The best XI you have ever seen play for NUFC

If you were to pick the all time best starting eleven you have ever seen play for the Toon who would they be?

Mine would look something like this in a 3-4-3....

GIVEN

Albert (of course)
Woodgate
S. Taylor

Ginola
Lee
Cabaye
Ben Arfa


Beardsley
Shearer
Cole

So much choice but with Pedro playing behind that front two we would be unstoppable.

 

Krul(in a few years time, this would look a totally legit choice)

Beresford
Coloccini
Albert
W.Barton

Robert
Lee
Cabaye
Ginola

Shearer
Ferdinand

Subs:
Given
Saylor
Dyer
Solano
Bellamy
Ben Arfa

 

Pretty unfortunate in recent years we haven't had many surefire players who strike us as "legends"

 

Given

Saylor
Albert
Colo
Barton

Solano
Beardsley
Lee
Cabaye

Shearer
Cisse (I just love the guy)

 

I would go:

Given

Beye
Woodgate
S Taylor
Enrique

Solano
Cabaye
Lee
Ginola

Shearer
Ferdinand

 

Krul

Enrique
Colo
Saylor
Beye

Ginola
Speed
Lee
Be Arfa

Shearer
Beardsley

 

Given

Beresford
Albert
Woodgate
Barton

Ginola
Batty
Lee
Waddle

Beardsley
Cole

Not looking great at the back but the 6 in front have a great blend.

 

I thought Batty was a bit one dimensional.

 

Its funny how we've both picked a defence that effectively got us relegated (apart from Woody for me). But no one can argue any of them were anything but very good players (and add Bassong to that list), just goes to show how a shambles behind the scenes can demoralise a team.

 

---------Given---------
--Colo--Woodgate--Albert
------Cabaye--Gazza-----
-Ben Arfa----------Ginola-
---------Beardsley--------
------Shearer---Cole-----

Not sure we'd be great at the back but we'd fecking score plenty!!

Batty, Speed Lee, Ferdinand, Solano, Krul, Saylor, Enrique, Dyer, Bellamy, Kilcline, Sissoko, Mbiwa, Tiote, Sellars, Robert, Watson, D Kelly, G Peacock, Beresford, Clarkie, Domi, Bernard, D Ferguson, Pearce, Hamman, Owen, Emre, Butt, Milner, Parker, Bassong, Nolan, Barton, Carroll, Santon, Ba, Cisse, Howey, Mirandinha, Liam O'Brien, Venison, M Quinn, Elliott, F Carr, Bracewell were all considered. I'm sure I've missed a few others too!

EDIT - Of course I missed one......PAV!!!! The Srnicek side step will forever live strong in the memory

I'm told I saw Waddle in 85 but I can't remember it. He'd have got in but for that and the fact he is a mackem prick who spoils the commentary to all our games!

 

Mike Hooper
Rozenhal
Cacapa
Boumsong
Carr

Gosling
Pancrates
Luque
Jonas

Andreas Anderson
Ameobi

 

Not a bad crap XI there.
Why not set up an alternative thread!
Lol

 

------------given
bernard colo woodgate albert
cabaye ----speed -------lee
ginola----------------robert
-----------shearer

would have benny in but so hard to look past ginola! solano aswell !! so many players...

 

Oh I thought this meant in a single game and was going to go for:


Harper; Barton, Dabizas, Helder ( sub Marcelino, 46), Hughes; Solano, Lee, Speed; Gallagher ( sub Dyer, 65); Ferguson ( sub Ketsbaia, 76), Shearer

Newcastle 6 - Tottenham 1

Though i did get caught outside the stadium and only just got to my seat in time to see us opening the scoring.

There's a few in that team would make my overall best XI but not in the back 5!

 

Hislop

Watson Howey Woodgate Beresford


Solano Sissoko Lee Sellars


Beardsley
Ferdinand

 

an interesting omission for Shearer there mate.
Were you not that much of a fan or did you rate Beardo and Sir Les higher?

 

He was but if he sat there in front of the back 4 and give the ball to Waddle,Pedro and Ginola thats all that would be needed.

Left out Shearer myself. He was better for Blackburn and I think Cole 92-93 season was better peak for peak for Newcastle. Shearer of coarse was far better than Cole overall. Did not see Supermac myself.

 

We definitely need that. I think it'll really garner much more interest

 

not having the Jedi who is also know as Peter 'this is not the ball you're looking for' Beardsley in your side is criminal

 

---------Given---------
--Colo--Woodgate--Albert
------Cabaye--Gazza-----
-Ben Arfa----------Ginola-
---------Beardsley--------
------Shearer---Cole-----

Not sure we'd be great at the back but we'd fecking score plenty!!


Would be the closest starting 11 I would have gone for bar cole with Ferdinand for me.
Not many mentions for gazza (my hero)