ToonArmyMIA

havent been on here in ages, but just wanted to post to Steve and say glad to hear about the news

ready for vegas?

Greatest free kick ever

USA TV coverage limited to Aljazeer Sports channel which no fucker carries....

mackems; "we're not obsessed" ....but half of the threads on home page are about NUFC

Whats that saying about "a pound of flesh..."?

Is there a "Demba A" we could sign?

Various groups in the US are having some meetups for upcoming matches and if you're around or close to either Florida or New York, thought I'd mention it Firstly, in Florida we're going to arrange the 1st Sunshine State Toon Army meetup in Fort Lauderdale (most likely for the late ko Spurs game in February). Contact me for further details or on twitter (@toonarmymia) Secondly, in New York they're having their almost-annual East coast mackem derby convention with toon fans coming in from DC, Canada and around for a day of drinking starting most likely around 7-8am (@toonarmynyc). All are welcome.

Lee Cattermole joined twitter....@cattermole_lee some of the tweets already from toon fans are funny

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/photos/101330/the-7-worst-football-statues-youll-hopefully-see-today.html

ESPN just put up "Newcastle, England", but Ian Darke repeatedly called it SJP over here in USA coverage

Minutes silence the more respectful way

My twitter comments about Barton appeared in three national newspapers this morning, Barton got emotional, and started abusing me then had no comeback. That was it. Read his timeline today, you will cringe more than when Keith Chegwin got his willy out on national telly. he's become as bad as the reality TV stars he mocks in that he seem to be clambering for any attention he can get

...maybe the survey was done in Milan?

NUFC fans starting to make up a large % of Premier League fans over here in USA. Fastest growing televised sport right now. However, in my travels, have met around 5 mackems TOTAL in USA

>15% of people in developed countries such as UK and USA suffer from some form of depression (which means more than 1 in 8). Now how many of you know anyone with a depressive disorder? The fact that its seen as weakness and not treated equally as say a condition of another part of the body, explains why many people hide it. Typically, someone with depression will be told to "pull themselves together" etc, which aint gonna happen. Increasing the awareness, understanding and how this can be approached is the key here. The folks that hide it well, but bottle it make up the other statistic that ~15% of folks with severe depression commit suicide. Sadly, a lot of these can be prevented. Football not being the best example of place for revealing mental "weaknesses". Would you sit down and discuss psychological issues with Wayne Rooney or Michael Owen?

http://www1.skysport...y-streets-ahead The gap in quality between Manchester City and Newcastle is 'phenomenal', according to Paul Merson, who watched Roberto Mancini's men earn their 11th victory of the season in some comfort. Both sides went into the match unbeaten but City emerged with the three points after Sergio Aguero's 72nd- minute penalty added to first-half strikes from Mario Balotelli, from the spot, and Micah Richards. It took the league leaders over 40 minutes to break the Magpies down, though, and Merson told Soccer Saturday he was impressed with Newcastle's attacking style of play. "Fair play to Alan Pardew," he said. You've got to look at it and think that's the way they've got to where they are - they got there because of playing that way. The players know that way - 4-4-2; it's not complicated, they all work hard. "I thought they did very well first half. Demba Ba missed an absolute sitter; for me it's a sitter. If he passes it into the far corner they go 1-0 up. It's a very different game then. Man City were just starting to run out of ideas. "But two goals just before the end of the first-half; a stone-wall penalty as [Ryan] Taylor's got his arm out and it does hit him and then [Ryan] Taylor just gets caught with the ball. "It's under his feet and he just couldn't clear it; Richards took it off him and he scored. Newcastle never gave up but it just shows you the gap. "You're talking about a team that is third in the league, hasn't lost a game this season, that just gets beat quite easily and they had a go. The gap is just phenomenal." Mancini opted to start with David Silva on the bench but introduced the Spaniard for Balotelli on 69 minutes and also took the opportunity to substitute Sergio Aguero with 15 minutes remaining. Merson said that the changes indicated that Mancini's toughest task this season - and it's a nice task to have - will be keeping all of the players happy. "That's what this season is going to be about - when to make the right decisions," said Merse. "Sir Alex Ferguson is a past master of it. Very rarely does he get it wrong. "That's going to be Mancini's job. When to rest players, what games to rest them in. In some games you rest players and it doesn't work out. It did work today. "Gareth Barry came on - an international - Silva came on. It's ridiculous really. City have been outstanding this season, with great passing and movement. "But Newcastle can hold their heads up - they've had a great start. I know people will go 'it's their first test'; it isn't their first test, because Newcastle - no disrespect - are not a great team so every game they play is a test, in my opinion."

Driving up Saturday morning. Either going to be drinking around Church Street or going to be down at the pubs in Universal. Either way, we will be going to the stadium for tailgating well before the game. What will you be doing? Might be my age but what is that? Is it like dogging in the UK? if enough is drank then it becomes dogging

Newcastle United USA Tour Limited Edition Away Kit

Accessible outside the US without VPN? good question; i'll ask the orlando city lads when i speak to them this week

So who's going to this game? Anyone up for some pints in Orlando? Game will be streamed live on Orlando City website

One for the American tour: Banned in the USA, Joey's, Banned in the USA (to Born in the USA)

Who's bought tickets and to which games in USA tour? Got ours for the Orlando game

By toonarmymia at 2011-01-20

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