Jimbo

Go to bed.

Sam Allardyce’s Newcastle future will be thrown into doubt once again in the new year amid a £200millon takeover battle for the club. A mystery Singapore consortium is on the verge of launching a megabucks bid to buy out Newcastle’s current owner Mike Ashley. And if the deal goes ahead, manager Allardyce will be facing another uncertain time under his third set of owners since arriving at St James’ Park. Though Ashley insists he has no plans to sell the Premier League strugglers just six months after buying it for £170m, the signs are he is ready to listen to serious offers. And, after such a torrid start to his reign in the north east, the loaded retail sports magnate, worth £1.9billion, may well find the interest from Singapore too tempting. Our source said: “The talk is that £200m would be enough to buy Newcastle – and it could happen early in 2008.” If he cuts the deal, Ashley will walk away having banked a whopping £30m from his investment – or £100,000 for each day in charge. Nice work if you can get it – but the news from the Far East is a major blow for Allardyce, coming so soon after the Geordies’ draw with Arsenal and yesterday’s 2-1 win over Birmingham earned him crucial breathing space. That point against the league leaders resulted in chairman Ashley issuing his manager with a third vote of confidence in as many weeks. But, tellingly, he refused to give Allardyce any long-term security – admitting only that his position was not under ‘immediate’ threat.

What a fucking con ! Just went to set the SKY+ to record the 9am repeat and it wont let me because I've already watched it ! Thats the last time I pay for a fight with SKY, wankers.

agreed, I think it was the one thing he did get right.

Sad thing is it looks like a blot on his career, but come on, this was a brave fight! Fuckem. Its not a blot, he lost to an all-time great, and there are plenty of great fighters that got beaten, its no disgrace.

You will have been disapointed with the historical gaffs in that show then, that said, I enjoyed it.

Got that one wrong didn't I ! Thought the referee was appalling, he stopped the fight far too often when Hatton got close, was always on Hattons back, but that aside, Hatton didn't go to the body enough, he might have slowed Mayweather down later on if he'd gone to body, but he did himself justice against one of the best fighters the world has ever seen, he may be a horrible, arrogant cocky prick but he is one of the best boxers to lace on a pair of gloves in my opinion.

I'll stay out, you sound punch drunk already

I know what you mean, now that fight was a surprise !

You're right, its not him, I just think he's really steamed up for this fight like no other.

I know what you mean, there's something about I can't put my finger on.

Chuffed as fuck with the result but we are clutching at straws to find positives from that performance, when will the penny drop with Allardyce that N'Zogbia should play on the left wing and Milner on the right ? and that Geremi is fucking shite and when will he realise that Mark Viduka has the work ethic of a McDonlads trainee with M.E.

Fuck me, how impressive was Amir Khan !!!! A thoroughly decent opponent tonight too, I don't think Khan missed a shot !

didn't sound like the greatest performance but some of that might have been due to the weather conditions but at the moment I'll happily take the result, the next 2 matches are key to our season.

Beye !

GOAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1-1

4-2-4 ??

for fuck sake

Team unchanged from Wednesday.

Sounds like he's made for us.

Although I think Hatton's got a good chance, I think far too many people are predicting him to win, without ever have seeing Mayweather fight before, Mayweather is a fantastic boxer and up there with some of the best ever.

Between 4 and 5 am

Want to risk losing your feed just as the knock out punch is delievered ? or when the result is announced ? Nah, I'll coughing up for it.