Players who need to prove themselves

We're in a position where certain players are going to either really step us up to the next level in quality, or leave us lingering around the same level we were last season. These players are those who are currently unproven in the EPL, but have real potential to meet or even exceed our expectations.

Players where we know of their ability in this league:

Krul - good
Simpson
Colo - awesome
S Taylor
Enrique - awesome
Tiote - awesome
Ben Arfa - awesome
Barton - awesome
Jonas
Ferguson - good (could get better)
Ba - awesome if he maintains the same goalscoring record

N'Zogbia (a potential signing if we get him)

Players who are going to prove themselves next season:

Marveaux
Cabaye
Gosling
Vuckic

Erding (a potential signing if we get him)


So, that's four players (possibly 5+) who are really going to dictate our quality. If Marveux becomes the quality winger we need, Cabaye lives up to expectations, Gosling performs well and Vuckic lives up to his potential, then we could have four great players on our hands for next season - maybe 5 if Erding turns up (or another foreign striker).

 

I hope Cabaye lives up to the potential, I'm considering getting him on my home strip.

 

Agreed with pretty much all of them but i would say Simpson has to prove that he is still improving next year. Credit to him he came along way this year but he has to keep getting better or it may be a position we have to look at

 

Same. Even though I've never seen an interview with him or seen him play in our strip, I'm quite fond of him.

Weird

 

*cough*sexually-attracted-to-him*cough*

 

Aye, he's had a good first season - let's see if he can do it again before we can call him proven! Here's hoping he can

 

I watched him at Lille at least, yes, I watched him at Lille

 

Well, look at him!

please log in to view this image

Has that image worked? I'm useless with pics on here

 

I saw this thread's title and expected the following squad and
potential 'also ran' player's names:

Shola Ameobi
Leon Best
Peter Løvenkrands
Ryan Taylor
Mike Williamson
Steve Harper

Are these guys the ones being told by Pardew to live as being also rans or
in the case of a couple, genuine prospects that could (if given the break)
prove themselves (excluding Ameobi of course...)?

 

Abeid too. Forgot about him. He could end up being a class act, we never know.

 

Gonna be honest mate I have no idea what you just said.

 

Fair enough - bit late for me maybe's

Even accepting a wafer thin squad many of the existing 'keeping up the numbers' or
'back up' second choice players I've listed like (Best and Raylor) are in a position
where they know it will take another's injury to get any play and it's being mentioned
are being told by Pardew to like it or lump it ATM and can walk if they want to.

I think it's a bit sad Best seemed to step up to the task and made a go of keeping us
afloat in the second half of the past season and is being told he's not part of future
plans when Ameobi sits there totally useless but invisible to the chop.

Hey, maybe because I've been up since 5:30am today I'm not making sense - sorry!

 

Says the one whose accused of homo-erotic rep messages

 

Didnt work, but I have no idea why not.

 

Cabaye has been the best signing so far. His vision and passing look class.

 

Well here's the picture if Leazes is on and fancies a treat or something http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/88/010278973155800.jpg/

 

Yeah I have high hopes for Cabaye too, and if hes pushing himself into the French squad by the end of the year then we know he has done well...

Also I dont think Guthrie has been mentioned yet, him and Simpson have to slightly step it up in my eyes, on their day they seem to be very talented however can be prone to inconsistency....

Plus I'd really like to see Vuckic given alot more of a chance this season!!