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We didn't need to win this game, but we needed to show that we were improving under Shearer. Having seen us continue to turn in Houghton-level performances, I feel pretty confident saying that this group of wasters is just fucking incorrigible and that we're going to need nothing short of a miracle. 9

It's always easy to blame the goalkeeper.

Nailed on to be a Toon player within 3 years then.

It's an English team on English TV...it's going to be biased. It's not even implicit bias. It never is though. I remember them loving our Champions League run, Boro's UEFA Cup run., etc. I see nothing wrong with English commentators favoring English teams. Wouldn't it be stranger if they were completely neutral? You should see what commentator's' here do for Man U when Park is playing.

I think it might be Pattison

Some people seem to have a weird masochistic love affair with Given. "Oh yes! Hurt us Shay! We're a shit club, we're not worthy!"

Milan? Yeah, Milan. Stupid commentator.

Champions League really is a bit of a joke now. Might as well be a domestic cup. Apparently an English team hasn't lost a two-legged tie to a non-English team since Man U lost to Roma in '07.

what the fuck?

I lack your psychic powers, so obviously I can't argue with you on that. But even I can tell that that's a bit of a contradiction?

PLEASE NOTE: I KNOW YOU ARE HAVING A FEW RUCKS & DON'T WANT TO JOIN THE HORDES BUT GOOCH INTIMIDATING!!!! Aye, the 6 ft 4 inch yank may have hassled the 5 ft 9 inch hunchback but anyone around 6ft & he played like he was shitting himself. Yup. He's basically a big tart. I do remember him being absolutely shit with us ("Bramble with cornrows," how ironic that statement now sounds,) but I feel like he would be the kind of defender that strikers would hate to have to play against just by being fucking huge and built like a tractor. That's what I meant by "intimidation."

I told them there would be consequences.

Or perhaps he's just supporting his team mates. Or perhaps your stalking is getting infantile and tedious. What the f*** is your problem Oldtype? What the fuck is my problem? What the fuck is MY problem? I'm sorry but this is getting fucking ridiculous now I'll just leave it at that and let the absurdity of the situation speak for itself.

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Or perhaps he's just supporting his team mates. Or perhaps your stalking is getting infantile and tedious. That's exactly how I'd sum up your negativity recently. Seriously? I'm the most noticeably negative person? On THIS forum? What is this "let's gang up on the easy target" day?

Or perhaps he's just supporting his team mates. Or perhaps your stalking is getting infantile and tedious.

I guess Smith keeps going to the reserves matches because they're hoping that if he keeps watching them, he'll be good enough to play for the Reserves one day?

Holy shit he hit that one hard

Assuming he actually got a touch on it, that was fucking class from Drogba.

You don't think saying that was just a little bit stupid? Was what I was trying to say. Foot in mouth, I suppose.

I can relate to this. I never knew this article existed until today but I have to admit I used the same basic method to choose Newcastle as the team I would support. Plus the fact that there is "stottie" bread (which is almost like my last name) clinched the deal. I've watched English football off and on since the 70s (WPIX in NYC used to have a prepackaged game of the week show) and quite a bit more since the advent of FSC. I couldn't watch these games any more without picking a team to root for and Newcastle was a natural fit. I actually feel bad because me rooting for a professional team is like the kiss of death. The New York Mets and New York Jets are heartbreaking teams to root for. Poor management, epic choke jobs and dreams of glory dashed upon the rocks have become routine. I mean, you guys can blame me for Allardyce and the ensuing mess simply because I started rooting at that time. And I know you guys will never look at me as a true fan. I'm not a fan like you when it comes to Newcastle but I am a fan like you when it comes to the American teams I grew up with. I've lived and died with the Mets and Jets for 40 years so I know how you feel about your team. Quite frankly, if Newcastle are relegated I would never be able to root for someone else. Even after just a couple of years i could never turn away because I've already invested too much emotionally to walk away. That's the kind of fan I am. All I have to say is thank God for the UConn Huskies because after 20 years of rooting for them, they ve given me two NCAA championships in the last decade. I guess I'm not a total loser It's only my second year of affiliation, but I must say I am quite happy with the level of success. Thirded. How glad am I that my father had left Central CT State for UConn by the time I was born.

Poster of the year 2009, locked up.

OK, I'm willing to entertain the possibility that I've just spontaneously lost my mind. Is the idea that we've been underdogs against Tottenham for our last six wins THAT ridiculous? I've simply no idea how this has snowballed in such an ugly manner.

Now would be a good time to agree that we just want the other person to fuck off. I genuinely think we were underdogs for all six of the past wins against Spurs, but certainly I'd be willing to entertain anyone who'd like to offer an alternative opinion. But instead people would rather be dicks on an internet forum and just spout off what they think are witty one liners. And I'm fucking sick of it. This whole argument was probably somewhat unnecessary over what is a very minor point, and I take responsibility for being in a foul mood and contributing to the dross, but imo it encapsulates exactly what's wrong with how people speak to each other on here.

We were resurgent under Roeder and Shearer after Souness had been sacked and in the middle of a run which took us up to 7th place, it was towards the end of the season Spurs did have 5 away wins but failed to win at places like Bolton, Sunderland and West Brom, we were at home, no we were not underdogs. Our 3rd win in a row, we are at home against a Spurs side that had only won 2 away games so far that season so no we were not underdogs. We had made a decent start to the season under Fat Sam and were 10th, at home again and Spurs were sitting in 18th, yet to register an away win, so no we were not underdogs. We had made a terrible start to the season but not as bad as Spurs, since JFK had came in as manager we were unbeaten at home including victory against high flying Aston Villa, Spurs were well below us in 16th, we were at home and so no we were not underdogs. I'll give you that we were underdogs in the two away wins. Happy now? "here are some obscure statistics I spent the last half hour Googling that could conditionally support my argument, even then I couldn't find anything for two of the six though. But I have to protect my hard-ass image and I don't want to back down from my idiotically one-sided argument so I'll just pretend that I've actually proved something and keep being unnecessarily confrontational and condescending." Got you.