Crumpy Gunt

The clubs coming down next season will get huge parachute payments. The three relegated clubs and the 20 in the premier league could create a closed shop where teams after next season who aren't on the gravy train probably never will get on it.

My lad plays U11'next season. He's played since U7's. What I find at this age is that kids will / are being left behind. Two things spring to mind. 1 - Trials. For three years my lad has played he's went to trials every season. Anyone kid can go to these trials and try out for his / her age group. What I see is virtually a closed shop. You look and think 'he looks a decent player, he would certainly improve our team. He's better than some, if not most, of our team" You then start the next season with the exact same team - and the other teams at this level look exactly the same. In fact if you turned up for a trial and didn't already have a team you had very slim or no chance regardless. My lad trialled for Wallsend. They are dropping from 3 x 7 a side teams to 2 x 9 a side teams. Half a dozen of their own are getting chopped and no kid outside will get a chance. Waste of time going (and my lad was never going to be good enough, but he wanted to try) Parents on the sidelines where only worried about whether their kid would make the cut! 2 - Cost. I'd say £15 to £25 a month. x 8 months. A lot of parents just simply couldn't afford it. Single mother with 2/3 kids wont have that spare cash. Good players will be left to rot at the age of 7 and maybe not show their potential til their (free) school team picks them. When we say the riches need to be spread to grass roots this is were it needs to start.

He'll go.

Anyone who wants loyalty should buy a dog. Palace will offer him mega £££ on the back of the massive increase in revenue.

Good riddance to bad shit. Fucking cowardly bastard.

We need to balance the books. Unfortunate he's looking at Palace but their £13m is as good as anyones. The reality is what it is.

Blanc (sp) gone from PSG

Crumpy's reaction would be ZIP. I think Crumpy gives not one single fuck what HBA is up to.

be awkward if the retrial doesn't go in his favour.

When will England play their last 16 match? Assuming of course all goes reasonably well on Monday.

Joe Hart's a liability. Time for a change. He'll cost England eventually.

So. Toon will start with a home game.Can someone check if the scum are home or away boxing day?

Sun in your eyes and no leg room whatsoever.

Be nice to see old friends back. Let's hope Rafa can indeed do the business.

He stayed one contract too long. He only ever looked on top of his game when someone alongside was playing well. He never stood out as THE centre half. Aye, he always needed a better CB next to him. I still think he was a worse defender than Williamson the last 2 years. The CB positions have been like a running joke for a long time. Hopefully Lascelles and Mbemba will be like a changing of the guard - long long overdue.

He stayed one contract too long. He only ever looked on top of his game when someone alongside was playing well. He never stood out as THE centre half.

Prob offered peanuts (his true worth tbf) Prob end up in china on £250k pw.

Looked like a star in the making before the hip injury fucked him. Remember Shola and Lua Lua v Leverkuson in Chamions League. Shearer, Bellamy, Shola and Lua Lua looked a promising quartet of power and speed. Shola played a season with a bad injury which his hip never fully recovered. (Under Souness iirc) He needed major surgery which he held off until other options became available. He came back and looked like he couldn't play 90 minutes. He must be close to the most subbed player to ever play for NUFC.

so it wasn't all bad then?

Dummet not going either.

I hope England bomb in the group stage.

you really think he'll give up 12 months of £80k a week? would you?

This. Well said. It's a shame because we all remember how much he used to be loved. To be fair, the club firing his best friend for having cancer probably played a part in his disillusionment. His mate didn't get fired. His contract ended.

I got a hard back which depicts every Shearer goal scored for the Toon. Personally signed by the man himself. Shit load of old programs from 80's I got given when a friend died.

Sceptical about what? Just read this thread since Rafa re-signed. The world now is much more beautiful place and there's not one single chance Rafa (or more likely his employers) will find a way to fuck it all up. Life doesn't get better than this mate.