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Get in Big Slav. Reading those last few lines made my day. I officially love Slaven Bilic now .

Those are yesterday's mate, look at the date Ok This One http://www.sportal.hr/vld/sportal/nogomet/vijesti/3066121/index.do That story is about Krancjar recommending the Premiership to Modric. Apparently the whole deal is being spearheaded by Dennis Wise. Yep, not much new stuff in this one either, basically they are summarizing what certain foreign pundits have been reporting regarding Modric and Newcastle. It does mention a 15m fee that's supposedly the right price. Says Keegan would pull out a first big summer signing if this was to go through, and then concludes how Tottenham and Newcastle fans have been discussing the transfer on some forums. Some spurs fan apparently thinks Modric would go to Newcastle for some extra cash rather than come to Tottenham and play in Europe next year. No new info, they're just milking out what's left of those reports from yesterday. Some things never change.

Those are yesterday's mate, look at the date Ok This One http://www.sportal.hr/vld/sportal/nogomet/vijesti/3066121/index.do That story is about Krancjar recommending the Premiership to Modric. Apparently the whole deal is being spearheaded by Dennis Wise. Cue tabloid stories of Keegan being undermined.

Then again we didn't win for about 3 months so we're owed an unbeaten run until the end of the season

I have a Portuguese friend who supports Benfica. I'm gonna start the piss taking even if it doesn't happen.

Didn't the Enrique deal stall for ages as well with no confirmation on our side for weeks?

who was that? Silvio Maric

Only when he played against England on both occasions.

One of the ones reporting it is supposed to be reliable the others not Trust me mate, not one of these is close to reliable. The only thing that separates them is the limit to which they stretch their imagination when writing these kind of reports. Those that are more reliable only tend to bring the same report but with slightly less Martians and Indians involved. I hope that made some sense. Martians and Indians?

Think we'll win 3-0. Just has one of those feelings. Probably go 2-0 up early on and then West Ham will commit more to getting back into the game and we'll hurt them on the break late in the game.

Think it was against Spurs in 98. It was a horrible day. Ginola murdered us and Sir Les was also playing for them and we lost 2-0 .

As a Newcastle fan I've been trained not to get my hopes up about anything...but fuck it, if we get Modric as Keegan's first proper signing then I'll believe the good times will be back next season.

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER??

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It was Paul Walsh. Probably blinded by his terrible hair.

Only if you're a Man U or Barca supporter. Nobody else cares.

Looks like it.

Kinda like Paul McShane until it was ruled out.

He'd be my choice. We already know he works well with Keegan.

I gave him a 10. Was easily our best player tbf.

i just think we have to accept he's a bloke who won't give anything away, and sits on the fence, he's media trained to death. he'll sign no doubt i reckon Like he did for Liverpool? Bit of a difference in the situation, as I doubt Real Madrid will be coming in for him. That's tempting at any time, to play for a club with the reputation of Real Madrid, and even more tempting when the new manager for your current club makes it fairly clear you're not important in his plans for the club. Benitez had a 45 minute meeting with Carragher, an hour or so with Gerrard, and ten minutes with Owen that summer (that's what the word is amongst Liverpool fans, at least). Benitez wanted to break up the "Mersey Mafia" -- Gerrard, Carragher, Murphy, Owen, & Hamann -- and within the summer sold both Owen & Murphy (respectively the best mates of Carra & Gerrard) and the following summer sold Hamann. Benitez didn't get another undroppable striker in for three full seasons -- he wanted to rotate his players, and Owen was virtually undroppable, and especially not for the likes of Kuyt, etc. The Liverpool situation, if you ask a reasonable Liverpool fan (finding one can be tricky, I admit) was at least as much Benitez's fault as Owen's. Does it look like Keegan wants rid of Michael Owen? Also, there's the whole "I'm very enthused" etc. statements which I wouldn't consider particularly edgy or intended to dodge the question. What more does the lad have to do to convince people he wants to stay? He can't LIE and say he's signed or whatever, and personally I wouldn't want him to LIE and say "we're in talks, I'll sign next week" or whatever because he has had a talk with the manager but not the people who sign his paycheck and he doesn't know what's on offer or even if there will be an offer for certain. Owen's being honest, not "edgy", imo -- there's nothing for him to consider, as of yet, but he's looking forward to next season, very enthused, etc. All that said, part of me agrees with the "media trained to death" comment. The lad's been brought up on the receiving end of extensive media coverage, and he rarely puts a foot wrong because he's usually so cautious in what he says. He's honest, but not overly so -- very diplomatic, I'd say. Personally, I find it a bit refreshing that we're not hearing about every detail in the papers. It's much more professional of him, imo, to be cautiously optimistic rather than promise things he might not be able to deliver on. After all, he said he wanted to re-sign with Liverpool, then the Madrid offer came in and Benitez came in, and now a portion of Liverpool fans hate him for a perceived "betrayal". Lad's probably learned the hard way to be very careful what he says. I believe nothing from him until he's signed on the dotted line.

If we'd not dropped 5 points to Derby we'd be above West Ham No we wouldn't because we wouldn't have sacked FSA. He might have just died from too much winning.

If we'd not dropped 5 points to Derby we'd be above West Ham

Who else loved McShane's hillarious own goal that was ruled out? What a div Quality result, quality day!

i just think we have to accept he's a bloke who won't give anything away, and sits on the fence, he's media trained to death. he'll sign no doubt i reckon Like he did for Liverpool?