Sam Allardyce will be sacked as Newcastle manager and replaced by Alan Shearer if the Magpies lose to Arsenal on Wednesday. (Sunday Times)

Peter Crouch could move to Newcastle in an £8m deal next month. (Daily Star Sunday)

West Ham are hoping to lure former Totenham full-back Stephen Carr away from Newcastle. (News of the World).

Newcastle are eyeing Espanyol striker Luis Garcia if Obafemi Martins carries out his threat to quit Tyneside. (News of the World).


Allardyce wont get sacked 100% sure

Bring in Crouch (most underrated player at Liverpool) ameobi out. But wont happen City will most probs buy him and sam wont get him, we already have a target man in Viduka but i prefer Crouch for these reasons- He's a English player (More games he plays the more he will improve and thats a plus for England NT) Can RUN, hold up the ball,bring players into play and has nice control for a big man.

West ham wanna lure Carr away LMAO west ham u dont need to try anything on the sly i'll bring Carr to u for free!!!!

I like Garcia but Espanyol wont sell him and i dont want Martins to leave!


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Newcastle
Luis Garcia
Jussi Jaaskelainen
Andrei Arshavin
Lance Davids
Edmilson
Wes Brown
Peter Crouch
Ben Tozer
David Stockdale

Middlesbrough
Ronaldinho
Milan Baros
Joe Anyon
Thomas Sorenson
Nicolae Dica
Darius Vassell
Charles N'Zogbia
Arda Turan
Daniel Cousin
Alfonso Alves

Sunderland
Jonny Evans
Danny Simpson
Wes Brown
Bobby Zamora
Matthew Taylor
Sean Davis
Steve Sidwell
Jason Roberts
Danny Woodards
Stephen Hunt

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08/09 Transfer Window - Middlesbrough:

[Key]
Worthwhile
Un-Heard Of

1. Abdeslam Ouaddou
2. Tom Huddlestone
3. Paul Robinson
4. Giles Barnes
5. Jimmy Bullard
6. Nicky Shorey
7. Steve Sidwell
   
