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Heskey? FFS.

Tony Blair!

Sad news. Get well soon Bobby.

Amazing indeed!

I was thinking the same thing actually...

I didn't realise we were hoping for a dispensation on medical grounds. 132163[/snapback] Why stop there with the rule changes though? 10 point headstart for any manager who once had a brain tumour. Jesus wept man! 132169[/snapback]

1,072 royal fuck-ups don't make a bad chairman.

Because if I were chairman of a rival club, I'd rather see Fat Fred get his wish and install a Geordie dream team than actually appoint a proven manager.

From today's Journal: Wilkinson may be an idiot, but you can't argue with what he says. It looks like we will be going into pre-season without a manager. Four months of "scouring the globe" and "a large number of high-profile managers applying for the job" (Shepherd's words) and now this. Shepherd makes Barwick and tha FA look like professionals.

I agree with that. Roeder has done well enough, and I wouldn't mind seeing him stay on as coach, manager or director of football alongside a proven name (Houllier?). It's Shepherd's continued obsession with Shearer that's spoiling it - it will be Souness all over again with Roeder keeping the seat warm for Shearer. It just doesn't feel like a fresh start. It's also an extremely sad indictment of Shepherd's ability that all he can come up with after three months is another version of his twisted obsession with Geordies. If he genuinely thinks the club is one of the top 8 clubs in Europe, then why doesn't he run it like one? Do Barcelona employ Catalans only? Is Benitez a Scouser? Does everyone connected with Bayern have to wear lederhosen? It will be worse if Boro get O'Neill.

Like Gemmill said, I wouldn't be surprised at all if the story turned out to be true. Geordie dream team, my arse.

What a fucking joke that man is. He echoes the Fat Man's feelings though and they sum up everything that's wrong with him. One of the biggest clubs in the country, run with the mindset of a local resistance army. FFS!

What a pathetic shambles. How anyone can defend that clueless idiot of a chairman is beyond me. "This is one of the top jobs in football, you wouldn't believe the applications we've been getting, bla bla bla" - fuck off.

That's what I was trying to say. I can't see us winning on Sunday now.

If Chelsea lose tonight, they will really be determined not to lose again on Sunday. Not good.

He speaketh the truth.

So Shepherd gets the praise for this one, but Souness gets the blame for Dyer's ridiculous new contract back in August?

Don't need to show a quote, just watch them fucking play. Before Kewell came back into the team Gerrard played on the left. Now Kewell is on form, they swap wings throughout the game. EDIT: 130244[/snapback] That just means he was all over the pitch ffs, have you ever seen him play? I'm just laughing about how you want to bump England's best midfielder out to the left :blush: :o :( :D 130246[/snapback] I haven't. Lampard and Cole both through the middle. I said Gerrard on the left 130247[/snapback] I agree about Lampard and I do think Gerrard is overrated, but Cole better than Gerrard? That's just your Chelsea bias.

More magic from Oliver in today's Chronicle: "To be fair, United probably did not deserve the win which would have kept their European hopes alive and, as a result, those hopes are now hanging by the proverbial knife edge." "Hanging by the proverbial knife edge"? Get your proverbs in order, you sad excuse of a journalist.

Sweet Jesus, no Terry and we have...Shola Ameobi and Micky Chopra. Oh dear.

Good news!

He'd be stupid not to be tempted if the story is true. Wenger is probably the best manager in Europe when it comes to developing young talent and N'Zogbia would fit in perfectly at Arsenal. Hopefully he will sign an improved contract with us in the summer, that way we will at least get a bit more money for him if he leaves.

He's actually missed quite a bit of it with injury on and off, especially in the first half of the season, which makes the 17 goals (and numerous assists) even more impressive. It is also true that if he were here and not at Blackburn then we'd be finishing well above them. 129962[/snapback] Can't argue with that...

I know agents are generally scum, but why is it that most foreign players seem to have particularly greedy cunts acting as their agents?

Interesting quotes. Maybe he does expect to be made director of football?