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Mag-ic

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  1. 3 minutes ago, gbandit said:

    Don’t really see it as being that shitty like, Pope has been immense all season. Dubravka, in the few appearances he had for Man U looked in really poor form. We got a loan fee and didn’t have to pay wages. I think Karius could easily put in a superior performance next week compared with what Dubravka would 

    I totally think that’s possible, but it’s putting faith/hope in an unknown quantity vs knowing what Dubravka is about (and knowing his limitations/squiffy form)

  2. Been a bit of a mess today, but have finally managed to get some coherent words out. When I had a ST between 2006 and 2008 I sat next to Liam and his brother Mark in the south west corner. Forever the optimist, every game Liam would bet on a 3-0 win, with Milner scoring the first goal. I remember those goals where he hugged me so hard that I lost my glasses. I remember standing and singing next to him when Shearer broke the club scoring record. I remember him taking me around the rock bars of Newcastle, missing my train back to York and kipping on his sofa. I remember him smuggling me into West Ham away on a kids ticket. Although we'd lost touch over the last few years as my attendance at the match has become more and more sporadic, I'll always remember him, the mad bastard. Thoughts are with his brother and the rest of his family. RIP.

  3. liked the bit about "swinging on the bar" well no, you have to touch the ball or be in the line of vision or cause some interference. it's handy if a sports journo knows the rules of the sport theyare reporting on.

    Howay man, if the refs don't know the rules, why should the media?

  4. http://footballisfixed.blogspot.co.uk/

     

    this blog ran for a few years, until 2012, written by someone who claimed contacts in the asian betting markets.  all of the blogs from the time have been deleted, but it started up again this week.

     

    a lot of it was cryptic, a lot of it was about other corruption in financial markets, but all of it was compelling and very readable.  i'll be keen to see what he comes up with now the media are reporting suggestions of corruption.

     

    sometimes, he would be very specific in public blogs, and point to matches where, he says, the asian markets suggested large amounts of money being placed on certain outcomes (often linked to late changes in referees, which seemed to happen a lot for tv games).  one in particular was a very short blog 15min before kick off the day we played liverpool, the match which was played just after babayaros brother (cousin?) had died.  it said simply that the market advice had changed, and that newcastle were certain to win.

     

    soon after, he started charging large amounts in subs to read private blogs, which would contain betting advice and from then on he only rarely gave away free tips.

     

    he may well be a chancer overstating his inside knowledge, but it was a fascinating read at the time so it could be again

     

    An excellent read this morning, but the latest post has now been taken down  :sad:

  5. Said he's a lifelong fan of Royal Antwerp.

     

    Who was it that said earlier he could be our new Rob Lee?

     

    I really miss Rob Lee. As highly rated as he is, I still think the era that he played in with Beardsley and Cole probably washed away what would otherwise have been the focal point of our comments and conversations from that time. Magnificent player, I loved him.

     

    I'd love to know how many goals he scored in the 94 calendar year. Was absolutely on fire in the latter half of 93-94 and first half of 94-95.

     

    From memory alone, he scored between 12-15 goals in 1994. He scored a lot in the last few months of the 93-94 season and carried on in that vein until the 1-1 draw against Liverpool at home. What a footballer he was.

     

    He scored for fun in the first half of that season where we blew the title. Along with Ferdinand he went into his shell a bit in the second half of the season. If those two had finished the season like they started it we'd have walked the league.

    He was basically the best player in the world for a month., capped off with that goal on his England debut.

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