BottledDog

We were lucky against Spurs and Villa. Then not so lucky against Fulham. Thats the kind of run i fear Roeder is mainly going to be capable of taking us on. Yeah we were lucky against those teams, but when you've had the bad luck we've had this year with injuries and what not, we deserve a bit of luck now and then. Not disagreeing with that, what I feel it does is cover up the inadequacies of both our squad and our current manager and give false hope - christ, some people still think we can get a top 6 spot! Give me a break! With the league in it's current state, I wouldn't rule it out. I wuldn't rule anything out.

Good old pay day for Willie McKay.

There is a lovely pud called 'Le nègre en chemise' which I have had in France on the odd occasion. Pretty horrible name when you come to think of it, and a lot less innocent than that Turkish Oreo.

'yo mama?' You sad little individual. What in the....? Going off the deep end a bit old boy. No need to maul his not unamusing point.

Yup, couldn't help but sit up and have a laugh at that, well played Farrington. I hope Oliver get's the urge to have a go back in his next comedy column.

Neil Farrington - Taking Issue So farewell then to a transfer window about as transparent as the glass on a convent shower cubicle. Goodbye to a month of misinformation, broken promises, rumours, half-truths - and worse. And hello, at Newcastle at least, to spin-doctoring straight from the Alistair Campbell guide to talking up bad news. If it wasn't for the likes of Roy Keane - resourceful and ruthless in equal measure these past few weeks - why should we bother with the mid-season window at all? Judging from Aston Villa, its main purpose is for someone to get ripped off. But with messrs Boumsong and Ricketts coming up our way for silly money in Januarys past, let's not get too smug at seeing the Hammers pay Lucas Neill 70 grand a week and £7.5 million for Matthew Upson. Not when Newcastle and, albeit to a lesser extent, Middlesbrough flattered to deceive last month. Judging from the Magpies, the purpose of the transfer window is to confuse, infuriate and disappoint. How can a January begin with talk of buying Darren Bent, Peter Crouch (right) and Gareth Bale, and end with excuses for the failure to sign any striker and any left-back - even on loan? What's going on when a manager reflects on his efforts to buy "five or six" players one minute, then his most trusted journalist reports that United have "no transfer kitty" the next? How come said manager resists bringing any old "body" to the club, then insists a nobody - and Albert Luque, now below Academy kids in Newcastle's pecking order, is certainly that - does not leave? Does that manager expect us to believe him when he now says he is happy with a squad he never tired of telling us he was busting a gut to strengthen significantly in January? And why did he go from stating that Oguchi Onyewu (right) was "not a player I am trying to sign" to signing him in less than five days? The answer to the final question, given that Glenn Roeder is no liar, must be that he simply changed his mind. The worry is that panic changed it for him. But those other mysteries hint at miscommunication at best, and rifts at worst, between key figures at St James's Park. An unhappily recurring theme, it seems, and one from which Roeder's side will do well to divert us these next few months. Very well, given the enduring, inexcusable absence of a decent left-back and God forbidding injury to Obafemi Martins. For out of the murk, smoke and mirrors of a month of intrigue but too few incomers at St James's, one thing emerges crystal clear . . . Football wise, Newcastle are not nearly stronger enough now than they were on New Year's Eve. When it comes to playing the blame game, however, few clubs do it better. > source icNewcastle Quite a heavy swipe at the club, but it pretty much hits the mark.

I do. The man is a twit.

And the difference is? Tony will not be there next time. we were talking about who we WILL vote for As Indi posted. The rest of the hatefull figures from this shambles of a government will be. It's not all about Tony.

No, we understand hesitancy. We understand not spending money for the sake of it. What we have difficulty understanding is that two transfer windows have past, we have had the money available, and yet have still failed to attract the signings we require (a sodding left back for starters). Why are we unable to attract these people? Are we not attractive to lower division players, does our club not excite when compared to the likes of Monaco. Why not? Why can we not even be in a position to recruit a myriad of promising youngsters like Liverpool? I was led to believe this would have been Roeders forte?

There. Nothing hard about understanding that surely?

oooohhh. Cheeeesy toast,

Our Chairman pulled the plug as Roeder and the club as a whole failed to attract a replacement. That messed things up. If Roeder felt he could manage without Luque then the deal would have gone through, but despite his protestations to the contrary, he needs bodies.

Maybe, but he deserves a hell of a lot more credit that he generally gets on this Forum IMO. What for? Being a poor manager? Ballsing up in the transfer window? Relying on players WAY below the qaulity we need? yay, go Glen. I think that the post from Lloydie is a slightly more accurate reflection of the truth. As for the transfer window, the fault for that does most certainly not lie with our Manager IMO... Then who? The money was there.

Just a wishful rumour, no substance sadly.

You can add Éric Abidal to that now. A left back!

A Hebrew speaking, Ninja Sheikh. Whodathunkit.

Aye, nicking my bandwith. >

How big is your range? It's quite a range.... Dammit, I was going for the setup.

How big is your range?

No idea, but I for one hope that he is particularly dreadful.

Blackburn have signed Bruno Berner from FC Basle for "a small transfer fee" today. Berner, who has landed an 18-month deal with the option of a further year, is expected to provide competition for the likes of Warnock through his versatility down the left flank. Hughes added: "He gives us some real competition as he has a good left foot, he is a good athlete and he balances the squad up very nicely. He can play a number of roles and that versatility was the attraction." Berner joins Stephen Warnock, David Dunn and Chris Samba as Ewood Park new boys and Hughes said: "I believe we are now a stronger squad than we were at the start of the transfer window. " Could have possibly been useful competition for Ramage on the left.

Another forward, Julius Aghahowa has gone to Wigan for £2.1 million. "He's a striker of real pedigree who will add huge competition to the attacking positions," said Jewell. Damn, he could have done syncronised backflips with Martins.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2006-06/23872451.jpg He's a midget!

E-I-E-I-O. Up the Football League we go!

Phew. One down. What deal is it?