If Given fails to regain his place (and I don't believe he will start the season as first choice at Newcastle) he has to move to a new club pronto. He must be playing first team football come the Georgia game otherwise Kiely must start.
No issue what so ever IMO, shay will always be irelands no1, and newcastles when hes fit
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people seem to forget that shay given has been dropped a few times during his time at newcastle.Mind you he has always managed to reclaim the number one spot.It looks as if newcastle will be going nowhere fast unless they get a sugar daddy that is willing to spend. Maybe keegan can work some magic but it is going to be very dificult without money.If given regains full fitness then a move to genunine competitive premier club or even abroad would be worth considering.It surprises me that clubs such as aston villa or spurs would not be interested in given.He will have to prove his longterm fitness first
Shay Given or Dean Kiley, couldn't care less which plays, both great keepers. Also 2 true gentlemen, if only we had the same problem in centre midfiled, centre back, etc, etc,
Fair Play died Nov 18th 2009, Stade Francais.
Since that Harweood incident he has been very injury prone. Fingers crossed the rest this summer will let the body heal.
The day newcastle drop given is the day we win the league!!!
As a newcastle fan i can honestly say that very few ppl realise just how good steve harper is!! very little between him and shay and i would not be surprised if he kept shay out of the team.
I really have to disagree with you there. I would find it hard to pick 2 from 4 very decent players, if A. Reid, S.Reid, Carsley and Ireland were all available in September.
My preference would probably be the two Reids but Carsley had a very strong season for the 5th place team in the premiership and Ireland didn't let himself down at all for City, with a pretty much a guaranteed spot all season for a good outfit.
Then if J. O' Brien stays injury-free for a while you could throw him in to the mix.
So 5 strong players available in the centre IF ALL FIT!
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Fair Play died Nov 18th 2009, Stade Francais.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
According to a couple of Sunday papers Newcastle want to sign Westwood from Carlisle.
Obviously you don't watch Newcastle much.
Harper has proven himself to be a very good goalkeeper, both late last season and a few seasons ago, when he kept Given out of the team for most of the 98/99 season, even a cup final.
Given will have his work cut out to get back in, rightly so, he was in a bit of a comfort zone at Newcastle. He's more than capable of getting back into the side, but to indicate that it would be unthinkable for him to be dropped is slightly blinkered.
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If Shay is fit at the start of the season but Harper keeps him out of the Newcastle team then I think Kiely should start for us at least until Shay is getting some games and maybe longer if he keeps putting in solid performances. If Kiely wasn't available I would play Given without match fitness ahead of all the other options. This shows that is was important to get Kiely back.
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