McFaul

I'll show you the email he sent me last night

If they turn around and say to me here Stevie that's your finish, don't worry I'll do every geordie a favour by I go. ;-)

Aye. Sounds ridiculous, but it's paralysed for two minutes, and they start asking me if I love mackems or such questions no doubt.

I had that 2/5 fav in me lucky 15 like a mug, what a finish, jocky just taking the piss though. I don't get how a £159k race can only have four horses competing though.

Cheers, good luck with yours too. I'm pretty relaxed about it just now, am sure that could change though.

No it's procedural when paralysing half of the brain. The tube goes in to the groin because it's the easiest place to do it apparently. They freeze half the brain to find out where is the part that holds the most memory. Sounds ridiculous but that's what they do.

Cheers CT. It's a woman who's in charge though, even wor lass raised an eye brow. The Op to get rid is 14/8/14 aye.

Found out the latest crack from the hospital. I'm in on Friday. They stick a tube in your groin, all through your body and in to your brain to see how much of the memory is fucked. Oh dear. What a life. My actual op won't be till August 14.

I remember in 1995, and this is an absolute fact. Our home strip was the joint best selling shirt in English football with Man Utd. 850,000 we sold in 8 weeks after it was released. We were the in team without a doubt, we were well marketed, the likes of plastic Tottenham, Chelsea and Man City were complete and utter nobodies, because they had shit support and little money, but the key thing was our shirt was fucking brilliant. The grandad collar, god I used to wear it for bed now and again at 17 I was that obsessed. Now we're left looking like complete and utter tramps, who change the top every single year. Man Utd don't. PUMA and Ashley make us look like no-mark tramps which is what this club has become, and is why after 700 games our 3-0 win against Cardiff in May is the last time I ever go to SJP. Well certainly while that fat bastard owns us. We're tramps, and these arseholes licking his arse "oh look at the £30m he's spent this summer :-D", we've generated £32m with Cabaye and Debuchy. The club is dead, and Pardew coming out with statements like the champions league is our target, really?!? You better ask Mike what the real target is. Scumbag club.

Dear me it was like fat club. Unreal scenes. The Red Arrows weren't The Red Arrows this year neither. After that we went to the cinema in Sunderland, watched a canny show, "Dawn of The Planet of the Apes" thoroughly enjoyable even sat amongst mackems. Looking forward to the next one already.

I'll be alreet man, am not scared of it. Anyway just read the football page, this cunt essembee, seriously in the history of this board that is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen. Either a potential mass murderer or mentally disabled or a mackem struggling for humour.

Anyone got a clip of the goal? Toon dominate etc??

The thing that amazed me about this thread at the time is that there's not one kid put their photo up where you thought to yourself, "poor fucka". I think it's probably because there's a distinct lack of charva's on here.

My memory is all over the place at the minute, but I'm sure she's called Bev. Sounds more like she works in Morrisons than being a top end brain surgeon. I'm sure she'll be fine though. I'll find out her full name and PM you Chez.

That sounds really sexist. I just hope she knows what she's doing the bint ;-) Ridiculous I was told today was today and now I have to wait till next week, because there's too many people got tumours this week. Great country we live in eh?

Some great advice there Chez thanks a lot. All the information I've had so far has been incredibly vague from them, "we don't know that yet", "we don't know this yet", I feel like saying well have a look at the scans properly you daft cunts! The top end surgeon who's looking after me I haven't even met yet and it's a woman believe it or not, just the registrar who happens to be Greek called Achilles so far. The term registrar doesn't mean they're an admin boy, just that they're not top end surgeons yet. So another weekend of wondering. I haven't had a drink since Tuesday now, and I'm choking for one, but my lass has been a saint. I've started my course of Carbamazepine which apparently will stop me collapsing and having seizures again.

That will be handled by someone else, and you're right regarding it being a difficult question. These people in hospitals they deserve every penny they get. The Greek bloke has a class first name though..."Achilles". Just reminds me of Steven Taylor.

I was in yesterday, and to be honest I didn't learn anything new. The thing that upset me was they showed me the picture of the tumour. It's like a subutteo ball like I was hoping, it covers about 1/6th of my brain, I was staggered looking at it. The bit where it is, is where my memory is, I haven't forgot I'm geordie yet like, but oh dear. Anyway Friday is now my D Day, they're sure they can operate which is something at least, but everything will be laid out of me on Friday. This Greek bloke has been looking after me, but he's not a top end specialist, I keep asking questions he can't give me the answers to. He keeps saying "we don't at this time", I said am I going to die within a year, this time "we don't know at this stage". I've done nothing but drink since I found out. Had a lovely day with the missus yesterday though out in country pubs, so am keeping me chin up. At this stage it's time for me to pipe down, comparing what's happened to me with what happened to Jon is far different.

I've been banned 8 year from there, and I can't even remember what it was about now. You think people would have grown out of their bell cheese eras.

Thanks again everyone, I'll know where I stand in terms of my future this week. For now I'm going to forget it. Had a great day in South Shields yesterday at Bents Park. Even wor lasses sister didn't annoy me. 10CC were on and it was free, they're a band I remember from being a very young kid, and I have to say they were absolutely brilliant. They must be well in their 60's but they were truly superb. I was joining in with "I'm not in love", right in wor lasses face which went down well. Nee sense of humour some people. South Shields has so many things like this in summer, absolutely pisses all over North Tyneside in every way I'm sad to say, but obviously not Newcastle.

That's the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen on a forum. Hope you get a nice corner of heaven to reside in Jon,

I used to wind him up about oots and he always took it for what it was, banter. Proper upsetting, genuinely loved the toon you could tell. One of the few kids on these forums better looking than me.

Incredibly sad news A funny lad who will be missed by many. Nee justice in the world. RIP

I met The Undertaker about 3 or 4 years ago at a FA Cup game between North Shields and South Shields in Bede. A very quiet bloke, but nice natured and staggeringly knowledgeable about football. Without checking I'd guess he was mid to late 50's and this is an absolute tragedy for all his family and friends, puts everything in to perspective, and although this isn't the thread for it you have to question what a rogue state Russia is now. Absolutely pathetic how they've handled Ukraine over the last year and no one will stand up to him and his cowboys.