James

What did he say?

Me, £25 at 2/5

Typical, having put money on it too... Anyway, Oliver has built his own gallows, if he's wrong, a mailing campaign aimed at the Chronicle should finish him off.

Who said that?

Put £25 on Roeder at 2/5 Should pay back and double the £5 I put on Mancini.

Hold on, does that mean that you've been told by the Chronicle that there will be a Chronicle exclusive,or that they've been told directly by Shepherd that this is going to happen?

aye, i just got 4/1 Well I might just pop over to Coral just around the corner as soon as I get into my clothes to offset my losses on Mancini.

Is betting still open?

Why? His City ALWAYS play good football. I always enjoy watching City rather than Charlton, Bolton, and even Newastle. Careless defense sometimes, inconsistencies sometimes, but overall an entertaining side which can overcome stubborn defense. The person himself is also a man, responsible and sporting. A bit emotional, that's all. We'll see next season. Man City have really tailed off into 15th position.

We aren't the right club for Pardew, he is too revolutionary, and became unpopular at West Ham for making tough and controversial decisions, which turned out to be the right decisions, although this was only noticeable in the long run. The Newcastle fans, and Freddy Shepherd are unlikely to be as forgiving and patient as West Ham fans and the West Ham board.

Wouldn't that just mean Spurs get Cl instead of Uefa and anything below is unaffected? The outcome of a successful appeal could have many outcomes, but one is that Arsenal and Spurs get CL places, and a club from Andorra who would have been in the CL gets our UEFA Cup place.

Ah, I see. However we would lose our UEFA cup place if Tottenham's appeal succeeded.

It does, if Arsenal win, and Spurs come fourth, then doesn't one less team get in the UEFA Cup?

I think a win against Birmingham might just be enough myself, looking at the other fixtures.

There are four other important games for us: Middlesborough vs Steau (0-1 aggr) Villareal vs Arsenal (0-1 aggr) The UEFA Cup Final The Champions League Final

It really depends on who the alternatives are.

lets say i am thinking of writing a large NUFC spoof. Do i post it here, in general chat or not at all?