Ken

Steven Taylor finally admitting he is shit, taylorisshit Steven Taylor says Newcastle's players can't use the turmoil off the pitch as an excuse for their struggles on it. The crisis club sank to their fourth straight defeat against Tottenham in the Carling Cup in front of St James' Park's lowest crowd for 16 years and Taylor (right) claims all the players are hurting. They face Blackburn at home tomorrow and Taylor says it's a mustwin game. "What happens off the field is nothing to do with us," said the centre-half. "We have just got to get on with what we do on the pitch. "We're gutted at the moment, but when you're feeling like this there's nothing better than a quick chance to put things right. "We've got that chance with our game against Blackburn and that's become a big game for us. A win would mean so much to us. It would push us right back up the table, which would be great because the sooner people stop talking about this relegation dogfight the better. "The fans are feeling disappointed at the moment and it's up to us to get things moving and put the smile back on their faces." Taylor, 22, is determined to atone for his mistake for Tottenham's second goal in their 2-0 win and has apologised to the fans and his team-mates. "I hold my hands up for that second goal," he said. "I was devastated because it proved so costly. I let my teammates down. "When your luck is down, your luck is down. As Michael Owen said to me, when your luck's in as a defender, he would have gone on and missed. But when you're out of luck, you can be guaranteed that he will go on and score."

I also just wanted a decent manager and stability, but something more pressing now is an owner/s who will put in a bit of money during the January window. It is clear we have one of the weakest and smallest squads in the league. When that mountain of fixtures arrive come Dec/Jan we will be utterly screwed, no matter what kind of motivator/manager/coach we may have in by that time. I felt even before all this happened (Keegan/Wise/Lliambus bust up) we needed a strong start to this current campaign to be sure we wouldn't be in a relegation dogfight. Now that we have assured ourselves of the worst possible start imaginable, there is only one thing that will save us and that is a new owner and to be rid of the current structure and the individuals who occupy those roles in the structure. We are in no position to pick and choose who we want to see buy Ashley out, just as I feel Ashley is in no position to bargain and sell to the highest bidder. I will only believe this buyout from the Nigerian consortium when it happens. I just find it hard to believe they are willing to go as high as £450million when others who appear to be wealthier (Arabs) than this Nigerian consortium (the richest Nigerian person has an estimated wealth of US$2.5 Billion, which I looked up) won't even offer half that amount. There are 4 individuals in this consortium apparently. You would hope that the wealthiest bloke is involved and add on top of that 3 others with a wealth of about US$1 Billion. So that's a consortium worth about US$5 Billion. Much better than Ashley but they are paying a heck of a lot for a, let's be honest here, shit club with a rich history, great tradition and big stadium, but nothing else at the moment. If it happens, then that's great. Install a new manager, fix up the structure or at least put in people better qualified, buy a few players in January and let's avoid relegation.

Yes plus whoever is next manager will have to bare the brunt of being known as the man who replaced the messiah. Rightly or wrongly the next man in charge will have the piss taken out of him. Oh, and there's the small issue of having to work with a small squad that lacks serious quality in many departments. I just hope the next time you put your telly into use Jimbo, that it's good news, and that we aren't in the Championship...

I think you'll find this is wrong. Dubai have a fierce rivalry with Abu Dhabi. When DIC (Dubai) finally own a club in the Premier League, they'll want to outdo the Abu Dhabi group. The only problem is this DIC group want Liverpool. We can only hope those yanks keep refusing DIC's overtures, they lose patience with them and they buy our club.

This sticks out in my mind. He had a decent squad to work with, even better than Phillipe Troussier's Japan team, but he stuffed it up. He basically picked the best 11 and tried to fit them in, somehow, in anyway he could. There were no excuses either because the man had lived in Japan for years and should have known their system back to front. They lacked cohesion and were just shit. Fenerbache did have a decent run in the Champs league last season though, and they were quite entertaining to tell the truth. He is an unknown quantity, unproven, but is there anyone else???

It might interest you to know Russia has no missile pointed at Europe, something which cheeses the Americans off quite some. So when the U.S. go on about enlarging the def shield into Poland and CZ the Russians start to think about re- allinging thier ballistic missiles. Think about it. And prey tell, how do you know this to be fact? I believe this to be a naive thought on your part. Russia sees NATO as a threat, its government has a cold war mentality, so therefore it would be silly on their part not to have a few missiles tipped with a nuclear warhead to be aimed at NATO bases, even before the hawkish Americans decided to ask Poland and the Czechs to use it to set up a defensive missile shield.

Those sneaky Russians will look to provoke something again soon. Get those Tridents ready, point 50 of them at Moscow.

