Aye..Gervinho seems to be the danger man if RVP isnt playing..their midfield could be where we need to attack as of now and we find ourselves equal if not better in that area of the pitch compared to what we had in the 4-4 draw..

Look at our midfileders now:
Jonas, Marveaux, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gosling, Barton, Vuckic, Smith??, Guthrie (inured), Abeid, Raylor, Sameobi..

I f we can get a hold of midfield, we could stop them from playing and we can apply pressure of our own on them..

All we need is another decent striker and spirits will be up in the Toon!!

SHOLA SIGNS A 2 YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION!!!

This post has been edited by dxjb: Aug 10 2011, 06:46 PM

Relax...
Gervinho alone ain't enough... We should win it..
Barton to play at right midfield, while Vuckic, Cabaye & Tiote in the middle with Jonas at left.
Obertan & Marveaux coming in in 2nd half to tore arsenal apart... HOWAY.
3-1 to Newcastle.... HOWAY

My 1st 11 :
Krul
Tavernier --- Taylor --- Colo --- Enrique
Barton --- Cabaye --- Tiote --- Jonas
--- Vuckic ---
--- Ba ---

yeah a decent striker, could it be bendtner ? it will be interesting if we got him, and let him play against arsenal

argh, if and only if Ben Arfa isn't injured, our lineups will be a near perfect

btw, tavernier to start instead of simpson? lol

LOL 2 years contract extension for Shola, kidding me right?

This is one of the reasons why we'll never be able to compete for top 10, we dont have any other half decent striker around other than Best and Ba.

LOL... they put us on relagate candidate
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story...urvival?cc=4716

based on last season form, we're really deserve it

we got 2 best out 10 major headlines last season.
we're entertaining team, aren't we

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/photos/galler.../941658?cc=4716

This post has been edited by THE ZUL: Aug 10 2011, 09:05 PM

Its simple logic, look at who we're still keeping

Xisco,Shola,Perch,Smith

while Barton,Enrique, Colo etc are being linked with moves away

so many unsettle players at newcastle lol.

i think shola is ok, we need him to motivate his bro sammy.
xisco need chances, give him few start up at matches.

perch,smith cannot be save lol.

Well if Shola who is 29 years old can get a new contract then surely uMike can give Colo and Joey new contracts too..they're 29 or about to become 29too..!!!

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Added on August 10, 2011, 10:46 pmseriously bro I respect u for having something that most, if not all, Newcastle United fans dont have.. and that is hope for our Spanish striker Xisco..every season u always have that ray of hope for the guy to be given a chance..im not sure he will get it but seriously well done to u for still having faith in him

This post has been edited by dxjb: Aug 10 2011, 10:47 PM

i hope that we could get another good striker, not decent, to strengthen our attacks.

looks too blunt if you asked me.

and ameobi gets another 2 years extensions? im guessing ameobi is a rather good boy than a naughty barton

Guys..since we cant see Tim Krul playing for Holland tonight against England, then tune in to Astro Supersport 2 (CH816) & Supersport HD 2 (CH833) at 3.00 am and we might see Yohan Cabaye play for France against Chile..lets hope he stays injury free..he really looks like a great2 player..

Lets hope the Arsenal game goes ahead or we could be looking at our first game coming at the Dark place called the Stadium of Plight..I think this is the best tome to play Arsenal with all the instability they are having with Cesc and Nasri..and they have a Champions League qualifier coming up next week so we have a good chance..

This post has been edited by dxjb: Aug 11 2011, 12:18 AM

just watch Cabaye playing for France minutes ago. he made a subs in replacing samir nasri. The style of him more into box to box midfielder, who can attack and defend at same time.

For Arsenal game i prefer like Man City formation who use 2 DM : 4-2-3-1.

-------------------Krul------------------

Simpson----STaylor----Collocini----Jose

----------Tiote---------Cabaye------------

Obertan---------Vuckic-------------Jonas

----------------Demba Ba------------------

maybe that has something to do with knowing that you would have no chance in hell of getting in any other EPL teams?

