Om vi skal tro Daily Mail. Som jeg nevnte i går er det avisen som har hatt best treffprosent på overganger i sommer. Det ser ut som de traff med Faye i går, og det hadde ikke gjort meg noe om de også traff med denne.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=475421&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

Skal bli spennende å se hva Andy klarer å få til på dette 6-måneders lange låneoppholdet.



http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1091428,00.html

What's it like?
Full of half-nude Geordies with moobs.  Brilliant cathedral-like ground looming over the city, all stands enclosed with distinct, slightly uneven stands.  Features the largest cantilevered structure in Europe for the beardies to admire, and its still full of character.

And the away end?
The sky.  It's up 14 flights of stairs at the top of the St John Hall Stand.  Room for 3,000.  Great views of the city, but you're a long way from the pitch - shirt numbers can be a blur.  Good acoustics, though, and the legroom  and steepness of the tier are perfect.

To Eat...Football's famous chicken balti pie?
Yes, plus the usuals in all branded Toon packaging, served in big concourses full of plasma screens.  Decent facilities.

Where to drink?
There's beer in the ground, but there's no reason to drink there when the billions of pubs and bars in town are a short walk away.  Most away fans tend to congregate near the station.

Make a weekend of it - the best local attractions
Saturday night in the Bigg Market.  Marvel as semi-naked youths pub-crawl in deep midwinter.  Or for a more sedate trip, stay in Whitley Bay.

Best home fans chant
"Me brother's in Borstal, me sister's got pox, me mother's a hooker down Hartlepool docks, me aunty got murdered, me uncle went mad, and Jack the Ripper's me dad. Lalalalalalalalalalala TOON!"  Must say I've never heard that one

In local pub row, don't insult...
Shearer's not boring on TV, Peter Beardsley isn't ugly and Gazza's not mad.

Overall trip rating
9.  Doesn't get much better than this.  Massive ground, city-centre location, huge range of pubs and usually ultra-friendly, in a non-cheesy way.  It's a must-visit.


The list in full...

Newcastle - 9
Everton & Villa - 8
Villa, Portsmouth, mackems, West Ham, Spurs, Birmingham - 7
Man Utd & Arsenal - 6
Bolton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Reading - 5
Blackburn & Man City - 4
Wigan & Derby - 3
smogs - 1

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,,2142837,00.html

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,,2142776,00.html

Selv blinde høner kan finne korn så man skal ikke se bort i fra at han kan klare det denne gang. Skal vi si at det er ca 2% sjanse for at Ivica Dragutinovic blir Newcastle spiller?

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=479627&CPID=8&clid=43&lid=&title=PREM+DUO+BATTLE+FOR+DRAG

Charlie Barnett som i dag fikk 20 minutter mot Juventus er for tiden på prøvespille for Newcastle. Liverpool talentet vil koste omkring £125.000 om Big Sam ønsker å kjøpe han.

Hva enkelte Liverpool fans har å si om spilleren.


.Didn't watch him much but I thought he looked like another Nolan/Sean Davies/Barton type. Good engine, good shot from distance. Couldn't dictate the tempo of a game or display guile to save his life.

Thought the contrast in the 2nd leg of the youth cup game between him and Ajdarevic said alot. Barnett was all action, in the thick of everything but constantly hurried. Ajdarevic seemed to have what seemed have hours of spare time on the ball to pick his passes, and then he just moved into the free space and received the ball back.

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Charlie is highly rated from those who watch him play regularly. Info from TLW suggests that due to the influx of foreign players he has decided to look elswhere, has not been released. The club are said to be looking for a fee around £125,000. Other clubs are also in for him.

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that's bad news that

good little holding player Charlie, always put himself about to very good effect, good distribution and very good on set pieces

showed just as much guile as, oooo, say, Mascherano, whenever I watched him

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I think he looked like he had the ability to make the step up... reminded me of Hammill somewhat.

Big Sam til The Journal: “While Freddie was hands-on and here every single day of the week, it isn’t quite that under this regime – that’s the difference from my point of view.

Fat Fred til dagens Telegraph: "I wouldn't presume to tell him how to run things but all I will say is that I don't believe it can be done by proxy.We may live in an age of communication but I believe Newcastle are a club who need dedicated day-to-day handling."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=471478&in_page_id=1779&ito=newsnow

Her er jeg utvilsomt enig med Fat Fred.

Om vi skal tro The Sun. Argentineren står uten kontrakt, og Big Sam kan hente nok en spiller gratis om han overbeviser.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007320139,00.html

En god back som jeg gjerne ser i Newcastle drakta. Sikkert ikke så dyr heller.

Newcastle and Everton have emerged as suitors for Fulham defender Franck Queudrue.

The 28-year-old, in England since leaving Lens in 2002, said recently that he would consider his future at Craven Cottage this summer and his agent claims Newcastle and Everton are monitoring his situation with interest.

"His technical skills and great left foot have attracted a couple of Premier League teams," Queudrue's representative Dominique Six.

"He is a professional and is under contract with Fulham. But if an opportunity occurs I will definitely study it. Newcastle and Everton regard Franck as a possible signing.

"Some Premier League clubs are looking for a left back, and Franck could be a good choice."

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