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#181408 2014/15 Kit Thread
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West Brom's kit would be reasonable for a different club, but not for a club where the stripes need to be thicker.

Fulham's new kit also looks weird. It was on video of Fulham's opening pre-season friendly earlier and the shiny stripes... no. Just no.
#181284 Newcastle Thread
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Aye I've heard we want Janmaat in before we allow Debuchy to leave.

Its unlikely we're going to be getting Remy or Ba but an out-and-out goalscorer is still needed, and if we get that, Cabella and Janmaat, the squad is looking in fairly decent shape. Though at the very least it can't be any worse than the shitfest that trundled from February to May.
#181127 Newcastle Thread
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Montpellier's chairman says a deal for Cabella is done.

With any luck it will be followed by an unveiling and not a denial.
#180673 2014/15 Kit Thread
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Third kit is nice but the home looks quite poor.
#180672 Newcastle Thread
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Someone at Newcastle apparently rang SSN to deny thy Sakho one so probs not him.

It is surreal to see how frequently they comment to deny transfers.
#180587 Newcastle Thread
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Can anyone name strikers that Newcastle have actually been linked with?

The recurring one is Cabella. We were linked with Janmaat recently when it became clear Debuchy was heading through the out door, and I'm aware we were linked with Lasogga before HSV made his loan permanent.

Aside from that, there's been links but nothing recurring.
#180421 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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I reckon Hull will be fine.

WBA and Villa could be in trouble though, agreed. Burnley and QPR are also givens, although I think Leicester have the capacity to pull off survival.
#180407 Newcastle Thread
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Yanga-Mbiwa and Marveaux have apparently slimmed down back to a shape similar to when they respectively first joined. HBA, on the other hand, still looks a bit podgy.
#180348 Semi Finals
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Bit disappointed there hasn't been more goals in this second half.

That's one.

What are the odds of 10?
#180334 Semi Finals
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Brazil have been spectacularly dreadful.

If it finishes 10-0 are the pre-WC protestors going to burn the stadium down?
#180226 Newcastle Thread
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I thought there were some Dutch targets in mind for the RB slot. Granted Janmaat might be more tempted to follow LVG to Old Trafford, but I thought there were one or two others in mind. My main concern remains up top, given that we currently have three youngsters and an injured out-of-form number 9 to choose from. I thought there'd be more urgency there.

Campbell might be a non-starter given Arsenal may've seen him at the World Cup and thought "... he could be useful". I maintain Jordan Rhodes would work given his scoring levels are good, but I'd imagine Blackburn charging a similar amount to what Leeds got for McCormack. There's probably others out there, even if Pardew thinks Siem de Jong is a striker.

This Debuchy to Arsenal transfer has been ball-achingly slow in progression. If he's going to move just hurry up and do it already.
#180222 What Are You Listening To?
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Kings of Leon - Knocked Up
My brother just saw them at Wireless.

How on Earth where they not headlining?

Apparently the Wireless Festival organisers thought Bruno Mars was suitably large enough to be above them in the bill. Not sure why - would've made sense for them to replace Drake in the slots he chickened out of, rather than giving Kanye two nights to make an arse out of himself.
#180058 Newcastle Thread
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Newcastle are almost certainly not interested in Ross McCormack. He's 27 and hit double figures for goals 3 times in his career, playing in the SPL, League 1 and the Championship. No way Newcastle are going to spend £10m on him. Reckon it's all hype from the Leeds owner, they seem to be in quiet meltdown right now, reckon he'll go to Fulham or Norwich or somewhere for about £4m.

Right club but almost a third of what Fulham are actually playing.

Aside from the fact Championship clubs are spending £11million and we aren't, it is a deal that makes little mathematical sense for Fulham, who I don't think have sold any of their big earners yet. Saying that, and hypothetically speaking, would a deal for Bryan Ruiz be beneficial for us or would we just misuse him like Fulham have been since they signed him?
#179973 2014/15 Kit Thread
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Man U's kit I found dull.

Liverpool's might have worked without the bizarre red diagonal. Why oh why did Warrior feel the need?
#179768 Semi Finals
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A Germany-Holland final would be a tricky one to police given they are not fans of one another, although I want Holland to win if that is the one.

