Chris_R

Perhaps, but that doesn't mean he's going to blame no-one but himself.

Shearer? Seems harsh as Alan has said repeatedly he's been nowhere near the club since he retired.

There is no panic. Sure, we didn't buy anyone who will play in the 1st team. Sure, that's disappointing. But we've got plenty of players here who are good enough to not go down. I see no problem. Never say never of course (Notts Forest, anyone?), but there's certainly no panic here.

Beardsley and Cole didn't need aerial prowess, so I'm happy to see Martins and Owen given a run out. Pace, finishing, flair. Get the ball to them (Which we've consistently failed to do so far this year) and watch them wreak havoc.

Yeah, Chelsea, Man U, Man C and Arsenal (All away) should really be disregarded. The only results that matter on there are Derby, Bolton and Wigan. 2 of them were under Allardyce, so again need discounting. Against Bolton, they came and put 11 men behind the ball and shut up shop. Keegan had been back about 2 days, and we played the majority of the game in their half. Hardly time to panic. Let's get the Boro game out the way and see what the performance is like against them. That'll say far more than all 7 games listed in the opening post put together tbf.

Safety?

Just to echo what others have said, if he's going for about £3m we should snap their hands off. He looks a decent player I hope we can get him.

what did we pay for shamble bramble again? Yeah, but tightarse is English. Rubbish young English players cost about £4m, good ones cost 10 times that. At least they do if you believe Roy Keane.

This strikes me as strange as Keegan has always been able to pick a good player. Nobody has a 100% record but Sellars, Cole, Albert, Lee, Ginola, Gillespie, Beresford, Bracewell and countless others all came in from nowhere and did fantastic jobs for the club. This for me was always one of Keegan's strong points, and to have players foisted upon him by men upstairs scares me a bit. What are we leaving Kev to do - Sort the tactics out on match day? "Go out there and score shitloads!"

I'm keen to read anything said by anyone who has played for Newcastle. It's articles like this that help build a picture about what our club is actually like, beyond the tabloid rubbish that is either propaganda spread by the club or it's shit stirring written by journalists. The closest we get to the truth is what comes from current or ex-players. I know there's nothing ground breaking in what he's said but it's all pieces of a jigsaw. Put them all together and you can see the bigger picture. Sure some of them have an axe to grind but it's more reliable than most sources of information.

Desperation signing who did better than we expected him to do. Always tried his hardest, never hid and put himself about a bit. Hope he does well for the rest of his career, wherever it takes him.

Was just about to bring that up. He's just making sure he backs the winner!

Fucking excellent. Didn't know that feature was there.

So if you're an alcocholic, and you stop, you die. THAT is an absolute crock of s***. To be fair, he's right. But it's not as cut and dry as that. Have a read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic#Alcohol_withdrawal

Well it shouldn't be because of the club. I took the photos myself and there was nothing anywhere to indicate that I shouldn't take them. If they don't want people taking photos then they should put up signs and make people aware of this. I've never seen anything in all the years I've been going. I think you'll find if you read the club rules and regulations you aren't actually allowed to take photographs inside the ground. I've been going to watch Newcastle for over half my life and have never yet seen these club rules and regulations. Care to point me in the right direction? Have you got a link for where you've read this? Not doubting you, just curious as to what these regulations are. I thought the only rules and regulations we had were "Turn up whatever the weather, sing your heart out and cheer like a b#stard if we score".

I love Shearer for what he's done for this club and the player he was. BUT: I get the feeling he's too big for his boots. If he came as assistant, I'd worry that he'd be angling for the top job and that he'd be hanging over Keegan waiting for him to fail. This way, Shearer will either get another job at Newcastle where he woudlnt' be "next in line to the throne" and therefore couldn't exert that pressure, or else he'll move somewhere else and we'll see if he is any good or not. I'd love him to prove himself and get a crack at the Newcastle job eventually, but ideally only when Keegan has retired of extreme old age having won us everything in sight. I'd love him to take up a coaching role at Newcastle now though as I feel he'd have an awful lot to teach the likes of Martins about finishing. But that's up to him, whether he feels that he will take that job or wants a more substantial position straight away.

Thank FCUK for that. This is exactly what Sam couldn't seem to see with our midfield. Packing the middle of the park with Smith, Butt and Geremi was killing us, and we only had an outlet on the wings. Even then, as he played people on the wrong wings, we weren't going past anyone as we were just cutting inside all the time without having to beat our man. Things are looking up again.

If we signed him, then give him a Paul McGrath "Pay as you play" deal. Give him £10k/week basic and a £70k/week appearance/fit to play bonus.

I remember that game, I was there. He won literally everything that went anywhere near him, it was a majestic performance. I left in total awe of the man, and was ecstatic when we signed him.

You're Milburn side. I went in Turnstile 84 (Though the ticket said I could use any from 79 to 84) and I went into the ground through Access 8. I was seat J364, so I can tell you you're not right at the back. Middle of the tier I'd say, but 100% you're Milburn side.

Aye that's the plan like. I've been in the Gallowgate a couple of times this season, though it's a bit of an unbalance and i can't really make a fair judgement - cos one was the Arsenal game, and the other was the City game. I fell in love with the stand at the Arsenal game, but City was garbage. I wanted to try Leazes Level 7 cos that's where the Ultras are so i suppose you're guaranteed atmosphere up there. I'm unsure as to which side of the corner i'm on, though. (Milburn/Leazes) Probably Milburn, if you got the tickets from those on general sale. From where the Leazes ends and the corner begins it's normally the away fans. Then after them it's Newcastle fans as you get towards the Milburn.

Well it shouldn't be because of the club. I took the photos myself and there was nothing anywhere to indicate that I shouldn't take them. If they don't want people taking photos then they should put up signs and make people aware of this. I've never seen anything in all the years I've been going.

They're always vocal, but then aren't we when we travel away? Just make sure you make as much noise as you can, don't let them have it all their own way. There was a bit of friendly banter going on but you just have to ensure you give as good as you get (Stay the right side of the line though, don't get thrown out!).

Here you go. Gives you a bit of a panoramic view if you start from the first image and work your way to the third: http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8260/p1901081655sb5.jpg http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5453/p190108165401jw2.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9605/p190108165502ot4.jpg Resolution on the cameraphone was 5mp, but they're a bit blurry as I was ever-so-slightly inebriated.

Yeah, I was right next to the Bolton fans. I'm uploading them to Imageshack now (Not sure how to embed them on here and will probably make a fool of myself if I try!)