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On the subject of the Toon Army. What's all this about Figo?
What really frustrates me about Newcastle is that they think they are a bigger club than they actually are. The club finished in the bottom half of last year's table and hasn't won a dam thing for a number of years.
Now, if NUFC were realistic enough to realise they have serious problems and they are underachieving and signing hard working individuals who are committed and will fight to help the club climb up the table (the likes of Robbie Savage or Hamann perhaps) instead of reaching for the stars such as Figo and Owen then they would be doing themselves a favour.
Signing these superstars isn't going to help them. It's going to swallow up a massive amount of their wage budget and almost inevitably, the player isn't going to perform as well as many fans (who hail a new saviour) believe.
Look at Kluivert from last season. Fans believed he was going to turn the club around, but hhe guy scored only six goals all year and was paid about £60,000 a week to do so.
Signing Scott Parker is a start, and it makes a change from Mr Shepard chasing after yet ANOTHER striker when their big problems are at the back and in central midfield. Unless their recruitment style changes soon, it's looking like another desperate season for the Geordies.
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