David Kelly

Owen was fucking awfull until he scored and then he became a different player. Before then he resembled Fumaca in terms of pure shite. If only the ref had allowed his first (perfectlty valid) goal it might have been a different story. Dreadful game for the most part and showed us how poor we actually are (although I think Keegan will get us playing better). Given should have been out for their goal instead of yet again staying put (although how they weren't given offside is beyond me) and we allow far to many balls to be played in without a challenge. Butt was wank again and I thought his awfull passing at a time when we had actually got on top and started to turn the screw, led to us conceding too much possesion and imputus to them. Emre was playing far too deep and needs to push closer to the front two if we are to create anything. Hopefully Beye and Enrique will be back for Saturday as Carr is wank and N'Zogbia cannot defend (although he does link up quite will with Duff going forward). Barton is anything but a right midfielder. Smith works much better up front but is no goal threat whatsoever at the moment. Cacapa was very good, hopefully he will be paired with Faye on Saturday but I fear Keegan buys the Taylor hype.

30 Days of Night. Reminded me a lot of The Thing (though not as good). The premise is excellent but I don't really think they delivered on it as they failed to give any sort of feeling that it took place over a whole month (other then Josh Hartnet getting a bit of stubble). That said I did really enjoy it, I liked the way the vampires were little more than animals as oppose to charismatic like Brad Pitt & Tom Cruise. It's one of the best vampire films to come out for a long time (even if the main Vampire looked like he should be singing West End Girls). American Gangster. Excellent crime film with strong performances throughout (even if Denzil Washington's being doing the same thing for years now). The only thing I thought was lacking was a bit more backround on Washington's character. It seemed a bit wierd that all of a sudden it came out that his family were all slack jawed yokels from down south when it appeared before he was Harlem born and bred.

We have a shit load of dross in the squad now which brings me back to a point I made a couple of months ago that we don't have any fans favourite players any more because very few of them are good enough. We need to start again because the post Robson team that's been built is shite. Hopefully Ashley will release something like the money that has been suggested and if he does we will still be able to attract a high quality of player. At the end of the day we still pay fucking good wages, we have top class facilities, a manger with an extremely high profile in the game, a full stadium every game and if we start splashing the cash and showing ambition and spending big money I'm sure that will provide another reason for top players to come. We won't be able to take the very best players away from Manure, Chelski and Arse (or Liverpool for that matter) but we will be able to get players that can put us back up there. If we get back into Europe and start looking like a top team again then we would have a chance to sign the very best players. Of course that would take a lot more money again so it would all depend on what MA will cough up. Relegation is the last thing we need though (especially as it would mean at least one of the Makems and the Smoggies staying up in our place!).

Nightwatch. Really enjoyed it and I think I will have to try and get a hold of Daywatch too. Some of the visual style really reminded me of early Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Doesn't sound like it's a deal that fits anywhere near Keegan's stated stragey for signings. He's got no premiership experience and is anything but one for the future. Sounds like he would add to the problems we already have. Hopefully Senegal will get knocked out this week and we will soon have Faye and Beye back.

That bit comes across as he can go as long as we're not paying his loyalty bonus.

4 isn't it.

Gospel then

Is this confirmed or is it just the rumor that's in the Sheilds Gazzette?

I think most of his acadamy role will be in terms of recruiting players for it rather than day to day coaching or running the teams. I think this looks good providing Keegan's in full agreement. If not then it will inevitably end in tears.

Looks like he has a canny enough dig on him but I think this is probably just a move by his club to try and push Juve in to a corner. Still it would be nice to see us going after a top young european player before they arive at a big club.

Looking at the article on .com I'm actually warming right up to this providing Keegan is fully on board with it (otherwise I see another walk out looming). It looks like it will be providing us with the kind of set up we've been crying out for and the prospect of actually picking up some bargins from overseas as oppose to paying £8m for centrebacks six months after they went for free is very appealing.

I can't see us making any significant moves now which is a shame but I would rather go with that policy than ending up with the types of players we have recruited in January post Robson's time.

Unbelievable that he got away with that if you ask me. Not at all concerned about the result but I am certainly comforted that we were at least able to create the odd chance. We'll get beat again tomorrow and I again I'm not really bothered but it's the smoggie game we need to be sorted for.

Really odd this one. I could have understood it as an assistant appointment but as what basically amounts to a DOF I see no logic in it at all.

Only two premier league teams other than the top four in the 5th round and one of them is the smoggies so the only team that have any hope at all of breaking the top 4's monopoly on this trophy are Portsmouth! It might be a bit interesting for the lower level teams just getting this far but it basically amounts to the fact that the FA Cup is boring as hell these days and there are no prospects at all of getting smaller clubs winning anything anymore.

Have we banned all the Southern press from St James's or something? They've always had a bias against us but there doesn't seem to be a day go by at the moment when they don't come up with some shite like this. And this particular example is just fucking embarassing to the paper it's printed in. Do they not have editors anymore?

Definitely not worth that sort of money. I would rather we left the release clause in because I certainly wouldn't be averse to letting him go for £13m. I do think we will see more from him under Keegan than Allardyce but I still don't think he has the skills of a striker worth that kind of money.

This definitely sounds made up to me, especially considering the source. Would be a crying shame if all we ended up signing in January was a replacement for one of our better players so far this season although I do think he's a good attcking fullback.

Millers Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou and Barton Fink are all class but I haven't really got into Blood Simple, Raising Arizona or The Man Who Wasn't there. They aren't infallible but they have produced some outstating efforts and I can't wait to see No Country For Old Men.

Woodgate is the best centreback we've seen here by a million miles and I'm sure the vast majority would drive him here themselves to get him back. The talk of a lack of form is to be expected (having to breathe the air down their is bound to effect you) but the niggling injuries mentioned is more of a concern.

I was totally unimpressed with The Man Who Wasn't There. I might have to give it another go though because everyone says how good it is.

Crying shame, very promising actor.

I Am Legend Better than I was expecting tbh. Smith gave a good performance but the virus victims were a bit naff.

He just defeats his own argument that we aren't special by writing such shite. If we aren't special then why keep on about us you prick