Jimbo

Agreed, but worthy in the same breath as Maradona ?

It is frustrating that work permits hold us back from picking up players like Robinho, Kerlon, Palacio, Gago, Sorbis etc, but players like Deco being ten-a-penny, I don't think so.

Living Colour - Type.

Is a badger big ???? Not in my experience.

Oi, Jimbo, don't blame us for him! If he was one of us he at least would of been witty enough to make a comment about it being worse piss than XXXX or something. Laz, who's piece of fiction is that? Nah, Bear Grylls is one of us, it just goes to show he'd rather drink his own piss than risk any of your shite

Do you seriously think any player would get away with that kind of skill on a premiership football pitch ?

Public Enemy - yo bum rush the show

Danny Haynes - Striker - Ipswich Town - bloody brilliant.

Most of them could play with my balls Most of them will be in my next wank.

That was his level in my opinion.

Deco ahead of Raul. Deco makes Barcelona tick and does a lot of dirty work in centre midfield. Luque was faster than Raul has ever been. Raul wouldn't add anything to Newcastle. I'd rather take Iniesta over Deco, but this story has been a bit of a no-brainer from day one, Mike Ashley from the start spoke of NUFC becoming a global brand, and that means "Beckham" style players, household names that promote the club without having a trophy to earn it, the problem being, without a trophy or Champions League football it is hard to attract a marque name. Did he? I think these are a lot of assumptions. So far the new ownership hasn't really given away their targets and how to achieve them, both financially as well in regard to success on the field. And I don't take too much from NOTW articles. In 99% they pure speculation as well. Yes he did, from when the news first broke that Ashley had purchased Sir John Hall's shares, he was talking about turning NUFC into a global brand. * funnilly enough, it was quoted in one of your posts. http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...news:&st=20

tbh *by the way, those are his pants on his head as a makeshift hat.

Deco ahead of Raul. Deco makes Barcelona tick and does a lot of dirty work in centre midfield. Luque was faster than Raul has ever been. Raul wouldn't add anything to Newcastle. I'd rather take Iniesta over Deco, but this story has been a bit of a no-brainer from day one, Mike Ashley from the start spoke of NUFC becoming a global brand, and that means "Beckham" style players, household names that promote the club without having a trophy to earn it, the problem being, without a trophy or Champions League football it is hard to attract a marque name.

Not a problem for me, I'm hung like a badger.

I think I recognise the goat in that picture.

do u not think parker and bellamy are good enough to be in the CL nope, at that level bellamy is too inconsistent. parker simply isn't good enough. Agreed.

Newcastle United have announced that they are emulating most of their Premiership rivals by introducing pricing bands for home games - which actually cuts prices for half a dozen less "attractive" fixtures: Cat C: £25 and upwards: Birmingham, Bolton, Derby, Fulham, Reading, Wigan. Cat B: £28 and upwards: Villa, Blackburn, Everton, Man City, Pompey, Spurs, West Ham. Cat A: £31 and upwards: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, mackems, smoggies. There's also a small increase in current season ticket prices in respect of any sold after August 2nd.

Newcastle's new regime will slam the door on release clauses in star players' contracts. United are powerless to prevent Michael Owen (left) or Obafemi Martins (right) from leaving Toon in the event of a big-money offer for either player. Martins' departure could be triggered by a bid of £13 million, while Owen's depreciation-based clause is currently worth just over £9 million. And that has seriously upset new manager Sam Allardyce and his long-term planning at St James's Park. But while other United insiders insist release clauses are commonplace in major deals, new deputy chairman Chris Mort has vowed they will no longer be allowed at Newcastle. "The guys who brought these players in felt they did what they had to do to get them through the door, so I'm not going to criticise that," said the man now in day to day charge of running the club. "But clearly, going forward, we would prefer not to have those kind of provisions. "But we still aim to have some top players here, as the club always has had." Meanwhile, the mild-mannered Mort has warned he is willing to use power of veto against Allardyce on transfer matters. But the new power behind the United throne also maintained that Big Sam IS seen by billionaire owner Mike Ashley as high profile enough to take the club into a famous new era. Asked if he was willing to say no to Allardyce, Mort added: "Yes, absolutely. If I want to do my job properly. "I'm not going to come in in any confrontational way, but Sam and I are going to work together. "Mike and Sam have met, but I think the relationship will be more through me than them directly. "Sam's clearly going to lead the charge on who the player targets are. He has the skills to do that. "And he has to be given time. I think one of the difficulties the club has had is it's lost some stability over the years. If we can give him some stability, I think that would help him to take the club forward. "Sam is a big enough name to do that."

