TheMoog

It's a building process and we need to be realistic, all the players we've been linked with would improve our squad and first team, I'd love us to sign Nani and Anderson but why would they even consider coming here?! True, I can't see many 'top' players wanting to come here in our current state (with no European footy) but I think some of the names we're being linked with is scraping the barrel a bit, there MUST be better options available than Nonda surely?! I'd rather we went for Nugent or someone like that tbh.

That's kind of my point really, just better put

Don't we? Our squad was understaffed last season, add to that the 5 released who were out of contract, the others we want to move on like Parker and the young lads reportedly going out on loan then I think a £2 million offer for Nonda is good business. Nail On Head I think perhaps that came accross wrong, I know we need to bulk out the squad, without a doubt we've had an ever decreasing squad size over the last 2-3 seasons but what i meant was I don't think getting Nonda is the right area we need to be concentrating on. We need a decent forward to partner Owen or Martins (whoever stays) and then one back striker to sit as reserve or second choice with Shola. If we were talking about extra defenders or the odd midfielder to come in as back then fair enough. I guess we could always use nonda in cup competitions but I can't see him being that good for us in the league.

I like Scotty Parker, always seemed dedicated to every game. There's plenty of others I'd have gotten rid of before him but then if he wants to go and we can get £8.5m for him then I guess it'll have make do. I just hope that we get in someone of equal dedication to the team. Incidentally, who's likely to be the new club captain if he goes? Given?

The sooner this goes through the better

I reckon someone should give Sam a call a bit sharpish and tell him we don't need to make a team up of half arsed, cheapo players with the new owner around. Don't get me wrong, it's nice that we're getting a few bargains but I don't think we have to scrape the barrel anymore. Nonda? No ta.

I'm a little concerned I must admit, Viduka I guess I'm happy enough with - though not as a main striker, not with his injuries. What worries me more though is all this talk about Barton coming our way, I'm not convinced about him, I think he's too much of a risk with the trouble he might cause... though I guess Sam did sort Diouf out.

Looks like Harry's going to be running out of brown envelopes before the summer's even got going at this rate, talk about king of the quick transfers!

Shepherd's a prick, he needs to get the hell out of Dodge before he gets lynched... mind you that'll be one hell of a rope! He's no Toon fan, just a fat, money-grabbing scumbag who doesn't know when to do the right thing.

It won't be his ego he's massaging...

Fuck it, I'm fed up to the back teeth with the whinging scouse pricks, let them have the little shit - if he can't commit to us openly and this sort of crap is still rumbling on I say ditch him, I'm just really hacked off with hearing about it day in, day out.

I only want Crouch if he signs it in his contract that he has to do the 'Robo-Crouch' celebration after every goal ... In fact, no, I don't even want him then!

£270m over 5 years? £45m to spend on transfers this summer alone?! Christ, I've gotta admit I'm excited by all this, if it's true we could well be close to being a major force in English football - I knew all these years of torment and misery as a toon fan would pay off sooner or later! I suspect that we'll become the next hated team in the country though after Chelsea for buying success... but who gives a shit?!

Tbh that's the kind of job he should be cutting his teeth at

If we only give Sam one season we deserve to do badly, obviously if he got us near relegation then fair enough but I just can't see that happening. Plus with the whole takeover thing going on it could be that he's hamstrung before the season even starts. We need to get a structure in place, Sam's the man to do that but he'll need a good couple of seasons I'd have thought - same old shite from NUFC.

Big Al's coming out of retirement!

From the Mirror: Well done Al!

So near and yet so far... why can't they just get it done and dusted so we can start buying players and rebuilding the club?! Always the same, they have to drag their arse over everything, we could be missing out on bargains because of these stupid delays!

Anything to keep the dirty bin-dipper burglars in the headline with Owen eh...

Could it be that we're about to enter dreamland of being able to compete for some of the best players in the world? Give it a season or two, if we can get back in to the Champs League we could sign nearly anyone... *drools* Who would be in your Newcastle Utd dream team (obviously allowing for players wanting to leave their current clubs and nothing too outlandish in pricing)?

Lots of talk about various strikers going here, there and everywhere this morning. Got in late to work to find the Spuds fan that sits behind me getting most irrate with the Man Utd fan opposite him because of the rumours about Berbatov going for £27.5m + Saha. Then there's Eider Gudjohnsen leaving Barca for the dizzy heights of the Mackems, Eto going to Liverpool and Batista floating about without a set destination. Someone also mentioned to me that there's rumours that if Berbatov went to Man Utd we might try for Torres - I'd eat my hat if he came here though

Yeah, you hear that Fred? It's a young man's game, get out of Dodge you fat pecker!

When will they ever learn? Look out for that slab!!!

Quality, I think I've managed to upset some Liverpool fans on N-O ... I feel so ashamed

They're not singing anymore!!!