Keefaz

Yep. I'm still shocked by how quickly he faded once leaving us. Was one of my favourite players during SBR's time.

Just reading that match report, SBR post-match comments: On the referee: "Bloody awful."

Aye, I remember them being a bunch of dirty, diving bastards.

If, as a lot of folk seem to think, Owen cares only about England then this is good news for us, surely? The only way he's going to get back in the England team is to play well for his club and score goals.

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/1592/sadbuttruehg5.gif PS. Also, this smiley should be added to the list. It is everything Newcastle United in one, small face.

Just burns them in front of genuine fans' faces. What a wanker.

These are high-pressure games against sides fighting for their lives. I'm not confident at all, tbh, and neither is the team going by the head-dropping displays so far ths year.

Probably got one of your WiFi doohickies.

Speaking of bad pitches, this one isn't up to much.

That fella in the crowd with the Bristol Rovers flag.

Think Boro have been as abysmal as they have been in all their Cup games. Shit.

Think Cardiff have actually made it pretty hard for themselves this second half. Still haven't had too many scares, like.

There's no way Boro even deserve to be in the cup. They've basically kicked all their opposition off the pitch. Even today, Cardiff are playing the better football by far.

Sorry, mate. I'm gonna watch the box now, anyway. The football forum's too tense for me at the minute.

have you played football? you're actually agreeing with what i'm saying just disagreeing over semantics...explain to me how "reading" the game is intelligence not instinct, if someone can't read a game you can't teach it...there are countless people who have great technical football skills but go nowhere 'cause they can't play the game...if it could be taught then everyone would be at it, therefore intelligence is not the correct term scholes etc... just have an awareness of what's around them, the better the awareness the better the player in all positions my original post, if you read it, was about use of the term football intelligence...too easily used for me, means fuck all Do you even know what intelligence is? You've answered your own question. Some players can read the game brilliantly, and it's almost impossible to teach. That's natural intelligence.

I'll only watch the Boro match if someone can guarantee me they'll get hammered.

I used up a year's worth of cringes in reading that. Thanks.

i thought it was all the same thing...ie players who are very effective without having ball skill in abundance. those that have both often are the best. An intelligent player, imo, does most of his work off the ball. That's nothing to do with skill, any player can run or walk.

Nonsense. Reading of the game is massively important. Reading the pitch as a whole, and also reading opposition players. The very best defenders, for example, tend to be those with the best footballing brains, imo. They aren't 'instinct players' they play with intelligence and foresight. Similarly, a player likes Paul Scholes, though he has good technique, is almost all intelligence on the pitch in terms of finding space and linking up.

Aye, I was going to mention something along those lines. He seems a bit of a spastic... but then again he's a young lad about our age, isn't he? Should he be any different just because he's a footballer? Janitor in 'I'm a spastic' shock confession!

You don't think it means anything? fundamentally yeah, football moves too fast for intelligence to be a factor if you ask me - there's simply a level of natural reaction to a situation, an ability to see what's around you faster than the opposition or your peers that is not intelligence, it's instinct Rubbish, tbh.

You don't think it means anything?

A lot of shit from both on the pitch and in the stands will be cleared from the Club. It will be the ultimate price of ridding the Club of Shepherd/Halls. How many folk would have taken a season in the Championship to rid the club of these verminous cunts? Nice turn of phrase. Jesus.

I actually like him. Seems a nice lad, doesn't go out on the piss, works hard. Just is absolutely hopeless on the pitch.

Cup fever used to hit Tyneside every time we got past the 4th round. You dont think Boro will beat Cardiff? Can you not see the CHINKS in the Cardiff defence? Guys like Pursre & McNaughton wont cope with Lee Dong-Gook. You big racist.