Why on Earth would Liverpool want him back ? Liverpool seem to go for players like Bellamy once they've had a good season at a mid-table club. If Bellamy ends up back at Liverpool, I'll eat my arse.

Why on Earth would Liverpool want him back ?

Lazy journalists. TRANSFER RUMOURS West Ham striker Carlos Tevez says his agents have told Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson he is joining the Premier League champions. (The People) The Hammers have evicted Tevez from his London apartment, despite claims they want him to stay. (News of the World) Liverpool have offered nearly £14m for Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma. (NotW) Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is prepared to quit the England team after being left out of the Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia. (Mail on Sunday) Sweden's Christian Wilhelmsson will be Sven-Goran Eriksson's first signing as Manchester City manager. The Nantes winger will cost £500,000. (NotW) Eriksson will not sign Michael Owen from Newcastle or do a loan deal for LA Galaxy's David Beckham. (Sunday Mirror) City are eyeing West Brom's Hungarian playmaker Zoltan Gera. (People) Eriksson is keen on Middlesbrough striker Yakubu and will cough up £12m. Yakubu is keen on City. (Observer) City and Blackburn are going head-to-head in a £4.5m battle to sign Bayern Munich's Paraguay international striker Roque Santa Cruz. (The People) Everton defender, midfielder, skipper and general utility man Phil Neville has snubbed City's overtures. (Mail) So Eriksson has turned his attention to West Ham's Paul Konchesky. (Mirror) The Swede also plans a swoop on neighbours Manchester United for striker Alan Smith and midfielder Kieran Richardson. (People) And he made an audacious late attempt to hijack Liverpool's move for Spain striker Fernando Torres. (Mirror) Torres also rejected a big-money offer from Inter Milan. "From a little boy I was always a Liverpool fan." (NotW) Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry says the striker's arrival persuaded manager Rafa Benitez to stay. (People) Robbie Fowler could sign for Leicester. If the striker moves he will be joined at the Foxes by former Charlton defender Talal El Karkouri. (People) Cardiff also want former Reds striker Fowler on a one-year deal. (NotW) Midfielder Owen Garvan has walked out on Ipswich which could spark interest at Manchester City, Fulham and Everton, who have previously been keen. (People) Newcastle's new owner Mike Ashley has set his heart on seeing Raul and Deco sporting the black and white. (NotW) Feyenoord have signed Nuri Sahin, which looks like paving the way for Royston Drenthe to join Chelsea. (People) Tottenham are still keen on Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Mirror) Lyon's Florent Malouda has sealed his move to the Blues which means Arjen Robben can join Real Madrid. (NotW) Defender Andy Todd will follow in father Colin's footsteps and sport Derby County colours. (People) The Rams want Monaco striker Mohammed Kallon for £1.4m. Middlesbrough and Wigan are also tracking him. (NotW) Wigan are planning a busy week. They will sign West Brom's Jason Koumas, West Ham's Marlon Harewood and Fulham skipper Michael Brown. (People) Midfielder Lee Hendrie is mulling over a move to Middlesbrough. (NotW) Sunderland are set to sign Boro goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. (People) But they face competition from Bayern Munich for the Australian. (NotW) Boro will bring in Sheffield United striker Rob Hulse. (People) And coming through the door at Bramall Lane is Thomas Gravesen. The Blades will offer Celtic more than £3m for the teak-tough Danish midfielder. (People) West Brom striker Kevin Phillips will link up with former boss Bryan Robson at Sheffield United. (NotW) Charlton are planning to beat the Baggies to the signature of Fulham striker Heidar Helgusson, who has been told he can leave the Cottage. (People) While former Addicks front man Kevin Lisbie is wanted by Reading. (People) The Royals are also lining up a move for Nantes midfielder Emerse Fae. They asked about him in January and will soon get their man for £2.5m. (Various) Belgium's Philippe Leonard is desperate to leave Feyenoord for Blackburn after a January move collapsed. "I was ready to swim the Channel to join." (NotW) St Etienne defender Fousseni Diawara will join Birmingham for £2m. (Various) Arsenal will finally complete a £7.5m deal for Auxerre defender Bakary Sagna this week. (Mirror) Forward Jose Antonio Reyes has come to London to beg Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to let him leave the club and join Real Madrid. (NotW) Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas could still sign for Real Madrid this summer, according to his agent. (NotW) Tell us your transfer rumours Back to top OTHER GOSSIP Arsenal have offered manager Arsene Wenger a £14m four-year deal with an annual end-of-season get-out clause. (NotW) Middlesbrough's Jeremie Aliadiere is angry with Wenger for wasting eight years of his career. "He would not talk to me," said the striker. (Various) New Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra expects the club to be pushing for a Champions League place within three years. (Sunday Telegraph) Liverpool are set to unveil plans that will make their new stadium the biggest in British club football. (Mirror) Sam Allardyce expects Alan Shearer to succeed him as Newcastle boss. (People) Former Torquay and Brentford boss Leroy Rosenior says there is a "glass ceiling" in English football when it comes to black managers. (Various) MK Dons have agreed to give all the silverware they won as Wimbledon to AFC Wimbledon. (Sunday Express) David Beckham may be big business in America, but Chelsea are not. More than 30,000 tickets remain unsold for their pre-season Stateside tour. (Various) Back to top AND FINALLY Abel Xavier has had trouble getting in touch with new LA Galaxy team-mate David Beckham. "His mobile's always off," said the defender. (NotW) Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has been caught "playing away". (NotW) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted the bloke women would least like to snog. (People)

