Dr Venkman

good man, i'm positive about ashley/mort/allardyce, i mean, we have to be, it looks a bit better than shepherd/idiot hall/roeder

a poor wigan side who are getting a few results at the minute, yeah, i'll be more than pleased with 8 points from 12

i'm a bit disapointed having lead twice and not won, but at the end of the day, we have a new manager and so many new signings playing a new system that we cant expect miracles. its very positive that we're unbeaten and that viduka got his first for us, obviously we need some creativity in midfield but i've got high hopes for barton and who knows we may even get a nice surprise transfer next week. calm down lads, under roeder or souness we'd have been lucky to get 1 point from these three games, nevermind 5, early days man, early days.

Agreed. thirded

Does the name have to be theme specific like? And I don't think TU want to focus purely on fans interested in signing anyway as that will alienate those that don't and to be honest, you don't need to be part of a group or club to sing anyway, if we are to have such a fans club or body I think they'll get more shrift by promoting a more inclusive policy about the atmosphere. I.e. instead of focusing on just signing, focus on the general atmosphere, that way they can cover many things to do with it and many fans affected by these things. If they're entirely focused on getting people to sign then they may as well call themselves the "signing end" or "signers". You don't want to box yourself in when creating a club/group. By calling themselves the Ultras, they've kind of already done that and now have to go through a rebranding phase if you like. The Mags is what and who we are, and if any fan body were to adopt The Mags as their moniker, not only would it be traditional but it would also encompass anything associated with being a fan of NUFC really. Furthermore, "Tune Army" is wackytastic and more akin to Soccer AM. I know it's just a name, but I couldn't take anything seriously that goes by the name of "Tune Army", when I heard that Loony Toons theme tune and start/ending came into my head Some good points, but I don't think they are looking to change what they are all about, purely the name. Oh I know they aren't just about signing, hence why I don't think a name so specific to such a theme would be the way to go. Have I been wooshed BTW? Just I can't honestly believe anyone would consider Tune Army seriously, other than for a laugh. BTW you get, I had another good name, but in responding to your post I've forgotten it mate, its siNGing man

Yeah we got nothing better do with our time than making up stories of Icelandic millionaires trying to buy a mediocre football club. Think again you t*** oooooooooooh

hmmm, i'm undecided on this, i mean, i like the idea that st james would always be this cauldron of noise, but tbh i get the feeling that thats got as much to do with bragging rights as it has to how we actually think it'll make the players perform, sometimes i think its great when things are a bit quiet and then the team start to press and THEN the crowd get behind them, i think it keeps a link between the fans and players to some extent, in an age where there basically isnt one, its not like you can congratulate the players in the bar after the match anymore. i'm all for vocal support, but yeah, spontaneous sounds best to me.

not much to add to whats already been said but i'm happy with him so far

coz we're all hoping its utter cack?

interesting point that, i wonder if, with all the comments from john hall regarding ashley as being the perfect person to take us forward etc etc, that there could have been some sort of clause written into the deal so he couldnt sell the club on at a profit within a certain time frame? i dont suppose its likely though, seems as if it would have been more of a gentlemans agreement, or that it wasnt even mentioned and that they were just happy to sell up to someone english and to hell with what they did once the club was theirs

i'm hoping this one's gonna be wide of the mark tbh

Understand where your coming from but to be honest nobody really knows who the f*** Mike Ashley is or his motivations/intentions. thats the problem imo, if he just came out and said he's here for the long run then these stories would go away, mort has said it i suppose, but we need to hear it from the owner. having these takeover stories come out is ridiculous so soon after he bought the club, does anyone know if this sort of thing happened with the other clubs recently taken over? villa, west ham etc, or was it just a case of the new owners making their intentions public and that was that?

hmmmm, not a clue what to make of this like

alves, we need defenders

excellent, best signing since spurs payed 7 million for jenas

Allardyce on the backing he's had. “We’ve invested well, I’ve spent more than I’ve ever spent this summer and I’m grateful for that,” explained a manager who has so far signed seven players. “I’m fortunate to have that, I’ve been able to invest more on transfer fees and more on wages and I’ve got bigger and better players. When you do that you have more quality, you can play better football. When you don’t, it’s about upsetting bigger and better teams, it’s about embarrassing them and it’s something you don’t get credit for. You’re doing it with lesser players and that makes you better than them. But it also means people start saying you’re something you’re not.” http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcastleunited/journalsport/tm_method=full%26objectid=19618467%26siteid=50081-name_page.html how come chaps like you riducule the Chronicle, then take bits that suit you Never mind. I expect you will ignore this mind : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/newcastle/article2240973.ece Whether the new owner will let me spend as much as Freddy would have is something we’ll find out come the end of August [when the transfer window closes] but there’s a few players I’ve targeted, either for August or when the window reopens in January, and so far, so good.” and THAT, is all I have said. No more, no less. Quite amazing how you and others are jumping around just because a post isn't either totally anti-Shepherd, or pro-Ashley. But I expected that from the likes of you too. You ridicule the Times, then take the bits that suit you though. Their claims about the Owen clause, which turned out to be correct, is one example that springs to mind. Also, that Chronicle article quoted above has crediblity because it contains direct quotes rather than just supposition. I suspect you realise this though. just so long as its either anti Shepherd/Hall or pro-Ashley eh Alex mackems.gif I don't ridicule the Times BTW, just certain pompous journos when they publish "opinions", especially something about Newcastle because it is anti-Newcastle , most of who are the same people who laughingly said that Keegan "spent a load of money and failed because he won nothing" For the record, I have taken on board both quotes. See my post earlier where I state "Just because I want to believe Ashley will back the board more than the Halls and Shepherd doesn't mean I'm stupid enough to pretend they have just yet". Because, basically, whatever you want to believe, they haven't. Not yet. And you don't know if they will or not any more than I do. Yet. haha, i cant believe this is still going, in about twenty threads at once

thats not a worry, at all

hasnt he said a few times that the whole family is happy here? little girl at school etc, are you telling me she commutes by helicopter too?

better team, better manager, confidence high, home advantage, i think we'll win

oh god,the shepherd europe argument in here aswell is it, get over it man

we were great today, so happy to see us playing like a team, also would like to say i thought viduka looked very assured on the ground, great feet, and of course gave them hell in the air, something shola just can not do well done lads

i'm in

yes

woohoo!

gotta be geremi, pointless having a keeper captain imo