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I blame my piss poor memory on social activiies circa 88-94...or was it 96?...

using an anachronism from the 1950s to beat him with now... Michael Owen and Nigel Mansell being past winners sort of pisses on your parade though.

I think its mentioned further back in the thread that Greg Rusedeski has won it but Murray won the US Open and the Olympics in the same summer and only got 3rd ....but as you say, will he be that fuckin bothered?....if he wins another major next year he'll piss it in 2013 anyway...

Is consistancy not important here then? I came a long way last season; I think I'd sound like a fuckin cock though tbh if I went from being ultra critical of the whole Ashley regime in August 2011 to being very complimentry in May 2012, then strted calling for the managers head in October 2012 I agree largely though, espcially about Ba/Cisse...thing is, weve had at least one player from the midfiled/forward line out injured for almost every league game, making Pardew's selection of both more easily justified. I think theres a lot more going on behind the scenes than we know. For me I think even when he's looked fit Cabaye hasnt looked interested hardly at all compared with last season. His head's been turned iyam. We're linked again with that Sissoko this morning. Ba's making eyes at Arsenal but still doing the business on the pitch, but Cisse has suffered. Thing is, we cant keep two players as good as Ba and Cisse happy on the money theyre on as they could both earn more elswhere and be the main man into the bargain. We need old fashioned "inside forwards" and we need them to be young,cheap and keen. Then we'll sell them on due to them being able to earn more elsewhere. Thats what we're doing here, and if the 4 you picked out do all leave before next season kicks off for a good sized profit for Ashley then he, the man you blew smoke up the arse of for 9 months last season, will feel its mission accomplished.

Not sure about the shoes...

looks like she's wearing a badly fitted wig in that

Jade Jones, taekwondo goldie.....did anyone see her on spoty last night?....scrubs up exceedingly well....very tall, great legs, can't find a piccy of her from last night though..

CT's on the wind up...again. If he's not, he obviously doesn't care how riduculous he's sounding after last season's "Mike can do no wrong" wankfest. If Pardew was the right man last season I fail to see what's changed significantly.

John Terry's legal advisors for team of the year?

Wiggins...TdF & he's won more Olympic gold than any other British man alive.....a true great, and he does have a personality, which helps....even if you don't like it Meenzer If Murray's not second after his summer then I want a stewards...English fix! The rest...David Weir for me...but theyre all brilliant...

Am not getting into this argument with anyone on here old son. You're entitled to your opinion. I only brought it up as an example of how legislation can fundamentally change peoples lives.

2nd cut and paste job from NO....Einstein's theory of insanity: "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" Didnt he/she virtually admit that they were the same poster the other week?.....you can be anything you want on the internet, but why you'd choose to be 2 different posters with the same opinions, both of them fuckin ludicrous, makes it beyond weird for me....are they posting from a secure unit in Lillehammer or something?

From The Telegraph, Saturday: Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov was at the centre of a race row on Saturday night after a complaint was made to police during Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Newcastle United. An incident is alleged to have occurred during the first-half of the Premier League match as Kolarov, who started the game as a substitute, warmed up down the touchline. Two fans are understood to have been waving an Albanian flag close to him and Kolarov, a Serb, was then alleged to have been involved in a running verbal spat which went on for around 10 minutes. One of the fans is then believed to have made a complaint to stewards in the stadium and they reported the incident to police at the ground. The fan was immediately interviewed by the police at half-time with Kolarov also being spoken to after the game about the exchange of words. The 27-year-old left the stadium with the rest of the City squad to return to Manchester but it is understood that he will speak again to the police later this week and co-operate fully with their inquiries. Northumbria Police released a brief statement on Saturday night, also calling for any witnesses to come forward. The statement read: “Northumbria Police has received a report of racist language having been used at the St James’ Park stadium during the Newcastle United versus Manchester City match today. "Northumbria Police take such allegations extremely seriously and inquiries are ongoing into the incident

Not if you made it illegal for a teacher to own firearms you wouldnt. This is the worst school shooting in US history. Does that statement not make you think that whatever could be done to prevent another, should be done? It happens regularly every year in the US, that alone makes it worthwhile; at the very least children should feel safe in their school, thats a basic human right for them and their parents, and if youre suggesting the right to bear arms is a greater one then words aren't enough to sum you up really . Its one thing to say that it's impossible to carry out, but you seem to think that because its difficult nothing should be done. And you're entitled to your view on abortion, but you're in a minority on that in this country, to say the least. We haven't had Gynaenocologists legally carrying out their work being shot dead regularly in this country either...wonder why?...

Physically, that may well be true. But why not even attempt it?...there are countless immense changes that have been implemented in our own country that have fundamentally changed peoples lives for the better. Under one Home Secretary in the 60s this country abolished the death penalty, then made abortion and homosexuality legal. That was one man, Roy Jenkins. He beleived that these things would make this country a better place. The Human Rights Movement in the same decade in the US made life better for millions in the US too. No one has seriously dared try to legislate for gun control in the US, but with the Republicans possibly dead in the water election wise because of the changing voting demorgraphic (i.e. millions of recent immigrants to the US not being natural Republican voters, to say the least) now is the perfect time to try it. Am not saying it would work straight away, but if the tide is changing demorgraphically no amount of NRA money will get the Republicans back into the Whitehouse for the foreseable future. Congress and The Senate are different beasts obviuosly, but change has to come from the top and if there is another Demorcrat President next time (likely iyam) then now is the perfect chance to start fighting for gun control. You have to start somewhere. Not easy, but nothing monumentally different ever is.

Source? The season we finished 5th wasnt great under Robson if you're talking standard of football. If you're talking style, attractiveness etc (you're confusing the two here by the looks of it) then we were fuckin awful. Blackpool played great football in this division, widely praised. Southampton this season, we'll see what happens with them. There are loads of sides praised for their good football that have been relegated man

Asking for trouble this idea like I'll give it a go..

Man Utd beat us 6-2 at SJP the season we finshed 3rd under Sir Bobby. Did that make that side utter shit and lucky all that season too? We finished 4th the season before and are widely acknowledged to have played better football that season than when we finished 3rd. Were we lucky in either of those seasons? Don't worry, I don't expect you to offer an opinion on that with anything like the knowlegde to back it up Nobody is arguing Pardew could be doing better, but things are lot more complex then you're suggesting..HF posted this earler: http://www.eplindex.com/23371/newcastle-coming-down-to-earth-predicted-position.html fair, iyam.

Well, he said pretty much the opposite after the Fulham game iirc. Its a well known managerial tool, pretend that you're just greatful to be on the same pitch. Bob Paisely, Jock Stein and the early career Alex Ferguson were experts at it. Stein advised Ferguson to give Alfredo Di Stefano a bottle of the best whisky before Aberdeen played Di Stafano's Real Madrid in the 83 cup winner's cup final; "just let him think you're just pleased to be there" the idea then is for the underdogs to rip the better side to pieces...not sure if thats going to happen tomorrow though Aberdeen beat Real Madrid 2-1 aet

Fluking last season suggests the players we've got got lucky too...

Thats called giving the opposisition "a bit of toffee" You're the only person in Europe who takes things said for the benefit of the press seriously

Doesnt zonal marking just apply at the back though, according to the coaching manuals?....as far as I can make out Parky is basically on about what happens when we lose the ball in the centre of the park...having said that, J69 sums up what happened v Fulham with Santon perfectly.

I applied last time, got back from Alkmaar and had the email saying I had got two tickets in the ballot You can choose to accept or decline them at that point, or you could back then.