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Posted by A.J. on Dec-07-2003 13:32:

1-1 Newcastle - Liverpool

good result for Liverpool, because we were under a lot of pressure in the second half


Posted by Xavier on Dec-07-2003 13:53:

Poor performance yet a decemt result for the Redmen considering injuries are just hitting almost every player in the team. Oh and Houllier's decision to bring on lightweight weak Smicer for the Pacey Pongolle was absolute mindboggling. If there gonna play hoofball for the time being at least put a decent frontman.


Posted by PacMan on Dec-07-2003 14:57:

pongoal is still very young, he was getting tired. if you wear em out at that young a age, there is gonna be injury trouble for years and years too come.

anyways good result for liverpool and that is what counts in the premiership so lets hope charlton looses today.


Posted by Xavier on Dec-10-2003 10:53:

Any of you Newcastle fans know the tune that is played just before kick off at St James Park? I also hear it on a radio station here in Sydney as it is used as for a commercial.


Posted by Turner on Dec-13-2003 19:37:

Av it 4-0 and by the sounds of it Robert scored 2 class goals. Shearer now moves on to 15 goals this season me thinks. Ill just have to watch the premiership tonite


Posted by evil_bastard on Dec-21-2003 03:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Xavier
Any of you Newcastle fans know the tune that is played just before kick off at St James Park? I also hear it on a radio station here in Sydney as it is used as for a commercial.


It's "Local Hero" by Mark Knopfler (some MP3s have it labelled as 'Going Home'). It's a very popular ringtone on mobile phones here One of his more recent tunes is "Why Aye Man" which is also popular with the fans.

They also play 'O Fortuna' from Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" before kick off.


Posted by torontotrance on Jan-02-2004 23:40:

both teams still suck!

get a grip

liverpool and nufc are PRETENDERS, then again so are arsenal and chelsea...you suck.deal with it...MUFC will win the premier again come MAY!....


Posted by evil_bastard on Jan-03-2004 00:51:

What will you do if they don't?


Posted by torontotrance on Jan-03-2004 01:01:

We will win, I don't see us losing many matches after Jan any year. We don't lose much and I don't see us losing the premier. If hell did freeze over and we lost, it's unacceptable to finish 2nd, at MUFC, we only know and accept one thing, winning!


Posted by evil_bastard on Jan-03-2004 01:43:

It'll be interesting to see how the transfer market moves this month. Arsenal have their money tied up trying to build a new stadium so they're unlikely to spend much, but Man Utd could bring in a couple of new faces. As for Chelsea, they're likely to be going for some of the biggest guns in world football, who they'll get their hands on is anyone's guess.


Posted by torontotrance on Jan-03-2004 02:04:

But even with all that money and talent, it may not buy you success. I don't see us splashing money down like crazy for players. Fergie (love the man or hate the man), seems to find the right players to fit in with the team and that is why we have enjoyed so much success I think. I mean the core of the team has not changed that much over the yrs (with a few departures) but the main team is still together. I don't think spending millions of pounds guarantees you a title in anything. I mean Real spent a ton of money on players but did not win the Champions League. I think it is about finding the right fit for the team, not the most expensive talent out there. Manchester's problem is two fold at this moment, we need to find a 2nd striker to back up Ruud (till Ole comes back), we need to find someone who can feed the ball into the strikers like beckham did (that celtic dude is rumored) and find another defender (the belgian defender is rumored and so is Hofland (who is rumored to go anywhere) and we may need 2 defenders with the Rio problem. We have the money to buy the players but normally Fergie won't fix what is not broken. His record speaks for itself but he is more cautious in buying players). We shall see


Posted by evil_bastard on Jan-04-2004 00:56:

