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The strange thing is that he was on the bench for the Palermo game so he must have been considered somewhat fit enough to play if needed, but he was not on the bench for the Sheffield or Watford games. VERY STRANGE.

Maybe, but if that's the case he's hardly been a success has he? Perhaps more of a success than Martins, Duff, Rossi etal, how many goals have they scored be it in league or cup games?

a person doing a job when they are suffering from a brain tumour................ These things can affect people for a long time before they become obvious to the point where you seek treatment. ................................... Roeder has never to my knowledge claimed that the tumour was affecting his health or giving him symptoms before it became critical, and I suspect he wouldn't like other people use it as an excuse either................... Shame but I think someone who has so little compassion for a human being who almost died is very sad. Whether he will make a good job as manager, none of us know. He was dealt a shit set of cards............... Btw, I have no idea if his tumour had any effect on him or not. But when he was failing at West Ham, he was not aware he had it. He never described any symptoms then, and hasn't said since he had any symptoms, which is quite common with this type of illness. What I do find utterly repugnant personally is you using his illness not as an excuse for his managerial failings, but as some kind of backup for your flawed argument which you are obviously losing. Give the man some dignity ffs and stop making excuses for him. Little insight from one who's been there, for what it's worth. July 1993 I found I was having difficulty with sentences as I couldn't remember the next word and had to search for an equivelent. Healthwise I felt fine but this problem of having difficulty with words led me to see a doctor to whom I explained my problem. He ran me through a series of tests but found nothing amiss and his next step was to schedule me for a CT-Scan of my head. I had already booked a flight home to catch the start of the season and Newcastle's first home game so he said the CT-scan could wait until I got back after 3 weeks holiday. I felt fine except for this difficulty with words, it was a nuisance but nothing I couldn't cope with as I was a good communicator and didn't seem to have a problem finding alternate words. 2 weeks into my holiday, having a great time gadding about all over the place, an old mate and I went to Durham City to visit someone and hear the story becomes heresay. He said we were walking around an indoor market when he noticed I was talking a bit funny and he thought I was joking but as time went by it became worse and according to him there was nothing but utter gibberish coming out of my mouth yet I was smiling and walking along like there was nothing wrong. He became so concerned he called an ambulance and as it pulled up to the curb I fell unconcious in the street. I woke up in Dryburn Hospital not knowing why I was there and they kept me there for 3 days and there didn't seem to be anything wrong with me. To cut a long story short, I asked to be released, flew back to California, walked into the local hospital emergency room, told them what had happened, within 4 hours I was diagnosed as having a brain tumour and was admitted to the hospital for surgery, First two doctors said it was inoperable, third one said he thought there was a chance but guaranteed nothing, not even survival. I'm here, I'm alright, took a long time to be alright, but some ot the things that have been said are close to reality, no telling how long the tumour had been there, no significant symptoms, no headaches, just a problem with words, the CT-scan would have exposed it had I had it before leaving for England. Most people weren't even aware I was having a problem, it wasn't noticable to them.

You're in Being born north of the river is a BIG +. Mebbe so, but north of the river Tyne could be in Haggisland.

Gazza, Waddle, Stone, Ridley, all born in Gateshead, aye and Cushie was a Gateshead lass Eeeeeh, and Ramage is from the same place as the Charltons & Milburns. Was at a Derby Co. v Man.Utd match some years ago and the Derby fans were calling Bryan Robson a Geordie bastard. Mr. Renton, by your suggested criteria Sir Bobby wouldn't be eligible either

WELL, and here's me thinking you were somewhat intelligent Mr. Renton but it looks as though I was wrong. Surely you can't mean Gazza, Waddle, Stone, aye and even George Ridley who wrote wor National Anthem, wouldn't be eligible to join this forum. Eeeeeh and that would rule out Cushie as well.

Des Cartes should decide, I think

Geordie boy Kris Thackray signs with Italian club. Let go at 16 by NUFC

Then we'd have to call him Tripod Roeder

Ye nivvor hord o' Des Cartes? wheyman he was a canny lad from ower Gatesheed so aa've bin towld

Haddaway an' gerra life Mr. Snakehips, as Descartes once wrote "I think, therefore I am" which roughly translated means that anyone who believes they are a Geordie then by George they are no matter who they are or where they're from, so how do you determine who is a 'Non-Geordie' "I think, therefore I am" actually... but I agree with what you're saying. If this is a Geordies only place then they should have some confirmation methods to make sure of that. Actually you're right and I have corrected my choice of the word 'believe', I did it on purpose thinking it would take less thought and those who weren't familiar with Descartes wouldn't know anyway.

Haddaway an' gerra life Mr. Snakehips, as Descartes once wrote "I think, therefore I am" which roughly translated means that anyone who believes they are a Geordie then by George they are no matter who they are or where they're from, so how do you determine who is a 'Non-Geordie'

YES THEY COULD, if they didn't chop and change the way Roeder does. Do you realise that he made five(5) changes to the team that beat Palermo on their own field, what manager in his right mind would do that? I could see him playing Babayaro rather than Ramage at left-back, and I could see him starting Rossi up front, but they are the only changes I think should have been made and I think the lads who won in Sicily would have ran Sheffield off the park.

Your drunk female American friend got it right.

In a word,.........PATHETIC

In a word, .......PATHETIC.

Can't believe Bobby Charlton hasn't got a mention!! AND, most of you are not old enough to have seen some of these players except maybe on videos. In my opinion Di Stefano is No.1

I see Bernard was on the bench for the Palermo match but apparently Roeder prefers Ramage at left back!! The fact he was on the bench makes me think the 'not match fit' excuse has been eliminated because if Ramage had been injured Bernard would have to have been put on.

Glad Pav wasn't allowed to play, gave Krul a chance, and what a debut he had, looks good doesn't he

Bend over while I kick yer arses, all you pessimistic sods who expected us to lose and had us dead and buried

THANK-YOU

THERE IS!, fer christsake I didn't know that........................................Are you sure?

I'll offer him my armchair once he gets here I say, that's awfully decent of you, especially after he has been so awful to you (you wouldn't booby-trap the armchair would you?) Oh yes, I was simply ghastly to him wasn't I? Yes indeed Mr. Gemmell, simply ghastly.

I'll offer him my armchair once he gets here I say, that's awfully decent of you, especially after he has been so awful to you (you wouldn't booby-trap the armchair would you?)