James

Agreed. Bye bye Martins, you were below average for this league anyhow.

According to one of the BBC F1 team (Humphries iirc), the people that moved over from ITV Sport told them that they had to rehearse lines and write scripts rather than go off the cuff all the time.

This is what we can expect in the summer if Kinnear stays.

Well if we are looking for omens, Sir Bobby Robson lost to Chelsea on his NUFC managerial debut.

Martins is very limited as to where he can actually score or make an impact from. The ball has to land at his feet in an area on the left hand side of the pitch between about 35 yards and 10 yards out and not much wider than the penalty area. Anywhere else and hes useless 99% of the time, and it is a big ask to get the ball to Martins in the only area he can semi-effectively operate.

Nah, he basically has one month period over a season where everything he touches turns to gold. Rest of the season he is very average, relies completely on pot luck, doesn't play to his strengths, and doesn't score enough goals. August was his month this season.

And he's the only striker we have with any actual pace. Its a complete myth, he doesn't use it when he should be.

too obvious No wind up, we will never come top ten with him in the first team, unless the rest of the squad is top drawer.

Obafemi Martins is an absolutely atrocious player who lives off the reputation of a few important goals that looked good on TV. He is terrible, and can't wait to get rid.

Or do I?

Shak, I forgive you.

Good work, titfister. Any need for the abuse? I'm just as pissed off as you are.

Shearer Out!

Aargh

Big if

Sunday Monday Habib Beye

Think we are going to take this one, 2-0 or 3-0. Goals for Beye, Taylor and/or Guthrie.

FYP

Not suprised to see beye at CB, partially because of the team personnel, and partially for the way he pwned shearer in 2004.

I said most. Rennie was the obvious exception. Even if he did give away a lot of freekicks, Shearer was a right dirty player, and got away with more than he should have, seemed to have a way of talking to refs, just like Fergie does.

Your avatar is so out of date Optimistic Newcastle Upon Toon

Looks like us appointing Shearer has psyched up our rivals today.

When Shearer was a player, the sun shined out of his arse in the eyes of most PL referees. Do you think that can happen all over again now he is on the touchline?

According to Shearer's book, Walker told Shearer that his price was £15m and Shearer had to choose the club he wanted to go to and let Blackburn know. Shearer chose us, so then NUFC negotiated the fee. No bid was ever made by Manyoo.

He also writes Swedish music lyrics: http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,45647.msg1026002.html#msg1026002