Jimbo

he has snapped his Crayolas and decided the club is not good enough for him anymore and has engineered a move, I don't see a great deal of difference between Given and Insomnia in that regard right now, Given could and should have left this until the end of the season, instead of leaving us in the shit for a rival club with the pure and simple motivation of money. Loyalty my arse, fuck off Seamus and fuck off Charles.

Yeah. I thought we were laughing about Gobbler's Knob. The name Gobblers Knob is meantioned throughout the film.

Haven't you seen the film then ??

The story is currently running on the SSN Ticker. Hamstring injury.

In here mate. http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...0&start=140

The signs outside the Newcastle United club shop shout 'Sale, 50 per cent off' alongside a poster of Michael Owen with a Northern Rock logo plastered across his chest. And so a football club's plight is neatly encapsulated in one window; cut-price offerings, crocked players and a looming reminder of financial catastrophe. This is a club teetering on the edge of disaster, having collected only one point since Christmas. If they cannot escape relegation, the likelihood is that they would fall a long, long way. They are Leeds United Mk II. Looming reminder of financial catastrophe: cut-price offerings and crocked players Popping your head above the parapet in a north-east derby against Sunderland might not be the wisest decision, but he has not exactly been known for his clarity of thought during his tenure at Newcastle. Amid all this chaos, manager Joe Kinnear was surprisingly upbeat yesterday, in a tin hat, Dunkirk spirit sort of way. And he launched a staunch defence of Ashley's right to be at the game. 'A minority of the crowd are against him, but it's a small section,' he said. 'I get plenty of feedback around the place and there are plenty of people who realise what's he's done. He bought the club when it was in a mess and he cleared the debts.' When challenged that more than a minority might challenge that view, Kinnear added: 'We'll see Sunday, won't we? But he's entitled to be given a chance to be at the game. He writes the cheques out every week to pay the wages.' Is that enough? St James' Park stadium still glowers over this one-club city, a symbol of Newcastle's aspirations and obsession. But these days it has also become a gigantic monument to Geordie embarrassment thanks to Ashley's bungled purchase, his botched attempt to sell the club and the subsequent months of stagnation. The owner's 'strategy', such as it has been, has amounted to nothing more than muddling through. He spent as little as possible, in the hope of offloading to a buyer. Official crisis: Newcastle United is teetering on the edge of disaster, having collected only one point since Christmas. If they cannot escape relegation Now he invests just enough to give Newcastle a chance of clinging on in the top flight until someone hands him the £300million or so he wants to walk away. In the meantime, experienced goal- keeper Shay Given has handed in a transfer request and appears bound for Manchester City; fights have broken out between players at the training ground and Charles N'Zogbia says he will never play for the side again while Kinnear is in charge. The Frenchman says he was insulted when Kinnear called him Charlie 'Insomnia' during a televison interview on Wednesday night. But it's the club that is really sleepwalking to disaster. If they do drop, which is a serious prospect, they may never recover. One look at the numbers is enough to give anyone insomnia. Ashley splashed out £134m to buy the club only to discover a £100m black hole of debt because, despite being a 'successful businessman', he failed to put the books through due diligence before his purchase. The sportswear boss then paid a further £4.6m to get rid of Sam Allardyce and his staff and install Kevin Keegan as manager. He now faces another £8m court claim for wrongful dismissal from the ex- England coach after he walked out in disgust at being undermined. Asked whether Ashley ever admitted to making mistakes, Kinnear said: 'You'd have to ask him that, but I think Mike cares. He knows the situation that we're in. 'He's been disillusioned and badly hurt by what's happened, but he will be here for the Sunderland match. He won't be a distraction either. The crowd will be on the team's side whatever they think of Mike Ashley or me and we need them.' The trouble is, supporters have begun voting with their wallets, too. Hundreds of tickets, some costing £65, were still available yesterday for the derby, an unthinkable prospect in seasons past. It is a glimpse through the fog of disillusionment hanging over the Tyne. Turnover at Newcastle is £100m, thanks to the new television deal, but an incredible 73 per cent of that immediately evaporates away in wages. There are 168 employees in the commercial department, plus 139 administration staff. The most terrifying figures of all relate to the 118 players and coaches on the club books. And yet Kinnear is still struggling to put out a passable first team. He has an injury list that would do an emergency ward proud, writing off £120,000-a-week Owen for more than a month with ankle ligament damage, plus Joey Barton, who is missing for up to two months with a broken metatarsal at £65,000 a week. 'We're cursed, really,' said Kinnear. 'The only time I've been able to put out anything like my best team was against Aston Villa. The side has been shredded since then.' Ashley turned up for the midweek defeat against Manchester City to witness the state of the depleted squad and sat up until the early hours discussing a way out of the mess with Kinnear. 'It helped him being there to see it with his own eyes,' admitted Kinnear. At least Kevin Nolan has bolstered the side, having been bought from Bolton for £4.5m. As panic buys go, the hard-working, honest and experienced pro is about as sensible as they get. Who did the deal? Nobody really knew, and if they did they weren't saying. Dennis Wise is supposed to be running the transfer arm of the Newcastle business from London on a salary of £1.2m a season. It all adds up to a potential disaster. Newcastle could collapse like the bank on their shirts, only there will be no Government bailout, no economic rescue plan. It is a rotting mess, one that is disintegrating before our very eyes and a million miles from the memories of Newcastle's Champions League glory nights. Amid it all stands Kinnear. Newcastle have had eight managers in 10-and-a-half years, but none of them landed in the predicament he has taken on. Yet, he remains defiant. 'I've always been in the s***,' he said. 'That's what I do. I was at Wimbledon and had to generate my own money for transfers. It was the same at Nottingham Forest. 'This is the biggest job I've ever had. There's no comparison with anything else because of the pressure seven days a week.' This is a boss who is only in the chair because, as he admitted himself this week: 'Some big names bottled it. Nobody else had the a***hole to take on this job - and I can see why now.' So was there any sign of a plan when Kinnear had that late night chat with Ashley? Is there any path mapped out to take the club out of its current mess? 'Right now we're planning for survival, nothing else,' said Kinnear

He's been a great player for the club for a number of years, and you can argue that, and maybe we have been fortunate to have him, but ultimately his leaving the club is a detriment to the team during our hour of need, so forgive me if I don't applaud him out of the club.

OK, who has been hacking into my porn collection ??

My skiddied gussets must be worth a small fortune.

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Didn't see much of him against City, he seemed to do a good job of disapearing.

A disgruntled American Newcastle fan ?

and 3-2-1 and you're wide awake

The way City haggle these days that'll take a while.... MH: How does 60 grand a week suit you? SG: Well I was hoping for a little more.. MH: Ok then make it 120 grand a week? SG: Thanks Is Peter Ridsdale at City ??

Let's hope it's the right price, and by that I mean north of the fees for Gomes and Gordan.

No answers because I'm convinced they are making it up as they go along. The official podcasts are free on iTunes, they are worth a look and give a bit of insight.

Where are you up to ?? I watched episode 3 of series 5 last night and there were several WTF moments !

http://www.skysports.com/video/clips/0,237...2&ssvPage=2

"Charles Insomnia" ?

I thought he was older than 26.

Aye, things have gone swimmingly since you got your wish Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

If only it were that easy.....

better than fucking Capello.