SAFC vs NUFC

[aiFo]

Chopra oli divaris päris tõsine tegija. Suurepärane hooaeg nähtud mängude põhjal ja ka kui väravaküttide tabelit vaadata.
Selge, et Premier on teine tera, aga uudis pole ses mõttes ootamatu.

tjah, aga ta on läbi ja läbi skunk!!!

ehkki eelmise aasta hooaeg oli kena (nende hulgas 2 väravat sunderlandi vastu, lisaks üks üle-eelmisest premiere õudushooajast) jään endiselt endale kindlaks, et tegemist enim üleshaibitud põhja-inglismaalt pärit "tulevikulootusega". 5 milli väärt?

"new shearer" my ass!

kusjuures safc.com pole ainsana veel kinnitanud kuuldusi. loodetavasti ei kinnita kah.

[Kent]

sibierskil pole viga midagi. ja tegi ju suisa korraliku hooaja. aga et sa asjast valesti aru ei saaks, siis pole näiteks matty pattisonil ka midagi viga, kui ambitsiooniks ongi liigas püsimine. seda mõtlesin mina.
duff paraneb ja jääb, ja vaevalt see ameobigi kuhugi liikuma hakkab. iseenesest võib ju rahule jääda, sest tegemist on neljandavaliku ründajaga, ning sellisele ametipostile ta täitsa sobib. olles vastupidine muidusööjale. töökas, aga lihtsalt pole vist antud nii palju, et kõrgemale pürgida.

ja decost veel rääkides korraks - www.nufc.com - nemad panevad harva tulekutega mööda. pöidlad pihku.

Ootad Decot klubisse we???
Sibierski asemel oleks võinud saabast saada hoopis see pikk laisk neeger.
mul on tunne ,et Suured klubid on leidnud endale uue koha kuhu oma prügi hea hinnaga maha parseldad või niisama saata.Sibierski oli mees kes tassis nufci see hooaeg sitast välja ja seda suurel määral....

[Jaan]

tjah, aga ta on läbi ja läbi skunk!!!

ehkki eelmise aasta hooaeg oli kena (nende hulgas 2 väravat sunderlandi vastu, lisaks üks üle-eelmisest premiere õudushooajast) jään endiselt endale kindlaks, et tegemist enim üleshaibitud põhja-inglismaalt pärit "tulevikulootusega". 5 milli väärt?

"new shearer" my ass!

kusjuures safc.com pole ainsana veel kinnitanud kuuldusi. loodetavasti ei kinnita kah.

Lee Clark?

Paneme siis kohe lingi ka Chopra ainukesest Premieri väravast mustvalges vormis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqDoRvIuBFQ

[INCE]

mõned huvitavad juhtumised lähipäevilt:

vähemalt on tore see, et meie seostatakse edmilsoni, gudjohnseni, deco ja eto'oga, mitte enam sibierskitega.

Kuidas nüüd võtta, ka Aldo Duscher (La Coruna), Rod Fanni (Nice) Frank Queudrue (Fulham) on targetil. Pakun, et vähemalt üks neist SJP-le ka tuuakse.

[Jaan]

Aldo olevat juba tagasi saadetud.

[INCE]

Andrea Barzagli - on siis uus nimi, mis võimalike kandidaatidena lisandunud. Koduklubiks veel hetkel Palermo.

[aiFo]

Transfer

Tjah, Chopraga läks nagu läks. Eks tuleb siis loota, et tegemist Len Shackletoni, mitte Lee Clarki reinkarnatsiooniga ja poissi toetada.

Eile signiti Richardson, eks näis mis saama hakkab.

http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=12670

Räägitakse, et see tähendab tupsutadaad Tobias Hysenile, mis oleks iseenesest kurb, sest vennal on potentsiaali. Samuti võib oodata veel nii mõndagi lahkumist -- John ja kardetavasti ka Elliott.

Hooaja esimene mäng Spursi vastu on teles, peab ainult välja nuputama kuidas siit Ida-Virust õigeks ajaks pealinna saab. Koguneme kuskil? Mitte et selle kiire asjaga aega ei oleks, aga võiks ju kalendrisse risti ära teha

[aiFo]

ja veel üks

Dickson Etuhu £1,5M release clause

http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=12673

[Martin]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/

U-turn

July 17th, 2007

Today’s football world is cut-throat. Ethics and morals take a back-seat to winning and achieving success by any means necessary. Thus football has become plagued by bungs, backhanders, and people who change their minds depending on which way the wind blows.

