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That's a terrible statistic, really is. Can't believe that.

Well we can win from behind. Just gotta wait till next season when we're in Europe for the second bit

Yeahh that was my general point, wacko. I'm dreadful at explaining things. It was utter dross for the level he should have been buying at, he just seemed to keep throwing away small amounts on players that weren't going to make any impact.

Can't agree with you there Baba. Even if this team faulters and slips down the table, the only reason I won't love them is if they give up. The reason I love them is just how hard they're trying. Even when we havn't played well, even when we've lost, that desire is still there, the togetherness. We've had some disappointing results already mixed in with the emphatic ones, and my love for the team still didn't wane. Can't say I had love for the players in 07/08 even during the good patch. It was a team of players playing well below their ability and I just saw it as the least they could've done. The love for Keegan, yes, the players? No.

Thank you. A voice of reason.

I said something along these lines another thread mate, completely feel the same way. Was too young to truly appreciate the Keegan years, but this team is up there with Sir Bobby's team at it's peak for me. Just so many likeable characters, fantastic man as manager, everything's so positive. It's a team you HAVE to get behind, there's no other choice, they're too great a bunch of guys not to. For once I don't think this is a false dawn, I feel we can genuinely push on. And I love it.

I love how easily they get wound up on their own forum. Even better is when they try to come on here to rip the shit out of us (not seen one for a long while unforunately) and still get wound up more than we do

Anyone betting tonight then? Just wondered if they thought Lyon away to Benfica @ 4.00 is good odds? Thought that was quite high.

Yeah.

Of course not.

I just can't get my head round what the point of that guy's post is.

Great way of putting it, I can picture it even better now!

Yeah right, they couldn't even give it a fucking rest in the post-match interview.

Even discounting Keane he had a shocking record of buying. And I don't even think about the pricey flops, how many players did he bring in for very little to average money and they turned out to be utter dross? Just didn't understand the point of most of his signings.

You are also a worm Cheers for that man

Fucking ridiculous how they're pushing this story. And I still don't believe this 'the club want to wait till January to be sure he's the right man'. They offered him a contract at the start of the season did they not? They set a date a while back to review his contract. Just because they won't pander to the media like Shepherd would have done, and are going to stick with that date, that means they're leaving him hanging? In my opinion Hughton clearly doesn't have a problem with this, and it doesn't look like the team does. Can't believe this bollocks non-story has got so much of an airing based on absolute shite drummed up by rags I wouldn't wipe my ass with. /Rant over.

That he's got muscle fatigue problems? Well, not exactly! At least he's taking precautions so they can get the best out of him.

I'm a dirty southerner, and I wouldn't offend the good people by calling myself a Geordie. Whenever people call me it after saying I follow the Toon I'll always correct them with 'nahh, not a Geordie unfortunately, wish I was'.

Do we know how Tooj's masterplan was recieved?

Fantastic for Barca.

Fair comparison that, Disco.

Someone asked while watching the match about him. Asking if he's England material. I just said, potential, still a lot of work to do. And then he went and pulled a performance out like that. If he can keep that sort of level of performance going then there's no doubt he deserves a shot with England.

Or even just move the 5, -, and 1 keys all together somewhere on the keyboard, a bit more subtle.

Hasn't that been said for around 7 games mark, then 10 games already? I just feel this whole season is going to be a bit topsy turvy.

I've actually been waiting for this. Felt that it was couldn't be that easy to talk negatively about that 8 year old and a friend or relative was gonna be about..