NUFC make balanced correct move with extended contract for Ryan Taylor up to 2015

Despite the team exceeding expectations, I do continue to think that a small nucleus of players is at times just about holding things together.

Coloccini is one of those with the string and sticky tape, I can’t see him going anywhere.

They claim that Fabricio Coloccini’s agent is due to fly into Toon in the next few days and put the finishing touches to a new five and a half year deal.

Let’s hope it happens as nightmare if heading into summer with only 12 months remaining on Colo’s contract.

Alan Pardew; “The priority for me is Coloccini’s new contract and one or two others. We are focused on that because we want to keep our best players. He is our captain and I want to keep him. Negotiations are due to restart shortly”.

A positive signing for both the player and the fans saw Sammy Ameobi put his name on the dotted line and commit himself to Newcastle United until 2015. Things could…