Andy

Playing terribly, but really I think Arsenal would have raped anybody outside of the top 4 today.

We should launch some kind of campaign against the press. Not just us -- all the various club fansites. Get as many people as we can to boycott buying papers for a week or something. That'll show the drivel-spewing cunts. Cunts.

The only depth ashley is interested in is the depth of the notes in his wallet. We are now officially a selling club,With no ambition, Back to the dark days of lord westwood, Keegan would have walked away from newcastle if he didint need the money. Oh be quiet man. It really is about time we implemented an anti-idiot rule.

Yes, he might have gone to strength-to-strength, and he might have lived up to this so-called "potential..." But take a step back and look at the recent past... Dyer? Jenas? Ameobi? Viana? All had this "potential", yet all went either sideways or backwards instead of forward during their time here. Milner's displays last season did nothing to suggest that he would buck the trend -- he hasn't gone backwards by any means, but he certainly hasn't improved technically as a footballer. He hasn't worked on his weaknesses, and he simply hasn't progressed. He's a model professional and a great worker, for sure. But that only gets you so far. £12 million for Keegan to spend on Keegan-esque signings will get you a lot further.

No it isn't. The entire article can be shot-down on the virtue of the sentence "to allow Milner to leave seems illogical" - - the only thing that would be illogical would be to reject a £12 million bid for him. In fact, no, that wouldn't be illogical, it would be utterly ridiculous. Think they mean in the contex of the boards plan of bring young players through, rather than the players who come here for the cash, Here is a regular in the under-21's, vice captain no-less, maybe our hardest worker and one of our more dignifyed players allowed to leave when an accepteble bid is made. The next time we get an "accepatble bid" for one of our promising players - same again? I'm not saying I agree, but they have a point I'm aware of the context. However, there's a difference between an "acceptable" bid and an "unrejectable" bid. Villa's bid for Milner fits into the latter category. Really? even at a time when we are struggling for players, he was our best player in the last match we played and the boards plan is to go with the young players? As much as its really good deal, i just think its sends out all the wrong signals - Work your ass off, we will pay the bigger names who dont do half as much - twice what you earn, then when a team notice's your hard work we will sell you, and then gamble on a player to replace you. Like i say, I still cant decide who got the best deal - Us or Villa, sure we have £12M in the bank but they have a young english player that will only improve. I am braceing myself for this one to come back and haunt us, O'neill is a shrewd as they come, and milner will thrive under him He was our best player in the last match. But let's put it into context... He was our best player against coventry city. People keep saying he has promise, but has he really improved all that much since he signed? He still has the same limitations -- he can't cross/shoot/pass. Yes, he's a grafter, but a premiership winger doesn't just need graft he also needs craft, and Milner lacks that drastically.

Niall and Biffa are both sound, from the times I've spoken to them. I'm sure Rich would back that up... I don't think they believe their opinions are more worthy than others, and when they "snipe" at forums they're referring to 606 and the like more often than not, as opposed to ours... However, their opinions are so far-reaching (and thus potentially damaging) that sometimes I can't help but feel that they'd be better off sticking to just posting facts...

No it isn't. The entire article can be shot-down on the virtue of the sentence "to allow Milner to leave seems illogical" - - the only thing that would be illogical would be to reject a £12 million bid for him. In fact, no, that wouldn't be illogical, it would be utterly ridiculous. Think they mean in the contex of the boards plan of bring young players through, rather than the players who come here for the cash, Here is a regular in the under-21's, vice captain no-less, maybe our hardest worker and one of our more dignifyed players allowed to leave when an accepteble bid is made. The next time we get an "accepatble bid" for one of our promising players - same again? I'm not saying I agree, but they have a point I'm aware of the context. However, there's a difference between an "acceptable" bid and an "unrejectable" bid. Villa's bid for Milner fits into the latter category.

No it isn't. The entire article can be shot-down on the virtue of the sentence "to allow Milner to leave seems illogical" - - the only thing that would be illogical would be to reject a £12 million bid for him. In fact, no, that wouldn't be illogical, it would be utterly ridiculous.

Fucking hell, I nearly collapsed at the thought of getting £8 million for him. £12 million will send me into a fucking coma.

I can't actually believe that people are getting so worked up over this. If we can get £8-10m for a player who is nothing more than marginally above-average at premiership level, who often flatters to deceive, and who very rarely actually makes a positive impact on matches - bar the odd wonder strike - it would be a fucking great piece of business in my opinion. A player like Milner is easy to replace... Of course, if we don't replace him, then people can get a bit more worked up over it.

If you listen carefully you can actually hear a slight twinge of Northern English in his accent every now and then. Must have picked it up when he was working over here.

Pretty obvious he meant the previous 25 minutes.

It is not particularly manly to have a father who was a celibate sperm donor?

I think this is the first time I've looked forward to a game since Bobby Robson was here.

I think we've already established that the press know fuck all. Probably just copying off one another, as per usual.

How is replacing Faye with Coloccini one step forward and two steps back? More like two steps forward, one step back, as somebody else said. Slightly disappointed if he goes, because I think he's normally one of our more solid defenders; but as long as we make an effort he isn't exactly irreplaceable, and something tells me we have a replacement lined up already...

0:47... Must have thought he was in Milan for a second there.

Is he bollocks. For a minute I thought it was you who said that, then I remembered that you changed your name.

Mear quibbles such as your opinion on this topic are irrelevant. The quote loving question avoiding machine is already in full flow and he can't be stopped. Oh yes he can... My opinion on Healy, for what it's worth, is that he'd score more goals than Smith... In fact, that's not an opinion at all, it's a statistical probability. As such he'd make for a decent back-up striker.

He won't answer that until I stop rather immaturely deleting his posts, apparently.

Oh look, I made the shit posts disappear. Fuck off spoiling the only thread I can be arsed to read on here. Please.

Can we keep this complete and utter bollocks confined to the usual threads please? And by "please?" I don't really mean "please?" -- I just added that bit in to be polite.

I thought it was a message from Titus Bramble, and he thought he still played for us.

got convicted for drink driving didn't he ? And that is actually an offense punishable by death in certain industries. Not sure whether thats a serious post or not??? but if its a joke its out of order. Drink drivers have punished many innocent people with death! What? It was an obscure reference to the many characters who have been killed off in tv shows following drink driving incidents involving the actors. Keep your knickers on mate.

got convicted for drink driving didn't he ? And that is actually an offense punishable by death in certain industries.