Renton

We've had it before but....

Fucking hell DotBum, get the skin coloured green and you've got the Incredible Hulk as your avatar! 122903[/snapback] Crying out for a photoshop job!

Who are you taling to? Alex? Well PM him then!

I downloaded them onto my video last night.

Couldn't you have PMed that?

In all the excitement of thrashing the mackems, the brilliance of that goal has been somewhat overlooked. Was hardly even mentioned on MotD.

He can have his final word (which they'll promptly delete anyway) to massage his dwarfly ego. Or quietly sign up as a new user? 122840[/snapback] I think he just wants to read what they're saying, and maybe pm this lad who got him banned. Not worth the bother though tbh.

Par for the course from you tbh. 122848[/snapback] I'm manic-depressive when it comes to football, it's just been more depressing than manic for the past three years. I'm on a huge high at the minute though, obviously!

One thing I have noticed is that teams that do well are ruthless, not sentimental. Arguably Shearer lasted too long out of sentimentality (I think he probably played a year too long). If they're not good enough, ship them out and replace them! How long has Chopra been here now? Btw, I'm sorry for being negative in a Chopra celebration thread.

Someone on the SMB suggested that they didn't sell out because it was just another game for them. Also, apparently it is Newcastle fans that are obsessed with Sunderland, not the other way round. We fear them allegedly. Judging by the other threads on the SMB last night, this has to be the best ironing post of all time......

Aye, slightly disappointed. Well done S-O, I wouldn't have bothered personally, for fear of abuse from her. Bet she goes back to him.

Easy to ban too though.

I'm assuming it was a Torquay related board, then? Actually, it's a good question for something as localised as a football forum, where IPs are bound to overlap, at least occasionally. 122814[/snapback] You're telling me that a 12 digit number (or whatever it is) isn't unique? I'm as clueless as Toonraider about this, clearly.

Agreed unless anyone desperately wants a wum thread. Can't believe anyone would find that funny.

He does. Actually, I take back what I said earlier in this thread about it being a good board. It seems the lunatics have taken over the asylum there now, and it is a bitter, twisted place. There are threads on there condoning football violence, racism, and all sorts. And most the posters who I remember as being canny seem to have disappeared. Plus the standard of English has dipped to sub-NO levels. In short, not a patch on what it used to be.

FFS

I reckon Birmingham might be our downfall. I hope I'm wrong mind, because I'd love for us to help relegate them.

Given the size of the squad, I hope to hell this isn't the case. He may not be what we hoped he could be, but he's a decent squad player and despite the shambles of a defence that he got through, he was the only NUFC player who was quick enough to read what was going on..... 122781[/snapback] He's really not technically good enough for the premiership though, there's no point in keeping him. We have major problems upfront next year, but Chopra is not part of the solution. I'm chuffed he scored against the mackems, but let's be honest, he hardly knew anything about it. I douby he would score more than 8 a year if he played every game.

I think that is more testament to the lack of quality within the squad, something which Roeder cannot be blamed for as he took charge after the transfer window closed. The squad we have isn't good enough to challenge the top 3 and therefore I think it's unjustified somewhat to judge Roeder's ability on the basis of the results we got in those games. That said, the question was put to me yesterday "would I be happy if Roeder got the job permanently?". The answer is that I simply don't know. Tactically, I think he's got the ability to take us where we want to go. What we don't know of course is if he can do the business in the transfer market. Someone pointed out yesterday that he showed he can't because he signed Repka. Every manager buys at least one shit player during their time at a club (Keegan - Hooper & McDonough, Ferguson - Taibi, Wenger - Jeffers, etc) so I don't think we can automatically knock the bloke off one signing. What does interest me is that he is a manager who was a defender in his playing days and therefore thinks with a defensive mind. Everyone knows that defensively, we've been fucking shite for years but when you look at our recent history of managers: Souness (Midfielder) Robson (Winger) Gullit (Midfielder) Dalglish (Striker) Keegan (Striker) Ardiles (Midfielder) maybe there's a link? (and yes, I know Ardiles and Gullit [in later years] were defensive midfielders). Personally I think the major difference since Roeder took the reins is the defence. We're a million times better! Do we take him over O'Neill? Definitely not! But if it's between the likes of Curbishley, Allardyce, McLaren, etc I'd take Glenn every time. I certainly think he should have some involvement in coaching the first team - defensive coach perhaps? (That ought to piss Lawro off - still bitter about being fired Mark? ) 122744[/snapback] Good post Craig; worryingly I'm starting to agree with you a fair bit!

I can see Chopra becoming a Sunderland player actually, the poor bastard! Perhaps if he does ever join them he can do a Clarky and become a real legend.....

Is it just me, or does the SMB seem to have lots of dodgy spyware type sites linked to it when you surf it? Like messages that tell you you should run some software to "repair" your computer (Recommended), just click OK? Much as I have been amused by the outragious posts on the SMB, or disgusted, like the one where some say it's OK to beat up a 14 year old in a toon top, I can't be arsed dealing with spyware/malware attacks.

I hope he doesn't have any long term damage that may affect him in later life. But as far as NUFC go, with three games still left to play, I'm worried about the situation upfront. We've still got Europe to play for, even if it is the intertoto. How far are Ameobi and Owen from returning?

Christ, I like the odd moan but shoot me if I can't celebrate a 4-1 win over the mackems. What a complete cock.

Who is this whinging twat on the radio now? (Radio Newcastle)