.

Charlie is on another planet compared to Meewner, especially in the middle imo. Don't know what that's based on because he's never actually played that well in the middle. I prefer N'Zogbia but he's so overrated in some quarters it's untrue. i thought he did alright in the middle when we were a midfield 3 - iirc in the tail end of roeder's first season in charge

Probably already have done tbf. who? guthrie or the argie bargie?

he's always lacked the pace to scare the best defenders when he plays out wide. inside could be his best bet. ifrc, that's where he started out at leeds where he first impressed. might be our only option given the number of players in that position who've turned us down. although i'm still not massively charmed by the prospect of a central midfield pool of butt, milner, smith, barton, guthrie and geremi for the season ahead

i hope he stays. i don't see us bringing in anyone better than him so far tbf

fucking hell.

frings can only get better?

no country for old men - superb jumper - mindless rubbish but good fun 12 angry men - a classic. they don't make em like that anymore

obviously there's still a fair chunk of the transfer window still to go but as things stand, i don't expect us to better last season's finish. unless danny guthrie comes into his own

Not like you to put a negative spin on it. not like you to bite

jobs for the boys tbh

i would say maybe a top 10 finish. we won't be anywhere near the top 6 with that side. we need at least 3-4 first team additions to the squad imo

i'd always hoped he would regain his old chelsea/blackburn form for us. typical toon - looked great for his former clubs only to flop in a black and white shirt

fuck me ragged - danny guthrie???

understands what the north east is about? what a load of bollocks. how is that going to affect your ability to manage a football club?

nae offence to tom robinson but we're pretty fucking far off from getting back into the champions league.

digger barnes was more than solid for his club to be fair slp, as has lampard been for chelsea. agree about both never really doing it for england. lampard had a good couple of yeears early on but has faded mainly because he doesn't gel alongside gerrard in a 4-4-2