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That basically covers most of it in a nutshell. He needs to move away from young good looking skinny boys who bottle it when the chips are down. I think the keeper he has now [name escapes me], whatever his name is, the new guy and not the clown of the last year or two, is a good keeper, the best he has had for a while. His midfield with Fabregas and Wilshire, with Nasri playing off the strikers, is top class. He needs a centre half like Vidic [as has been mentioned], and a striker like Carroll ? both of whom will dish out the physical stuff, and take it, but are ruthless, to go higher. I'm not that impressed with Chamahk but Van Persie is one of the best strikers in the premiership. He's far from a joke, basically people say these sort of things when they are jealous, like people said about us when we were playing in the Champions League etc. They would give their teeth to be in such a sorry state, just like all of us now would give our teeth to be in such a sorry state as Arsenal with a manager like that having done what they have done. Five years without a trophy but playing in the Champions League including reaching the Final......poor dears Whats happened is someone in the media a little while ago said "Arsenal havent won anything for x amount of years"...and then many like sheep have repeated it. Its frankly bollocks. His acheivements earlier in his time should have earned him the right to have a period of transistion of however long he fuckin likes from the undefeated team and the upheaval and financial constraints of the stadium move. To keep them in the top 4 over those years is acheivement enough when you consider that the unbeaten side regularly had half a dozen in my book undisputedly world class players who it was always going to be virtuallly impossible to replace instantly: Ashley Cole Sol Campbell Robert Pires Patrick Viera Dennis Bergkamp Thierry Henry Theres not many top class international sides, including world cup winning sides, that have had that many world class players all together, most of them at the peak of their careers, at the same time. Where were Arsenal likely to go after a team like that? So he's had a few fallow years where it hasnt quite clicked, ho hum.He's been competing against (a revitalised after a lean spell themelves) Ferguson's Man Utd and are cash rich Chelsea in those years. Those who are calling him either a joke or for his head need some perspective. The Arsenal fans among them have had a sense of entitlement imposed upon them by the media. Fuckin idiots if you ask me.

I think theres a secret bunker at SJP full of paid Ashley-phile chimps, churning out pro Ashley drivel in the hope of changing public perception of him. This is just the start

So you don't equate the most tangible measure of success with actual success then? Ok He's a strange one isnt he? He does make a point of sorts though....some on here will have no doubt been at our 3 Wembley appearances in 3 years at the end of the 90s. I lost count of the amount of Arsenal, Manu and Chelsea fans wandering around London in failrly morose bunches acting as if was just another game. The worst were the Arsenal fans in 98. Theyd just won the double for fucks sakes. There was trouble on the tubes with some of our lot actually "bullying" gooners into actually acting as if the game and trophy had meant something to them. And as for this bollock-brained "won nothing for 5 years" crap.....what a bunch of fuckin wankers

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What a fuckin strap on Owen is.....mercenary and utterly souless. Compare and contrast his attitiude with a comparative journeyman who despite a start in life probably almost all of us can't really imagine has remained apparently humble and down to earth. And above all grateful for a few minutes now and then in a black and white shirt. Give me 34 year old Shefki Kuqi running on to the pitch today in the 87th minute like a fuckin 18 year old over that selfish little prick any day.

Sounds good Doc....the nearest game to me today is either London or Torquay

What happened to Good Friday football?.... The last GF game I remember is twatting Everton 6 nowt or something like that when Sir Bob was manager....have we or anyone else played GF since then? And Easter Monday....I seem to recall our relagtion being all but confirmed in 89 on EM at home to Sheffield Wednesday after a rally in the previous month where it looked like we might stay up. A young David Hirst scored for them. Did the premier league just knock it on the head?...if so why?...its always been the business end of the season so if they or the clubs roll out fixture congestion as an excuse then thats frankly bollocks. Going to football today would be better than gardening or decorating the hall-FACT!

The poppy burner got a £50 fine. I'm about as far from a Daily Mail mouth foamer that you can get but the difference in sentancing is fuckin shocking.

Is there trouble in the manu ranks again?....is it one of their lot who has been stuffing that Welsh bird from big brother and has an injunction against her at the moment?....and did the same player not even make the squad on Saturday v citeh?....

