Newcastle United Season Preview

So Alan Shearer is long gone. But just look at the striker's line up for this season.

Obafemi Martins, Michael Owen, Alan Smith, Albert Luque, Shola Ameobi, Mark Viduka and Andrew Carroll. Wait what am I talking about? Luque is a joke in England, and Owen's always injured.

Hey, Andrew Carroll is an upcoming new quality player that might not get a lot of action this season. Better get a loan deal somewhere.

Okay, enough talking about the strikers. Lets talk about the managers. As far as I remember, in the past 10 years, none of the high profil men in black won anything with Newcastle. And they all got sacked one by one. We all know Big Sam's success from Bolton, is he the man that can bring this big club back to the top 5? Shoestring budget with Bolton and European football, what about Newcastle with a lot of money would mean Champions League football?

Overall I'm pretty confident with the direction this club is going. Its going to take a damn lot of time for any trophy success, but at least I firmly believe Newcastle is heading back to the European scene.

With all the new signings, you've got to be impressed.