The Toon Army

I don’t think 40 points will be enough, 42/43 points will guarantee it but I genuinely think a team will go down with 40. West Ham are the only team ever to go down after hitting 40 points and I think we’ll see it again this year.

I think we’ll limp over the line. Possibly hit 42/43 by the beginning of April and the foot will come off the gas for the last few games. I’m still scratching my head as to how we somehow have got to this stage of the season, with the attackers scoring 5 goals between them, with 30 points. It beggars belief and this is probably the maddest season I’ve ever seen in the league since it’s inception. Since Southampton got hammered 9-0 only the top 3 have picked up more points and now they’re 3 points off 5th place - it’s utterly bizarre. Any other season and we’d be bottom 3 with about half our points total.

I genuinely think it’s the players driving things on, Bruce is little more than a cheerleader in my eyes. The togetherness and spirit in the team is something I’ve never seen before in all my time following Newcastle. No messing around everyone’s shoulder to the wheel. Watching them all together after Saturday’s win and last nights result is great to see. They look like a team of lads that are just good pals who are in it together. We’ll get through this season but we won’t get away with it again next year unless something drastic happens so I think we need to make the most of the high points of this season while they last.

Lazaro loan deal agreed with an option to buy for 20m ,Linked with Danny Rose which would be useful as both  left backs are out for the season.

Seems to be with closer with Bruce than Rafa ever was and even the yes man he hired (Pardew and Kinnear) ever were also.

Wonder what's caused the changed of heart, finally found his willy in the shower?

lassassinblanc wrote: Talk of a Saudi takeover again

According to today's Sunday Times, the majority partner in the consortium is the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which is Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's main investment vehicle. Yep, that's right, not just any old Saudi billionaire, but the one with a penchant for chopping up people who upset him (watch out Joelinton ).

Which is not such a surprise, perhaps. But what did catch my eye was that the ST reckons that British multi-billionaires Simon and David Reuben are also involved, and not because they are both closer to 80 than 70, and so might be thought to be easing off at this stage.

No, it's because these (Indian-born) Britons are of Jewish-Iranian heritage:

Strange bedfellows, eh?

Meanwhile, the ST reckons the £340m deal could still fall apart, because it's being brokered by Amanda Staveley, and Fat Mike seriously fell out with her over a previous deal which fell through.

coyne wrote: God you need to get out more Terri

Not really.

I get my newspaper delivered.

Yeah always surprising that these stories come out near the end or start of every transfer window

Works for both club and player given he'll want to be playing with Euros coming in the summer.

Like to see another striker/winger brought in hopefully too Bowen being heavily linked.