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Probably going to have to figure out an excuse to live in Newcastle for a year when I'm in my thirties, just to make sure the indoctrination of my children is done all well and proper.

First one I was at SJP for was Man City(h) 06/07 Lost 0-1 to an Emile Mpenza goal Just four years ago that lot were starting Emile Mpenza. Man, what happened.

Man, midweek evening kickoffs against FC whothefuck are the best part of Europe.

Lee Dong-Gook. If I wasn't Korean I'd think that would have to be a made up name. It can't possibly be real, can it?

Always, Bale is basically a LW now. Spurs would love Enrique. My personal vendetta nonwithstanding, Ekotto has always been pretty shit.

Hmm, I only got to go to Nevada Smith's once when I was visiting my girlfriend over the summer in 2009. Saw the legendary Shola hat trick against Reading. I kind of liked it.

Agree with that last bit. No point in being overly critical about players who are doing a decent job. When you're not satisfied about Willo, just look back to the good 'ol days of Huntington-Ramage

Ah, the good 'ol "Guttierez Trick"

Officially the fourth best central defender I've seen in a Newcastle shirt. Man, we've had some shit ones

Can't believe Cisse isn't already 35 or something. We played a friendly against France right before the 2002 WC, Cisse came on and I clearly remember thinking "Man, that guy looks old"

Would be hilarious if he somehow ended up our leading scorer this season.

He doesn't though He doesn't explain anything so the "he won't be able to just explain it away" part of the post is pointless. What part of let me have some hope do you not understand

No two people seem to agree about what Dan Gosling is actually good at

Regardless Ashley is under immense pressure to reinvest most of this sudden windfall into the squad. It's public knowledge that we've got the money in a lump sum now and not only the fans and the media but the players and manager as well have come out with public statements pressuring him to use it. He won't be able to just explain it away if we turn a net profit on transfers this summer. Yeah yeah, "Mike Ashley doesn't care what anyone thinks..." blah blah whatever. Let me have some hope.

I don't see how we realistically convince Enrique that we'll be playing in the Champions League before the end of his career period. It's a matter of whether we can get him to stay an extra season or two. With his abilities he's inevitably going to have to move on at some point and I guess that's why I'm not suicidal about the idea of him leaving this summer.

Surely with 30m in the bank confirmed, the club simply has to make a statement of intent by spending in the summer. Ashley is under immense pressure to reinvest this money, from the media, the fans, the manager, and the playing squad. It's there for everyone to see. It simply can't just be swept under the rug. I'm setting myself up for a huge disappointment aren't I?

I'd pay three, maybe five times that to to watch Newcastle in a CL final. In fact, I would be paying 3~5 times that when you take airfare into account. Heck, I already have paid 3~ 5 times that to watch such brilliant, scintillating matches as 06/07 Man City(h), 07/08 Liverpool(h), and 08/09 Fulham(a).

If anything, selling your best players for inflated prices and reinvesting that money on new talent (and repeating this for several cycles if necessary) is probably the most realistic way any smaller club has of getting up there with the big boys now.

Three simple steps to leaving on good terms with the fans. 1. Make sure the club you're going to is a clear step up. 2. Do not play bullshit tricks with the media. 3. Let us console ourselves with a nice fat transfer fee.

The club will survive without him. We always do.

Our transfer policy is to fax other clubs until they give us their best players for free.

He's proven beyond a doubt that Krul and Forster are just going to have a while longer. So much better than Krul this season it's not even funny. We've been spoiled rotten concerning goalkeepers over the past few years.

Can't wait to see some cheesy advertisements proclaiming that "European Nights at SJP are BACK!"

How many goals before we change the thread title to "Screw the rest, Best is best!"

One of the two days every year where I hope Lee Chung-Yong has a shitter. Talk about conflicting emotions when he tore our defense to shred in the opposite fixture.