maggiespaws

Due to Guitar Hero III I have rediscovered Pearl Jam. Listening to Ten now. Forgotten how good they were. Currently: PJ - Even Flow. Alive next

If only HMRC used that excuse shouldn't laugh really......

Waiting for it to be delivered. Play say it dispatched 3 days ago. Parcelforce say they have no record. Apparently it might be because PF tracking system is not up to date (happens a lot). Wor kid has bought it this afternoon and says it's mint It better have been delivered to next door

The FA wanted him though. So it's not as though McLaren would have needed to do all the bargaining. Agreeing a notice period for a job is a necessary requirement. The FA would need to protect themselves also, to stop McLaren buggering off and leaving them in the lurch. I know that given the results, it would be unlikely, but in reality, all the FA have done is to agree a 12month notice period for the Manager of their 'company'.

As he was leaving the boro job (which will have had in it contractual obligations) it is understandable there will have been some kind of agreement in the new job. After all, a person is unlikely to leave a job for another with poorer conditions (there are exceptional circumstances I know, but it's unlikely). Therefore, the clause is of no surprise. However, the FA were clearly burned by Sven so the tie in is much shorter. It is not unusual for Directors of large companies to be on 6 or 12months notice. If a company sacks a Director, they are entitled to the 6/12mths compensation unless the sacking is for a breach of contract.

Watching the match in a pub outside Manchester, with a mate who's a scouser, who lived in Newcastle for 8 years and I was born in Newcastle too. Still with me? Strangely looking forward to this one. I think it's because my mate tends to watch and support the toon matches with me so I'm quite looking forward to the banter I reckon. As for the thoughts on Everton and Liverpool - I agree. I worked with an Evertonian for 9 months and had had friends who where toffees before this. I was reasonably apathetic before meeting this guy but now I loathe them. I reckon 9 months in Strangeways for doing something bad would pale into insignificance compared to what I endured before the bastid handed his notice in. Apart from the fact he was 27 and still lived with his Mam (his dad still made his packed lunch and his mam still ironed his clothes because he couldn't), he never shut up about how great Everton were, how they we so much bigger and better than Liverpool and how we kept stealing Moyes' transfer targets. On topic though, I wonder if an insider to the club is involved?

QFT I dont even think Ashleys made a tit of himself tbh, he was seen out and about in the clubs thats all. Its not like hes been burning 50's in front of bar staff or getting into fights. Im with the majority here though its Mort thats done the best job, quietly getting on with things and not getting involved in stupid statements. Allardyce well based on so far hes been a disappointment with some decisions, happy to give him time though and see long term. QFT I think we'd do well to remember it too - (J69's comment in particular). For me, Mort runs the club and he's the sensible one. If our billionaire owner likes to spend some time with the fans then fine. He's not done anything embarrassing (something FFS or worse - Douglas Hall could do almost on command) and to be honest, if I'd just spunked the think end of 200mil on a new venture I'd want to get something out of it too. Perhaps this is his way of letting off some steam from his core business. It's not like he's running the club - Mort has stated that. Mort is a class act. He and Ashley want to run the club like a business - something we and many other football clubs have been missing. For the record, I think SA will come good. I think we're more in danger of fans getting sucked into the relentless media wagon and let's be honest - some people are easily led. We don't need any help shooting ourselves in the foot either.

I really wish the media would just fuck off. It's beyond a joke now. No source, no quote, no truth (other than the fact the SA was appointed by FFS and Ashley owns the club) and no substance to this whatsoever. Yet another non-story to fill the column inches. It is Sunday after all and they have more inches to fill.

I almost forgot, just bought this 12MP beast. Bought an 8GB SDHC card for it too It took the picture I posted of us all in our shirts. I've just bought one of those portable photo printers too. It's an HP but I cant remember the model. Canny though. I recommend getting heavy stock paper to get the best results like.

