Kitman

No doubt the club's new head of PR will secure a full retraction and apology.

I gave up about 11 years ago after smoking for 16 years on and off. PP is right, I was really ready to quit and it wasn't too bad. I'd advise you to stay off the booze while you're doing it otherwise it's too easy to get back into it. Funnily enough I still get the very occasional pang when I'm really pissed but you know when to spot it and ignore it. Otherwise nothing and I don't miss it at all. Oh and Parky - for all your Nick O'Teen chat, I remember your pitiful attempts to give up way back

That's in Holborn, right? I've been there a few times over the years......the last time I went there with a bloke who had prostate problems (as he explained afterwards) and he pissed on the floor by the fruit machine! Luckily a girl was on and nobody noticed......

Agreed

Well he is a keeeyweeee so what do you fucking expect! Born in the right country but unfortunately for him brought up in the wrong one. I don't know, there seems to be at least NZ's population again living here on the west island Any thoughts on the result next Monday? 24 May? Sorry what's happening? Crowe gets to support two nations at once but hate them both for playing football not footy. He owns a Rugby club doesn't he?

Well he is a keeeyweeee so what do you fucking expect! Born in the right country but unfortunately for him brought up in the wrong one. I don't know, there seems to be at least NZ's population again living here on the west island Any thoughts on the result next Monday? 24 May? Sorry what's happening?

Well he is a keeeyweeee so what do you fucking expect! Born in the right country but unfortunately for him brought up in the wrong one.

Does everyone believe what them two say? They only raised it as a possibility. Which it is.

You put it much better than I did

Interesting comment on nufc.com regarding ex-Toon players like N'Zog and Parker who may move on this summer. If we had sell on clauses, we might get extra money. Maybe that's where Hughton's transfer budget's coming from?

The thing about Ameobi is whilst he may score the occasional goal he offers very little else to worry defenders. He constantly gives away pointless free kicks to relieve the pressure on opposing centre halves. His headers and knock downs go to no-one. Generally his hold up play and lay offs are useless and he's often caught offside. He lacks the pace to get past defenders and whilst he can manage a tricky dribble, there's usually no end product and he lacks awareness of players around him. He lacks presence and threat at corners and often gives away free kicks by obviously fouling his marker. I think he's quite good at getting shots away early and from unexpected angles, especially with his left foot. He sometimes finds space but doesn't know what to do with it. Also to me he seems to frequently scuff the ball, failing to make a clean strike. You don't see him score many goals from distance for instance. Generally I just don't see the point of him in the starting XI - he's not pacey or powerful enough to act as spearhead, skilful enough to disrupt organised defences, clever enough to play off the last man, deadly enough to take the few chances that come his way, busy enough to harry defenders and make something happen, or play as an attacking midfielder/support striker. Given his goal record the best argument for him is as a sub, coming on in the last 10 mins if you need to freshen things up. He can be unpredictable with the ball (I don't think he knows what to do with it, let alone the oppo) so can mix things up a little. However given his poor injury records and general gashness I would sell in an instant if I could. Perhaps if you sold best and Ameobi you might scrape together the money for someone more effective.

What an absolute helmet! I don't think what he says is that contentious. It probably says more about the lack of a RB alternative to Johnson than it does about Neville or Brown's credentials imo. I think the main thing that probably counted against them was lack of first team action.

I recall seeing Sean Connery as Robin Hood once. His attempt at an accent was horrendous, he sounded like a glaswegian wearing dentures throughout the film.

Strange he'd want to leave behind an academy "brimming with talent". Unless it isn't of course and he's been sacked.

I'd never heard of him either, Dio sounds like the sort of name Renault or Fiat come up with for their runtier models. Should've picked something more metal like Satan or Ramrod. Still, RIP.

He's the 5th best poster tbh Welcome

I enjoyed that...where's it taken from?

