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Just watched Michael Phelps in the 200m freestyle final, oh my god, how good is he ! Looks like Mark Spitz record might finally be broken.

1972/73 lost 1-2 Nattrass 1973/74 lost 0-1 1975/76 lost 0-1 1976/77 lost 2-7 Burns, Nattrass (LC) 1976/77 lost 1-3 Nulty 1977/78 lost 2-3 Martin, Burns 1984/85 lost 0-5 1985/86 lost 0-3 1986/87 lost 1-4 D.Jackson 1987/88 drew 2-2 Mirandinha 1988/89 lost 0-2 (Mercantile) 1988/89 lost 0-2 1993/94 drew 1-1 Cole 1994/95 lost 0-2 1995/96 lost 0-2 1996/97 drew 0-0 1997/98 drew 1-1 Andersson 1998/99 drew 0-0 1999/00 lost 1-5 og (Berg) 2000/01 lost 0-2 2001/02 lost 1-3 Shearer 2002/03 lost 3-5 Bernard, Shearer, Bellamy 2003/04 drew 0-0 2004/05 lost 1-2 Ambrose 2005/06 lost 0-2 2006/07 lost 0-2 2007/08 lost 0-6

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Shola Ameobi angling for Newcastle exit George Caulkin Shola Ameobi has pleaded with Newcastle United not to price him out of a move away from St James' Park. Since turning down the opportunity this summer to join Stoke City, where he spent three months on loan last season, the 26-year-old striker has been linked with West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City and Ipswich Town. Having agreed a deal in principle with Stoke, worth £3.5million, Newcastle are unwilling to lower their valuation. Such has been the club's traumatic injury situation, Kevin Keegan, the manager, has fielded Ameobi in pre-season fixtures against Hartlepool United, Doncaster Rovers and Hertha Berlin before he suffered a strained hamstring, but the former England Under-21 player is said to have no long-term future on Tyneside. Fitness permitting, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka, Obafemi Martins, Alan Smith and Andy Carroll are ahead of Ameobi in the pecking order, so the forward is seeking a fresh challenge. That, however, is reliant on the club lowering their demands. “I hope it will not be the case that I get priced out of a move,” Ameobi, who returned to full training yesterday, said. “If the club don't want me, they know that I've been a faithful servant, so, in a perfect world, being allowed to leave for a reasonable price would happen. But in football you never know, so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed and working hard. “The uncertainty isn't difficult to deal with. We have to be professional. If Newcastle decide they want to keep me, I'm not going to moan about it. I've been patient for a few years and it's been frustrating, but you have to be professional. I'm a footballer, I need to make sure my body's right and that I'm in the right frame of mind.” As a supporter of the club since childhood, Ameobi has longed to make a lasting impression at Newcastle, but, having started over 95 league games over the past eight years, he recognises the need for more first-team opportunities. “I've always said that I want to play football,” he said. “Newcastle were my team when I grew up and that's who I want to play for, but football comes first for me. “If regular football doesn't happen, I'll have to go somewhere else. But I'm still hoping I can get a chance here. It's up to me to try and force my way into the team. I've done that in pre-season and it's been nice to be back in with the first team and with the lads.”

He did.

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Fuck

Had a play with a Tocca the other day, it's trying SO hard to be an iPhone but is nowhere near as good.

Gullit resigns as Galaxy coach; Lalas out as well LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruud Gullit has resigned as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Galaxy for personal reasons, and president/general manager Alexi Lalas also is out of a job, a source familiar with the situation says. The Galaxy are led by English star David Beckham, but are on a seven-match winless streak heading into their match Thursday with Chivas USA. Gullit will be succeeded on an interim basis by 37-year-old Cobi Jones, a first-year assistant who retired following last season after spending his entire career with the Galaxy, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the shakeup had yet been announced Monday. The 45-year-old Gullit signed a three-year contract last November, making him one of the MLS' higest-paid coaches.

