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From the Steady Boys, you know them man, they had that one out that went errr durrr dumm errrmm....... Anyway, theres a great (so Im told) local band called the Steady Boys and they've written a song especially for the Yes we can campaign. All proceeds are to be split between the NUST and the Royal British Legion so thats definitely a good cause......and a group who collect for ex soldiers Only joking, a very very worthy cause in the British Legion (although no doubt if this was a Celtic board then we'd have whistling and booing now ). The single is available from Thursday on iTunes and in all good record shops, some crap ones and anywhere else that sells random stuff.

Well he would go towards replacing Carroll in January. Maybe a swap deal?

A bloke at work retired recently, turns out he hadnt had a days sick in the last 34 years. Now thats just wrong, theres no way this bloke hasnt caught colds or flu or the squits, all hes done is give it to another dozen people by coming in.

Tell you what mind, they dont bastard fit

I'll have August and January. if they've already gone then I'll have Rochdale & Norwich Has this all gone horribly Pete Tong already Stevie?

Aye my ipod weighs a fucking ton. Good luck fannying on trying to download a rapidshare file over safari, unzip it on your iphone and listen to it, all through 3G. Id rather just click and listen on iMusic I know Apple fanboys lurrrve their iPhones but the fact is Android can look at anything iPhone does, and do it, just better, and for free. Jailbreak the iPhone and download Soulseek or dTunes et voila downloadable music on the go. I did it, had idTunes on there for 6 months and realised Id not used it once, why would I? how could I ever be desperate enough to hear a track I didnt have while out and about?

Theres only one chance this club has to regain its dignity. We will purchase our great football club and finally put this debacle of an ownership behind us.

Better late than never. Birthday greetings lads

2 Tom cats, one will happily go wandering the fields while the other never strays further than the garden

huh? not according to my playlist it aint?

I'll have August and January. if they've already gone then I'll have Rochdale & Norwich

Imagine if we did that, win the first three and Ashley would be slide tackling Nolan in training.

Strange thing is Custombilt have been around for years so you would have thought they'd be fairly legit. Tell them to fuck themselves and walk away tbh.

economics, simple fact of life. Don't get into the Prem then you've got zero chance of ever winning anything. If you seriously want to see us lift a cup then getting back into the Premier is stage 1 of the plan. The alternative is mid table Championship mediocrity because if we're still here next season then there'll be 3 'bigger' teams here as well and they (as we are now) will be better equipped and funded for the fight.

if you pull down David Craigs pants he's got "I love Mr Ashley" tattooed on his left bum cheek. Think about it, why else did he turn down Playgirls offer of centre spread?

Dear Sir The Trust feels it has a duty to respond on behalf of its members and supporters in general to your notes in the matchday programme against Swansea on Saturday. Your comments have certainly re-ignited issues which we would have thought you would best want forgotten. Whether it be the forlorn hope you have of re-naming St James’ Park or questioning the fans passion by urging them ‘to get behind the team’, you have re-opened your running sore. You have asked the fans to trust you, but we are afraid that commodity is in very short supply and to have trust you should also have credibility. If the Kevin Keegan Tribunal taught us anything, it was to treat what comes out of our club with scepticism given the damning indictment on the club’s position and key individuals within the club who still remain. But let’s take you at face value – you try once again to make the case for a ‘commercial deal’ on naming rights of St James’ Park. We are afraid your condescending lesson on the realities of commercialism of football are lost when you fail to fulfil the two main attributes of a ‘marketable product’. One – you have damaged the brand – two – you have failed to listen to your customers once again. 23,000 signed a petition to say ‘you had gone too far’. That is not marketable, it is what’s called a ‘toxic product’. Your ideas on sponsorship have been openly ridiculed by marketing specialists because you are selling a product which you have damaged. Speculation has said you could possibly make three times the figure floated at the start of the season in sponsorship rights if the club was ‘detoxified’. I’m sure you know what that means. Your comments about backing the team are truly amazing. Have you been at the games this season when fans have rose above some pretty petty tactics employed by the club under your guidance as Chief Executive and backed the team to the hilt? They have a right to voice their anger at the way the club has been run but that has been directed at the hierarchy not the team. In fact, the team has consistently praised the fans support this season. You seem to be the only one questioning that commitment and once again resorting to petty tactics to get your rather garbled message across. That has been the problem throughout the ‘troubles’, you have failed to communicate effectively, chosen to follow an ill-advised path and have reaped the whirlwind. Now you want to rub supporters noses in it further by insisting ‘we don’t understand commercial realities’ and that tradition is not a marketing tool in itself. Maybe if you concentrated on getting things right at the club now instead of planning further disasters then we would take your notes seriously. Maybe if you mentioned how you have ran corporate section into the ground, how it is consistently only a third full, how many sponsors now seem to be simply Sports Direct and not ‘proper sponsors’, then we may take your commercial sermons from the mount more seriously. You have a lot to learn about football, Derek but we’re not sure you have the capacity to take lessons on board. We don’t mean this disrespectfully as you probably ran your casino properly. One thing we glean from this episode and your notes in the programme is you don’t want to learn about this city and this club and that you will continue to make mistakes. It’s a shame because sensible fans (the majority) don’t think Mr Ashley went into this to make such series of blunders. They probably think on balance he has been very badly advised by the people around him. If that means you too we are afraid that old saying sums it up perfectly – if the cap fits.