Somebody call the cops! Sounds like someone's been going down the casino with a hold-all stuffed with cash, and going home with bugger all

Im not sure how this whole thing works? If the plan is, as has been intimated, to reduce the losses year on year and break even in 5 years then how are people thinking we will be debt free? Seeing as we were £111m in debt to Ashley plus a £20m overdraft at the end of the 08/09 season and we allegedly lost £32.5m in 09/10 then that would put us currently £162.5m in debt. If the plan is to reduce the losses to £28m this coming season then we'll be £200m in the red. At the end of year 2 it'll be £222m, year 3 will be £238m and 4 about £245m, so by the time we break even we'll be sitting on a debt of around £250m. How is that financially stable? We'll not be debt free, we'll have bigger debts than those that took Portsmouth out however we could well be a league or two down on their position at the time. How we going to lose money though??? I can't get me head round it. Forget the debt now to Ashley, HOW THE FUCK ARE WE GONNA LOSE MONEY. The wage is reportedly 35-40m now and that's believable. Our turnover will be 90-£100m. So some explain to me how we'll make a loss? The fuckin pies in the stadium don't cost £60m, nor do the gormless twats in the Ladbrokes kiosks. Someone in basic terms show me how we'll lose money in 2010/2011. or 2011/2012. indeed. I wonder what the accountants etc will say that are currently defending this bollocks will say in a few years time when it becomes clear we [ie us the supporters who are the ones putting money into the club] are being taken completely to the cleaners. You don't have to be a financial wizard to look at our gates and support and seriously question the crap coming out of the club. Indeed. I just don't get this bank manager mentality that some people have. They're not running the club FFS! As long as we're not being reckless why pore over the balance sheet? In football you have to invest or you'll be left far behind by your competitors. The only question is how much you spend, balancing ambition against what you can afford. The need to spend is obvious to most people, and as one of the best supported clubs in the country we should be able to afford more than the likes of Stoke and Bolton. But apparently not.

That money's long gone.

The thing that always gets me is NUFC's recent history, the last 10 years or so, is the persistence to take a punt on fuckwits and crocks. Bowyer, Barton, Smith, Viduka, Woodgate and Bellamy (although he was a great player for us) even Carr, Dyer (we kept him when we should have sold him) and Owen. They all had histories with loads of baggage and yet someone obviously thought, fuck it the fresh NE air will obviously clear their minds/attitudes/injuries let's sign them and pay them a kings ransom to sit in our treatment room or the local nick. I realise anyone can turn out to be a crock or trouble but why the hell sign someone that already has that history? I think sometimes we've had to gamble on heed-the-balls and crocks to get the quality we wanted. Gambles which by and large haven't paid off. In fact Barton's been both a crock and trouble, yet we stil hope and pray he'll come good 'cos there's no-one else. tbf I don't think Dyer had a bad injury record when we signed him from Ipswich. Take your point though.

and yee dee stand up.... Fulham didn't go for it enough last night. Chance of a life time against an ordinary side I thought, and the reigns were very much in, sometimes you have to go for it. Zamora's injury didn't help, but a great achievement getting there all the same. Shame Fulham didn't go all the way but they can be proud of what they achieved in the competition. Capello let it slip the other day that Zamora has been playing on injections. If only..... Hodgson manager of the season for me. Now if we could get someone like that... Only if we can meet his salary expectations. If he's happy with a package of 75k a year, a golden hello of 2 (yes 2!) badminton racquets (shuttlecock not included), an NUFC track suit, and a win bonus of a meal for two at the Bernie Inn*, then he's in! * subject to availability, terms and conditions apply, alcohol not included

and yee dee stand up.... Fulham didn't go for it enough last night. Chance of a life time against an ordinary side I thought, and the reigns were very much in, sometimes you have to go for it. Zamora's injury didn't help, but a great achievement getting there all the same. Shame Fulham didn't go all the way but they can be proud of what they achieved in the competition.

Are the British press and pundits waxing lyrical about lack of stability, not giving the manager enough time, too many transfers of players, too much money spent etc etc? I seem to recall they were very good at handing out advice regarding us.....