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Full three years. Keegan has a (malicious, not at all grounded in fact, perpetuated by a biased and hateful london media) stereotype to shake off and that's why he intends to see out his contract this time. Who cares what odds some bookies put on him? He knows he won't be sacked, NUFC fans don't want him to go, Ashley brought him in and won't alienate the fans by sacking him...so the only ones who don't know the score are the same ones who have applied the "bottler" label to him in the first place. And their opinion doesn't matter. I wish them well in wasting their money betting on Keegan to go. p.s. Can someone PM me with contact information for whoever I have to bribe to get Wummy B banned?

Good to see the inflation of English players' values goes both ways. The Reyes story is another recycle. The journos really have no idea, do they?

Quite possibly the daftest rubbish I've read in ages. Congrats! Do you care to actually try to counter anything I posted? I've noticed that to be one of your critical failings. You disagree with any criticism but you can never say why. Simple. Because it`s rubbish. Why would anybody counter such trash. Can you give any definitive evidence that: Benitez has mounted a serious title challenge; Liverpool shouldn't be pushing for higher than 4th; Liverpool don't rely on one or two key players (Gerrard, Torres) while the others are perhaps not title quality? I'm afraid "it`s rubbish" isn't a defence. Silence gives consent. If you can't answer the allegations, I guess you think they're true after all?

I'm liking this 1mil bit. Wasn't the price quoted earlier as 3-4mil?

Quite possibly the daftest rubbish I've read in ages. Congrats! Do you care to actually try to counter anything I posted? I've noticed that to be one of your critical failings. You disagree with any criticism but you can never say why.

Benitez is on his way man, you still think he's some kind of Liverpool legend but he's been just another makeweight who has given you years of - dare I say it? - top 4 mediocrity. Now, I don't want to give you the idea that I'm saying top 4 is somehow bad, because we'd jump at the chance, but given Liverpool's history and relative state as compares to other clubs, they should be doing more than settling for 4th. Keegan has mounted more serious title challenges than Benitez. I don't think he has it in him and I don't think he'll see out the year. Poor selection, bringing in weak players, a general reliance on one or two key players rather than a squad such as Man U/Chelsea/Arsenal have, all weaknesses that keep him and you from challenging for the title.

That's a reason why they'd put us on there. You seem to forget who is the media's darling. Stress levels are OK, "man." I just think you're a worthless waste of space who doesn't belong on these boards and is here for the sole reason of riling us up, and that you should piss off back to whatever circle-jerk Spurs board you came from. Not that I'm being blunt or anything. Other fans who come here in real peace in order to discuss our club, issues that affect our club and theirs, or issues that exist between our club and theirs are always welcome and we have had many. We may not have always seen eye-to-eye with them, and there was "rivalry," but in the end they were worth having. Fans who come here in bad faith to badmouth our club and our fans, promote theirs, be general nuisances, and in short, act the stereotypes, don't deserve to occupy this bandwidth. You're part of column B, I'm afraid. I'm honestly struggling to think of when you have had anything to say that wasn't somehow about how Spurs are a bigger club than Newcastle. From the very start, that post about us buying your rejects was a wind-up and that's all you have done since.

This is another windup from our favorite WUM. Spurs being on there - someone's having a laugh. The only reason he posted was to try to excite our jealousy that someone, somewhere thinks that somehow Spurs might even be on the radar as far as the title goes. They finished 11th last season FFS. I'd sooner expect the FA to revisit their Sheffield United decision, relegate West Ham, bring Sheffield up, and have them win the title than for Spurs to win it. Can we please ban this clown already? His contribution to this board, if it ever passed zero, has sunk into the negatives by now. p.s. Man U surely.

Without a doubt the most cringeworthy interview I have seen in my life. Jesus Christ, what must he have been thinking when he got off the line with that moron? He'd probably turn round and get back on the plane

Close please mods.

You are perfectly welcome to fuck off back oop north to mine for coal or some such. And what possibly would you have to take the piss out of Spurs with? We have won more, more recently and are generally a better run club with better fans. And here I was, hoping you'd been hit by a bus. Honestly just get lost - your welcome is well worn out, not that you should ever have had any since you came to this board on the wind-up from the very start.

