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The excessive and daft Shola-hate makes every contract that much sweeter. NUFC legend. One day there will be a statue of Shola outside SJP

Only 4 more careers to catch up with Shearer. Turns out he averages a goal every 270 mins since he started playing for us. 1 in 3, not that bad for a backup. A goal every 321 mins this season. To put that in context, Danny Welbeck (a player who does a similar job on a far better level for the current league leaders) averages a goal every 299 mins in his Man United career to date. As I said earlier for someone to keep around the squad and bring on for 10 mins here and there he is fine. The chances of us buying the 2 or probably 3 strikers we'd need if we got shot off him are low too. The problem with any goalscoring stat for Shola is that if he's on the pitch he often takes (quite rightly) the penalties. Which anyone, even Tim Krul, would expect to score more often than not. Therefore Shola's goals to minutes ration is actually a lot better than it would be were he not so good with spot kicks. Offset by playing with injuries/playing in a support striker role/so many of his appearances being sub appearances and not a run of games.

Excellent news. Reckon they'll low ball him with reduced wages though. Hope he stays.

International football has such diabolical odds - as though the big teams are ever the swashbuckling titans people fantasise about them being Get twelve results right and you you get odds of about 3/1. Piss off!

Nailed it

I'd be happy for him to hop on board. If he comes up with Brighton, that's six points we're not seeing next season the great big fucking curse

Vividly. Bellamy pulling up with a series of one-footed hops before sitting on the turf. Knew he was gone. They all seemed to happen in one game - our injuries this time have been building/growing steadily this time Similar scenarios though, for sure, immensely talented squad hampered by injuries and a poor manager. You know Bobby was manager then, right? "Vividly". Mare. Yeah, so, I'm going to bed. [thinking of Lisbon, obviously]

Our unavailable XI lacking some real firepower up front: Krul Santon Raylor Colo Haidara Cabaye Abeid Ferguson Vuckic HBA Sammy

Vividly. Bellamy pulling up with a series of one-footed hops before sitting on the turf. Knew he was gone. They all seemed to happen in one game - our injuries this time have been building/growing steadily this time Similar scenarios though, for sure, immensely talented squad hampered by injuries and a poor manager.

has a chance to properly blow up when the extent of his injury becomes clear, from llamblias's statement yesterday it also looks like the club aren't that interested in letting it drop easily Not sure about that. They're making a representation to the FA. We all know how that'll be received: their complaints department is a waste paper basket. Also the statement made comments about avoiding future similar incidents/rulings, rather than this one being pursued further. Hopefully they're just being coy, and they are speaking with solicitors. Don't know what legal action, if any, would be available to them though.

Hope France batter the living fuck out of England at the next World Cup.

Keyed? Sledgehammer time, tbh

The prospect of him being vilified for this has got me thinking of Commissioner Gordon's speech at the end of the Dark Knight.

I've thought they were corrupt for years. I pray that one day it all comes out and those responsible are sent to jail. The outrage from the FA at corruption for the decision for the World Cup to be held in Qatar made me chuckle for this very reason.

I thought the Lizard Man, David Cameron, had mandated a reform of the incompetent Football Association.

So the officials saw the incident but not the full extent, therefore can't retrospectively prosecute? So, in theory, we could get four of our players to do officials what Saylor does to keepers when we have a freekick, whilst Tiote stamps McManaman face into the turf and the FA can't take retrospective action? Sweet. Like a fucking WWE rule, that. The ref was knocked out so the use of a chair is cool. Even though we have footage/replays from several angles showing use of a steel chair. Then we've got Dave Whelan Paul Heyman saying no such offence took place. Mint.

Going to ask Geordie_B to do a Pixel Replay that incorporates all that. I'll pay £3 for it.

Jenas with a goldfish bowl on his head

Kieron Dyer-Bowyer, the Dembas, Shearer immediately

:lol:

Who was the last player we had get a call up? Carroll while he was here? Or was it Dyer?!

IsThisRealLife.jpeg Don't actually want him assorted with that rabble of twats, but happy for him if it's what he wants. [Please don't get injured]

As it stands, you'd hope we'd have: Krul Simpson Taylor MYM Santon Tiote Jonas Marv Cabaye Sissoko Cisse But there's still time for more injuries, I suppose.

Just realised that is the 2011-12 table