Have you been to a posh party in Hawaii? The only one that I'd be really interested in is the church in Ethiopia...either the Ethiopian tourist board is deliberately blinding the monk who stands guard or he should've been in the running to play Ray Charles.....or it actually does house the Arc of the Covenant, which destroyed the walls of Jericho with a blinding flash of light etc etc allegedly I think it was on "around the world in 80 treasures" with that Cruickshank gadge a few years back...Ethiopia is fascinating, one of the oldest established christian churches in the world (Coptic) and loads of stuff left over from the Knights Templar and other medieval crusader types

Oh cheer up for fucks sakes Theres a lot of shite talked about Stoke if you ask me.....they play far more football than they're given credit for. They're not Brazil 70 by any means, but Pulis has done wonders there with comparatively little to work with. And they've been the better team against us twice this season by a country fuckin mile. Waddle is right though, They havent had to do much for their goals today, same as they didnt v us last month. If you're not on your game against them they'll generally punish you.

I don't get the reference. Then lend him your ears and he'll sing you a song. And I'll try not to sing out of key. does it worry you to be alone?

The contempt Llambias holds Shearer in was evident in his comments last month.....so this isnt, if true, too much of a surprise...

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Nothing on the face of it, but people are often utterly powerless to do the things they want to do when the ultimate power on any given situation they are in is in the hands of the very powerful and fabuously wealthy. I bet Alan Pardew wanted to keep Andy Carroll, but was powerless to. I bet the folk at UEFA are very noble and sincere in stopping the power of the English clubs creating a more level playing field for football, but the power in football isnt in their hands, it's in the hands of the people who finance football, not who govern it. This is a bit like shutting the door after the horse has bolted (the horse probably fucked off about 15 years ago tbh) if you ask me and will make little or no difference. But fair play to them, on the face of it we may do well in this system, but even if the changes do stick and we are one of the best financed teams, Newcastle United will find a way of royally fucking things up anyway. 'Tis the law

Why not enlighten us as to why it wont? Whats to stop say one of Sheikh Mansour's other companies sponsoring Man City at a rate of say 100million a season?....its difficult to say, because the framework is so vague at the moment, but there will be loopholes for clever accoutants and lawyers to exploit, there always are. This I guess Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/footbal...es-2257699.html "Andy Carroll isnt for sale" Alan Pardew, December 2010

Why not enlighten us as to why it wont? Whats to stop say one of Sheikh Mansour's other companies sponsoring Man City at a rate of say 100million a season?....its difficult to say, because the framework is so vague at the moment, but there will be loopholes for clever accoutants and lawyers to exploit, there always are.

He's being sold (if he is) because he has one year left on his contract and can walk for nothing, if we hung on. That's the way the game is. Apart from Keegan, in the beginning, and SBR that "method" worked well didn't it ??? UEFA/Platini's expecting this to be the way for ALL clubs in the future BTW and it's exactly how Spurs did it. Going to be interesting to see what each teams "net" spends are this summer as the Uefa clock starts ticking on 1st June. Thats a good point, theyve made millions in recent seasons, then spent them and been in and among the top 6 for a good 4 seasons now. It seems to have stalled a bit when Redknapp came in though, good old Arry eh? http://www.myfootballfacts.com/TottenhamHo...y1908-2009.html The biggest success story of this type of transfer dealing recently is Lyon....dominating a relatively weak league they also got to lots of champions league knockout stages and at least one semi. The wheels seem to have come off a bit lately, but it worked brilliantly for the best part of a decade. they were never afraid to sell their best players, but often had added their replacements before they left. When Essien went to Chelsea for 20 odd million they had signed for comparatively buttons Tiago from Juventus. In saying that its nothing really new, Forest under Clough often sold their best players when it seemed as if they were at their peak, and theres more than a whiff of it around Wenger, but his replacements haven't been hugely effective recently, but there again how can you improve on an unbeaten season?...a lot of the "no trophy for 5 years" brigade fail to acknowledge that side had 3 or of the best European players in the last 20 years, but I digress... The thing is, I'm not hugely confident that the apparently very good side we had the makings of pre xmas 2010 will be adequately replaced should some of the better players be sold off this summer. In fact I'm willing to bet that they won't be. Finding and persuading Tiote and Ben Arfa were huge transfer coups in a way, but for us to keep at the top of that particular game this summer will need a fuckin miracle.

