Vuckic's Problem Is In His Head!

Last updated : 09 October 2013 By Footy Mad - Editor

However, Pardew admits the club are struggling to generate interest in the trio.

hUnited sent Dan Gosling to Blackpool last week and are open to offers for Gabriel Obertan, but the three young players they really want to loan out are yet to find any “takers”.

It is a puzzling development for Pardew, who believes that strikers Campbell and Vuckic – along with midfielder Bigirimana – need to play first-team football at a lower level to aid their progress.

Vuckic is a puzzle to me, simply because I don't think the kid realizes how good he could be!

He has strength, excellent balance, quick off the mark, and a good eye for goal, yet when he is given the opportunity he inevitably blows it.

It's a confidence thing he needs to get over, or I can see him drifting down the leagues because the crossroads in his career is getting close.

He either makes his mark this season, or he will end up like so many before him ... on the move.

Pardew is also prepared to loan out young defender Curtis Good, who looked impressive in making his Newcastle debut at Morecambe earlier this season.

There was interest from Bradford City in Vuckic but they have subsequently snapped up former Hull City striker Caleb Folan.

Hartlepool United had an interest in Campbell, but it appears that he wants to play at League One level to try and get his Newcastle career back on track.

United fear that England under-20 international Bigirimana has stagnated since the end of last season and are keen for him to see more action too – and hope that the international break will prompt clubs to act.

Alan Pardew: “I think there are one or two players that we would love to loan out but we haven’t got the options.

“Adam Campbell, Bigirimana and Haris (Vuckic), they need to go out on loan but we haven’t had the takers yet.”

Campbell was offered the chance to go to Scotland before the start of the campaign – only to end up frustrated by a short stint at Carlisle.

Bigirimana, in particular, made an instant impact at St James’ Park after moving to Tyneside from Coventry City.

However, his only appearance this season was in the Capital One Cup defeat of Morecambe, and the youngster now finds himself behind Cheick Tiote, Vurnon Anita and Moussa Sissoko.

Kinnear - Villain Or Hero For Keeping Cabaye?

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dYohan Cabaye has suggested Newcastle United's director of football Joe Kinnear is the reason why his summer switch to Arsenal did not take place.

And let's clear this up - Cabaye was the subject of a £10m bid from the Gunners on the FRIDAY before the MONDAY Premier League opener at Manchester City. Not on the eve of the match as Alan Pardew claims.

The Frenchman not only refused to play in that fixture, but refused to play against Fulham and the Capital One Cup trip to Morecambe as he attempted to drive through a move to the Emirates.

Arsenal opted to break the British transfer record to land Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid instead of offering the £20m asking price Newcastle wanted.

Speaking yesterday ahead of France’s friendly with Australia on Friday, Cabaye refused to discuss his reasons for not playing for Newcastle – while hinting Kinnear knows more.

The Newcastle midfielder said: “I won’t explain about that today (strike in the summer at Newcastle), it is not for me to answer, I don’t want to talk about it. This is a press conference for the national team.

“It is already over, the only person who could talk about (what happened in the summer) is Joe Kinnear, it will never leave my mouth.”

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NEWCASTLE UNITED 2013/14

PREMIER LEAGUE

CARDIFF CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Remy 2)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Cabaye (86' Ben Arfa), Gouffran, Sissoko, Remy (71' Gutierrez), Cisse
Subs: Anita, Yanga-Mbiwa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett

EVERTON 3 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cabaye, Remy)
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa (46' Williamson), Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Anita (69' Cisse), Ben Arfa (46' Cabaye), Sissoko, Gouffran, Remy
Subs: Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett

NEWCASTLE 2 HULL CITY 3 (Remy 2)
Krul, Debuchy (86' Tiote), Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Cabaye (62' Gouffran), Anita, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Cisse (73' Marveaux), Remy
Subs: Williamson, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett

ASTON VILLA 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ben Arfra, Gouffran)
Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Anita (74' Tiote), Cabaye (88' Sammy Ameobi), Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Remy (63' Gouffran), Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, S Taylor, Dummett

NEWCASTLE 1 FULHAM 0 (Ben Arfa)
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita 65' (Cabaye), Marveaux 74' (Remy), Shola Ameobi 65' (Gouffran), Cisse
Subs: Gosling, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett

NEWCASTLE 0 WEST HAM 0
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita, Marveaux 66' (Sammy Ameobi), Shola Ameobi, Cisse 72'
Subs: Gosling, Bigirimana, Elliot, Vuckic, Dummett

MAN CITY 4 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Sissoko, Tiote, Gouffran 45+4' (Dummett), Ben Arfa 65' (Sammy Ameobi), Gutierrez 44' (Anita), Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Obertan

LEAGUE CUP

NEWCASTLE 2 LEEDS UTD 0 (Cisse, Gouffran)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Gouffran (90' Vuckic), Anita (80' Gosling), Tiote, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Cisse (71' Obertan).
Subs: Ben Arfa, Yanga-Mbiwa, Bigirimana, Alnwick

MORECAMBE 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi)
Elliot, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Good, Dummett, Bigirimana, Gosling, Marveaux 88' (Sissoko), Vuckic 46' (Shola Ameobi), Sammy Ameobi, Gouffran 71' (Ben Arfa)
Subs: Santon, Anita, Alnwick, Streete