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Have to agree on that point. Labour's inaction is highly peculiar and quite disappointing. Presumably there's a strategy behind it but it's hard to see it. Maybe they're trying not to go at this too hard for fear of not hoovering up the UKIP vote after its all over. I think I read that a narrow outcome or a leave vote will see off Cameron... I dread to think what we'd then be faced with.

Thought he had an 8m release clause?

Clears a lot from the wage bill as well. Makes sense on all levels.

Are there not better options for 10m...? I've not followed him too closely though, if he was near the top scorers last year then maybe it makes sense. That said, would he fit the system we'd play?

Ok this is just fucking stupid now. This twerp is either 15 years old or the saddest man alive. Either way he's worth none of anyone's time. ILDC at least can be charming in his delusions but from what I've seen of the arguments you're having with 'CountyDurham' he's ignoring all salient points and scattergunning the same shit he entered the thread with several days back. I suggest we just let him and essemmbee fight to the death and otherwise totally ignore this thread. CountyDurham, firstly, I won't see your response to this as you're on ignore so knock yourself out in ranting at me. Secondly, if you're prepared to come back on here when Sunderland next get relegated/we overtake you again and take some of the shit you've been throwing around back at you, then you'll have my respect. Given that you won't do that, I think we can all judge what an insecure fucking tit you are. Most of what you're throwing at us are projections not on behalf of all Sunderland fans, but on behalf of you. Which makes you a weapons grade fuckhead. And on that sunny note, I'm going to give this topic a miss for a bit.

Good choice on the car and the speed limiter. No point in paying out more than you have to. Besides, you don't wanna be risking speeding in the first two years anyway given that getting caught twice revokes your license.

Yeah it's getting harder to forgive Madrid for being a team of knobs. Sure they're successful and they won't care how they're viewed (except Ronaldo), but seriously unlikeable. Pepe, Ronaldo and Ramos. Unpleasant.

Pleased for Bale. That's about it really. Was really hoping that Ronaldo would miss his penalty but I guess that was never going to happen really. Shame for Atletico. They're just perpetually not quite good enough.

48 from ILDC himself, apparently...

The Pardew thread has over twice the number of posts mind. Also, I think some acknowledgement should be made of the fact that a decent number of the posts in this thread come from mackems

I watched Grimsby last night off the back of the chatter on here - thought it was funny but not the sort of satirical stuff he did in the past. Better than the Dictator though, IMO.

terrible but I'll probably nick both of them.

Welcome back Noelie, glad things are ok. Shame you missed that spurs game!

a proper toontastic greeting, that one.

Maybe they're drawing some kind of correlation between your ability to manage people at work and the ability to manage children...?

Have to say like, after a considerable period of time with this thread being filled with comedy gold from RTG, it's nice of the mackems to export it over here instead of one of us having to trawl through that site. That said, from the replies to his posts I can see that this guy has lost the battle, the war and his sanity, and is now trying to make nice about some shared memories, presumably triggered by the article he read that brought him here. All in all, is this the least successful wum we've had, or does CT still hold that title?

Aye, it's weird actually, I'm so used to us getting pelters in the press Not really arsed either way like, but still. Here's the article in the Graun for anyone interested in the well wishing: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/25/rafael-benitez-stay-newcastle-manager-premier-league EDIT - copied some below: even one from a mackem Newcastle Utd are a sleeping giant of a club who have under achieved for decades, now finally they have a manager who can wake them up. If Ashley fulfills his side of the bargain and backs Benitez transfer targets 100%, Newcastle Utd will be winning trophies within two years. I'm so confident that Benitez will bring success to Newcastle I'm willing to come back here in two years time to be held accountable if my prediction fails... Btw, I'm not some crazy Newcastle supporter, I've seen Benitez and his commitment to his work close-up, MARK MY WORDS, back this man and anything is possible. Over to you Mike Ashley! I knew it. Good on you Rafa and good on the Toon. From a Liverpool fan. I'm a Sunderland fan - may as well put that on the table. Mike Ashley is one of the biggest tools in the business and he has done his level best to systematically ruin a big club with great support. He said he regrets getting into the football business and I hope he sells up at the earliest opportunity, indeed if Newcastle are promoted back to the BPL I think he may just do - fingers crossed for the Black and Whites, they deserve better than Ashley, the man is a tool. And this, just because it impressed me: Rafa and his family still live in an everyday, middle class area, of The Wirral. His kids go to the local state school. His wife spends her time doing community work. Seriously, they're a class act

Yep, looks that way. That said, I cbf with any more of this so I've gone straight for ignore with this one now. In other news, I've been following the Guardian's coverage of Rafa being hired and there's so much positivity and well wishing from other fans (Liverpool in particular). In amongst this sea of good feeling is the odd bemused mackem trying to tear it down and totally confused at why no one else is doing the same thing. Presumably because "we're a national laughing stock". Doesn't look that way.

Utter fucking rubbish, as evidenced by your presence on here.

This one is too late to be here cos we were relegated. He's here because of the article

As if that's what the Chinese decided the closest phonetic representation of "Zeus" was

Joseph's beard? When spelled out phonetically...?? This is going to bother me for ages.