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I'd still have Ashton, to replace Viduka maybe. Behrami is quality but just signed for them, and yes, Noble is the only other one I'd have. (As an aside, if somehow Bellamy was available for less than 3mil, I'd have him back.) Myself, I'd cast my eyes Blackburn's way...Vogel is a good defensive midfielder who hasn't made an appearance under Ince, could see him being agreeable to a move here.

I hate his guts but there's no doubt that he's another "old football" man, passionate as hell, who'll soon be out of the game for good. Instead johnny-come-latelies like Ashley, the Glazers, the Liverpool owners, etc. who know nothing about what it means to own a club and what a club means to the fans will continue to pervade the game, bringing on jumped-up little wankers like Wise to run their clubs into the ground. Normally I'd scoff at all of that business about "the league will miss people like Keane" as media-spawned sentimentalism, but it's true, the league damn well will miss people like him and Keegan. That said, did he really expect commitment from the likes of Chimbonda and Diouf?

I think West Brom and Rovers are destined for the drop, last relegation place could be any of us, Mackems, Stoke, West Ham, etc. We're not "too good" for anything anymore.

He's surely off, I'm surprised he's even saying anything at all. Martins will probably be sold as well and then we'll really be for it. It's ok though, the super scouting team of Kinnear and Wise will make up for it. 3 left-backs are their primary targets? Don't these idiots realise that we're sorted in defence (well, as sorted as is realistic at the moment) and that we desperately need midfielders?

yes, I thought i was alone on that - He is quite possibly the worst commentator i've ever heard - pronounced everyones name wrong, made up peoples first names 'Loius Enrique' and just constantly spouted shit for an hour and a half, making out that the massive incline at St James is the only factor that causes a team to win there "Gutherrez"

Without checking, I'd take a punt on Steve Bruce. Not far off, but Bruce has only resigned from 4 managerial jobs as opposed to Keegans 5. Bye Danny.

It's the fans fault obviously Aye our fault for having unrealistic expectations. Like the unrealistic expectation that we don't get fucking relegated.

This is so classically Newcastle United that I could've written it myself. This club is a goddamn soap opera and it makes me sick. Kinnear wants his head looked at for all of his subs, he had a point about the free kick never being a foul but all the same the way we played in the second half we deserved this result. Thanks for selling Faye. We really needed the 2 million. Really. Thanks for bringing on Cacapa for no good reason. Thanks for taking off Martins again for the unfit Viduka who had maybe 4 touches on the ball at most. Thanks for a home point against the likes of footballing giants Stoke City. Thanks for forcing out our club legend and serving up this SHIT every week. Thanks for destroying our football club.

Best we've been all season. We can't lose this now, Kinnear has got to tell them not to get complacent. It'd be typical NUFC to blow this now but if we're to stay up we've got to stop acting like typical NUFC. Canny cross by Martins for #2, I didn't think he was capable of it but he's all about surprising us. Hopefully he will have a few more surprises this game of the "How did he DO that?" variety rather than the "How did he manage THAT " variety. Owen...class today, everything he wasn't last week.

Like to echo the request for a stream, finally got the day off and there's not a one to be found. Thanks in advance.

This thread is the best argument yet for an IP ban on Danny. If you're so blatantly desperate for a bite Danny lad why don't you rub steaks on your arse and head down to the pound? Mido's a jackass for several reasons, not least trying to turn this chanting into an anti-Islamic issue. BUT how different are you Stevie for trying to turn his reaction into an anti-Egyptian issue? This is why I've told you many times to just stick to football and not try to enlighten us with your Stone Age views on the world, society, religion, anything actually. If you knew anything about Egypt you'd know that it is a fairly modern, fairly pro-Western country with a fairly significant (although much less so in recent years) terrorist problem, not at all sympathetic to whatever kind of bomber culture you're trying to make it out to be. So honestly when you don't have any clue what you're on about it's better to say nothing at all. Getting back to the man himself, Mido is widely hated by Egypt fans and his attempt to get some screen time over these idiotic chants which of course should not have happened will not translate into any more playing time or any less dislike. I think he's just an asshole who wants to get us into trouble. It reminds me of how Dida took that ridiculous dive and "had to be" stretchered off in last year's CL just in an attempt to get Celtic penalized somehow.

