Christmas Tree

OMG! Glorias just raised the bar...........Walk out the door........hey, HEY!!!

Really getting on down in ST now with a bit of GM and LGO :happygirl:

Too late LTB partys started with a bit of EJ and IGTWTCITB

Just had a gorgeous few hours down at South Shields sea front, the undisputed fun capital of the North East. A few sherberts on the sea facing terrace of the Marsden Rattler watching the world go by followed by fun and frivolity at the fair. For those tramps that live North of the Tyne, a fair is a wonderful place full of Rides, amusements and laughter, all at a reasonable price. A little bit like that cess pit of a visiting attraction you lot get once a year when all the Gypsies camp out and rob you blind. Some award winning fish and chips and then back home for a few beers in the garden and a bit of 80' you tubing. So, what song shall we get tonight under way with?

I'd say he is more number 1. Deano is number 7 CT is number 7, he suffers from Premature ejaculation. he seems to me as the one that gets the most excited when a player is linked. in general most people are number 1 or 3 I do, however being an optimist as well means I dont get down hearted if they dont come off as there will be a bigger better signing just around the next corner.

1 and 7, guilty as charged.

Fucking tit I have put up with your shit for how long

Aye that was the exact bit for me as well.

No 'Team Geordie'? Tut, Tut, Baldy nut, Where'd you get your Hair cut. We've had this debate before im sure about "true" geordies and it appears there is very few on here.

Listened to this on BBC 5 Live this morning and it was excellent. Like me, it will probably give you watery eyes but so what. Lots of interview with People who met the man be it famous people, cancer patients or just chance meeting. Its on Iplayer here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen/rad...pisode/b012403m

Glad to hear it.

Aha! Now th penny drops......literally! You little capitalist Happy

They are past masters of it Barney but I do think that Ashley is a fast learner and has quickly seen what needs to be done in this climate to make the best of a bad job. Hence the emphasis on scouting, wage control, underground heating at the training ground, etc etc. Even the self enforced silence was possibly a reference to his understanding that communication isnt one of Dereks better attributes. They forecast that we will move into profit next year which while I agree is not more important than winning things, is exactly the sort of solid foundation that was missing for a lot of years and may just be the platform we need to really push on.

Do grow up Tom or stick to twitter. Lots of us from both sides can have sensible discussions without acting like a 14 year old in the playground.

I do sometimes wonder if it's more about scoring points than actually giving a fuck about what's going on at the moment. I think there is an inevitable path we are heading down if these steady small improvements continue. People like myself who are fairly ok with things at the moment will get happier and the hard core Ashley "haters" (for want of a better phrase) will get more frustrated. Im sure there is pysco babble that covers it but when you have entrenched yourself as LM has, it is very hard to leave that position and say "ok, things have been shocking, but they are improving". The Ashley swingometer for the masses seems to have moved from intense far right hatred to middle ground apathy tinged with mis-trust. A good season next year, good cup run etc will see it swing into the feel good stakes. Which will really fucking annoy some people on here.

CT youre a good person but sometimes i wish you would voice some concern about what the board is doing to our beloved newcastle. I just dont want you leading the 'team positive' wagon into impending heartbreak. And oh yeah heres one for you: ''History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. '' Martin Luther King, Jr. I did, see the "why did you join Toontastic thread"......First post. http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=924074 But lets be honest, he didnt buy us to do all this. Until Keegan left he was watching the game from the stands and drinking round the town. I think he's made lots of mistakes, all well documented but since relegation he has overseen a stable period that has seen us win promotion and the perform better than most expected in our first season back. He has got to grips with the clubs finances, made scouting a big priority, put under soil heating in at the training ground and froze season ticket prices for 10 years. (Many will scoff at these things but they are all positive things). Finally, we have attacked this window and completed some very good business already and are negotiating for more players with two months of the window still to go. Do I remember how bad it was.....Yes Do I appreciate how much better it is now ......Yes Do I see any positives from the amount of negative threads around like this ...... No Do they really achieve anything other than a couple of days of infighting amongst the same people ........No Im pretty happy with the way its all going as of today and thats all that matters to moi. I dont know what i'd do if you werent here. My feet are firmly back in the wagon. Just make sure you know where you taking us dorothy. I need the courage to have faith, HappyFace needs a heart and Tecato well.. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I think JFK turning up was quite a low point sandwiched in between KK's departure and relegation. They were the bad old days and are a million miles away from where we are today. Do I think Llambias is a loose canon who engages his mouth before his brain? Most definitely. My main problem however with this thread (not sure what its purpose is tonight), is the twisted way in which HF distorts quotes and reality at will. We've established this is mainly Dekka and not Ashley, so why not just say that. Then lets take point number 8. The first quote is by Ashley and the second by Llambias iirc. A bit of honesty wouldnt go amiss. And finally....... Taking the five quotes since relegation... 5. A club says a player is not for sale --- Silly money forces sale shocker. 6. A manager gets a vote of confidence two months before sack shocker. 7. Do I really care whether it says Sports Direct or Aldi.......Not really. 8. Pedantic and quite clear the point he was making about spending a lot of his own cash to subsidise the business. 9. Covered above. 10. TBC

I am pretty transparent. Was bored with all the money fixation though. Is it cynicism when its so well reasoned? So are any of the quotes Ashleys? Not one. He'll be livid when he reads what his staff have been saying. Im sure he quite often is with Llambias..... So are you going to change it to Llambias 10 lies?

CT youre a good person but sometimes i wish you would voice some concern about what the board is doing to our beloved newcastle. I just dont want you leading the 'team positive' wagon into impending heartbreak. And oh yeah heres one for you: ''History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. '' Martin Luther King, Jr. I did, see the "why did you join Toontastic thread"......First post. http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=924074 But lets be honest, he didnt buy us to do all this. Until Keegan left he was watching the game from the stands and drinking round the town. I think he's made lots of mistakes, all well documented but since relegation he has overseen a stable period that has seen us win promotion and the perform better than most expected in our first season back. He has got to grips with the clubs finances, made scouting a big priority, put under soil heating in at the training ground and froze season ticket prices for 10 years. (Many will scoff at these things but they are all positive things). Finally, we have attacked this window and completed some very good business already and are negotiating for more players with two months of the window still to go. Do I remember how bad it was.....Yes Do I appreciate how much better it is now ......Yes Do I see any positives from the amount of negative threads around like this ...... No Do they really achieve anything other than a couple of days of infighting amongst the same people ........No Im pretty happy with the way its all going as of today and thats all that matters to moi.

I am pretty transparent. Was bored with all the money fixation though. Is it cynicism when its so well reasoned? So are any of the quotes Ashleys?

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act: it is an attitude." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peter asked Jesus: "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." Matthew 18:21-22

Aye...and it was the halls what sacked Robson. The lad in charge takes the rap. Not like you to mis-quote people