Colos Short and Curlies

Yeah I do a client newsletter at work and included this story - it got the most clicks, easily. Bizarre chain of events. I wonder if his reply was simply 'on yer bike'

Holding on to Torres is going to take some doing. Be interesting if someone like Man City made a silly offer for him. Can't see him playing for another English club tbh, back to Spain, poss Barcelona would be my guess I can actually see him going to Chelsea. Wouldn't really fit in todays Chelsea, but for some reason I can see him go there. What about Gerrard? He hasn't won the league and if Liverpool decay continues, he won't win it there. So what is more important? Being loyal to Liverpool or picking up the winners medal? It's going to be an interesting finish this the only reason Gerrard didn't go to Chelsea a few years back were threats made to himself and his family from the lovable Scousers. (000% allegedly of course)

Holding on to Torres is going to take some doing. Be interesting if someone like Man City made a silly offer for him. Can't see him playing for another English club tbh, back to Spain, poss Barcelona would be my guess

Before Ashley paid off the debt the club were paying out £8m a year on debts of around £80m. Even after that was paid off we were still paying more then £1.6m a year just for the overdraft facility (between £2m to £4m depending how much of it we used). So I don't see £1.6m as anything to be worried about. Though I did mention having the option to opt out of interest payments in order to keep the money in the club. If its £1.6million total outflow then fine, my worry is that it is £1.6million to the members, then another trench to service a loan and another trench to service an overdraft etc. I know I'm a negative bod when it comes to the NUST and this intiative but believe me I'm willing to be converted and if its the best way forward then I'll support them 100%. However, I can't see how we as supporters can generate enough income to get the club back to challenging for Europe without looking for outside assistance, which will come at a cost. We've all seen what happens when you borrow against banking on Europe (Luque/Owen etc) and then you don't get there. I just hope that when the plans are unveiled in their totality that a sustainable path (maybe a 5 year plan or such like) with achievable and sustained improvement are detailed along with how much in full it is likely to cost the club. We should be able to generate more income than Everton purely due to the size of the stadium, the question is though is there a plan on how to use it effectively?

If each investment accrues 2% return then the £80million will cost the club £1,600,000. Is this 2% per year? or a flat return regardless of the lenght of time the investment is held? If the latter, are people happy with near enough £2,000,000 going out of the club each year?

3pm Saturday? What sort of stupid time is this for a game

What I like about Harps this season is the number of shots he catches standing up, almost taking the piss out the striker with a 'is that all you've got' manner. Love it when keepers make regulation saves look piss easy, no need to make it look flashy and make the striker/shot look better than they really are.

Yeah I appreciate that, what I'm wondering is does it place me at a massive disadvantage if I want to cash in my investment, given that people are unlikely to pay a premium just to secure a 2% return. Surprised you didn't get the answer I got on a similar question - why would you want to cash it in if you are a true fan???

I hope Martinez doesn't completely change his approach after this game though. Much better to see a manager willing to attack and play football against every team and be as likely to nick a one nil against the big boys or suffer an arse tanning.

He went to the same school as me, was in my brother's year, my brother said he was a right fruit, probably one of those not interested in sport and stuff. I've had a good conversation with Robson Green about the Toon and football in general. He is definitely a fan

I would pay good money to see a photo shoot of Roxanne Pallett and Chery Cole in Toon shirts

Yes, and it's been done. Dion Dublin?

The day football dies. Mistakes/bad decisions are part of football, every one benefits or suffers from them at some point, adds a touch of unpredictability to the beautiful game Give over, would be my well reasoned and thought out reaction to that. You want perfect decisions then go play on a PS3. Heartache and feeling hard done by is all part of the game Aye well done, you're a laugh riot. So you're saying it's right that France are going to the World Cup on the back of that? You're saying it should go unpunished and that cheating shouldn't be taken out of the game? What's the difference between that goal and the disallowed goal against Fulham? And where do you draw the line at cheating? If Henry had kicked the ball out, claimed a corner and France had scored from it would it still be a crime against football?

