Dr Gloom

i agree that it's good to see that we're getting a lot of business done at the start of the window for once. the worry that won't go away is that we'll sell a player for each that we sign. the cadabye signing was encouraging but that doesn't mean we can afford to lose a senior player at the same time. as things stand, the squad looks threadbare. the board have got a lot of work to do before they'll convince the majority of us that this window won't be another spectacular fuck up. i don't have faith in them to prove me wrong.

Pretty much how I feel. If we sign two forwards (plus having Ben Arfa) and with Cabaye signing, we need another MF to cover for Tiote when he is banned. You can start to see how Nolan wouldnt fit in. A few IF's there like but I dont feel it's the end of the world some do. It is the leadership that would concern me more than missing him on the field. aye, a lot will depend on who else we bring in. if it's part of a plan to get more mobile, pacey players in, it kind of makes sense. if 3-4 better players come in and we don't loase enrique and barton, then things won't look that bad. i don't expect the board to have planned this out in any way though. as things stand, our team has little to no goal threat next season. i don't have the exact numbers to hand but i reckon nolan and carroll probably scored the majority of our goals last season. they both need replacing sharpish.

funny like because if we'd sold him a year or two ago, i wouldn't have been that bothered. like most on here, i thought he was finished at premier league level. proved us all wrong though didn't he? i wonder though if pardew didn't fancy him as an automatic starter next season now he's signed this young french kid, and nolan walked because of that, or if it is just about money. daft move if he isn't replaced with a quality player. he's our captain, our leader; you have to credit him with helping generate the team spirit that has got us through the last season. those kinds of players don't grow on trees. this could be another spectacular fuck up from the board.

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yeah, that was class. i recently got into californication. not a bad watch to be fair.

bottle of whisky, gram of coke, 8th of skunk. job done.

batty was quite a limited footballer but he played in a pretty good side. tiote is much more of a modern holding player. comfortable on the ball, athletic, able to start moves off and as committed in the tackle as batty. he's just playing in a much poorer side.

i'm trying to imagine you posting something worth reading. no, it's unimaginable.

if i signs a new contract i will be pleasantly surprised. we have the best back 4 we've had for years and enrique is a massive part of it. good lefties are tough to replace.

running back to my hotel stark bollock naked being chased by a pack of rabid stray dogs after a session skinny dipping with the wife in thailand springs to mind.

love is all you need. honestly, the love of a good woman (or man) is the most important thing. if you have that, everything else pretty much looks after itself.

Some would say the last two were exceptionally good. Last summer brought us Tiote and Ben Arfa while most agreed the January business was very shrewd leaving us in this strong position to rebuild that we are now in.

If you write FACT at the end of any old shite, it automatically makes it the truth. Stone wall. Undeniable. End of discussion. FACT

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Good signing. Haven't seen a lot of him other than YouTube clips but he must have a bit about him if he's playing for France. Good age and price too. 4 or 5 more like this combined with minimal outgoings and I'll be a lot more confident about the season ahead

Let me guess, leazesmag ruining another thread is he? What a surprise.

lady gaga a man. if she is, then i'm clearly bent cos i'd hit that all day

that's got to be one of the worst comebacks i've ever read - cringeworthy even by your standards. the obligatory spelling mistake too, you utter mong.

press conference on friday Is there? How do you know? i was joking. it's what an old bullshitter of an ITK back in the day on here used to always say.

If Henderson is worth £20m, then IMO Enrique is worth more than £15m. bog standard premium for english players though innit

so potentially we've got barton, nolan and enrique - three of our senior players - all leaving. i'm all for an influx of new faces but we don't have a big enough squad to be losing the bulk of our current key players.

buying him back for over twice what we sold him for would be a shocking piece of business. can't see it happening.

As was mine dear boy, as was mine. (Not that many new readers will ever dip their toes in the posting waters of this board for fear of Team Nasty). this team nasty thing's joke right?

I resent the insinuation here. Not speaking for anyone else but I don't think I've been the least bit nasty about anything. I've not called you any names or misrepresented you. I've not come after you as you quietly go about your business posting on football matters. I try not to do that with Polish Nick, or Kevin or Besty or any of the others that invite a bit 'banter' onto themselves. You've been harping on about being right about anything and everything that you blatantly flip-flopped on and you've been bragging about the classic games you've gone to. All I've done is call you out on your own braggadocio. Well then best not to Mis-quote me. You still havent posted the link btw to where I say I never liked Hughton? I happily admit to a bad memory but I still dont recall saying that. Sure you'll post it now though and clear it up for me. I haven't misquoted you. Other posters have agreed that the supplementary text I left out for the sake of clarity in no way changed the tone of your orignal post. I wouldn't suggest you've "never" like Hughton. Your opinion changes often. Tom's already shown this, but here's some of your posts on the bloke in chronological order if you're asking for more... hughton out http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=679137 Not in favour of Hughton, in favour of the best available. http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=680251 Ive said many a time on here his manerisms remind me so much of the Sir Bob. He is a breath of fresh air at Newcastle and everything we've needed. Even when comparing him with some of the favourites in recent times he doesnt play on the geordie fans or anything like that its just so playeded down and matter of fact.....Lovin him. http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...mp;#entry804804 Im not saying Hughtons the next Wenger, but I will back him until its proved he is not capable. http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=720135 If Ashley has no faith in Hughton and wants to push on, prior to the jan window, then he's made the right decision. For example, if Jol gets appointed this week and is given a decent budget for January then I and probably most Newcastle fans will look back on yesterday as a good decision. If its pardew...... http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=818451 ...the Hughton sacking (which I agree with)... http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=897907 Like Chez says, a lot of peoples opinion of Hughton changed. The vast majority remained for the better though. Which is fair enough. You didn't think he should be here, then you did, then you didn't again. Always aligning yourself with those running the club....you've even managed to do it with Pardoo, whose appointment you had said would make a mockery of he Hughton sacking. that's a pretty comprehensive butt fucking