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Not really - I'm saying Keegan would have "inspired" the similar teams that did play in the 3 or 4 games I mentioned to better results. That doesn't blind me to the difference between that and 38 games for which I think the squad is weak. But then surely with the better players coming back in, we would have consolidated the better position we would have been in. Yes - until more injuries/form loss would have taken their toll. And other teams won't suffer with injuries or lose form? Or are you saying the likes of Everton, Villa, Portsmouth and Hull have more strength in depth than us? I think Villa have for one - Man City will have. If every team could play ther best 11 give or take 1 or 2 players in nearly all their games I think we would have a really good season - my concern has always been squad depth which is where the fundamental lack of understanding of the regime floundered imo.

Fuck me, you mean you actually did what you are getting paid to do and didn't just wait by the phone for calls.

Not really - I'm saying Keegan would have "inspired" the similar teams that did play in the 3 or 4 games I mentioned to better results. That doesn't blind me to the difference between that and 38 games for which I think the squad is weak. But then surely with the better players coming back in, we would have consolidated the better position we would have been in. Yes - until more injuries/form loss would have taken their toll.

I'm going. What is Spartans capacity? Why are you going to start claiming they are better supported than Spurs and Villa? As a kid I went to the cup replay at SJP where Blyth got more than Spurs get now.

Too many - I have petty grudges going back 25 years against lots of shitty teams like Cambridge and Notts County. Apart from the Mackems my premiership of hatred is Liverpool and Man U then followed by the usual suspects already mentioned. There is a special place for Sheff Wed who I associate with Wilkinson's football murderers of 83/84.

Not really - I'm saying Keegan would have "inspired" the similar teams that did play in the 3 or 4 games I mentioned to better results. That doesn't blind me to the difference between that and 38 games for which I think the squad is weak.

With Keegan we'd have 7 or 8 more points and be about 5th. So Keegan was wrong to walk then since he had the first squad capable of challeging for 5th in years? 5th now - the lack of squad depth would have (and will) cost us over the season. The first team (last night + Owen/Viduka) isn't bad - I've never denied that - the squad however is weak imo.

With Keegan we'd have 7 or 8 more points and be about 5th. Any chance I could borrow your crystal ball? Hull have done well but were there for the taking but for the atomosphere/off-pitch events = +3 We'd have beaten Man City +2 Kev always wins derbies +3 Would have probably gotten something at West Ham as well.

When we played them in about 81 or 82 there was something that caused great hilarity among everyone ho used to go by train - one of NUFC's top lads got laid out in a bar in Shrewbury in a nothing incident prompting much piss taking along the lines of "Shrewsbury, who the hell are they". Don't know about any friendship though.

With Keegan we'd have 7 or 8 more points and be about 5th.

Stick to the original idea - new owners = new managere imo - until then okay.

My thinking now is that given the equality of the league, we should be okay even muddling through but a better manager and a productive window could easily see us push for where we should have been aiming for all along.

If they have serious money then as long as its by mid Jan it should be okay - see Man City as an example. Of course I'd presume if they knew it was going to be tight they'd have a manager sorted and he would have a shopping list.

I've been following the polls at RCP for the last couple of weeks and it looks to me like it would take serious fraud for the Republicans to win now. They might be able to fiddle one or two swing states but not enough imo.

Almost what I'd have - except Cole for Shearer (awaits mild abuse).

One that doesn't get mentioned is one Peter scored against Everton in his first spell - he started from a standing position about 10 yards outside the box and started knocking the ball from one foot to the other then continued as he approached the defence. He kept the same thing going to dance around a couple of defenders and then in the same motion knocked the ball past Southall. Unfortunatety it wasn't on TV. On away goals and related to the ones above he scored one at Sheff Wed where he chipped the keeper almost from the byline and in the post match interview modestly stated he meant it as a shot. Trevor Francis stated he didn't believe him and it was a cross - this is why I despise the twat to this day.

It was exciting to have him at the time - a good player in a shit team and he did provide happy memories - especially the Kop winner which is one of my fave football moments ever.

There is no Keegan scenario that even you could think of that would excuse Ashley's tenure at the club.

You mean you were happy with his honesty when you were agreeing with what he said, now he's dare to cast doubt that poor king Kev isn't the big victim that some like to think you don't want to hear it. I hope these statements do come out and can't wait to see the reaction from the mongs who blindly back Keegan without knowing whats gone on if it does turn out that he's to blame for a lot of it. No - I was happy with his honesty when he talked about how he knew he wasn't first choice and how nobody wanted him but he'd do his best. Now he's trying to get his feet under the table and also being primed with crap to feed the media. How does this fit in with his initial statement about 6 buyers and Keegan/Shearer coming back which was also fed to him by Llambias/Ashley? On Keegan I've stated my position - I don't care what the exact ins and outs of the argument were about as I'm now judging Ashley by his actions as a whole and his constant stream of contradictory bullshit on a daily basis.

Kinnear's initial kudos for his honesty is now gone for me - the bloke is a useless, over-ambitious fuckwit. One of the best things about any possible sale will be getting this fucker's name removed from Newcastle United.

Or like in this case to find a central source for relevant stories which means not having to trawl loads of sites.

Unless he completely changes his attitude to the club and actually defines his goal as improving the position of the club on the pitch and in terms of league placing then him hanging on is pointless. I honestly can't see how any manager could take the current squad where we want to go and his tippy-tappy approach to squad building wouldn't change that for the forseeable future.

I don't know which is worse - the idea that we didn't look beyond Roeder and just gave him the job, or we did look at and even interview other people and then still gave him it.

The only problem I have with the ethos is that instead of teaching people to be good for its own sake or for the sake of our fellow man, we are told to be good in service to a god who will reward us. Furthermore good works are rewardless without worship of said god.

There is no substantial proof he existed but depsite my atheism I accept that he did (though pointing out the lack of non-biblical proof is fun). Obviously the supernatural bits are bollocks and a lot of his quotes were made up a lot later as Paul established the church and defined it for his needs and then later by the council of Nicae as they defined it for their political needs at the time. Lot of good stuff in the ethics but it all falls under stating the bleeding obvious imo as funnily enough the same tenets appear in all the other religions. The christian concept of original sin which defines us as flawed at a fundamental level is however an evil doctrine in my view.