Agreed, although I'm not convinced either would be suited to the Premiership, I'd rather see the club go for someone like Riquelme.

TRANSFER RUMOURS Liverpool have offered nearly £14m for Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma. (News of the World) West Ham striker Carlos Tevez says his agents have told Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson he is joining the Premier League champions and the Argentine has insisted he is not changing his mind. (The People) The Hammers have evicted Tevez from his luxury London apartment, despite claims that they want him to stay at the club. (News of the World) New Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled out making a move for Newcastle striker Michael Owen or signing midfielder David Beckham on loan from LA Galaxy, despite the duo being key players for the Swede when he was manager of England. (Sunday Mirror) Eriksson is planning to swoop on neighbours Manchester United in a bid to land striker Alan Smith and midfielder Kieran Richardson. (The People) OTHER GOSSIP Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is prepared to quit the England team after manager Steve McClaren left him out of the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia in June. A source close to the 29-year-old said: "Jamie does not want to sound like a big-time Charlie. He just feels at this stage of his career it would be better if he concentrated his efforts on helping Liverpool become the number one team in England again." (Mail on Sunday) Liverpool are set to unveil plans that will make their new stadium the biggest in British club football. The initial capacity is set to be 60,000 but the eventual aim is the high seventies - beating the total of 76,000 fans who can fit into Manchester United's ground. (Sunday Mirror) Two consortiums with links to Major League Soccer in the United States are weighing up takeover bids for Portsmouth, although owner Alexandre Gaydamak has no wish to sell the club. (Sunday Mirror)

GLENN ROEDER admits he has a burning desire to get straight back into management. Roeder resigned as Newcastle manager at the end of last season after 15 months in charge at St James' Park. Newcastle fans turned on him after a poor run of results but Roeder says he has lost none of his appetite for the game and hopes an opportunity will come his way soon. Roeder said: "My passion is as strong as ever, it's just a question of being patient and waiting to see what turns up. "Now the clubs are starting pre-season training it is sinking in that the game I have been involved in all my life, I'm not going to be part of. "I've always believed that in life you can't fail as long as when you get knocked down to the canvas you come out trading punches again. "I know there's life outside the game but for me, football's everything."

BILLIONAIRE Mike Ashley wants to bring a global superstar to Newcastle — and has put Raul and Deco high on his wanted list. The Toon's new owner plans to signal his ambition to make the club a worldwide brand by signing one of the biggest names on the planet. A source revealed: "Now Mike has overall control of Newcastle he wants to make a statement of intent to the rest of world football. "He wants to land a global superstar to show he means business and make everyone sit up and take notice. "Mike hopes to move over the next few weeks as Raul and Deco face uncertain futures." The future of Real Madrid skipper Raul has been in doubt since the sacking of boss Fabio Capello. Portugal ace Deco wants to play in England and could be offloaded if Barca land Frank Lampard.