Dr Gloom

both good players, but would either work well with owen? owen likes playing with a big man....maybe kuyt or ashton would be better options

i'll take it as gospel then

classic that harmeson came on. anyone know what position the big man was playing?

i always like to see the english clubs do well as it's good for english football, but i don't lose any sleep when they lose. i've got non-scouse mates who celebrated liverpool's win in the champions league like it was their own club. i can't understand that like. i was pleased for them, but i had to draw the line at jumping up and down in celebration. that's reserved for toon and england victories.

i expect the series pilot to be on our tv screens by the end of the week

bloody annoying! i feel sorry for souness. he's assembled a pretty tasty first team but will we ever see them all fit at the same time?

his copy never fails to crack me up. http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcast...-name_page.html

In a rather round about way. 39961[/snapback] Indeed! But it does amuse me when people who categorically state they are glad to be rid of Bellamy/Robert and don't care one bit about them anymore are always to be found either starting threads about them or posting the most in threads about them! If you don't care about them, don't post about them. 39965[/snapback] it's a shame that there's no middle ground between the two boards. this one has far better quality debate but the other one moves faster. the old board was at its peak just before it merged with howaythetoon imo. i miss the old banter with the likes of blaydon, nytoon and some of the other old posters that we don't see much of these days, and of course the 3-5-2 debates with papa lazaru....although i'm guessing they could be ressurected. so just for old times sake....does anyone reckon viana is a defensive midfielder?

he's a classy modern midfielder. tidy in possesion, eye for a pass and a good engine. he can play deep and put his foot in or box to box ahead of a holdihg player. a great buy from souness.

tbh i think far too many people keep saying tbh

i've got to admit, it's the first thing i thought when i read the piece too. if owen has a class season and world cup and liverpool or another big club offer what we paid for him, it will be hard to stop him leaving if he wanted out. but who knows. if we can turn our season around and claim a top 4 spot, maybe he'll stay. i'm just going to enjoy the fact we've got england's number 1 striker, even if it is only for one season

it was a pre-season knockabout though. hard to judge him on that alone.

i'm up for gatecrashing it

i'd still like to see us sign boa morte. he would give us width and compeition for the left wing position, allowing luque to join owen up front after shearer retires...

he's got potential but i see him playing inside in the future. at the moment his lack of pace and poor crossing is too poor for a wide man.

i don't think even souness can start owen on the right wing

a bit like us trying for ronaldo. never going to happen

it's typical that we sign three players that can transform our starting eleven when half the side is out injured. with milner, jenas, viana, ambrose etc gone and bowyer, dyer and emre all injured we're going to have to put a midfield together out of faye, parker, n'zogbia, luque and clarke. fuck knows who'll play right wing...

i think milner lacks the pace to cut it as a top class winger.

i think year long loans usually mean that the player will stay at the club even if he picks up an injury. he's basically theirs for a year...no strings attached.

that picture of nobby says it all. he cleary never wanted to leave in the first place

i've read all the newspaper comment relating to the owen story and can't believe how much of it is so negative. there was always going to be some sour grapes among the southern press - we're not the most fashionable club in the world - but i didn't expect this much...

Spanish lad that I work with (who knows his football) reckons Luque operates best on the left but can work as a striker if asked to. 26363[/snapback] I don't want to dispute this. From what I have seen of him (though not very much) he didn't look like an out and out winger. And he is better when going forward then when he has a burden of defensive work to do. 26372[/snapback] aye. he looks a canny player, but is he really the 'hard working wide man' souness was after? strikes me more of an attacking winger/forward from what i've seen.

i agree in theory but i'm guessing dyer will be expecting to start when fit after just signing an £80k a week contract

you're probably right gemmil. i'm just feeling mindlessly optimistic after a thoroughly depressing summer has turned on its head in 24 hours.