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Another thread on Mikey, true. But I have to keep my hopes up. Losing my favourite 'Pool striker is a blow that can only be softened with the return of the only 'Pool player I have loved more than him. Mikey is on his way back - that's what The Times seems to think:

[URL]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,428-1736832,00.html[/URL]

Read that in my paper this morning before my run, and then amused myself by thinking of Mikey while running (not in a gay way).

Stevie says he'll talk to him in the England training camp. No-one can turn down Stevie. No man, no woman.

Well it all depends on what formation Souness chooses to play. If he goes for the incomprehensibly popular Chelski 4-3-3 then I'd've thought he'd be one of the players that drops off Shearer, leaving Jenas to play either as the other drop off player or further back in midfield.

If he goes for the 4-4-2 then I agree with you on principal, but Newcastle are lacking in a decent left-winger, so it could go either way there. Of course, I've been told Emre can play on the left wing.

He should play upfront with shearer so jenas could stay in the team.

He can play on the left wing.

Luque is a centre foward, not a midfielder.

Owen'll go to Liverpool though.

Yeah, that's a possibility.

Still, if he gets another striker, be it Owen or someone else, I wouldn't be surprised to see him budge a little and let Jenas leave for significantly less than he's asking at the moment.

I wouldn't be surprised if he still used a 4-3-3, with Shearer, Luque and Owen/Kuyt/whoever up front. It'll be a good chance to rotate Dyer, Emre, Milner etc.

Oh yeah, of course. Embarrasing.

He'll be in a bit of a pickle really if he gets Owen. It will mean switching to 4-4-2, as you say, and choosing just one of Dyer, Jenas, Bowyer, Milner and N'Zogbia for the fourth midfield place, because he can't drop Parker, Emre or Luque.

Belozoglu and Emre are the same person. Emre Belozoglu. Or Belozoglu Emre, I'm never sure.

I think he's likely to go with the formation you suggested, unless he can get his hands on another striker, as he's said he wants to. I read earlier that he wants Luque as a left sided player, so that means Emre will probably play centrally if he uses a 4-4-2.

I suppose he'll go with

Jenas - Parker - Emre
Dyer - Shearer - Luque

For his forward two lines in a kind of Chelsea-esque formation.

Which leaves out Milner, Bowyer, Belozoglu, N'Zogbia and Faye I think. If Jenas leaves, I expect Dyer will play in that central midfield role and Bowyer or Milner will play just outside of Shearer on the right.