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ban tbh. thats abuse david. Is calling for a ban not a banable offence? You did it too, so all 3 of you are banned When did I call for a ban for someone? I could point it out for you, but then I'd be ban-able too.

ban tbh. thats abuse david. Is calling for a ban not a banable offence? You did it too, so all 3 of you are banned

Honestly? NE5 is right (), these clubs will become increasingly unsustainable without more distribution of money from the top tier. Eventually, Prem clubs will start wondering if it's worth pouring money into the lower leagues just to keep Accrington Stanley afloat, and the lower division clubs will be cut loose in favor of a "breakaway" first and second divisions.

I honestly think it's amazing that England has been able to sustain 5 tiers of professional clubs for so long. I honestly don't think it's going to last that much longer.

Slower than Butt, not really bothered since almost being sold to Turkey, no legs to speak of... ...The fact that I had to think before hitting the "no" button is a testament to the quality of our midfield.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8126/shearersparta.jpg

The really sad thing is, I have.

what happened to chonbuk motors over there? my housemate used to be them on fifa all the time, and now they've disappeared one for oldtype dude! i've no idea, don't follow it that closely as i'm not around so often these days through work Chonbuk is doing just fine. Signed a lot of ex-internationals (including good 'ol Lee Dong-Guk, formerly of Boro ) in the off-season and might be in with a chance for the title. But yeah, outside of the top 4~5 teams on a good day, the K-League is very often shit. It's just very compressed and physical and hard to watch for anyone who's not a supporter.

Good shirt. It's like they took the current one and fixed all the crappy parts. Will break my heart to see a Coca Cola patch on it though

This is the answer folks. The faster everyone realizes it the less threads get hijacked.

He didn't do much other than make a few good runs, we only scored off a corner and then hung on. That's total bollocks tbh. Jonas was absolutely brilliant that day, moreso from a defensive view than an attacking one, as a matter of fact. Like f*** did we hang on though; we should have nicked it midway through the second half. I can remeber Oba clipping another header just over the bar. Still can't believe that was this season. That's true actually. Not just Man U, pretty much all of our best performances this season (Man U, Portsmouth, Villa, First half of Stoke (h)... Christ, that's a short list.) have coincided with the other team failing to deal with Jonas.

cf. James Milner and Scott Parker for what happens when you hound decent players out of the club because they're not perfect. And in my mind Jonas is streets ahead of either of those two talent wise. The sad thing is all of this will be immaterial if we get relegated and have to sell him back to Spain for peanuts, where he'll no doubt have a long and fruitful career. Worse yet, considering how much Redknapp wanted him at Portsmouth, he could go to Spurs

Shearer basically just has to go back to last year's 4-3-3, tell everyone to do exactly what KK told them to last year, and pray. Harper Beye Edgar Bassong Enrique Barton Guthrie Jonas Owen Martins Viduka Taylor in for Edgar if he gets back before season's end.

Full-time Argentina international, one of the best players in La Liga last season, not good enough for 19th in the Premiership. Dear me. The reason he's not been as effective as of late is because he's in an absolutely rancid team where nobody ever gets in a position for him to pass to, and the opposition have recognized that he's our only attacking threat and are marking him out of the game.

This is absurd. Yes, I suppose he was being "abusive," but surely some of his frustration is understandable?

I raise you one Kwangjoo Sangmoo Phoenix, the Korean military team. (who plays in our top division) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangmoo

Bookie's odds on Newcastle v Portsmouth W: 1/1 D: 23/10 L: 12/5 (bet365) W: 2.08 D: 4.1 L: 3.45 (betfair) A couple more crumbs for everybody

Shepherd and friends did a lot of good things for the club in the past but f***ed us up by appointing Souness and flushing money down the toilet, just like Keegan did a lot of good things for the club in the past but f***ed us up by bottling it on September first. Just thought I'd come by and make the debate more "interesting."

Steven Taylor has suffered a recurrence of the ankle injury which forced him to miss Newcastle's last two games prior to the Tottenham defeat. The defender picked up the problem against Arsenal in late March and missed the games against Chelsea and Stoke as a result. The 23-year-old returned to the starting line-up for the trip to Spurs but was forced off at half-time after the injury flared up again. Taylor is set to have a scan on Tuesday to give the club a better indication of how long they will be without the former England Under-21 international. "We felt Steven was ready to start and he'd had a good couple of days' training," manager Alan Shearer told the club's official website. "But he felt it again and we had to take him off at half-time. "He'll have a scan on Tuesday so we'll know more then." The Magpies will be hoping that the injury is not too serious as they head into the run-in four points from safety with five games remaining http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_5214731,00.html Probably out for Pompey at the very, very least. One of the very few players in our squad who actually gives a shit out for the most important match of the season. f*** our life.

The only member of our first team squad who I wouldn't notice if I walked by him on the street. I honestly have no idea what the bloke looks like.

Was bumping this thread even necessary?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/in_pictures_fifa_100_exhibition/img/7.jpg Emre

did you watch the game yesterday oldtype? Yes, and Smith had his second best game ever for us by managing to not be a complete liability for 45 minutes. It doesn't mean I have to like the fact that he's suddenly our least bad central midfielder.

Dear me, we've sunk to the level where we're voluntarily putting Alan Smith on our team sheets. Just shoot me now.

We'll most likely be playing this year's reserve team with some Championship journeymen thrown in to make up the numbers. (Plus Duff, Smith, Butt, and Ameobi who we're no doubt stuck with for all eternity) A lot rests on whether the likes of Carroll/Lua Lua/Kadar are ready to step up.