Arcade Fire and Fleet Foxes too. Went last year with an old mate who has had the extreme good fortune to have landed a job on the farm next to Worthy Farm which entitled him to 2 free wristbands for the whole 4 days. Got him a few tickets to see us in the last year including Villa last Sunday where he said he had 5 bands this year and one of them again had my name on it....but I'm in fuckin Portugal on holiday this year Your description of jumping fences,the Green Field getting mashed and not seeing any bands sounds familiar...I did that regularly till about 94 when a bloke started firing into the crowd as someone made off with his stash. Hugely different affair now, no travellers,cristies,greboes rastas or sound systems....no atmosphere of violence either. Thats what a huge fence and the best part of £300 quid a ticket buys you I suppose

That was the first time Id been to Milan when we played Inter. The best away day Ive been to bar none. Not just for the game, but the whole few days of the event. The beer, the clubs, the hangovers, the sneaking bottles of beer from subways on the day of the game (due to drinking ban), the AC fans supporting us and our end of the stadium going mental. Brilliant. Couldnt agree more. When Inter scored it was like a bomb going off. Never heard a noise like it, or since....until 31-10-10 Whats with the "Uncle Sam" banner in your photos?...are the Inter Ultra's fans of 19th century Americana?

Whatever you say pal, it doesn't alter the findings of the tribunal, however much you try and stretch or twist the points What did Ashley do with the Milner money?...there were players lined up by all accounts, but you'll likely argue that one as well. Twist and stretch. I think you'll find Keegan based his entire case on the Gonzalez signing. ...and he was after £25 million in damages. On the other point I'm not sure where you think the Milner money went, but we've posted a loss since 2007 so it wasn't into Ashleys pocket. Soooo......you claim the tribuanl hinged on one eminently provable episode of individiuals at the club (i.e. Wise and Llambias) undermineing KK to the point that his posistion was untenable?....They went out of their way to say that he had final say on transfers in the media, then the day before deadline day KK found that the club had " repeatedly and intentionally misled the press, public and the fans of Newcastle United." Oh and KK himself too. Not really seeing your point here. You appear to be saying KK only won because the tribunal based the findings on the evidence available. KK didnt get a penny more than he knew that he would be entitled to before the hearing. And the Milner money didnt go on the players KK wanted, some of it went on a player Dennis Wise wanted to bring in as a "favour" to some parasites in South America, which is kinda the point KK was making when he walked.

http://www.nufc.com/2010-11html/2009-10-02...-nufc-ours.html If you read the full tribunal transcripts you will see that Keegan made that statement because Wise et al said on several occasions Keegan had final say, which they confirmed was to keep the fans happy. This promise was only broken with the loan signing of Gonzalez. Note the absence of the Milner sale, so it must have been agreed upon. From the judgment: In other words, Ashley and co were bullshitting KK from the start and failed to make their true intentions publicly clear. In other words, they intentionally misled the press, public, and fans of Newcastle United. (And KK.) 2 + 2 = 5 Utter bollocks. All of them points are referring to the Gonzalez loan deal. Keegan won on a technicality - i.e. he didn't have final say on a nobody loan deal. Keegan didn't walk over the loan deal and everyone knows it. The absence of Milner from the entire tribunal speaks volumes. Whatever you say pal, it doesn't alter the findings of the tribunal, however much you try and stretch or twist the points What did Ashley do with the Milner money?...there were players lined up by all accounts, but you'll likely argue that one as well.

No beans on top of the crust?....they were a speciality of the now sadly long gone Bryson's of Berwick. If we're talking pies in general, it has to be scotch

And whys that? Here's a clue: 5.2 The Club admitted to the Tribunal that it repeatedly and intentionally misled the press, public and the fans of Newcastle United. That's a quote from Keegan's camp, retard. I think you might find its a quote from the actual findings of the unfair dismissal tribunal, not the LMA who I think you may be referring to

No. Ashley knew about the debt (and lack of future income) and it was taken into account in the purchase price. So you think 132 million was including "the debt"? Was the asking price a PR exercise then in disguising a huge black whole of debt, when really the asking price shouldve been £1 or some other nominal sum?....