pinkeye

Dyer's house is for sale at Darras Hall, something like £2.6million.

That tackle could cause serious injury.... luckily it is only Dyer.

I think we will win fairly comfortably. It would be nice to see a goal or two at the Gallowgate end (for us) as well. Recently all the goals, bar Milners late one vs. Juventus, have been in the Leazes end. Or at least it seems that way. Not seeing any goals (at all) in home league matches for the last half dozen games last season was hard!! Most goals in our friendlies were at the other end to where I sit. Predict maybe 2 - 0 Martins and Viduka.

I always hoped that Solano would finish his playing career at Newcastle and then move into a coaching role. He is the best technical footballer we have at the club and his knowledge / ability to read the game is second to none. Would hate to see him go!!

I hate Sunderland. That's all.

was it trying to get out of bed or when he stretched after waking up? sure they said it was when he stretched after waking up. How unfit do you have to be for that to give you a muscle strain. Got him in my dream team too, will have to get shot.. I think the problem is that footballers are so fit that it only takes the slightest thing for them to pull a muscle. A bit like a finely tuned racing car I suppose, in that it doesn't take a lot for them to break down or not run properly..... It does make you laugh though, I have played football for nearly 30 years and never really had an injury that stopped me from tutning out. Slight strains and knocks were just played through.

Patience is a virtue that we have had to develop over the many years of almost being there. I, personally have no shortage of it. But, in reality the way Newcastle have shown in pre season gives me loads of optimism, I have been to all the home friendlies and think that we have played really well in all of them. We have good reason to feel optimistic while keeping our feet firmly planed on the ground.

Excellent atmosphere coming from the "old corner" today. Well done lads!! http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c011.gif http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c014.gif

When any player leaves Newcastle after 8 years there is always a little saddness however, I think that Dyer's time has been up for a long time and while his fitness is at its' current level now is the time to do the deal. Whether he starts as a superstar for West Ham it is pretty nailed on that he will soon be back to his old ways of petulance. With the assistance of Craig Bellamy he is certain to find the bright lights of London too much to resist. Keep an eye on the papers!!

None taken.........

Not going to argue with those more in the know than me but, I had a quick check on theaa.com and their directions were not far off what I thought: Your route details - View summary results | Plan a new route From: Ipswich,Suffolk To: West Ham United F.C.,London Reverse this route Distance: 75.4 miles Show in kilometres Time: 1 hr 40 min Print this page Send to a friend Show map of route Map of destination

Roz has impressed me so far as well. I think he makes up for his lack of physical presence with so intelligent football. Him and Taylor will be a very decent pairing.

Plenty of players live well away from their place of work. Viduka wants to stay in North Yorkshire. Where does he play? Alan Brazil seems to manage on Talksport! True, but, Ispwich would take about 1hr 45mins to West Ham assuming fair traffic. Not sure whether that may be too far away for a commute. Mark Viduka lives in Harrogate which is about the same (maybe 20 mins less), maybe you're right!! Personally if Dyer goes (or should I say when) I wish him well, even though he has been a little shit at times up here!!

I said in an earlier thread that his family are in Ipswich, fair enough a move to London makes the journey to Ipswich shorter but, I doubt he will be living there so what does he gain? Not much in my opinion! All that said, if we force him to stay this season he will not necessarily play as well as he can as his heart will not be in the job, some may suggest that has been the case for a number of seasons now. In two years he can leave and we get nothing! May as well sell him now while he still holds some financial value. I'm also not sure where hi is going to fit into the team, we are strong in midfield (assuming Geremi plays there) with decent talent in that department. We have enough strikers as well. I doubt Dyer would get many games (if the squad was injury free, that is).

I will never boo one of our players however, I was very surprised to hear that Dyer was on the bench for this game. I doubt Sam would have named him in the squad if we had more players. Our squad is painfully thin at the moment!! I thought that when Dyer came out to warm up he looked embarrassed and only ran up and down a couple of times before going back into the dugout. To give him his dues he came on at half time and really put the effort in. Sadly I have seen that before, he very occasionally shows us what he can actually do while most of the time he has been a waste of a very high salary. I'm sure he will leave before the season starts and I'm sure that he will do well for whoever he signs for but, I doubt they will get any more out of him than we have in the long term. Thought Luque was starting to look really good before he pulled his groin.