I would hate to see Chelsea buy success, but teams have shown before that you can buy success where others have failed. Real Madrid have won the Champions League/European Cup many times, but it is not the best example anyway because they were knocked out by another side who have some of the biggest names in world football (Buffon, Thuram, Nedved, Del Piero, Trezeguet etc). They have also dominated the Spanish Primera for many years and were the first side in the Champions League to qualify through the group stage this season. Man Utd tried to buy success for many years, and it was years before Ferguson won anything. He was on the brink of the sack and widely criticised by fans when Man Utd were hammered by Man City, what many considered the last straw. Yet it was a home-grown side which won him the title and some of those players were winning him titles many years later (Butt, Scholes, Beckham, Giggs, G Neville, P Neville etc). That was how Man Utd rose to success, but it is not the only way. When Blackburn won the Premier League they had spent heavily in those day's standards, but that was followed by relegation because they didn't have the infrastructure to maintain dominance. Leeds tried to buy success with a massive bank loan, but their ability to pay that back was dependant on qualifying for the Champions League. They did enjoy a run of success, even getting to the last four of the Champions League, but their big financial gamble ended in misery. Newcastle were one game away from relegation to the 3rd Division ten years ago, yet a couple years later we were leading the Premier League by 12 points and should really have won the title - this surge was achieved by buying players, not our youth system which has always been appalling.

So it's not so clear-cut. Chelsea have financial security, so long as Abramovich doesn't do a runner. They are prepared to spend ruthlessly like Real Madrid, and I doubt they would mind achieving the same success. This season is a difficult one to call, but Abramovich has said if they fail he will keep on spending and spending, and so far he has been more than willing to put his money where his mouth is. If Abramovich has any patience and really does try to build an empire at Stamford Bridge then Chelsea are a massive threat. If he does a runner then they could really be in the shit, but realistically he's bound to give them at least a couple of years before cutting his losses.


Posted by evil_bastard on Jan-04-2004 01:24:

Two miracles occurred today - Newcastle won in Southampton for the first time in 32 years and Dyer actually scored, not once but twice!


He was played up front alongside Shearer for the first time ever. The first goal was well taken but his second was a little bit like Owen's famous goal against Argentina. After a fantastic flick-on from Shearer he dribbled it past two defenders with either foot before slotting it past Niemi with his left foot.

It was Dyer's first game back from injury, along with Woodgate who was fantastic at the back. Bernard, Hughes and Bramble were also good in defence and Given only had to make one save in the match. Robert was lively again and he thumped a low drive through the legs of a defender and the keeper from 20 yards out after a goalmouth scramble was half-cleared by Beattie. Speed and JJ have both been poor in the centre recently but commanded the midfield today. Solano was all over the pitch and assisted the first goal with a nice cushioned header from Hughes' cross. Shearer assisted the third and along with Dyer didn't allow their centre backs a rest. He found the ball at his feet unmarked on the penalty spot with only the keeper to beat, but his first time hit sent the spinning ball over the bar.

Southampton 0 - 3 Newcastle
(Dyer, Robert, Dyer)

This display was nothing like the Newcastle of recent weeks. The question is, can we play like this week in, week out? We have Leeds at home on Wednesday, it is vital we take 3 points because next weekend we go to Old Trafford.


Posted by Turner on Feb-01-2004 14:58:

Whats the crack with the shitty results and the transfers. We need to buy to challenge for 4th place and selling Solano. Robsons next to go, hes lost the plot.


Posted by TiestoFanMatt on Feb-03-2004 14:01:

quote:
Originally posted by AlphaZonE
Whats the crack with the shitty results and the transfers. We need to buy to challenge for 4th place and selling Solano. Robsons next to go, hes lost the plot.


I don't think Robson has lost the plot. Something, i believe, went off in closed doors with Solano, i think i heard a long time ago about Internationals, and Solano apparently retired, signed a new contract and then all of a sudden he goes back to playing international football? A, i right?

He will buy Bridges oif he does well and will learn allot from Shearer who is has got about another 3 years left in him. Soon as Bellamy gets fit your club will start to pick up speed i believe. Just wait, and have faith in your manager.

Also, what are your opinions on Jenas? At forest he was massively rated, but so far, ever since he has come to Newcastle, he gives the ball away an awaeful lot of the time, is this happening just when i watch him on TV or is it week in nd week out?


Posted by Turner on Feb-03-2004 18:58:

quote:
Originally posted by TiestoFanMatt
I don't think Robson has lost the plot. Something, i believe, went off in closed doors with Solano, i think i heard a long time ago about Internationals, and Solano apparently retired, signed a new contract and then all of a sudden he goes back to playing international football? A, i right?

