Stevie

They're all daft cunts, not just the DLF but all firms. It's pathetic. Speaking of the DLF, one of their members got in to a row with a Leeds fan at France 98 and bit his eye out, is it worth that? Having said that like I got myself in an awkward position after the Sunderland game at home this season, but all people who organise violence are heed the baals.

Utterly terrible that we can't sell 52,000 season tickets. With such a shite board eh. Where are all these superior directors at other clubs who shift half that amount with no problem ? Sad and deluded or what. Give it a rest man. Shame Wullie, but I think people like you should give it a rest and get some perspective instead of coming out with the tripe that you do. I have posted facts, not opinions, facts. Disprove them if you can. Sad and deluded. If you think not shifting 52,000 season tickets is a sign of a shit board, running a shit club, you really have a serious problem mate. The thing is who can't shift tickets??!?! 52,017 average gate 300 below capacity, while being below 12th for most of the season..........

My understanding of ground extension issues are that teh East Stand can't be built higher because of the listed building behind it. The Gallowgate cannot be built on as the increase in foundations required would impact on the Metro station. The building of the main stand was mistake back in 87/88. If it had been built in the car park it would have allowed everything else to be moved too. Too late now. Bad planning by a board lacking in long-term vision. The inability to get planning permission for Castle Leazes was also a disaster. I think the original plans were for only 42,000 with a design which would allow extensions to be built later. The use of the existing ground for other things, like training pitches and rugby games would have reduced the overall cost. Not really sure why but the board, under Sir John didn't really fight the fight as they probably should have done. There were some strange pressures within the council too. Councillors were told that if it came to a vote then shareholders in the club would not be allowed to vote as it would be a "conflict of interests". As this excluded a huge number of councillors it made it very likely the council would not approve the move. If the club had really wanted it I think they could have easily turned up the pressure and made it impossible for the council to turn them down. Sir John managed that sort of business "negotiation" with the Metro centre, he could have done it again. As far as costs go, it would have made a huge diffference to our finances. The club pay roughly £4.5m per year for the ground extension, with the final payment due in 2016/2017. The original plan for 42,000 seats would not have created as much increase in revenue but it woudl have cost lots less, and would still have been expandable. I'm not convinced that much more than 52,000 is needed. It's nice to fantasise about playing Man U in a title deicder in front of 70,000, or sunlun in a derby, but neither are that likely really. The cup games of the last couple of years have shown that the crowds are fragile. Season ticket holders always go, they've paid up so they will go to all the league games. Cup games seem full of dads with kids, and not that many season ticket holders. If we get to the point where people realise they don't need season tickets, and can generally buy tickets on a game by game basis the crowds for C-list games could plummet. If there were, say 35,000 season tickets sold for this season, meaning 14,000 available on a match by match basis how many people would turn up for Reading midweek, or Watford the weekend before Xmas ? Ridiculous comment, we had a waiting list pre Souness allegedly of well over 10,000 and we achieved fuck all, nothing, won fuck all. We've still won fuck all and our average gate next season will be no lower then 51,900, yet we still have people like you coming out with bollocks like that, without sounding like a "SUPER FAN" you know in your heart your not from Newcastle. I have a lot to say I don't want to say it tonight because the way it will probably be construed will get me a ban so I'll say it tomorrow. howaythelads Grassroots asked you for side elevations, your reply "yes I have many shots of SJP and of the ones you're asking for" why you being a ..... and not showing them then other than to be awkward?

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I'm going for 3-1 again for the toon.

Whats Windass playing like? bluebigrazz.gif He's class for his age Deano. Wigan tried to buy him last summer to play in the Premiership at 36, Bradford knocked back £500k for him.

Lee Howey, Garry Bennett, Marco Gabbiadini, Phil Gray, Gary Owers and Martin Scott amongst others. I hope Killer breaks his legs GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABIADINI IS A WANKER IS A WANKER GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABIADINI............. Steve Howey, Steve Howey, Steve Howeeeeeeeey ya brother is a cunt

Nah that's next Nobby. I hope this prick is playing and get abused to fuck for being the ugly wanker he always will be. http://www.premierleague.com/en/images/Former_Player/gabbiadini184x373.jpg

Who's in the mackem team, I've only seen our game v Boro. Bracewell + who?

