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No, he'll get found out imo. You can't polish a turd, as they say.

Unless he spits like a camel, cheats like a cunt and beats his missus into the bargain, I'm not interested. Diouf is the real deal tbh If you like spitting cheating wife beating cunts that is

I couldn't help but laugh at the implication that Dyer was a replacement for Lampard. What's the betting on this in a couple of weeks "And I can reveal speculation linking Kieron Dyer with Chelsea in recent weeks is wide of the mark. Indeed sources close to the player have told me that the little midfield maestro's heart is in the toon and he has no intention of leaving. Indeed it is no coincidence that the England dynamo's emergence from his injury hell coincided with the club's revival. And I wouldn't be surprised to see the little genius pulling on the captain's armband again in the Chapions League within a season or two. Etc Etc" It's the quality of the man that he can go 180 degrees and claim it as an exclusive....

the bank? He'll get a loan or what? Overdraft facility? Nah cashpoint. He could flash his baps on Barrack Road while Bruce holds the bucket out to the motorists. Whip the money up in no time

the bank? He'll get a loan or what? Overdraft facility?

imo time's up for all of them. I won't miss Bramble's trade mark air kicks or high slices into the box or aimless long hoofs forward, not one little bit. Let's see if 'Arry can do the impossible and get him to concentrate for a whole 90 minutes. I doubt this was Sam's decision actually but I doubt he's that gutted.

It's what happens behind closed doors that's important. Nobody cares what The Sun's spin on things is

This is what I hope for: - players picked for their form not their reputation - players playing in their best position, not covering someone else's badly - players knowing what their position is and where they should be on the pitch at all times - players available for selection rather than being injured all the time - gutless gobshites run out of toon - shit fat washed up Irish right backs run out of toon, preferably tarred feathered and with a giant leek rammed up their arse - set pieces where we know what the fuck we're doing - a set piece taker who can actually deliver the ball - throw ins where we keep the ball instead of giving it away - an organised defence that can defend set pieces - some pace skill and aggression in attack - a team that plays like a team - Plan B if Plan A isn't working - someone who knows what substitutes are for and how to use them - players who never give up and try their hardest all the time whoever they're playing - signings that we get some value out of instead of losing a huge amount of money - no more bloody excuses about injuries and bad luck - some entertaining football once in a while - a bit of fucking luck for once when we really really need it - a real trophy God forbid I don't expect it, I'm just hoping for it

I don't like Neil Warnock and Sheff Utd have been pretty shit, so no. They ought to look at themselves first.

Fowler: "I didn't put your hubcaps there either"

If it is true that there is a £9m sell on clause, and Owen wants to move on to a more successful club, I'd be really disappointed by the price. There's no excuse for not putting £20m in that clause, Owen would say he's worth it, a top club would pay it if he's fit enough and we would protect our investment. I just hope it isn't true. Tbh I'd understand him leaving and it might even turn out for the best if * enters cloud cuckoo land * we could somehow manage to buy say 2 of Bent/Anelka/Gudjohnsen. But if he leaves for only £9m........f*** me then f*** me again :(

I think that'd be a very risky move. You've got to get (well, FS has got to get) this appointment right. So why take a chance on a foreign manger who, although he may have an excellent record in the very, very different environment of the Primera Liga, may very well fail to settle in the UK and fail to adapt to our game, regardless of his ability. For every Arsene Wenger there are plenty of Jo Venglos's. Allardyce is imho the right appointment - he's proven, he's available, and he'd take the job. But I get the impression reading through here that he's seen by many as somehow not quite "glam" enough. What is it with you guys, and only wanting "proven" premiership managers?? What exactly has Big Sam proven in the premiership? I fear that Big Sam would be something simular to O'Leary. He does a GREAT job as long as he doesnt have money, but when he gets money he buys s**** players. We have a history of appointing "proven" premiership managers, and it fail most of the time. You got Dalglish, Gullit, Souness and Roeder, did they succeed here?? No, they didnt. So why cant we try to find the next Wenger, Benitez or Mourinho? No, we need a manager that has a premiership history, or has a English nationality. We rather go for s****, than pick a class foreign manager... I think we should get the best manager that we can get, no mather what nationality, or what league he comes from. I think we should look for a manager who has good connections around the world, and can attract quality players. A manager who can build a winning team, and has his own staff(because ours sucks). We need a manager who knows tactics, and can teach our player to play his tactics(like Benitez, and wenger for their clubs). Isnt Jose Pekerman available? He is one of the few Great managers we could attrackt here. He knows talented players in south america, as he just to work for the Argentinian Under 20 and Under 17. He did well with the Argentina Nationalside in the world cup, they played good football, and has the balls to dropp "star" players. I think people are just being realistic. Firstly most star foreign managers won't come to us, they want to work with the top teams and/or live in London and secondly very few foreign managers outside of London actually produce the goods. I can only think of Benitez off the top of my head who has. We can all make fantasy shortlists but imo Freddy will only go for someone who has both a track record and premiership experience. He might stretch to SVE on the basis he understands the English game. I don't doubt you have a wide knowledge of world football but I wouldn't assume the same of our chairman. Imo the only way we'll get the next Wenger is if he's already working at the club when the next manager gets sacked. So we're more likely to get Gordon Strachan than Jose Pekerman. Big Sam doesn't look so bad all of a sudden.