Regards Ken.

That's more like it. And I said nothing contrary to these points made by Rob in this thread. Oh Parky my lad, you have burst a blood vessel for absolutely no reason... and I wasn't even trying to get a rise out of you.

Is that what happened? The guy who couldn't spell collegiate let alone know anything about a country he has probably never been to? Anyway back on topic here, what are Russia's objectives (without resorting to CNN, BBC, Sky News etc). Is it; A. To remove the Georgian President by way of submissive force. B. To re-draw the border that divides Russia and Georgia. C. To purposely defy the USA, and the EU who have proposed the ceasefire to show it is a major player again and to demonstrate it takes orders from nobody. D. All of the above. How would you or Borat here have a fucking clue about Russia's intentions? I don't, it's mere speculation, only the Russians know what they're trying to achieve. There's no need to respond like you've been arse raped though just because a few here don't agree with you.

Yes I am now. We are not strong enough, even regardless of whether we gain another 2 players of repute. Facts are if we don't have a great start to the season, we will die in the arse during Christmas/New Year and we'll be in the bottom half by season's end.

A nation of fat fools. Why is it an epidemic that exists only in the UK, US, Canada and Australia?? Is it the inferior gene pool???

I was watching that on the telly and wasn't sure it actually happened. Citius, altius, fortius. Quite a lot fail like that, it's strange as you'd think they'd all go for a safe weight first. It's to do with countback isn't it? Is it not done by lowest body weight? Don't really know though. Video's not working. Any other links? No. Your sincerely, Ken.

Is that what happened? The guy who couldn't spell collegiate let alone know anything about a country he has probably never been to? Anyway back on topic here, what are Russia's objectives (without resorting to CNN, BBC, Sky News etc). Is it; A. To remove the Georgian President by way of submissive force. B. To re-draw the border that divides Russia and Georgia. C. To purposely defy the USA, and the EU who have proposed the ceasefire to show it is a major player again and to demonstrate it takes orders from nobody. D. All of the above.

I hope they research the Arctic before they drill it. Apparently the life in it has been sealed off for more than 26 million years. They found a ridge that is not volcanic, so the new earth comes directly from the core. It could give us some great insight on the beginning's of our planted. Supposedly the living creatures near the ridge will appear more like alien creatures than what we've studied on Earth. They found a fauna miles away from the ridge that was 70% different than the fauna in the Atlantic and Pacific. It's a very interesting area, so for the sake of science and our understanding, please don't ruin it. Anyways, they could divide it up and there would still be plenty of oil to make the three happy...but we're greedy creatures. Now with that sort of mentality the world would be a utopia and there would be no need for military spending. Imagine - John Lennon.

Nissan are bringing out an electric car for the American market in 2010. Should be interesting how sales/demand goes for that venture and whether it expands.

The rise of Russia is really nothing spectacular. Their economy has a false bottom and the government is fake. People see that the GDP grew, yet they fail work on the inflation and are forced freeze food prices. Not diversifying their economy is going to do them in at some point in the near future. So long as they have oil they will stay afloat. Not sure who these days has a diversifyied economy. Military arms complex yes...making bits of plastic yes... Yes. AbsolutKazakh probably knows about the topic more than I, but Russia has enormous amounts of natural resources. She can survive on this alone imo, although I have no idea how big there reserves are, but I'm pretty sure they have many untapped resources they can exploit in the future. Sure Russia may have no manufacturing industries (apart from a military one obviously) that can boost its economy like China, nor a strong finance sector but it doesn't need one. I could be wrong though. Time will tell, and if they do go bust and nationalism really gets into the psyche of the everyday Russian, we could really find ourselves in a new Cold War, if that hasn't already started already. They still have a lot of reserves and are claiming most of the Arctic, but drilling and getting those resources out is a hot mess. It requires a lot of skill and a lot of technology they don't have, which is why they call upon the West. True, and as I understand it, Canada and the USA, or should I say Canada/USA also have eyes on the arctic. Canada are already building military installations in the arctic. Could be a hotbed of a dispute in the not too distant future.

The rise of Russia is really nothing spectacular. Their economy has a false bottom and the government is fake. People see that the GDP grew, yet they fail work on the inflation and are forced freeze food prices. Not diversifying their economy is going to do them in at some point in the near future. So long as they have oil they will stay afloat. Not sure who these days has a diversifyied economy. Military arms complex yes...making bits of plastic yes... Yes. AbsolutKazakh probably knows about the topic more than I, but Russia has enormous amounts of natural resources. She can survive on this alone imo, although I have no idea how big there reserves are, but I'm pretty sure they have many untapped resources they can exploit in the future. Sure Russia may have no manufacturing industries (apart from a military one obviously) that can boost its economy like China, nor a strong finance sector but it doesn't need one. I could be wrong though. Time will tell, and if they do go bust and nationalism really gets into the psyche of the everyday Russian, we could really find ourselves in a new Cold War, if that hasn't already started already.

