soaringmag

cheers, stevie, exactly the kind of advice I'm looking for.

Something tells me you've never tried living and working there. Who knows though, maybe you'd like being the "mexicans' mexican"... I suppose I could at least watch them at Old Trafford instead of Preston. Thanks for the helpful advice.

Haha... I just saw that for the first time the other night on ITV. (Pretty bad flick IMO) That's not really what I was afraid of - as much as I don't particularly want to get my head bashed in, as long as I don't get killed it's not really a big deal with the NHS and all... I've convinced my father to come as I don't have any other contacts here yet, so I just want it to be an enjoyable experience for us and I want to cheer for "my" team without being a completely ignorant fool about it. I didn't even know whether I needed to buy away tickets from NUFC or the Preston site... Anyway, thanks to you all for the advice. cheers.

I suspect some of you are going to jump all over this one.... I've just moved to the UK and am in Lancashire (I'll be going anywhere I can find a job - and I'm definitely looking in Newcastle). Anyway, Preston is the best opportunity for me to go see NUFC live for the first time. It'll also be my first live football match in Europe, so I am looking for a bit of advice... I suppose that if I want to wear my Newcastle strip I had better sit in the away end - is there anything special I need to do to get one of those tickets? Should I keep the shirt covered until sitting with the other NUFC supporters? Any areas I should just completely avoid? Any other advice to keep me from making a total ass of myself would be appreciated.

OK, so that last attempt at the "Obama - Hope" poster add didn't work. I totally understand. I was trying to use the accent colors from the crest and by the time I was finishing the lions share of the work (tracing in illustrator) I was to tired to play around to find a composition that worked. Hopefully this is better and some of you might enjoy it for the remaining games this season. Howay the lads!

This thread inspired me to make a new avatar... For posterity I'll post it here:

For the remainder of the season... Removed - awful attempt.

Good morning sir, have you arrived here from Victorian times? Further back than that - or at least that's how I felt last night when I wrote it.... Anyways I figure you know what I meant, but yeah I don't know where the hell that came from. sheesh

I hope he's right!!! My head is spinning - I really don't know what to make of Big Al's decision to jump in now, but in any event my hope is alighted once again.

Amen! I've always loved Owen as a player. I also really like Oba, but none of it makes any difference in our current position unless they ALL start producing on the field.

I'm afraid I'm basing this on the second half. I only saw from our goal onward via internet stream... However the commentating that I was following on eurosport before I could get a stream made it seem like the first goal by Hull was more because of a weak start (nerves?) that we quickly started recovering from.

Am I delusional? I really thought this game was ours for the taking. Hull had some moments, but overall we were the better side. Once again though, despite our position and the importance of the match, it seemed there was some serious passion missing. Nowhere near the effort they put into the ManU game. If it wasn't for the other results it seems we'd already be relegated...

I find this part particularly bothersome. If they indeed had valid reason to suspect then they should forge ahead without regard for the fact he's footballer. If, on the other hand they didn't have any reason to suspect then what the hell are they doing picking these guys up in the first place? I certainly hope that thanks to this exposure they'll be made more accountable to the public. I wonder how many undergo similar treatment everyday without having the advantage of being recognised as famous...? (It really gets me ruffled, as someone very close to me was accused wrongly of a terrible offense for which they suffered for over a year - that's how long the investigation took because it was "low priority". The stress almost killed them! And it was over 2.5 years before their name was finally fully cleared.)

Really glad that you guys like them. I enjoy making them, but with 4 kids and an intense job I don't have a ton of time to let my mind just freely imagine, so if you have any ideas/requests let me know! It helps to keep me from despairing while waiting for the beautiful game to return to SJP. ;-) Plus, given my incredible ignorance compared to most on this forum it allows me to contribute something...

Here you go Craig: and another for good measure:

Thanks - glad you like it! Every chance in the world. I'm on the west coast of the US, so I'll do it this evening my time.

I've given up hope that they'll be back up there any time soon, but these pics sure get me day-dreaming...

A simple NUFC crest on a brushed metal background with shadow and reflection. Size is 1920x1200, resize to your own needs or if you need it resized let me know. Hope it finds a home on some desktops. Let me know if there are any wallpaper requests.

I've still seen no new news about the negotiations... Anybody seen/heard something?

Yeah, there probably are a few. I wouldn't argue. My argument would be to allow him the same control that other managers in the PL enjoy and see how good he is. There is just no disputing the magic he brings to NUFC (as witnessed in the following post...). Again - great post. This is what sport is all about. As it stands right now instead of looking forward to them it's more like I dread every game - and it's not even for fear of losing but rather that I won't even get to see any decent football.

Is the definition for 'decent' from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary 'fucking shit'? Point taken. It's all relative though - I'm thinking "decent" compared to where we'd be if Hughton was left in charge this whole time... When and where is this quote from?

You and me both. I know I am well out of my depth on this board, but I think that JK has done at best a decent job, but is not the way forward. With all the crap that has transpired I would hope that Ashley has learned from his mistakes and would at least consider the possibility. It seems this would be a chance for both KK to prove his loyalty to the club and MA to prove his desire to move the club forward. There would evidently have to be compromises on each side and this time there could/would be no excuse for any further bust-up. "I would just love it" if KK came back long term. I'd love to see some stability with him at the helm just to see what could actually be accomplished.

Apparently Photobucket has received a complaint from the premier league against my desktop... funny that a simple search for Newcastle United shows that I am not alone, but Manchester United shows that perhaps the complaint didn't come from the league, but from NUFC... I wonder. anyways here it is on Imageshack: I'Ve been wanting to make more desktops, but I'm not feeling so inspired right now. Perhaps when we're top of the league... Championship that is.

I really hope you're wrong... I was hoping that stability might improve the chances of him staying, but I guess we'll have to wait and see how things unfold in the new year. I remember reading last week that there was a chance of Mort coming back. Do any of you know if there was truth to that? Could Ashley's decision (or long overdue announcement of his real intentions... ) at least herald some positive changes - like Mort's return? The article did state that one of Mort's conditions for coming back would be that Ashley takes the club off the market.

Great post soccermom. It really made me laugh. I grew up in Canada, my parents and brothers all moved back to England but I am in California. I must say that it isn't nearly as bleak here "on the ground", but nevertheless as far as caricatures go you've hit it bang on. Made me feel real nostalgic for pie, peas, rain, tetley's and tyne bridge too. ;-) Merry Christmas!