Coolio, I just assumed it was 20 consecutive payments. Couple of free months over Christmas tine won't go amiss.

Anyone remember how they're meant to work? I've just checked my online banking and the DD is shown as Expired, the last one came out earlier this month. That means I've made 10 DD payments so have now paid for this years ticket. was the agreement two seperate sets of DDs? One for each season rather than just paying it until it's cleared? Can I now assume there won't be an attempt to take 10/11s until February again?

I saw some lads trying to unfurl a banner in the Gallowgate. One steward came up and asked who's the banner was and if the banner was fireproofed. The lads unfurling the banner promptly disowned it and ran away and the steward picked it up and walked off with it. Ours made its way from Milburn to East Stand only to be conifscated at the end of the run.

The NUST "Yes we can" flag was nicked by a steward as it made its way round the Gallowgate.

And you would seriously choose that over getting back into the top flight? I don't see why its a case of choosing one or the other. But yes without doubt I would take winning the FA Cup over promotion this season. I want to see us win a trophy At the end of the day, we cannot survive as a proper football club unless we get back into the Premiership this season, to choose 90minutes of glory over the future of the club as we know it is madness. Thats why everything must be thrown at getting up there and nothing must get in the way of that aim. Distracctions such as the cups are just that, distractions which arent needed. Until we're sorted out with new owners and a proper structure then cups must go the journey, last year my worry was that it would get in the way of us stopping up, this year it gets in the way of us going back up.

And you would seriously choose that over getting back into the top flight?

Why the hell not? Its a great competition and Newcastle have a great history in it I'd take the FA Cup over promotion any time whey aye! lets win a cup and resign ourselves to Championship football for another god knows how many years, thats a great idea. added to the fact that we've got as much chance of winning it as Harold Shipman has of getting an article in the Lancet. But yeah lets live the dream and watch as we progress through the rounds, losing a defender here and a striker there to injury. Then lets watch as the Toon hit Manchester for the Quarter final of the century, a giant killing attempt by little Newcastle as they go to Man U. 9-1 of Spurs Wigan would look like a closely fought match in which the home side just shaded it. Lets drop out gracefully in this round, promotion is the only concern.

I reckon it'll be Dekka doing the deals DL:"Come in come in, sit down, Marvin isnt it?" MH:"Marlon boss, Marlon Harewood" DL:"Ahh yes thats very correct yes, now then Marilyn, how do you think its gone?" MH:"Well to be honest, I reckon I could do a lot better, Ive not been on top form and to be honest I reckon you'd be mental to keep hold of me, at least for anything more than serving coffee pre match, me hearts not in and and Ive finally realised Im well, how do I put it, Im pure shite boss. Got away with it for years to be honest". DL:"Nonsense Margaret, Ive been watching you, me and Mike, well we have an eye for a player you see and we like what we see. In fact Mikes away now to get Haywood 10 on the back of his shirt, now how much do you want?" MH:"Jeezus, errr Id be over the fucking moon with £1k a week" DL:"ahhhh you'll not catch me out like that, you footballers and your agents, you'll be the death of me, now Im going to offer you £30k a week but be aware I'll go upto £50k if you push me" MH:"Fuck it yeah, I'll take 30k" DL:"bloody hell, 35 then" MH:"no no you're fine, 30 would be amazing". DL:"You'll be the death of me Gloria, £45k plus a ride on Mikes chopper, not a penny more, well maybe 5k more" MH:"Listen I'll take it" DL:"Fuck it, you've got me over a barrel, £60k a week and a three year contract, now get out you sheister" Picks up phone, "Chris, we've got him now sell Taylor, Harper, Enrique, Shola and the bloke that waters the pitch"

1. She would kick the shit out of me (as I would imagine most on here's other half) Trust me your lass wont.