I believe he could be great even in the premiership. Some people thinks hes to slow for a league on the continent, but I dont buy that because his overall skill is amazing. He stands above the rest in allsvenskan and I believe he's strong psycologically enough to adapt to life in a professional club. Hes been linked with 20 clubs or so in the last year, but since the transfermarket is practically dead, only Empoli seems to have made a serious bid, but that was turned down because it was too low.

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Originally posted by Virus I hope we beat Partizan and get to play the game against Newcastle in the third round. It wont be easy, especially considering the tough awaygame in Belgrad, but I believe we have a really good squad, incredible for being a swedish team. You never know, Helsinborg, another swedish team, was able to knock Inter out of the qualifiers two seasons ago. To meet Newcastle, with their great suport and top squad with players like Shearer, Bellamy, Dyer, Robert etc would be amazing. And we were in the first division only three seasons ago! Djurgården plays the "Ajax model" (4-2-1-3) and very offensive for a swedish team. If we do meet look out for these players: Kim Källström - Swedens biggest talent and without a doubt the best player in allsvenskan. great vision and passing ability. Works hard. Great shot and good at freekicks. Regular in the national team nowadays, has already scored 10 goals in 15 games from midfield this season. Only a matter of time before he leaves us for professional football in Europe. Andreas Isaksson - 22 years. First keeper in the national team. Great reflexes, agility and reach. Only weakness is that he's a bit bad with his feet. Used to belong to Juventus, but came home because of the hard competition for places there. Jesper Blomqvist - If he comes back to form. Just signed from Charlton. Used to play with Man Utd, Parma, Milan etc.. Could be great again, but has alot of problems with injuries. Toni Kuivasto - New signing from a Norwegian club, I dont remember which tho. 40 caps for Finland and has had a marvelous start at the club. Strong, tough tackler. Good heading ability. Hope someone found this post interesting. haha

Thanks for that

I'll be following your game against Partizan, not sure who I want to win, I'm just interested who we'll play.

Apparently Malcolm Mcdonald played for you guys towards the end of his career (in 1979). He was a legend at Newcastle.

you don't have the team to go far in the champions league

you just simply don't

i would like to see more english teams involved but I don't see it happening. Same every year as celtic and rangers....they just don't have the extra talent.

We just missed the quarter finals last season which is as far as Man Utd got. We outplayed Inter Milan on their home turf and we beat Juventus, a side who quite frankly outclassed Real Madrid. We've also got the extra experience which we didn't have last year.

The Asia Cup yesterday was a bit dissappointing, but for the first half we played a very under-strength side. Chelsea definitely had the better of the game, although they never looked like beating Given who looked world class in goal. Chelsea's long ball tactics certainly made them statistically the better side, something the commentators were keen to remind us of, but the majority of their "chances" came to nothing, just like ours. The pitch was pretty small which explains why it was like pinball at times. As for the penalties, I'd rather JJ learnt his lesson in a friendly than when it really matters. Bernard as usual played excellently, despite winning only a free kick after someone (Gronkjaer?) rammed their studs into his groin deliberately. Andy D'Urso later booked Bernard for a foul, which was hardly fair, but then this wouldn't be the first time D'Urso has shown a disliking for Newcastle.

Shearer was unlucky to hit the bar. If that had gone in I think we would have won.

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as freddy sheperd is in America, What do u reckon hes doing.

Theres 3 teams there, Man utd, barcelona and juventus.

hes either

1. selling dyer

2. trying to buy kluivert

3. trying to buy davids (Davids wants to come to england so this may happen).

Another thing. I see that it looks like that newcastle are going to be creating a team in China. It loks like its gonna be called Hong Kong United.

There are two more recent rumours about his "major deal". One is about a possible Gallowgate extension, the other is about a Quentin Tarantino movie set in Newcastle!

