Thinking positively
1. Eider Gudjohnsen 2. Steven Davis 3. Vassilios Torosidis 4. Carlos Cuellar 5. Miguel Veloso 6. Rui Patricio 7. Aaron Lennon 8. Kevin Nolan 9. Brian Howard 10. Aiden McGeady 11. Deco 12. Moutinho 13. Jermaine Pennant14. Steven Pienaar 15. Thierry Henry 16. Christoph Metzelder 17. Scott Brown 18. Mbarek Boussoufa 19. Luka Modric 20. Bafetimbi Gomis 21. John Arne Riise22. Artur Boruc 23. Fernando Amorebieta 24. Allan McGregor 25. Peter Crouch 26. Luis Fabiano 27. Giles Barnes28. Aaron Ramsey 29. Paul Scharner 30. Tal Ben Haim 31. Anthony Gardner 32. Achilles Emana 33. Lisandro Lopez 34. Guy Demel 35. Simon Vukcevic 36. Steve Sidwell 37. Klaas Jan Huntelaar 38. Medy Eltio 39. Luis Antonio Valencia 40. Andy Johnson 41. Richard Dunne 42. Mamadou Sakho 43. Leighton Baines 44. joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez 45. Eren Derdiyok 46. Ivica Olic 47. Jimmy Briand 48. Jean Makoun 49. Darren Bent 50. Stephane Sessegnon 51. Nelson 52. Zoltan Gera 53. Oscar Cardozo 54. Hugo Campagnaro 55. Nicky Shorey 56. Stephane M’bia 57. Bruno Alves 58. Edgar Davids 59. Amara Diane 60.Michael Dawson 61. Arstote Lusinga 62. Abdeslam Ouaddou 64. Luis Boa Morte 65. Djibril Cisse 66. Arda Turan 67. Jonny Evans 68. Anton Ferdinand 69. Tomas Ujfalusi 70. Fernando Amorebieta 71. Juan Carlos Marino Marquez 72.Mauro Zarate 73. Mario Gomez 74. Justin Hoyte 75. Diego Forlan 76. Yohann Pele 77. Loic Remy 78. Wayne Hennessy 79. Eren Derdiyok 80. Fabricio Coloccini 81. Alvaro Negredo 82. Kieran Westwood 83. Pablo Aimar 84. Gary Madine 85. Mikel Arteta 86. Nikola Zigic 87. Roland Linz 88. Roland Juahasz 89. Aaron Spear 90.Alexis 91.Pascal Chimbonda 92. Seb Larsson 93. Marcelo Mattos 94. Allan McGregor 95. Antonio Reyes 96. Van Der Vaart
96 Frigging players.
Newcastle have so far been linked with 96 players since the season ended and June has just begun. Some of these are ludricrous, some are way overpriced, some are out of our league, but there's a few who seem to fit just right. I'd go out on a limb to say these few are 20. Bafetimbi Gomis, 50. Stephane Sessegnon, 66. Arda Turan, 80. Fabricio Coloccini, and 92. Sebastian Larsson. Larsson is the guy who's really got me turned on recently - way too good for Birmingham, who are going down, is available at 4million pounds, playing international football right now. I've got a feeling Gomis and Turan will go with more Champions Leauge quality sides, so goodbye to them. Sessegnon would be a great signing if he doesn't get swiped up by Arsenal, and Coloccini would be a great asset to our defense.
I think if we can get 3 of those five guys(with a creative central midfielder to start - praying for Turan!!), along with continuing to pick up incredibly exciting youngsters, we'll be set and ready. We might not get back into the top six next year, but top ten is a very, very achievable goal. We were only two games away from a top ten finish this year, and this was the worst season in the history of Newcastle United football. And it's quite clear to anyone who paid attention - after Keegan came in and had a few games to work with the guys, the results started to show what kind of quality we were. Our 4-1 destruction of Spurs on their ground isn't much to scoff at and shows how good we can be if we're on the same page - but the 2-0 loss at Everton was deserved, and shows how long we've got to go before breaking the top 5 or 6.
Also - very happy to see Scolari taking the post at Chelsea - I always thought he was the man for the job. He's not only a master tactician but a thrill to watch on the sidelines. Let's see if he can get into any more fights with players or referrees on the pitch. HA!
96 Frigging players.
Newcastle have so far been linked with 96 players since the season ended and June has just begun. Some of these are ludricrous, some are way overpriced, some are out of our league, but there's a few who seem to fit just right. I'd go out on a limb to say these few are 20. Bafetimbi Gomis, 50. Stephane Sessegnon, 66. Arda Turan, 80. Fabricio Coloccini, and 92. Sebastian Larsson. Larsson is the guy who's really got me turned on recently - way too good for Birmingham, who are going down, is available at 4million pounds, playing international football right now. I've got a feeling Gomis and Turan will go with more Champions Leauge quality sides, so goodbye to them. Sessegnon would be a great signing if he doesn't get swiped up by Arsenal, and Coloccini would be a great asset to our defense.
I think if we can get 3 of those five guys(with a creative central midfielder to start - praying for Turan!!), along with continuing to pick up incredibly exciting youngsters, we'll be set and ready. We might not get back into the top six next year, but top ten is a very, very achievable goal. We were only two games away from a top ten finish this year, and this was the worst season in the history of Newcastle United football. And it's quite clear to anyone who paid attention - after Keegan came in and had a few games to work with the guys, the results started to show what kind of quality we were. Our 4-1 destruction of Spurs on their ground isn't much to scoff at and shows how good we can be if we're on the same page - but the 2-0 loss at Everton was deserved, and shows how long we've got to go before breaking the top 5 or 6.
Also - very happy to see Scolari taking the post at Chelsea - I always thought he was the man for the job. He's not only a master tactician but a thrill to watch on the sidelines. Let's see if he can get into any more fights with players or referrees on the pitch. HA!
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