Jimbo

I listened to Mark Kermode's review of it today, he thinks its possibly the most shockingly bad film ever commited to celuloid. Yes but he is a cunttyfuckwit Thats a very good point.

That high-pitched West Brom fan who phones Talksport and is permanently wanking over Koumas is going to have a field day tomorrow... I know the bloke you mean.

Milan win the CL, Juve are back in Serie A, who says cheats never prosper? And Meelan picking up the Champions League. He did mention that You can see how he would miss it.

Milan win the CL, Juve are back in Serie A, who says cheats never prosper? And Meelan picking up the Champions League.

1, I've only just got up 2, I've run out of coffee 3, I need my Cafine fix 4, Looking forward to the play-off final 5, Got a nightshift tonight.

I hope he does lose his international place, that'll mean we don't lose him in January for the African Nations cup

I listened to Mark Kermode's review of it today, he thinks its possibly the most shockingly bad film ever commited to celuloid.

My head hurts.

It's about time we faced the reality that Owen isn't going to be here next season, and Liverpool will be his most likely destination, so why not horsetrade.

Sam Allardyce, the Newcastle United manager, is weighing up an audacious £10 million move for Peter Crouch, the Liverpool forward. Twice thwarted in his attempts to sign Crouch while in charge at Bolton Wanderers, Allardyce is hoping to strike it third time lucky this summer, although any deal would be dependent on a number of factors. Rafael BenÍtez is willing to sell Crouch, but the Liverpool manager will first want to satisfy himself that a suitable replacement can be found, especially with Craig Bellamy nearing the exit door, Robbie Fowler released and the pursuit of one world-class striker proving difficult enough. BenÍtez has struck a deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Andriy Voronin, the Ukraine forward, but Samuel Eto’o, the Barcelona striker, and Carlos Tévez, of West Ham United, are looking increasingly ambitious targets, while the manager is understood to have reservations about whether Darren Bent is worth the £15 million fee Charlton Athletic could command. With Liverpool demanding £12 million for Bellamy, who is being courted by Aston Villa, West Ham and Blackburn Rovers, BenÍtez would probably want at least that much for Crouch, although Allardyce wants first to establish whether Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins wish to stay at St James’ Park. Owen is attracting interest from Liverpool and Manchester United, so in theory a swap deal involving Crouch would make sense, but the situation is thought to be more complicated than that, especially because Newcastle supporters would probably be lukewarm to the idea. Crouch was also wanted by Glenn Roeder, Allardyce’s predecessor. Whatever the decisions of Owen or Martins, they will not prevent Allardyce from pressing ahead with his plans to sign Mark Viduka, who is a free agent after his contract with Middlesbrough expired.

Just won the World Club Championship as Valencia, never won that before.

I'm taking this "one year" crap with a pinch of salt, we have not had any credible direct quotes from Mike Ashley backing up this claim.

Try changing your power saving settings in Control Panel so nothing turns off, see if that makes a difference.

Well for starters I wouldn't spend £27M of it on Albert Luque and Michael Owen. I'd spend it on the gift of hindsight.

Don't let the NO's hear you jimbo, they'll cut your balls off. Gonna cut and paste your post over there Feel free dude, the fact it will be frowned upon over there, validates my opinion.

I enjoyed it, although, as I've said from that start, I'm convinced they are making it up as they go along, I think over all, this series has been poor, it's picked up again in the second half, but nowhere near as good as the first or second series, I'll still watch it.

Shuts down ? or just turn straight off ??

Sam Allardyce will have just one season to prove he is the man to realise Mike Ashley's £400 million dream of turning Newcastle into a world footballing superpower. That is the figure that Ashley has earmarked for his United revolution as he expects to convince chairman Freddy Shepherd to sell his stake in the club when they meet this week. In anticipation of pushing through a takeover worth £133 million, Ashley - through his PR advisors - has assured the newly-appointed Allardyce that his job is safe. But other sources close to the publicity-shy billionaire (right) last night revealed that he is yet to be convinced that Allardyce can establish Newcastle as one of the biggest clubs on the planet. The Sunday Sun has been told of the big-money, five-year path to greatness which Ashley has mapped out for the Magpies. The sports retail tycoon has budgeted an incredible £270 MILLION for winning the Premiership within three years and challenging for the Champions League within five years. And although Allardyce will be given £45 million to spend this summer, he will be expected to push for Champions League qualification next season . . . Or Ashley is prepared to follow Roman Abramovich's lead by parting company with Allardyce - as Chelsea's sugar-daddy did with Claudio Ranieri - after one season. "Mike has huge respect for what Sam Allardyce achieved with limited resources at Bolton, but I can't stress enough just how big he hopes - and expects - Newcastle to become," a source told the Sunday Sun. "Is Allardyce capable of taking the club not just up to the next level but into a whole different ballpark? That's yet to be seen. "Of course, Allardyce will have the chance to prove himself. But he won't be allowed to hang around doing it. Mike wants big progress, fast." Meanwhile, Shepherd - still in hospital yesterday recovering from pneumonia and a collapsed lung - is widely thought to be ready to accept the offer of 100p per share which persuaded the Halls to sell Ashley their 41.6 per cent share of United. But the Sunday Sun has learned just how easily the Newcastle chairman could launch a rival bid for the club. With his current 29.8 per cent stake, Shepherd is already within touching distance of the 30 per cent threshold which would oblige him to make an offer to buy all other shares. And I understand he can count on being able to purchase low-key ally Len Hatton's 3.88 per cent stake at any time. If Shepherd then approached United's institutional investors - who own around 22 per cent of the club - with an offer in excess of 100p per share, he would almost boost his holding to well over 50 per cent and leave Ashley himself with little choice but to sell up. However, the timing of Ashley's purchase of the Hall family's 41.6 per cent stake - coinciding with a health scare serious enough to have left those around Shepherd badly shaken - has left the chairman seemingly poorly equipped to resist the newcomer's assault.

Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop has insisted that David Beckham will not return to a European club on loan later this year. Beckham has been in fine form for Real Madrid over the last few months and earned a recall to the England squad on Saturday when Steve McClaren named his squad for the upcoming games against Brazil and Estonia. He will move to America this summer but reports have suggested he could return to the Premiership in November following the conclusion of the Major League Soccer season. The likes of Everton, Tottenham and Blackburn have been linked with a move for the midfielder, while Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has already expressed a definite interest. "If it is possible to get David Beckham back to St James' Park, we would really go for it," Allardyce said in The People. "I would love to have him on board." However, Yallop has ruled out such a move, maintaining that Beckham has come to Los Angeles for a fresh challenge and will not be leaving in November. Yallop told Sky Sports News: "He won't be going on loan anywhere. He'll be taking a break at that point and getting ready for our pre-season. "He's shown that he's a world class player, he doesn't need to go back and go on loan anywhere." Beckham, who has so far made 94 appearances for England, appears to have been brought back as a stop-gap measure for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia. However, Yallop believes Beckham will produce a starring performance and make it difficult for McClaren to drop him again. "I think that David is going to have such an impact when he joins the squad again that I think it will be difficult to leave him out to be honest," he explained. "We realise that David wants to get to the 100-cap plateau and we will never stop him doing that."

If he signs for us I'll eat my arse.

TRANSFER RUMOURS David Beckham, who is leaving Real Madrid for LA Galaxy this summer, could play for Newcastle on loan next season, joining the Magpies in January after the end of the Major League Soccer season. (The People) Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs is wanted by Tottenham manager Martin Jol to inject some experience into his side. (Sunday Mirror) Liverpool have tabled a £5m bid for Portsmouth midfielder Matthew Taylor but face competition from Tottenham, Fulham and Aston Villa. (Sunday Mirror) Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o would love to play for Liverpool, not least because of their "fantastic fans". (Sunday Mirror) Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez wants West Ham striker Carlos Tevez and is willing to offload forward Craig Bellamy to raise part of the likely £25m asking price. (The People) Peterborough are set to sign the first player to have clinched a hat-trick at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium - Gunners teenager Jay Simpson, who scored the goals in the FA Youth Cup. (The People) Crystal Palace striker Dougie Freedman is wanted by Carlisle. (The People) OTHER GOSSIP Liverpool's Jermaine Pennant was devastated to find that Real Madrid's David Beckham, Tottenham's Aaron Lennon and Blackburn's David Bentley were given the chance to play on the right wing for England by being included in the squad for the matches against Brazil and Estonia. (The People) Parma coach Claudio Ranieri has accepted the Manchester City managerial job. (The People) Liverpool's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have held emergency talks with Rafael Benitez after the manager expressed concern over the direction the club was taking. (Sunday Mirror) Yeovil's Paul Terry, brother of Chelsea's John, has praised the Blues for helping him recover from an injury that had threatened to rule him out of today's League One Play-off final against Blackpool. (Sunday Mirror) Manager Sam Allardyce will be given only one season to prove he can bring back the good times to the Magpies, with a European place the target. (Sunday Mirror) Brazil defender Alex will aim to show that he is been worth the three-year wait by Chelsea. The Blues defender has spent the time on loan while acquiring a work permit. (Sunday Mirror) Back to top AND FINALLY Stephen Bywater could be entrusted with a £60m penalty as the Derby keeper is likely to be the club's fifth penalty-taker - if spot-kicks are needed in Monday's Championship Play-off final against West Brom. (Sunday Mirror) Former Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell will win Michael Ballack's Chelsea starting slot and then become a Chelsea legend, according to former Royals team-mate James Harper. (Sunday Mirror) Sky Sports' Vinny O'Connor was embarrassed on Thursday during a live link-up with Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. O'Connor's mobile phone rang and played the Z Cars theme - Everton's tune as they run on to the pitch. (The People)

Alice In Chains - Would?

According to today's News of the World Mike Ashley has a 5 year plan to turn Newcastle United into a global brand to rival Manchester United. £100m transfer kitty for Allardyce Increased capacity of SJP tp 60,000 Hotel, Casino and expanded corporate facilitys World wide Newcastle footballing academy's All sounds good, but surely before a club can rival the likes of ManUre it needs success on the pitch, and to do that would £100m be enough ??