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Perhaps when someone visiting t'Leeds stopped you in t'street, pointed at t'Elland Road stadium and asked you: "Who plays there?"

Just so I know is it going to be in EVERY thread? tongue.gif Looks like we've got ourselves an anti-HTL. head_hurts_kr.gif Just as relentless...

T'Leeds United, tbh.

How can both of those things happen? :wullie: Man United. Not Newcastle - dafty!

Just listening to the Century FM phone in and Beardsley just said tonight's the "wettest he's ever been at a game". Aye. It was a good result, but not that good Peter!

When was the last time we scored THREE times?! And kept a clean sheet!?! blueeek.gif

Winter wouldn't stick his neck out like that unless he sensed the wind was changing at SJP, surely? He's one of the most clued up journos around, who has real gravitas and nous about the game, and there chat in the City about Belgravia and this other group waiting in the wings can't just be idle gossip. Surely? Could we really be about to see some dramatic changes (for the good)?

Good to see. I'd agree with Winter about O'Neill as well. Always has a sneaking admiration for him whilst he was up here at Celtic. I'd not be surprised to discover in future that O'Neill was put off signing for NUFC because of the way FFS treated Sir Bobby.

They are being well hypocritical there anyway mate. You make a good case for your involuntary euthanasia there.

lol dunno how you even dare? Because I'm right. That's how I dare. TBH I don't know how you dare even question me. Get back into the hole your crawled out of.

That's as maybe. Still no excuse for Hammers "fans" spouting the vile shite about his tumour at the time. Or since.

The media (the BBC in particular) were banging on all summer that THIS TIME Freddie had to get it right with the manager...his most important appointment ever. Well he didn't. He fudged the issue, got himself someone he thought was malleable who he could push around however he wanted, made a prat of himself with the LMA in the process...and we're still waiting for "the pleasant surprise". Villa fans had to push for something like 6 or so years to get rid of Deadly Doug. But they did (eventually) get rid of him, and things are looking up for them now. Getting rid of FFS is a long-haul job, and one which really should be properly thought through. Yes, most fans are agreed that Shepherd is a feckless oaf, who had fobbed us off and made a catalogue of disasters. But without a really well-conceived idea of what the endgame should be, i.e. a genuine consensus about who we'd like to see in, how we'd like to see NUFC run etc in the future, I fear there's always going to be the real risk of NUFC fans protests backfiring and a lot of fans ending up looking like chumps.

Is that your roundabout way of proclaiming Alan Curbishley as the next Geordie Messiah? I say this: Bring back King Kev! Shhhh, you're talking yourself out of a job!! Mate - I'd happily change my username to Billy Big Bollocks if we appointed KK as manager again.

Is that your roundabout way of proclaiming Alan Curbishley as the next Geordie Messiah? I say this: Bring back King Kev!

yes i know :lol: Not a clue. Wonderful!

I'm increasingly thinking the club is run along the same lines as the FA in Mike Bassett: England Manager Fred to Roeder outside his office "If you need anything Glenn, anything at all, just pop it down on a piece of paper and slip it under my door". Roeder "But I did that in August like you told me....and you never did anything....did you not get my note about the defenders we needed?" Fred looking shifty "Errrrrr, no Glenn, I'm a very busy man you know, lots to do, calls to make....". Roeder "Hang on a minute, look here under your mat, there's notes here from all sorts. There's one from Kenny Dalglish asking for a new striker! And there's one from Gullit calling Shearer a bastard! And look there's one here from Sir Bobby - actually this seems to be a grocery list?....." Fred forcing the door shut "Cheers well all the best Glenn, keep me posted won't you?"

Oh Christ. bluesigh.gif Exactly what I feared. You're going to rush it and end up with a truly amateur effort which will be laughed out of town. Also - you can't spell "tomorrow".

You on my side though eh Pm me if you will help !!! Help how? I'm not wearing a sandwich board with Shepherd Out on it if that's what you mean. More likely you'd eat the sandwich board, tbh I dunno how you dare, Mr. 23 stone! It's mostly muscle. And it's 25 stone actually, you insufferable little weakling. bluebigrazz.gif 25 stone of mostly muscle. Are you a fucking gorilla? bluebigrazz.gif Yes.

You on my side though eh Pm me if you will help !!! Help how? I'm not wearing a sandwich board with Shepherd Out on it if that's what you mean. More likely you'd eat the sandwich board, tbh I dunno how you dare, Mr. 23 stone! It's mostly muscle. And it's 25 stone actually, you insufferable little weakling. bluebigrazz.gif

You on my side though eh Pm me if you will help !!! Help how? I'm not wearing a sandwich board with Shepherd Out on it if that's what you mean. More likely you'd eat the sandwich board, tbh

First point - in bold red. I was thinking exactly the same thing last night. I bet Barnwell is feeling pretty vindicated at the moment, which is fine by me, particularly if Shepherd is now having to eat humble pie on the matter. Second point - who would replace Roeder? Two things: 1. We've become a joke to prospective managers, well certainly to the top echelon of world-class or European class managers now I would imagine. FFS reputation as a Chairman is not one which instantly attracts managers and inspires them...although I still believe that Newcastle United remains a place many aspiring, up and coming managers would be interested in (even with FFS at the helm). If we could get someone like Ade Boothroyd or Mike Newell then fair enough I'd say - provided that this time we install a new management structure with a Director of Football etc. Alternatively, here's one to ponder - what about Big Ron. I'm actually only half-joking about this suggestion too. Get in someone with real experience to sit alongside Roeder, Big Ron or George Graham - someone of that ilk. I dunno, it's just a thought. 2. Was it just my imagination or does anyone else recall the media over the summer stating that this was FFS last chance to get things right with his choice of manager? As the whole thing starts to unravel with Roeder, I'm still hoping all the while that it is spelling out the end of the Shepherd era.

I'll repeat it for your benefit. The last thing this club needs right now is a bunch of numbnut semi-literate baboons staging a half-arsed coup d'etat at St. James Park. All it will do is highlight the ridiculously histrionic and melodramatic behaviour of their section of the fanbase - and it'll play straight into the hands of the press, who will lap it up and present it as "greatest fans in the country, my arse". If it's a reasonably slick effort, fine - I'd support you. If it was as I fear it would be, a web site which just abuses Freddie Shepherd and did little else, you'll stand a fair chance of just embarrassing the fans as much as Freddie does.

No offence but nothing you say or do will get FS to sell up or get FS to step down as chairman. The reason i think KR is taking the piss as you have put it is because the campaign could back fire and just make Newcastle fans more of a laughing stock. Could backfire? Only "could"? Last thing this club needs right now is a bunch of numbnut semi-literate baboons staging a half-arsed coup d'etat at St. James Park. All it will do is highlight the ridiculously histrionic and melodramatic behaviour of their section of the fanbase - and it'll play straight into the hands of the press, who will lap it up and present it as "greatest fans in the country, my arse".

Even so, something tells me there'd still be people on here and in the crowds who would still find something to moan about...

So, your irony bypass was a complete success then thank you for the input No bother. Happy Birthday, by the way!