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#310349 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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Then again Yanga-Mbiwa was signed to replace Coloccini, and wound up being superceded by the same player, so who knows.
#310303 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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#310193 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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I like how unimpressed with his life choices he looks in the photo.
#310118 Euro 2016 Tickets
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#310117 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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Tbf we've done that before. Still sounds shit though, particularly as Peterborough losing Washington does open the door for SUFC a little bit.
Apparently if Colback is injured or kept in CM, Lascelles at left-back is the option mooted, which given his previous efforts there is asking for trouble. Its either that or throwing the now-fit again Steven Taylor back in at the deep end.
#310017 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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We still need more - even moreso if Gouffran, Marveaux and some of the other deadwood are removed as desired. Its been a step in the right direction, but we still need the players who can get us secured in the Premier League, and hopefully in a position where we can not endure apocalyptically terrible form at the start of next season. Again.
#309921 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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Who's the Senegalese forward?
#309859 The Lower League Thread
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There's also been about 23 different variants on the joke "In his first act, he'll sign Sam Allardyce", so its now stopped being even vaguely funny.
#309836 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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#309596 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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#309531 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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It was a good film-making exercise and diCaprio's performance was impressively conveyed given the minimal dialogue. Felt it could've used some stronger work for the villain, and also for Tom Hardy to not bring the unintelligible Bane voice again.
In terms of Spectre, I got enough of it in the cinema to be entertained, but I did feel Blofeld/Waltz was used too little. I felt it had some decent ideas about the layers and layers of technology and how much it actually helps intelligence, and I think Andrew Scott is a good actor so was pleased to see him getting a decent amount of screen-time, but its execution and tying in the role for Waltz wasn't as good as it perhaps should have been, plus as a primary villain, he was underused, hence his motivations were a little rushed. If its true they're bringing Waltz back in the next Bond film, it might be explained better.
#309259 This Is Anfield
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Very few people seem impressed by such a decision.
#309188 Newcastle Thread
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Sky also talking of NUFC interest in Berahino. Not sure given he seems to be a man who frequently kicks up a fuss, given he's already had episodes of petulance at WBA. Then again I felt that about Shelvey after the way he left Swansea - motivated by that Morgan/Monk/Dyer triangle in the BPL thread or not - so maybe I'm not one to judge.
#309128 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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Also talk in the Italian press that Napoli are interested in Moussa Sissoko. Hmmm... presumably if they sent scouts they'd know he has as many games of doing nothing as he has of being the best player on the pitch, and no real middle ground.
#309085 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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#308931 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Still... unusual debacle that.
To be fair, it could happen anywhere. But even so, that's pretty fucking absurd.
I think they're screwed in all honesty.
#308835 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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I saw that rumour. Be very surprised.
I think the logic is we saw the talk of £20m for him in 2012 but didn't cash-in, and he's depreciated since. £8m for a 29-year-old who gets habitually yellow carded and can be inconsistent is not a bad deal. Its not £20m good, but its decent enough. Its odd that his best form has been of late when talk of a move is up.
Also talk of Gouffran pissing off, with Lille wanting him and talk of a £900k move. Still not sure about the merits of Townsend to NUFC, as many are still rumouring, mind. Maybe if he kicks on like JJ Shelvey did today, then it might work.
The only concrete bids in the summer, or at least reported, came from Leicester and someone else who I can't remember (could it have been Bournemouth?). I know there was a habitual series of articles by all sort of people that we wanted to bring Austin to Newcastle but maybe it was just a 2+2 by media figures given how much we struggled to score when in reality it may have been the scenario we were just not really interested. For £4m he'd definitely have been worth a punt. But I guess the talk he didn't wanna relocate from the south (not to mention his folks live down the road from Southampton) didn't help.
#308833 The Lower League Thread
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Seems to work better than the amateur shite it had been.
I think if it was gonna happen, the likeliest point was during the 2007-09 financial crash or in the wake of the Setanta Sports bankruptcy at the end of the 08-09 season. There was a minimal rise in TV money when it was re-negotiated over that period and I guess there may've been some in media who thought it wasn't gonna go anywhere when the re-negotiations were taking place ahead of the current deal, until BT turned up and Sky duly panic-threw a load of cash at it. We're a long way now from 2004, when the TV money agreed with Sky went down.
It does feel though as though the Championship is becoming a division full of teams willing to gamble high volume cash in search of the Premier League dream. Middlesbrough and Derby throwing cash at their promotion bids is one thing, while the fact 4 teams who have spent big in recent seasons now have transfer bans is another. Even with FFP being loosened for 2nd tier clubs, one can't help but wonder if there's going to be a lot of cubs biting off more than they can chew in the second tier in the next few seasons.
#308830 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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He was their top scorer for a period of this season and has been used up top. Not sure why on either of those.
#308824 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Haven't for years - Mark Hughes is probably still moaning about Owen's beyond-added time goal in the Manchester Derby in 2009.
Agbonlahor, but then he hasn't played since Garde turned up.
Are we saying Ayew and Sinclair are more wingers?
#308823 Newcastle Thread
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Yeah I recall he had a bit of an attitude problem, but then 20-something young footballers with money have a reputation. Norfolk seemed to be similar for Titus Bramble - I was there a few years back and the front page of the local paper was that he'd crashed into a wall in some village up there while coming home from NUFC training.
#308695 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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Well... seeing as he's apparently a boyhood Saints fan and cba with moving from the South, guess it was to be expected NUFC wouldn't land this one. Ho hum.
#308694 The Lower League Thread
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Maybe it will some day.
#308594 Newcastle Thread
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Oh yeah I forgot about that. Don't think there was any part of his anatomy he didn't hurt while in black and white, and that's before all the car crashes.
I've always thought NUFC-era Robert to be quite underrated - maybe the consistency issues (like HBA) and his falling out with that wanker Souness didn't help, but on his day, he was excellent.
#308543 Newcastle Thread
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2 questions come to mind...
1. Can he stay for more than 1/2 months at a time?
2. What the hell are we doing in training?
#308541 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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£8m for a 29-year-old who has been far too inconsistent works out I guess.
#308364 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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#308263 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Maybe he should've wished for a black-and-white decision like O'Neil's challenge in the Stoke-Norwich game. What a numpty.
#308255 The Lower League Thread
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Bolton and Charlton look doomed. Even moreso in the case of the former if they go into administration on Monday.
#308124 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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23 years old and I had not seen it until now. There's a few who probably think its pretty insane to manage that. Anyway, of the three, Empire Strikes Back was the best one. New Hope and Return of the Jedi had their moments too.