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Good effort Nixon but you've put Newcastle as the home team

Why's Shearer got a name tag on?

To be fair I kinda agree with this, he did stand around a fair bit when he came on. Benefit of the doubt though, it must be hard at 17 making your debut in front of 38,000 people, especially when another youngster has just put in a really good shift like that. I really do hope the hype around him is justified. He was getting yelled at in Leazes corner to bother his arse to close down their keeper, but as said if he's a typical number 10 then he won't be doing that kind of thing very often I'd imagine. He's going to be different to all the other youth we've had breaking into the first team - they usually make an impression with their commitment due to their relaitve lack of talent (let's be honest, we haven't exactly been blessed with talent coming through) but the Championship is going to be physical and he's not a small lad. If he just does simple things like closing down clearances I'm sure the rest of his game won't be hindered.

Well that was half of my argument, Maradona the cheating cunt (against Bobby no less) However the football fan in me would like to see the best players in the tournament, guess you can't have it both ways.

GK - James, Green, Foster FB - Johnson, Richards, A Cole, Baines CB - Ferdinand, Terry, Upson, Lescott Midfield - Gerrard, Lampard, Walcott, Lennon, Barry, J Cole, SWP, Beckham CF - Rooney, Heskey, Defoe, Crouch Baines instead of Bridge, don't think Bridge has been very good for a while now. Wouldn't be surprised if Wes Brown went instead of Richards, more experienced and I think Capello likes him as he's in the squad despite not playing all that much recently. Likewise, I don't think Capello rates Ashley Young, he's barely given him a sniff. Downing has got every chance of going as he is actually left footed, which is something missed from my midfield Barry aside. J Cole needs to prove his fitness once he gets back into the Chelsea team, he's had a serious injury so he may end up missing out. Milner also seems to have taken Capello's eye so he'll probably be in there instead of SWP. That starting 11 tonight will all go plus Rio and James (if all fit anyway) and as that's the system Capello likes you've got to assume we'll go with that formation and personnel, with Rio in for Upson and maybe James in for Green.

Ok captain pedantic, a team containing some of the best players. Do you not class Argentina as one of the best International teams? Are you saying you wouldn't be surprised if they didn't qualify? Actually don't answer that, you probably think it's Paraguay's tournament to lose.

It was against Croatia, whiping boys indeed. Maradona will NEVER get them playing like that, however. Why he is still adored like a demi-god is something I will never understand (for not using less gentle words) EDIT: It was against Serbia, I'm probably going to get hunted by death by some former Yugoslav now. The 24 pass goal? Was that not Serbia? You've quoted him saying it was against Serbia (& Montenegro, no less) I'm in 2 minds about Argentina. On the one hand, Maradona is a cheating cunt, on the other hand, I like the World Cup to have the best teams in it. Think it'd be a shame if Messi/Aguero etc weren't there.

I don't want anybody whose cock doesn't work running our club

1-0 up, Baheng

Enjoyed it so far, standard doesn't look great but I think the real tests are still come to, obviously Cardiff away has bee nearmarked as that, but also how we get on at places like Bloomfield Road on a wet Winter night, be interesting to see if the "passion" remains.

It's on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#Ranking_of_second-placed_teams Sucks to be Hungary, Northern Ireland could be in a spot of bother though, but if they're going to make 2nd they've got to beat Slovakia anyway. Hungary have Portugal twice - but it's difficult to work out because if another team in a group overtakes the current 2nd place, it all changes as it then goes on their results.

You don't need to win, tbh. You need a draw. Republic look well set for the playoffs, Bulgaria go to Italy on Wednesday, if Italy win as expcted Ireland are 5 ahead of Bulgaria with 6 available - Ireland still have to host Montenegero (and Italy) Norn Ireland, I love watching these as I love the underdogs. Also like to see Worthington do well after what he did at Norwich. If they beat Slovakia on Wednesday at home, well, playoffs are very much on the cards - maybe even automatic if some miracles happen. England friendlies bore me, would like to beat Croatia - who are missing Corluka now - and get qualification sorted early, although if we don't qualify from here something has gone horifically wrong.

Henri Camara is wank and a bad apple in the dressing room, we don't want him. Marlon Harewood is equally terrible and didn't do well in this division with Wolves - but neither did Shola with Stoke.

That's what I was getting at. I think "Emergency" is just an easier way of saying "1 to 3 months." I don't think there is any criteria, as such.

As I understand it, "emergency" is just how they say 1-3 month loan. They happen on a daily basis in the football league, GG will probably be able to tell you more but I don't think there's anything fancy about it.

So would it go through as a long term loan (as in...all set up just had to be delayed becasie the player is elsewhere) or would we have to settle for an "emergency" 3 month loan?

Injuries if anything will be worse, due to the physicality of the league and the fact there is more games.

I think we all would, it's just funny seeing everybody reject Phil Brown

Nugent picks Burnley over Hull

If we get an injury we get an emergency loan in, it's not ideal but there's 4 months to get through

Craig's back: No news from the mackems about Hutton/Anton - Hutton not keen on the North East Birmingham trying to buy Tainio Andy Burton - Daryl Murphy to Ipswich. This is not important.

Woodgate and King are cripples.

Craig's phone Nothing new though regarding us

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/mar/01/transfer-window-football-sky Good read, if not a bit mental