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That song was about Howard Gayle. I remember being in the scoreboard in the 80's and it was towards Cunningham. The song went, He's black, he's broon, he plays for the toon, Cunningham, Cunningham to the tune of the Mickey Burns ditty I was in the Gallowgate this season, and Cunningham was never sung it was altered to a double oo. Unacceptable - yes, nasty - definitely no - he was well liked for his effort

Good letter, and sentiments here. I think that we all want to support a team that we are proud of, on and off the pitch. I watched the game with my indoctrinated son in complete apathy, whilst he savoured every kick and challenge. Perhaps it is me that is the symptom here. Never before have I had this feeling of staleness, even through dark kinnear days, or sourness, or the relegation doomed ardilles did I lose this faith - but now it has gone. I do not feel guilt, nor shame, in fact I have no feeling now just emptiness with no emotive response. It has taken 45 years for this affair to die, but like all things it is impermenant. Perhaps again it is me, living away from my home and watching football with my other mistresses (Universatario La U); and more recently my thai partner - Chonburi fc. We all have our reasons, to protest or not, but just remember every fan is just that fanatical. We all want to stand, and be excited and to cherish what is in front of us,. But equally we all have costs in our support - these are not comparable and only we know what these are. My costs are just that, as are every other single fan. None of us have the right to consider ours to be more "worthy" or comparable. To watch with the occasional wry smile is as supportive and the fist pumping screaming jump of joy - just appreciate that we all are in love. Our partner is with someone else for the time being, and we all know that. She will not stay there, we all know, time is on our side. Bide that time and wait - our love resurrection awaits - be patient as certainly she will be back for all of us.

That is just great knowing that our new director of football is a fully paid up member of mensa. Of course he will be brighter than any fan of Newcastle. We all know that we are idiots for supporting the toon. I was once told "the more you know, the more you know you don't know". Perhaps our brightest employee could inform us as it what it means, as apparently we are all too thick to understand. Or perhaps we have all been hoodwinked, and that he is just a fully paid up member. I know what I think (not that I have the cognitive ability to so).

There are about 20 western Chonburi Fans at every home game and a few at every away match. I travel from Banglamung, but I know others who travel from Pattaya, Sri RAcha and there is a group who travel down from Bangkok. A chap called Dale runs the web page in English which is pretty comprehensive. I am sure we can sort you out with a travelling companion

Went to watch Chonburi FC (in Thailand) last night against South China in the Group stages of the AFC Champions league. Our Nicky Butt was patrolling the midfield of South China. He as usual was very one paced, lots of short lay offs and one great pass from left to right wing that eventually came to nothing. He appears to be enjoying his pay day at least. With him was one Kezman - even more one paced than Butt, and offered nothing upfront against an inexperienced back four. Chonburi were a delight going forward, lots of one touch football, and great movement off the ball, and particularly down the right wing. Two players stood out the No 13 who appeared even older than Butt, and the No 8 who was very mobile. Both rang rings around the illustrious pair and their teammates. Disallowed goal after 13 mins after No 8 played right back in who squared it for the striker to be given offside when clearly behind the ball. End result was 3-0 after a bizarrely retaken penalty for what appeared to be the goalkeeper moving (when the ball went in). I also got a season ticket for 3,000 BAht including all Cup games and home shirt (total cost 60 quid). It is a pretty positive place to be around at the moment, especially after winning the FA Cup last season!

Where else do you suggest that the money will go. Have you ever read anything this man says? FFS man get a grip on yourself

Do Scotland have a football league?

Dale 'U' vamos Universatario!!

I am looking for clips video or sound of you're shit and you know you are and you don't know what you're doing. I cannot find any anywhere I search except some crap Razor ruddock for a presentation I am doing abotu raising levels of students performance. Any help would be appreciated.

Solano is currently playing for La U - we are top of the league and playing exceptionally well. He deserved this call up as he is an exceptional talent. If you paid £20 for a shirt here in Lima well you got seriously shafted - about a fiver for a walon shirt with name on, although a little spanish would help. Although I have no idea why you didn't but a shirt from Huancayo - their sporting team Deportivo Wanka. I have one sponsered by Siemens!!

