James

If you have never met someone called Michael Brown, you've never lived.

British management is well and truly on the decline. No half-decent club would appoint a young Bobby Robson today. Especially not after he'd been sacked by west Brom.

I think I'm becoming a huge fan of Lovenkrands, if he can keep us his performance against West Brom, I think he can be more important to the team than Obafemi Martins.

Shame he turned Robson down, I'd imagine he could have really improved the team when we were missing Bellamy or Robert.

Wasn't getting in the squad and his contract was up in the summer anyway. I know what you mean, but it might simply have been a gesture of goodwill and he may not have asked for the entire remaining value of his contract to be paid up. He makes it sound like he just wanted to play football somewhere, so that may be the case. It is a rarity though. He also wanted to be near Scotland for the birth of his child I think.

At the heat of the moment, his player may think that he was completely in the right, and by going straight to the press and giving an opinion it is a way of aggravating/demoralising a player. Keeping it behind closed doors in the sensible way to go about things, and I'd be pleased if our manager did something like that.

Howard Webb oversaw Liverpool games against Man Utd and Arsenal and Chelsea this season, two wins and a draw and sent off Adebayor and Vidic. Of course, this doesn't mean he's done anything wrong, but in light of him singing a Liverpool anthem I'd be feeling aggrieved if I was an opponent.

Have Howard webb and Mike Dean reffed Liverpool. If they have, they should be banned as well.

I'd play him RW rest of the season, as he's ther only player we've got in that position who seems to want to get involved in and around the box.

Martinez? Ketsbaia?

Think Agbonlahor/Heskey/Barry will be enough as Milner and Young would potentially get shown up against a team as technically good as Spain, Milner in particular. Luke Young is simply not that good and hasn't even been playing right-back for Villa, although I appreciate that Johnson and Portsmouth are hardly having a great time of it at the back. I dunno, I just think that if there was ever a time to experiment with a bunch of players who know each other very well and see how much of an effect that can have, the time is now.

With the Villa boys being the best English players in the Premier League at the moment, I think it would be an interesting experiment to play all of them.

Based on current form: Green Young Ferdinand Terry Cole Milner Lampard Barry Young Agbonlahor Heskey

Wonder how long Hart will last in the squad now he's lost his place...

Yep, so it is lik Lurvendrands.

The new thread titles looks like a Viking talking on Asterix.

Message for the fans from Kinnear: This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction. Newcastle United We do what we must because we can. For the good of all of us. Except the ones who are dead. But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake. And the long ball gets done. And Duff scores a neat one. For the people who are still alive. I'm not even angry. I'm being so sincere right now. Even though you broke my heart. And killed me. And tore me to pieces. And threw every piece into a fire. As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you! Now these shite defenders make a risky high line. And we're out of money, We're releasing Owen. So I'm GLaD. I got burned. Think of all the things we learned for the people who are still alive. Go ahead and leave me. I think i prefer to stay inside. maybe you'll find someone else to help you. maybe Graeme Souness... THAT WAS A JOKE, HA HA, FAT CHANCE. Anyway this cake is great. It's so delicious and moist look at me still talking when theres football to do when i look out there it makes me glad I'm not you i've einterviews to run there is football to be done on the people who are still alive. and believe me I am still alive I'm doing football and I'm still alive i feel fantastic and I'm still alive while your dying ill be still alive and when your dead i will be still alive still alive still alive

Bloody hell I'm insane aren't I. It's an unfortunate set of affairs, but Kinnear's initial target at NUFC was to prove himself as good enough for his next job, and he included his health as one thing he needed to prove.

Hmm, Everton are on a high right now...

Seems like he might be the first decent support striker we've had for years.

4 points clear!

PHEW!

Perhaps Xisco has one of those £275k per game for 30 games transfer installment deals Nice show of defiance if this unlikely claim is true.

Gordon McKeag?

Bump for Mike.