Let's start by banning "40 yards", ok? Next up, I hope Keegan gets every penny. For me, anything he wins from this suit will be compensation for the wages he would be earning if he were still our manager, which he rightfully should be. The club would be paying him this money anyway if not for that fat bastard and his interfering little monkeys. So to say he's "taking" something from the club is nonsense - he'd still be taking it from us, it's called a salary. And considering how much he's given to the club, I don't begrudge him one little bit.

You really couldn't make it up.

Mido also has a reputation for being kind of a tosser so I'm afraid I really don't have much sympathy for him. He's widely reviled in Egypt for his immature behavior in front of his own fans at the African Nations Cup in 2006 and didn't even make the squad for Ghana 2008 due to a lack of fitness and a bust-up with the Egyptian FA. Obviously Egypt didn't need him all that badly in either tournament (Zaki replaced him as a sub and scored the winner with his first touch in 2006 if you don't remember.) The abuse was just a section of morons, all clubs have them, they should be punished and case closed.

Even Soccernet getting in on the joke: Decent article about similarities at Blackburn and Sunderland: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story...os1&cc=5901

I'm torn here. For me, the primary purpose must be to get Ashley out of our club (use a forklift if necessary.) He's a lying cheat whose only interest in NUFC was to fleece us for as much money as possible and for me his position is untenable. What Chez said might well be true - Ashley does hold the purse strings - but I just don't see him opening them up even if we ask him extra nicely and crochet up a nice cover for his doublewide seat at SJP. I don't think he'll put another penny into the club whether he comes back to SJP or not and even if we avoid relegation this season, he has filled the staff with his mindless drones and yes-men and he must be extricated before he can do irreversible damage to the club. NUSC could get my money, but they must take an aggressive (but professional) stance against Ashley. If this latest about "we would have him back" is true, I can't pledge anything to it.

Can you do an avatar version Matt? It looks canny but I like my banner on the same topic.

Should've seen the six months ago tbh, now he's careened into being a parody of himself. Banning him might give him legitimacy.

If Mido was from Luxembourg we'd still abuse him. Oh, and we clearly invented this song while we were brewing up a racialist riot down by the Bigg Market with our whippets, coal picks and Greggs pies. Never mind that loads of other fans have sung it. No more "r@cist" than the Sol Sol wherever you may be song.

Bolton fans were clearly racially abusing her love Royston. Bolton players too.

You're so thick man. I mean it must be intentional, there's nobody as dumb as you come across could operate a computer. By the way Wise only signed one of those four you named.

Class performance that was deserving of a win. Far too many long balls that weren't even in the vague direction of Martins though. Shocking sub decision, Owen did absolutely nothing all game long. Viduka looked more dangerous in 5 minutes than he did all game. Martins was good, Bassong was absolutely massive and should keep Taylor out of the side for the foreseeable future, N'Zogbia far better than Duff, Jonas of course legendary. We have the players - this was never in doubt. But JFK must get a brain and start using it. Too many dodgy subs, poor team selections, etc.

Terrorist tbh.

how's the padded cell? Mate its true. I am willing to bet most on here werent around pre KKs first stint in charge. Some real JCLs on here. Everything I have said has come to pass. Some on here have their heads too firmly up their arses to realise but it is a fact. Sorry for being seven when Keegan took over like. Although Ardiles is the first manager I remember. You dont need to apologise. You just need to remember your place when push comes to shove. You really think you're some kind of football connoisseur. But seriously.

Hmm..... if being sat in the relegation zone is what you think is doing well, I'd hate to see what you think doing badly is. Signings wise you are doing well. Really Fop I would go for a sit down, getting cuffed left and right in the pharmacutical thread has affected you. I have told you why you are where you are. So amazingly well in fact we're in the relegation zone. Thank fuck they didn't listen to that idiot Keegan about cover and strength in depth, just think about where we'd be now. Are you stupid? The reason you are in the relegation zone, is the run of games you went on after KK left you in the lurch. JFK is in the process of proving KK wrong. And who was responsible for KK leaving? Who's the same shiteater who lied to us about the club's sale, who lied to us about bringing in a DOF over Keegan, who's lied with almost every breath? JK proving Keegan wrong? You desperately need to have a word, you cockney tosser. I can't believe some of the shite that pours forth from your mouth.