He will buy Bridges oif he does well and will learn allot from Shearer who is has got about another 3 years left in him. Soon as Bellamy gets fit your club will start to pick up speed i believe. Just wait, and have faith in your manager.

Also, what are your opinions on Jenas? At forest he was massively rated, but so far, ever since he has come to Newcastle, he gives the ball away an awaeful lot of the time, is this happening just when i watch him on TV or is it week in nd week out?


1 first fact - he shouldnt have sold him

2 shearer blatantly hasnt got 3 years left in him

3 jenas is pyooah wank

and for the record i saw shearer and given at work today [img]http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif[i/img]


Posted by tall paul 2 on Feb-03-2004 21:49:

From what i heared, shearers retiring at the end of next season.. I thought he annonced that about 2 months ago... saying that he may do an alex ferguson.. well see!!


Posted by TiestoFanMatt on Feb-03-2004 22:24:

quote:
Originally posted by Turner
1 first fact - he shouldnt have sold him

2 shearer blatantly hasnt got 3 years left in him

3 jenas is pyooah wank

and for the record i saw shearer and given at work today [img]http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif[i/img]


No need to sound too harsh mate, i did not attack, i just stated my opinion.
Lots of ppl will have opinions on whether or not they should have sold Solano. You don't know the pressures from the back board...or anything else to that matter, plus look how far Robson has took your club.

Shearer still has allot of time left imo. Sherringham has played until 36, so why not Shearer? He is an experienced player and an excellent addition in the squad, never mind what people could simply learn from him on the training ground.


Posted by tall paul 2 on Feb-04-2004 12:20:

Yep, hes retiring.. end of next season as i thought..

ALAN SHEARER, the greatest English striker of his generation, last night confirmed he will retire at the end of next season.

Shearer, 33, expects to sign a one-year extension to his contract today that will tie him to Newcastle United until May 2005.

The Newcastle captain had always claimed he did not want to play beyond his 35th birthday, and his new deal will take him to within three months of that date.

Shearer, widely touted as Sir Bobby Robson's likely successor, yesterday refused to rule out a managerial career in the future - although there is no provision for that, or any coaching work, in his contract.

He said: "This will be my last contract. I don't think saying that will come back to haunt me.

"I've always said I'd retire at the top and this is where I want to finish my career.

"We've been talking about the extension for some time. I'm pleased it's been agreed, and I'm confident I can get it done before Saturday's game.

"I haven't made any firm plans for the future; I'm keeping my options open.

"I definitely haven't ruled out management, but there's nothing in the contract regarding management or coaching.

"I enjoy my media work. I enjoy going to football matches, and the media work keeps me involved with the England scene because I get to go to all the games.

"People will say there's a career in that for me, and maybe they're right. But maybe there's a career in something else for me."

Robson believes Shearer, who was on the verge of quitting Newcastle in 1999 before Ruud Gullit left and was replaced by the former England manager, is correct to quit in 2005.


Posted by Turner on Feb-08-2004 13:04:

Well supposedly he said that if next season he is playing as well as he is this season, he may consider playing another season after next season.

i saw peter beardsley and woodgate @ work the other day


Posted by mentalbarter on Feb-08-2004 18:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Turner
i saw peter beardsley and woodgate @ work the other day


where do u work?


Posted by Turner on Feb-11-2004 19:36:

For Priory @ Darras Hall

Come on the toon tonite.


Posted by Turner on Feb-12-2004 19:29:

1-1 quite paethetic. I say lets sell jenas.


Posted by Turner on Apr-04-2004 10:12:

This thread has finally died.

4-2 thats wot im talking about and dyer scored

and where in the quater finals wtf. but a defeat can b expected imo


Posted by evil_bastard on Apr-04-2004 12:33:

Shearer has said if he's still going strong at the end of next season, he may extend it another year.

Top league scorers this season:

Henry 22
Shearer 21
Van Nistelrooy 18
Forssell 16

Shearer is 29 goals short of becoming Newcastle's highest ever goalscorer.


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