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Not as good as me, but not bad. The majority of fans haven't seen him regularly, but we remember one game in Palermo (that was in european competion btw ), where he made some fantastic saves, and the game against WBA. The omens are good, but we need a long look at him to decide if he's really good enough to transfer.
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The same reason Jade Goody was a celebrity. Newspaper made up bullshit.
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You been on the sauce again? fuck me kidda it wasnt a go at you, I was merely pointing out that when you listen to what he has to say you'll realise it is very doable. Peter, if Moat does get control of the club, does he constitute 'one of us' ? After all, he is a supporter. Or would any fan on the board have to come from NUSC ? Please don't think I'm having a go, as I'm not (although it probably looks like it ).
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EDIT: I see Alex is there as well, and Alex Ferguson at the back with the scarf on.
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Narrr, they're still there. Yeah, I can 'delete' them individually when they're highlighted, but as soon as I click the selection on the address bar they're all still there again!!
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Sunderland's Grant Leadbitter scared into speeding...
snakehips replied to Christmas Tree 's topic in Newcastle Forum
A good one I heard was when stopped by the polis, the bloke said he accelerated as he thought it was his wife. When the polis asked what his wife be doing in a police car, the bloke replied that she had left him some years previously and he was worried the copper was bringing her back. -
Cheers, kidda. youporn and voyeureb will remain.
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Fop, HF, leave it lads, leave it. This thread was just getting interesting. Socialites.
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..all this shite on the address bar ? I'm using Firefox. For example, when I type in 'N', the predictive address opens with Newcastle-online.com, which is nay fuckin' good anymore. And if I click on the arrow I get all manner of addresses which I no longer want. I've been through Tools and Options, but I cannit see where to get rid of this shite. Loads of addresses with nice Jewish stars as well, which are really old and no longer wanted. Well ??
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Why has there not been a 'Shola next?' thread ??
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To a degree, that post does inspire me. I guess I'm just bewildered at the true effectiveness of having 'one of us' at the table. Picture this: Board meeting to hire a new manager. Chairman says, "The names we have are w, x, y and z." Now then, does 'our man in Africa' dispute those names? Does he report back to us? That would just be plain daft. This is where I'm confused about it all. How much does he/she become 'one of them' due to all the confidentiality ?? He/she cannot possibly tell the board to hold on whilst he consults the supporters on every nuance of running the club. The principal of having one of our friends as part of the decision making process sounds, of course, brilliant, but I just have my doubts as to real benefit. However, I guess I will support the calls for this plan to have our fellow fans on the board, and remain hopeful that the true worth will be demonstrated, thus making my Doubting Thomas sentiments unfounded. It's a start. I'll go with that .
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To a degree, that post does inspire me. I guess I'm just bewildered at the true effectiveness of having 'one of us' at the table. Picture this: Board meeting to hire a new manager. Chairman says, "The names we have are w, x, y and z." Now then, does 'our man in Africa' dispute those names? Does he report back to us? That would just be plain daft. This is where I'm confused about it all. How much does he/she become 'one of them' due to all the confidentiality ?? He/she cannot possibly tell the board to hold on whilst he consults the supporters on every nuance of running the club. The principal of having one of our friends as part of the decision making process sounds, of course, brilliant, but I just have my doubts as to real benefit. However, I guess I will support the calls for this plan to have our fellow fans on the board, and remain hopeful that the true worth will be demonstrated, thus making my Doubting Thomas sentiments unfounded.
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How do you know? Do you know Ashley? He might just be spurred into a deal because the national media are telling him to fuck off. The i've just had four pints of Kronnenburg at the pub aggressive post! No offence intended. Crikey, none even noticed. Keep off that lager shite and drink some real beer, man.
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Oh do piss off.
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Not surprising you're misunderstood is it though, when you claim to be on the bones of your arse...but insist on going to vegas for your stag do. If my best man was fucking up organising my stag do such a degree that he could only muster 4 interested people, I'd say he was shit...not your mates who won't get themselves into similar financial straits to cater to your ego....what kind of a friend does that make you asking them to do it anyway? Seems like they have their head screwed on wheras you'll do anything to be able to brag to the other rah rah nurses about your exotic travels...when Amsterdam or Blackpool clearly match your budgetry constraints a bit more. Speaking of which, why in God's name anyone would rather go to Vegas than fucking Amsterdam is just beyond me. Happy's got a point though- if the majority of your friends can't afford a Vegas trip, why the fuck is the best man organizing one? This is why most people have shite weddings. Folks go from blue-collar lives to a spare-no-expense mentality which almost always ends up resulting in white trash looking confused and out of place in expensive suits/ dresses. My cousin and her husband just finished paying off their wedding last summer. They've been married since 1995. 13 years it took them to pay off their dream wedding at Disney World (don't ask). That's just crazy. Fucking Hell. 13 years to pay off a Wedding set in Disneyland? Sorry but Having the minister dressing up as Tweety doesn't come cheap. I dawd I daw a puddy cat.
