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Everton said to be rejecting the new Lescott bid.

Very true and I agree 100%, it doesn't mean we should accept it though and not give them any abuse (not saying you said it did)

Bayern have set the Ribery asking price to 94m Euros.

We should at least challenge for promotion, but only with a decent manager in charge. Similarly to the probability we would have stayed up had they had a decent manager in charge.

Ignoring the optimism issue i would imagine 14 secends with Shearer will be a greater influence than 14 days with Hughton Yeh but that's how it generally turns out if a manager's appointed the day before a match.

My optimistic guess would be that we will be sold either Thursday or friday next week to Shepherd, and Shearer will be in the stand against WBA with Hughton in charge, as Shearer won't have had time with the squad.

It might be a list of "stupid questions" by the Chronicle but those quotes from the source sound about right. It's the usual Mike Ashley way of doing things...dither, mess people around, go for drink with his mates instead of a business meeting etc. We've heard it all before. I reckon it would be safe to assume it's Shepherd's lot Aye that's what I assumed.

Are you really that stupid? Read above, probably should have made it clearer I wasn't saying it was Crespo.

Yeh I'm just saying it doesn't look anything like Zlatan, Crespo would be a better lookalikey.

West Ham's home form will see them safe. Thought they'd struggle last year but they did well.

Whoever it was that djmattis avatar looks like Ibra is a fool. Looks more like Crespo tbh

Middlesbrough Reading Ipswich QPR Watford Doncasterl Nottm Forest Barnsley Peterborough Scunthorpe Looking at the fixture list, bolded ones are definites, others are probably. Annoyed quite a few good ones (eg Palace, Blackpool and Sheff Wed) I won't be able to make.

Don't have a problem with 5:30 kick offs. Gives more time for drinking and a good day entirely based around the match. Even better for away days (apart from day trips)

Lua Lua: "I'll play anywhere to help" http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/07/29/kazenga-lualua-i-ll-play-anywhere-to-help-united-72703-24266646/

From the Shields Gazette online With Leeds United having been given more tickets after selling out their initial 2,000-seat allocation, the club are expecting a gate well in excess of the 6,151 which saw Newcastle, then managed by Graeme Souness, beat non-league Yeading 5-0 four years ago.

Will he not just be adding all expenses (ie wages) to the club debt, therefore the club losing money?

Doubt it, we've both been through the same, doubt the'll be anything but sympathy. Having said that, Leeds fans are arseholes.

Ferguson talking about Madrid, comparing them to the mackems spending. But Manchester United manager Ferguson, AC Milan coach Leonardo and Bayern Munich boss Van Gaal feel that building a winning team requires much more than just massive financial investment. Ferguson said: "There is a great example of a team (who could not buy success). It was called Sunderland and spent so much money that it was known as the Bank of England club. "They didn't win anything and in the end they got themselves relegated. I'm not saying that Real Madrid will get relegated but they will have plenty of problems with balance.

Isn't the Rugby WC during the football season? Around October IIRC, would ruin our pitch, though since our pitch has been nice we've been shite.

Good article that.

Away til Ipswich so that'l be my first, already booked the train down to Forest on the Friday, cos some mates at uni so gunna make a weekend of it.

Bruce will do a good job there, will take us years to catch up.

What is this Wayne Rooney Street Striker Skirge?

Some of those Iranians don't have a clue "79 season in top division has come to an end"

wat? Yes a know am not a non Geordie but not every Gerodie loves and follows NUFC or even football. My little Nephew is 8 and Man Ure mad, in house where his man, dad and 2 older brothers and Toon crazy. He'll convert by 12