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If we don't win the World Cup, expect this to be revisited over and over again. Fabio needs to bow to the inevitable - pick Shola, give him the armband. Foluwashola for England! Catchy.

Anyone want to wager how often we hear the word Terry during the course of BBC's commentary?

Wonder what happened to Colo?

When I saw that midfield I felt compelled to start listening to Jizz in my Pants by The Lonely Island.

2-0 Best and Jonas.

Didn't he put "handsome", "marketable" and "young" on the last one?

just read the rest of thread - is the cock and lion the preferred destination? where's that located?

neesy - a group of 4 of us are going indeed. Although two are me and my mate Dave's girlfriends, but they've been lent Toon tops for the cause. I'm in an old grey 80s away top, stop by for a chat if you fancy!

Thought this would be of interest - editing next to one of the guys working from Big League Weekend (I work at SkySports), they interviewed Kevin Blackwell and the producer said that Kilgallon's agreed to sign, not sure whether he's signed a pre-contract or not. This is apparently from Blackwell to the producer, off-camera.

 

 

According to the people on the Football League Show at work he's signing for us on a six-month loan.

 

We'll see.

And, as Hughton said, we clearly tried to buy Kilgallon but he opted at the 11th hour to stay at Sheffield United...

According to the people on the Football League Show at work he's signing for us on a six-month loan.

for the first time in over a generation sunderland can lay claim to being clearly better than us. we never got the chance to play them when we had a massiv gulf between us. 3rd round draw.......safc v nufc.

Just to keep everyone's sense of perspective, Shola Ameobi has scored over twice the amount of goals in Europe that Sunderland have as a club in their entire history.

Why wouldn't Sky Sports break the news?

Because it's not official - as I said, this is only what a producer said after meeting Blackwell at an interview.

Maybe it's if they're not planning to extend Zurab's loan? Would prefer Kilgallon.

Thought this would be of interest - editing next to one of the guys working from Big League Weekend (I work at SkySports), they interviewed Kevin Blackwell and the producer said that Kilgallon's agreed to sign, not sure whether he's signed a pre-contract or not. This is apparently from Blackwell to the producer, off-camera.

That Boumsong's looked solid in Scotland.

I just like having players in our squad. Sign him up.

How do we contribute? Keeeeen.

Did a work experience at BBC where I shadowed Jacqui Oatley, she's alright, although we were chatting about the Toon and she trotted that usual crap about how "our fans are the problem because we expect too much."

Craaaaaaaaap commentator though.

When Ameobi has a piss, the Nile overflows.

Been down here for years - it's not that bad...

There's actually quite a lot of Toon supporters. Was in one of the home stands for the Palace match on saturday and I'd say at least a third of it was in black and white stripes or the urine kit. Bloomsbury is a really pleasant area in central London which has tonnes of SkySports pubs, whenever we're on they'll show it. I'm yet to find a Mag-specific one, mind....

I went to the game today and for the first half saw a lot of Jonas as I was sat on the edge of the flank he was on. While his quality is doubtless - setting up both goals - I thought he looked thoroughly disinterested, not celebrating the goals, not tackling back and defending like he did last year, not using his burst of pace. He  just seems a bit lifeless, but knows he's too good for this league so occasionally does something outstanding.

I like Bobby Robson, always have done, his achievements in European football stand out against pretty much all other English managers (in terms of achieving things with European clubs, rather than in European football with an English club, that makes him pretty much unique)

 

But I've often been curious about seeing him described here as a Geordie legend and the strength of his link with NUFC.

 

I always assume that's meant in the sense of a legend from your parts, rather than an NUFC legend, given that his connection with the club was 4 or 5 years as manager. Is this right?

 

Not being from your area, I always associate him overwhelmingly with Ipswich as a manager (and then Albion and Fulham as a player).

 

 

 

A bit of both tbh. The Robson years were fantastic. Champions league football, challenging for the league it was great. The 5 years he was in charge was nothing short of fantastic. We would have been relegated in the season he took over without him, he rejuvinated Shearer and turned this club around. Add that the fact that he's Newcastle through and through, one of footballs finest gentleman and what he's achieved throughout his life and there you have it.

5 years of managing Newcastle equates to about 10/15 managing any other team. The rate we've been going over the last few years he's the marathon man.

Newcastle player in doesn't want to play shocker.

I know someone who used to work at the FA. I'll talk to him and see if there's actually anything in that idea.

The number 30 should have been retired when Hooper left

 

i still get shudders at the mere mention of his name.

when exactly did he leave? i always used to have visions of him returning jason voorhees style 

 

I reckon his last game was at Selhurst Park in the 4-2 we suffered to Kinnears Wimbledon team,who had Warren Barton playing for them.It was Ruel Fox's debut for us iirc.Could be wrong though...

I was at that game! I was like 7 years old or something, went with my Mum who was a football journalist at the time. Had to sit in the Wimbledon bit and sat next to some fat prick with a skull ring who kept bellowing that Barry Venison was a fairy. When we got back in it at 2-2 I was screaming up and down and the guy started swearing his face off at me! 7 ffs. Anyway, off the ramble, I seem to remember Pav in goal for it, didn't he save a penalty? This is if we are talking about the game that was 3-2 at half time? Beardsley and Kitson for us?

Positive news - Alan Smith to be Championship's top scorer next year tbh. You heard it here first.

Bring in Souness as a player motivator and Roeder as director of football and we're there. Christ on a bike.