8. Roland Linz
   
9. Fernando Menegazzo
10. Wagner Love
11. Wayne Bridge
12. Aaron Lennon
    
13. Mustapha Riga
14. Zoltan Gera
15. Gregory Coupet
16. Jussi Jaaskelainen
    
17. Zvjezdan Misimovic
18. Nicolae Dica
    
19. Michael Mancienne
    
20. Marcus Senna
21. Steven Davis
22. James Beattie
    
23. Nicky Maynard
    
24. Seyi George Olofinjana
25. Carlton Cole
    
26. Mark Bunn
27. James Ashdown
28. James McFadden
29. Shola Ameobi
30. Alan Smith
    
31. Roger Johnson
    
32. Jay DeMerit
    
33. Tyrone Mears
34. Michael Bradley
    
35. Matias Delgado
36. James Milner
    
37. Stephen Quinn
    
38. Simon Vukcevic
    
39. Owain Fon Williams
    
40. Jonas Olsson
    
41. Anthony Annan
    
42. Toto Tamuz
    
43. Madjid Bougherra
    
44. Steven Howard
45. Wayne Hennessey
    
46. Ze Castro
    
47. Edu
    
48. Andrew Johnson
49. Luis Saha
    
50. Frank Queudrue
    
51. David Bentley
52. Maniche
53. Ricardo
    
54. Oguchi Onyewu
    
55. Brahim Hemdani
    
56. Ben Watson
57. Marlon Harewood
58. Jussi Jaaskelainen
    
59. James Harper
    
60. Ibrahima Sonko
    
61. Ferrie Bodde
    
62. Adam Boyes
    
63. Zheng Zhi
    
64. Sean Davis
    
65. Michael Kightly
    
66. Thiago Neves
    
67. Alex
    
68. Hosni Abd-Rabou
    
69. Pablo Aimar
    
70. Maurice Edu
    
71. Didier Digard
    
72. Orlando Engelaar
73. Liam Ridgewell
74. Sebastian Larsson
    
75. Arda Turan
    
76. Aron Einar Gunnarson
77. Geovanni
    
78. Marvin Elliot
    
79. Peter Luccin
    
80. Danijel Pranjic
    
81. Scott Carson
    
82. Marvin Emnes
83. Younes Kaboul
    
84. Daniel Jones
    
85. Eduardo Gaspar
    
86. David Di Michele
    
87. Achille Emana
    
88. Vladimir Bystrov
    
89. Mauro Zarate
    
90. Alexandre Pato
    
91. Arouna Kone
    
92. Justin Hoyte
    
93. Bradley Orr
94. Moritz Volz
95. Kris Boyd
96. David Dunn
    
97. Tony Lochead

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Middlesbrough are the only club to have made an offer for Barcelona's out-of-favour Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho, with a bid of £10m. (Independent)

yea just read that and i was like wth....

Sometimes I wonder whether papers are just trying to take the piss. But then I saw the Independent, and thought 'The Boro' chairman is nuts'.

I had a good laugh at this too
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11680_2941112,00.html







I read Pires was good today and had the same reaction.

They should offer Downing in part exchange, that will wrap up the deal before you can say 'Smog'.

When that happens, I'd like to know how Ronaldinho plans on wearing the gas mask with his hair do.

We have already been linked with:
Ronaldinho
Milan Baros
Joe Anyon
Thomas Sorenson

Sunderland have been linked with very few players to be honest. Jonny Evans and Danny Simpson are constantly linked, but apart from those, the last players i can remember being linked were Matty Taylor and Sean Davis from Pompey....which pompeyboy quickly played down.

Jonny Evans is the most likely player to come, at this moment.

Apparently, Coppell has told Shorey and Lita they are free to leave, and Lita is wanted by Sunderland.

He also said he is ready to quit and has taken the club as far as he can. Reading could be in some serious trouble if Coppell, Lita, Shorey all leave



Sunderland are poised to bid £2.5m for West Ham's Bobby Zamora. (Daily Star)


Gareth Southgate has blamed Steve McClaren's regime at Middlesbrough for the club's current plight
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/03122007/58/...en-s-fault.html

I've had enough of Southgate's antics, he should leave the club before ruining our season beyond repair.

If that Coppell leaving rumour is true, Boro should definitely go for him.

Sunderland target Bobby Zamora will be allowed to leave West Ham in January if their £5m valuation is met. (Independent)

Former AC Milan and Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello may replace Sam Allardyce at Newcastle. (Daily Star)


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Two points on todays gossip.
- £5m is too much for Zamora.
- I'm getting sick of all this Allardyce business.

I truly believe Allardyce wont get sacked and is the right man for Newcastle. He just needs time!!!

Capello in if Sam gets sacked??? I don't think so, Yes he is one of the best managers in the world and had a lot of success but he sets up his team up to play defensive style football win games 1-0 and that's something the Toon Army wont like!! They need to be entertained.

Reported to be after:
Darius Vassell
Charles N'Zogbia

O god u gotta love Southgate for trying.....

we are being linked with Luis Garcia (still) Jussi Jaaskelainen, Andrei Arshavin

Southgate needs more than Vassell. I tell you that

lol, Southgate will probs pay about £6m and Vassell will turn out to be a flop just like mido & Aliadiere

Vassell's already a flop

Mido is injured so you can hardly call him a flop. Have you watched Aliadiere and Mido for 90 mins? If you have you will see that they are a constant threat and will be two great signings. No signing can look good if the team isn't succeeding.

Perhaps, but when you get new players, you often expect them to turn around the club's fortune for you. Its a reason why you sign them in the first place. They should help the team in succeeding.

Anyway, I think both of them are good players on their day but you cant expect them to score 15-20 goals a season. They wont be setting the League alight anytime soon.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane says he is happy for goalkeeper Craig Gordon to have a mid-season holiday - "as long as he doesn't go out in a canoe" (Mail). That is gold.