In such a murky world, virtues of morality, consistency and honesty are very rare qualities to unearth. But every so often a player bucks the trend of pandering to the masses, and stays true to themselves and their opinions.

Nobody in football, whether for good or bad, has been more straight forward than Roy Keane. Think Alf Inge Haarland.

And then there was Keano’s infamous Play the Pundit interview back in 2005 following United’s 4-1 humiliating defeat to Boro, which was never shown due to the controversial opinions proffered by the then captain of the Red Devils.

Happily, Football365 has collected the news-clippings from the time of that incident.

“Roy Keane has slammed five Manchester United team-mates on MUTV as not good enough. The United skipper tore into Alan Smith, John O’Shea, Kieran Richardson, Liam Miller and Darren Fletcher” - the Sun.

“Keane did not hold back with his withering criticism of Richardson, who gave away a penalty against Middlesbrough, and is alleged to have slammed the young England star’s approach.” - the Daily Mirror.

“…a moment in the changing room at Carrington after Kieran Richardson told his teammates about ordering a Bentley Continental. Keane, it is said, heard the young player talk of his new car and related it to the 4-1 thrashing suffered by the team at the Riverside two days before.” - the Sunday Times.

Can you see where I am heading with this?

Fast-forward to today, and not only has Keane already signed Liam Miller during the back-end of last season, but now he has brought Mr. Bentley Continental too for a whopping £5.5m. Nowadays Keane has changed his tune to “having worked with [Richardson] in the past I’m well aware of what a good player and a good lad he is.”

This leave us with only two possible conclusions to understand Keane’s signings. One is that since 2005, both Miller and Richardson have improved their game and attitudes, and are now respected by Keane. The other is that he is simply backtracking.

The objectives and ambitions of United and Sunderland are world’s apart. If the Red Devils finish in second place they are disappointed, whilst if Sunderland finish one spot above the drop-zone their season will have been a huge success. Perhaps the past comments of Keane need to be viewed through that prism.

However such an approach flies contrary to the reticent, head-strong and unforgiving character which Keane has evoked throughout his career in football. We love Roy Keane for talking tough, and never backing down from his high, high-horse.

The idea that Keane is now compromising his principles has been suggested by his former team-mate, Gary Pallister. According to Pally, “[Keane is] paying slightly over the odds for players. I think Roy has suggested himself that it is very difficult to get people up to the north-east. The big players are looking for bigger clubs, so that’s what he’s fighting against at the moment.”

Talking to FourFourTwo, Keane said, “Believe it or not, I think things through before I say them.” Keane promotes himself as a man of his word. Arguably this is now no longer the case.

[INCE]

No nii, no nii - 2007/08 hooaja särginumbrid siis jagatud:


1 Given 2 Carr
4 Rozehnal 5 Emre
7 Barton 8 Dyer
9 Martins 10 Owen
11 Duff 13 Harper
14 N'Zogbia 15 Solano
16 Milner 19 Luque
20 Geremi 22 Butt
23 Ameobi 26 Ramage
27 Taylor 30 Edgar
32 Huntington 33 Babayaro
34 Forster 35 Pattison
36 Viduka 37 Troisi
39 Carroll 40 Krul

hetkel veel peremeheta numbrid : 3, 6, 12, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 38.

[aiFo]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/

U-turn

bla-bla

Tõesti-tõesti, võiks välja anda raamatu -- "Keano -- enne ütles nii, nüüd teeb naa"