Keep the faith lads, from the look of things on here you'd think it was 1st September and we'd only signed Sibierski. There's plenty of time left and I believe KK and co will do well by the club. Look across the Premier League and tell me who is rolling in the signings besides, er, Hull. Disregard this media vomit, if we'd signed loads of players they'd be on about our inflated wage bill. They've always got to find something negative to write about us.

Not a citizen if I could, it'd be Obama, although I really don't think he has any sort of a chance.

Some of the responses in this thread have me laughing fit to split. I can barely type straight! The "circle one" Stevie response is by far the best thing I've seen on this board. You should just copy that Stevie lad and paste it into all your posts As for the OP, get to shit you absolute mentalist.

" " So now the Independent have unilaterally decided that our transfers are indeed conducted by Wise and co? Again, this reeks of a media who have no bleeding idea what is going on inside our club. p.s. Anton Ferdinand = no thanks. Championship defender at best whose career limps on because of his association with Rio.

Right, as soon as I get done shagging Adriana Lima and head over to SJP for the FA cup presentation ceremony like

Over here it's not a question of Obama having it sewn up, it's a question of McCain having it sewn up. The general sentiment is that he's the heir apparent. Even where I live (New York), there's a general feeling of desperation about Obama's chances. He is the better candidate by far, largely because McCain has no personality and no grasp of world issues, but there's so much baggage surrounding Obama that it seems a foregone conclusion. I fully believe the New Yorker ran it in satire of Obama's opponents. It'd be a cold day in hell when the New Yorker abandons its liberal leanings. That said, there was no explanation for it, no tagline, nothing that might explain it to those less-prepared to grasp its meaning.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7505953.stm 1 in 10 Americans still thinks he's a Muslim. Even without going into the issue of how calling someone a Muslim is able to single-handedly wreck them, I feel sorry for him. I mean, what does he have to do? He's already been publicly to church services, denounced the rumors a hundred times, but the Middle America paranoids are still ready to fire John McBush into the presidency.

TERRORIST TOON UNVEIL NEW SIGNING! DALEK TELLS REPORTERS OF PLANS TO SET THE LEAGUE 'ALIGHT'! ...sorry

"Sir Harry Redknapp"? Piss off you south coast nobodies. Also, if Rovers lose Friedel and "gain" Paul Robinson, that'll be a sight to see.

Get on then Duff you waster.

I really don't like this "undisclosed fee in the region of 3.5mil" business. I'm fine with the signing, even the most obstinate must see that we need to fill out the squad, but he's never worth 3.5mil unless he's got loads of untapped potential we haven't seen.

That's well written, that. Short and to the point.

BIN ASHLEY REVEALS TYNE BOMB PLOT!

Appearently we're going upmarket and preparing a 25million bid for David Villa. Now that would be great if it came off. Your lot are so broke you want 20mil for Crouch and tried to barter some nobodies to us for Milner and Finnan and some others for Barry, but you've got 25mil to bid for David Villa? 18mil out for Barry - 10mil in for Crouch...you're still down 8mil. Where's this money going to come from? How do you know all that is true? I doubt we were even seriously in for Milner at all, Pennant is better imo. Insua being one of the possible youngsters offered shows how wrong the speculation was, he's a great little player and far too good to let go. With sales and the 20 million budget given by the owners Rafa could have around 50 million to spend. I don't think he'll go for Villa but it's not an impossibility. Benitez on Crouch: Also, a few people in the press were talking about £7million – so then I talked about £15million because I wanted to protect the club. This will be Benny's last season at Anfield. If the press have anything to do with it, it will. Agreed 100% here. He might not last till Christmas. They've got their knives out for him already, imo. For me, the Milner link is just too pervasive to be completely made-up. I doubt he was first choice for Liverpool but I don't doubt for a moment they've enquired. While you're visiting, what do you really think of Barry? I'm more than a little sceptical, don't think he's nearly worth 18mil and I don't think having one decent season and some England action justifies the kind of silly money that Villa want for him.