This was an article in the Sunday Sun, before Freddy jetted off to LA:

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Sunday Sun: "A north football club has emerged as one of the favourites to feature in a blockbuster film to be made by Quentin Tarantino's production team. The Sunday Sun revealed last month that movie moguls have been in talks with soccer chiefs to try to decide which club to use for the big-budget flick Goal! Producer Mike Jefferies hinted then that the big three teams in our region were in contention. Industry insiders have since ruled out Middlesbrough and Sunderland, though, leaving Newcastle United as the region's only contenders in with a chance of hitting Hollywood. The movie is a co-production between Mike's company, Milkshake Films, and Lawrence Bender, producer of Tarantino flicks such as Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown. Mike said: "I cannot comment on who it will be yet as we still don't know, but I can 99 per cent confirm that it will be a Northern team. "The decision is being driven by the degree of interest and co-operation from each of the clubs we are talking to." Goal! tells the story of a young Latino player from the US city of Los Angeles who comes to play in the English Premiership only to struggle with the harsh North winter. It is expected to generate huge spin-offs and marketing opportunities in America as interest in the game there has hit fever pitch following the US team's semi-final showing at the last World Cup. Mike said: "Lawrence and I fly into Paris on Friday to have a million meetings scheduled to coincide with the timing of the Confederations Cup Final. "We will then be in England on Tuesday and Wednesday having more meetings before coming back to LA, so we should have a clearer idea after this trip. "All I can say about Newcastle United is that we are more than interested in featuring the club, and its brilliant tradition, as the team which our hero plays for. "The city of Newcastle and the Geordie people would undoubtedly provide a wonderful social backdrop against which our movie's story would unfurl. "There is a lot of interest from a few fantastic clubs about Goal! They all seem to get the benefits of exposing their brand, through the movie, to the exploding US soccer market." Shooting is still scheduled to take place in January and February 2004.

Several news agencies on the internet are carrying a story that it will be a "Northern premiership club".

Another rumour...

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www.NUFC.com : Less interesting than the film idea is that Freddy Shepherd & Douglas Hall are in LA to meet two venture capitalists who are funding a hotel scheme on the land surrounding the St. James' Park Metro. Again, a conceivable notion given that a public notice recently featured in the local press stating that NUFC were applying for a liquor licence for that area. Part of this development could include the much talked about extension to the Gallowgate end with bars, casinos and hotels all part of the plans.

Someone on a Newcastle forum did a photoshop image of what St James' Park will look like if the Gallowgate is extended:



And what it would look like if they were ever allowed to knock down those listed buildings and finish off the stadium:




Imagine that, the biggest club stadium in Britain and a 5 minute walk from the city centre! I wish someone would sort out those bastard buildings in the way.

What capacity do you reckon it would be if we could just get the Gallowgate extended? 60,000? 65,000?

What about if we got the Gallowgate and East stand extended? I reckon it'd be over 70,000 easy. How many cities have a 70,000+ seat stadium right next to the city centre?

It already dominates the city skyline, it'd look amazing if they could finish the job.

Was anyone at Central Station on Sunday night?

Only there was a canny big fight between mackem bastards returning from their Hibs match and toon fans waiting for their train.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3100305.stm Investigations are continuing into how a mass-brawl between rival football fans was allowed to break out at Newcastle Central Station, despite a high police presence. Fighting spilled out across the station after Newcastle fans confronted Sunderland supporters as they arrived back from a match in Edinburgh at 2100 BST on Saturday. The police had been alerted to the possibility of trouble, and although a team of officers was sent to the station, they could not stop the violence. A nearby bar was damaged during the fighting and five people were arrested. Police officers refused to confirm how many people were involved but eyewitness reports suggest it may have been up to 100. A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "A group of Sunderland fans, believed to be returning from the Hibs V Sunderland game got off at Newcastle Central Station and became involved in a confrontation in the Central Station area with a rival group of Newcastle fans. "Police attending the scene arrested five males for public order and criminal damage offences. "Enquiries into the incident are continuing."

Apparently a few bars near Central Station got smashed. The mackems seem to be pretty proud of their work, looking at their sad mackem bastards board:

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/viewtopic.php?t=52183

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What ever happened to the mackem which use to post on here? he seemed to dissapear.

Personally i cant ever see this happening. But it would be pretty mint if it did