Big Geordie

She was very tasty. Can anyone remember her name?

I'm gonna stick my neck on the line, because I reckon the last time a midfielder got a hatrick for us, was Rob Lee in Antwerp back in 94.

Excellent (and slightly unexpected) performance even though Ipswich were pish. Can only beat what is put in front of you. I thought Keane would have had them up for this today, but they just fell apart after the first goal. Nolan MoM today, but everyone played well despite Enrique with a couple of brainstorms that could have been costly. Thought Carroll and Ranger put themselves about really well and Ipswich just couldn't cope with the power, height and pace. Bring on QPR on Weds - more of the same please. Only hope those who picked up knocks are fit. Suspect Coloccini and Ryan Taylor may be out of a few weeks though. Oh - and Keane getting dogs abuse off the Ipswich fans as he walked back along the touchline at full time.

Perhaps it's from younger fans who don't remember his first two spells at the club (as a player and a manger) He's been accused by some of cowardice for walking out last year, but if he is proven right tomorrow (as many of us suspect), what will his detractors then say? KK hasn't been without his faults in the past - getting rid of the reserve side was a massive mistake, but he took this club from near extinction to almost PL champions inside 3 years back in the 90's.

Forgot to add, with regards to the Independent article, Ashley does have friends in the media - one of them writes for the NotW.

something like,... Ashley wont put anymore money into the club, Thre club dosent have £10 million working capital,. The Bank wont allow another £10 million on the overdraft,. Again - it doesn't make sense for him to place us into administration because he would lose far more cash this way, than if he sold the club to someone like moat. Unless of course, he is prepared to write off more millions to wreak more revenge.

The current regime - which until this point have been totally incapable of any sort of media management - have contacted a reporter at The Independent and planted a false story about the club's finances in order to discredit Kevin Keegan, days before they apparently intend to sell the club. For the purposes of affecting the outcome of the tribunal or fooling the supporters? In all honesty? If that's true then it's a last ditch attempt to blacken Keegan's name because they must know that they (the club) are going to lose the case. Keegan gets his pay-out and it's countered that it could push us into admin. It's a dirty trick and a poor one at that.

Re the admin story - I'll side with .com's take on this; Scaremongering Those club insiders have been busy again, coming up with a tale that the soon-to-be-known outcome of the legal action brought by Kevin Keegan could be a payout so large as to force Newcastle United into administration. Our interpretation of this is a final attempt by the current powers-that-be to demonise the former United boss and divert the blame for the events of 2008 and subsequently away from them and their former hired hands towards KK. The automatic 10 point deduction that administration brings would drop us back to thirteenth spot in the current table, but leave Mike Ashley just one of a list of creditors, rather than the recipient of the proceeds of a sale. In short, it sounds like blatant scaremongering. It's less than six months since club MD Derek Llambias went on the record to deny press reports that relegation would see the club enter administration, saying that: "There is absolutely no truth in the story whatsoever. It's ridiculous, it's usually based on a rumour and I don't know where these things are hatched. "We'd have to restructure our own business plan like everybody else. But our finances are strong, and there would be no threat of administration."

Thank god that's over and out of the way. Bring on Ipswich on Saturday and a 442 formation - not bloody 451!

I bet their crowd is full of charvas enjoying their moment.

HT Not unexpected - just wish the kids had been able to make a better fist of it.

This. Have to be practical about things.

Krul handles outside the box now. Free-kick to them. Sounds like the arse has dropped out of the kids.

2-0 now Tom Williams This is gonna be a pasting, I think.

1-0 Peterboro Mackill-Smith Unlucky for us by the sounds of it. A clearance from one of our lot hit another toon player and the Peterboro lad headed it in.

Lua-Lua won a corner - cleared though.

Peterborough with a couple of chances. Our goal remains intact - getting close though!

Howay the young'uns!

I've heard plenty about 'Supermac' - like how once the alcohilism that took over his life and he was left penniless came back to the only place that was stupid enough to have him. Spending all his time in the working men's clubs, mooching free ales based on the past and sleeping in the living room of any f***er stupid enough to take him in. A bit like what he's doing on Century Radio right now really. And if you really blinkered enough think that Given had no alternative than to leave his beloved club in the way he did then you're clearly the one showing ignorance. Tell you what - the bitterness and spite that is present within those couple of paragraphs (and your previous post) shines through like a beacon. Well done. I bet Christmas is a real blast in your house.

Well, he wasn't a servant he was an employee, and a very well paid one as well, spat his dummy out when Sir Bob was manager and threw in a transfer request and gave us short shrift when the Man City money was offered his way when we were in deep s***, using the upopular managment as the scapegoat for his greed and cowardliness. Ironic to see who you've got as your avatar - another one who 'loves the club and the city' but pissed off as fast as they could when a bigger pay check was offered thier way. Ha-Ha about Supermac. If you knew anything about why he left, it's because NUFC at that time wanted the money from Arsenal and like Given - he was left with little alternative but to leave. Someone like Merlin will be able to fill in the gaps for you there if you like. Still, I expect it won't register with you. Ignorance is bliss - especially in your case.

The hatred is maybe too strong but I don't see why we should support him now, he's gone and I don't care if he wins nothing at Man City. He doesn't deserve success over any other player or anything like that. I never said anything about supporting him now? The hatred that I was taking issue with is childish in the extreme.

Have said it before, but for a man who is said to be desperate to get shot of the club, Ashley isn't half hanging onto it for dear life. He'll be hoping we can get promoted on the cheap, then he can whack the asking price back up to £250-300million.

Irony is - he moved quicker for that goal than he did the first 6 months of the year for us. Wanker.

I'm bemused at the hatred for Given. He was a great servant to the club and never gave less than 100%. He decided to go because of the way the club was being ran at the time and that's the issue. People's anger should be directed at the owner and his cohorts for the way they have ****ed us all over.

The beginning of the end if this goes through.