Given calls for signings

• omgukilledkenny

  28 Jul 07, 18:00

  Shay Given believes Newcastle United need to bolster their squad, particularly their defence.
  
  The Republic of Ireland international, who joined the club back in 1997, says he has never seen The Magpies' squad so depleted.
  
  Newcastle have lost the likes of Olivier Bernard, Craig Moore, Oguchi Onyewu and Titus Bramble this summer as Sam Allardyce reshapes his squad.
  
  Given has now called on the former Bolton boss to splash the cash, with adding defenders to Newcastle's squad the priority.
  
  "The squad's been the lightest it's been for as long as I can remember," Given told the Journal.
  
  "It's important we get some players in but the manager knows that.
  
  "Offensively we're as strong as most clubs. But we don't have too many defenders.
  
  "We need to improve on last season, because our finish was a big disappointment."
• ErikaChioBu

  28 Jul 07, 22:10

  Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
  
  But we don't have too many defenders.
  
  

  they are starting to miss bramble already
  
  
• omgukilledkenny

  28 Jul 07, 22:34

  Originally posted by ErikaChioBu:

  they are starting to miss bramble already
  
  

  
• CKeer

  29 Jul 07, 01:04

  Ya, sign more Bramble and Boumsong -> Traore and Silvestre.
  
  Cheers.
  CK
• the Bear

  29 Jul 07, 01:08

  with the chairman gone, maybe they will
• stellazio

  29 Jul 07, 03:26

  They should really try to sign cannavaro.
  
  
• The man who was death

  29 Jul 07, 19:44

  sam shld've kept guchi guchi..