06 Aug 2014 00:44:40
Am I the only one who is worried that pardew will start Steven Taylor alongside Collo?

City will have a field day if he does.

1.) 06 Aug 2014
And most other teams. I think the penny has dropped & we may see a CB coming in BUT the irony of them not giving this some priority shows despite some good players signed Pardews commitment to please Ashley is and always will be a joke

2.) 06 Aug 2014
Seriously worried if STaylor plays at all. I would have got rid years ago. Injury ridden and no sense of position when he comes back. As for the pundits with their "Hes great for the dressing room" line, I would rather have a defender that plays consistently than one who has a season ticket for the medical centre. Would have got rid years ago. As for Collo - past his best, and are we going to see the problems at home come back like the last 2 seasons again. Another one that I would have released. MYM and Williamson are my CB pair at the moment - I gave Williamson a fair amount of stick over the years but he's found a consistent form over the last couple of seasons. Being positive, like the positivity of Aarons and Riviere, Cabella looks to be a sharp minded player and De Jong already has shown what he can do. Bee impressed with Gouffran and Obertan too. (I know I'm going to get pelters for that one, but he has looked effective in the pre season games) Colbeck I'm not sure about - he has an atrocious pass from what little I've seen and I don't see him as a beast in defence like Tiote. Should be an interesting season ahead!

3.) 06 Aug 2014
Cacking it, although I was chatting to a Man city fan today and he doesn't see it as an easy game.
I would go with willi, collo and MYM. I read some interesting stats someone had posted in the chron which highlighted Williamson as our lynchpin defender. I'd make him captain as he seems to relish a challenge and has been admirable in his defiance of the boo boys. He also seems to be able to organise a defence as both collo and MYM have their most clean sheets when partnering collo. Saylor is a waste of space. With Jaanmat, santon, Haidara and now raylor back we could really pose an attacking threat playing 5 3 1 1 and shore up the back at the same time.

4.) 06 Aug 2014
As much as we might wish to slate you for the obertan comment anyone who has watched preseason will be unable to. you have to give credit where it is due. maybe. Just maybe the penny has finally dropped with him. whether he its because he is looking for a move away so needs to perform or he has just found some form I don't know but that pace will always be useful and for the first time there seems to be some sort of end product. whether he can take this into the season I don't know but he even wants seems to want to take defenders on. get them stopped then use his pace rather than just head down and run. quite similar to what Aarons was doing the other night. slow the defenders down then turn and go. good to see and gives another option late in games to bring them both on just to use the pace against tiring legs. still not all to convinced about Colback either. puts a good shift in but so did Jonas. very little quality. reminds me of walters at stoke, milner etc hard working but not all that convincing.

5.) 06 Aug 2014
Obertan is pants in the Premiership all defenders know exactly what he is going to do and problem is he can't change

6.) 06 Aug 2014
Vida, when was the last time you wrote anything that was remotely up beat? is there nothing about Newcastle that you actually feel good about? or can see anything slightly positive in as a fan?

7.) 06 Aug 2014
Sorry Vida I take it back. I have just read a comment that is almost bordering on positive from you lol. only messing round anyway. like to think I take all comments on board on there merit. don't disagree with anything people put on here to be fair. everyone has a view and opinion which makes for good reading. just like seeing a little support for the team too. call me old fashioned but I still think even as bad as we have been at times that maybe this season is the one it starts to go right. i'm a dreamer I know. I live in stoke for crying out loud I have to have dreams hehe.

8.) 06 Aug 2014
I can see no reason not to b optimistic, lots of quality new players, cashley seems ready to spend - at the end if last season I was worried we would be able to attract any decent quality and pardew has proved in the past that he can steer a team to a good finish! Agree we need a cb and a proven goal scorer would be welcome, but we are a lot better off than we were in May

9.) 06 Aug 2014
Nice to see some optimism norwichtoon