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#256080 Newcastle Thread
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So Southampton are just replacing players then, therefore not strengthening, yet Newcastle committed a huge error, when they kept everyone and signed only one Dutch International midfielder? And Newcastle also held on to Sissoko and every player that they haven't sold.

And OK, Everton, Spurs etc. are also run in the exact same way.

I'm still not sure how Newcastle didn't replace Cabaye. We sold a French International Midfielder and now we have a French International Midfielder.
#256047 Newcastle Thread
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Reminder that Ashley has made £0 from Newcastle United. - iiirc £129,000,000 in the red.

He charges the club no interest on the debt, and has delayed taking £18m in short term loan, for the past couple of years. Giving Sports Direct advertisement is often seen as a sign of his greed, but it's robbing from himself. He's giving a company he doesn't own free advertisement, from a company that he does own.

Besides everything he does will be misconstrued to put him and the club in a negative light -

Sign expensive players like Cabella or Cisse - He obviously wants to cash in - and sell them for more.
Sign young players like Perez - Obviously can't wait to sell for more
Sign expensive players and then sell them for less than the club paid - Obviously cashing in, can't wait to save on the wages
Invest millions into the youth academy - Obviously trying to produce young players to cash in
Give young players a chance - Neglecting the team, running the club into the ground etc.

It's boring. The club is run in the exact same manner as Swansea, Southampton etc.


And just because it was Pardew who told him, doesn't mean it was his decision.
#255939 The TV Thread
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btw, The entire series of The Jynx is now on demand on Sky.
#255936 Newcastle Thread
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Pardew probably selected Jonas 99% of the time when he was fit. I doubt it was his idea. Managers generally aren't too keen to allow an experienced player leave, without a replacement. And I don't agree with it the decision or how Newcastle handled it at all, but he didn't have cancer when they wanted rid.


What's Ashley's blueprint?
#255932 Newcastle Thread
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Didn't you want rid of Jonas then?



And I doubt its Ashley (or Pardew), more likely to be Charnley or whoever runs that side of things.
#255924 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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You thought Top Gear ended? It's basically the most watched program in the world.


Yeah. It seems to have a fairly limited presence in the UK, doesn't it?

Not as surprised to learn that Fifth Gear was still on mind.
#255830 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Apparently Netflix could be out of cash, with the huge Friends deal, and that's why they were nowhere near Seinfeld.


Can't actually believe Top Gear was still on, just assumed it ended 5 years ago.
#255678 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Youth Hosteling with Chris Eubank obviously.
#255677 Cricket World Cup 2015
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Amazing cricketers refuse to play in the rain.

#GiveFootballersCricketersWages
#255412 The TV Thread
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Think this season of Girls was very good.
#255018 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Hope Pards is making room for his second MOTY award...
#254904 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Fuck me we were shit in the second half. No-one was controlling the play, we missed Özil massively.

Williamson is an absolute wank defender as well, the most notable thing he done was try and injure Giroud several times.


And Arsenal got nothing out of him, Janmaat and two midfielders for the last 45 mins.

Williamson had a horror show, on the second corner it happens. Janmaat was very good, and Cabella had his best game for Newcastle, he was very good today.
#254756 Europa League 2014/2015
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At least you signed the World Greatest Player.
#254567 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Sunderland apparently after Tiago Illori on a free in the Summer.

Why on Earth would Liverpool sign a young player for £7m and give him a 2 year deal?
#254536 Europa League 2014/2015
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What's actually wrong at Roma?
#254462 Europa League 2014/2015
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What the hell is happening at Roma?

2nd in the League ffs, chill
#254400 The England National Team
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Jack Cork or Colback, I guess?
#254360 The Wrestling Thread.
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Yep, reckon they've got a problem of top guys not being over so promoting new guys to early, then them struggling and not getting over after a couple of months, and pushing new guys.

The way to save the midcard belts isn't Cena and Bryan imo, it's having Neville/Zayn/Owens/Devitt etc feuding over them like they mean something en route to the top belt.
#254347 Champions League 2014/15
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btw you actually get almost as many coefficient points for Europa League as you do from CL, if Italy overtake England soon, it will be from their sides all having good runs in that, rather than from Juventus going a round further than 3 English sides.
#254323 The Wrestling Thread.
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Just be who really hates guys going backwards? Once you have world belts should leave the mid card ones alone.
#254321 Champions League 2014/15
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It really exposes the boring cunts though. SO CALLED BEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD. And people suddenly obsessed with how much money the PL deal is worth.
#254034 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Sunderland reviewing Johnson. Fucking hell.
#253939 The TV Thread
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Speaking of HBO documentaries, reckon that Scientology one is going to be pretty spectacular.
#253729 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Would much rather the derby be settled via Carver and Ball just having a fight. Would be more entertaining and aesthetically pleasing.