Like THEY pulled out of signing Nugent, aye because after inital talks and numerous telephone conversations you realised you were leaving messages on flirt divert. My neighbour was on a flight to Spain just after the Euro Champs (Under 21's) and Stephen Taylor was on the same flight going to Malaga for a week with his mates, Nugent was going to join them out there. On the return flight Taylor, who is a first class bloke who spoke to anyone who spoke to him, told my neighbour that Nugent had to turn his phone off for the full week because Sunderland were calling all the time and he did not want to sign for them!!

Tottenham to Ipswich is ~80 miles. Newcastle to Ipswich is ~280 miles. Obviously London is closer to Suffolk than Newcastle, that's not what I meant specifically. He still wouldn't be there every night etc would he? Therefore he may as well be in Australia because it is not "home". He clearly believes that he is too good to be at Newcastle, one of the very few players who have not recognised the fact that the club is changing for the better and moving forward. Truth, he is bloody lucky to have been with us for as long as he has been. He has milked his salary for years and while we stood by him through the mystery illness / recurrent hamstring he has stood laughing all the way to the bank!!

What I don't really understand about this whole thing is that Dyer claims to want to move for family reasons......... All his family is in Ipswich, Suffolk yet he seems to want to move to North London??? He is a total prick and the sooner we get rid of him the better.

It's the number on your season ticket where it say customer number, so yes.

Did anyone else think that Butt and Geremi linked together really well? They seemed to always give the other an outlet making the middle of the playing field look very neat. I cannot see how either can be left out of the team. Not sure how Barton will fit into a team with both Butt and Geremi in midfield though......... Read a stat about Solano in the Sky Magazine saying that in Premiership history he holds the record for being substituted more times than any other player. Real shame because he is probably the smartest footballer we have in the squad. When he retires we must keep him on staff in a coaching role, even if it is with the kids. Inspirational player and personality, in my opinion!! Really enjoyed the game and it was good to see some goals at home after the way we finished last season without a goal in the last 6 or 7 at home. Looking forward to Sunday where I think there will be a bigger crowd as well.

Most preseason games are rarely that competitive and you never get a true reflection of how your team will fare during the real season. The fact that there is a trophy at the end of it will maybe give the players a bit more enthusiasm for the games and they will get a better workout as a result. Enjoy it.

The Mapie Mover gives you use of the bus, the metro, S*nderl*nd to Blaydon Rail line and the Shields Ferry up to 3 hours before the match and three hours after for all home First Team Matches. It is a bargain and I always get one. I always get a laugh at the number of idiots who try to travel without a ticket on matchday, there is always, 100% guareteed, insprectors at Central, Monument and Haymarket Metro Stations before and after the match. £20 fine if you don't have a £1:70 ticket... no brainer to me! My card came today as well. It looks like it works by proximity so you only have to put the card near the reader for it to register you in. My dad has a pensioners ticket and it looks the same as mine but, with the words "senior citizen" on it. If he wants to give his card to someone who should pay full price it is possible to pay the difference in advance at the ticket office. The only down side is that you will have to really trust the person you sell your ticket to for games that you cannot get to yourself... No tickets for sale announcements in Sam Jacks on a Saturday afternoon now, unless the box office will issue "one off" tickets for you when you are unable to go. Doubt it though because one of the terms and conditions of owning a season ticket is that it is none transferrable and only the named person is supposed to use it. Anyway, looking forward to getting soaked at the Celtic match tonight............

Bar 1892 is towards the Leazes end of the Milburn Stand, it is one of the Bar areas that you normally pay a premium price for a seat. In my opinion the seats are about the right hight for the best view of the game. You will be able to see everything well from there. Thanks pinkeye for replying. Do you mean this area? : http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/2524/thisareaeu0.gif Cheers , Yeah what Bramble OG said, the dark orange coloured bit is actually the 1892 Club. So if you are next to that you could be anywhere around it.

Bar 1892 is towards the Leazes end of the Milburn Stand, it is one of the Bar areas that you normally pay a premium price for a seat. In my opinion the seats are about the right hight for the best view of the game. You will be able to see everything well from there.

I would guess at the usual suspects; Sam Jacks, Idols and The Vault.