The day football dies. Mistakes/bad decisions are part of football, every one benefits or suffers from them at some point, adds a touch of unpredictability to the beautiful game Give over, would be my well reasoned and thought out reaction to that. You want perfect decisions then go play on a PS3. Heartache and feeling hard done by is all part of the game It should not be, though. I'll gracefully agree to disagree with you on this one.

The day football dies. Mistakes/bad decisions are part of football, every one benefits or suffers from them at some point, adds a touch of unpredictability to the beautiful game Give over, would be my well reasoned and thought out reaction to that. You want perfect decisions then go play on a PS3. Heartache and feeling hard done by is all part of the game

The day football dies. Mistakes/bad decisions are part of football, every one benefits or suffers from them at some point, adds a touch of unpredictability to the beautiful game

Aye it made me sick when the Honey Monster was polaying in B&W stripes with KK as manager in the mid nineties. The comercialisation of the club has been going on long before Ashley took over, and the naming rights is just the latest step down that road. (not that I like or agree with btw, but it was inevitable at some point) I don't agree, I know what you're saying but a line has to be drawn somewhere. It's not as easy as just saying it's part of commercialisation of football, or it's inevitavble. Otherwise we should just admit that football has no meaning or importance beyond the profit and loss account. If that's the case then you'd be just as well off supporting John Lewis plc. When that happens the game will stop really meaning anything... then we've destroyed just what we were trying to build. We already have tbh. Football is eating itself thanks to the exposion of the Premier League. Its now too cash driven and as only a cousin of the pre 92 game. Video evidence is another step down this road, decisions now cost millions so they have be correct. Rubbish I say! Mistakes are part and parcel of what makes (made) football great. Its now a product, and as such has to be QC tested. Marketing is the most important part of modern football, and with that comes the inevitable commercialisation of history/tradition. Personally I hate it, and would love for the money 4 to fuck off to a European Super Soccer League complete with blue and red Pepsi grass, 4 quarters brought to you by Budweiser and commentators called Brad and Brad. Then we can rebuild football as it is supossed to be. Jumpers for goalposts, isn't it, wasn't it? Marvellous!

Aye it made me sick when the Honey Monster was polaying in B&W stripes with KK as manager in the mid nineties. The comercialisation of the club has been going on long before Ashley took over, and the naming rights is just the latest step down that road. (not that I like or agree with btw, but it was inevitable at some point)

I don't think any owner (bar Ashley) would consider the naming rights unless it was necessary. Supporters can't see the financial side of things, so if a new owner/President sees the ground as a way of easing the financial problems, buying a new player or whatever, it should be his call. Well, if the President, or whoever, wants to make such a change it would be up to them to communicate to the supporters/stakeholders why they wish to do it. Then, there'd be a vote. Hardly rocket science, is it? Surely the president is elected in the same way the Prime Minister is. Then it is up to the President to make the call on decisions such as this, not going back to the trust for their approval? You may as well just have a figure head president if that is the case

Not having a Newcastle Team in the latest Pro Evo. Going take me days to edit one in

Robin Van Persie - That Joe from X-Factor

Back to Sting... I'm sure that there was an article a few year back in the good ol Sunday Sun where it was claimed that he switched from being a Mackem to a Toon fan as a kid.

That you can't really enjoy being top of the league 100% because you know that there is a good chnace we will be back here in two years time

on the other hand wheres the harm in a preliminary hearing, the main obstacle i view for the nust is I can't see Ashley wanting to sell to them, they're negotiating position is weak to begin with and possibly offending the current regime by not meeting them isn't a good way to start. No offending has taken place, we've politely declined his offer under the logic of we dont want to waste their time if we cant raise the funds. I think the fact Llambias called an hour after we launched tells you that hes happy to sell. or he's simply curious about it, asking for a meeting to discuss it could also be a way of politely saying not interested in selling, thanks for the interest. Or Dezza has lost another bet and has to run naked through the meeting

It will become like American sports. Premier League North and Scotland (basically us the mackems, Rangers, Celtic), Premier League South (i.e. London), Premier League West (Cheating Scousers, their smaller brothers, Man City, Bolton), East (Leeds, Forest). By that point Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal will be in a Euro Super League. Give me divisions 1 -4 anyday