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That seems to be the latest I heard too. I'd be inclined to roll the dice a bit tomorrow, play Phillips and Henderson at CB then bring Davis on in the 2nd half and see how him and Phillips do. If Fab is fit to face City I think everyone would want to see him playing in midfield.

Nobody is going to come in with an offer for Matip in the summer Stan. All we can do is get the lad fit and give him the chance to get back in the side. If he bounces back then we will have the option to play him or shop him around.

Take 'em where you can mate

Not complaining either mate Much has been written about our CB "crisis" but really we haven't conceded the goals as badly as many have predicted. Sounds daft but losing VVD has hurt our attack more than our defence. Getting Fab and Hendo back playing where they should changes everything for us. Trent and Robbo can be more adventurous and we finally get to see how good Thiago is playing in something resembling a normal formation.

Very impressive. But that record probably has more to do with teams not playing 9 games in January in the vast majority of seasons since 1888.

Kinda feel sorry for Phillips though, good performances against Spuds and WHU but he is probably further down the pecking order than ever.

Sorry lads, don't laugh you might be like this yourselves when you get to my age.

Definitely a win win for everyone concerned. Preston had resigned themselves to the fact that he was off in the summer on a free. Now they get a 2M payout plus Hoever on loan. We get a CB, Hoever gets experience and Davis gets a dream move. Nice job all round.

Thanks Josh, I wasn't as worried as some but if he does a decent job it will be money well spent. From what Ive heard Celtic had a deal in place with Preston but nothing signed. I think that kind of "superstar" CB might still be on our radar, we've got world class FB's, a world class CB in VVD and a world class keeper, another star CB would be great. I really rate Gomez and to a lesser extent Matip but we know now that we can't rely on either of them. I'm made up for Phillips though and hope he is a success, imagine going from the Championship one week to the Champions and Champions League the next, the stuff that dreams are made of and something to tell the grandkids in years to come.

A good source saying that we have signed Prestons Ben Davies for 2M. Dunno how good he is?

That's because it is mad Mike. I try to ignore the idiots (Liverpool "fans" included) on social media as much as possible. Mo is pure class, I really like Kane but Mo can do things on the pitch that Kane never could.

In all honesty I haven't seen one of those cretins mouthing it off at a match in a long time. It seems to be more of a case of cowardly pricks pecking away in anonymity on their 'puter.

I'll bet that the vast majority of these sad losers who post racial abuse on social media wouldn't know the inside of a football stadium from a hole in the ground. Like any other racist (football related or not) they would never say the things in person that they post anonymously one social media.

Class act.

Cant say I know much Danny, he isn't a Scouser but is from somewhere local? My cousin works at the Kirkby Academy, his assessments are pretty much spot on, I'll ask him what his thoughts are, can't see him making any moves at Anfield anytime in the near future with Alison and Kelleher there

He really is a joke, nothing is ever his fault. He might be able to bullshit his way at other clubs, I don't see that happening at Newcastle. "Mighty Rafa" has forgotten more about tactics, man management etc than that fathead will ever know.

Sorry I did know that, what I meant was that Rafa had been forced out rather than sacked. Bruce just makes me cringe, he thinks the fans owe him something because he is local but he has a fucking big chip on his shoulder because the fans would dump him in a heartbeat to get Rafa back.

Agreed. I'd love a new CB as much as any red, but I'm dead against us signing the likes of Sokratis for "no fee/high wages" in the hopes he just might be ok. At best he might be able to do a job better than Phillips or Henderson, at worst he would create unrest making silly money, kinda like Joe Cole when we signed him on a free.

What do window cleaners get paid on Tyneside these days? Fwiw I feel bad for Newcastle, sacking Rafa was lunacy, hiring this bonehead is like pouring salt into the wound.

The bubble wrap kid.

So Fab out today FFS. Our CB pairings so far this season........... VVD & Gomez VVD & Fab VVD & Matip Gomez & Fab Gomez & Philips Gomez & Matip Fab & Matip Fab & Philips Fab & Williams Fab & Hendo Hendo & Matip Madness or what?

Because I don't agree that the worst thing about London is the northerners living there? Ho hum indeed.

Yep, can read pretty well thanks. I'll just put it down to being a bit of a daft statement then.

That's the worst thing about London?

Go to any country in the world and you hear the same about New York City, Paris, Toronto, Rome etc etc. Nobody wants to live there ...........except the tens of millions that love living in them.