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I stayed and applauded those I thought had worked hard, and glad to see the back of the workshy bastards,

You sometimes have to take drugs to watch the Toon but this is a disgrace. Some addict and his carer gets a seat some poor sod couldnt afford and the addict wouldnt even care if he's facing the pitch. Bastards.

I genuinely thought Smith was going to be a Toon legend. What the ferkdo I know? I can only hope he goes through some Gary Speed type resurrection - for our sake.

Check and see if he still has playing registration?

Keegan said - when asked about Wise - "That's a question for Chris Mort. He'll be back on Wednesday. Im just concentrating on Arsenal on Tuesday" Oh dear. Things do not seem well at dingly Dell. Was this not in the brochure either?

Anyone know the words to "The Great Escape"?

He has the attributes and capacity to succeed but he has possibly not really grasped the enormity of what is expected. If he can turn us intot team that wins more than loses, that will be a good foothold. I think he has an eye for a player and doesnt muck about with the paymasters, so I think that is a decent recipe for Allardyce to succeed with us.

Or you've just skinned the LB, going to lob the perfect cross over (oops sorry) but you stop dead and whip out the old prayer mat. It tends to break up the attack.

"Sacked " according to 'Senior Professional at Chelsea@ according to SSN

I'd like to think, no matter how pissed off we are we could see that losing one game, albeit in a very ugly way, should not constitute a manager's notice. It was absolute pants and even Stevie Wonder could see its going to take some probing midfield balls through to the strikers. They get no opportunity, and whilst most are prolific (Sit down Shola) they are not chance makers. On paper, we have a tremendous strikeforce and at least one striker completely wasted wide right. Kneejerk is fine, especially when they've all talked the talk so long but come on - its NUFC we are talking about. You could have won good money backing Derby to win by a goal from Miller. It was all in the script.

Picking the wrong fight there lads. Shola is indeed pants but the team were pants also. But that was Shola at his best. He should sue that surgeon; he obviously did the wrong hip.

Aye, whats the point of having a few bob if you cant enjoy yourself?

He looks as if he is doing everything that is asked of him and most of that is unnatural to his game. Hanging deep and hugging that line would screw anyone's confidence but Smithy is doing it by the numbers. Let's see what he is like when told to bomb on, then we can judge him. I think we would have noticed him more last season where there was just no fight in the midfield. This time around, he's surrounded by a few fellow battlers and one to come back. He'll do fine.

Is Ferirra beter than Johnson? I seem to recall that Jimmy Milner tore ferirra a new one last season, especially in the first half?

For the first time in a long time we are getting a strong minded team together. But I agree parky, we need a player with that spark; dare I say it a 'flair' player who would be consistent. Where will we find another Peter Beardsley? Ginola (when he could be arsed) or Tino? We could end up with a season of turgid but defensive football; we need a playmaker 'spark' player to make it look (occasionally) like a pig with lipstick.

You mean all the players will be knighted? So Sir Les wont be on his own......

Completey agree with that Parky. My view is we should have had him a long time ago. Hes' on SSN now and talking like hes been at the Toon for yonks. "Only want people who want to wear the shirt"...great stuff. He will be a legend.

Whatever the ins and outs of this debacle, wont it queer the pitch for any more of our transfers?

NUFC has to operate on the red Queen theory - you have to run as fast as you can to stay in the same place. Therefore, if he wants to make money out of NUFC, by all means attack the debt, but in modest and continuous way, but maintain the product on the pitch. He knows the only way to make a profit or make NUFC attractive, is to be attractive on the park. That means a reasonable outlay for players, to sustain any progress in the league. Doesnt have to be Hollywood signings and it doesnt need to be either/or. We wont look attractive to potential purchasers, or even attractive to the fans if we are looking over our shoulders by Xmas, for the sake of some prudent signings.

I hope he does come good. There's something about him that you'ld like to see him (and thus NUFC) do well. Im still of the opinion he arrived here with that injury on him. Anyone that watched his first appearance as he hugged the line and moved with all the speed of a Hippo in glue, could see he wasnt the player that we saw on all the videos. But if only for a good return id like the lad to do well and the fact hes prepared to go for it under Allardyce bodes well for the future.

Eidur's dad says he stopping at Barca according to SSN. Is wayne bridge an official rumour ?

Smith to Everton looks likely

How could SA and party fly over to Barca without some prior encouragement? If it had been Freddie I would have been tempted to think it was one of his bravado tricks. But we surely dont need to go cap in hand to these clubs, in public? No smerk without fire I reckon.

Is there any conformation that Sam and Freddie have gone to Barcelona? I find it incredible that Fred would fly anywhere so soon after a punctured lung.

Signed a four year deal with Chelsea according to SSN