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Someone should print off all the old stories where Oliver has slagged off Allardyce in the past and send them him if he takes over. See how far his arse licking gets him them. Aye I was thinking that actually, there's loads of times he's had a proper go at Allardyce. Would certainly stop the weasel in his tracks trying to sidle up to Fat Sam. He's clearly shitting himself that he'll be out of the loop.

What you need is a deluxe office commode !!

They deserve eachother.

Good, they can both cock off.

Me too

AWOL - Martins goes missing May 14 2007 By Alan Oliver, The Evening Chronicle Newcastle United's £10m man Obafemi Martins walked out on the club yesterday, putting his future at St James' Park in doubt. And to add to United's misery, caretaker manager Nigel Pearson was forced to remove French midfielder Charles N'Zogbia from the subs' bench for the game at Watford during the pre-match team meeting in their Hertfordshire hotel. Now United will be even more determined to push through the appointment of Sam Allardyce because it will take a manager of his standing to sort out the mess at St James' Park. United flew back to Tyneside last night after their 1-1 draw with Watford without Martins. But N'Zogbia travelled back with the team group and at least had the good grace to look sheepish after his tantrum. A United source told me today: "When the team reported on Saturday for training, Oba Martins declared himself unfit, even though the medical people could find nothing wrong with him. "He did not want to travel, but Nigel Pearson and Lee Clark, who were in charge of the team, told him he had to get on the plane and that he would have to undergo a fitness test at Watford yesterday morning. "On Sunday morning he did not have a fitness test but declared himself unfit. He said that he had no intention of going to Vicarage Road, even though he was ordered to by the coaches as he was still a member of the squad and everyone should stick together. "As a result, Martins did not go to Vicarage Road. He did not fly back with the team and at this moment in time nobody knows where he is." While all this was going on with Martins, N'Zogbia was infuriating senior members of the United team with his behaviour. The source added: "In the team meeting, while Nigel Pearson and Lee Clark were going over tactics, N'Zogbia was texting on his mobile phone. "Some of the senior palyers were furious, and as a result N'Zogbia was removed from the substitutes' bench." In my view, N'Zogbia has contributed very little to United this season, and Glenn Roeder substituted him at half-time in the recent defeat at Portsmouth because of his attitude. Martins has scored 17 goals in his first season for United, some of them truly fantastic, but in the nine games since the UEFA Cup defeat by AZ Alkmaar in Holland, he has only managed one. In the first leg at St James' Park he scored twice and had a blinder, but he refused to go to the sponsors' lounge and accept his man of the match trophy. As a result, United have now implemented a rule that any player not meeting the sponsors - who pour millions of pounds into the club - will be fined a fortnight's wages. Despite having some truly great professionals at the club like Shay Given, Steve Harper, Nicky Butt and youngsters Steven Taylor, James Milner and Peter Ramage, there is no doubt that morale and discipline has been lacking from some players in the latter part of the season. Earlier in the season, Nobby Solano and Albert Luque had been ordered by Roeder to board the team bus going to Middlesbrough after they found out they were not in the manager's starting line-up. In addition, Craig Moore has been conspicuous by his absence lately because United felt he was spending too much time in Glasgow. And what about Kieron Dyer? His lack of celebration when he scored yesterday gave fans I have spoken to the impression that he could be on his way out of St James' Park in the summer. And, in my opinion, so too will Michael Owen. On the N'Zogbia situation, caretaker manager Nigel Pearson said: "He was on the bench originally, but I changed it. Charles did not really want to be there (on the bench). "I have no idea whether he stayed at the ground to watch the game. "You can make your own judgements about it, but it is very important that everyone associated with the club acts in a professional manner. "Will there be disciplinary action taken? That is something for the coming week."

I downloaded it too, not used it yet though, I might install it on the kids PC if I get bored.

Yes, he did exactly the same thing

wash your mouth out with soap !

Breaking news on SSN

Some of the UK's best-selling chocolate bars, such as Mars and Twix, will no longer be suitable for vegetarians. Also affecting brands such as Snickers and Maltesers, owner Masterfoods said it had started to use animal product rennet to make its chocolate products. Masterfoods said the change was due to it switching the sourcing of its ingredients and the admission was a "principled decision" on its part. The Vegetarian Society said the company's move was "incomprehensible". 'Extremely disappointed' Masterfoods said it had started using rennet from 1 May and non-affected products had a "best before date" up to 1 October. Rennet, a chemical sourced from calves' stomachs, is used in the production of whey. It will now also be found in Bounty, Minstrels and Milky Way products, and the ice cream versions of all Masterfoods' bars. "If the customer is an extremely strict vegetarian, then we are sorry the products are no longer suitable, but a less strict vegetarian should enjoy our chocolate," said Paul Goalby, corporate affairs manager for Masterfoods. The Vegetarian Society said it was "extremely disappointed". "At a time when more and more consumers are concerned about the provenance of their food, Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step," it said in a statement. "Mars products are very popular with young people and many will be shocked to discover that their manufacture now relies on the extraction of rennet from the stomach lining of young calves," it added.

