James

You forget what a presence Shearer had on the pitch, even as an older player.

What a goal

How good was des walker back in the day?

Could have done with Pearce.

Great minds

Get Beasant on

Gazza too

Holidays can easily be adjusted if it looks like a deal can be broken.

That's me gone

Dowie is still around

at Jim Rosenthal singing the national anthem completely out of time

Like the Germans better have pensioners from Allo Allo and Sir Bobby's Ipswich players from Escape to Victory on the bench!

Do you not have Freeview? Channel 24. No I only have the basic channels now since the seasons over ITV4 is a basic channel.

Jim Rosenthal =

Just saw John Carver

Oh god, why do I drink

Look, I would normally appreciate that a venue would need to get some reinbursement. But this is Newcastle United and Bobby Robson we are talking about. I can't see any decent football club doing this, and we used to be a decent football club. Besides I figure the club must have made about £7-9m profit on player bought to the club by Sir Bobby Robson and sold by Ashley. As such I feel that Sir Bobby has earnt his free game.

Where does it say that NUFC are paying a third of the costs?

Aye the 3 parties being Toast, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and the club. Nowhere does it say Bobby himself is to pay. The foundation does, and that is the shitter, its taking money out of the foundation which could be used to research and treat cancer. Sir Bobby has also kindly agreed to make a donation to the Newcastle United Foundation from the proceeds of Sunday's game. Think that is the quote that he was looking to post. I presume the Newcastle United Foundation means Mike Ashleys pocket. To be fair, the Newcastle United Foundation is a charity, albeit a very flimsy one that I would never donate to.

Aye the 3 parties being Toast, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and the club. Nowhere does it say Bobby himself is to pay. Ultimately it is Bobby Robson's charity missing out on money they would have otherwise received, and therefore it is reasonable to perceive it as Robson footing the bill. Why are you toontastic people out in force on the windup tonight? Not really a wind up, you implied by your title that Robson, personally, was to foot the bill. Read Mattyp's post. The statement itself suggests that it is Sir Bobby, by extension, whom is footing the bill.

Aye the 3 parties being Toast, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and the club. Nowhere does it say Bobby himself is to pay. Ultimately it is Bobby Robson's charity missing out on money they would have otherwise received, and therefore it is reasonable to perceive it as Robson footing the bill. Why are you toontastic people out in force on the windup tonight?

I hate the man, but Freddy Shepherd would have given it for free, thrown a couple of grand in, and got the money back through goodwill and pie sales.