BottledDog

Me too. My guess is page 76.

He's apparently better than Buddha. /Mo/Dawkins/Jesus/Zeus/Tom Cruise

Wanting good, on their day great players like he and Jonas to fuck off out of the club. Fair enough. Can we get as good/better replacements in for little more than the money we'd get for them? Hope so, but it's not an enviable task. /oh, apropos of nothing much, Cabaye said in his last interview that his English is not good enough to take a leading captains role in the dressing room. That'll need to change sharply too.

If it helps sooth your obvious ire, Ba wasn't being particularly serious.

Its like calling us the grey seahorses. Theres lions on the Sunderland coat of arms, so they put them on the badge and made them black. There is a kind of reasoning behind it Eh? It's got nowt to do with the lions. They were the black cats long before they put lions on their crest.

If that's the headline it may be a little misleading. Anybody able to explain what the article says? Well, he's waxing lyrical about Newcastle. Saying he loves the club, the city and the atmosphere here. Says how much he enjoyed his goal against Wigan. They ask if he would return to Italy. He says he has heard of interest from Milan, but he has a contract here until 2016 and he has an English family now. He says he would think seriously about leaving if Milan came in for him, but he would not leave for anyone else. Please note this is based on my very limited knowledge of Italian “I’ve heard of the interest from Milan in me and that is really pleasing. I’m really happy in Newcastle. I like the city, the club and the atmosphere. I’m also engaged to Chloe and we’re expecting a baby in May,” the 22-year-old told La Gazzetta dello Sport today. “I live like a king in Newcastle and I have a contract until 2016. But that doesn’t mean that I’ll stay here. The La Gazzetta dello Sport Santon interview (screenshot) “I’m not sure what would happen if another Italian club came in for me, but I’d seriously think about packing my bags for Milan. I owe Inter a lot. I was happy there, but it is not my fault that I was born as a Milanista… If Balotelli and I are still friends? Well, when paths diverge the contact is a bit lost but we were friends of course. In England we talked every now and then and in the national team we immediately found a common understanding. I’m happy for him, I see him more calm. “Balotelli is more mature now. The decision to return was an excellent one for him. The fact that I can go back to playing with Mario (at Milan) would be an extra incentive. Otherwise we’ll challenge each other as opponents,” added the Italian fullback. From here - http://www.rossoneriblog.com/2013/03/21/santon-im-a-milanista-id-pack-my-bags-for-milan/ IT'S. HIS. DESTINY! (just not for a while, or for a massive wedge please, thank you)

Again, a cracking article that just goes to highlight what an absolute farce this is.

Fucking bang on.

Love posts like this me.

Couldn't disagree more. There's no physicality in that tackle and 3-game ban is basically nothing. There are ways to fight diving but I fail to see how not giving proper bans would be one way. Beyond my concerns regarding 'losing physicality', how do you scale the severity of one tackle against another (and thus influencing the punishment)? Do you consider the height of the challenge? The speed of which he made the tackle? The severity of any injury it might cause? Like I say, the only thing that should influence the punishment and force an extended ban, is a clear suggestion of malice and intent imo. Like Thatcher against Pedro Mendes, for eg. I don't have the rulebook in front of me, but by the letter of the law - McManaman's foul was dangerous play and should have been a straight red/3-game ban. I don't think he went in with the intention of injuring Haidara. I find it pretty unbelievable that he found his studs half way up a planted leg without an intention of 'sticking one on'. I've not even come close to doing that in all the years I've played (despite increasingly shit reaction times and control). Whether it ran through his head what level of injury his 'welcome to the English league' would cause doesn't matter a jot. I'd say that the intent was there, and that needs to be stamped on. The only way to do that and make an example for others, is for the FA to impose a longer than standard ban.

I'm still just feeling utterly sick over this. Couldn't give two shits about the game and staggered that anyone can. Utterly sick, utterly angry.

Finally get a full season? Can't see that ever happening and it's starting to get fkn frustrating. It's an absolute joke that he's missing out on the final stages of Europe, feels like it basically puts the kibosh on our already slim chances of winning it.

Extra time? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIBfM-fEYb4/TP9oq4ckd4I/AAAAAAAAAk4/9XjQYVUxN2s/s1600/leTired.png

NOooooooooooo

FUCK TOTTINGHAM.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRHHHHHHHH.

COOOOOOOMON!!!!!!!!!!! /sweaty palms.

Who does he replace in the first team? Because by the sounds of it, he'll be one pissed off Frenchie if he ever sits on the bench again.

Chase him. Just to see if he's still reluctant to sprint.

Or, alongside the scouting we have a very efficient system in place with Pardew, Carr, Lambias and Charnley doing a decent job getting good players at the right price. Sometimes we miss out, other times we get players like we have done. Give some credit to the club rather than say the other clubs are all s***, surely? I give the club huge credit. Love what'c happening on the recruitment side. It's unreal. I'm just amazed at how little competition we've had to fight off for most of these guys we got, who are really quality and very reasonably priced. It's astonishing to me. Have to say, when names bandied about on the forum one minute as ideal but possibly unrealistic options, then end up playing for us, and without spending silly money... It is pretty magical.

Brilliant.

Or, alongside the scouting we have a very efficient system in place with Pardew, Carr, Lambias and Charnley doing a decent job getting good players at the right price. Sometimes we miss out, other times we get players like we have done. Give some credit to the club rather than say the other clubs are all shit, surely?

We struggled to break down Stoke, our final balls we were invariably shite. But we stuck with it, took off and brought on the right players, and won. Sorry like, but that pleased me. Maybe you're right and it's about attitude or expectancy levels to a degree. I certainly don't have as much faith as you that our players are awesome enough that if given different instructions they would have been capable of wanktastic football against Stoke.