Source? Setanta sports news

A despondent Kevin Keegan has revealed he has no idea if new signing Jonas Gutierrez will be available to play in Newcastle’s season opener against Manchester United. Keegan appears to be in the dark over a lot of issues at St James’ Park right now, including the current situation regarding the £10 million purchase of Fabricio Coloccini. One of Keegan’s closest friends Arthur Cox has also left the club due to a reported fall-out over the role of Dennis Wise, and the Newcastle boss was far from his positive self after their friendly win over Valencia. The Magpies were hammered twice by the champions last season and Keegan knows he will need every one of his best players if they are to avoid a similar fate this time. Gutierrez has been appearing in pre-season, but will not be able to make his competitive debut unless Mallorca release his registration forms. And Keegan admitted he is in the dark on “Spiderman’s” availability for the trip to Old Trafford. “I don’t know, I hope so,” he stated.

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Can we win ? Yes. Will we win ? Not a chance.

Louise Taylor For a club boasting a state-of-the-art telephone system, numerous private meeting rooms and high-speed internal email there seems a peculiar lack of frank communication at Newcastle United. Kevin Keegan may be the team's manager but he appears in the dark about certain important issues. Although Fabricio Coloccini watched this flattering 2-1 win over Valencia from the main stand and Mike Ashley, the club's owner, wore a replica shirt emblazoned with the Argentinian defender's name, Keegan appeared remarkably ill-informed about the progress of his £10m transfer from Deportivo La Coruña. "There's nothing official," he said. "I can't tell you anything at the moment, I don't think. He was here, that's for sure. I like his haircut - it's like mine and Terry Mac's were in the 70s. I can't say any more than that at the moment." Then there is Jonás Gutiérrez, an Argentinian winger who upset his former employers, Real Mallorca, by buying out his contract to join Newcastle. The La Liga club are appealing to Fifa for extra compensation and, while Gutiérrez is free to play in friendlies, Newcastle have yet to receive the registration papers from Mallorca that will enable him to play in the Premier League. Asked if this issue would be resolved in time for Sunday's trip to Manchester United, Keegan merely said: "I don't know, I hope so." There was less elaboration about Arthur Cox's sudden departure from the club. On returning to St James' Park in January one of Keegan's first acts was to hire his mentor to a backroom scouting role. Cox, though, is believed to have become disillusioned by the amount of power devolved to Dennis Wise, Newcastle's executive director (football). "Arthur Cox?" said Keegan. "Yeah, he's left the club. That's it." Any explanation? "No. He's left the club." Newcastle's manager does, for the moment, appear to have succeeded in preventing Alan Smith's proposed sale to Everton. While Ashley proved keen to see Smith's £60,000-a-week salary removed from the payroll and David Moyes, Everton's manager, was eager to sign the former Leeds and Manchester United forward, Keegan dug his heels in. With Wise proving an ally and agreeing that Smith should stay, this is one battle the manager might just have won. "Alan Smith is a Newcastle player, no doubt about that," said Keegan, who had late goals from Damien Duff and James Milner to thank for Saturday's victory. While Smith's versatility is important in a shallow squad his Newcastle career has so far lacked guile and goals and Keegan, who hopes for "two more" signings post Coloccini, admitted: "I definitely think there's a lot more to come from Alan. He knows that. "Alan's a player who wants to be successful. He's got a lot of desire. If he didn't have any desire, I'd say 'you're wasting your time'. I've known lots of players turn themselves around, I know Alan will. Alan may not always be the best player on the pitch but no one tries harder." Similarly no one is sure whether Michael Owen will be involved at Old Trafford. The England striker has not played a single pre-season game but should start a full-scale training ground practice match on Thursday. "It'll be Michael himself deciding whether he's fit enough," said Keegan. "Even then we may just decide it's not the right thing to do." Emile Heskey has a thigh injury after limping out of Wigan's 2-0 win against Utrecht in Holland. The England striker lasted just 19 minutes of Wigan's final pre-season warm-up game yesterday before being substituted by Steve Bruce. But the Wigan manager insists that Heskey should be fit to face West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.