There is no doubt about Cabaye's quality, though one might be worried about his lack of physique especially being a box to box midfielder?
If he turns out like in FM then what a player we have on our hands

Personally I would try a 4-5-1 or 4-1-2-2-1 setup

-------------------Krul------------------

Simpson----STaylor----Collocini----Jose

------------------Tiote------------------

----------Barton---------Cabaye--------

Jonas------------------------------Marveaux

----------------Demba Ba----------------

Don't think Obertan warrants a start right away as I still think he is too lightweight,
However, i might be biased here but i think we have 1 hell of a midfield

Barton,Ben Arfa,Tiote,Cabaye,Gosling,Jonas,Marveaux,Obertan,Guthrie with the likes of Ferguson, Sammy Ameobi, Lua Lua, Vuckic coming through

Yea..tend to agree with bro The Zul and Zero Cool..but Im not sure about just playing one striker and having 2 DM..we're playing at home in the 1st game of the season..St James' packed to the rafters with a great atmosphere..and we are facing an side who are on the verge (if not already) of losing their captain Cesc..n Nasri also not playing plus injuries to Walccott and Wilshere..

I dont know bout u guys but if I see Arsenal line up with a depleted midfield, I would just stick Tiote and Cabaye in the middle and go with 2 strikers up front with Ba and Best/Ameobi..Arsenal defenders dont like to be bullied especially Koscielny..if Vermaalen doesnt play thats even better..N i would seriously consider playing Jeoy coz we need that tough midfielder who would bully the Arsenal players..

N what are the odds on: Joey already tweeting sying he will play but he actually starts on the bench..he comes on and scores a last minute winner..does some crazy wild 'Ketsbaia' like celebrations, disses Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias in ost match interviews and before the night is over he tweets again saying the club has accepted and offer for him and he's off to.......Arsenal?

thats the nasty thought I just had..

This post has been edited by dxjb: Aug 11 2011, 04:13 PM

Just for a laugh..





This post has been edited by dxjb: Aug 11 2011, 03:48 PM

Owh and guys..do read this interview with Yohan Cabye..Im gonna put my money on this lad being our best signing this summer..really starting to like him as a player and and a professional..he comes across as a sensible guy and i already think I have my new favourite player if Joey leaves..gonna get CABAYE 4 on my new shirt

Pardew: Yohan Cabaye is Newcastle's Mr. Sensible

This post has been edited by dxjb: Aug 11 2011, 04:18 PM

I agree with dxjb, since arsenal is having some serious injury on midfield.

this would be my line up for arsenal's game

-------------------Krul------------------

RTaylor----STaylor----Collocini----Jose

Barton-----Tiote---------Cabaye------Jonas

------------Demba Ba----Best------------

would prefer RTaylor over simpson

oh please dont let barton goes to arsenal. scared barton will be bullied by wenger for their 4-4 draw with nufc

Yup..thats the line up I was going for except the RB position..I know Simpson is shite but him and Raylor in defending? I go for Simmo just becoz he is a defender..

I'm gonna stay glued to the internet today hoping that the Premier League gives the go ahead for the games this weekend and hoping we get some news on Erik Pieters..

Rumours are that we could do a swap with Arsenal for Bendtner and they get Jose..would be fine by me if only we get Pieters in..apparently the striker search will only pickup early next week so no new striker before Arsenal match

Knew this was coming all along, but only for £6m? SERIOUSLY!?

Red agree Enrique deal

And allegedly we're keep an eye on Bendtner, ohmygawd? We dont need a egoistical striker who has a scoring record comparable with Ameobi

then who will be playing the vacant LB position since Shane Ferguson is injured

on another note, tavernier is out on loan to carlisle united

how awesome is our owner?

go ahead and sell your only recognized left back a few days before the season kick-off against Arsenal without a replacement, I can foresee Perch being the left back against Arsenal and guess what...oh wait, we kinda know this would happen...Gervinho will rape the fella alive