Dr Gloom

a clean sheet would be a massive bonus but i can't see anything other than city winning

i think if we lose to the mackems, we are going down. i'm going to be at the match too (my first derby for a few years). i've probably picked the most miserable match since he shearer on the bench in the rain fiasco under gullit

What was it that Fergie saw in him? you tell me. he runs around a lot i suppose. and he "wears his heart on his sleeve" (or in other words, gets sent off a lot) fergie soon realised his error and disptached him though didn't he. even fergie get's it wrong sometimes

we should get barton to target bellamy all match. try and wind him up so he reacts and gets himself sent off. could be our only hope of getting somehting from the game. evenm then, their ten men would probably be too much for our lot

i'll show me arse in fenwick's window if your'e right

Daftest part is, he can't tackle. the worst bit is that we could actually really do with smith back at this stage just as an option. he'd be an automatic starter up front tbf with fatty viduka and martins both out

apparantly this bloke has found out ashley is going and will be there too

combative midfielder really is a polite way of saying he's a rubbish midfielder. ok, so he can't run, can't dribble and can't pass - what other adjective can we use that doesn't make him sound like a total donkey?

....if we're lucky 'panic on the streets of london' 'panic on the streets of newcastle'

he'd have no trouble making an easy transition into our back four then

I'm contemplating not listening and not checking the result until tomorrow, so I can get a night's sleep. not a bad idea. whenever i follow the scores on sky news we get humped

so he plays tonight then? bastards

city to win convincingly. it's the sunderland game, i'm more worried about - that one is massive. it's the one thing (minus the new signings that i don't see happening) that could give the club and fans a boost.

wrong. goals and saves win games.

i'm happy for harper but totally gutted about given. he saves must have won us as many points over the years as shearer's goals. absolute legend. i'm quite sad to see him to go to a club like city and not one of the big 4 too.

...and robinho

demand £10m plus ireland and richards

absolutely gutted about losing shay. he's a legend - best keeper i've ever seen in a newcastle shirt. but i don't blame him for jumping ship

centre half is one of the few positions i think we're reasonably well covered for. midfield, strikers and full backs seem to be a far bigger concern

so...our big three signings of this transfer window so far have been: peter lovenkrands....hmmph shola ameobi signing a new 3 year deal... ahem colin caldwerwood joining as coach.....phfft

aye. except beye

all of allardyce's buys have been pretty useless.

fanni?

he's crap and yet he's our best midfielder so no, we can't afford to sell him. unless we buy at least two superior centre midfielders (not going to happen)

can't see richards wanting out of city - they're a club on the up