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equally by a number of our fans. Change the record man, you're boring as fuck. Don't worry, our PR department are already working on him being made out to be a 'Judas'.

Going to have to check out the gold patch in person. No doubt a bit of a one off but looks well odd in the pics.

Damn that launch video. BEN ARFA CLEARLY WANTS TO LEAVE.

Yeah, says if he has to go to another league, he's happy. Will just go wherever he can to play football but he's happy right now. Anyone worked out when the interview was? Assuming it was at the start of this season. A month or so ago, or at least not that long before the teaser trailer would be my guess.

Shane Ferguson is the real deal according to Simpson. @shane_fergie

No. Still, pointedly clapping the Bin Dippers is not going to be appreciated either.

He he, not sure.... I remember Billy Askew and his long curly ginger mop too, and he wasn't great. Paul Sweeney too - not the most gifted full back! Hopefully that young ginger kid (Richardson?) we have now will come good, and break the curse! Cris Holland was a ginge wasn't he? Had so much hope for the lad, and he had a few cracking games for us before that eye injury. Pretty devastating, and don't think he ever reached the heights he could have.

But then, play it 'safe', and you could spend £50 million on a striker (or keep your £35 million rated striker) and for one reason or another they stop producing the goods and you're left with Lovenkrands.

Seemed more about Ashleys direction for the club rather that focusing on Pardew. Either way, a positive enough piece coming from her.

Of own goals, then he pledges his allegiance to Liverpool. That's actually the kind of thing I dream about before games. I dreamt not long ago we signed Balotelli & after he signed, not only did he refuse to play for us at all, but he would go and watch every one of our games and actively cheer for our opposition. Magical stuff. Doesn't sound too far fetched considering.

No, it's all good. You only missed out on a snippet of the interview which is on next monday.

it is a good post, but it glosses over the issue which strikes at the absolute heart of what the club is about now. that is, that we replaced a very well performing manager who was popular with players and fans, with a man who had very little reason to be hired other than he didn't deserve the position and therefore was more likely to agree to demands placed upon him on transfer policy. and my oh my, weren't we all shocked when carroll went in january. yes the money was massive, yes its a great deal if you put the money back into the team PLUS the money that should have been due to be invested anyway. but the chain of events is as plain as day imo, would anyone be surprised if the big debate in the winter is whether we were right to accept a massive bid for tiote on deadline day? Surely you don't really think Hughton was sacked because he could prevent Ashley pulling off deals like the Carroll one? prevent, no. be opposed to, or try and make himself an obstacle against, yes. we all want an easy life. Hughton said he would have sold Carroll ffs. Why not refuse to rule out Beckham? The only players you refuse to rule out, and the only players Pardew has ruled out are ones either so off the radar as to be ridiculous, or are rumours that add disharmony to players already at the club - which he has done recently in reply to the persistant stories regarding our interest in another goalkeeper. The carroll thing is him being a puppet? For heavens sake, that reflects badly both on himself and the board now that they have sold him. The only reason for him to deny any sale was that he genuinlty felt nobody would be mad enough to put in an offer that Keegan, Hughton, Shepherd and every other commentator out there have said it would be foolish to turn down. He has not to my knowledge said 'running of the football club'. If you can find that quote then grand, but all I heard him say was that it would be put towards transfers and salaries, which relates solely to the playing staff. Criticising Ranger (while also praising him) does not strike me as terrible management in the slightest considering Ranger himself has come out and said he recognises the need to buck up his ideas. Every manager we have had at this football club has given rough dates players may return. Big fkn deal. Now, you have said that these are only things of the top of your head and intimate that there are even more upsetting things he has come out with. You have had some time to think about it now, so what are they?

Top job.

http://images.wikia.com/superheroes/images/4/43/Captain_Hindsight.jpg Well, aye. That's why I said, looking back.

Don't see why we need to sell him either, he's far from a 'shithouse' as Colocho states, and we need a decent squad. Unless he wants out for first team football, I'm very happy for him to be emergency backup.

Not against Ireland coming in either. Not had many minutes on the pitch obviously, but what he has done has left me wanting to see more of him.

Pretty facepalmy us doing the cheer up Stevie Bruce when they went behind looking back.

Expect dick all, a shite performance, and an absolute hammering. Anything would be a ludicrous bonus.

I'd add Williamson to your list of thumbs up, had a decent game. The rest of them (bar Kuqi tbf).

He doesn't say that in the interview to be fair. Have a listen.

Not if he only plays in 2/3rds of your matches due to suspension he isn't.

Well, to say that I haven't loved the characters that make up our team so much since at least Robson's time in charge isn't to much of a stretch. That makes me pretty happy.

Aye, can't believe we're yet again letting a player go on the cheap. Why does Ashley hate money. /please, lads, take off the elastic trousers off for once, eh.