AyeDubbleYoo

Hopefully he'll back in the Premiership soon.... managing newcastle!!!!

Does "Stevie G" not have diplomatic immunity from the FA or something?

Goes for 90% of players though, no?

Where is Goals on Sunday filmed BTW? Looks like downtown Baghdad in the back of that shot.

He was getting in the way of progress towards the end of his career, but he still brought us some amazing memories and will forever be a legend.

Yes, thanks Chris, and as a thank you we've given your job to someone else.

Surely every club has a huge list of players they've rejected that turned out to be brilliant... it's inevitable unless you sign everyone offered to you.

I don't know, are you? He would have been in the squad, now he won't be.

Do you prefer our defenders to be crap? Personally I find it really refreshing not to be terrified every time the ball goes near one of our defenders.

I don't see any reason to think Beckham is a bad influence on the squad, in fact he's probably the most respectable and stable guy in the dressing room. Capello would have ditched him if he thought it was the right thing to do, he knows him very well.

Put it this way, I'd be sickened if Phil Brown was Newcastle manager.

That's incredible, being able to watch football like that is the stuff of dreams.

Still think we've done more harm than good signing him, would've been better just to develop wor Nile.

But I want home matches Think of me goddammit!

Aye, fair points, in fact allowing more people to access decent quality football might actually promote the game and help live attendences. I'd definitely pay for something, the NUFC radio commentary just doesn't cut it when there are certain alternative video streaming options for most games anyway. I would want it to show every game though, not just the ones that aren't on Sky/BBC.

I'd kill for a reliable legal streaming service. Living away from toon I get to as many games as I can, but being able to watch the rest properly would be amazing. I share the concerns about affecting crowds, but not sure how real that danger is.

If we only sign backup players, we'll be up shit creek. Some players might have improved (Colo etc) but the rest are 'unproven' in the Prem, to say the least. I'm optomistic by nature but there's only so many players who can play out of their skins at once.

The plainer the better IMO, and without the Pumas on the shoulders.

I don't know whether this thread is reassuring or terrifying. It's a bit scary to think we could still finish 16th!

Ah, well fair enough, I didn't know that. Still think it's too early to say he's a flop, he's not even had a season here.

I like Desailly, his English is funny.

Only a very slight nod to a central role in those quotes from Hughton. Hope the opening line is accurate though.

Bit early to say that, surely.

You're right there, he just says things in an inoffensive way... which is better than 90% of pundits.

He does the Times 'The Game' podcast as well, that's worth a listen.