From the Daily Telegraph news site; AOC president John Coates questions British hygiene standards AUSTRALIAN Olympic Committee president John Coates today weighed into the Aussie-British Games showdown with a slur questioning Britons' approach to cleanliness. Asked if he was surprised by Great Britain's good performances in the swimming, Coates said they had done well - for a nation short on pools and soap. "Great Britain may have been in lane seven and eight but, um, they seemed to be getting there for a country that has very few swimming pools and not much soap,'' Coates said. Coates's remark, while tongue in cheek, are sure to fuel the growing rivalry between Australia and its old sporting enemy during the Beijing Games. Sports Minister Kate Ellis has already bet her British counterpart Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe on which country will stand higher in the medal count. Her challenge came after the British team declared they would win 41 medals and beat Australia for the first time in 20 years. Britain has poured hundreds of millions of pounds into its Olympic sportsmen since 2005, when London won the right to host the 2012 Games. The splurge appears to have already paid dividends, with Britons picking up two unexpected gold medals in the first three days of competition.

And they do that by attacking countries much weaker than themselves. This situation can get really ugly, very fast. I know the West feels like something needs to be done, but what can you do? If you step in, you make Turkey, Russia, us, and the rest of Central Asia very uneasy...and people forget how close Iran is to all of this. Granted, Iran's relations with Georgia aren't the best, but they are good friends with Azerbaijan. All the countries you've mentioned, well I know Russia, Turkey and Iran (I'll add China to that as well) would sacrifice thousands and thousands of men to achieve objectives. It's the type of war Western Europe and the USA would not favour, hence why they would virtually be left alone, or at least why disputes would not be met with force but only diplomatic protests. Turkey may not, they're still after the EU bid, but Russia, China, and Iran would. They are preparing themselves for that. As far as Kazakhstan and the other 'stans, what we do with our military is for defense. I highly doubt we would get involved in this particular, hypothetical conflict because we really don't have any bad relations with anyone. We would be neutral, but that would mean no free airspace. I don't know much about Kazakhstan, so pardon my ignorance but is that the country where the head of state built a new capital city from scratch. Supposed to be a smashing city, and the work done (infrastructure, buildings etc) rivals that of Dubai??? As for Turkey, yes luckily they are a secular state, with modern thinking people, but there is support for a religious head of state... very dangerous if that happens.

And they do that by attacking countries much weaker than themselves. This situation can get really ugly, very fast. I know the West feels like something needs to be done, but what can you do? If you step in, you make Turkey, Russia, us, and the rest of Central Asia very uneasy...and people forget how close Iran is to all of this. Granted, Iran's relations with Georgia aren't the best, but they are good friends with Azerbaijan. All the countries you've mentioned, well I know Russia, Turkey and Iran (I'll add China to that as well) would sacrifice thousands and thousands of men to achieve objectives. It's the type of war Western Europe and the USA would not favour, hence why they would virtually be left alone, or at least why disputes would not be met with force but only diplomatic protests.

Yep Russia doesn't want Georgia to join NATO. They've (Georgia) got a oil pipeline going through there country too. As it stands Russia dictates the price of oil that it sells to Western Europe. Georgia may have been tempted to lower their prices which Russia won't like. You've got to love punishment...Russian stylee. Russia would LOVE to control Georgia. Not just for the ease of sending oil but for other exports. It would be complicated for Georgia to lower the prices since it is not their oil. The oil usually comes from us, Russia, or Azerbaijan and I think we and the Azeris would bomb Georgia if they lowered the price of OUR oil. Excellent point. Aside from the sphere of influence bit, Russia wants it to be known they are a world power once again...

Yep Russia doesn't want Georgia to join NATO. They've (Georgia) got a oil pipeline going through there country too. As it stands Russia dictates the price of oil that it sells to Western Europe. Georgia may have been tempted to lower their prices which Russia won't like. You've got to love punishment...Russian stylee.

You don't want the UK obliterated do you?

Dan you clueless twat, Viduka's heritage is croatian Australian! Your lot didn't get the chance to deport them for stealing bread. Hahahaha that only happens to scum Poms right Sammy? Imagine that, being punished by going to a paradise for stealing bread and scraps and avoiding the black plague. Oh Mother England...