AlanSkÃrare

It's fucking ridiculous. What reality do they live in? They couldn't have picked a worse owner to ask this from either.

Can someone explain to me why so many of them are so rubbish? This place has given me a slight hatred of Norway in particular. Apologies to the good ones that we do have, but some of your compatriots are absolute divvies. They're s*** because their general knowledge of football is s***. Most just choose an English team 'cause it's expected of them and take a miniscule interest in the sport except when something good or bad happens, either club-wise or Internationally, then they go on about it like they've always paid attention yet what they're saying is absolute horseshit. Their favourite thing to do is also to talk down any Scandinavian country, league and/or players because it's/they're so much shitter than anyone/thing else. Again displaying their total lack of knowledge since the leagues aren't too bad, and neither are the national teams. I see it all the time, and it's not even just the glory hunters. People can go "I support Southampton/Leeds/Blackburn" and not be able to name any player on the team. They just "have" a team because that's what they do. c***s. In short, they suck because they have no knowledge of football in general and just want to be a part of something so they can argue with their mates (who also know nothing). I hate the Scandinavian football fan almost more than Asian glory hunters. At least the Asians tend to be interested in the teams they follow that week. Gives the people who actually care a bad name and brings everybody down with them. f*** the world. (Obviously there's exceptions though. But still.) I'm editing the biggest Swedish fan site (that has a forum attached). I want to be part of and create an interesting community for Newcastle supporters in Sweden, even though it's difficult and proving frustrating more than often. People post every rumour everywhere, want to buy Swedish players for the sake of it and post FM-like formations ahead of every game. The main problem is the acceptance of every news source and the fact that our coverage (both TV and other forums) is filled with attention seeking idiots who know nothing about football in general, Newcastle in particular. Once these people become a point of reference, the general Swedish fan becomes worse than some of the worst posters on here. Rich: what in particular drives your hatred towards us? I think there is a far bigger proportion of local fans who contribute with nothing but rubbish. You know those times where you wish you never said anything? Especially when it's diverting a transfer thread... sorry folks. Anyway: the "slight hatred" comment was fairly tongue-in-cheek. I certainly wouldn't jump to outright "hatred". It's just frustration I feel more than anything. To be fair, it tends to be Norwegians more than Scandinavians that I have an issue with on here and even then it's far from every poster - as I said we do have (very) good ones too. I have to stress that it's purely related to the people we've had on here, nothing to do with the actual country/area itself in any way shape or form. Not the politics, football team, famous people, etc. I'm simply talking from an N-O perspective as it's all I have to go on. The fact is that for the amount of Norwegians we have on here (or have had on here) there have been a disproportionate number who have caused trouble with offensive comments like those from thorin or who have just been horrendously immature/unstable in their posting style. I think Kaizero has explained the latter part of this very well in his post and you've alluded to it in yours as well. I think "hyper active" is the most polite term I could use to highlight my opinion of the general style we're talking about. Of course there are a lot more locals/Brits who post "rubbish" but then there are a lot more signed up to this place, naturally. I can't really put it any other way - the facts are there to back it up in the ban log. Inochi has obviously noticed it as well from the perspective of a regular member, given the post which started all of this off. Sorry to those of you who are excellent posters on here if I've offended you, but hopefully this clarifies my reasoning behind the original comment. No worries I think it's an interesting topic (although off topic) and I tend to agree with you to some extent. I also think there is a logical reason for the "Scandinavian failings". The geographical aspect means our pundits do not have the knowledge to properly answer the quite big interest in English football. Those of us who actually know something are to be found on the internet, away from the broad channels. Yet the "experts" are the ones given license to educate the general supporter, creating masses of fans with passion but no knowledge. Emotional, engaged but liberated from any sort of understanding about the nature of English football. The general level of the posts on this forum is something I regard as a free zone from the standard morons that you come across wherever/whenever you discuss football. It's like escaping from the fickle, the nonsense, the bias and the pure idiocy that is spouted all over Swedish media. I watch loads of football. I mute at every halftime and turn my attention to this forum as it's makes far more interesting reading than pretty much everything else I can come across.

