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Just been on to get my Bruges ticket....looks like its sold out to those with 100+ points.....that was fuckin quick....

For the first 5 years of the champions league only the champions of each nation qualified......I've got a first class stamp here, do you want it so you can write down what you know about football on the back of it?....

Sounds like someones looked in the mirror and doesnt like what theyre seeing......

Did Dekka mention that SD pay nothing for their "package" at SJP, whilst continuing this narrative that they want to maximise revenues and couldnt afford to significantly strengthen the squad this summer?....ok, he was "economical with the truth"...is that better for you? Am not entirely unhappy with the way things are going at the club, and am quite willing to be patient, but every time the self regarding prick mentions this it boils my piss. They are not in any way shape or form maximising revenues,if they were the stadium would be sponsored by some other corporate entity. If no one wants it, it should remain St James Park. You can dress it up any way you like but for me that is the case.

Thing is mate, things are going ok with the club, its pretty unarguable. But theyre STILL lying through their fuckin teeth to us. If they sold the naming rights to Virgin I dont think anyone would argue too much, he's made it clear he's not putting another penny of his own money in so this is the pot we piss in. But to keep up the pretence that theyre some sort of benevolent father-figures when theyre coming out with this sort of unchallenged fuckin bollocks makes me sick.

Same policy as last season, which earned an "Ashley Amnesty".....whats changed?...we wouldnt have paid 7mill for him last season either.

From the BBC's comments on this subject: One good season, 8 years at Newcastle. Winning the Champions League, 1 year contract at Chelsea.

Fair enough, but nobody likes a grass

It means that the intended victim of a murder attempt survived, i.e. they didnt die hope this helps Are you suggesting that taxi drivers who nearly hit cyclists have been up for attempted murder???!!

If you had a near miss in the car due to someone else being a tool would you report them? I nearly hit two cyclists riding side by side who were coming the wrong way up a one way street last night at about 10pm. Difficult to take their details though

He's not a fan, he's another fuckin wum. Wouldn't know the Gallowgate End from his own bell end.

""You can look at naming rights - a strong, brave decision, because we know it's such an emotional subject. "So why do it? Because we need to bring in more income, more commercial income This is where journo's fail miserably...why didnt Simon Bird ask him how much SD are paying for the privelige? I really don't think he's going to get banned from the ground for asking that. Apart from that, we've heard it all before, and to be fair its largely posistive.

all these long contracts are very fishy iyam. Is this another cost cutting measure from Ashley?....are they on half the money a premier league coach or manager should be on so theyve doubled the length of a normal contract?.... This means if they leave for another club, NUFC have saved a fortune. If NUFC sack them, theyd have to pay the full 8 years money up. Which doesnt make a lot of sense for anyone tbh....its not an incentive to do well, but there will almost certainly be huge bonuses for success. Ashley does beleive in rewarding employees who have done well for him.

Theres been a lot of people on here pre judging Merveux as being a very good player too, and lets face it,as we speak he's been shite ....has Merveux played any more or less than Ferguson in the last two seasons?.....its far too early to judge either tbh so get your hand out your pants and put the kleenex down CT. Fergie may be the next Nile Ranger, who came on and changed the game v Liverpool no more than 18 months ago and looked for all the world like a skinny Emile Heskey, only 3 times as good. I admit thats unlikely, but you really cant tell with younger players. Ferguson has got to break into the side first and whether we like it or not Gutierrez is one of the first names on the team sheet and is likely to be next season as well. That may see Fergie disillusioned, and he might even leave to get first team football elsewhere, which would, it appears, mobilise suicide watch UK into action in the Boldon, Tyne & Wear area. If you ask me to I'd say we're looking at a left footed Wayne Routledge. Undeniably talented, but far too small to make a big impact due to the hugely physical nature of the league he plays in. I hope to be proved wrong on that.

Hmm...doesnt say how much they have paid for Bates & co's shares...

De Gea, Vermijl, M Keane, Wootton, Buttner, Fletcher, Cleverley, Anderson, Rooney, Welbeck, Chicharito back four looks a bit...unknown?...very experianced apart from that. Tiote will have to impose himself on weak-ish (all things considered...Fletcher over his dicky tummy?) midfield.

Its not about transfer fees as such, its about paying champions league wages to attract champions league type players. Buliding up a kitty for that is very important. We've got 4 players here of that standard who got huge increases on what they earned on the continent when they joined (Cab,BA,Tiote and Cisse) but to get to the next level we have to continue to recognise that Ashley isnt putting any more of his own money in and everything we spend on players including their salaries has to be generated.Not all players are going to accept what we pay atm and those who have will want more next time round. Premier League type prize money is going to contribute hugely to that (500k a place?) so in that regard its right to concentrate on the league iyam.

My sisters eldest girl spent so much time with my mother when she was a nipper she strarted pronouncing her words with the same Manc accent as the old dear....she now speaks like all the rest of the her Scottish classmates. So its not really an issue iyam CT, but am sure it will remain one for you

Yeah but how many now agree that we didnt need Europe this season?...thats the point, the squad was never going to be good enough under Ashley's recruitment policy. Theres so many moaning about not giving Europe more of a bash after doing well to qualify. So you've got to balance it some way. If finishing in the top 7 is 5million minimum then the club may prioritise the league, which is what appears to be happening. Anybody know the prize money list is?...I've looked everywhere, can't find the fucker..

Anyone seen him play?...is he a poacher or has he more of the Pedro about him?....is he able to create for himself and others? if its the latter then he should be playing in the likes of this game. If he doesnt get involved further back in the build up then its a bit more tricky to include him iyam.

So would I. How much is the prize money for the BPL placings?....my google skills are shit, I cant find it anywhere. Is finishing say 5th-7th worth more money than finishing 10th and getting to the semis/final of the Europa?

Is anyone of the opinion that there are better tablets out there for ipad 3 money?...mrs pl's laptop is fucked and am encouraging her to go down the tablet route but have heard theres stuff the ipad wont do that others will for less money?...

If we had a season or two's finance from the champions league would we increase our chances of winning trophies in general?....my heart says trophy but the head says champions league. Thats if Ashley opens his wallet of course. The Debuchy saga showed how he works, but if it was suggested last season that >5mill was too much for a 27 year old full back then I think many would have agreed.

FTAO Wykiki and SBTP: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/sep/24/tyler-hamilton-tour-de-france

Sounds a bit strange to me, unless its just a refurb of the exisitng (empty?) ones at th Leazes End. The article only mentions full boxes in the Milburn and South West Corner.