Baggio

Twin Town.

Why couldn't he get a game for the under 21's last season then?

N'Zogbia can't even get one for the French under 21's, he must be shit...

Distin is better than any defender we have on our books.

Have you seen Deuce Bigalow, mate?

Ride on time - Black Box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10WpPVyoAZ0

I think the post fits in perfectly with Leazes "I'm always right" attitude. If you look back at the date it was at a time when Souness was on a great run of results with the club, the best start any Newcastle manager has ever had or something like that, is it really any surprise to see Leazes saying "I've always thought of him as a top boss" just to look for a pat on the back for being right again. It seems this one has come back to haunt him.

Roeder not worried that Shearer will return to take his job George Caulkin He has loomed over Newcastle United’s recent history in much the same manner as St James’ Park dominates the Tyneside skyline, but Alan Shearer is regarded as an ally by Glenn Roeder, the manager, not a threat. As the club conclude a difficult campaign engaged in navel-gazing, the name of their record goalscorer figures prominently, but Roeder is embracing his position as a “long-term” project. There is something irresistible about Shearer returning to manage his home-town side. Since his retirement as a player last summer, he has combined television punditry for the BBC with the process of acquiring his coaching qualifications, but while he has spoken enthusiastically about the prospect of life in the dugout, the timing, as yet, does not seem comfortable. As striker, captain and talisman, Shearer effectively enjoyed a power base at Newcastle to rival most managerial incumbents he worked alongside. Ruud Gullit tendered his resignation after banishing Shearer to the substitutes’ bench for a game against Sunderland, while the odd bout of tension in his relationship with Sir Bobby Robson was interpreted as destabilising. Theoretically, something similar could apply to Roeder, who is working on a one-year rolling contract, but the Londoner takes an opposing stance. “It never crosses my mind,” he said. “Alan texts me before every single game, wishing me all the best and he has been very supportive. I don’t think I’m just keeping the seat warm for Alan; I see myself here long-term, very much so. “I see him as my friend. He understands the problems we have had. He has endorsed that during the season, saying how difficult the job has been. I don’t believe anyone could have done better.” Roeder is not only coping with heightened expectation — albeit doused by a crippling injury list — but also a cult of disappointment. Without a domestic trophy since 1955, hope and disillusion have long been married, from Newcastle’s implosion under Kevin Keegan to tame performances in recent cup competitions. The trend continued in their listless departure from the Uefa Cup, when AZ Alkmaar were allowed to recover from a two-goal deficit to reach the quarter-finals. “Nobody wants to win more than me,” Roeder said. “Nobody wants to change Newcastle more than me. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the culture of Newcastle United. That result against Alkmaar is Newcastle. “It’s not just about this season or last season, it’s the Newcastle which threw away a 12-point lead at the top of the Premiership, which you would have thought was impossible. It’s engrained in that badge.” At such a tempestuous club, managers can rarely afford to look beyond the immediate, but Roeder took a calculated risk when he found his leading transfer targets unavailable last January and refused to sign inferior alternatives. “There are managers out there whose philosophy is to keep surviving for the next six months, but what do they achieve for their clubs?” he said. “Not a lot. “I’ve been prepared to gamble on my job here for the good of Newcastle, so that in the summer I can hopefully get the signings I want. There is no reason to think at this particular time that we won’t. We can go into next season with a better squad. The mould will be broken and what will break it is the squad of players we have. “I will be judged on the quality of player I will get into this club. That is why anyone who comes in here will be my signing. I will be judged on that player. I’m happy to be judged on [Obafemi] Martins, [Antoine] Sibierski and [Damien] Duff, but three signings is not my squad.”

Well done Fred, you're 12 months too late but better late than never.

Btw if anyone else is thinking of giving this sad old wanker the attention he's looking for, remember...

I've no idea. Do you need people to stick up for you ? Why would I need people to stick up for me? It's not as if I predicted the worst manager at NUFC in my lifetime to be a "top boss" beforehand is it. haha.....I believe some of your chums still think he is.... [no editing] In your liftetime..... Aye, in this whippersnapper's lifetime, not liftetime. Still, you're always right!

I've no idea. Do you need people to stick up for you ? Why would I need people to stick up for me? It's not as if I predicted the worst manager at NUFC in my lifetime to be a "top boss" beforehand is it.

Why hasn't Pilchard Chops come over to stick up for him?

As a player or coach? Coaching wise, I feel he is missing Tommy Craig more. Bit of both. It was bloody frustrating watching Shearer for the last 18 months, but at least he had passion. Shearer is someone who the players respect and look up to, especially the young lads, if he talks they listen. I can't see any player having that same level of respect for Roeder and I can't imagine anyone taking a bollocking off him too seriously.

Billy Madison just starting on C4.

Happy Birthday.

Ben Haim would got to a better club than us, possibly Chelsea if Mourinho stays. I wouldn't want Heinze, I think he's been average since he done his knee in.

Should leave him out all season so the FA can pay his wages all summer. Saying that he'll want to come back so he can play for England in the Euro 2008 qualifier.

Fair enough Glenn so lets have a look then... Damien Duff, Paul Huntington, Obafemi Martins, Giuseppe Rossi, Antoine Sibierski, Olivier Bernard, Pavel Srnicek, Oguchi Onyewu hmmmm I would say that overall based on that list Glenn you are a fucking failure son. Martins being the only one out of that to look world class, Sib has been worth the "money" we paid but frankly he was a panic buy that nobody else wanted otherwise you wouldnt have waited til the 11th hour to sign him. The rest are failures (Pav excluded but frankly we should never have been in that position in the 1st place). Huntington is an academy player but the rest is pretty much spot on. This is the same bloke who spent £10 million on Thomas Repka and Don Hutchinson ffs.

Of course they couldn't, Glen.

I wouldn't call getting 1 man with his little black book in as a Professional set up tbh.

Wes Brown is a good player and a big improvement on what we already have, shame he's injury prone.

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