Bracewell can be special referee.
#253707 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Solano was pretty much done at this point, his last game for Newcastle, Owen and Dyer were never fit. Nicky Butt was hardly a great shake. And Milner wasn't really playing very well yet.


I reckon Poyet has done a really good job at Sunderland. Did well to keep them up last year and has since lost Borini, Ki, Alonso and Colback. And had a fairly small budget to replace several players and sign new ones. Bad at transfers mind.

And Sunderland can't beat Newcastle and go on a decent run. If Sunderland win they'll all be hungover/pissed for the remaining fixtures. They've won one since the last one. I mean ffs we've won 3 since and I think the past three months, may have been about the worst we've played since returning to the league.
#253639 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Ashley is a cunt who has injected over a £100m into the club. Newcastle are doing much, much better than their historical average, as are Sunderland, who are in a similar but much worse position. People are so easily morally outraged, and totally gloss over the past. Hence why Newcastle, Sunderland, VIlla, West Ham, Everton, the big, but not massive clubs are always at fucking breaking point after losing a few games.

The last three transfers of the Fat Freddy era, were Ogochu Oneyewu, Olivier Bernard and Pavel Srnicek.

This was the last ever Fat Freddy team;

Newcastle: Given, Solano (Onyewu 59), Ramage, Taylor, Carr, Milner, Butt, Dyer, Pattison, Owen (O'Brien 67), Ameobi (Carroll 62).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Huntington.

Solano at RB, Carr at LB, Peter Ramage, Matty Pattison and Alan O'Brien.

But then again we were a real team back then and didn't finish behind Reading, Bolton, Blackburn, Villa and Boro. 5 points off relegation and 12 points behind Reading.
#253590 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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In your honest opinion how many lower half Premier League CB's are Championship at best?

And Ameobi is quick, has a god shot on him, can beat a man and can cross. Best crosser off the ball since Solano at Newcastle. If he had a different surname and was signed for £9m from Lyon or Marseilles you would have a different view of him.


And we won't move forward, ever unless an owner spends £100's of millions. Or football fundamentally changes.
#253589 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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In other news it's club account release day soon, AKA Outrage as financially illiterate football journalists don't understand accounting concepts day.

Seriously, most do not know the difference between profit and cash, know how buying and selling players are accounted for, and do not understand that profit is not immediately drained into the owner's 'back pocket.

Also fun game. See how Newcastle's massive profits this year are viewed compared to Southampton and Swansea's next year.
#253577 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Taylor was actually good this season just never fit. And WIlliamson is nowhere near as bad as people make out, he just gereral gets blamed for everything.

I put De Jong in CM - As I would like to see 4-3-3 and CM seems to fit him more than as a Striker or a winger. He can probably play their with a DM and Colback.

Eh, I have faith in Ameobi and Obertan, besides I don't like selling players. And I said signing a winger would be a priority, thus Ayew (?) on one wing and Cabella on the other.
#253569 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Krul
Darlow
Elliot

Fine, allow Elliot to leave, I guess.

Janmaat
New young RB

Dummett
Haidara

Colo
Taylor
Williamson
Lascelles
-Dummett-

Defence not too bad, depending on Taylor's injuries. Would still like to see a new replacement in their for Colo, and maybe an additional guy if Lascelles isn't ready. And an additional RB brought in.

Abeid
Tiote*
R. Taylor***
Bigi+

Sissoko*
Colback
De Jong**
Anita
Jonas***
-R.Taylor-***

OK in numbers, but solid chance Taylor and Jonas won't be retained and Tiote and SIssoko imo will get their moves in the summer. I've put De Jong in CM as I have no idea where he plays. Could definitely do with another midfielder.

Cabella
Obertan
Ameobi
Gouffran
Aarons
-Perez-

Looks OK, but spending big on a winger would be an area to go for imo. Ayew would probably be good, if he isn't going somewhere else.

Cisse
Riviere
Perez

Urgency for a new striker largely depends on Cisse's fitness.