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I mean doing it publicly.

What a particularly shitty way to treat a manager. If he's going to make a change then there's a way to go about it. To offer the job to Scolari before sacking Sven is bang out of order. Quite like City but Shinawatra is a wanker.

Utter drivel.

Nikola Zigic. 6 foot 7 and hard as a coffin nail.

He's brought all this on himself. You'll probably get panned for that but I tend to agree. He should have chosen his words much better and kept schtum about things that he knew would be twisted. In all of the interviews he gave he spoke an awful lot of sense and was very honest (perhaps too honest) and spoke from the heart. But he should have known the rags would go to town and cherry-pick the quotes they wanted to back up their negative spin. The context of the remarks have been missed completely.

Good attacking football and a top half finish.

I've got a good one. Abolish the Champions League and revert back to the European Cup format. 128 teams from various leagues and make it a 2 legged knock-out competition. Fuck seedings. So if Man U draw Milan in the second round, one of them is out and doesn't rake in as much money. The best team will win it every year and more teams will get further and earn more money than they ordinarily would have under this league system which means the big clubs can afford a slip-up or 2. It's a bit radical I know...

Majestic play by Ameobi.... *fingers still crossed*

Got the Stoke game on. 75 minutes away from making a £4m profit on Ameobi. *crosses fingers*

The thread is about us...

True though, you could see it drain him. Dixon kicked the shit out of him all game and the ref did nowt. He retaliated and got sent off. That was the start of his 'persecution complex' and he was never the same.

Ginola was never the same after he got sent off at Arsenal in the League Cup. It affected him badly imo. Edit: Fucking hell Mick!

Henry had the touch of a rapist when he joined Arsenal as well. Bollocks.

You mean 13 No. The gap between Shearer and Cole is 73. The gap between Cole and #10 on the list is 74. Took me a while too.

Wonder how many other players have put 14 past Man Utd?

Mellberg, Sorensen and Moore are going. I think we need GK RB x 2 LB RM Striker. At least. It's a long summer this year though. Plenty of time for bosses to scout during the Euro's.

How many do you think you need to push on?

Nah. I was too het up and upset, to be honest. I can't stand the sight of Steve Bruce doing well. Valencia. He's some player. As is Palacios. No wonder Taggart wants them. I've got a ticket for West Ham away next week. I'm going to have sleepless nights this week, that match will define our season. We could finish 9th or we could finish 5th (well, depending on Everton's result tomorrow). Incidentally, watching Barry today reminded me that he's had at best half a season. Liverpool can have him for 15m. Or we'll take Carson plus 20 million. Still been a good season though all things considered surely?

To score 20 League goals in a season is a cracking achievement. To do it for 13 seasons off the belt to get up to 260 won't be equalled for decades imo.

How does the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow sound? For the title you turnip!!

Aye, all applauding so politely when McBride scored. Ra ra ra.

Nah i think this way the more attacking team gets rewarded, harsh, but beneficial to the quality of football! Well that's the other side of it of course. Just seems harsh on the team that misses out. 38 games.....9 months and you finish dead level, yet still lose. Never mind!

There's a chance that the title could be decided on goal difference this season. I know it's not the rules and I'm not expecting it to happen.....but I'd love to see the top 2 play each other on neutral ground in a decider if they finished level.

I know you are, but what am I? Fucks sake.

Right, who's going to organise the 'North-East Top Dogs 2008' T-shirts then?