Craig

dressed as a clown? 182042[/snapback] Aye, that's the one. Not sure if it was fancy dress or not tbh. 182044[/snapback] On his way to a foam party to meet Craig tbh. Of the two Gol was the better dressed. 182047[/snapback] Fuck right off - he was in drag, not dressed as a clown!

Can picture you doing that tbh... Still, could always have some fun and try to hypnotise the cats!

Tis totally true apparently... They were all set to accept a £10m offer for John Terry as well if rumour is right 181979[/snapback] From us. 181980[/snapback] Was it? Bastard-fucking Abramovich!

Tis totally true apparently... They were all set to accept a £10m offer for John Terry as well if rumour is right

Likewise I'm no expert - guess Gemmill will have more knowledge than most...

The ultimate case of pot calling the kettle black!

He's managed to get a work permit in another EEC country so surely we shouldn't have any problems on that score... Mind you, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if NUFC have overlooked that minor detail!

We would be if we didn't have so much debt. Don't think Villa are too badly off for debt. 181665[/snapback] Does that count though? One of the Chelsea fans I work with says CFC was sold for £80m but that Abramovich also took on the £200m+ debts that the club have. When we talk about 'market value' do we simply mean the value of the business or how much in the black they are?

I think it's a nice gesture too - wasn't knocking it, merely informing. Don't know if it's right to do a rendition of "Walking in a Robson wonderland" but I'm sure Glenn would appreciate where they're coming from if they do..

N-O trying to arrange a salute on Thurdsday night.... http://www.newcastle-online.com/newcastlen...t=&go=headlines

The BBC are claiming that Anelka is stating he will join Bolton. I'd have taken the risk and tried to sign him tbh...

I read somewhere over the weekend that our market valuation was £82m... I thought we'd be worth more than only £20m more than Villa tbh.

Cheers mate - didn't sleep to well last night, kept having the recurring nightmare of going to get the foot from the verge then going back to the riders and noticing that they were my kids.... My hat goes off to traffic police who have to deal with shit like this day in, day out - I know I couldn't do it

TRANSFER RUMOURS An Ashley Cole-William Gallas swap deal will finally end the summer's longest transfer saga with Chelsea likely to pay Arsenal a £10m cash adjustment. (Daily Express) Arsenal have made a formal £5m offer for William Gallas. (Guardian) Jean-Alain Boumsong will leave Newcastle to join Juventus for £2.7m. (The Sun) Nicolas Anelka is close to signing for Bolton Wanderers. (Various) PSV Eindhoven are ready to sell Blackburn and Portsmouth target Andre Ooijer after he refused to face NEC Nijmegen. (Daily Star) Middlesbrough will make an improved wages offer to Sylvain Distin as they try to solve their devensive problems. (Various) Newcastle are on the verge of landing Inter Milan striker Obafemi Martins for £8m. (Daily Mail) Coventry have made a £1m bid for Sheffield United striker Ade Akinbiyi. (Daily Mail) Real Madrid are mulling over offers from Serie A sides Inter Milan and AC Milan for Brazilian striker Ronaldo. (Daily Telegraph) OTHER GOSSIP Referees chief Keith Hackett has reached an arrangement with managers to expose and punish players who wave imaginary yellow cards. (Daily Mail) New Argentine wonder kid Sergio Aguero, signed by Atletico Madrid for £16m from Independiente, will make his international debut against Brazil in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium on 3 September. The FA will not overturn Wayne Rooney's ban despite the striker's threat to withdraw his support for its commercial activities. (Telegraph) FUNNIES Fulham's Papa Bouba Diop was fortunate to escape serious injury in a bizarre barbeque incident. The burly midfielder sat on a plastic chair, which collapsed beneath him. (Daily Star)

Would probably be in a mess, but alive, but in jeans, t-shirt and trainers you'd probably be a red streak down the middle of the road. 181601[/snapback] Pretty much what I saw today - put it this way, denim shreads - as does the skin underneath

Decapitated? on a motorbike? 181589[/snapback] Well this girl today lost her foot with what the paramedics were saying was probably contact with the ground and her not wearing appropriate footwear.