Without wanting to turn this into another Rancid Turd thread, I feel your pain brother. I must have done something wrong to the little bugger recently (perhaps it's making him wear the toon shirt) because I swear he's getting me back for something. Today he torn one off on my hand and when I moved it away it was damp. A quick look at his arse showed the shite stain making it's way through the babygro. Not good. In fact it must have come out of his arse at just the right trajectory to make it through a gap in the seal between leg and nappy and in no small way either. This is on top of the fact he's pissed on me twice in two days. Balls to working from home - I'm going into the office tomorrow

Got home and played it properly tonight. Superb whammy madness gonna get some Dimarzios to stick on it next Yeah, they'll fatten up the sound a fair bit. I found Ibanez to be a bit like a Gretsch in that they were both very tinny sounding (more so the Gretsch). The Ibanez' seem to have a bit more attack to them and the Dimarzio's will add a bit more grunt. Are you replacing them all or just the bridge pickup? Dual Coil bridge pickup and keep the neck as it is? Edit: All this talk of Whammy madness and I've had to put Surfing with the Alien on - a live version at that. Satch sure knows how to bend a harmonic

Yeah, I know what you mean. That's why I went for the pyjamas for a 3-6mth old. The little mite's only 3wks 2days old so it gave him a bit of time in it. Pyjamas are a bit cheaper than the real thing too He'll be wearing it this Saturday too when I nip to the pub to watch it with my Scouse mate. He'll be out with his Mum like, not at the pub with me; before some smart arse points that out All in all though, (Mastercard stylee) £15 for the pj's, £5 postage (robbing gets) £2 for the number. Watching the derby with your son in your colours = priceless How your little 'un JawD sleeping yet?

New guitar - always good Not one I would have pitched you for Thom. Do you have specific things in mind for this one or are you just trying something new?

As a Newcastle fan born and bred in Newcastle I have few options for my son. Other than raising him an NUFC fan, my only other real options are Stockport County (part of Mrs Paws family are County fans), the Blue half of Manchester (the rest of Mrs Paws side are blues) or heaven forbid I should bring him into the world of football a Red Manc so he might taste success. Nope, he'll suffer like his father and his father before him Incidentally, the shirt he's wearing is the baby pyjama top (it even has the sponsors logo and club crest on the front) and the number is from the England shorts (the only one small enough). I was sad enough to buy the number and iron it onto his top

Well ok, maybe not really (and I'm sure this should be in the General thread) but with the doom and gloom of recent games I thought you should all see something which will make you smile. This was taken during half time on Saturdays draw. He may have been born in Manchester, he'll be raised in Manchester (for the foreseeable future at least) but Matthews first match was the derby away and he wore his colours to make it three generations of living Toon fans in my family. He was a lot calmer than we were for the second half - that's for sure. He watched the whole of the second half (and some of the first after spending most of it at Mummy's milk bar) with a calm air of bewilderment 7 = My brother (Uncle) 8 = Matthew (obviously) 9 = Me (Proud Daddy) 10 = Dad (Grandpa)

I think the TF article is a pretty good assessment, although I also agree Roeder deserves some slack for his efforts in seeing out the rest of the season Souness began. I find the (what feels like a National) media focus on NUFC both embarrassing and frightening. It's like they want us to f**k up and we keep providing them with ammo (and when we don't, they just make up their own). Some of our recent results have been shocking and we are not playing the way I would have liked. I think people sometimes forget, Fergie was nearly was nearly out on his arse at Man Utd before winning his first trophy. Stability brings success and SA has inherited a club in dissarray. It will take time to establish that stability. I think Man City have had a terrific start to the season and they are the closest club to us in terms of a team undergoing big change. Sven has definitely started better than Sam but that is not a reason to get rid of Sam. FFS we are not even half way through the season yet. I think people are right to be disappointed with recent results and we should not sit back and accept dross just because we are in transition but by the same token, we do need to keep sight of the bigger picture and concentrate on giving the team, manager and board time to get it right. I remember when we were all talking about who out new manager should be, Sven was not universally supported as an option for us. I wonder how many people who felt he was not a good option given his England display are now comparing our run to City's and praising Sven?

