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Seriously, I dont use other football forums, but i liek this one because the standard of debate and knowledge is very high and there are a lot of non NUFC fans posting frequently here. I think the non NUFC lot might piss me off a bit if i were a newcastle fan, and try not to overdo it, which i am sure the other foreigners do as well.

KD and MJ are alright. They both put up with a lot of pisstake, but they're both sound, really. And I'm not a particular fan of Spurs fans (whenever Ive come across them in real life). You can't make big sweeping judgements about hundreds of people, though. Except for Man United fans. They're all cunts, no exceptions. None.

We already have Darius Henderson who is like that! Totally off the topic, but does Sir Graham Taylor get seen at your matches much, GG? Not that I know of, not mentioned on GH, nor have I seen him from the little I can see of the East Stand. We all know when Elton's there (songs etc.) so I'd guess there'd be the same for Taylor, but I don't think he's there too often. May be wrong though. Is he still loved? We still love him, despite the poor second coming (pay attention, our Geordie friends ).

No it isn't, it is very simple. Paul Merson outlined it on Sky recently when talking about someone who was rumoured to be joining Boro. Stelling (or similar Sky monkey) asked him why the mentioned player would consider Boro. Merse said "For the same reason anyone goes there, for the money. That's why players go there. I know it is why I went".

What kind of goal return do you expect from an 18 year old who has made a sum total of 9 league starts? I think you're being a bit harsh on the lad.

We already have Darius Henderson who is like that! Totally off the topic, but does Sir Graham Taylor get seen at your matches much, GG?

Carew is one of the fastest players at the club. People think he's slow as he's so big, but he's not.

Apparently one of the Prem clubs to show an interest are only interested if they can play him on the right. Hmmm, Young - Agbonlahor - Carew - Walcott. That's what you call a mobile front four.

Over 1000 empty seats in the away end when they played at our place this season, which isn't really what you expect from a relatively nearby club, with lots of local gloryhunters, who've won almost everything in recent years. And those that turned up sat on their arses for the 90 minutes. Maybe I'm just used to ours always standing away, but I associated away fans who sit with not really being bothered too much. Chelsea were much better when they had a shit ground and no money in the 80s, they used to bring loads and make a lot of noise. They've gone downhill.

But Arsenal's reserves aren't like, say, Portsmouth's reserves, are they? It is so difficult to sign players in January, that any manager would be mad to disagree on principle with loans at this point. I'm not that bothered about Walcott, but if someone offered me, say, Eduardo for the rest of the season so we could look for a permanent striker in the easier summer window, I'd snap their hands off. I'd also think that loan options for KK, with him just having dropped at short notice into the job halfway through the window, would make even more sense.

Pretty poor at Villa from what I saw. Nothing but a Championship player. Roy Keane is abysmal in the transfer market. Pretty mediocre. MON opted to continue with no recognised RB rather than keep him.

As in edgar? He looks a right pussy. Yeah, just punch him in the face and those stupid sunglasses will splinter and blind him.

The Birmingham City team of the early to mid 1980s were surely the best selection of pub brawlers ever. Mark Dennis Noel Blake Mick Harford Tony Coton Pat Van Den Hauwe Robert Hopkins (now a senior 'Zulu' hooligan)

Pretty sure Villa don't. Could be wrong like. You're right, we don't. I think there were 4 or so clubs who didn't before this signing. Your right Villa, Derby County, Fulham and Manchester City. I will have to re-read World Soccer. It cant find what I read. It was an article with a picture of Fegie with this chap. I am guessing it must have said every premier league club now has a African palyer: Villa:Moustapha Salifou Fulham:Gabriel Zakuani & Hameur Bouazza Man City:Kelvin Etuhu Derby:Mohammed Camara Salifou (who has played a total of 60 seconds for us, at the end of the Reading match, in which he managed to lose his man and gift Reading a goal, and has his own song 'Sali Salifou' to the tune of Daddy Cool by Boney M, but I digress) is from Togo, who aren't at the ANC. But yes, he's our single African. I know that Togo are not there, I must have read every team now has a African

Pretty sure Villa don't. Could be wrong like. You're right, we don't. I think there were 4 or so clubs who didn't before this signing. Your right Villa, Derby County, Fulham and Manchester City. I will have to re-read World Soccer. It cant find what I read. It was an article with a picture of Fegie with this chap. I am guessing it must have said every premier league club now has a African palyer: Villa:Moustapha Salifou Fulham:Gabriel Zakuani & Hameur Bouazza Man City:Kelvin Etuhu Derby:Mohammed Camara Salifou (who has played a total of 60 seconds for us, at the end of the Reading match, in which he managed to lose his man and gift Reading a goal, and has his own song 'Sali Salifou' to the tune of Daddy Cool by Boney M, but I digress) is from Togo, who aren't at the ANC. But yes, he's our single African.

