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Remember when Jinky (I think) did that Brum player (who's name completely escapes me) photo of the wound was in the Chrinicle, looked like a war wound.

That's all spot on I characterised our back four of the time (Natrass and Kennedy full backs) on NO as: The back four was like pulling a stunning bird with stunningly great legs, spread them only to find a cock waiting in the middle.

Well there's the internet me and then there's the "real" me Of course many of my football views are the real me, but given football isn't that much to me anymore, (can still screw my weekend to a point) I suppose to those who still care a whole lot my somewhat maudlin, at times, views would appear to be depressing if spoken by someone who cared much. It's just what I think, wouldn't place any strong emotion to it.

Fuck off, I shall pipe down when I choose

I am, I am an extremely jocular chap because I don't dwell on stuff, take it for what it is/was and move on.

No forestry duties in his job description ??

I loved John Tudor, I was also gutted (as a bairn can be) when we sold Pop Robson My problem with the "Keegan love" is that it was an exceptional period, sadly never quite properly capatalised on and never quite as good as Shankly or Clough's works at the Scouse or Forest for example (and neither of them are in the same league as SAF and Man U, who I can remember relegated). Yeah they were good times (for NUFC fans) but they still hang over us like a sword, they were "exceptional" times not "normal" times, they showed (to everyone's great surprise) what could be (nearly but not quite) at the time, those times have changed forever, getting back anywhere close is going to be a long haul (if it's even possible). Half our problem is the Keegan times (first time as manager) turned us around at break-neck speed from virtually nothing, to contenders, like most other false dawn's (few and far between) we couldn't sustain it. In my lifetime, it's the first time we were even "close". I think that is part of our problem now, we expect it to turn around too quickly (or we think it can be done quickly) and the game has irrevocably changed (unless FFP is a shiny knight of justice). Throughout the Keegan years I always said to my lads (mid/late twenties now) "this isn't the real Newcastle, never forget that" it was a glimpse of what we could be, not what we are. Thankfully we've not fallen as far as a Notts (sorry Cloughie) Forest, for example, have. Our current state of affairs is nothing like the worst we've been through, it's still, even now by comparison, pretty damn good. The nostalgia just makes the now seem worse. Turn the page.

Did more for this club than any other - yes A hero when he was here - yes (amongst many others over time) Still here - no Turn the page - yes (long time ago) Next ..........................

Don't own a cheese hat and we were shit.

we got a point where we were stuffed last season, we kept a clean sheet after letting in 11 in our last two games, we've lost the last 7 away. Baby steps. Good point.

Soft as shit these NFL players, what with helmets and pads etc. Walden has been wearing a splint on his left middle finger. “I broke it in the Giants game,” said Walden. “It normally happens in cold weather games. It’s the same finger I broke in 2010 against the same exact team - the New York Giants. I don’t even know how I did it, it was just throbbing after the game. It hurt really bad, swelled and an X ray revealed that I had broken it.” Walden said he knows he could be preventing the finger from healing properly by removing the splint when he doesn’t want it on. “Yeah – but it’s something that I signed up for. And something great happened the first time I broke it. Hopefully something great will happen again this year, too.” It’s the right middle finger that’s been broken for Williams; it’s been almost two months for this injury. “A tendon popped, tore off a bone and it’s crazy you don’t even notice that stuff when you’re wired up in a game,” said Williams. “I didn’t notice until I tried to open my hand up – and my hand wouldn’t open up all the way. “You may have bones that feel broken and you’re like, aw, I’ll worry about it after the game. That happens all the time.” GO PACK GO as they say

I would doubt it's "more important" to be fair. More of a cloud having a silver lining, never have, or will, bet against the town (don't often, if ever, bet anyway) but wouldn't demonise someone for doing it. It's not like that bet has any direct effect upon the clubs reality.

Even then you deal with it and go back to work

Unless it's caused by something naughty he's done. If the rumours are anywhere near correct expect it to be handled under "wife couldn't settle" despite him/them having been here a pretty long time.

British skank wannabe's probably but potentially devout Catholic Argie, not so much.

Agree and I'm sure they will but this is a footballer we're talking about, just loses that half a yard of pace doesn't go full tilt when he should, easy for these fuckers to make a position untenable.

What would you call a ghood reason ??? The Falkalands for example Footballers want, they get. In this case though, he's going to have tp put in a transfer request and lose whatever "loyalty" cash/bonus he's got written into his contract. If he wants to go home to Argentina, he's gpoing to be taking a huge cut in wedge I would have thought, and I can't see San Lorenzo having much to offer in the way of a fee (we'd want about £5-6 Mill on current form/age I reckon)

IF there's any truth in this, he's a footballer first, club Captain second, and footballers are worse than spoilt bairns, me first and always that way.

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OM's official site says he's in Morocco with the rest of them

The team not playing/available: Krul Debuchy Saylor Colo Raylor Marveux Cabaye Tiote Jonas HBA Cisse

The Arch-twat McKay apparently

Nah mate, health and safety rules fucked him off around 1980

They are not allowed time to settle, that's why Enrique and Colo (and Anita for that matter) were branded shite by many early doors.

Was expecting pictures behind security glass and all sorts, was taken well by surprise by the "security string" The Ann Frank house is a must do as well IMO.