Kanj

Remy out wide for Gouffran, De Jong in the middle for me.

Would surely like the "Chelsea" connect to be someone of decent pedigree ffs

Didn't Winner Sports post an article about Mike being close to finding a buyer or something ages ago? Regardless I'd love Hoddle.

Hoddle pisses all over Pardew.

Fuck Alan Pardew.

Tbh a couple of drawers in that run would have won us the title. But on the other hand it was a an all or nothing charge to the title Was just referring to Pardew's ethos on playing to not lose.

I still believe he has unfinished business and the RIGHT owner of the club gave him the keys to the place, he'd come right back and do it.

"a draw" so painfully true.

The contributions and what have you that he and Sir Bobby Robson did for this club in its darkest of times years ago should have their names firmly planted somewhere in the ground. I think of Sir Alex Ferguson sitting about at home matches now and I think that if Keegan wasn't working, he should be sat in the directors box for life. Instead he was done over by Mike fucking Ashley. Still angers the fuck out of me.

I'd kill myself.

if the idiot in charge doesn't change the back 4 after conceding so many goals and all of our losses stacking up he'll prove for 40,000th time how much of a hypocrite he is.

I know, man.

The way this man speaks about football and the way he talked about Newcastle (the fans, the club not being Ashley etc) can make anybody dream again. Men like him and Sir Bobby Robson are what football is and will be all about.

Naw, i bet the guy would sign if we offered him QPR wages or something.

I made that video like 10 years ago. Thieves re-uploading it First off, I remember seeing this video years ago. Secondly, I remember going nuts over that delayed, touch, and pass to Bernard versus Chelsea at home. I also forgot it was his ball to Shola's chest when Shola had his random world-class goals in those days. Finally...forgot about Darren fucking Ambrose. Lad had a wicked shot on him as well ( randomly ).

He looks intelligent as fuck with his movement tbh. He's going to look very good playing up front in the middle if he has Remy next to him. Remy's pace and general action around the box will open up lanes for De Jong.

It's horrible. In a perfect world, the name is "Miami Soccer Club" or something. In a perfect world they don't have a team. Ungrateful sports city If I've ever seen one.

Sorry - the American in me came out of no where. I post all the time in the kit thread and never make that mistake.

I've still a massive soft spot for Viana. Loved him as a player man....that Feyenoord goal. (hell those uniforms with the white shorts and socks we'd wear when things clashed)...absolutely loved that player.

Wor Carr has probably been tapping the fella up for a year now.

Sign of a poor manager if he's only good when the going is good. Pardew has 0 ability to turn things around when it gets tough. Its a never ending downward spiral. How did we do well this year? He had a fully fit squad playing every week and players in top form saving him with a bit of magic here and there. He's a 1 trick pony, and managers need to be dynamic and able to change things, as quickly as 1 match. If we go down 1-0, or have an injury or something = we lose. Its awful.

Viana will go down as a classic what if/what could have been type of player for me. As far as talent and ability goes he was a lovely footballer and it showed how far eahd of the game, even at his age, Sir Bobby was tactically, that he had earmarked Viana as Speed's replacement, despite them both being totally different types of player. Sir Bobby eventually wanted a deep lying playmaker in there, someone a bit like Pirlo, to pull the strings, to spread play to the likes of Dyer and Jenas was going to be our box to box man if you like. It appears mentally though, he was as weak as they come, missed home massively and was too critical of his own performances/game. A shame because in the under 21 Euros piro to buying him, he stood out head and shoulders as the best player and he really did have some wonderful vision, technique and skill. Mind, he was played around a bit by Bobby positionally and never really settled. His career after us, however, suggest in reality, he was just another technically talented but totally average footballer the likes of Portugal produce for fun. I rated him mind and it says a lot about Gary Speed when Viana likened him to a father and uncle during his spell here. Speed would have made a top manager Another cracking post in succession HTT. Agree 100%. The idea of him eventually being the Pirlo, if you will, to Dyer and Jenas was potentially an outstanding vision. Also, 100% - When Speedo was getting into management, I was hoping he would one day take over the helm here and go on to be an all-time great.

My opinion is that leagues need to step in and kick out owners who have no business owning clubs. When an owner can mess about and ruin a club, there has to be a governing body out there that says No fucking way. Football clubs throughout the world are supposed to the be local lifeblood of the city and culture. What's happening to some clubs out there is beyond ridiculous. The thought that leagues don't care as they have so much money and all that is even worse off, their very existence in their current form is appalling.

I'm sorry about that bit, was a bit stupid of me to do that man.