Football Banter

Great goalkeeping

The QPR v Tottenham game was dull am hoping the two big games tomorrow will be good .

Lampard should of done the kind thing and let Walters complete his hat trick

Newcastle look like they are close to signing Remy from Marseilles

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/...nderstands

At least our squad will look stronger now with Debuchy in and Remy potentially being signed.

The good thing about Remy is that not only can he play through the middle, but he is also capable of playing on the wing, so there should be no disputes about who plays through the middle like there was with Ba and Cisse.

If or when we do get Remy then we need to concentrate on getting a centre back or two. Apparently Colocinni is unhappy and wants to go back to play for San Lorenzo in Argentina. Its more of a personal thing as to why Colocinni is unhappy, its something to do with his wife I think. Although I do wonder if he can leave, as I think I heard San Lorenzo say that they can't afford him, so I don't know what will happen. Will Colo pay off some of his contract himself or will he just rip it to shreds? So its difficult to know whats going to happen there. It would be ideal to keep him till the end of the season and then see if anything can develop in negotiations with San Lorenzo, but if Colo desperately needs to leave then it would be cruel not to let him leave.

I said earlier it would be ideal to buy one or two centre backs if Colo leaves, but I doubt that would happen and we will probably just buy one and promote Dummett into the first team squad.

Good result also today against Norwich. A win would be ideal, but considering our poor form and the fact we haven't won a game away from home all season in all competitions then I consider this result as a step in the right direction. Norwich are no mugs and are very solid at home, so I would have been happy with a draw and a clean sheet if it was offered to me before the game. However this doesn't mean we have turned a corner far from it in my opinion. If we get 6 points against Reading and Aston Villa in our next two games then I think that would be a sign that we are improving as a team.

Hard decision for remy as marseille are in the title race, probably he would like a summer move but if Newcastle have agreed a fee then he might have no choice but to move

Sky sports also say spuds may hijack the move

Quote:Hard decision for remy as marseille are in the title race, probably he would like a summer move but if Newcastle have agreed a fee then he might have no choice but to move

Lets see if personal terms are agreed.

Quote:Sky sports also say spuds may hijack the move

But they also say we are in pole position in signing Remy and I think AVB said he doesn't want to but another striker in the January transfer window. But again we will wait and see.

Should be known as "les Newcastle" now, so many French players lol

(12-01-2013 23:52 )Shan_afc_90 Wrote:  Should be known as "les Newcastle" now, so many French players lol

comimg from a Le Arse fan! hahaha

(12-01-2013 23:52 )Shan_afc_90 Wrote:  Should be known as "les Newcastle" now, so many French players lol

Wow, Remy would be our 7th French player at the club if he decides to join us

Thought I'd copy and post a good clip from an email from a site that I am subscribed to...

Quote:
The Premier League – Best in the world?
by Ben Dudley
The Premier League (or as pundits, managers and players insist on calling it, The Barclays Premier League) is often referred to as the "best league in the world". Other terms you are likely to hear in relation to the English top flight are references to the league being the 'promised land' and 'where everyone wants to be'. Due to the vast sums of money involved, this is certainly true for the football clubs themselves. The Championship play-off final is said to be worth £90m to the winners, often leading it to be labelled as the richest game in football. With the amount of money in the game increasing every year, it won't be long until the victors go up the Wembley steps to be presented with a giant cheque by Chris Tarrant, before an open top bus parade with the players waving £50 notes at their adoring public.

While football club chairmen devote themselves to the Premier League in a fashion more sickly than a teenage girl’s Facebook status about her new boyfriend, things appear to be changing amongst the fans. Manchester City have sent back 900 tickets for their away game at Arsenal, priced at a truly ridiculous £62 each, taking the cost of the day out to well over £100 when travel expenses are considered. I went to the Emirates for an FA Cup tie, and made the foolish mistake of ordering a pint. I was then asked for £4.80, despite me explaining I only wanted one and I was perfectly happy with the standard plastic glass instead of a solid gold goblet, it didn't make a difference.

Reaction on social media to Manchester City fans taking a stand against modern ticket prices has been predictably mixed. While many supporters of other clubs have shown support, an equal amount have used it as an opportunity to make jibes at the City fanbase. It has become a popular trend to criticise Manchester City fans, despite the fact the overwhelming majority of them were there before the oil money when they were stupendously rubbish, and they’ll certainly be there when the Sheikh decides to move on or buy Disneyworld instead.

Just as the problem is not down to Manchester City, nor should it be fully laid at Arsenal’s door. You don’t have to tell the Arsenal fans their ticket prices are too high, they know. As I write this it has been seven years and seven months since Arsenal last won a trophy, while any star players they managed to accumulate over this time now making a living in Manchester or Barcelona. The sale of Robin Van Persie to Manchester United in the summer shows just how much the mentality at Arsenal has changed in recent years. There was a time where the Patrick Vieira vs. Roy Keane inspired battles between the clubs were so bitterly fought that Jeremy Kyle should probably have stepped in, the idea of a star player moving between the two was unthinkable. When Arsenal moved to the Emirates from Highbury, they stopped caring about being invincible and started to worry about income instead.

The full article can be read here http://supportersnotcustomers.com/2013/0...ue-myth-2/

The website is well worth reading if you share the opinion that the modern game is slowly killing the sport we all love. Just look at what this Sunderland season ticket holder was greeted with on his trip to watch his beloved Mackems play...

http://supportersnotcustomers.com/