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I have that same feeling too....but both Fergie and Wenger had bad/slow starts but were given time. I worry that there will be too many trigger-fingers itching to dump CH at first sign....and then the circus continues. Oh, to have foresight that matches hind-sight.

If Hughton had done at any other club what he did for us, he would be being touted as the next rising star and promising young manager. We would have posts saying that we should go for him, but others knocking them back saying that he wouldn't come here and was waiting for the Spurs role to come open when Saggy Face retires/gets jailed. But because he is our manager, and because we are Newcastle, then anyone could have got Newcastle promoted with this squad, and he is not cut out for the job. Bollocks. My only concern is the "Should be given a chance" thought, as it sounds like he won;t get the same time in the PL that Hughes or Hitzfeld would get and they are looking to sack him if he looses away at Old Trafford.

Isn't that article saying that Hughes has his eye on Villa AND Newcastle (Not that O'Neil is considering his future and a move to Newcastle). Probably missing a comma. More crappy journalism. Need a lesson in Grammar

I think that Pompey should decline the offer of playing in Europe fpr the good of their own club. They even admitted that it caused them problems so they shoud decline it and pass the poisoned chalice to another club. :-)

I'm waiting fot the Makems to take the leaping puma concept, add a Magpie to it, and and have the poor defenseless magpie gobbled up in a plume of feathers.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyy? Hoooooooooow? Long ball fetish :-[ It's the antithesis of what he gets a Barca.

Exactly - as was seen many times before the Away Goals rule was brought in. The only thing that should be changed is the counting of away goals when they go to extra periods of play. Can;t remember the game/teams (some german vs spanish teams) but it was Europa Cup and game was tied at end of second game and tied on away goals. They go to two extra period of time and both teams score once, but the away team then had the advantage and played negative the rest of the game. Away goals should count during regulation but after that in extra time it should have gone to a penalty shoot out.

Hughton showing a level head and realistic expectations on what task lie ahead for him. He know what he has to do, but won't be tipping his hand on what his plans are.

Amsterdam has a beach?

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Typical Germans......can't understand where they got the idea from.... http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/79032720.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF87892155F29F61288AC1CA40DC1C2DCB6534A7A2DBBBFDA954A79F9779F1405FB92269

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It's called Red Mist - and was created by Roy Keane and his team mates for exactly that purpose. Nice to see it come back around and bite them in the rear.

I love how he complains that there wasn't an INTERNAL investigation, and then complains howthe clubs hasn't exposed all the details of what happened. What part onf "INTERNAL" investigation doesn't he understand?

Forget Nolan - I want an animated GIF of the blade defender (set to some gay disco muzak) Someone get on this, pls. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/pmrye/Smilies/Dancingdefender1.gif

What the heck have Hearts got to do with this? F***wits.

Forget Nolan - I want an animated GIF of the blade defender (set to some gay disco muzak)

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Staying up? - Yes! I assume that we will be stronger than the two other promotion teams, so I think we can get better than at least one or two of the bottom PL teams. Now - is 12M enough to compete with Mid-table teams? Probably not.

Saw Maradona on the Boca bench during their game vs River Plate. He is really huge now. Could take off his shoes and shirt at the Gallowgate and fit right in according to Baggie fans

I was at Dunder Mifflin today on a sales call, and apparently their top PhotoCopier sales man got into a brawl in the conference room with their top Paper salesman. Apparently the copier guy broke the jaw of the paper sales man. I called the press relations guy at Dunder Mifflin to ask what happened and was told that it was an internal matter and would not be discussed externally. I told them that I have a right to know what happened because both guys sell my company copiers and paper but was told that they couldn't/wouldn't tell me anything. I asked a mate who works at DM what was going on and he said that HR was reviewing the alleged incident. I asked if the copier guy was still on the road making sales calls, and apparently he is. I told my mate that he should have been immediatley suspended by his Sales Director even though the incident allegedly happened in the empty break room by the ice machine when no-one else was around. The Sales Director is keeping the copier guy out on the road as he is pulling in big contracts and their sales numbers are way up. Apparently the Sales Director has taken advice from HR about this and until their investigation is over the copier guy should stay on the road and keep bringing in the sales. I think the Sales Director is weak for not overriding HR, and for not suspending the guy, and loosing out on his annual sales target. Should have had better morals and dealt with the copier guy and forgotten about the big contracts. I mean, they have an intern/YTS kid who can at least copy double sided and should be able to fill in. I mean......what type of company keeps this stuff internal and doesn't share their internal issues with their paying customers.

No, but it makes it more obvious to all parties, including the deadwood, that things cannot remain the same. Owen and Viduka were out of contract, and Bassong wasnt deadwood. So what youre saying is Duff, Beye and Martins would have insisted on staying if wed stayed up, can you explain why? Wasn't specifically referring to just Duff, Beye and Martins - but more to the fact that players and fans would not have accepted the need to change in the wage structure had we stayed up on Goal Difference last year. Had we stayed in the PL then players would have expected higher wages than we are currently offering. Assuming that Routledge still signed for us, do you think he would be on the same wage structure that he is on now. If we get promoted this season, then for the 2010-11 season do you think our cost structure will be better, or will be exactly what it would have been had we stayed up. Would fans have the wages/cost structure expectations for the club in 2010-11 had we stayed in the PL?

No, but it makes it more obvious to all parties, including the deadwood, that things cannot remain the same.

Exactly - depends who comes up with us, and then we just need to finish above them and one other club to stay up.

Why? Time is time. Is it fair for the defense who made it to 90 minutes to have to play 91 minutes? Isn't that the Fergie ruling that time is added until Man U score? As a referee...It's funny how everyone complains about this when time is kept on my watch, but when time is kept on the high school stadium scoreboard (with horn) no one complains. I'll only add 10 secs or so for the attacking opportunity, and then it's time.