I was at this game. The venom started after Blackburns first goal, from a drop ball in the area - after Speedie slid in late on our keeper injuring him. This should have been a free kick, our keeper had pssession of the ball. Speeie then scored in the second half and ran in front of us and gestured. A most foul man - even my wife was shouting abuse at him.

Having seen Swansea play several times in the last two years and my neighbour being an avid fan, I am somewhat biased, but Martinez is a very competent manager who encourages his teams to play fooball. Whether he is good enough will never be found out here, as there are so many obsessed with the BIG CLUB senario. We are a fotball club like any other, being a dumping ground for worn out stars is not the route to success. Lets face it even when Gordon Lee turned the club around, he was vilified for selling our STAR, but not honoured for his success. Will it ever change? Not in my lifetime unfortunately. Joe Kinnear is OUR manager ffs - his track record of BIG CLUB SUCCESS speaks for itself. We are where we are and have got what we deserve.

Vargas used to play left back for my other team Universitario in Lima. He played for them for a couple of seasons, when the club had severe cashflow problems, and the quality around him was poor. However, he was a cracking player, who had loads of natural ability, was technically excellent. His down sides were that he is not blessed with pace, and would often get caught out at the back after a surging run forward. I do remember one abslute blinder he scored from left backmaking a great run wide left, playing a 1-2 with I think Alva and volleying in from the edge of the box into the top right hand corner. I was right behind this and was up in the air as he shot - and against the mackems of Lima (Alianza)! He originally left for Argentina and then to Italy. he has always so far made the step up.

Present Tevez Past ossie

Have we really sunk to such depths, to be associated with Ince?

Brazil - Sao Paulo for their history Argentina - Boca great fans and stadium Peru - Universitario and the now defunct Deportivo Wankas Germany - St Pauli - great fans

Does The statement said: "NUFC wished, at all times, to keep any dispute that it had with Kevin Keegan private.. "It is therefore disappointing that information has reached the media through unnamed sources and a briefing has been given by the League Managers Association that could give rise to a misleading impression amongst the club's fans"Newcastle United have no desire to engage in a war of words, but inaccurate reporting of factual matters and inaccurate allegations have to be corrected. "It is a fact that Kevin Keegan, on appointment on January 16, 2008, agreed to report to a director of football and to the board. "It is a fact that Kevin Keegan worked within that structure from January 16, 2008 until his resignation. "It is a fact that Kevin Keegan, as manager, had specific duties in that he was responsible for the training, coaching, selection and motivation of the team. "It is a fact that Kevin Keegan was allowed to manage his specific duties without any interference from any board member. "It is a fact that Kevin Keegan agreed only to deal with the media in relation to club matters relating to the team and not to communicate with the media in relation to the acquisition or disposal of players. "It is a fact that NUFC is a business and operates, like all businesses, with financial constraints. "It is a fact that NUFC's financial constraints inform its transfer dealings. "The board of NUFC have responsibility to ensure that the club is able to meet its commitments, which include the wages and the transfer fees for players. "The structure at NUFC is clear, and has been clear from January 16, 2008." this statement worry antone n this board? I for one am deeply concerned about it for a number of reasons. Firstly we are all (directors and fans) in a state of flux, now is the time to put differences to one side and all pull together. In all difficulties in businesses between two sides there is an element of truth in both sides of the arguement. The key issue is not who was correct, but how we are all going move forward from here? The directors and many of the fans (Who are stakeholders in this business - and extremely important ones at that) need to work together. I personally feel that this statement is aimed at being devisive rather than cohesive. As a stakeholder in a business and a MD of my own I to aliemnated my customer base seems rather strange, especially as football fans are rather more passionate about the business than other market areas. The directors and the publiucity officers need to be workiung over time to put at least some positive spin on this for EVERYONES sake. Secondly the FACTS stated sound and read like some petulant school boy who has misread an exam question and is finding blame with somene else. This methodology will do nothing to engender unity within the club. We are called Newcastle United not for nothing. Newcastle may or may not be a big club, but one thing is certain we do hold a unique position in the local community where the club is supported by so many (ages, sexes etc). Will the attitude of these directors set us back? I think so. Finally we are all fans of the club, and most of us have been for all our lives (win, lose or draw) and will be hopefully for long into the future. If we want to protest can we do so in a manner that is both original, hardhitting, but not detrimental to the club. What about 10 minutes silence at the start of the match for the loss of our manager (regardless of what happens on the pitch) followed by the passion that was there for JKeegans first ever game as our manager (if you can remember this)