It's criminal just to refer to him as a bass player too. Accomplished guitarist and pianist too. To get back on topic

Fucking redneck I think we can muster a more constructive response than Xenophobia, even if our Stateside friend might be being a bit of a muppet :lol: Seriously though, this kind of response is standard fare from those who will hound him till he leaves then proudly say 'I told you so'.

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My mistake then. I thought Mort had come out and said that they'd addressed the clause issue in Owens contract- same with Martins.

In the video he says he's not asked for a new contract, not does he expect one. He sign for 4 years and he still has to years to go. He's not in a position for one yet He makes comment on how the press twist things he says to be something else - he used the contract as an example. However, nor he or his agent have asked for one and the club has not offered him one. He also mentioned this was why he chose not to come out and say things to the press and they twist it anyway. As far as he is concerned he wants to let his football do the talking. The guy is a pro. I think he's already come out and said he's not leaving anytime soon when he signed the revised contract removing the clause did he not? Actions speak louder than words. By signing that he was saying he's not leaving or looking to leave, otherwise why would he sign something which makes it more diffucult for him to leave. I don't know what else he has to do to win some people over. We have more important things to worry about than Owen's contract. Like why can't we create anything in midfield and why can't we win away from home! Give him the ball and he'll invariably score. We need to concentrate on getting him the ball.

I read the same article here: http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,1952...2841770,00.html There is also a video which goes into more detail. Listen to the bit about the fans and why he choses not to comment on paper speculation. Very level headed IMO. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/b...bctid1284277109 I suppose some will argue this should have been said sooner but I guess he can't win in that respect.

Thanks for the best wishes. I managed a whole glass of wine last night before switching back into Dad mode to help with feed/nappy etc then collapsing into bed. I think I can feel a few beers coming on this weekend. Everyone is doing fine. Settling nicely. It's amazing how calming this is in one respect. Chaos as well like, but its amazing how much of a calming influence it seems to be at the minute. I'm sure it'll pass

Some of you know that Mrs Paws and I were expecting our first baby. Matthew Steven was born on Sunday at 13:21 weighing in at 8lb 4oz. After some complications, both are doing great and should be home tomorrow. I'm off to get my last nights sleep for the immediate future Steve Edit: Corrected the day to Sunday. I must be tired. Thanks for the best wishes so far. I really am off to bed now

I made this same analogy last summer, it's really quite obvious we're going to drive Owen out if we carry on like this. It would be a sad day for the club if the moronic braindead element of our fans combined with some shit stirring cockney journalists got him out the club, which is what said journo's have always wanted. You'd hope Shearer's words could have some effect since the kind of mong who hate Owen are the same ones who would class Big Al's words as like the word of god and so hopefully will take it in! Yes i'd like Owen to sign a new contract sometime down the line to show his commitement, but other than that he does the business on the pitch and that's all i need. He doesn't have to spend his every waking minute proclaiming his love for the geordie nation and countering every single piece of bullshit in the press. He's always said he never comes out and does that as it doesn' stop them one bit and he doesn't feel he should have to. I've known for ages he was living up here more than anywhere else and that he and his kids were happy, i knew he'd said it, but you won't be finding much coverage of stuff like that in the rags Quoted (all) for truth. It's the thing that really worries me about the whole Owen situation. I know he's not played many games for us when you see how long he's been here but I dont think he deserves all the crap. I don't think he has to come out and profess undying love every 5 mins either. I'd rather he did his talking on the pitch as that's what really matters. I find the constant media speculation and baiting tedious at best. It's liek the rags are trying to whip up a frenzy for the thick geordies to blindly swallow. Oh look, half of them have!