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Scott Sellers

I know it is, but as opposed to struggling to be brilliant consistently, he looked as though he just wasn't pulling his finger out. If he just upped the work rate and effort, who knows what could have been? Can't live with "what ifs" man. Not a personal dig, I just hate the whole philosophy. He was what he was. If he did have the attitude/application to go with it (at all times) then he wouldn't have been playing for us in the first place... Still think he was fucking ace. Still sends shudders down my spine that our first choices that summer were Zenden and Jeffers

They're both American. 70 percent of American males are called Brad. That's a statistical truth. off topic, but how many Brad's are there in the US national side? 7.7

Sure you'd get at least 30-1 on that

Majority of the press seem to have written us off now. Can only be a good thing from a motivational point of view.

Wrong. In the same way that when ranking Girls Aloud the order goes (1) Cheryl (2) Kimberley (3) Nadine (4) Sarah Stop (amend the order of these 4 as required) You do not assign a rank to no matter how low down it is.

There is no way that Martinez would leave Swansea for a club like us this summer. He's got the backing of his board, the patience of the fans and the nucleus of a good squad who enjoy playing for him. Why would he leave that (add to this the fact that he has a very strong bond with the club and city)? Personally I'd love him here, one day he will manage Real Madrid, I honestly believe he has the potential to be that good

Robson's team was greater than the sum of its parts. Each player had a purpose and added to the qualities of those around them. Bellamy was a better player with Shearer, Shearer likewise with Bellamy. Robert and Solano were two different types of wide man who kept the opposition on their toes (see also Ginola, D and Gillespie (K) You can go through the squad of the early 2000's and very few of the players would be world beaters on their own, but put together with a plan and a system and they were magic. I've no doubt that Martins would look a better player in Robson's team, similarly I doubt that Bellamy would have the same impact in todays version.

I've got a very calm serene feeling that all will be ok. Don't like it, doesn't feel very 'Newcastle United'

You might need a new server if he scored the goal that keeps us up btw. The internet will melt, when Ranger scores the winner to keep us up.

Looking at Fergies 'potentials' We know that the following will play against Barca: Van der Dar Vidic Evra Ferdinand (if fit) Park Carrick Rooney Ronaldo So up for grabs are: Right Back (Neville/O'Shea/Rafael) Midfield (Anderson/Scholes/Giggs) Up Front (Tevez/Berbatov) I'd say that Fletcher and Nani are almost certain starters v Hull, along with at least one of the right backs and midfielders above. Not sure if he will risk one of the 2 strikers. A team containing these players should have more than enough to see off Hull, unless the of course the other spots are filled by Smith, Duff, Nolan and Owen Edit - ignore. Rich posted almost the same above as I was typing

Pav Barton Albert Peacock Beresford Gillespie Lee Batty Ginola Beardsley Ferdinand We might have a chance!

4 Teams, Only 2 can survive..... How do you think the day will pan out: the time frames are: 4:15 4:30 4:45 (HT) 5:15 5:30 5:45 5:50 (inevitable injury time drama (Live on Sky) Who is in the bottom 2? My view.. 4:15 Hull and Boro (Toon Score) 4:30 Sunderland and Boro (Hull Score) 4:45 Toon and Boro (Villa Score, Man Utd Score) 5:15 Hull and Boro (Man Utd Score) 5:30 Toon and Boro 5:45 Toon and Boro (Hull Score) 5:50 Sunderland and Boro (Hull Score, Toon Score) edit - edited for pedants! (and again)

Nah, she was the one who was the honey trap which led to Shep finding Souness writhering naked all over his desk - which (ITK on this one...) led to his sacking. We should be hailing the Tea Lady

The mess started the day Robson was sacked. The mismangement/timing of this act (and it doesn't matter if Robson should or shouldn't have been moved upstairs, the decision should have been made in the June/July) immediately erased the work of the prior 3 years. Then along came Souness and out went our attacking nous and potency. Our Va va vooom, our Mojo, our testicular fortitute all gone in the space of 3/4s of a season. Then came the Master Plan. Lets spunk the best part of £50m on 4 players (not including Boumsong....), none of whom seemed to fit onto any long term plan. If it works great, if not then.... (we know whats coming now). Glenn Roeder seems like a nice bloke and did well alongside Shearer for a few games. He's obviously a better bet then that Eugene Levy bloke they've now got at Villa. Oh shit Owens gone and broken himself again - enter Sibierski! Oh well, Glenn sans Shearer actually wasn't all that great was he, and I've run out of cash (damn that Albert Luque fellow). Big Sam works well on a budget (and a few pies). Shame he prefers cloggers like Smith to pace and unpredictability like Dyer. I'm selling up by the way - all hail Mike Ashley. Sam's a bit naff really isn't he - lets get Keegan back, he'll work well with Shearer - oops Al wants to stay on the telly, oh well Dennis is a good DoF instead. You know what, Keegan wants to buy Henry, who does he think I am - a billionaire? lol/rofl/pmsl. Dennis can take charge of transfers and make me a bti of money in the process. Shit, I've scared Keggy off. I'm outta here, the fans have turned into a baying mob and want my testicles for tea. No I'm not, can't sell (fuck) - Joe, getting your fucking arse over here, just don't die on me... Good transfer window me thinks, get rid of the last remaining pace and replace it with Nolan and Taylor (and I've made a bit of cash). Joe's dead (maybe). Chrissy boy will see me right. Oh bollocks, Al - HELP!!!!!!!!! Someone forgot to bribe Howard Webb. And here we are. Its impossible to blame one (or even two people). Its been a long slow painful (laughable from the outside) process to get to where we are today. shepherd started it, many contributed in the middle and Ashleys change of direction failed to stop it and in many ways accelerated it. Oh fuck it - the real reason we are where we are today is selling Aaron Hughes for £1m (either that or Phil Neville taking out Gillespie at Old Trafford, December 1995)

Jeff Stelling all the way for me. It's got potential to be comedy gold (assuming results are going our way of course.......)

A draw will probably be enough for us IMO as I think Hull will lose at Man U. I doubt we'll be going all out for the win with this in mind. I think they may well sneak a draw, or at least be holding out until the last 5/10 minutes. Looks like the 4th choice keeper may be playing for Man U.

In some perverse ways its a more straight forward task for us and Boro. We simply have to win. Hull and the Mackems will be stuck between stick or twist in terms of trying to defend for 90 minutes or going for the win. I can see all 4 teams being in and out of the bottom three during the 90 minutes on Sunday, Jeff Stelling et al are going to have a heart attack. (Still a 1 btw, like Frank Skinner/David Baddiel I still believe)

I'm guilty of it but it's just because it almost coincides with my life. First season i remember is 94/95. And I thought Everton had had over 100 years of top flight football? The "fact" is that football post Sky/Premiership is a completely different game to what came before it. Its almost unrecognisable in many ways

Alan Mullary (sp) on SSN last night came out with a classic after the first goal. He was going on about the Sunderland players hearing a whistle (possibly from the crowd) 'But Davenport didn't hear it, and neither did the ref, so the goal stands'. With comments like that he will be on Soccer Saturday before you know it

Has Glenn decided on a bid for Kuyt yet?

I said a couple of years ago (after the U21 championship) that I thought JM would make a good right back in a few years

Not many teams been there from start to now

Spiderman

He might be able to make the bench, but chances are he'll have no impact... too jetlagged. And pissed