Tõstame siia nimekirja lisaks Richardsonile ka Mick McCarthy, Niall Quinni, Alex Fergusoni, kellega Keano tänasel päeval (ülla-ülla) hästi läbi saab, boonuseks lisame veel umbes kolmveerandi 2002. aasta Iiri rahvuskoondisest ja imestame mis toimub. On üsna jabur hakata sudima teemat ja teravaid, mis olid mitu aastat tagasi. McCarthy ja Quinn on selle parimaks näiteks -- mehed on asjad selgeks rääkinud/unustanud ja elu läheb edasi. Nii on Keano ise öelnud. Veel tobedam on hakata highlightima seikasid mis toimusid palliplatsil. Kollanokk Richardson oli koba ja udu ning Keano ei jätnud seda enda teada -- see oligi tema stiil. Võibolla just see aitaski Richardsonil saada paremaks mängijaks. Mõned mehed lihtsalt on liidrid ja teised jooksevad nende eest ennast kasvõi pooleks, seda tõestas ju eelmine Championshipi hooaeg. Ei piisa sellest kui tiimi etteotsa võtta vankrit vedama endine kõva mängija (mõni tiim on neid lausa kaks palganud, nagu sellest kasu oleks). Kui sa oled kõva mölalõug ja pritsid tatti seal, kus seda vaja ei ole, ega siis meeskond ei mängi ka. Respekt peab olema, kriitika peab olema õigustatud ja Keano on (vähemalt minu silmis) juba tõestanud, et tema sõnad ja teod on omal kohal. Ei usu, et SAFC oli ainus klubi, kes oleks suutnud Richardsoni eest nõutud raha ja tema palga (45 k p/w väidetavalt) välja käia. Mitte ei taha uskuda, et Richardson oleks saba rõngas lipanud selle mehe juhtimise alla, kes talle minevikus ülekohtuselt liiga tegi ja kiusas. Mingitel kuradima kolumnikirjutajatel on vaja oma A4 ära täita, siis pannaksegi guuglisse otsing "keane+richardson" veetakse ühtteist kontekstist välja ja hoplaa, lugu olemas!

Hästi hea ja mõnus on viriseda, et Keano on see ja too -- kord ei saa kedagi signitud, seejärel maksab liiga suurt hinda ja lõppkokkuvõttes tundub spetsialistidele, et kõik palgatud on flopid ja SAFC peaks olema õnnega koos kui 17.-na lõpetab. Dahh!

Keano ütlemis-tegemisest järgmine lookene:

http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/sunderlandafc/news/tm_headline=dirty-tactics-are-frustrating-boss%26method=full%26objectid=19470653%26siteid=50081-name_page.html

Keane’s transfer policy has been criticised, his former Manchester United team-mate Gary Pallister among those claiming Sunderland have paid inflated fees this summer.

“I wouldn’t lose one second of sleep over the money we’ve paid. People have been saying we’ve been paying over the odds. My old friend Gary Pallister was saying that – he needs to get a life and stop doing all these interviews,” he joked.

Keano poolt veel üks vahva ütlemine vendade kohta, kes kõik on hirmkindlalt peaaegu omastarust klubiga liitunud:

The Irishman also criticised Iraq captain Younis Mahmoud, who claims to have turned down a move to Wearside. “He’s one of 400,000 in the last few weeks,” he responded. “I’ve never heard of the lad, we’ve never spoken to him, and he must be in cuckoo land if he thinks that.”

Nõnnamoodi siis. Vahepeal on hakanud ka mängijad SAFC-ist välja liikuma. Nagu karta oli liikus Elliott omadega Wolves'i (McCarthy) ja ühtkomateist on veel juhtumas.

okei, hetkel kõik. Auh!

[INCE]

Hartlepool 1 Newcastle 3

NUFC: Given (Harper 46), Carr (Lough 74), Huntington, Ramage (Francis 87), Rozehnal (Solano 46), Butt (Troisi 46), Barton (LuaLua 74), Dyer (Pattison 63), Martins (Owen 46), Carroll (Ameobi 46) N'Zogbia (Bertram 78).

HUFC: ...

Scorers: Brown 49 - Ameobi 56,72, Owen 58

Crowd: 6,030 including around 1,500 away supporters, who assembled behind one goal at the covered Rink End of the ground and were in good voice.


The Allardyce era got underway at a sunny Victoria Park on Tuesday evening, with what was ultimately a deserved victory.

Playing on a perfect surface and with former Magpies boss Sir Bobby Robson watching from the stand, United lined up in their home kit featuring newly-announced squad numbers but no names.

However, their strikeforce of Martins and Carroll failed to break the deadlock in the opening 45, although they both came close - as did new boy Barton with a diving header.

