James

Or they could be downplaying it for a better bargaining position if we are trying to buy someone. If we are desperate people will ask for more money. However both scenarios seem unlikely as we could now have gone until Monday without changing the story, but we have indeed gone and done so.

Did Mancini ever move into that house he bought in Newcastle?

Although if Johnson signs Dave should drink Messi's piss.

Why? Are you on acid? Are you mental?

Could be lying, not have been lying, but I'm glad someone understands

Say Andy Carroll really does have an injury that means he is out until April, clubs and agents would be using it to justify higher fees/wages. Think about it.

As we have been trying to buy a striker, it would actually be very wise to lie about it if Carroll is out until April, and in this scenario it is quite possible that we have been lying about it for the past month. Reason: To prevent being held to ransom on the negotiating table.

Shall we just call it the NSPCC?

He was given a solid group of players who were carving out decent but inconsistent results and because he came at a time where there couldn't be much upheaval, he has had to stick with it and make just a few minor improvements hence the honeymoon. The honeymoon ends when it stops becoming Hughton's team and starts becoming Pardew's

New contract as early as next week, expected pay cut - Sunday Sun

He's dong OK merely on the basis that he has pretty much kept things the same bar a few minor adjustments, not fallen out with anyone and kept the motivation amongst the team high. I'd say the squad players have been playing better than they had been before too. At the moment it is basically Hughton with knobs on. The improvements are that we are playing a bit better in the second half of matches whereas before the second half would often be defined by the events of the first half. Also Pardew seems to work a bit more on the tactical side of attacking moves, and as a result we are appearing a bit more clever when trying to create chances. In interviews he'll big up individuals a bit more and offer an explaination of what he thinks went right or wrong in the match, which differs from Hughton where it was all about the team, the spirit and the fans. This is really still the honeymoon period though, next season he'll have made signings, done his own pre season had more chances to change things. This is where most new managers get things wrong. However it is the good managers who are quick to accept when things don't work and make the necessary changes. That will be the real test for Pardew.

I love Andy Carroll more than any player since Shearer and want to have his babies, although ideally this will involve a mating session involving Barton, Coloccini, Nolan and Enrique.

Kezman has gone up the shitter. Nicky Butt Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Good luck to him. He is a top Championship player and helped us get promoted and that should not be forgotten. I hope he continues to occupy an important role at top Championship level clubs/lower level PL clubs and earns a decent wage for it as he deserves it.

Shola has said that he's playing with an injury which will have to get sorted eventually. http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2011/01/18/shola-can-save-boss-splashing-the-cash-61634-28003807/

Again.. http://www.gifsoup.com/view/100077/partridge-shrug-o.gif There are lots of other threads for you to read. If no-one cares, it will fall down the thread list onto page 2 and never be seen again.

Some background: http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8750_6669177,00.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/kurtbarling/2011/01/playing_away_from_home.html

Well there isn't a neither option in real life.

That's what their local MP wants to happen. Spurs have turned their backs on one of the most deprived areas of London because they realised that the Olympic stadium would generate tens of millions more for them per year. The tens of million more per year Spurs are likely to get without any serious effort is a reason why you should be bothered Pissi even if you don't care much about the other stuff.

Lots of debate over who is going to get the Olympic Stadium and there seem to be only two credible bids. I am very opposed to the Spurs bid myself. They want to knock down te entire Olympic Stadium and sell naming rights for the new one which for me makes a complete waste of the money and effort that has gone towards the Olympic Games. Spurs can afford a new stadium, they have planning permission for a new stadium, only they don't want to take it up because they'd have to pay for various mitigatory measures that any council anywhere would ask for. This is all about making a lot of money for a small number of people with no real benefit to any community in London. At least West Ham want to keep the stadium (after shrinking it a bit), and want to continue to use it as a multipurpose venue. Of course there are monetary benefits for them but this isn't the Spurs bulldozer. Besides it is much less likely to give West Ham an unfair competitive advantage.

Thierry Henry on a short term loan?

I just look at the bottom six and think about whether 4 can catch us, and the answer is no.

Vidic is from Kasakhstan or something. Not English. Fucking hell.

Well by all means start a Serbian Form XI thread then.