Has Freddy asked for your shortlist yet? Nope, but I'm 99% confident that when the manager is appointed, it will be someone on this list. Is he going to ask for your shortlist then? Nope. I dont intend to give it to him, as he would probably read it upside down and try to appoint Mr. Eko I'm intrigued. Who is this Mr. Oke you refer to upsidedown-wise? "Lift up your eyes and look north" - John 3:05 Jesus lachrymosus. In my life, why do I give valuable time......

My sense is Luke Edwards and John Gibson have always been fairly critical of Roeder, plainly now the gloves are off entirely

Has Freddy asked for your shortlist yet? Nope, but I'm 99% confident that when the manager is appointed, it will be someone on this list. Is he going to ask for your shortlist then? Nope. I dont intend to give it to him, as he would probably read it upside down and try to appoint Mr. Eko I'm intrigued. Who is this Mr. Oke you refer to upsidedown-wise?

ah, the heady scent of bullshit, with musky undertones of absolute bollocks. Harsh but fair

Has Freddy asked for your shortlist yet? Nope, but I'm 99% confident that when the manager is appointed, it will be someone on this list. Is he going to ask for your shortlist then?

Has Freddy asked for your shortlist yet?

I half expect Freddy to say: "To be fair to the lad, I've never heard of him. I don't know where this has come from."

Computer says no

You do get the impression he's making it up as he goes along. I can't read his press comments anymore.

Glenn's meeting list 1. Get sacked 2. Agree compensation/pay off 3. Agree gagging clause 4. Say goodbye to players & staff

I agree. He'd take us a long way forward; I don't see how anyone could not think that appointing Sam above Roeder would make a worthy impact. Many people believe Babayaro needs replacing (for example) and that £5m would be well spent on a LB. It is without doubt that upgrading to Allardyce from Roeder would be of more benefit to NUFC than that. Agreed. I expect some people oppose Allardyce on the basis he doesn't produce entertaining football. I just want to see us progress but then I'm not the one forking out £500+ for the privilege of a seat I'm not even sure he would necessarily provide bad football. When they're comfortable Bolton pass the ball around quite nicely; and you have to bear in mind that no team with Bolton's budget is ever going to be doing as consistently well as them whilst paying football that's pleasing on the eye: players that can do that cost big money. Absolutely. But I had a conversation the other day with someone who said "Geordies always want to see their teams play with style, they'd rather that than win & be bored" & I thought that was interesting. I did remind them we'd had Dalglish, Souness and Roeder as managers so the chairman wasn't following that line, either about the winning or the playing with style.

I agree. He'd take us a long way forward; I don't see how anyone could not think that appointing Sam above Roeder would make a worthy impact. Many people believe Babayaro needs replacing (for example) and that £5m would be well spent on a LB. It is without doubt that upgrading to Allardyce from Roeder would be of more benefit to NUFC than that. Agreed. I expect some people oppose Allardyce on the basis he doesn't produce entertaining football. I just want to see us progress but then I'm not the one forking out £500+ for the privilege of a seat

Fucking hell. Might as well have flushed £9.5m down the toilet