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"Average" - we could do with a few more players as "average" as him. When we win a couple, we're heading to Europe and Jonas is a legend, but we lose against a bogey opponent in a bogey fixture to a bogey player and suddenly the knives are out for one of our better performers this season? If you need a scapegoat, there are plenty better.

There's no way that Ryan sodding Taylor has just scored against us again. EDIT: I'm way behind obviously as I'm at work and don't have a stream, it's halftime right? And we sound dire, well no surprise there.

If the club doesn't get sold, I'd have him. "IF" it does, I would think we'd be looking for better.

Have to agree Berbatov must belong on this list, I think Tevez is by far a more complete player and the astronomical price Man U bought him for has left him with a lot to answer for. Nacho shouldn't be on this list - he was a loan signing man, we're not lumbered with him if he doesn't work out. I think this list is missing the catastrophic flops that are Chimbonda and Diouf.

We're shockingly shit against Wigan and shockingly shit on Boxing Day, I don't think these omens are good. Nevertheless they are a poor side and on paper we should be beating them. I'll hold out for a 2-1.

President Ahmadinejad? Silly Fop, there are no gays in his country

Some Villa lulus on Soccernet were claiming that Milner's better than every player we have and that he's the future of England. Nice to see our guests have a better idea of his qualities. I'd rather not let N'Zogbia go without knowing we'd replace him as Duff really isn't very good - sorry Damien, thanks for the goal on Sunday - but if he's actually coming out and saying he wants to go, we should let him and try to get some decent wedge (which will go into Fat Mike's pocket of course... )

Pretty damn embarrassing. I thought this was meant to be the 21st century? Wasn't so long ago one bloke with an awkward mustache was suggesting we "save humanity" from Jews, blacks, the list goes on. Happy Christmas Mr Pope, I'm sure Jesus, the man responsible for "love thy neighbor," would've wanted you to come out with this load of shite.

Well that's my dinner ruined tonight, the bitterness I'm getting off Danny is just unpalatable. Do you think he's 'Appy 'Arry in disguise? What a goal from Viduka and Duff, can't say I'm surprised at the result as we have thrashed them at every league opportunity for 3 years straight now. How did it go down, seeing Kinnear celebrating on the touchline as your sad lot started the long trip home? This just goes to show how vital Viduka is to our team. Jonas was poor today I thought but Enrique, save on one occasion, had the beating of Lennon all game long and Pavlyuchenko looked like he'd never even kicked a football, so far from his Euro 2008 performances. N'Zogbia was incredible, Owen was hardly in the game and missed a sitter unfortunately. It's all right though Danny lad, you've got a 22k waiting list or whatever bollocks your deluded rabble dreamed up and you're a side who can challenge for the top four...of the Championship. And all you have to say about it is that our fans were "quiet." What a wally

You may remember a dream I had about our last league match v. Spurs that came true. I had another one - Jonas to score in the 90th minute to give us a 1-0 victory. Why do I always dream about us beating Spurs? Must be obsessed like.

If anyone on here thinks we can turn our noses up at him they want their heads looked at. We should be snapping their hands off for a decent midfielder on the cheap. I think he'd be willing to come as well.

I am a Spurs fan in peace. I haven't been on this forum before, this thread was made aware to us at glory glory by one of our more annoying members that regularly stirs up trouble either amongst ourselves or other fans but anyway I do take issue with several points. On what basis have you come to the conclusion that our support do not care about football? You may not recognise the League cup as a major trophy, I hope that has nothing to do with the fact Newcastle United has never won that competition, but it is a piece of silverware, it is a way of obtaining European football albeit the UEFA cup. I would agree that it is less prestigious than the FA cup but writing it off completely is ludicrous. If Newcastle won the league cup next season, I'm sure you would feel differently. Aside from anything it would end your trophy drought. The other thing I take issue with is the all time league table. How you can make a comparision of 2 modern day football clubs based on the fact you were in the football league before us, 103 years ago, is fantastical and can hardly be used as an argument over which team is more popular/bigger/successful. The figures given out by other spurs fans regarding the waiting list for a season ticket are correct but also misleading. A fair portion of that 21,000 on the waiting list want to have a season ticket in very specific parts of the stadium. Parklane end, the shelf and Paxton. This is due to the price and atmosphere. Having sat in the west stand, paying twice what I normally pay in the south, I can see why. Objectively speaking, with a 55 - 60,000 seater stadium, we would no doubt struggle to fill it on a mid week Carling cup tie against Southend if the ticket prices are not slashed accordingly. If the team was in a poor run of form (which happens regularly, at least twice a season) then even on saturday 3pm kickoffs against Stoke or Wigan we probably wouldn't reach capacity. If the prices were reasonable and transport wasn't as much of an issue as it is now then it might be different. Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are both big clubs. In the top 10 historically biggest clubs in English Association Football history. You have to nit pick over which is bigger or better. Arguably Spurs currently are doing better but 10 years ago Newcastle were the much better side and should have won the league. Anyway good luck over the weekend, I like Kinnear a lot for obvious reasons, may the best team (spurs ) win Bit long but what an amazingly not shit post. The bolded member wouldn't be a certain lovely lad by the name of Danny B would it? We certainly would feel different about winning the League Cup - ask anyone on here and they'll tell you they'd snap your hands off for it. The issue we take exception to is Spurs fans coming on here and acting big because they've won the League Cup. Boro won it too - does that make them a big club? You're certainly doing better at the moment, I don't mind holding my hands up and saying it. This is largely due to the fact that you now appear to have a manager running the club without board interference. He could be a trained monkey, but if he was picking his own players he'd be better than the smoke-and-mirrors shit we have now. Good luck, you will need it.

most unlike that cunt not to be prostituing himself for the role, speaking of cunts, has Allardyce whored himself out yet? Why, yes, he has But getting back to Souness, how can he have the gall to rule himself out of any job at all?

It's more of an Arab thing actually. The reasoning is that shoes step on dirt, and so pointing your shoe's sole at someone implies they are dirt. It also has religious significance - during the haj, pilgrims throw shoes and stones at a stone pillar that symbolises Satan. Brilliant duck by Bush, I'll give him that much. He can laugh but the Iraqis certainly aren't laughing, this is deadly serious to them.

FYP.

Michael Owen, Michael Owen That little half-Welsh shite. Michael Owen, Michael Owen Bangs them in in black and white! Michael Owen, Michael Owen He's stayed out the treatment room. Michael Owen, Michael Owen He's the hero of the Toon! (Michael Owen, Michael Owen He'll be leaving very soon.)

We must build on this. Fantastic win though!

I hope Kinnear learns a lesson from this game...leave Duff on the bench. Defence looked a tad shaky in the first half but class in the second, what's that, 3 away clean sheets in a row? Nearly unheard of. That fact that we can get results like this makes throwing away points to Stoke and Wigan all the more painful but we've done very well here today.

Martins off, Ameobi on. Hope he's all right.

GET IN! That's surely 3 points in the bag for us now, great performance.

Martins having a sulk now, can't say I like that. He needs to keep grafting and chasing balls otherwise there is no point in him being on.

Must disagree, we've seen the wisdom of that vs. Stoke.

Martins will be subbed soon.

Also Jonas's interception there just outlines the lack of pace we were crying out for. I don't think Milner could've done that.

100% class finish by Owen, especially seconds before being levelled by whatever defender that was. Good play by Jonas too.