CaliMag

Yes... though a draw would mean that Charlton & West Ham would have to win the next three games (we'd need to lose them all) and Charlton would have to close a 14 goal difference gap to beat us on goal difference. So while a draw would not make it impossible it would make it highly improbable. And now that I am looking at the table I think tomorrow would be a good time to blood some of our academy lads and give them some first team action... maybe try a few "experiemental formations" while we're at it.

I would like a win but won't cry myself to sleep when we lose this one. This game means virtually nothing to us and quite a lot to them. If I was just an ounce more spiteful I'd hope we'd lose this just make the plastic red manc scum sweat it out. Really want them to blow the title.

Why did I know as soon as I read the title I would be mentioned? Sorry mate it was childish and immature... and I couldn't resist.

Why did I think this was another thread about Gejon?

1. Not sure we can do better with the current chaiman than Roeder... depressing but there it is. 2. I am consistantly mystified why so many posters on here want Emre gone. HTL and other have made strong arguments that Emre and Parker don't work together (I blame bad coaching personally), but I would rather eliminate Parker from that equation (how about transforming Parker to a central defender?). Replacing Emre will be about as easy as replacing Woodgate. Creative attacking midfilders are not easy to come by otherwise every team woould have one. Emre has some excellent strengths and we should play to those. Dyer creates space through running but lacks vision so he only works in the middle when we are packing the midfield or Butt has an outstanding game at DCM (as Speed did in their ocassional partnership together). I would sell Dyer, but who would buy him and would he leave (for significantly less than he is currently making here). If we could get a good price for Dyer I woudl replace him with someone to augment Emre or be his back-up. 3. I have also had some skepticism about whether a MArtins-Owen partnership can work, but I'd sooner try that than sell one of them for a target man... especially either Anelka or Viduka (both past their sell by date IMO). Again - don't fix what isn't broken (at least yet).

We got more points, more goals, more away victories and more victories coming from behind. We had more spirit in 01-02 as well. The two Leeds games really encapsulated the team that year never giving up and clawing our way back. Just as you could say we were lucky in the Arse away game in December 01 we were equally lucky to make it to the second group stages of the CL - we fluked that and Juve did not have their hearts in that game when we scraped the 1-0 win, Lippi wanted us to go through and even said so in interviews.

I remember it well. You used to be a regular and quite cheery poster. That season broke you for some reason - I am guessing there was personal issues that contributed as well.

Our team was actually better in 01-02 than 02-03 eventhough we finished 3rd. We had more points when we finished 4th more goals, more away wins and most importantly more games where we came from behind to win. And yes it was 01-02 that Fergie said we would have probably won had Bellamy not been injured, the stars were in perfect alignment up until that point.

7 a side is miles better. I even prefer 6 a side indoor myself. More time on the ball, more movement, and more goals. Its also loads more exercise which is a plus or negative depending on who you are - if you are not in good shape and everyone else is you might be looking at a coronary with the "small sided games."

Its a bit like death by firing squad, death by hanging, death by drowning, or death by electric chair.

Chelsea is (just barely) the lesser of those evils listed above..... god I think I am going to be sick. Also I want Chelsea to beat ManU in the CL Final, The Cup Final and the league... I hate ManU that much. I want fergie to cry, I want the fans to moan and I want to be able to say "Well of course only one team has even been able to do the quadruple..." just to get a rise from those red shirted shite. But that is cold comfort indeed... and god forbid ManU wins it ... I could not handle plastic fans over here celebrating... or Liverpool and smugness of a sixth... f*ck that.... or Berlusconi and the rest of those right-wing, election stealing, match fixing pr!cks... this sucks... In the best of all worlds the final would be cancelled due to crowd trouble and UEFA would not give out a CL this year.

Madras: Favourite foreign club could mean a lot of things - it does not necesssarily mean you "support" them I only support NUFC truly, but I like St. Mirren and the LA Galaxy... watching and cheering on other teams is a lot less like cheating on your wife when you have such a long distance relationship like my fellow North American residents.

A nice real salt of the earth type lad... but I can't see it. I appreciated his work effort despite his lack of skill and the fact that he knew what it was like to have a real job. Unlike 99% of today's footballers he knew it was a priviledge to play for any premiership club, never took it for granted and showed tremendous respect to everyone. He'd get eaten alive by the job I reckon with the spoiled brats he'd come in contact with. Him, Ketsy and Dabz go on my "Were crap but loved'em anyway" list of Newcastle players.

Of all of the people in the Premiership you pick McBride?!? Bizarre. I am with NUFC4 - stand up guy and another "I'd rather play anywhere but Everton" player as well...

Marko - I don't go to many away games but my family does and the only serious trouble I've heard of was in Belgrade our first time (several fans ambushed by local Serbs weilding clubs and crow bars). Also when we played Roma I believe a Newcastle supporter lost their eye from a missile. No trouble in Juve and after all of the hype Palermo was failry quiet - I rekon there are two explanations for this 1. Geordies are more polite than other English folk and 2. We are hard as fucking nails... it defo both TBH.

There are comparatively few overseas - comapred to various red shirted scum and Chelsea. Even fewer Villa fans. Although admittedly THE best pub to watch football in the US is owned by a Villan. Mad Dog in the Fog in San Francisco? Been there. He doesn't own it any more, I don't think. Although I think there were two of them, maybe it is just one who has sold out. Aye the Mad Dog - quality place. Shame if he's sold out.

There are comparatively few overseas - comapred to various red shirted scum and Chelsea. Even fewer Villa fans. Although admittedly THE best pub to watch football in the US is owned by a Villan.

Spot on. Makes you pretty much hate all other English clubs after a short while. The exception to that rule is if you are in San Francisco or New York City which both (for some odd reason) have a large Geordie contingent.

So much to hate on that list... from racism, to extremely violent histories (surprised Red Star Belgrade didn't make the list - they did produce Arkan and its hoolies were responsible for rape camps and genocide... but no matter), sectarian violence, arrogance, anti-semitism, fascism... All that and I voted for "other" because I really can't bear the site of Guadalajara FC (AKA "Chivas") or any of its fans - the makemesque red stripes and the subversive rascist nationalism they openly endorse just plain irritate me.

How man, you're a Newcastle Fan. We're United, they're ManUre. Calling them 'ManUre' is more embarrassing than 'United', to be honest. Do you prefer Red Manc Scum then?

Very well said. I totally agree.

That would be class though Gejon makes an excellent point.

Roma needs another goal here. I desperately want ManUre and Liverpool out of this Compo.

Are we not counting home grown talent? Watson, Waddle, Gazza etc? Watson being the most recent - I don't remember what we got but it was something.