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Toon bid hopefuls backed by New York firm
snakehips replied to Geordiejihad's topic in Newcastle Forum
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I've never really understood this desire for fans on the board. What could they possibly bring to the table? I'm not saying it's wrong, I just don't understand it. I think a fan elected representative or two should be on the board of every football club, for accountability more than anything. I still don't get it. I just don't think any board of any football club takes a blind bit of notice what the fans think - other than lack of paper in the bogs, or the temperature of the meat pies at half time. And thats where you're missing the most important point. The call for fans representation at board level isnt one where we get a chance to tell them what we think once every six months. Not a case of being able to tell them about the state of the beer or give us a chance to talk about the new yellow strip. Its a seat on the board, its to be there as part of the decision making process, its a chance to say what the fans feel and think and do at every meeting, with every decision, every step of every board meeting would involve the fans. No, you dont have enough power to force things through, after all it would only be one or two voices but at the end of the day, that board would involve fans. If the board never listens to the fans then its the fans not listening to the fans, if things (as now) are permanently being done which frustrate and mystify the fans then they can ask what the hell is going in because they will always have somewhere to go to find out and those people would be obliged by their position to tell it like it is, no bullshit, no ignoring the questions they'd have to tell us fans what was what. Because of that, the football club would not and could not make decisions that it knows are not for the best of the club, yes they can and will at times make wrong decisions but thats life but they couldnt do things that are clearly not in the best interests of the club. This football club would not be in anything like the position it is now if we'd already had fans representation. Yes, we may have been relegated, yes, we may still be losing money hand over fist but we wouldnt have the misinformation, lies and downright incompetence that we have now. If the board were making decisions that the fans representatives werent happy with then they'd make it clear to the rest of the board, more importantly, if they werent listened to then they'd tell the rest of us. No more would the board be able to use ignorance as their excuse, not realising the strength of feeling for a particular decision as at least one of them would be one of us, would be used to sitting on a coach for 6 hours to get to Birmingham. Would know what its like to sit in the pissing rain in January and watch your dreams evaporate as another FA Cup fizzles out before its even started. People who can clearly see that two shades of yellow do not make a winning strip, that refusing to sell your players until the last minute while the rest of football knows how skint you are is not good business sense. More importantly than all that though, never again would this football club be able to treat its fans as pieces of meat that turn up blindly week after week, ignored, laughed at and abused until the next time the club needs something only to then be treat like some clueless idiot who will pay up, shut up and take it on the chin. If that continued to happen then we'd only have ourselves to blame. If you still dont believe that having fans representation makes a difference to how you feel as a fan then ask any fan of any of these teams whether they are happy with what they see coming out of the boardroom. Yes they may not be the most successful clubs in the world but they should all tell you that they are happy their boards are working for the best for the football club. Carlisle, Dumbarton, Brentford, Lincoln (fully owned by the supporters), Bristol City, Halifax, Northampton Town, Dundee, Morton, Exeter, AFC Wimbledon (fully owned by the supporters), Telford, Enfield, Sheffield Wednesday or any of the other 46 clubs that either have representation or are fully owned by the fans. You may not think these are big clubs but so what? they are clubs with a strong history and chances are you'll see that most of the Supporters Trusts and fans representation came about because of a problem the club were having. Many of those that have been bailed out by the fans were once big name clubs. The trouble is that people only look to start this when things go tits up, just as we have done. Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal, Villa, all have strong Supporters Trusts, all are looking to become part of the boardroom and all are sitting there waiting to help the club out when the shit hits the fan. Manchester City did have a strong Supporters Trust which has now been disbanded following the sale of the club, that to me is a bad move, if things go wrong for them then they will need to start again from scratch. No matter how big, how successful or how rich your football club is, Supporters Representation on the board can only be a good thing. As I said, I have no problem with it I just don't understand it. If it actually does have some benefit, then I'd be all for it. I just think that fans will be concentrating on their (often) irrational feelings for their club, and wont always be voicing their opinions based on sound economic realities (not that NUFC has a great history of that, like). Would the fans on the board voice their own feelings or the fans' ? It should be the latter, and, as such, how often would the fans be consulted? However, this would have to result, at times, on the fans on the board going by their 'gut feeling' as there is no way every decision could be a fans consulted one. Aren't minutes of football club meetings private and confidential, meaning the fans on the board not being able to divulge information? If it does have benefits (and there is no one here - or anywhere else - who has anything but the utmost respect for any football club, regardless of their size, than me), then I would be all for it - and I would support it fully. I just need convincing. If it does come to happen at NUFC and is a success I would be the first to thank everyone connected for making it happen; as I said, I'm not against it, I just don't get it.
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Like the white text! She's got Rick Parfitt hair, man. I always imagine her in her toon top - and nothing else.
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I've never really understood this desire for fans on the board. What could they possibly bring to the table? I'm not saying it's wrong, I just don't understand it. I think a fan elected representative or two should be on the board of every football club, for accountability more than anything. I still don't get it. I just don't think any board of any football club takes a blind bit of notice what the fans think - other than lack of paper in the bogs, or the temperature of the meat pies at half time.
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How do you know? Do you know Ashley? He might just be spurred into a deal because the national media are telling him to fuck off. You could well be right. My impression of Ashley is that he likes £££££££££££, and wont be deflected by anyone or anything. EDIT: and yes I do know Ashley. I've not told anyone on here, but he was at my daughter's Bat Mitzvah.
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Aye aye. Thanks.
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Are Sunderland home or away for the first game ?
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Are the Premier League doing anything before their games?
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I've never really understood this desire for fans on the board. What could they possibly bring to the table? I'm not saying it's wrong, I just don't understand it.
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That's where he will never win. A few mistakes and some of the crowd will be straight on to him "Useless cunt. Should've kept Harper in" etc etc.