James

Against FIFA rules. If a player is called up (even if they have retired) they have to go, or be suspended from playing for their club.

I've heard that it is not actually a hip-op Shola is having done, but something much more serious: Here is a picture of Shola pre-op: http://www.4thegame.com/media/00/03/45/ameobi_shola_nufc_profile_2006.jpg And after the groundbreaking surgery, it is hoped that shola will look (and be as good as) this: http://www.thefa.com/NR/rdonlyres/95423741-679F-491A-B7D0-6FB0193057DD/0/Newcastle_Shearer_1996_med2.jpg

I'm sorry, but anyone left supporting Roeder is deluded. Under Roeder, we have been the worst team after half time in the majority of games. We generally have a good first half, but Roeder has found him unable to respond to the tactical changes made by the opposition at half time, and then he ignores proven attacking options ie Zoggy and Solano (notice I dont have to mention Luque, there are other substitutes) who could have brought the game back to Watford, but instead, as usual, Roeder is perfectly happy to let us sit back and settle for a draw or a defeat against poor teams. Shepherd Out! Roeder Out!

NE5, please, please, pretty please answer my question.

This guy looks ready to take on the big boys. Can get in the box and put excellent defenders under threat. Might be worth a punt in January.

Extra Time has started and still no substitution. We have three very talented attacking players on the bench, all who offer something very different, and provide a chance to unlock a poor defence. And we have played three games plus one half hour of extra time in 6 days Shepherd out! Roeder out!

Roeder is the most incompetent Newcastle manager since I have followed football. The fact that he cant make a substititution speaks volumes. I suspect it was Tommy Craig or Shearer making the changes last season. Shepherd out! Roeder out!

open your eyes My eyes are open, and you still havent answered my question.

Answer my question next please NE5.

not really. Just showing you how dumb and stupid you look when you post that shite rather than join in with the discussion like someone with something worth saying, whether people agree with you or not. I did "join in with the discussion", I was talking to T27, and he said I won the argument. Next please! I'm not arsed son. You posted it and edited peoples posts, you're just an idiot What the fuck are you talking about?!?! Wullie hasn't edited mine or anyone elses posts?!

So he has failed? bluebiggrin.gif Yes, but his failure is due to bad decisions rather than bad bookkeeping. 6 = 2x3 That's like saying Ridsdale was a good keeper of finances because it was only lack of Champions League qualification that sent them down the tubes. Good point Blofeld. I'll accept defeat in this argument. In conclusion, just shut up NE5 and HTL.

So he has failed? bluebiggrin.gif Yes, but his failure is due to bad decisions rather than bad bookkeeping.

In my opinion, Shepherd hasn't failed with regards to the finances. It seems that our financial results are determined by how good our past two seasons have been in terms of results. The failure to earn results, and subsequent financial loss has been the result of Shepherd's inepitude at managerial appointments.

According to the People, Bernard will be released this week as he hasn't met the required fitness standard by the date he was expected to. :roll:

However, Steve Curry was criticising Shepherd on Jimmy Hill earlier. In fact most of the press seem willing to praise the fans and criticise Freddy Shepherd.

Bet this article I was a response I made to the comments on this article: http://www.newcastle-online.com/2006/11/04/sack-the-board-shepherdout/#comments

I really dont think we should be looking to blame everyone, not at all productive, we need to look at constructive criticisms, and then consider how we could possibly improve the situation. Right now, our problems stem from bad management - the fault of our abysmal chairman's inabilty to recognise a good manager even if it performed a striptease in a brothel for him. To improve the situation, we need to press for the departure of both Roeder and Shepherd, and get behind the eleven players who are selected to play each game.

From the impression I've got of you, anything Parker said in your general direction would have been vindicated.

Please can all you brainless gorillas stop fighting amongst yourselves and aim your frustrations at the real villains ie Shepherd and Roeder.

The main point for me is that Gallagher pointed time and time again examples of bad management within the club. Fact is that Roeder is a bad manager. Good coach, good caretaker, good person, but a bad manager. Obviously Shepherd must take the blame for yet another bad appointment, but Roeder must also go.

November 6th 1986, almost 20 years ago, Sir Alex Ferguson was appointe Manchester United manager. On that day, we were bottom of the table, with 9 points in 13 games. We stayed up. We've done it before, we can do it again. Keep the faith.

Oh, also, we had no obvious leaders on the pitch or the dugout until Emre came on according to Gallagher.

I cant really comment on the match, as I only listened to FiveLiveExtra, but I thought that given the uninterrupted nature of the channel, some of the indepth punditry by Gallagher was excellent (lead commentator was being a twat though at times). So here are a collections of things he noticed, and some good points he made: Many would criticise our defence for their poor distribution during the match, but you dont get many good passing defenders in the Premiership, and the manager and coaching staff should be organising the midfield and strikers in a way that makes up for this passing inability. Parker and Butt needed to provide a short option, while the strikers and wingers should anticipate the long ball, especially when defenders find themselves under pressure. Players should be made aware in training of the approximate zone a defender will attempt to play a long ball when under pressure, and when they anticipate a long ball, they should start to run into this zone BEFORE the ball has been kicked so they can have a good chance of beating the defender to it. This will put the opposition under pressure and pin them back, giving the midfield and strikeforce more room to operate. Gallagher mentions that Bellamy was very adept at this. Gallagher felt it was obvious that we were mentally unprepared. He felt that we were OK physically, but not mentally. He questioned what Parker, Duff, Babayaro and Carr have been doing all week, while criticising Roeder for taking the likes of Rossi - who couldnt play to the match, as his time would have been better spent learning about the forthcoming match and the opposition. He questioned the likes of leaving Taylor and Ramage out when they had done a good defensive job against Palermo. The only player often in the box when we were in an advanced position was Nicky Butt, and Gallagher describes him as covering everyone else bar Milner, and then questions who was covering the subsequently stranded Nicky Butt And finally, just before Luque was brought on (score the goals, play the games says Gallagher) he noticed Lee Clark arguing with Glenn Roeder and Luque was pulled back for a minute and Ramage was told to warm up. McDermott joined this argument (having been previously issuing instructions to Luque), and Ramage was sent back to the bench and Luque was brought on. It had taken four minutes for this argument to be resolved. In my opinion, its no wonder that the players cant perform or organise themselves with the backroom at odds with each other. Anyway, I hope I get to hear him cover more matches in the future.

He had a bad game, and he doesn't seem to be a great leader right now, but he is a good player and will recover his form. After some of his performances for us in the past, where he put more in than even Shearer did, he doesn't deserve to be booed, at least not yet. He seems to be carrying a few knocks right now, I'd rest him for a couple of weeks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/6115996.stm Worryingly, another player is talking about the possibility of the club getting relegated, and seems to suggest that certain individuals at the club are tight when it comes to money. Still doesn't stop the annual dividend being paid out, and lets face it, our poor league form is hardly the fault of those who work at the canteen.