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Smith: I Want To Play
By Tyne-Talk
November 1 2007
Having been excluded from the Newcastle starting eleven last weekend, after serving a 1 match ban for picking up 5 yellow cards, Alan Smith has had talks with Sam Allardyce. The former Leeds player is hoping he will start against Portsmouth at the weekend, and does not intend to be dropped on a regular basis.

"I definitely hope to start the next game,

I want to play every game" said Smith "I didn't come here not to play.

I feel I'm good enough to play in this team and the manager knows how I feel.

When you have been suspended and the team has won, you have to take it on the chin.

You then have to get on with it. It's only made me more determined to do well for Newcastle."

When speaking about Newcastle's form this season he said:

"We're up and down at the moment.

We've had games against West Ham when we've won, then Man City (a 3-1 loss).

Of course we beat Everton and Spurs, and then we go to Reading and lose. It looked like we were a totally different team at Reading.

Nobody can put their finger on it, but collectively as a team we must work on that and make sure we come out the other side.

Portsmouth are a good team and they have some good players.

It'll be difficult, but we don't fear anybody - especially at St James's Park.

Our away games have been bad and that means your home games become more and more vital.

We can't keep relying on your home form to get us out of trouble."


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1 Nov, 2007 21:04 Report
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1 Nov, 2007 23:20 Report
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Well starting playing well so. Geremi better pull up his socks

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i am a big fan of alan smith...he is the kind of player u can get 100% in every game, but i am not sure who will we drop...

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He's only seemed particularly effective as a striker. So in my opinion it's an uphill climb for him to get back into the squad.

I don't particularly care for the "I didn't come here not to play" comment.

Who, precisely, should be dropped for you, Alan? Emre? Barton? Geremi? Milner? Owen? Martins? Viduka?

You gotta earn it...I hope he's up for that, as it can only be good for the squad.

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