madras

Wouldn't think players could be registered on New year's day, office shut, faxes off and all that.

Was anyone else hoping he'd be on the big screen looking down on the match ?

Just seen him in Robert Anthony's buying a tray of 24 watches £3 each quality

Except the booing of Steve Watson which was one of the funniest things I've seen in a football stadium.

TBF Beckahm could be crap in bed for all you know.

What if subsequent tests are negative ?

Disagree with that. Needed one touch forward run on to it and shoot.

Had no need to cut back though.

Re Shelvey, didn't someone get a stat thing which showed he ran as much as everyone else and had decent pace as well but when you watch the game he's always chasing and behind the player who has broke on him, seemingly like he's slow to read the game defensively rather than being slow and lazy. Might have dreamt it mind.

Just remembered a game of follow the ball in Gloucester, one of the lads sons was there and took his football with him, even on the night out, we'd boot the ball down the street and go in the nearest pub to where it stopped, it also lead to a 40 or so strong game of street footy during which I did a sliding tackle which ripped the knee out my jeans, trendy look now.

It was a good trip for us if you didn't include the match. Mini bus full to Gloucester day before, night out there, train into Cardiff, shit match, first train out after back to Glouceester, straight in mini bus and away. Got to Wetherby for a few drinks, rang a mate who had coached it there......they hadn't got out the car park yet.

I would implore anyone on twitter to delete twitter.

I'm sure someone posted a link somewhere to one of their forums and even from when the fixtures came out is was one of their top ones, weekend in Newcastle and all that, love the city and all that.

I had heard it was so the flag wasn't Red and White, nothing definitive though.

It's not how it works elsewhere, maybe over here we've been late to catch on. Look at Klopp, relegated at Mainz then failed to get them re promoted but within the game there was a lot said about him, thats not mates being mates, that was professionals in the game looking at coaching etc on a different footing.

For the starting XI we need 2 centre mids and a centre half. I know the full backs are weak but I think we can get away with them, CF is the next priority, not so much to start but for if/when Wilson is out injured.

I'd like to think work on deals is already underway.......if not all bar completed already.

Any idea why the red cross on blue background on the flag.

Those with agents that can engineer get out clauses. Remember Townsend.

Providing Wilson stays fit. His record doesnt suggest it.

It could well be skewed by things like, loan with mandatory buy if we stay up.

Leave it for now, the only change I'd make would be the addition of a gold star or two in a few years. (This post is particularly aimed at any RTGers that happen to he looking in)

Imagine being a mackem.

I think he will because of not having the players who are away on intl break. 4-1-4-1. Shelvey as the 1 in front of the defence as the player to pass out in the middle, Hayden and Willock in front of him, willock to support Wilson at every opportunity with other support from the alternate wide players when the ball is on the opposite wing. It'll change again for Arsenal when he's had a chance to work with those who've been away.