Can someone explain to me why so many of them are so rubbish? This place has given me a slight hatred of Norway in particular. Apologies to the good ones that we do have, but some of your compatriots are absolute divvies. They're s*** because their general knowledge of football is s***. Most just choose an English team 'cause it's expected of them and take a miniscule interest in the sport except when something good or bad happens, either club-wise or Internationally, then they go on about it like they've always paid attention yet what they're saying is absolute horseshit. Their favourite thing to do is also to talk down any Scandinavian country, league and/or players because it's/they're so much shitter than anyone/thing else. Again displaying their total lack of knowledge since the leagues aren't too bad, and neither are the national teams. I see it all the time, and it's not even just the glory hunters. People can go "I support Southampton/Leeds/Blackburn" and not be able to name any player on the team. They just "have" a team because that's what they do. c***s. In short, they suck because they have no knowledge of football in general and just want to be a part of something so they can argue with their mates (who also know nothing). I hate the Scandinavian football fan almost more than Asian glory hunters. At least the Asians tend to be interested in the teams they follow that week. Gives the people who actually care a bad name and brings everybody down with them. f*** the world. (Obviously there's exceptions though. But still.) I'm editing the biggest Swedish fan site (that has a forum attached). I want to be part of and create an interesting community for Newcastle supporters in Sweden, even though it's difficult and proving frustrating more than often. People post every rumour everywhere, want to buy Swedish players for the sake of it and post FM-like formations ahead of every game. The main problem is the acceptance of every news source and the fact that our coverage (both TV and other forums) is filled with attention seeking idiots who know nothing about football in general, Newcastle in particular. Once these people become a point of reference, the general Swedish fan becomes worse than some of the worst posters on here. Rich: what in particular drives your hatred towards us? I still think there is a far bigger proportion of local fans who contribute with nothing but rubbish.

"We're looking forward to seeing some new faces on the pitch in the next few games" "Whether that's from the treatment room or a new signing isn't relevant - we need senior players out there."

We can always look to our senior players to get us through things.

Well. Fuck off Loic.

Can't play on the wing. Resorting to 4-4-2 for good.

There has been worse tbf. Aye lived through them. Just hurts seeing things fall apart again.

This is too much. Couple of horrible days supporting this club. I feel really bad.

Really good comments from Ben Arfa. It's good to know he loves it at Newcastle. Meanwhile, he's firmly established and expressed the same opinions that we are of. He's also stated what it would take for him to ask for a move. I for one think he has every right to do so and he's formulated himself in a very respectful and reasonable manner. However, what I fear is that his expectations will never, ever be met at this club.

Lock thread? Don't want this to occupy anymore of my time.

Who can blame us?

Signing Butland would take us to another level.

What a shit article.

That's what worries me. We won't be able to get someone to improve us in.

I don't want a partnership. I want someone who can and is willing to play on the wing AND with Cissé as a front 2. Therefore I can't see any logic in bringing in Graham or Gomis. Remy had those qualifications.

Cabaye is back.

Same here. Feel so dejected.

This and the fact that we've gone half of the window working on a deal that has now come to nothing. We're highly unlikely to get one of our other targets.

Not relegation. That Championship season turned out to be bearable because we had the perfect squad for that sort of season. This time would be different. It would transform us into a Championship club. It would be disastrous.

Had that exact feeling when I woke up. Surreal.

It sinks in at times. How unbalanced and unfair the playing field has become really takes the fun out of the sport. I think it's evident how the rise of good managers, chairmen and academies are so much more visible and interesting in the lower leagues now because of the different financial landscape. There is money there as well, but the spending powers aren't controlling everything in the same manner. Paul Lambert, Eddie Howe etc. have shown their capabilities at clubs competing in an environment that isn't as drained in money and commercial interest as the top tier. The more level playing field makes for more interesting scenarios, breakthroughs and developments than the overall predictable, one dimensional structure that's offered by the Premier League. No matter how talented your manager is, how good your academy is, how loyal your fanbase is - the money will always win. This isn't a reaction to what happend with Remy yesterday, but it was a reminder that our business model accounts for nothing competitively. There is a roof for us and everyone else. It needs resolving. The current situation slowly kills football for me. Supporting a team should be built on excitement and hope. As of now, I have no hope of seeing Newcastle compete at that level.

Not only did we need a new striker for the rest of the season, we desperately needed someone for this game. Nervous in the same way I was before the Boro game in 09. Not as much of course, but it feels monumental.