Middlesbrough's George Boateng says being in the bottom three is "devastating" and it is the worst period of his career (Star).

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Yesterdays papers claimed that Daryl Murphy was heading out of Sunderland for £2m to join QPR, which would be a good bit of business.

Another thing in todays papers was Wes Brown rejecting another contract. No doubt he'll be linked to Sunderland in the near future.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has pulled out of a move for Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Edmilson as he believes he is not fit enough. (The Sun)

Newcastle have joined the chase for Djurgardens utility player Lance Davids, who is also being monitored by Blackburn. (Mirror)

Sunderland have recruited ex-Liverpool star John Barnes to scout for new talent in the West Indies. (various)

Newcastle have taken South African international Lance Davids on trial


Newcastle are set to lose four players to the African Cup of Nations in the New Year, and Allardyce is worried that he will be left short of defensive options

Newcastle United chairman Chris Mort says that Sam Allardyce will be given no more money in January.

"If I made any signings in January, they'd be young guys who I could see staying for a very long time, not immediate first-team regulars.

Luis Garcia insists he is not interested in leaving Espanyol after being linked with a move to Newcastle United

Celestine Babayaro has agreed a deal to have the remainder of his Newcastle United contract paid up

Thats not great news, about Sam not having funds for January. With Babayaro now gone, I think we need a Left back. Babayaro was crap anyway. N'Zogbia isnt a left back,and Enrique is far from established at the moment.

You're continuously being linked with Brown. How in the world will he help with the left-back position I dunno. He could well end up with Newcastle though if we don't sort out that bloody contract.

I heard that Sunderland were after Brown.

Also, we are apparently in for Arda Turan and Nicolae Dica.

Brown is versatile, and reasonably reliable on his day so he is an attractive option for us.

But overall I think he is prone to errors, and we all know how suddenly decent defenders who have a knack of being nervy fall apart at Newcastle. Im sure Brown can be a decent asset for a club like Villa/Blackburn/Everton, but not sure about Newcastle as he doesnt seem the most confident to me and might not be able to handle the pressure.

Brown aint going nowhere. He knows he's the number 1 RB at Man u now, so he's just holding out for a better contract.

Everton, Newcastle and Portsmouth are vying for the services of Swindon left-back Ben Tozer

Sunderland manager Roy Keane wants to sign Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell, Blackburn striker Jason Roberts and Manchester United defender Wes Brown.

Norwich boss Glenn Roeder will return to his former club Newcastle to try to sign striker Shola Ameobi.

Steve Sidwell would be a good signing, he isn't getting his game at Chelsea so why not.

He would be a magnificent signing for Sunderland. He was a excellent, important player for Reading. Now he's a little gobshite. Purley went to Chelsea for the £50k p/w honestly did he believe he would play apart in the Chelsea set up?

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11680_2977050,00.html

Looks like we will be signing Baros, can't see why he wouldn't come if he's playing poorly in Lyon.

Mido said in the paper that there was no need for another striker because he would score goals so looks like he will cause a row when we sign someone.

Mido is always likely to cause trouble one way or the other, score goals Im not so sure about.

Baros would be a decent signing, although Im not sure how useful he will be because he is a bit of a hit and miss.

NEW TOON TAKEOVER PLAN HITS ALLARDYCE



http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/27742/...-hits-Allardyce

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I don't know how credible it is, but this news has been circulating around my country for the past few days. True or not, I don't know.

I'm not sure what to believe tbh, This Singapore consortium has been linked with us over the last few months and i read online/papers Ashley doesn't wanna sell up. Only time will tell.....

Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul hopes to extend his loan with Falkirk beyond January. (News of the World)

Newcastle are lining up a bid for Darlington keeper David Stockdale. (News of the World)

Middlesbrough are poised to move for Rangers striker Daniel Cousin, who has a £3m get-out clause. (Sunday Mail)

Middlesbrough will make a January move for Brazilian striker Alfonso Alves. (News of the World)

Sunderland have targeted Crewe defender Danny Woodards. (News of the World)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is also lining up a bid for Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt. (Observer)

Striker Michael Owen is in danger of becoming the first and biggest casualty of Capello's reign. (Sunday Express)


Dont understand why we would sign that Darlington keeper, We got two fantastic keepers in Given/Harper and a bright up and coming youngster krul.

Mido will be happy if boro sign Cousin or Alves

We've been linked with another takeover since the first day Ashley took over. I havent heard too much about this Singapore consortium though, but I hope the story isnt true. What we need is stability at this club.

We were linked with that Alves bloke in the summer and I've never heard of Daniel Cousin - then again, I don't watch much Scottish football. I can't see why we need another first team striker - Tuncay will, hopefully, continue his fine form, Aliadiere will chip in with a few and Mido will give us another quality attacking option. It is clear that Tuncay will be a massive hit at the Riverside, he is starting a revolution. Middlesbrough have never been loud at home or away but I got chills when I heard the atmosphere at the Arsenal game and all I heard on MOTD was Middlesbrough's travelling fans.

First post updated.

Still an awful lot of empty seats though

Give it time...

Okay


Newcastle seem to have a bit of progress on their youngster search:

SKY:

We're only getting linked with these unkown players so far, I hope Sam is also looking at one or two experienced players in January.

Newcastle are set to complete the signing of 17-year-old Swindon full-back Ben Tozer. (The Sun)


Newcastle, Manchester City and West Ham are in a three-way battle to sign Barcelona's ex-Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. (The Sun)

"Eidur Gudjohnsen insists he does not want to leave Barcelona despite reported interest from a number of Premier League clubs"



Middlesbrough have insisted England winger Stewart Downing will not be leaving the club during the January transfer window. (various)



Tozer looks as good as signed.

Gudjohnsen would be a perfect signing in January. He can play as an AM or CF, I watched him against Valencia on the weekend he played in Midfield done a decent job and scored. I dont understand why he wants to stay at Barcelona tho, He has to compete with world-class players like Eto'o, Messi, Ronnie, Henry, Bojan and Gio and he aint getting any younger, 29 now. Its time to move on imo

I got a feeling Everton may try and sign Downing. £8m-£10m should get him.

God i hope Jonny Evans is innocent. A player of that quality, i really hope that woman is another bitch plotting for money and media coverage.

Apparantly Stoke are keen on making Stephen Wright's loan permanent.

Rumour has it that Keane is gonna have a bit of a clearout in January. Stan Varga, David Connolly, Stephen Wright, Graham Kavanagh and Daryl Murphy are all being tipped to leave. Kavanagh and Murphy are the two who Keane has said have futures, but the other three look certain to leave.

Evans didn't do it imo, as u say another woman tryna get a little bit of fame and money for xmas.

Downing won't leave. He is worth more than Yakubu so they'd have to pay us at least £12m. Also, Stewie is a hero here and he has seen the reaction that Viduka got when he left - I mention Viduka because we wanted to keep him and he left, we wanted Yakubu to leave so we are greatful for the transfer fee.

I think anything over 4M for Downing would be ridiculous.......I mean Man Utd got Ronaldo for around 12M didnt they? I know about English players being pricy and all that, but 12M for Downing? C'mon............

Ronaldo was nothing before he came to Man U, £12m for a player that half their fans never heard of is ridiculous. Downing is an England international and is definately worth £12m.

I dont normally agree with Boro fans but he's in the right. English players cost a arm and a leg (Just look at Bent) and he has shown potential.

LOL @ thinking Downing is worth 12m. His fucking shit. End of. he had one decent performence against Arsenal and that was it, cant beat a man, and struggles to find space.

Have you ever watched Stewart Downing? He always finds space and always beats players. You havn't a clue what you're talking about.