BlueStar

Too right! Another poor article that just seems to be pure speculation, Definitely nicked from this site then

No, not at all. I am however sayig that sucess in future is not necessarily down to only Shepherd, as this time he is not doing the appointing, and then the follow up backing and sacking on his own. The previous two managerial reigns are all his however, he can take full credit for those if you like. of course, along with the first time in over 50 years that NUFC had finished in the top 5 for 3 consecutive seasons with Bobby Robson as manager, but don't try to change history if it doesn't suit you If Ashley doesn't back his managers any more than the Halls and Shepherd did, and we are successful, what does that tell you ? FWIW, I have wanted Allardyce since Bobby Robson left, and so I think he will be successful whoever the chairman and owner is. Obviously if Ashley throws money at the club, he has a better chance, but I wouldn't bank on that, you shouldn't expect him to. I wasn't even addressing you, I was pointing out no-one should expect you to concede we're better off without Shepherd's total control because every feasible scenario can reflect favourably on Shepherd in your world.

No, not at all. I am however saying that success in future is not necessarily down to only Shepherd, as this time he is not doing the appointing, and then the follow up backing and sacking on his own. The previous two managerial reigns are all his however, he can take full credit for those if you like.

He's baa-aack Basically if we do well it'll because Shepherd got this appointment right, if the wheels come off it's because we should have been careful what we wished for when people were complaining about the fat one's suffocating choke-hold on the club. If anyone's expecting any kind of conceeding that we're better off without Shepherd in total control, they'll be disapointed.

Maybe they're gonna sign Lampard?

You're only allowed 3 from one club. Actually, that team should be fine

Managed to re-jig my team to remove Dwight Yorke and bring in Lescot instead of Campbell

Hope this deal goes through or I'm going to have to completely rework my fantasy team. Rooney and Tevez would be a shoe in for ugliest strikeforce now Bellamy and Crouch are no more.

Pick out Mr Viduka, bend it like banana Deco come and we score some goals...

Would be awesome like Deco! Deeee-co! Deco come and we score some goals. Deco! Deeee-co! Deco come and we score some goals. Eyebrows like a black TARANT-LA! Deco come and we score some goals...

Hey Geremi knows him well, and I do remember Eto'o saying he wanted a crack at the prem, so he could be having a few words with his agent right now! I'd kiss a mackem if this happened! Eto'o was just saying on SSN the other day how much he was looking forward to playing with Henry. We'd better buy him as well then.

BDX have commenced pre-season training ahead of the 07/08 NO Premier League season, hoping to build upon their respectable finish in last year's campaign. Although the BDX incumbent has made sweeping changing to his cup winning side, club insiders indicate he will be actively engaged in the transfer market right up until the first kick of the ball. A number of big names line up in the famous black and red, but the gaffer warns that no-one is guaranteed a starting place - something the team found out to their cost last year when he sensationally left firey winger Craig Bellamy with a concussion after striking him with a tray of canapés. Shortly after he stunned fans by using a wildcard a mere 2 months into the season to fire his entire team and hire a full new starting 11, controversially labelling some members of his playing staff "Fat cunting cloggers" and "Soft foreign poofs" in the local media. http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/9072/stripec0.jpg http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/4688/teamhi5.jpg

Anyone been making a team yet? Just been trying to put together mine, gets harder every year. The cheat of putting Matt Taylor in as a cheap defender is gone, he's now a 7.0 midfielder (Huddlestone has also changed position from defender to midfielder) Andy Carroll is listed at 4.5 as a defender for us Keep changing it, but hoping to have something like 3 Man U players + Tevez or something so I end up getting more than the usually allowed 3 for one of the big four if the transfer goes through. Should work, my idiot spurs mate had 4 Spurs players at one point because he had three + Chimbonda before the transfer went through.

Well Souness managed to stun the football world by signing Boumsong for £8 million...

No better than 1st, oh well.

Younger brother of Qbert.

Well "newcastle like" signings have often ended up being complete disasters or woefully inadequate so...

Beardo's just been on 5Live saying Pav really rates the guy.

Best one was HEEEERRRREEEEEE WEEEEE GOOOOOOOOO - HEEEEERRRREEEE WEEE GOOOOOOO. HEREWEGOHEREWEGOHEREWEGOHEREWEGO THIS IS IT!

What was the illustrated one for a lower league team? Can only remember some guy scoring and then saying "Right, I'm off to Sunderland. Bye."

Not mine. Although it's not as bad as the original one replacing Terry!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/hotsoupdaley/thierryhenrybarca.jpg

Fuckin hell, the Sky Sports boards are funny. A Boro fan on the Boro section when it was rumoured we were getting Smith for £3.5m http://forums.skysports.com/viewtopic.aspx?s=1&b=3&c=3&f=250&t=3012&p=1 Same poster when Boro were later rumoured to be getting him for £6m, on the Newcastle board this time http://forums.skysports.com/viewtopic.aspx?s=1&b=3&c=3&f=260&t=3119&p=1

Passed his medical.

For how much though? £17m?