Newcastle Thread

Imagine if all the 50,000 people in the stadium try ordering at once. That should be fun.

Newcastle had five first teamers missing against West Ham and Fulham. Remy/Taylor/Tiote/Cabaye/Jonas.

I don't even think Kinnear is justifying his position, I think Newcastle fans need a reality check. and need to stop believing that Kinnear is a villain, on a one man mission to ruin the club. I just can't be arsed with all the protests and conspiracy theories. I doubt Kinnear has any power in the club anyway. So far he just seems to be a scout.

It's the best squad imo in the past 8 season or so of me being a season ticket holder.

We are delighted to have brought Loic Remy to the club in this window and we believe he will form an exciting and effective partnership with Papiss Cisse.

Joe has worked hard on numerous targets, particularly an additional offensive player. However some of the options that were available within our financial means were not as good as the players we already had and there is no point bringing in new players unless they can improve us and take us forward.

We did the majority of our business in the January window, signing five excellent first team players.

With the strong squad we have we should all approach the season in a positive, optimistic frame of mind.

"We still need to make sure we get two or three recruits in there which take us forward. If we can do that, they’ll grow as well, and we’ll be much, much better next year.

"You hear managers taking about needing three players to make the perfect side – Arsene would probably say the same – but we genuinely, genuinely need a couple in that first team that complement the others."

Newcastle United fans get a real sinking feeling after the Mutiny on Tyne
Newcastle United supporters are used to turmoil, only they normally have to wait for the season to start before things begin to disintegrate.

Few clubs do unwanted drama better than Newcastle United, but even by their standards this summer is turning into something spectacular.

The extent of Newcastle's ambition seems to be mid-table Premier League safety. It is sustainable and it can probably be achieved with the players at Pardew's disposal, but it will do little to generate goodwill among fans who can still remember watching their team in the Champions League.

There is an ugly, potentially poisonous atmosphere building and there is also growing concern about the damage inflicted by such a fractious summer.

A solid return to the Premier League last season is in danger of being wasted, the team spirit that got them there eroded and the anticipated influx of bright new talent failing to materialise.

It is far too soon to write Newcastle United off, their new signings may click, their number one target, Mevlut Erdinc may still join from Paris Saint Germain, but it is relegation battles, not European pushes, which are starting to occupy minds.

There is anger, bitterness and hostility, but mainly there is just disillusionment and weariness that a proud football club is again making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

There is anger, bitterness and hostility, but mainly there is just disillusionment and weariness that a proud football club is again making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

The fact he said "Judge me by my signings" and said we'd sign three, and then promptly sign one on loan, is an invitation to judge him in a negative way. So that's what a lot of fans are doing.

anticipated influx of bright new talent failing to materialise. Mevlut Erdinc may still join from Paris Saint Germain

If the club rates Jonas as a key figure, then you can't really criticise the recruitment policy. The club value him highly, why would they sign someone who they don't think is as good to replace him?

I think the vast majority of the cases were that Newcastle wouldn't pay the money or they wanted to go somewhere else. Plus a lot of them may just be rumours or made up by agents or whatever. And I suspect Newcastle only really wanted one of Remy/Gomis/Bent.

Tbf, with Aubameyang, once Dortmund came along there was only one place he was gonna go.

What's more annoying is that we couldn't get an alternative despite Pardew repeatedly saying "We need signings". He repeatedly said we needed another striker on top of Remy, and although he's a good player we still needed another striker.

Now we don't it's another season lumped with Shola, who has scored less than 80 goals in over 370 appearances.

Also, its arguable that we needed replacements for Simpson and Perch, and possibly a long-term one for Jonas although I daresay we may have to wait until he actually leaves for that. None of those arriving means our squad is not stronger.

Pardew's bound to want more signings. It's not his money, of course he's going to want more strikers.

Newcastle replaced Simpson with Debuchy. I don't have a clue what the thinking was on getting rid of Perch, maybe they want Anita or Bigirimana to step up.

Shola has probably MOTM against Fulham and West Ham aside from Colo. He was absolutely miles better than Darren Bent anyway.