madras

I honestly believe that Sam isn't a nutcase, and is content with a front quartet of Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins, Mark Viduka and Shola Ameobi, and isn't senile enough to get rid of someone with the sheer class that Owen possesses, for some downhill renegade who can't score into double figures - who doesn't have a neck. never ceases to amaze me when people turn up goalscoring statistics for support strikers and compare them with out and out goalscorers to try and justify "who is the better player". Also - does anyone seriously think that Newcastle United are better off with Shola Ameobi than Craig Bellamy ? why limit the choice to just bellamy and ameobi,why not say spend the money we'd get on owen and ameobi and get someone else entirely.

didn't realise it was by him, suddenly it all makes perfect sense. bloke who i don't even think is interested in football twisting his miniscule knowledge of the game into misinformed, grotesque vignettes. he's trying to make a career out of being contraversial,next stop will be talk sport.

Really dissapointing all of this. He has just agreed a move to a new club on a new lucrative deal and everything has been looking a bit more positive for him, but he decides to get involved in what appears to be a very petty argument. More negative headlines which he really doesn't need. The smart thing to do if i was City's Manager/Director is to drag this untill the end of the transfer window, if he dosn't give it up he will be forced to spend the first half of the season with them . I guess this whole "Loyalty payments" thing will end very soon, hopefully. Did we pay Shearer anything like that, because that will be alot of money! no,because shearer didn't have a release clause

Aye, same here, i was like "No f****** way he's coming here, way bigger then us" Then we signed him AND Owen, the biggest mistake in their careers and two of the biggest flops in our history aye righto

Maybe Owen is looking to move on. I see Newcastle and Chelsea are the latest being linked with Bafetimbi Gomis. Spurs and the scum were rumoured to be interested last month, meant to be quite decent with a lot of potential, only 21. The downside would be the price won't be cheap and he's another one headed for the ANC. nee chance of him going to sunderland and a politician

fingers crossed,lots of rumours about him,not just finacially

i'm registered with ladbrokes and blue square using a debit card and gave my date of birth but never needed any verification anyway send them an e-mail or ring them (maybe get you dad to do it sonny)

not really likely when you consider we are in the process of signing someone whos half sibling is a bona fide racist axe murderer.

hartlepool would have been canny,not too low a standard,local,we'd get a chance to watch his progress and they've just lost their keeper i think

happy with that providing there is scope to bring him back if needed

viz moment..........just sol campbells head playing for us

it was a goal that kept us going,as it turns out we probably would have stopped up even if we'd drew,leicester was the bigger game,it all rode on that game(yes i know in the end we'd have stopped up even if we'd lost) but when we kicked off that day we could have got relegated,the portsmouth game wasn't like that.we started that game knowing that day couldn't get us relegated.

direct quote "stregthening defence will be my key area I think now"

Was anyone here part of the 25,989 that saw his goal that saved the day? I was right in line with shot in it went what a goal. aye,a wing paddock. felt good but not a patch on the leicester game as we could still have gone down that day

and theres as much linking him to us as liverpool at the minute

he may think so,he says his prority is now defence

allardyce this morning on SSN saying words to the effect that he's got players who'll score goals and defence is now his priority

Loyalty bonus my f****** arse. If this really is the reason behind the hold up...he wants f****** shooting. i heard these rumours about the hold up being about his pay off.....ie he didn't ask for a transfer so his team reckon he's due the payment.

quick lock this thread before NE5 stirs

always gonna renew anyway.

mike ashley,who art in St James' hallowed be thy name thy takeover comes thy will be done on the stock exchange as it is in chron give us this day our daily signing as we forgive those who used to own our club and lead us not into the championship but deliver us some silverware for thine is St James',the barton and viduka,for ever and ever Amen

i'm sure the barton signing is being dragged out so not only does opty nyt get the first 3 right but in the right order.

My thoughts exactly, would Terry shut up if he didn't have the armband? Ofcourse not. Shay deserves it. He deserves it for being at the club a long time? Being captain is not a privilege, it's a responsibility. heads or tails.....

brightening up SJP,loads of big grey slabs outside the stadium and the staircases could do with something. as your walking to the gallowgate from the city centre there is nothing to say "newcastle united" the outside of the gallowgate should proclaim who we are as this is the way most people arrive at SJP(could be done on the leazes aswell.

sign his wife