A Brazil-Argentina final would be fucking warfare - especially if Albiceleste win.
#179767 Quarter Finals
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I missed most of this game - was Krul really behaving like a colossal penis?

Also, he says he learned his trick at Newcastle when he put off Frank Lampard during a game v Chelsea in 2011. Why has he only saved one competitive penalty at NUFC since?
#179192 Newcastle Thread
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Also, Everton have European football for 2014/15, and most the players around seem to want that - something at odds with the board's "Europa League? NO!" policy.

I know de Jong is saying they want top 4 but investment on a large scale, retention of the entire playing squad and telling the manager to actually play his strongest available team would be a start. None of those look like happening.
#179155 Newcastle Thread
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I guess Debuchy depends on where you start the clock - do you start it from when we attempted to pay less than what Lille wanted in summer 2012, or the fact he was effectively signed on the first day of the January transfer window?

As an aside, anyone find this Twitter clue-seeking for him joining Arsenal irritating?
#179153 2014/15 Kit Thread
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Yeah dying it blue and white was a bit of a stretch too far. But I dunno - there's not enough full beards in football. Hell the most deployed in the Prem is Lallana's bum fluff.
#179103 2014/15 Kit Thread
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I liked Clayton's face-fuzz.
#179042 2014/15 Kit Thread
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That might have worked if it wasn't for the hideous yellow sweat patches under the armipts.
#179012 Newcastle Thread
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At this rate, probably. Not helpful that Cisse is out until December, or is not as good as he was 2 years back.

Lyon have said Grenier is available for £8million... even with de Jong, a reorganisation means that might work.
#178990 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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You don't need a minimum of British players though

Really? I may be going from Football Manager but I thought you had to have a minimum of 8 British or homegrown players (granted Fabregas is included towards this for Chelsea)
#178983 2014/15 Kit Thread
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http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/West-Ham-Home-Kit-2014-15.jpg

Don't have any pics to share but Southampton have reverted back to a classic red + white stripes. And good for them - it didn't really look right seeing them in that red and gold combo last season.
#178975 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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Why would we buy British?

Snodgrass cost 6.5m. Yohan Cabaye and Ben Arfa put together cost 6.5m.

It's the fact we have to have a minimum of British players that is the problem. Although beyond maintaining that core amount, its all about getting the best value team.
#178943 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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Are Dutch players the new French players?

I'd say "looks like it" but French press are reporting we had a bid accepted for Lacazette. Still not buying British though.

Liverpool have reportedly bid £20M for Lovren... Southampton really are cashing in.
#178942 Newcastle Thread
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I thought Debuchy didn't have anything to do with NUFC in his Twitter bio anyway.
#178699 2014/15 Kit Thread
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Southampton have announced they will be designing their own kits for 2014/15. Apparently it was what they did in 1999-2008 so at the least they are used to it.
#178628 Newcastle Thread
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Danny Ings reportedly set to choose between us and Southampton

(When I say reportedly I mean "twitter says" )

Why would Burnley want to sell Ings?

Seems like a crazy decision on the verge of their first season back in the Premier League. If he chooses them, Southampton might be quids in - Ings and Rodriguez has the hallmarks of a decent pairing.
Luuk De Jong apparently off to PSV which is good news for us - would be severely dissapointed if we signed him after the garbage he served up last year.

I'd love Lacazette.

Oh thank fuck for that.

Lassoga I think is joining HSV, but Lacazette and some other French striker whose name I can't remember have been linked with us for most of the window. AL has a decent record though.

Italian media are claiming Sissoko is a target for Napoli - almost with efficiency after I mused a decent World Cup for him might make him some other club's target. Then again, Italian media has a poor track record with this shit so I'm think it can be ignored for now.
#178532 Newcastle Thread
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I hope this doesn't mean a "Get one de Jong, get the other one free or at a low price" deal.

I still think McCormack might work if Leeds now offload him in on the cheap due to his transfer request, but at 27, he's probably too old for the board to spend more than £5m if that on him. What other strikers have we been linked with recently?