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Im 99% sure he is left footed but from todays performance looks more than comfortable with both, played some very nice balls with his "weaker" foot and got some excellent blocks in.

For me made a real case for himself as a regular at left back even if it is his weaker side!

aye, dont want to be an idiot but he's class at RB on FM :D :D :D


i'd also like to say that if this is the catylist for shola, then i'll hold my hands up and say i'd completly given up on him.

IMO, should start ahead of Elliot everytime.

Yeah, he's a better defender than Elliot and Babayaro, and despite the fact that Baba gets forward, he doesn't actually offer anything in attack.  Very assertive also, which is desperatley needed at the back with someone as tentative as Boumsong.

Can't wait for Bramble-Taylor

Yeah he put in a pretty good performance. I think he is a good prospect for the future aswell.

he's right footed

Lets no5 get carried away lads, yes he had an alright game but still long way to go before he is as good as we need...

he's too slow to be first-choice but certainly better than elliott.

Had a very good game on such a big occasion, he's definitely right-footed though. He was dominant in the air and was probably our best defender, highly impressive showing and a begrudging bit of praise for Souness for having the knackers to pick him ahead of Elliott.

Yeah he is right footed but i heard him say he feels comfortable with eother foot which is a BIG plus imo :)

I thinbk he should be 2nd choice LB, he aint natural their so maybe baba should be 1st choice, but Elliot should not be 2nd choice, He may give 100% and is a smashing lad but he does'nt have the legs now :(

He'd probably make a more than decent centre back too. if he could improve his attacking we'd have an amazing talent on board.

He's like Hughes, can play across the back four, I was impressed, he didn't stand out massivly but he did a good job and kept them quiet. Give him a go at right back some time as Carr is not up to much.

IMO the left back has been a weakness in recent weeks but with Ramage there it looked decent, Personally i'd rather ramage there before Babayaro, Ramage will always give 110%, He put a few decent crosses in aswell

Looks canny, Whitley Bay High School represent  bluebiggrin.gif

Yeah with both feet, another local boy looking good, another chance on Wednesday to see him.

I say keep Ramage there until Jan and go for Bridge, I dont watch the reserves plays but ive heard good news of another Defender of ours, David Edgar whats peoples verdict on him?

Far play to the kid I don't think I have seen him have a bad game for us yet. Isn't he a centre half by trade?

Hope he gets a run out wednesday.

Shhhhh.

Don't praise him. When he has a bad run, expect the "Ramage is s***e" thread  bluesigh.gif

Yeah he is but just like Taylor he has to play out of position. Doubt he minds too much.

I wouldn't mind a back 4 of either

Taylor, Boum,Bramble,Ramage

or if Boum is playing too badly

Carr,Taylor,Bramble,Ramage

As somebody else said bring in Bridge in Jan

have been thinking along very similar lines myself.  btw, in the usa the nufc prematch lineup showed ramage as a cb...  dare we try ramage & taylor in ctr vs grimsby town?    just asking...  bluecool.gif

Should there be a message on there Toon Crazy ?

Yeah I said
"They are both centre halves in fairness."
Dunno where it went to.

i saw it... :thumbsup:

Fantastic effort. Defended like his life depended on it. Those two blocks he made in quick succession with his face were class, and must have hurt.

Most importantly, played with pride. Played for the shirt.

Howay Mr. Ramage....come on down. I think we can firmly congratulate our latest graduate. Feels so good to see some of these boys come through.

Good luck. Now onwards and upwards.

That was part of your post wasn't it bulivye  blueconfused.gif

agreed. he's allready better than elliot and has his age on his side.

Are we expecting Bramble to not be poor this season, then?

Oh, and Taylor is wasted at RB, completely.

The Souness haters will hate this, but i think GS made a decision that a more defence minded LB type was needed rather than an attacking type like Baba. With Emre and Zoggy/Luque on the left it will leave massive wholes on that side if you also use an attacking LB. Ramage made perfect cover. Where as on the right Carr, Parker and Solano can do both defend well and push forward.

Anyone else notice after Sholas opener, Ramage celebrated by repeatedly slapping his own forehead!!

:icon_salut:

I think Souness had to make that decision, because Elliot is woeful.

For me, Ramage was at least as good going forward as Babayaro, and better in defence. Well done to the lad, and i hope Babayaro doesn't get his place back.

ramage did very well. fair play to souness for giving him a go.

but yo've got to wonder why souness has only now realised elliot is not up to scratch.

he should never have been offered a new contract. we should have kept hughes instead.

Solid performance by Ramage against rubbish, I will reserve judgement as it aint his natual position and I think he will come up against more testing opposing players than what the scum had out!

No!

Ramage had a great game yesterday and IMO has won his place at Left back. Maybe we don't need to get the chequebook out for Bridge or any other left back because we have talented youngsters coming through. One swallow doesn't make a summer of course and he has to prove he can play like that against the very best on a consistant basis, but he deserves his chance man! If he plays badly then we can drop him and sign whoever but he now deserves his chance.

I thought he had a very good season last season and has looked good when played this season!

I thought our full backs were excellent.

The commentators on Prem Plus were going mad about how well ramage played for us. Sure we were playing sunderland and they are not great but he has never let us down in alll the time he has played for us. Olypiacos was his debut and he played well. Against Man U he also played well apart from that Rooney wonder goal. Ramage for left back!

I also thought Carr had a good game! Some people on here kept on saying that they would reserve there judgement until we had a real right winger on the pitch. Well yesterday i thought him and Nobby linked up well and over laped down the flank whilst both providing crosses. I cannot ever remember sunderland beating us down the left flank. Far better performance i think.

I think having Solano back will make car look and play as a much better player.

As for Ramage, I would have him at left back everytime before makosi

Carr looked OK going forwards against the mackems but didn't look too clever when having to defend.

I agree, Carr wasnt to bad but he gives away to many free kicks is bad area's. He did look better with a proper Right Winger, Ramage looked better than Carr defensively

nope.  was added by TC, perhaps he mistakenly typed inside the quote?

I say that the LB position is now his to lose.  He should be given the chance to keep his place.

I agree. Shockingly, i was less concerned with him playing than Babayaro (and obviously a lot less than Elliot). He did well, and should be given the chance to prove himself.

yes - after the first 10 minutes or so i seemed more confident that he would do his job than most others on the pitch - great performance by the lad. i hope he comes good, but we probably shouldn't get carried away too soon. i hope and expect that he plays tomorrow!

Please note that i haven't read everything in this thread, so i apologise if i am repeating what others have said.

But in my opinion, Ramage's performance on Sunday was better than all of Baba's put together throughout the season. Babayaro seems evidently uninterested. Peter Ramage, a Geordie boy, WANTS the team to play well and WANTS to improve his personal performance. Like Robbie Elliott. Unfortunately, Elliott is no longer Premiership standard.

We have players in our squad who would pay to play for Newcastle. And they aren't given enough chances.

Ramage for First XI!

some are correctly saying don't get carried away with 1 performance but i think everytime the lad has played he has shown he is worthy of more games, at least!