Broadsword

What contract has he got at the moment? Is he even still under contract? I cant recall if it has been clarified or not yet? Or did I dream he was on a 3 year deal already?

I think that is the classic mistake to make. We go on thinking that and we will be in that division for years. Shearer has already said we need to start thinking like a championship club straight away. Whats that kids name from West Ham they said they will let out on loan? Get him in.

I think Hull and Sunderland are the likely teams we can overtake. Stoke are safe IMO, Portsmouth will pull clear. So a Pompey win against hull please.

Stoke will stay up. Have you seen there run in compared to ours? The only hope is that West Brom remain shit and Hull continue to drop like they are. Blackburn are now looking decent though so that leaves one other. I think its between us Boro and Pompey for the last spot.

The Arsenal game is on setanta too 5:30pm kickoff on the saturday.

And that's from Caulkin who seems to throw these comments out every now and again without any fanfare and is quite on the mark most times. I fully expect an experienced center back to tarrive.

Maybe if we talk Stefan Kuntz out of retirement he could pronounce it wrong all he likes.

Johnson, Sturridge and Onuaha for Given and I'd glady given them a few £m too. I would take Johnson over Elano even. I think the lad has a massive future, almost Gerrard like at times.

I wonder if this lad will still sign due to current problems. If Ashely sells up and Wise leaves maybe he will have a change of heart? I seem to remember if was Wise that convinced him. Also, I still have not seen his name appear on the official site yet in any of the youth games or anything. When is he 16?

Hes left the club. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2008/09/08/terry-mac-and-adam-salder-part-company-with-nufc-72703-21702290/ Sacked by the sounds of it.

Can someone type up what this email reads. I cant turn the sound up at work thats all. http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2008/09/04/video-sky-sports-news-insults-the-people-of-newcastle

I though this was going to be a "sack the bored" thread!

http://www.nufcpics.com/image/Damien-Duff-signs_272625.jpg Dont try to say you werent as excited as the rest of us when we signed him.

I dont like swearing on forums normally but TWAT!

Feeling more positive this evening after listening to KK on .co.uk. You really should watch the whole press conference. The guy on trial is a maybe so theres also 2 far down the line aswell as the Zayatte guy. Atouba is probably a down the line one. Maybe the other is Malouda?

Think he was booked on a Zoom flight.

Why do people rate Joaquin, every time Ive seen him he was gash. Proper useless like.

Of course they can, when the seller wants to sell, the player wants to move, the buyer wants to buy and the price is agreed. The problem is when the seller doesn't want to sell or the price is not agreed, just like colocinni.

Dear me, he will just walk away for nothing if he has been offered that deal. Someone will offer him a 4 year deal at £80k per week. Or if not that much a nice signing on bonus. I'm really starting to get sucked into this Ashley is bad frame of mind.

To be fair,those are pretty good stats mate,he looks as if he`s starting to come of age,he always looked one of your better players in the highlights and games I`ve seen. They're not. He's had one decent season here so far with 53 games in it which whilst that is an impressive stat, it dilutes the goals and assists. And most of those assists and goals came against the crap in Europe we met in the early rounds. I remember a similar striker crisis around that time and he was starting every game.

Theres no way he is on £25k or £30k. And theres no reliable sourse to back that up with. So as I said, nobody knows.

So if he is on £10k a week then, which is quite possible, do you not think he is worth a rise? Considering O Neil has been giving his youngsters new contracts quite publicly this week and that other players of similar calibre in our team are possibly on more than he is. And if he is on that and the club have said no to a new contract do you think he should just accept that and stay for another 3 years before he gets a rise? If you think that will ever work in any line of business you're quite naive. However if he is on £20k pw and is arguing over £30k, then its slightly different. But I don't think he is on £20k a week, I think its closer to £10k and hes probably asking for £20k. But we dont know do we? So there's no way you can say he isn't worth a rise. Even a player of milners age, quality and end product has a value to us regardless of goals, assists etc. If hes not getting that then theres something wrong IMO. It seems he is a true gent and is the type that is probably easily walked over. I can see him signing that contract a bit naively and has just realised what has happened. If thats the case then good on him.

He has to be paid what he is worth. And thats regardless of how long is left on his contract. If he is not paid what he is worth, then he has every right to request a transfer. The questions are, firstly is he being paid what he is worth, and if he is not, then why not. The kid is entitled to ask for a rise and just as entitled to request a move to a club that want him enough to pay him what he is worth. Just the same as it is with any of us in our jobs.

Here we go with the our printed crap is crap but their printed crap is true again.

Or maybe the crap that is printed about us is the same crap that is printed about them. i.e its all crap and SWP knows that. To say its bad advice and he should have come here over them is ridiculous. They are much stronger than us. Unless of course your saying the crap about us is crap but the crap about them isn't crap?