SSN just quoted the back page of the chronicle saying that N'Zogbia was texting on his mobile during the team talk and was removed from his position on the bench, but flew back with the squad, but they seem to be making more of Martins pulling a Bellamy.

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There was something on the radio about him declaring himself injured then refusing to go on the subs bench when asked. Not seen anything else about it though. from .com: Missing men: A right pair "He was originally on the bench but he didn't really want to be there. "I've no idea whether he stayed at the ground to watch the game. Will there be disciplinary action? That's something for next week. "You can make your own judgements about it but it is very important that everyone associated with the club acts in a professional manner." The comments of caretaker manager Nigel Pearson when quizzed post-match about the whereabouts of Charles N'Zogbia. Meanwhile it's reported that Obafemi Martins declared himself unfit to travel (with a knee problem) when he learnt that Pearson also intended to name him on the bench.

"Pacific" when used mistakenly instead of "Specific" Boils my piss.

Wooo Tribalfootball.com might as well have quoted the Beano.

Hopefully "time being" is about 3 days.

Sam Allardyce’s appointment at Newcastle United will be confirmed at a specially convened board meeting today, but as well as hiring a new manager, the club are eager to bring structure to a traditionally febrile organisation. Allardyce is set to return to Bolton Wanderers, his former employers, in an attempt to bring key members of his erstwhile coaching set-up to Tyneside. Bolton have acted to secure the future of Mike Forde by offering their innovative performance director an improved contract and the newly created position of general manager, but Allardyce is determine to move for the man he took to the Reebok Stadium eight years ago. During that time, Forde has kept Bolton at the forefront of technological developments by studying the working methods of other sports. Visits to NBA and NFL franchises in the United States and talks with experts in tennis and rugby – as well as exchanging ideas with Saatchi and Saatchi, the leading advertising agency, in New York – were regarded as pivotal to Bolton’s ability to punch above their weight in the Barclays Premiership. In total, Allardyce worked with 21 members of staff at Bolton, of whom he also wishes to sign Mark Taylor, the head of sports science and medicine. Nigel Pearson, Lee Clark and Terry McDermott, Newcastle’s present coaching team, are likely to remain in their posts for the time being. “Building the infrastructure was always the most important thing,” Allardyce said yesterday of his spell at Bolton. “It has taught me that, wherever I go, it becomes the essential thing to do, to organise a group who are qualified in what they do, give them the responsibility to do it with me overseeing it, then delivering it to the players in order to make them better and enjoy playing football more than they have anywhere else.” It is a quality Newcastle – with their history of figurehead managers and high-profile players – have lacked; stability, as well as success, is craved. It was something Glenn Roeder, the former manager, always recognised, but it can be argued that he did not possess the charisma to enthuse his underachieving squad. Allardyce should not suffer the same disadvantage, although some Newcastle supporters may view his hopes of signing the trouble-prone Joey Barton from Manchester City with dismay. Indiscipline has long been an issue on Tyneside and Barton’s reputation precedes him. Whatever else, Allardyce’s four-year contract, worth about £3 million a season, will come with high expectations and, according to reports, a £20 million transfer kitty. “The first job for the new manager is to get Newcastle back into the top six in the Premiership and to make sure that the club is playing regularly in Europe,” Freddy Shepherd, the chairman, said. “Where we are in the Premier League this season [13th] simply isn’t acceptable to either me or the fans. This managerial change is about re-establishing Newcastle United as a formidable power both in the Premiership and Europe. Sam Allardyce knows that a club with Newcastle’s support, resources and wage bill must be challenging at the top end of the table.”

Quite a while yet tbh. Let us know when it happens. As I have had a key role in Greg's inability to knock one out, I have taken the selfless and generous decision to provide proxy-wanking, a locum if you will, I have been redoubling my output in honour of Greg's condition. Get well soon mate, please !

It'd be very difficult to get a better keeper to act as backup knowing that Given will most likely be No.1 for the forseeable future. Tim Krul.

Upset ? he picked him to start from the bench, if that is unacceptable he can fuck off.

He's the 3rd French player we're had that's acted just like that. 3 ? Goma Dumas Domi Bernard Distin Ginola

Sidwell's Reading exit confirmed Reading boss Steve Coppell has revealed midfielder Steve Sidwell has officially left the club, but refused to say which side he has agreed to join. Sidwell, who has been strongly linked with Chelsea, is out of contract at the Madejski Stadium having spent over four years with the Royals. And the 24-year-old will now leave the club after rejecting an improved deal. "Steve has gone. I know exactly where he has gone to but I am not allowed to say," said Coppell. Newcastle and Everton have also been linked with the combative midfielder, but it is thought Chelsea now lead the race for his signature amid rumours he has undergone a medical at Stamford Bridge. Speaking after Chelsea's final-day draw with Everton, Blues boss Jose Mourinho refused to comment on Sidwell's future, saying: "I don't think it is the time to talk about it. "It is obvious that we need a couple of players, two or three players. That is the nature of a team like us which is trying to improve. "We need a central defender, a midfield player to make the group stronger, especially a group that will lose Jon Obi Mikel and Michael Essien at the same time for the African Cup, and we need a striker."