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My brother gave up his season ticket when we got relegated, tried to claim it was because of Ashley, and then got it back when we were promoted. I'll never let him live it down...it's a convenient excuse for some people to blame Ashley, tbh. As for me, I was considering giving up my ticket at the end of this season anyway after just having a baby and buying a house-priorities have just changed and I have to think more carefully about how I spend my money. And the events of the past month have made the decision a lot easier for me. I just can't bring myself to give any more money to that fat bastard.

Was called into a short meeting with Llambias and told the club wanted to move in a different direction, wasn't expecting the sack but is looking forward now and wishes the club well. As calm and dignified as you'd expect from him, really.

Sorry to bump this after so long, but only just got back from the honeymoon. A big thanks to everyone! Had a brilliant day

What's impressing me is how well he's taken to being captain. After watching Owen be a disgrace to the captaincy for all those months, it's good to see someone actually trying to inspire the players around him and setting an example.

Always been the Leazes End for me.

So 20 lads shouting in a steward's face at point black range isn't provocation? Would you have been surprised if a whole army of stewards had come up and sat us all down? Stewards have been doing regular 'patrols' up and down the steps for years without telling people to sit down and there was nothing last night to suggest they were going to start. A lot of us up in level seven remember the ridiculous stewarding from the second half of last season though, when they basically went on a power trip and seemed determined to ruin the match for anyone who wanted to stand and sing. When I saw the stewards start grouping together last night, I just automatically assumed they were going to start with all that again, and plenty of others probably did too...leading to the singing of the 'never sit down' song.

I wondered if she'd be better in an on camera role, but no....still shite.

Bassong scores to put Tottenham 2-1 up

what was he doing? dunno, just going by some of the comments on Twitter Stayed on the pitch for absolutely ages at the end, applauding every end of the ground. I know he loves to milk it, but it was a lot even for him.

Exactly. Harper pisses me off on a weekly basis by taking too long to come off his line, so it must piss off his teammates at times too. Someone needed to say something because it doesn't look like the coaches were...it being Joey though, he probably just didn't go about it the right way

Don't know how obvious it was on the telly, but Smith did an class job as captain yesterday on top of his good performance. He was always encouraging the rest of the team, organising the players at set pieces, and at the end, he pulled everyone over to applaud the fans (maybe not surprisingly, the only ones who ignored him and walked off the pitch were Gutierrez, Coloccini and Enrique). After months of Michael Owen, it made a nice change.

I'm going, along with three others. Not too excited to be honest, but maybe that'll change as the week goes on. Would have been going to Palace too, but I'm away that weekend.

This. He didn't play well for most of last season, but unlike some others, he actually had a decent excuse. He shouldn't have been anywhere near a first team regular, but he was called on to play and he did so, without any complaints. There are numerous other players that I would blame for what happened last season before I'd even get close to placing any of the blame on him.

Our scarf is in the middle of that last picture. I was doing ok, until I got to all the tributes laid across the goalposts and net

A couple more pictures from this afternoon:

Started bawling at work when I heard the news this morning. All the people I work with are sunderland fans and they were gutted too, which just goes to show how important he was to the world of football. I'll be down at St James' tomorrow, and no doubt I'll be a blubbering wreck again. RIP Sir Bobby.

Shearer. Like others have said, I just think we have to move on and try something new. Then again, I said I didn't want KK back last time, yet when it was announced I was as excited as anyone, so I'm possibly just talking shite.

I grew up in Seaton Delaval. Small world indeed.

It's not exactly named as one of the best films ever made, but one movie that got universally praised (and that made me want to rip my eyes out of my head to avoid watching it) was A History of Violence. The very definition of pretentious shite. And I couldn't get through La Dolce Vita. I tried twice, but it just wasn't worth the effort.

1. The West Wing (by a good few miles) 2. The Simpsons (first 10-12 seasons. I can barely watch the newer ones) 3. Sex and the City 4. Friends 5. Entourage The Wire, Sopranos, South Park, Grey's Anatomy, Peep Show, The Office and so many more could easily have sneaked into the five though.

Just got back. It was a canny night for the most part (I know it was a charity match and everything, but mexican waves should not be allowed at SJP, ever) and the reaction for SBR was class. Watching Shearer fight for every ball, despite it being a charity match, really showed just how little effort we've been seeing from most of the first team for the last couple of seasons too. The budget version of Il Divo that we were forced to listen to at half time was shocking though!

Makes absolutely no sense with Beye and Taylor both in the starting line up too.

There's a group of people who hang around St James before and after every match to meet the players, and they usually pop up on SSN when the new kits come out too. She's definitely one of them. Btw (according to my lad), if I had an uglier twin sister, this is what she'd look like. I'm so glad I'm marrying him

His mushroom trip with Sasquatch is an unrivalled moment of comedy genius. Really underrated film. I'm a big Tenacious D fan, so I'm not exactly unbiased, but it's one of my favourite comedies. Last saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I'm not generally a fan of the HP movies, but this is the best one so far by a long way. Quite lighthearted for the most part but tense/scary when it needs to be...doubt it would hold any interest for people who aren't fans of the books though.

Some nice suits but it doesnt look like they hire out. I might just have to take the plunge and buy one. Burtons do some nice suits for a reasonable price I'm getting married in a few months and my fiance has gone with Suits You/Youngs. They definitely hire out (we went with the five suits, fifth free deal too)and the suits are really nice. Good luck with it all...it's doing my head in at this point And congrats from me too! wow your not watching HP Haven't seen it at all today. It's a very sad state of affairs