DannyBoyFromOz

Get him in, if Wiki says so it must be true Wikipedia:

Sources are now reporting MJ didn't actually visit the cardio ward after he had a heart attack, but actually visited the childrens ward and had a stroke...

how much of that fee is due to him being english?

Is it true England are in the same football federation as Azerbaijan?

Can't recall when or why I started supporting the club, but have done so for as long as I can remember. Can also say I never ever regret the decision, especially when you see glory supporters all over the place, and in Australia they are seriously all over the place, the majority being either Man U or Liverpool, with the exception of a few Leeds following Kewell and Viduka's stints. Make's you feel proud to support a club which is not based on continuous success and trophies (although that would be an added bonus)

Talking to a Leeds fan today and he doesn't rate him too highly. Spoke better of Delph and very highly of someone called Snodgrass. Couple of Leeds fans I know rate him highly and are very pissed that he's rejected a new contract. Surely cant be worse than Stroller I hope that isn't going to be the extent of our transfer policy... Cant really say that our recent one has worked either

Talking to a Leeds fan today and he doesn't rate him too highly. Spoke better of Delph and very highly of someone called Snodgrass. Couple of Leeds fans I know rate him highly and are very pissed that he's rejected a new contract. Surely cant be worse than Stroller

your hours up

You mean the Wife, don't you? Housemate, close enough

People who sit through a movie or television program and constantly ask pointless questions relating to the movie/television program, even though you've seen just as much as they have. People who cannot maintain a constant speed on an open highway

He is ok but not very good. He hasn't set the world alight has he? Youngsters need to be given a chance and what better place than the Championship. the reserves

Going to go to bed and hope that when I wake up its Sunday again and this was all a bad dream

Storm into his room NOW and knock him spark out. Pre-emptive action is what's needed here. Quite tempting actually... Wait till he's asleep then set fire to the cunt Can't decide whether that will leave more or less evidence

Storm into his room NOW and knock him spark out. Pre-emptive action is what's needed here. Quite tempting actually...

my housemate is a mackem...not emerging from my room tomorrow morning until i know he's gone to work and theres nothing left in this bottle of scotch

I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save Newcastle, Superman

Went in 2007 when I was in the toon. I think it was day after match day. Well worth the visit. Probably also makes the experience better if you have a good guide. Guy we had looked about 60-70 odd and had been going to games since he was a child, very passionate.

Just seen this thread. I live quite close to where the large red dot is up near Albury. These are the third fires which have threatened the area in recent times, the past two being in 06 and 03, but these ones are the ones that have done the most damage. Luckily at the moment most of them seem to be under some sort of control. The scary thing is that with weather patterns continuing as they are, they reckon these things are going to occur more regularly.

Gallas

This

Would having Faye still in the squad have had any positive effect on our defensive performance so far?

Probably a source just as reliable as the others

Danny, Don't take this the wrong way, I'm not knocking you personally but how would you have felt if you were a local Geordie who put a lot of effort into following the team and you couldn't get a ticket for the game against Spurs last season but yet a first time visitor from Oz was in the ground. Yes, I know it's only one ticket and I don't know the situation at Newcastle and how easy it is to get tickets but believe me at a club like Man Utd it's a hundred times worse. If you're a Man Utd supporter who makes every effort to attend every game, you apply for every single ticket in the ballot. Come the Liverpool game you miss out on a ticket so it's down to the black market. After trying to get the best price, 5 minutes before kick off you shell out your £300 to a tout and get into the ground only to be sitting next to a family of 5 from Kent making their first trip to Old Trafford for young Tristram's birthday present. That is (or was during my time) the reality for a lot of Man Utd supporters. It's galling and you're not going to welcome these people with open arms. I can remember going to Chelsea away in my last year following Man Utd, it was a big game and tickets in the away section were like gold dust and a lot of regular away supporters missed out. When we got in the ground a whole row of our section had been allocated to a group of Japanese 'fans' on an organised trip to see their first ever game. Of course it's not their fault it's the club's for giving them tickets in the first place. As I said at the beginning, this isn't to knock you in any way but to try to explain why there is so much animosity to CASUAL OOT supporters at some clubs. I do understand and its not taken personally. I don't know the ticketing system that well either, except that we booked them a couple of months earlier. I understand where you're coming from but should I be denied a seat after coming from thousands of miles away, in a possible once in a lifetime situation because a local who can go most weeks has left it to the last minute? Out of curiosity Does Man U have a season ticket situation like NUFC? Like I said, I fully understand what you're saying, but at the same time I hope you can see where I am coming from.

Im in a similar situation to OzToonFan. Being Australian I could've chosen any team to support I wanted to, Dad's a West Ham supporter has been since the 60s, no idea why I initially chose to support Newcastle but have done since a very young age. Like OTF i've got quite a lot of toon paraphernalia, and I finally got to SJP for our win against Spurs last year which was a lifeling dream. I don't know what the harm is in out-of-towners supporting the club just because we can't look out our window in the morning and see Grey's Monument. Footballs not been a very popular sport in Australia except for the migrant population (which the country is basically built from) and a few skips. You can tell who generally has no clue about football here because they either support Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal or the Scousers, and they probably couldnt tell you half the players in the squad. None of them however are as bad as anyone you see getting around in a LA Galaxy shirt with Beckham on the back What were your impressions of the ground, city, fans and game Danny? It would've been well dark at that time of the year. Absolutely loved it, thought the ground was fantastic, did the tourist thing and took the tour I think it was the next day and was impressed. Was still during the time of Fat Sam so they were still trying to spruik all the changes he'd been making whilst there, guide was a top bloke thought, had a yarn to him after the tour and you could tell his heart was really in the club. Can only really compare SJP to the stadiums ive been to here, the MCG in Melbourne seats about 100,000 and thats for cricket and Australian Rules, been to a few Australia intenrnationals there and theyve been pretty loud, and the other stadium seats about 55,000 and the local football (soccer) team plays there, been to both which have been near capacity but can't compare either with the atmosphere at SJP. We were in the Leazes End lvl 7 irc. Also been to Allianz Arean in Munich for a Bayern game but as good as that was i still think SJP beat it for atmosphere. It's a memory which will stick with me forever and i can't wait to get back again, which being a student might be a few years yet. Newcastle itself I really liked as well, stayed at a backpackers on Grainger St which was convenient, dunno what it was about the city but just really enjoyed my time there, albeit it short. Probably being able to see everything you read about or see in pictures like the Tyne and Millenium Bridges, Eldon Square and SJP itself. Loved that SJP was so close to the city centre too.