BottledDog

http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20111202/speed-tribute-rescheduled_2281670_2535244 Not sure why, but pushing it back another week after the emotional build up to it seems a shame. Of course, it's only right that we respect her wishes.

Stuck a fiver on Benny Boy Benitez. The man is desperate.

England? Meh. It's all about Team GB hot trotting it to two thousand and twelve baby. Yeeaaaah!

Aston Villa getting all up in our Frence League hunting grounds. Yannick Djalo is a pretty fine player. Such a shame.

I fkn love Steve Bruce. Gutted.

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Aye, it really piss me off if the outcome is the same..... I mean REALLY PISS ME OFF. Not entirely sure how you are concluding that the situations are comparable, but let's just hope whoever gets Tiote 'rests' him for half the season in the same manner. Agree though that it's getting frustrating, but that's just the nature of these niggling type of injuries sadly.

As has been said. A sodding home tie would make a nice change. /against Blackburn.

4th spendiest club in the country on them. W00T! Pretty sickening tbh. /slightly on a tangent - if Hoffenheim recieved a fee for Ba, was that from us, or West Ham? If it was the Hammers, why did they not get a fee from us (if, as was initially reported, they didn't). off west ham, they didn't get a fee off us because for some insane reason they put in a relegation release clause of 0 in the contract Ha, excellent. Cheers.

Sorry, not really worth getting into, but what i meant was that I'd don't get why you think they'd not expect his failure in particular - surely it's the other way around. From Llambias' comments I'd be surprised if the bullish Ashley felt the same about Carroll as those of us on the out side gnashing our teeth at his sale.

4th spendiest club in the country on them. W00T! Pretty sickening tbh. /slightly on a tangent - if Hoffenheim recieved a fee for Ba, was that from us, or West Ham? If it was the Hammers, why did they not get a fee from us (if, as was initially reported, they didn't).

I'm sure there's an element of thinking he had reached a point where he would be overvalued, but I think we always had that down as part of the "too good to turn down" aspect of the deal anyway. I certainly don't think anyone expected he wouldn't do well for Liverpool - especially Mike Ashley. Why especially Mike Ashley? He gets the lowdown from Llambias who came out with the worth 'feck all' comment (allegedly).

Yes Joey, that's the reason Alan Smith doesn't get in the team. It's more bollocks from Joey anyway. Smith has not been consigned to the reserves to rot. /not that there'd be much wrong with that. //I jest, Smith seems a decent enough lad.

Fighting talk Colocho - sounds like you are ready to launch a protest. Bring back Harper, Nolan, Barton, Carroll and let Smithy get some some proper time on the pitch. Fuck off.

Absolutely spot on from the club.

He's already stated numerous times that he thinks he made 'the right move (but only) in the circumstances he found himself in'. He's said again and again that he didn't want to leave, that the fans wanted him, the other players wanted him and the manager wanted him - just the board that didn't want him. The fans, the other players and the manager certainly wanted him.... if he'd just get his head down and shut the fuck up. Not a chance that was going to happen though.

True. Hope to hell he does though, it's just lose lose for all of us if he misses another chance and remains a massive facepalm. For the last fkn time..... Coooomon Nile.

So we were the only club not to have it...and when we tried to get it...Barton recons that's an issue/railroading? So we wanted to be like every other club with regards to this Doesn't make sense. What am I missing? Reads to me like the players would not sign because they felt they were being misled in some way on it. And in refusing, they did something nobody else had ever done. Sounds about right. I seem to remember it getting to the point where the players and hierarchy were not communicating after the players didn't get the last lot of payments because they failed to meet some of the conditions. That probably led them to refusing to sign this seasons bonus contract. In the end though Pardew opened up the channels of communication again and Ashley quickly paid the players and everyone was happy again. Apart from Barton and his grudge apparently.

Oh aye, all that said, I agree with you there.

It does nothing of the sort. I had no problem with us giving up on him, he is disruptive and we are no doubt better off without him. But beyond that he seems to me a decent, principled (if often misguided) bloke with, as he admits himself, a massive ego. Fair play to you, I guess you see something I don't that makes him a 'shit of a man', and I'm sure he can take the disgustingly aggressive stuff thrown at him and other players by the likes of this 'Leazeslad', but I'm still at a loss to understand it.

Eh, there's no semis, only quarters? Ah man, you're right. Oh well, should still be decent. /didn't realise i'd be charged £6 delivery either. Cheeky cnuts.

Bar 1892 due to the shitness of its atmosphere.

Well, got a few for the Semi's. No idea how long it'll take before they sell out, so get 'em while they're hot.

Heads up! Anyone for 2012 Olympic tickets? http://www.tickets.london2012.com/browse?form=search&tab=oly&sport=8213&event=&venue=26&fromDate=&toDate=&morning=1&afternoon=1&evening=1&show_available_events=1 Obviously you can search for other venues too etc...

Roll up, roll up. Tickets still available apparently! http://www.tickets.london2012.com/browse?form=search&tab=oly&sport=8213&event=&venue=26&fromDate=&toDate=&morning=1&afternoon=1&evening=1&show_available_events=1