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why does everyone assume we will be the only ones to get injuries ?? every team will get the odd injury - at present, its Carroll and Barton, and next week it could be them back with Butt and Colo injured. it will be the same for Boro, cardiff, Sheff Utd. Haway man, lift the gloom and believe.

Could this this be 'accadacca' singing, "....And now you're ganna belieeeeeeve us!!! We ganna win the league!" by any chance? well done marra - great effort !!

Louise Taylor Barry Moat's hopes of taking control at St James' Park hinge on Newcastle United either reducing their overdraft with Barclays by Monday or the bank relaxing its rules on lending to Championship clubs. Moat was yesterday offered another week to secure the funding required to purchase Newcastle by Mike Ashley, the current owner, but the Tyneside property developer has not yet convinced Barclays, the club's bankers, he is worth the risk of underwriting. If Moat's bid collapses, Ashley will remain in control for another season before attempting to find a viable buyer next summer. Newcastle have a £40 million working overdraft facility, of which, according to club sources, they owe Barclays approximately £20m – but that arrangement ends on Monday night. As things stand, Barclays will renew the agreement on Tuesday but with a reduced overdraft ceiling of £10 million, the maximum sum the bank is generally prepared to lend to Championship clubs. Should Newcastle, currently making stringent efforts to reduce their liabilities by selling three players before the transfer window closes next week, fail to halve their current £20m debt level by Tuesday, Barclays will demand an immediate repayment of £10m. For every day it goes unpaid punitive rates of interest will be charged. Ashley has the funds to meet that debt, but such a demand would scupper Moat's hopes of buying the club and installing Alan Shearer as the new manager. The property developer and his backers are already struggling to meet Ashley's basic £100m asking price. He and his advisers are trying to persuade Barclays that Newcastle is a special case, worthy of the sort of significantly higher working overdraft facility they need. Moat and Seymour Pierce, the investment bank endeavouring to broker the sale, were encouraged when Barclays in the North East indicated that a larger loan may be possible but this idea was vetoed by senior management in London who are now reviewing Newcastle's position. Moat is proposing that the club's capacity to draw large home crowds – almost 44,000 watched their win against Sheffield Wednesday last Wednesday – demands different financial treatment. Ideally Barclays would be most comfortable if £10m was raised in the next week and the club could then conform to the Championship lending ceiling. This though would impact severely on Moat's hopes of fulfilling Shearer's managerial ambitions. Although Chris Hughton's caretaker management has brought the best out in the team and they have won three and draw one of their four Championship fixtures to date, Newcastle's squad is already worryingly thin. Having already lost nine players, and signed just one on loan, this summer injuries in key positions could damage Newcastle's promotion hopes. Hughton has stated they can ill afford to lose anymore players and may be privately heartened by the reality that off-loading the trio earmarked for sale - Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini and Jonas Gutierrez - could be easier said than done. Coloccini, an Argentine international defender, cost £10m last summer but his £71,000 weekly salaries allied to an on-going struggle to adapt to English football has deterred potential suitors. Meanwhile Coloccini's compatriot, Gutierrez is a winger whose promising approach play is all too often betrayed by poor crossing. Of the three Taylor is probably the most saleable but despite much talk of interest from Everton, David Moyes has consistently played down talk of the former England Under-21 international centre-half moving to Goodison Park. Taylor is not overly keen on leaving Tyneside but has told friends he fears "the club are trying to force me out." Hughton meanwhile has urged Ashley to enhance Newcastle's promotion chances by signing Sol Campbell and Peter Lovenkrands, the former England defender and Danish winger, currently free agents, on one-year deals. Ashley is said to be very impressed by Hughton's stewardship and, should Moat's bid fall through, may offer the former Tottenham coach the manager's job in preference to David O'Leary.

Sol Campbell turned down offers from the Barclays Premier League and abroad, and agreed to join Sven Goran Eriksson as player-coach at League Two club Notts County. Aston Villa and Ajax both launched late bids for the 34-year-old centre-back, urging Campbell to delay his decision for another 24 hours, but he went ahead with the move to County after passing a medical. The club’s new owners are believed to have met Campbell’s wage demands for £60,000-a-week so he could be reunited with his former England boss Eriksson. AEK Athens were the only other club prepared to pay that much, but Campbell rejected a move to Greece as well as offers from Hull, Newcastle, Basle and several clubs in Turkey. Although Villa and Ajax were also offering him a good package to continue playing at the highest level, he has dropped down to join the early League Two leaders. Villa are weighing up several other options in their search for a centre-back but feel that Campbell’s old Portsmouth teammate Sylvain Distin is overpriced at £6m. Meanwhile, County are also trying to persuade Sheffield United’s transfer-listed striker Billy Sharp to drop to League Two.

I can take abuse mate, but that is well below the belt Can't wait until the end of the season with the title won, and all you abusers bowing down before me and paying homage

Harper Simpson - S. Taylor - Colo - Enrique R.Taylor - Nolan - Smith - Guttieerez Ameobi - Carroll Cover for back four with Geremi/R.Taylor Cover for midfield with Butt/Barton/Geremi/Guthrie Cover for attack with Xisco and Ranger IF that squad can be kept intact, having looked at the other squads of supposed main rivals, there is not a problem. This is not being a happy clapper or being over confident. There is no certainty that any player will be sold before 1/9 - it is all pure speculation, and if FMA is going to hold on to the club, it is in his interests financially to keep this squad together. A Premier League side will command far more than a CCC one, and with a trimmed down squad and 35,000 plus gates, he must surely see it is in his financial interest to hold on, sell no one else and get promoted. Surely even he can see that ?????

it's a definite ffs - why does no one realise the CCC is as weak as piss ???

well what a shock today's announcement was - NOT. NUFC.CO have summed the situation up perfectly. I have no doubt that the good start, the excellent gates and the realisation that the CCC is full of shite, has made MA think it will be worthwhile hanging on until a return to the prem' is secured. For once, his judgement could be correct - its certainly what I would do instead of taking a huge financial hit.

