Mr Logic

Well impressed with the majority of the Russians, I'd be delighted if we got Zhirkov and Arshavin. Zhirkov could easily convert to LM and become the best LM the clubs had in recent memory by dint of his ability to track back and defend.

In all seriousness though, doesn't sound right, more to this than is apparent.

I didn't do it!

'Bout time.

Get them back the way they were, I feel a petition coming on.

Not only are the names "The Leazes" and "The Gallowgate" what remains in the vast majority of supporters minds they're also synonymous with the old city.

Don't think anyone knows what happened that night except Keegan...

... oh and the guy with the baseball bat I suppose.

Crying over spilt milk eh?

This thread is going to go ballistic if Turan signs for someone else.

I think everyone realises now that what happened at Newcastle wasn't down to me" Allardyce said

Amazing. They say your memory can reconstruct painful events to make them more palatable. Sam has just proved it beyond doubt for me.

Gomis looks crap, a bulked up Shola. Would love someone like Ribery.

I had a dream two nights ago, speaking to Keegan. Said we were getting two Russians in but didn't react to my quesion 'was one of them Arshavin'.

Schweinsteiger's impressed me both times he's come on, think he'd do well in our 4-3-3.

Yeah, be overtaking Smith and Butt in no time. Twice a sub, 9 minutes into first game picked up a yellow, twenty something minutes into second game straight red.

Oh dear.

UEFA president Michel Platini

Sunday May 25,2008

By John Richardson

UEFA president Michel Platini has warned about football’s mountain of debts following Wednesday night’s Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea, who are in the red to a combined sum of £1.5billion.

United’s latest financial figures show them owing £764million, while Chelsea have £736m outstanding.

Such debts are not allowed in France or Germany and UEFA would like the Champions League to follow suit.

Platini insisted: “This success is being built on an unsustainable level of debt, which makes it an unfair playing field for all clubs.”

Struggling to find much about this on the net but I did read more detail in a daily rag, it was likened to dope-fixing in racing.

Irrespective of any real or imagined agenda to break a current English monopoly on Champions League final standings this could have interesting effects on the EPL. If they find some way to restrict the amount of debt allowed it levels the playing field a bit and loosens the top 4's hold on the league.

Certainly it is unfair if some competitors in a competition have constraints placed upon them which does not apply to all, from which ever direction you look at it. Not sure what they could implement to change it though, money talks unfortunately.

 

I'm quite depressed after being made to think about this, because as it stands our squad looks like this (if we put people in their favoured/natural role):

 

GK: Harper, Given, Krul, Forster (good but overstocked, expect the latter two to go on loan unless Given gets crocked/sold)

 

RB: Beye. (oh dear - no cover)

 

LB: Enrique (oh dear - no cover)

 

CB: Faye, Taylor, Cacapa, Edgar (oh dear - Cacapa/Edgar not good enough cover, Faye/Taylor not exactly brilliant anyway)

 

RM: Milner (oh dear - no cover, not particularly good enough anyway)

 

LM: N'Zogbia, Duff (happy enough, although both could leave and Duff may well be finished)

 

CM: Butt, Geremi, Barton (oh dear - slower than treacle, one is in jail)

 

CF: Owen, Martins, Viduka, Carroll, Smith (oh dear - question marks over Owen's ability in a 4-4-2 and over Owen/Martins together, Viduka crocked, Carroll too young/raw and Smith needs no explanation)

 

At the least we're looking at 6 (LB, RB, CB, M, M, CF), if we lose more players then it could go up to 8, easily.

Depressing it was.

After reading OP I went to .com and checked it out. Pen and paper later, with everyone drawn on a makeshift pitch and a few crossed out as rather not have, or maybe won't have, and it really was an eye-opener. We're threadbare to make half a good team.

Need 3 good to great players and 3 'can step in and do a job whenever asked' players.

CB and CM absolute top priority.

Thinking of all the managers that have kept Shola on, Keegan takes one look and says "Get rid."

It's quite normal to pay more when it's spread over a payment period. Even when it says INTEREST FREE in capital letters you still pay more for it.

The 3 year price freeze payment plan looks a good deal to me. There is no increase on last years price, nor will there be for the following two seasons either. What's to grumble about?

Or I'm reading Crumpy's post wrong.

More shit-stirring.

 

Every article now has to have that last line in it doesn't it

He has a dig at every opportunity. Be a blessing for the club when he retires.

His reign has just been completely justified:

 

Asked to name his worst moment, Quinn said: "I would have have to say after the Newcastle result away.

 

"To see their chairman come into the boardroom at St James' Park doing the conga, that was hard to take."

 

Classic!

With the benefit of hindsight to add to the weight of personal opinion we were a slipshod affair as a football club. The new regime have yet to get time on their side to confirm appearances, but it looks as though they're going to be running Newcastle United as a business first and a football club second. (Not saying running a football club isn't a business, but there's more than one business model and the EPL is a special case scenario.)

Will that improve outsiders views of the overall club stability? Undoubtedly. How long might that take though, a couple of seasons is my guess. And that partly depends on how much Keegan gets his way if there are people rowing in ever so slightly different directions. We'll know more come August, or at least have a better idea.

I was thinking they might bring prices down, or at least pay per view scheme. Twats is right.

When Sicilian women were mentioned it did bring to mind Dennis Hoppers 'fact' from True Romance.

Better not go there. 

From .com

A local TV station in Valencia has carried an interview with United defender José Enrique, who confirmed that he was enjoying life on Tyneside, but kept his options open when asked about a possible return to Spain.

 

The same player was then mentioned in the Spanish press in connection with a move to his hometown club Valencia - who reputedly value the 22 year-old at the £7m we paid Villarreal last summer for him.

 

Rather than a cash deal, a number of part-exchange options were mooted, including midfield pair Manuel Fernandes (recently loaned to Everton) and David Albelda.

 

Also linked is Valencia's Serbian striker Nikola Žigić, the 27 year-old who is fractionally taller than Peter Crouch.

Such a misnomer as well. Crouch.