aimaad22

Happy birthday!

Yup he lost Brunt for their goal and for me he still misplaces too many passes, especially in the final third. But I agree it was a much improved performance nevertheless, his energy and willingness to run the channels has been vital recently. The goal will do his confidence no harm either.

Well thats true, for the last couple of seasons anyway.

You'd need to have 10 000 people at the rooftop shouting for him to shoot for him to properly do it though

Is it just me or are Man U horribly boring to watch these days as well? In contrast look at Everton these days. Of course they're still likely to put a few past us mind

I can see it now Newcastle@Sportsdirect.com United FC

Maybe I wanted to compare Fulham and Villa

Agreed. It could even replace the crossing line as the primary excuse for not investing in upcoming transfer windows

Might be pointless to you but some people enjoy detailed analysis. To be honest some of the blue/purplish shades are rather tricky to differentiate

None of these are anywhere near Cabaye's level though. Anita has shown promise and I think Sissoko has the ability but they're miles off at the moment.

Well its also sad in some ways......but mostly http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-29/america-finds-a-new-thanksgiving-tradition-in-no-walmartfights

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/cristiano-ronaldo-given-most-valuable-car-real-madrid-000732564--sow.html

Tell me about it.

I agree, however there just seems to be one period after another where you've got to sit tight and suck it up doesnt it? Seems never ending. I suppose thats just the way things are. Money is a factor of course but not an overriding one. Im lazy, I dont want to be the CEO of anything, just a bearable job thats pays the bills. Its the 'in transit' part I've been stuck in for years thats just getting to me. Yup

Congratulations! Stuck in something of a transit career wise me. My 'training contract' of sorts just ended, I have the option to stay on at the firm. But although the firm is well reputed they're prepared to pay peanuts at the moment only and I dont want to build a long term career there anyway. Problem is outside jobs are hard to come by these days. Only option seems to stay on until a decent opportunity comes along. Then there's this qualification Im pursuing which is proving to be an absolute pain in the arse to manage along with work. I can see myself stuck in this situation for another 1.5-2 years which is driving me nuts.

And we'll be left hoping once again our over hyped scout has lined up a decent replacement. I wonder if all the Anita talk this season has anything to do with him being the replacement? We'll try very hard in January of course but that darned crossing line will come in the way.

Like Steven Segal with a sun tan and put through a car wash

Still a month to January yet the salesmanship has already begun.

Well as a TV fan from afar I can say there's nothing even close to matching the interest generated by the English league at the moment. And the increased competitiveness will do that now harm Over the last many years I've often stayed up to watch Europe's biggest derbies. Whether it be England, Spain, Italy or Germany. Each is interesting for different reasons. Can't ever remember being excited about celtic v rangers though. I might watch it if the alternate is golf or a cricket test match. But apart from that, nah, because it just doesn't have a bigger context as the league's completely shite. Of course it will be different for the locals who'll see it as a massive game undoubtedly. The game isn't the biggest of anything though if it doesn't generate interest from outside.

He's sour about Remy, ironically.

I expect Mbiwa to be a fine defender in a couple of years' time. He's got some great attributes. For some reason people forget not everyone immediately adapts to this league. Colo, Enrique, Koscielny etc just some of the examples.

Not sure which thread to post this in, so I just dug this one up. Normally dont read articles of this type but this one pissed me off for some reason. Whats this guys definition of 'unknown'. By his stupid reasoning no player in Europe's major leagues is really unknown then. Also why the hell is a QPR fan so interested in our scout? http://thespectatorsview.com/2013/11/27/the-famed-scouting-system-of-newcastle-united-beware/