It's instinct I guess. Part of me was wishing I'd gone the other way home but then humanity takes over and you just want to help as much as you can. Horrible feeling that walk from my car to the scene though. You just know what you're going to be coming face to face with is not going to be good...

It wasn't the perfect end to the day, that's for sure

All fine here - I'll run a table repair tomorrow though just to make sure

If any of you lot on here own motorbikes, then I hope to hell you've got full leathers and safety kit and if you haven't, I urge you to go out and get them before you get back on a bike. Was passed by a biker today and a couple of minutes later I went around a corner to find the same bike on its side in the middle of the road with the rider and pillion passenger thrown a good twenty feet from it. Both were wearing helmets but were in jeans and denim jackets - the rider had Cat boots on but the female pillion passenger was wearing white trainers - we had to go an recover one of her feet out of the verge. We did all we could to stem the flow of blood with tourniques but she sadly died soon after the ambulance arrived. The rider was taken away in a critical condition. I grew up with my Mam telling me she'd never let me get on a bike and have heard many a horror story. Now I've seen one myself, I'm not sure I'd ever want to get on one

I think there's a market there you know.... If the writers of FM have anything about them, they'd make some 'historic packs' of seasons past (in a similar fashion to the way The Sims has expansion packs..

Doesn't sound good at all! Get well soon Bobby.

TRANSFER RUMOURS Chelsea will finally complete the bitter and protracted transfer of Ashley Cole from Arsenal for £19m this week. (Mail on Sunday) But other reports say that Chelsea have now called off their chase of the England left-back. (Sunday Mirror) And elsewhere, it is reported that the Gunners have offered Cole to Newcastle in a bid to reduce a £30m deficit. (News of the World) Arsenal are talking with Real Madrid about the possibility of signing defender Jonathan Woodgate. (The People) Owen Hargreaves has told his Bayern Munich team-mates that he wants to join Manchester United. (News of the World) Former Manchester United and Celtic midfielder Roy Keane has turned down approaches from Premiership clubs to become their new manager - preferring to learn the ropes lower down the leagues. (Sunday Express) Fulham's contract rebel Steed Malbranque could be offered a lifeline by Everton. (Sunday Mirror) Newcastle are back in the hunt for Inter Milan striker Obafemi Martins. (News of the World, Sunday Mirror) Peter Reid could be tempted back to Sunderland in a director of football role by chairman Niall Quinn. (News of the World) Manchester City want Holland defender Joris Mathijsen as a replacement for Sylvain Distin. (Sunday Mirror) Former England manager Glenn Hoddle could replace Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell, should he lose his job at Elland Road. (News of the World) Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is after Blackburn Rovers defender Lucas Neill. (The People) Arsenal defender Pascal Cygan is wanted by Italian club Genoa. (News of the World) Middlesbrough are chasing Fiorentina defender Tomas Ujfalusi. (The People) Celtic are poised to complete the capture of PSV Eindhoven striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. (Sunday Mirror) OTHER GOSSIP England boss Steve McClaren blasts FA disciplinary chiefs for their three-match ban of Wayne Rooney. (Various) And Rooney is threatening to boycott marketing events surrounding the England team in protest at the suspension. (Various) Steven Gerrard reveals the extent of the hatred between Liverpool and Manchester United. (News of the World) Everton manager David Moyes is to take legal action against Wayne Rooney over comments made his book. (The People) FUNNIES According to the News of the World, the reason why Newcastle are back in the hunt for striker Obafemi Martins is because they have found out his real age. The Magpies withdrew from the race after a clerical error said the Nigerian's was 28-years-old and not his correct age, which is 21.

I have to agree totally. The likes of Abramovich, Lerner & Gaydamak are running their respective clubs on what appears to be personal wealth and consequently their primary objective is to improve the football on the pitch. I can't help but think if someone like the Belgravia Group were to own us, they'd be thinking of money-making first and football second.

So that's why Ritchie didn't want to go this year....?