Tales from the Toon. The ups and downs of an NUFC supporter....

[anthonyl]

We've been in Europe 13 times since 1990..

So have likes of Cork City etc.

Club with potential however never really done anything in the last 50 years.

[mondatoo]

Very nice touch from Sunderland fans for the two Newcastle fans who died travelling to our friendly in New Zealand on the Malaysia flight that was reportedly shot down, huge respect to them!

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/floral-tribute-for-the-newcastle-lads.943399/

RIP

[arbboy]

Quite incredible how they set up a just giving page to cover the cost of the flowers on that Sunderland forum for £100 and ended up raising over £6k.

[mondatoo]

Quite incredible how they set up a just giving page to cover the cost of the flowers on that Sunderland forum for £100 and ended up raising over £6k.

Yeah, it's pretty amazing.

[TightEnd]

could someone take a stab at the starting line up for Aug 16th please?


                     krul

janmaat colocinni Yanga-Mbiwa  santon

           tiote sissoko

  de jong ben arfa gouffran

               cisse


something like that?

thanks

[pleno1]

no it shouldnt looks like that


           krul


janmaat colocini williamson haidara

        tiote colback


cabella de jong gouffran

      new striker /rivierre


cabella was 12m, and 12m for ashley is really a lot so will 100% play.

ben arfa is out of the picture, training with the under 18s

santon is injured, haidara is left footed so more balance and is good

colback will probably play because he is elft footed and gives balance and is "steady"

mbwia is currently second fiddle to williamson and is likely to leave to france

cisee is injured but signing rivierre from monaco means he will play.


its likely we will add 2 more player. a new centre half to replace mbwia and will slot in next to colocini and a new striker, potentially remy on loan or somebody else for around 10m.

[toddswain]

I reckon hba is around 1% to start a game all season.

Colback and tiote most certainly starting infront of defence

Cabella dejong both 100% plus either sissoko/goufrann

New striker upfront with rivière first choice sub

[pleno1]

back up would be

gk rob elliot


df

steven taylor
mbwia
ryan taylor
shane ferguson
santon


mf

ben arfa
anita
guttierez

fwd

rivierre
cisse

[toddswain]

Hasn't Gutierrez left ? Rolando Aaron's who's come through youth has featured quite abit during pre season and had some good write ups, hoping he gets a chance to play this season.

Must buy a striker and a centre back, collocini doesn't fill me with the confidence he did 3 seasons ago

[icles test]

no it shouldnt looks like that


           krul


janmaat colocini williamson haidara

        tiote colback


cabella de jong gouffran

      new striker /rivierre


cabella was 12m, and 12m for ashley is really a lot so will 100% play.

ben arfa is out of the picture, training with the under 18s

santon is injured, haidara is left footed so more balance and is good

colback will probably play because he is elft footed and gives balance and is "steady"

mbwia is currently second fiddle to williamson and is likely to leave to france

cisee is injured but signing rivierre from monaco means he will play.


its likely we will add 2 more player. a new centre half to replace mbwia and will slot in next to colocini and a new striker, potentially remy on loan or somebody else for around 10m.

This and dont think and other striker will play unless they are a marquis signing as they wouldnt have played much with the team.

I cant imagine HBA will even make the bench the way hes being treated atm. Think he may leave before window close potentially on loan.

Just to translate colback will start because pardew is so negative.

Haidara would be the only question mark as pardew is prone to examples of randomness.

[icles test]

Hasn't Gutierrez left ? Rolando Aaron's who's come through youth has featured quite abit during pre season and had some good write ups, hoping he gets a chance to play this season.

Must buy a striker and a centre back, collocini doesn't fill me with the confidence he did 3 seasons ago

Please but starting to get the impression theyve played their cards and only signings will be bargains/frees. From a business point of  view Id buy a decent number 9, it would be the best way to pacify the fans.

[Cf]

We desperately need a CB and a striker.

Don't be fooled by the signings either. The club have done the bare minimum. As the article pleno posted suggests wed be relegated if we hadn't.

We haven't actually spent any money either. The signings are all covered from the Cabaye/Debuchy sales.

It's all pointless anyway whilst we have the absolute cretin that is Alan Pardew in charge. No doubt within a few games he will be playing his new signings out of position, telling them not to attack and track back, hoof the ball up field, etc. the usual shite we've come to expect from him.

[toddswain]

Got this guy on loan with a view to sign for the season http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo_Ferreyra

[toddswain]

Pretty excited for new season, wether I'll feel same in a few month I dunno, just got tickets for city game, anyone else going, ray ?

[mondatoo]

Pretty excited for new season, wether I'll feel same in a few month I dunno, just got tickets for city game, anyone else going, ray ?

Not there Enjoy.