Dr Venkman

Depends on your personal reason for investing in the fortunes of the club. If it's a daily/weekly distraction from real life and an excuse to have a pint at the weekend, yes. If it's a bit more than that, an institution for which you feel pride and respect, representing the hopes and dreams of a region that needs them, then no.

Yep

Agreed. Just got to hope McClaren can nail the counter attacking plan he's been going for. We've got bags of pace up front and a midfielder pulling the strings who can play the killer pass. We're still gonna concede loads though. Either way, it's not going to be boring

I think we'll knack them

Lovely stuff

Sounds like we're on about our 5th or 6th left back target. Fucking hell man, this should have been sorted on Jan 1st.

He looks fucking muckle.

Funny how sky seem to know about who hasn't 'reply to all'. Bollocks. Hes waiting for an auction to happen. If he doesn't sell just before the deadline at this price he's absolutely mental i agree, berhaino is going today like, peace is a f***ing madman if he doesnt sell a player who isnt being played and has 18 months left on his deal for money like this. Why would he care? TV money more than covers it, also they'll get similar offers in the summer. TV money or TV money + 20-odd million? I don't care how much you earn from TV money that's still a huge chunk to cut your nose off at. Tremendous

Pretty sure all that's needed is an agreement in principle before the deadline.

What? 17!?

Think he'll end up at Spurs, they're heading for CL and challenging for the title, would make sense.

Sounds like the right amount to me

MySpace?

Had a dream last night in which he and I were in the same bar. I sat down at his table and introduced myself as a Newcastle supporter. Throughout the course of the evening I peppered my conversation with various statistics and observations, much to his annoyance and the increasing interest of those around us. Eventually, everyone in the bar was listening and agreeing as I set the record straight on his time here. I'd saved the best for last, however, building up to deliver my final knock out blow...."and all of this without mentioning Hatem fucking Ben Arffff". And then my speech did that dream thing where it slows right down and its a massive effort to get every word out. I could no longer talk, I'd lost the crowd and Pardew was just smiling at me like a wizard who'd made a pact with Sauron. My hatred of him is so rooted in my subconscious that my brain is using my sleep to try and work through it

Martinis finishing was terrible

No he isn't

Remember when he got sent off against Man U and had a right go at Ferguson That side of his character is great imo, I'd have told corner advice to fuck off as well.

This signing has brought a few out of the woodwork, the forum has taken as much criticism as Townsend

The idea that this weapon thinks he's 'dismantling' other teams

Wasn't it proved in the KK lawsuit that the club had been deliberately bidding low? I remember an interview he gave (think it's on YT) that he'd (KK) get the price the club wanted and the wages the player wanted then would sit back to find out the club had offered lower and then just pulled the plug. Ok they may bid but they have been proved to of done this deliberately knowing it won't get accepted in the past. “We wanted to sign Sami Hyypiä. “The fee had to be £1.25million. We knew what his wages would be. “So I went to Wise and Jimenez and said if you put that offer in he will come. The wages weren’t excessive. “We left it with them. We got a phonecall four hours later from Sami saying: ‘What’s going on here?’ “They offered £500,000. They came back and said we’ve offered but they turned it down.” I'm sure this is true, but to me it's more the club disagreeing with KK and/or not wanting the player enough to pay the going rate. I'm sure we do this, I just don't think it's for PR reasons. Do you think Ashley doesn't care what the fans think of him? I hope not.

Doesn't make it true, though? What?

We've been chasing him for the last 3 weeks! Aye because we're going to get relegated. Fairly good reason to start panicking if you ask me. I just find it funny that someone would laugh at the idea of this being a panic buy when it blatantly is. Of course it is. All the signings all based on the threat of relegation, exactly the same as when Sissoko etc were brought in. It's a panic month

Newcastle United bid for City star Johnson http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-bid-city-star-1449057

perez has scored 12 goals in the PL since he joined us less than 2 seasons ago, townsend has scored 5 his entire career at the top level so it sort of suggests that they're the same thing really Can't both play in the same team though? Perez up top or behind Mitrovic? I just find it weird that the first response of so many is to bemoan Perez losing his place. We desperately need points, whatever works. How can he play behind Mitrovic with both Shelvey and Wijnaldum in the team? face it at this point it's either/or. Who says they both need to be in the team? We need to win matches, that's all that matters, not who's playing.