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Would have waited to see if he got the number nine first

Just sort of bought this. I say sort of, went into sports direct and had a look at it, looks quite canny, material is very thin. They're huge, always wore a medium in the addidas kits but got a small in this one. Colour on the tag was 'golden poppy'. Asked me if I wanted a name on the back and I said no, didn't know who we were gonna sell. Guy behind the counter quipped 'anyone who's worth anything'. Asked if I wanted the free premier league badge on and I thought yeah, fuck it, why not. He radioed over to the guy to get it done and he said it would take 25 minutes(!) So now I'm picking it up tomorrow before work. Radio guy said something like the reason he couldn't iron the badge on straight away was because he had 'all the proper kits to do' or something, dunno if that means they actually print the teams strips there.

Will Alex be first choice for Chelsea?

Initial line up http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/9692/teamc.jpg

Wouldn't touch Carroll when Suarez is cheaper.

Be like a new signing when he comes back though Awesome, he's been like 3 signings so far. Hope he gets injured again and comes back in the new year, he'd be a great buy to kick off our January transfer activity.

Commentators' weirdest football nicknames http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/19/commentators-weird-football-nicknames-the-knowledge

Have to say like, when I go to an away match it costs a fucking fortune in the first place because I make a weekend of it. If I wasn't a season ticket holder paying £20 for one of us to get a membership to by the tickets pales into insignificance compared to the train tickets and £150 worth of booze each. When I went to Villa last season I think I spent about £300 from when I left home to when I got back.

This is the worrying bit for me "As such the buyer will be held accountable for any trouble associated with the purchase/use of a ticket"

Doesn't make too much difference to me, usually have enough lads with ST numbers to get as many tickets as we want for folk who want to come along for a one off. Can't see how buying a membership stops you being a moron though.

I heard the Murdoch Empire faked the mobile videos using the same company that did the moon landing tapes and Magpie Ranger is a CIA plant.

21st. Think I might pick one up on the day like a propper saddo.

Would have preferred he'd stayed, can't imagine his fee will go in the transfer kitty or his wages in the wages kitty.

If nowt else I'd be interested to see what his next post would be.

Sadly I'm orange/golden-sand colourblind anyway, it runs in the family on my dad's side.

You fucking philistines calling our away kit orange. It's actually.... http://www.play.com/Sports-Outdoors/Sports/4-/19667444/Puma-Newcastle-2011-2012-Men-Away-Replica-Shirt/Product.html

Even if he takes his 'loan' with him?

Reckoned he didn't have a choice to be fair

It's all very well having an aim of less debt, but the problem is we're not going to be able to play Les Debt upfront if we get an injury to our threadbare strikeforce. Not spending is only the sensible option if you don't need to spend, a full squad of players capable of competing at the level you're playing at isn't a luxury. If we fill the positions we need filling and then people start asking to upgrade players like Simpson or Best, then we can go woah nelly, maybe we should service the debt first.

After Birmingham away in the cup we ended up in a train station bar with a load of horrible middle aged Leeds hoolies (They'd been playing WBA) who seemed to have a BTP escort all of their own. They were still trying to start shit with us as well, coming over saying we'd been singing stuff at them and their mate was kicking off abotu it, butting in to coversations and trying to find soemthing to take offence at. Got on the same train as us on another carriage and it had to be stopped two stations down for them all to be kicked off.

I'm sure some of the Leeds lot will have watched that with interest.

Didn't expect that to be so positive!

"THATS IT, AM NEVA HAVIN A FUCKING MANCURE AGAIN!

10.09 - Magpie Ranger getting a kick from kane2005 http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7711/unled2dy.jpg Easier to see in motion, looks exactly as how he described it.

500 pages over 16 months. They have that many Newcastle threads per week. Usually classics like "THE TYNE BRIDGE WUZ ON THE TELLY AM NEVA WATCHIN SKY AGIN FUCKING MAGIDA"