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Just slated Babayaro. Which is fair enough really.

Lost a bit of weight too by the looks of things.

He's on BBC1 now.

The only hope we've got is to try to keep it as tight as possible for as long as possible and nick a goal from a set-piece. Keep men behind the ball and track their runners. Can't see it happening though.

Unfortunately I think we're going to get mangled tonight. Just hope no-one picks up any silly injuries/cards. Also hope Barton keeps a lid on his temper.

Thanks for the info on him, you would have better off telling this lot you are under 12 to put them off. haha well I'm not under 12.. but u can imagine like tht I am hh xD btw does any of u have facebook? Im 19 is that okay? LoL... yer it is... 4 a friend.. nothing more Ouch! mackems.gif awww dont cry baby xD i'm sure u have enaugh girls in ur country? xD We do but they ALL hate him.. hahahaha xD that wuz ugly.. loool it was, but he is.. hes what??? maybe u envy him.. coz hes cuter than u are xD I am, but lets jut be friends Can you two kindly take this fucking shite to pm's please.

You're a right iconoclastic c*nt, you know that?

He's arguably the club's biggest legend in the past decade bar Shearer. He's the last "respectable" footballer we have remaining at this club and probably will be the last one of those we have for a long, long while. Of course it hurts more than "just another player moving clubs." If he was 'respectable' he'd have handed an official transfer request in rather than getting his lawyer to release a snidey little statement. He should have been honest about it rather than hanging on for a loyalty payment like Barton did.

It's more of a reflection on the position that the club is in for me. I'd agree with that. I'm sad that he's felt he needed to move on but I'm annoyed at how he's gone about making sure it happen.

Fucking hell you'd think he'd died or something. Players move clubs all the time. He's a talented footballer who doesn't want to play for us anymore and he's engineered himself a move away on the sly. He's not a fucking god.

Forget the 40 point stuff. Our short-term target should be to finish above (at least) 3 other teams. We might only need to win another 5 games. Maybe only 4 and a draw here or there.

3 goals in 22 games according to Wiki, the deal seems really strange. They must have been 3 cracking goals though...

Amazing what a boost a few new faces brings to a club. :-[

A few big games tonight. Hopefully wins for Villa, Fulham Man U and Spurs/Stoke to draw.

Still think if Given wants away that badly he should hand a transfer request in. Or at least make some little statement saying he's happy to play for Newcastle United.

You're joking aren't you? You think he's interested in being a Number 1? Brand spanking new 3 year deal. He'll be as happy as a pig in shit. Not like you to be cynical about him... I've just broken one of my New Year Resolutions. Seriously, I'm sure he'll come in and do ok if Given does go. The club have at least made sure they're not going to be left in the shit (in the goalkeeping dept) if Given leaves in the next day or 2.

You're joking aren't you? You think he's interested in being a Number 1? Brand spanking new 3 year deal. He'll be as happy as a pig in shit.

All that may be perfectly right but at the end of the day I still don't really know what he does for this club. It's a bit hard to praise him for sticking to his job when we don't fully understand what it is. By the same token it's even more harsh to criticise him for it. Perhaps. It's not hard to see why most fans came down on the side of Keegan though. Undoubtedly. I'm more than prepared to wait & see though. The worrying thing for me is the mixed messages (or lies ) that Kinnear has come out with lately. Is Wise doing the negotiating, or is he? Is Wise choosing the players in and out, or is he? As I said earlier, if he genuinely doesn't know where he stands then Wise cannot help but be a disruptive influence. Because I still believe the manager should be allowed to manage, regardless of how shit he is. Kinnear is just scrambling the signals. Sort of like that German Enigma machine. The message is there but it's jibberish to most fans.

Who? Villa? No West Ham who;ve just found £7.5m for 19 year old Brescia striker Savio Nsereko. Surely West Ham are in worse financial straits than NUFC, and if £7.5m is the going rate for promising young talent Dennis must be shopping at Netto? Bellamy's replacement making the club about £6m in the process I imagine. And we’re about to sell Given for £10m and haven’t reinvested the Milner money. West Ham have broken their transfer record to land this kid. It’ us like us spending £20m. Yep, it's exactly the same... I wouldn’t say exactly but it’s more meaningful than a pound for pound comparison. Of course it is. Our £ is worth less than West Ham's £ Fuck me.

Who? Villa? No West Ham who;ve just found £7.5m for 19 year old Brescia striker Savio Nsereko. Surely West Ham are in worse financial straits than NUFC, and if £7.5m is the going rate for promising young talent Dennis must be shopping at Netto? Bellamy's replacement making the club about £6m in the process I imagine. And we’re about to sell Given for £10m and haven’t reinvested the Milner money. West Ham have broken their transfer record to land this kid. It’ us like us spending £20m. Yep, it's exactly the same...

Who? Villa? No West Ham who;ve just found £7.5m for 19 year old Brescia striker Savio Nsereko. Surely West Ham are in worse financial straits than NUFC, and if £7.5m is the going rate for promising young talent Dennis must be shopping at Netto? Bellamy's replacement making the club about £6m in the process I imagine.

I thought Xisco and Gonzales coming in were the main reason for Keegan walking out?

Course he'll sign it. He's very loyal you know. Yes, very loyal indeed.

You have him. No, you have him. We don't want him. Tough, neither do we.

The atmosphere gives us a massive edge. Concurred. First goal (as always) is absolutely massive though. Need to attack them from start to finish because they're weak defensively imo. Hope to god McShane plays.