I remember a few years ago a German team protesting against smething (and am totally unsure what), but they announced before the game that they would come to the game and turn their backs on the match and stand in silence for 13 minutes (I am sure that this had some relevance), and then turn around and sing. If say this was for 8 minutes (1 minute of Keegans tenure) it would have a very profound effect, and those who would not wish to boycott could still be involved. We would all be UNITED.

Like many of you I too have anumber of players that have played for the toon that I despise for various reasons. John Barnes - utter w**k stated when signing that we could move forward by playing the ball backwards. Talentless and uninspirational. Ian Rush - maangers pal and buddy played wide as much threat on goal as I have. Mark Stimson - so one dimensional is was untrue - could only play one ball - long down the wing - on reflection I did enjoy abusing him at games so this is a two edged sword. Carr - hated him at spurs, so talentless here I know Sourness never played for us, but I to have him as our manager was the delight of all opposition fans Of our current crop Smudge Smith Leeds Fan - says it all - utter violent scum and Mark Viduka lethargic to a tee. There are others, but most only played the odd game here or there - never keen on Bowyer (same reason as Smith - but at least he did put in the effort)

I like many others here hate spurs with a vengence, being an anti-fan (ie supporting any team that plays against them). This goes back a long time. I think that it started when waddle left and was reinforced when gazza left (and they and their manager claimed they had truned gazza into a world class player overnight - when he had almsot single-handedly kept us in Div 1 the previious season - this still rankles me). Then a cup match I attended in the mid 80s, when they oversold tickets to us, forcing many into overcrowded paddocks. I remeber a young lad infront of me being crushed. Many kids were passed over the heads of us towards the pitch, and some climbed on to the picth to try to get in an empty paddock next to us. All the time coins and bottles were raining onto us from these scum fans. Next day all the papers were full of stories of geordies rioting - nothing could be further from the truth. And we lost.

aldershot town are making enquiries How exactly would this work? The shots have a young, fast, team who play for each other. Their vision and passing this season has been incredible. Oh yes and they are successful. Gary Waddock is a young manager who likes to keep the ball on the deck. Why would he want to get players who have no ability? I suggest that you ocassionally go and watch lower league football

I cannot believe the small minded people who castigate others for supporting their team because they do not come from the hinterland of the club. Like it or not Premier League football is a global enterprise and as such it is imperative that the ton attract and hold on to as many 'foreign/southern' fans as possible. These wil only add to the revenue of the club and help build for success. Expansion is our answer and we should welcome all new fans with open arms as they help provide a financial base for the club. The arguement of only supporting your local club is facile in that many people today are locationally mobile, as the worlds job markets have opened up. Once you are a supporter you remain that way through thick and thin (usually very thin). When we move do we stop supporting our team and support the local team instead? I moved to the toon at the age of eight (I still support passionately my first ever team - Aldershot), but twenty years of living in the North East makes it impossible to not support the toon too with a passion. And by the way I have also lived in Zambia where I was a season ticket holder of Power Dynamoes, and was also had a box in Lima to watch the mighty La U (Universatario). It is possible to support other teams and also live outside the region and support the toon.

Not sure what I think about this one the heart says we will roll them over, but the teamwork is just not there at the moment. it loks like we are having probs with personel with the Zog blowin a fuse and Roz having a tantrum and storming off. Still little Mickey has been so por recently, so surely with the England team being wittled dwn, he will have to have a good game. But where are the chances coming from. I hope that Emre, Barton and Butt are the core of the midfield with Mickey up front with the unpredictable amoebi or give lua lua a run out

Oh I nearly forgot home of La U Monumental stadium in Lima

La Bombonera (home of Boca Juniors) for the unbelievable atmosphere and Aldershots Recreation Ground - just like stadiums were in th 70's