At the other end Shay Given was hardly troubled, although 'Pools made some headway down the left flank against Dyer and Carr, only to be let down by some poor crossing.

A raft of half time changes brought Ameobi and Owen into the action, with the latter not far away from netting with his first touch in the opening seconds.

It was the League One side though who went ahead on 49 minutes as James Brown found space to beat Harper with an angled shot at the far post.

The lead lasted less than five minutes though, before Ameobi took Dyer's through ball and evaded debutant Polish 'keeper Jan Budtz before slipping the ball into an empty net - and ignoring the pleas of Barton to leave it for him to convert.

Before the hour the visitors had the lead, as James Troisi cut in from the right and either sliced a rotten low shot or played a perfect ball infield for Michael Owen to convert.

In what was turning out to be an entertaining contest Pools then forced a corner from which they netted with a near post header - only for it to be ruled out for an infringement, which didn't deter Harper and Carr from animatedly discussing our positional shortcomings.

Further goals looked likely, with Huntington heading over from an N'Zogbia corner and some good work from Shola that created a shooting chance out of nothing.

Newcastle eased further ahead on 72 minutes though, as Troisi again played the ball in for Ameobi to fire home his second of the game - with a significant assist from the Pools 'keeper, who spilled the shot into his own net.

The final stages saw various unfamiliar graduates from our academy side get a run out as the clock ran down.

So, nothing we really didn't know before: Barton is eager, enthusiastic and looking to impress and Rozehnal looked decent enough but requires reinforcements round him.

The display of Ameobi was a bonus after such a torrid time with injuries and it was heartening to see him apparently relaxed and enjoying himself ahead of the battle for striking spots this season.

And after the never-ending coverage of club related matters since the Watford away game, it's a relief to have something on the field to write about. Welcome back.

No sign of Emre or Babayaro, while Luque and Geremi had already been confirmed as no-shows earlier in the week.

Highlights were:
Shola being serenaded with "he's got a brand new hip" - something which had the Toon man grinning and acknowledging the fans.

A revival of the old Bananarama Zico Martin chant for Joey Barton.

And a few choruses of "He's goiing down he's going, Shepherd's going down".

No idea what the latter one meant...

[mjkk]

väravad:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2k9y5_hartlepool-v-newcastle-170707-ssn-m

[uvv]

mitte, et need kolm väravat millegipoolest erinenud oleks...
esimese hetkega arvasin, et näidatakse kordust...

[INCE]

Käimas kaks kuuma kõlakat:

1) WEST Ham United want to take Kieron Dyer to Upton Park to link up with his former Newcastle United colleagues Craig Bellamy Scott Parker and Lee Bowyer.
On his last appearance at St James’ Park in the defeat by Blackburn, Dyer and his pal Titus Bramble were both jeered by some United supporters when they were substituted, and this is something which did not please either player.
Bramble has gone, of course, and it would not surprise me in the least if Dyer followed him.


2) NEWCASTLE United have slapped in a £7m bid for a top-class defender as Sam Allardyce continues to try and strengthen his back four.
United have refused to disclose just who their target is but it is likely to be a central defender or left back.
United have been desperate for a left-back for some time now – and that need has become even more urgent.

Reports that Allardyce wants Fulham left-back Franck Queudrue are wide of the mark and in any case the Frenchman is only valued at £3m.

United’s latest bid is twice this amount – the figure that has been bandied around for Manchester United’s Argentinian international left- back Gabriel Heinze.
Allardyce has admitted he is keeping an eye on the Heinze situation and will be aware that Sir Alex Ferguson has refused to let him move to Liverpool.
Big Sam and Fergie are pals, but while Allardyce’s interest in Heinze is bold and ambitious, somehow I just cannot see him coming to St James’ Park with Real Madrid and Barcelona also interested.

But one big-name player who could still do that is Brazilian international Edmilson and his departure from the Nou Camp looks even more likely after Barcelona signed yet another defender yesterday when they paid Real Zaragoza £13.8m for top Argentinian defender Gabriel Milito.
Edmilson, who could well skipper Brazil in the 2010 World Cup, will be out until October or November following his knee operation, but I am told Allardyce would like something sorted out before then.
But I also understand that, after Allardyce travelled to Barcelona at the end of last month and talked to the 30-year-old Brazilian defender, United are in pole position.