That one player needed

[El Jefecito]

No

I disagree. That plus our central midfield would over-run the league.

Let's agree to disagree then

[einar]

I disagree. That plus our central midfield would over-run the league.

Let's agree to disagree then

[Kopite_Colin]

We need 2 creative / goalscoring wingers and 2 goalscoring strikers. That's the difference between us and a title-winning side.

[Red Chilli]

We need 2 creative / goalscoring wingers and 2 goalscoring strikers. That's the difference between us and a title-winning side.

and we'll do well to fill one of those 4 vacancies this summer. Unfortunately goal scoring strikers and creative wingers are like gold dust these days

[Kopite_Colin]

Eto'o / Huntelaar
Owen / Tevez / Klose
Alves
Ribery / Quaresma / Mancini

would do me.

[Red Chilli]

Eto'o / Huntelaar
Owen / Tevez / Klose
Alves
Ribery / Quaresma / Mancini

would do me.

Like I say, I'll be surprised if we get more than one of those.

[Kopite_Colin]

You think so. I think the likelihood of us getting Eto'o and Alves is quite high. Also I think we may be back for Owen too, depedning upon the cost of other strikers..and if not him Tevez.

[Red Chilli]

You think so. I think the likelihood of us getting Eto'o and Alves is quite high. Also I think we may be back for Owen too, depedning upon the cost of other strikers..and if not him Tevez.

Owen will stay and give Fat Sam a chance I think. Besides, he ****ing owes Newcastle big time.
We can't afford Tevez Eto'o and alves, if we get Eto'o and Alves I'd be surprised.

[Kopite_Colin]

Owen won't care about Big Sam or the Barcodes. If he can leave us and Real, he won't give 2 hoots about Newcastle. Especially if he does have a release clause (either cash related, or change-of-manager-related). he won't want to stay there any longer than he has to. He'll be gone this summer imho.

[CJ]

carlos eto?

or daniel villa?

[Parm]

Seeing the mancs winning id like too discuss a few topics!!!!!!!!!



We need an extremely mobile and clinical striker.. I know obvious........ Someone who scares opposition defenders when they see the team sheet with a higher shots to goal ratio than what weve become accustomed to over the last few years... I understand completely that we need to score more from midfield but this problem is only highlighted by the fact we dont have that striker. Im fully aware that Rafa won many trophies at valencia and with us without an out an out striker but has anyone team won the league in the last
decade without a big game striker???Henry, Drogba, RvN Im afraid to say the last WORLD CLASS( at the time) striker we had was OWEN.... He was prolific...Now dont start jumping at me for bringing him up its true. Im not suggesting we try get him not at all (He's found his current level )

Look ill finish with this our back 5 and centre of the park pair is their many better in Europe I doubt it.... so weve a techniquely excellent young core


I just really hope we get a flairy match winner

PLEASE GIVE US ETO'O

or Tevez

[Red_Polo]

We need a finisher more than anything else. Our goals to shot ratio is 10%. That's way below anyone else. If we could raise that to 15% we would have as many goals as Man Utd and probably as many points as well

Thing is I think a lot of that is due to us taking long shots having been frustrated at our inability to carve out clear chances. That said it is clear we need someone whose primary function is to make clever runs in behind and who is a quality finisher.

[bradsdad]

Owen will stay and give Fat Sam a chance I think. Besides, he ****ing owes Newcastle big time.
We can't afford Tevez Eto'o and alves, if we get Eto'o and Alves I'd be surprised.

how does anybody know at the moment what we can or cant afford..what with the yanks and money from the cl

[CJ]

we may not know what can be afforded but most people would agree that we wont have as much as chelsea spend. its an educated guess.

[lfc4ever]

we may not know what can be afforded but most people would agree that we wont have as much as chelsea spend. its an educated guess.

That's what the big man said isn't it, "We will give Roffa the funds to compete in the transfer market, but we won't be going down the Chelsea route"