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Give them Stevie Carr back as a make-weight. That would make my day.

As a player, Chimbonda is top-quality, as I've said - but if this turns out to be true then it's a funny one with how Beye has been playing. He probably won't be moved to play centre-half, either, I cannot see that happening despite how he played there against Liverpool.

I like the accompanying photo with that article: http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4217/chimbondawb0.jpg He'll fit in well up here with an attitude like that towards the press.

Europe? Bright lights of London? Jermaine Jenas? The #27 jersey? Is this a trap, MJ?

Fine by me, I give you good price. To return to Woody though, if Keegan genuinely wants the lad, then I do hope we match Spurs' offer and that Woodgate comes here, naturally. Howay man Woody, you can even keep that daft number "8" you've been wearing on your back if you come here. Fucking Jenas has it at Spurs... but their 27 is free *gasp*.

Aye, it's fair. Boro paid that for him a year ago. If he was worth £7m then, then he'd probably be worth a bit less than that today. But the inflation comes into it. Aye, i know i'm being pretty statistical, but i'd be frustrated if we were to go over the odds and pay £9m for a player that has declined in fitness and quality over the last 12 months. Your self-awareness has made me smile. Is that a compliment? Aye, it's good to be self aware.

Wonder if we'll match that now or not? If Ashley wants to give Keegan a blank cheque, it'd seem a bit silly not to use it to outbid/match another clubs offer for a supposed target. If given the choice, i'd like to think Woodgate would choose us. No doubt in my mind that if he did have the choice, Woody would choose Newcastle. ££££££££££

he's worth what somebody is prepared to pay for him. For me, yeah £7m is a fair price for all parties Exactamundo.

Aye, it's fair. Boro paid that for him a year ago. If he was worth £7m then, then he'd probably be worth a bit less than that today. But the inflation comes into it. Aye, i know i'm being pretty statistical, but i'd be frustrated if we were to go over the odds and pay £9m for a player that has declined in fitness and quality over the last 12 months. Your self-awareness has made me smile.

Cock-knobs. Someone was saying on here the other day that Milburn Level 7 is the worst bit atmosphere-wise. Oh well, the view looks brilliant from there. And it'll be fun trying to pick out my old house. It is pretty naff from experience, depends on the game as much as anything. SJH is the daddy. I was up there for the infamous "paper aeroplane" match against Crystal Palace under Bobby.

Would the David Dickinsons of this forum suggest £7M as a fair price for Woodgate, then?

All sensible enough, and my take on the matter as well. It'd be a bit fucking fascist of us to ban fans of a certain team because of who they support... now I know some people will say that's right up our street, but to those people I give a hearty "up yours". Wink.

Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate at the same club, brilliant when both fit, a nightmare most of the time. What a partnership that would be, though, if both were at the top of their fitness/game.

Aye that's the plan like. I've been in the Gallowgate a couple of times this season, though it's a bit of an unbalance and i can't really make a fair judgement - cos one was the Arsenal game, and the other was the City game. I fell in love with the stand at the Arsenal game, but City was garbage. I wanted to try Leazes Level 7 cos that's where the Ultras are so i suppose you're guaranteed atmosphere up there. I'm unsure as to which side of the corner i'm on, though. (Milburn/Leazes) Anywhere would have been great for the Arsenal game, really. If you're Milburn/Leazes, then you're most likely on the right-hand-side of the away fans.

"Off the mark"? That's a major shock coming from the Daily Mail, like.

Are you serious?

And to answer your question (which I missed)... brilliant when you're winning, appalling when you're losing. Was up there next to the Spurs fans when we beat them recently, it was magical, and when we beat Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup.

Yorkie, I think it's good that you're sampling the view from all around the ground at your age. You'll find somewhere you really like and then will be able to buy a season ticket in that area if you get lucky. I miss that, sitting in the same seat all the time.

This It's great, I think, moreso if the away fans are numerous and it's a big match. The best game I've attended in recent times was the 2nd leg of the PSV tie in the UEFA Cup Quarters. Was in the last row of home fans, to the left of the Dutch lot, and it was fucking brilliant.

Just paste the ImageShack URL into the text box: "www.imageshack.us" Then highlight the URL and click the little portrait icon below the "I" up there ^ (second from left), above emoticons. And badda bing.

Surely just "Big Mike Ashley's Black and White Army! (We hate Sunderland!)" will do the trick?

Shola out.

As club ambassador is he obliged to inform every corner of the earth about Newcastle United? Or was he just on a random holiday? Where've you been? He's over there for Sport Relief, there's been stories about it all over the place, and he said himself on last week's MOTD that he was going there for that reason.

Thank you, you beautiful human being.

Oh dear.