Twelve months ago it was the summer of Sam; this year it was meant to be the summer of love. Yet six days before Newcastle United begin their season with a testing visit to Old Trafford, certainty, stability and purpose are yet to be established at St James’ Park. This is a club with boundless potential, but a split personality, with a strong team and a threadbare squad. For those supporters blessed (or cursed) with a buoyant outlook, the signs have rarely been rosier. No man taps into the Geordie psyche with more emotional resonance than Kevin Keegan, who, as a player and manager, twice previously persuaded Newcastle to reach for the stars. He is the ultimate salesman; he could charm insomniacs into dreaming. When Keegan succeeded Sam Allardyce in January, a city exhaled. The optimists point to Mike Ashley and cheer. The owner is a billionaire with enough financial muscle to invest £250 million in the club, erasing a crippling, threatening debt. A man of the people, he sports his replica shirt in the boardroom and talks of having fun and winning trophies, but he will not be held to ransom by mediocre players. Fans have been reengaged, the academy attended to. Yet the pessimists are not lacking material and what, after all, is the public perception of Newcastle’s close season? A failure to secure leading transfer targets such as Luka Modric, Arda Turan and Pablo Aimar. Relentless takeover rumours. Joey Barton’s imprisonment and subsequent release, when attempts to trim wages and impose discipline were blurred and botched. Yes, Keegan is the right manager to reenergise the club, but why is there distance between him and the acquisition department? Does that really play to his strengths? Are Keegan and Dennis Wise, the executive director (football), pulling in the same direction? Who is making the decisions? Why has football’s greatest communicator not been encouraged to deliver a more upbeat message? Injuries are already a concern. For those who tread a middle line, the overall effect is perplexing. Theoretically, Newcastle have never had it so good, but there is little sense of cohesion on Tyneside. In Majorca eight days ago, Keegan spoke with the same boyish enthusiasm that has characterised his professional life, but after Saturday’s 2-1 friendly victory at home to Valencia, the tone was different. It jarred. Could he confirm that Fabricio Coloccini had completed his move from Deportivo La Coruña? “There’s nothing official,” Keegan said. “I can’t tell you anything at the moment, I don’t think. He was here, that’s for sure.” Earlier that afternoon, Ashley had been wearing Newcastle’s new change kit with the Argentina defender’s name on the back. Does it get more official than that? Last week it was confirmed that Arthur Cox, a trusty Keegan lieutenant throughout his coaching career, had left the club. Was it retirement (Cox is 68) or cost-cutting? “He’s left the club,” Keegan said. “That’s it.” Is there any explanation? “No. He’s left the club.” Under Allardyce, Newcastle hoarded staff; now they are shipping them. And what of Alan Smith, who appeared close to joining Everton after Keegan had stated that he did not wish to lose him and was then jeered against Valencia? “Alan Smith is a Newcastle player and that’s it,” Keegan said. “He’s a Newcastle player, no doubt about that. What happens in the future, you’ll be the first to know - you people usually know before we do.” The players are patently enjoying Keegan’s methods, but there are not enough of them. As James Milner, the Newcastle winger, put it: “We’ve got the ability in the squad, it’s about the numbers.” Two more weighty signings and a bit of good news - Michael Owen is scheduled to play in a practice match on Thursday - could transform the mood, but the omens are conflicting. Is there momentum? And in which direction is it propelling the club?

Fear not, Im back No, unfortunately I can confirm she hasnt Do you want me to send them to you ?

Mine would be pretty much the same, but I'd have Jonas on the wing and Milner in the middle.

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"Newcastle is the time to groped another boy of Naples: Crescenzo Liccardo"

For those that missed the posts in the match thread:

RIP.