Obafemi Martins goes in against Arsenal at St James’s Park today with a tremendous tribute from one of his predecessors in a black-and-white shirt.

Malcolm Allen, had his most prolific spell while playing for Millwall which is resulting the attention of Kevin Keegan who later made him his first signing for Newcastle United in a signing fee of £250,000.

“Martins is the only Newcastle player good enough to go into any of the top four sides – and that includes tomorrow’s opponents Arsenal,” he said.

“Michael Owen is clearly not good enough because none of the so-called big four came in for him when it was clear he was going to be allowed to leave Real Madrid a couple of years ago.”

The former Newcastle striker Allen said that Martins is the man who could really upset the Arsenal team tonight. He is not just saying this with his heart, as a former Newcastle and Tottenham man, but also with his head.

Allen honestly believe that Newcastle have not really seen the best of him yet. According to Malcolm Allen, Obafemi Martins is a 25 to 30 goals a season man and a winner, but unfortunately there are not enough winners around him at the moment at St James’s Park.

Allen time as United player may not last longer. A damaged knee plagued his time on Tyneside which forced him to retire from playing professional football with eight operations and the fitting of four screws.

For the next coming match at Gallowgate Ends, Newcastle gaffer will have to decide which player shirt number to have the chance to partnered his automatic choice of player with the number 36 shirt.

While Michael Owen who is wearing the number ten shirt is opted being ready to make a return again for the team, Obafemi Martins with number nine shirt is also quoted as ready to fight for his place as reguler striker in BSA starting line-up.

Spoking to the Mirror today, Martins said that he would not let the former number nine player, the legendary Alan Shearer, felling down for his successor. “I got it from Alan Shearer when he retired. He tells me to score lots of goals, and I cannot let him or the shirt he gave me down and I have to deserve my place.

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Sam Allardyce has telling his boys to keep full concentrate every minutes of the next Sunday’s meeting with Everton at St. James’ Park. He insists Newcastle’s team to make no mistakes against them.

Big Sam as well as the rests of the squad would love to forget the awful afternoon at CoM last week and get the grip on to the clash against Everton on Sunday. He is in particular asking one of the Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins to keep scoring goals for the club. He said that Martins is one of the most lively player on the day at CoM.

“Oba played well at Manchester City, but scoring is still the most important thing to him and I have to say he took his goal well.”

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Obafemi Martins officially announced how sorry he is for his misses against Arsenal on last Tuesday Newcastle’s Carling Cup exit. He feels embarrased for three chances he has but failed to finish them all.

On the day where Newcastle United has to play for the second time in just one day off in between, Martins revealed that he has made the Toon Army disappointed.

“I feel really, really sorry for our fans. It was disappointing for all of us, but especially me after having some good chances.”

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Reported by: ergee

After shocking lost in Pride Park by the bottom team in EPL, The Magpies regained their rhythm to play their best football by defeating the “on-fire” team West Ham United by convincing score 3-1.

Come to SJP with high passion due to two strike wins, Alan Curbishley’s team start the game carelessly, they failed to hold Viduka’s goal in early minutes.

First goal of our beloved team started when The Magpies’ attack sliced the right side defense of the hammers.

James Milner won the ball possession after struggle toward West Ham right defender and pass the ball back to overlapping Zoggy with excellent centering cross in the first time. N’Zogbia received the pass before left footed the ball to find Viduka’s head.

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