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Christ, it'll be just like that scene from Little Britian

Awesome, lets have some more memories like those eh Nobby

Not so easy in a social context though

He's probably taking the weight off his hamstrings.

Then why was Freddie so adamant about putting the team throught the Intertoto cup, saying that this club must have European football, even when his manager didn't want to play in the competition, and didn't have the team to do so?

Well I haven't had a drink today yet so I'm with you at the moment. Was already on two weeks dry before the Man U game, but I had a few then and again after Owen signed.

If you look at other clubs squads and compare ours then we should be capable of top six or seven, depending on injuries - the back up in some positions in still woeful. And it all depends on how the master tactician plays them.

Agree completely

Make your mind up people, first it's you can't blame Souness for not signing folk then you're giving him credit for signing players. He cannae have it both ways

He never mentioned WHEN he said it.

But he couldn't have gave him his shirt yet, so it's a touch of lazy journalism. Regardless as already mentioned, Owen doesn't wear #9 24106[/snapback] A touch of lazy journalism or the words that came directly out of Shearers mouth?

Shearer just mentioned on the radio that Owen is certainly here for the long term and that is why he offered him his shirt.

Shola and Mickey could play quite well together, if the Ameobi gets some strength and bottle and heading ability and is allowed to play in the middle. Could be just the thing for the kid, getting to play alongside a great player who might compliment his game. And Ameobi could do well out of it as well.

I am both astounded and very pleasantly surprised. Thank you Mr. Freddie Shepherd, thank you.

They're trying to buy big name players because that makes Shepherd and Souness look good. He said himself that only proven quality is welcome at the gates of St James and therefore you have spend big money.

Parker - awesome tackling Given - couple of great saves Taylor

One crate Nastro Azzuro (15 x 660ml bottles) One tank of petrol One book - Watching the English (Kate Fox)

The way things are going you'll have made your way around the ground soon enough

What's your shoe size?

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Here's a plan, we could get a new manager in every time we lose, sort of winner stays on. Freddie would go for that, he'd love the meeja angle - reality tv etc.

I hope we win, but that's pretty much all we have - hope. Some might say even that's gone. But I will NEVER hope for the toon to get beaten

There might be players that don't want to be trying things in case they get caught out and then punished. IF that's the case then they truly shouldn't be on the field of play. Aye, keep the ball, play it safe. But once in a while you have to go for it, try something. Everyone is too scared in case it doesn't come off and they get derided by the crowd. That said it comes down to the tactics that are being played. There should be cover available on the pitch to back up players if something goes wrong. Do the players not trust their team mates enough to be scared of making a run or a creative pass. If you don't try to go for it you get no where. This is true at all levels - pitch, tactics, boardroom. And in all areas of life. We're at a stage no if we want to go forward we have to take a couple of risks in all of the above areas. The fans already take enough risks splashing out on tickets and love for the club, it's time for the club to take a couple - an SBR-special triple subsitution if you like. Just something, anything to get us going again. At the moment we're a laughing stock, don't kid yourself, EVERYONE knows this club is a bad way. It's time to get going again.

For me it has to be Jewel, but there again, he'll think he's better of where he is with a chairman that is loaded and not frightened to splash it about. The other one has to be Curbishley, who is a bit want away due to lack of ambition in the Valley boardroom.

Agreed, you have to get behind the team, be the twelfth man and all that. But they have to put something on the pitch to get behind, otherwise you just being the first man. It works both ways. I'm not even saying that we have to be winning for the crowd to get up a bit, if they just showed some resemblence to a team that might win it would do the job. Thats why people would cheer on Bellamy, aye he's a prick and couldn't finish but he ran his bollocks off for the team and tried and then when we started cheering that the rest got going as well. This lot at the moment haven't got bollocks to run off.