Mr Logic

A .com take on Ameobi Having entertained those present with his unique playing style and a pair of purple boots seemingly borrowed from a circus, Sammy Ameobi then ensured that the points stayed on Tyneside, heading home Paul Dummett's cross at the near post after 78 minutes. Can anyone comment on his 'unique' playing style?

You must be kidding. Let him shaft us? In what way? That song gets a huge airing at every away game. There's only so much you can do as a fan, whatever we say he's not going to sign an extra centre back to act as cover. Although that's probably our fault as we're sitting back and letting him.

That, imo, has been a major contributory factor in our fall from grace, letting bad manager after wrong manager after completely wrong manager 'have a go'. This topic is about the prospect of Alan Shearer getting the manager's job, you're proving my point right there Hughton is so far, doing a good a job. Why on earth would we replace him with someone who has proved fuck all apart from the fact he's not a premiership manager Can't really disagree with your first sentence, but 8 games with a shell-shocked squad = not a Premiership manager I'm not saying he's the dog's bollocks of managers either btw, just that statement is the opposite of Shearer is da best ever! The only real thing in Shearers favour (as an untested manager) is how he commands respect and that he may be quite a pull for getting players in.

That, imo, has been a major contributory factor in our fall from grace, letting bad manager after wrong manager after completely wrong manager 'have a go'.

I can't help but remember how forlorn and helpless Hughton looked when he was in charge before, he had no idea how to motivate or change tactics. That in a large part was down to the overall mood of the team, they were mostly all miserable unmotivated twats - leading to the lack of teamwork if you like. That all seems to have changed now with a lot of the 'big stars' gone, seems to have led to an improvement in the dressing room and subsequent increase in playing commitment and desire. IF there's any unease in there, (with the Argies and Barton for instance), they keep their other troubles off the pitch and just get on with it. What I'm suggesting is the turnaround in form is as more down to the players (the mood of the camp) than anything Hughton has done, and there's no way in hell I'd give Hughton the job before he'd proved himself going through a really bad run of results and coping with such hiccups as player power etc. A potential Roeder all over again. Shearer commands respect naturally, he's a born leader. True he doesn't have experience, no more than Hughton, but the Chamionship is a better place to get a season under your belt than the unforgiving Premiership. But does he have to be manager? Of course not, but it seems an ideal time to give him a go imo.

But what wages do those three command, and some others besides? I'd hazard a guess we have the highest wagebill in the Championship. Just as well we also have the best supporters eh! We better get promoted if Ashley doesn't sell us. Actually, we better get promoted anyway.

To be fair, Snoozefest 2003 was actually a lot more entertaining than the last 500+ pages of whispers, bullshit, exaggerated half truths and witterings by mad men. Mad men witterings is where it's at baby. We're all mad Parky, some of us just realise it.

If the Americans did fly in for a meeting with SP it would suggest something is imminent, pretty sure businessmen at that level don't fly halfway round the world to discuss minor details that need ironing out, or at least not without the view that they CAN be ironed out and progress rapidly from there. So I'm a little excited, but I swear it's the last time I'll ever get excited if it comes to nowt!

Fair bit of skill there, and humour. Someone should do one for our shambles, just covering the last 7 or 8 years mind, wouldn't want it too long.

Just like on FM. just the 3 on DAB aswell Funniest post of the thread award.

Geremi has always been a personal hero of mine. tbh

Krul doing well then?

That there is the problem, there are a lot of people who really don't have any common sense.

I think Hughton has done the right thing playing quite a few reserves, sure it would be nice to win, but longterm?, out of this cup is doing us a favour.

Did I just hear Blackpool 2 Wigan 0?

Any radio commentaries on, left it a bit late to ask like.

That it: justify yourself. Justify yourself to a man called Crumpy Gunt. Cracks me up sometimes does Crumpy. Starts quite a few threads and then never posts in them again, probably just sitting there chuckling at the shitstorm half of them create.

Not so long back most were voting for the Malaysians a couple of days after the stories appeared in the press, now everyone is voting for the Americans - without having a clue what either of those parties would have brought (or will bring) to the table. I just want a steady ship with some ambition thrown in, I'd vote for that.

Any cameras in attendance tonight?

Don't ask, the answer is too long in the telling and too many suicides.

Its an extremely poor league which we should win comfortably. I take it you're considering the great depth of squad we have when you so confidently make that statement?

Darren Ambrose 12-1 first goal, 5-1 for any goal. Not backing anyone to score against us but that's the way our script runs all too often.

Good, more of the same please.

There was a proper leader at the club end of last season in the shape of Shearer, Joey had a bust up with him too according to reports - I don't know?