Paully

20 years ago today The night ‘it’ went :'( The build-up to it was unbelievable and the atmosphere absolutely mental but that red-nosed Danish bastard and the big-collared kung-fu kicking French pig ruined our night and the season BASTARDS!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sunderland/12182896/Adam-Johnson-questions-put-to-Sunderland-manager-Sam-Allardyce-full-transcript.html

What a load of shite! http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/04/champions-league-leicester-relevent-sports-charlie-stillitano Champions League does not need likes of Leicester, says US sports executive Associated Press Friday 4 March 2016 00.58 GMT Last modified on Friday 4 March 2016 01.28 GMT Closing off European football competitions to include only elite clubs could make them far richer, according to the American sports executive who has held talks with the leading English Premier League teams about a shake-up to long-established league structures. The Relevant Sports chairman, Charlie Stillitano, held talks with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United on Tuesday in London about this year’s International Champions Cup (ICC), an annual pre-season friendly tournament organised by his company. Stillitano confirmed they also discussed “restructuring the Champions League” – an issue high on the European Club Association agenda amid a power vacuum at Uefa. Stillitano revealed that the European governing body has been keen on working with the ICC, which already attracts some of the world’s wealthiest teams to compete in games across the globe for a lucrative but meaningless prize. “We have even talked to Uefa in the past because they had an interest in our summer tournament,” Stillitano told the US satellite radio station SiriusXM. “That is something they would like to integrate into their portfolio.” Joining forces with Relevent’s ICC would currently be incompatible with Uefa’s existing sponsorships. There are no plans with Uefa presently on the table but discussions have not been closed off. Arsenal are the only team from the talks to go on the record in denying they advocate a breakaway Super League for Europe’s leading clubs. Discussions within the ECA about the merits of advocating guaranteed Champions League places for prestigious teams come at a time when Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are all in danger of missing out on qualifying for Europe’s top competition next season. “What would Manchester United argue: did we create soccer or did Leicester create [it]?” said Stillitano, who met United’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, on Tuesday. “Let’s call it the money pot created by soccer and the fandom around the world. Who has had more of an integral role, Manchester United or Leicester? It’s a wonderful, wonderful story – but you could see it from Manchester United’s point of view, too.” If the Premier League season ended now, Leicester and Tottenham would qualify for the Champions League alongside Arsenal and Manchester City. “Maybe that is absolutely spectacular unless you are a Manchester United fan, Liverpool fan … or a Chelsea fan,” Stillitano said. “I guess they don’t have a birthright to be in it every year but it’s the age-old argument: US sports franchises versus what they have in Europe. There are wonderful, wonderful, wonderful elements to relegation and promotion and there are good arguments for a closed system.” Stillitano believes Europe’s biggest clubs deserve to make more cash from the Champions League, given their contribution to making it such a financial success. He said fans are more likely to watch the Juventus v Bayern Munich and Arsenal v Barcelona games in the current round of 16 rather than matches involving PSV Eindhoven and Ghent. “This is going to sound arrogant and it’s the furthest thing from it … but suddenly when you see the teams we have this summer in the ICC you are going to shake your head and say, ‘Isn’t that the Champions League?’” Stillitano said. “No, the Champions League is PSV and Ghent.” Voicing the complaints he hears from clubs, Stillitano said: “I could make a lot more money, I can be a lot more visible, I can help my sponsors out but right now I am locked into doing certain things that are really historic.”

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I posted this last month but for those who missed it............. "McClaren simply can’t set a team up away from home. It was his downfall with England. One goal and one point from Russia, Croatia and Israel away in qualifying. Or not qualifying as it turned out. At Boro there were two seasons in which his sides scored 12 (twelve) goals in 19 away league games. Twelve! His average away goals tally at Middelsborough was 17. In 19 games. It’s not good enough. Newcastle United’s major problem last season was our away form. We won just 3 out of 19 away games last season. Only QPR managed less. So who did Charnley and Carr hire to arrest this slump away from home? The man who’s away record in England at the highest level is a disaster. What a surprise we’re heading for relegation." http://www.true-faith.co.uk/match-preview-everton-v-newcastle-united-goodison-park-03feb16-ko-19-45-pm-premier-league/

Our full away record under him; P 15 W 2 D 1 L 12 F 7 A 33 GD -26 Horrific! Both wins were complete smash and grabs too!

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Premier League breakaway: Are England's big five bosses meeting in secret over European Super League? http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-breakaway-englands-big-7475511

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http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160301/9fc890fb685d13d31e3033b80646e514.jpg His shorts should be up there!

Janmaat Taylor Lascelles Dummett Oh dear!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3470148/Sunderland-stuck-Adam-Johnson-avoid-relegation-winger-admitted-child-sex-offences.html

Patrick Kluivert is currently having a bit waffle with my mate former NUFC youth and reserve player Carl Finnigan in Cape Town! It sounds like he's a canny bloke!

Jerome just missed a header from two yards out!

Here's the big fella!

Free away tops for all away fans there today presumably as a gesture for supporting the nonce like the club did! Beasts!

The so-called 'classy club'! OP- Defence Barrister "It's plain they knew exactly what was going on. They had the statements, they did have Mr Johnson's interview and they chose in that situation, rightly or wrongly ... they allowed him to keep playing." "You may consider SAFC were facing relegation and didn't want to lose one of their star players." OP says Johnson should not be blamed for club's decision OP has also said that SAFC may have had "commercial considerations" when deciding to continue playing Johnson. Adds Johnson should still not be blamed for their decision

Alan Pardew ready to sign new Crystal Palace deal when Eagles guarantee Premier League survival http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alan-pardew-ready-sign-new-7445715

Idiots have been doing that since last March!

What an utter mug he is! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160225/67a3715f21097982625bd5e0c60eb49d.jpg

Well done bud!

Banked £150 from last night's in-play bet and put these on tonight! Geed up Argentine sausage! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160224/2a83bb8f5ef42a3fb8c8a35ec065964a.jpg

Yessssss! Ha ha! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/e218274d3492811c267dd11f6042e04f.jpg

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B365 offer on tonight lads! B365 - pre-match - £50 over 0.5 goals - 1/33 returns £51.52 Skybet - pre-match - £3 no goalscorer - 16/1 returns £51 B365 - in-play - £50 on whatever floats your canoe!