Please let this be true. 50k per week off the books and a man whoise legs have gone. More than ample replacement in Guthrie. If he is one of 3 we need to shift - great.

A visionary in his own time......They even laughed at him.... But whose laughing now as we piss all over another mediocre team. Knee jerk tbh most definitely and still they refuse to believe piece of piss I'm telling ya

[quote name='Stevie' date='Aug 20 2009, 01:08 PM' post='661209'] I don't want to sound pessimistic but I'd had this pencilled in as a defeat when I was looking at our first six games, and in their last two games they've excellent by all accounts. They have quick young wide men and forwards I think it'll be their sternest test so far. They should've given us more tickets though, 3,400 for a London away is a disgrace especially as they won't sell out. Having said that I've always hated going there, shithole suburban area, fuckin two pubs but 400 yards from the ground, shit away end, although being down the touchline is good. I'd be delighted with a draw personally. You just know Colin as he's rightly known down South, will milk it big time if they turn us over. FFS man, they finished mid table last season, they are still stuck in a transfer embargo, and have lost players since last season. Why the pessimism ? Even if Taylor is gone/left out, they are still very very beatable. A draw would be fine, but expect a 2-1 win.

ffs man, as soon as he goes Sol Campbell is coming. this is what Ashley will do for the time being, sell a few more 'stars' for 3-6 million and bring in much cheaper replacements. his main aim will be to get the 2 Argies off the wage bill and possibly follow that with Barton/Smith/Nolan/Xisco/Geremi. by the time of the last week of the window, I'd expect those premier clubs who haven't got off to a good start {Bolton, Stoke, Hull, Blackburn, Pompey} to be sniffing around Barton and Smith but until it happens, games will be won and the chance of a quick return to the ptremier will still be on.

sounded like a naive schoolboy - no chance of them taking over. Then on came...................... Llambias - enough said.

ps please tell me your reasons why not ?

lets define storm before naming which charity the loser pays the money to eh ?

what you on about man you still not convinced eh ? you are one of these lads on the board that fear half the teams in the CCC like the guy who fears going to Palace ?? I know who should be on prozaic, and it aint me.

side which the CCC is full of. I will say it until I am blue in the face - nothing is going to stop Premier League footy being obtained this season. 6 of the present squad could be sold and replaced by inferiors and promotion would still be achieved. When are the pessimists on here going to realise this ?? That crowd last night will also give great encouragement to those GENUINELY interested in buying from FMA - close £0.5M in footfall gate money alone.

it's a wind up man ffs - anyone with a bit of it knowledge can doctor things like that

wtf ??

Sol Campbell weighing up switch to... Notts County! Last modified 23:24 18/08/09 Exclusive by James Nursey Recommend Sol Campbell is seriously considering an amazing switch to Notts County after being offered a player/coach role by Sven Goran Eriksson. Former England defender Campbell, 34, had initially been cool on a move to League Two with County after having interest from Hull City and Newcastle. But ambitious County have gone back with an improved offer - and his former England boss Eriksson is ready to give him a chance to break into coaching. Ex-Arsenal and Tottenham defender Campbell is a free agent after snubbing a new contract at Portsmouth. Campbell wanted to stay in the top flight to keep alive his hopes of going to next summer’s World Cup. But it is believed Hull are no longer in the running while Newcastle’s ownership is uncertain. But Campbell now also fears that his World Cup dream be unrealistic under England boss Fabio Capello and is seriously considering County’s offer. Ambitious County, who have got off to a flying start after Eriksson became director of football

that thought crossed my mind too ! can't see how he's got the brass to buy it and then run it given so many have dropped out - the financial situation must be far worse than we know

you gotta be kidding - Wednesday are shite, yet another of the many piss weak, mediocre teams that make up this awful league that so many on here are in fear of ffs. I have put my money where my mouth is and put a few quid on 3-0 and a lot more on 4-0. If by some chance Wednesday get a point or more, no more postings will come from me on here. WBA and Reading so far - 2 joke teams that are supposed to be '' up there amongst it'' - what bollocks. Bring the whole CCC on - its shite and we'll piss it no danger whatsoever. I'm convinced you're a Mackem WUM and a poor one at that don't think of becoming a detective when you leave school you clueless mup

fuck me rigid, we are now to fear a team that finished mid table last season and who are still in the middle of a transfer embargo and who have lost a few players from last season's squad. this is getting embarrassing now.

you gotta be kidding - Wednesday are shite, yet another of the many piss weak, mediocre teams that make up this awful league that so many on here are in fear of ffs. I have put my money where my mouth is and put a few quid on 3-0 and a lot more on 4-0. If by some chance Wednesday get a point or more, no more postings will come from me on here. WBA and Reading so far - 2 joke teams that are supposed to be '' up there amongst it'' - what bollocks. Bring the whole CCC on - its shite and we'll piss it no danger whatsoever.

UNTIL THE DEBT IS REDUCED THE BANK WON'T SANCTION A DEAL IN THIS CLIMATE ESPECIALLY. PERHAPS THIS IS WHY A FEW PLAYERS ARE BEING SOLD ??