NG32

Whats the list like so far?

Racist.

Everyone should sing "Mido, he has a ball you know" Am up for that!

Winner That.

Oh, look, Supermac is talking bollocks again.

They are out of it I think.

Comments from Supermac Newcastle legend Malcolm Macdonald slams hierarchy over Michael Owen's future Malcolm Macdonald, the former England and Newcastle United striker, hit out at the powers-that-be at his old club by insisting they would have no one to blame but themselves should Michael Owen leave Tyneside next summer - Rob Stewart, The Telegraph Macdonald, who rated "their chances of keeping Owen as zero", is convinced the Newcastle skipper will see out his four-year contract and leave on a free transfer at the end of the season due to unrest that has enveloped St James' Park and creating an impasse in contract talks. Owen, 29 this Sunday, has blamed the "hysteria" since Kevin Keegan quit Newcastle prompting owner Mike Ashley to put the club up for sale on the club's failure to re-open talks on a fresh deal but Macdonald believes it should have been concluded long ago. "If Newcastle seriously wanted to build a team around and behind Michael Owen then they should have wrapped it up a year or more ago," Macdonald told Telegraph Sport. "They failed to do anything about it a year ago when they should have been acting. They didn't because the whole place is in complete turmoil. "I first came into the top division in 1971 and in all I have never seen a club in such turmoil in all those years as Newcastle United are right now. "Allowing a goal scorer of his calibre to get into this contractual situation speaks volumes, not so much about Michael Owen but about the current owner of Newcastle United and where he sights really lie. He's trying to get his money back on the club." Macdonald, whose 95 goals in 187 Newcastle games in the 1970s earned him the nickname 'Supermac,' added: "Even if Newcastle bust a gut to find someone to take him in January he will just say 'no' and they can't force him to go. He will just see out his time. "It's fair enough for him to do that because Newcastle United have allowed him to get into that situation. All is fair in love, war and business. "Michael wouldn't feel as though he has loyalties to the club. He will want to get away as quickly as possible and leave the madness behind him What wouldn't be understandable is if he was prepared to stay." Macdonald, a St James' Park regular as a radio pundit, regrets the fact that he has not seen the best of Owen since he joined Newcastle from Real Madrid for a club-record £17-million in August 2005. "The whole thing was badly tainted when he was injured playing for England at the last World Cup," said Macdonald. "That spoilt the whole situation. If that injury hadn't taken place before he had hardly kicked a ball for Newcastle I think there might have been a different situation. "He started off on the wrong foot and kept on going on the wrong foot. It's hopped along on the wrong foot for about three years now and I think it's time to say goodbye, I really do." "In the first place, he didn't leave Real Madrid in the best situations and Newcastle were almost foisted upon him. He had three choices 'Newcastle, Newcastle or Newcastle.' Macdonald, 58, concluded: "Last weekend Michael Owen got a brace against Stoke to give them a two-goal lead and he must have been scratching his head saying well they can't even hold a two-goal lead when I get them one. That will be a factor in him making his decision if it's not already made. "He'll be thinking of a major pay-day as well. It will be a case of 'thanks you very much' – Newcastle a load of disorganised, absolute sheer nonsense and I'm better off out of it'. "Somewhere back across in Cheshire way nearer home and I'm laughing and I will be able to stick another 20 million quid in the bank over the next three years without all the travelling across country."

I'll have one.

1-1 Another draw, Defoe & Owen to get the goals.

Tear down the relegationometer, cant you see its turning us against each other!!!!!!!!!!

Aye, but our second half preformances have been terrible and costing us pts. If we played poor in the first half and came back strong in the 2nd to get a result i might feel a little different. But when we cave in for 45 minutes in the 2nd half it really worries the pants off me. Stoke wasn't the first time.

a home game against stoke is a good measure of our situation, the fact we couldnt win it . makes relegation more likely. We lost to Derby last year, so theres your predictive model out of the window. so you think the inability to beat stoke makes relegation less likely? No, I dont think its predictive of whether we stay up. We looked like being relegated last year and therefore, according to the/your/whatever criteria, the Derby loss had us nailed on as going down. no, 'read it out loud, our inability to beat stoke at home , makes relegation more likely'....ie not definate or certain, more likely, do you understand it yet.,.. try reading it again. In that dropping 2 points at home against anyone makes the probability higher, then yes i agree. There are something like 66 points still to play for though. I agree we have time but I've seen nothing apart from Villa at home and Chelsea away that gave me a bit of confidence. Its running thin at the minute.

We go down I'll still be upset, due to the fact this could so easliy have been avoidable. I would never imply the opposite. I know man.

The Derby game was our 2nd or 3rd away match. It was the 2-2 draw at home that was the bigger sickner against them.

We go down I'll still be upset, due to the fact this could so easliy have been avoidable.

I dont think we are doomed yet, I'm just saying there are massive warning signs and JK is not learning from his mistakes. There is time yet to get out of this mess but I'm just not seeing at that moment. Thats why I went for a 7.

Next two games, Pompy away and then Spurs at home. This should be interesting.

I think it will continue to happen. Lets hope he learns then.

We'll have to see then.

Wigan, what happended in the last minute again? WBA at home, ripped them apart for 45 mins, sat back and allowed them to come at us. Nah, wont happen again.

The only games I've been impressed with thus far are Villa at home and a away draw at Chelsea. Everything else has been touch n go.

nah, I dont think so. I would still be feeling on edge even if we got the three points.

I could beleive what holt was saying if all the fans and directors turned up dressed as the KKK.

Just had a read from that blackburn board, they have every right to be pissed off. Shocking journalism.

Theres a difference beween the mandate Kinner came in on (6 games/weeks) and an end of season deal. A decent manager saved us last year. KK was out of a job and said himself this was the only job he would come back for..... Why would a manager touch us at the moment, the owner doesn't want us, no contracts have been sorted out for the top/experienced players and we aint even sure if there is money to spend. The only way JK will be replaced is at the end of the season when we know where we stand. It would be reckless to change it now anyway, unless we get a top manager, which wont happen.