NJS

Yeah - I know I'm sad but I actually find it interesting/exciting trying to win something and just get pissed off when it fails - I mean I could have bid quite a bit more for it but still...

Getting fucking sniped on Ebay - fucking cunt's trick - either bid properly or fuck off. (I know I'm an ideallist)

I made an effort to stop replying to him for a few weeks which was working out but I think I've been drawn back in by what Alex alluded to - I can't believe how terribly negative he still is about the season and despite his denials I think he's reached the point where being "right" means more to him than the team. Despite my own position of not loving football as much as I used to, I find that view should be opposed. Still wouldnt ban him though.

Money matters but it has to be spent by someone with a clue. I don't get how you can demand spending while having some kind of go at gemmill. According to your logic backing souness after appointing him was right.

Just like when lesser managers than keegan were appointed it became clear all the money in the world was pointless.

Of course we could have a turnover of 500m but if costs were 600m we'd be fucked. The lack of understanding of the difference between turnover and p&l is hilarious. Also as I've said before we now have 6 clubs with higher incomes so anything better than 7th is actually pretty good going forward. It's certainly better than having the second highest and averaging fifth (or actually tenth in absolute terms)

Been saying that for more than a year - though I think "celebrating" an injury is a bit too much. There was supposedly interest in him at the end of the window so maybe having him play - though hopefully as backup - would at least increase the chance of getting rid of him in the summer - maybe even for money.

Some of his lyrics are canny imo but the problem is that if he comes up with a decent couple of lines he then repeats them too many times instead of building on the theme.

Cisse reminded me a bit of Cole - a bit raw but great instinct - it's fucking brilliant to see a striker who's so sharp in the box instead of the two useless cunt alternatives we're lumbered with. Still need to create more chances though and we need Cabaye and Tiote back (though Guthrie and Perch weren't bad). I fear a mauling next week (mainly due to the two midfield absentees) but after that it's good times ahead.

They always go on on the smb about rat boy winning the euro golden boot and fail to mention that coley was outscored by some ukranian pub league fucker and it didn't actually exist when shearer scored more. Cunts

I picked up a bargain collection on Amazon of UFO stuff and while I like them without calling myself a fan, it had to be said they have some classic cock rock sexist lyrics.

Went to the gig at the O2 just before xmas and Wire made the point at the end that James had remembered the lyrics to all 38 songs which was an achievment. I love some of the classic Richey lyrics but at the same time a lot of them are (probably literally) a bit too mental. Wire's can be iffy but occasionally he comes up with gems - I find stuff like Let Robeson sing quite inspiring.

Much better second half though rode our luck at times - excellent result with those available.

I fucking hate Phil Dowd

Could do with a Stubbs to get the cheat charged - but that would mean Dowd getting his eyes tested which would be too embarrassing.

I fucking love goals like that when it's for us

There should be streams - I've signed up for a paid service which has it so I assume its available elsewhere.

There's nowt wrong with having a nasty streak but you have to be careful with all the scrutiny nowadays. This a fair copy which I don't mind as long as the next Rooney elbow gets the same.

For large parts of the period we had the second highest income so you could say being fifth was a "failure". Now we have the seventh highest so are at the "correct" level on that basis.

The problem is that Pardew thought that the formation worked so well against QPR (sarcasm) that he'd hit upon the answer to everything. Hopefully he's now realised it's shit.

I never really gave that much of a shit about Boro but when they started getting such a chip on their shoulder about us a few years ago thinking we cared about them it actually made me hate them. Today theyare simply the team playing the mackems so I want them to win.

No strikers. no delivery, no chance.

I would love to see Carver chin that worky cheating cunt.

If all you want is some fucker who wins the odd header we may as well stop laughing at the Mackems and sign Kevin Davies.

So if the four have become six and we could only ever get as high as fifth in that sense with the right approach how do you think we can improve on that now?