Pretty sure Villa don't. Could be wrong like. You're right, we don't. I think there were 4 or so clubs who didn't before this signing.

Yes. We've got previous with Columbian strikers from River Plate, as well. Although to be fair, JPA had one fantastic season and was in many ways a victim of wrong place, wrong time. The same Argentinian paper which got the Angel transfer spot on when everyone else got it wrong is calling this one now, so it is a good source. I'm just glad to be linked with someone. Is this the most BORING transfer window ever?

Villa linked with Radamel Falcao Garcia of River Plate. Luke Moore linked with Rangers.

Petrov's main problem since coming down from the SPL has been that he always wants too much time on the ball. Maloney apparently injured himself in the warm-up, which is unfortunate. Petrov when played on the right tends to drift into the middle a little too much. Reo-Coker was immense last night, he was everywhere - he's put in more successful tackles than any other player in the league according to the Actim stats, and you could see it last night, he does such an important job in that holding role. He'll get the players in, it is just difficult in January. Incidentally, great to see the much maligned Marlon score again last night.

Not surprised at all - watched the recording, and they played as well as any team I've seen play Liverpool at Anfield ; very competitive, always after the second ball(one of our biggest failings) and very unlucky not to have won - are all the knockers ready to surrender about MON yet !?? STILL think Allardyce is better !!..... I thought we played as poorly as we have all season in the first half last night, but were much better in the second. One thing I love is that we've got incredible team spirit. I never think we're going to lose matches, and I don't think the players do either. If we can strengthen in this window then Europe could be on. We have now only lost one away match since February 2007 - if we avoid defeat at Fulham on Feb 3rd, that will be one away loss in an entire year. Impressive.

Berger is still an excellent player, scored our goal of the season last year, he is just never fit. Baros is a fat waster who likes the booze far, far too much.

Don't get me wrong, Martin Samuel has proved himself to be a twat of the highest order for a long time now, but I don't see what is so controversial about the above article. He's basically saying that everyone thinks they're special, and he's right.

Talk Sport are a bit different, in that they're desperate for something to talk about 90 percent of the time, same with SSN, as 90 percent of the time, there is nothing whatseover happening. As Madras said, you can't trust the press. They're in it for themselves, every single time.

oh right...so what do you reckon we should do. drag them from their already scripted post match thoughts on the match yet to be to northumberland street for a very slow throat slitting with a blunt fork before disembowelling and being hung over a lamp post wearing red red and white keks on their only just hanging on heads ? (please say yes) Probably. But also consider the fact that you've had an awful lot of good press that last few days. Seriously, the rest of the country is sick of hearing about KK's return. In that coverage, there will also be some negative stuff. That's just the way it works, they love extremes. Everything is fucking brilliant, or everything is fucking rubbish, nobody wants to hear about everything being 'stable'. That's why the likes of Villa, Man City, Everton and to a certain degree Newcastle were all unremarked upon by the press for years - nobody wants to know about non events. Media-wsie I think you're onto a loser here. The same press which built KK up as the returning messiah are just pissing their pants with excitement right now at all the column inches they're going to fill as the situation develop. And don't think they're all waiting for you to do well - they're not, they're waiting and hoping it goes tits up, because that fills more column inches than anything. Which is one reason why I think this is a bad appointment, but I won't go off on that tangent, I've had a bit too much to drink to be cogent.

I can't believe how many people are getting riled by tabloid journalists. That's how it works. They (the press) spend the entire week going on about Keegan the Messiah thereby whipping you lot into a frenzy, and making the rest of us absolutely sick to the tits of hearing about him. Come match day, one of two things are going to happen. Either he is going to get the team playing like his much feted team, in which case said journos can write salivatory articles in his honour, or it doesn't work out that way, in which case they write stuff along the lines of 'false messiah' etc etc and wait for him to fuck it up. Either way, the tabloids win.