We'll win this year I think, having Mick Quinn up front the other year did more harm than good. I think Beardsley and Windass are the best two masters footballers, and given the fact he's 46 now Peter, you have to say it's astonishing how fit he remains. If the mackems beat us 4-0 and Boro beat Hartlepool we're oot though.

Assuming that for some daft reason a topic is supposed to stay rigidly on topic throughout, why have you just taken this thread off topic with your moaning paragraph above? Or is the irony lost on you, mate? I was just commenting on the usual bollocks, half way through the thread, instigated by the usual nobheads. Back ON TOPIC, thank fuck we didn't end up in Washington sharing a 48,000 stadium with Sunderland which was mentioned about 1990.

I think the chatroom was a great idea, to be fair. Somewhere Newcastle fans could all go and chat, and have a laugh. Unfortunately it's pretty pish unless it's a match day. The main problem is, people don't chat about the toon much and the same people go in the room every day, so if you're not a regular you're pretty much made to feel like an outsider. There's one foreign lad in particular, who made up his own rule of banning me from the chatroom unless it was a match day. You really couldn't make it up, a lad who only started supporting Newcastle a few years ago, banning me, born and bred in Newcastle, from my clubs only chatroom on the net. I think it will be pretty pish for new people until the above problems are addressed.

Graham Taylor won the Intertoto Cup in 2001, that's a European trophy, as did Harry Redknapp in 1999.

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A significant amount are. Lets all be miserable cunts and think negatively about the future eh?

He'll be appointed today and it will appear on there some time in July.

I'm delighted about the whole situation, thrilled to bits. You know what it is with a large number of Newcastle fans and it's not just your new fans and younger fans, since I grew up watching the toon in the eighties, it's a big trait of toon fans, not to be happy unless they're miserable and have something to whinge at. Tell me a manager in the world who would've got better results than Roeder has and with the style it's been done, with the resources he's had available. People have complained that other than Keegan and Robson, that the other managers were destined to failure, as "they don't understand the people or the area". Roeder lived in Newcastle for 6 years, and was captain for 4 of those 6 years, so that's that box ticked. I'm going to leave you all to whinge at Shepherd and how shit we'll be next season, and how little cash we'll have to spend, and how Roeder's (laughably this) only beaten shit sides, and how even if we've got money no one will want to sign for Roeder anyway, and how he took West Ham down. :mad:

Absolutely dire teams, I'm sorry like I couldn't disagree more. Souness's results against these sides are in brackets, which tells you all you need to know about the positive impact Glenn's had. It's not just in the results, it's the shape of the team, the attacking philosophy. Portsmouth who were the beginning of a resurgence under Redknapp. (0-0) Villa who were above us. (1-1) Everton who were 6 points above us. (0-2) Bolton who looked like getting a Champions League spot less than 2 months ago. (0-2) Tottenham who have been up there all season who we ripped to pieces. (0-2) Boro who we should've be 4 up against at half time, who are so dire have beaten the the best 3 sides in the country this season. (2-2) Wigan who we annihilated, and should've beaten by more, who have been above us all season. (0-1) The mackems and baggies who granted are shite. He's never had a fully fit side, he's had all the injuries Souness had, and people turn round and still try to belittle what he's achieved?? 7 of those 9 dire sides, we superior to us under Souness, so what did that make us? Boils my piss the cunt hasn't even appointed and very few people are prepared to put even a hint of a positive slant on this.

Because this fuka knows Spurs are going to pull away even further now. We will have no sway with big players, and Spurs are going to pick up the market that the top 4 dont want. Has Roeder got the bollox to pick the players up after a 4 game winless streak, will he terrify players, wil Owen stay. Answer is no to all of the above Congratulations FS if this is true, you have well and truely fukd us over again!!! You're taakin total pish mate. Has Roeder got the bollox to pick the players up after a 4 game winless streak, will he terrify players, wil Owen stay. He already fucking has!!! Unbelievable. This guy deserves the Newcastle job, more than any appointment we've made in years, talk about steadying the boat?!?!? He's turned into a round the world catamaran. I'm actually staggered anyone has the audacity to slag Glenn, and his appointment, and for once I think Shepherd has done the right thing. Let's face it whoever he appointed there'd be wanks, saying FFS has fucked us again. Well done Shepherd and well done Roeder, it's the most positive step this club has made since we sacked Robson. Good luck Glenn most of the true fans will be 100% behind you.