Football: Beye is Gunning for silver service.Byline: LEE RYDER HABIB BEYE Habib Beye (born October 19, 1977 in Suresnes (France), is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for English Premiership club Newcastle United. He made substitute appearances in Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, against Denmark, Uruguay and Sweden, and is a insists Newcastle United must keep the Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup at the top of their priority list this season by beating top-of-the-table Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 60,432,[1] tonight, (writes LEE RYDER). The Senegal international well aware of the Toon's trophy drought and played a big part in it three years ago as a Marseille player when the French big guns dumped the Magpies out of the UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup. Beye has won both the French FA Cup and the French League Cup in his time with Strasbourg and he wants to dent Arsene Wenger's hopes of adding to his own considerable collection of silverware tonight. He said: "I think we have a good chance to win the Carling Cup. "It's very important that we win a trophy this season. "It has been 52 years since we won some silverware in England and that is a very long time. "We are ready for the challenge of this season's competition but we know we have a hard game on our hands." Sam Allardyce <noinclude></noinclude> Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born October 19 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English former professional football player and current football manager. He is currently the manager of Newcastle United of the English Premier League. is expected to shuffle his pack tonight against the Gunners but will still name a strong line-up. The likes of Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given (born 20 April, 1976 in Lifford, County Donegal) is an Irish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland, and is regarded as one of the finest and most reliable keepers in the English game. , Oba Martins and Alan Smith are all likely to start, and Big Sam will have to rethink his back four with Cacapa out with a groin problem. That means right-back Beye, who is also comfortable at centre-half, will be vying for a place in the defence, and he is keeping his fingers crossed he starts his first game away from Gallowgate. He added: "I hope I'm involved tonight. Arsenal are a huge club and so are Newcastle, so this is a big match. "We are obviously playing for our fans who will make a very long journey." CAPTION(S): CUP TARGET: Habib Beye |
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