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When he wrecked his ankle in the pre-season of 1997 he instantly became a lesser player. This put him between a rock and a hard place. Also, we were still an ambitious club, looking to win trophies but Ruud Gullit nearly ruined his career. Then in comes SBR and turns us into a Champs League team. Why would he want to leave NUFC in that time? By the way, its common knowledge that SBR seriously considered selling him.

Comparing KK and AS in terms of NUFC legendary status is completely nuts. The two men are literally worlds apart.

Sorry, but you are very naive to believe he chose to shun trophies to come back home. Keegan convinced him that NUFC would be more successful than Man U going forward. No wonder he was so pissed off with KK for jumping ship. I would have been too.

He come because he thought NUFC would win more trophies than MUFC. The decision was completely devoid of sentiment. I can bet you any money that if he could go back in time, knowing what the future held by signing for us, then he would sign for Man Utd. Rightly so too, as time has shown that he made the wrong decision.

KK wouldn't do it for free mind as he is another who comes with a hefty pricetag. At least with Keegan though you get value for money.

Because he's a greedy bastard. Personally I'd have him nowhere near anything to do with the running of the club. Great player for us and that's it. I can think of at least 3 players ahead of Shearer who I idolised more though.

It was objectionable because a) It's a horrible, cheap and tacky brand whose logo looks awful, and b) because NUFC were not being paid a penny for it. If Ashley had paid for it in the proper manner then people would have tolerated it. Renaming the stadium with the SD name in it was a step too far though, and that was due to the tackiness of the brand.

No head in the sand here, I am well aware that we are in very serious trouble and look more likely to go down than stay up at the moment. The difference is I am not writing us off. We are in a unique position whereby we can outspend every team in January. If we are still no more than 6 points adrift on January 1st I give us every chance of staying up. I''m not interested in the stats of what has happened in seasons past.

You can discount the first 11 games though. The season started against Brentford.

The fucking defeatism on this thread is pathetic. The manager is learning about these players the hard way but the team spirit will be galvanised by tonight. I am sticking on a 7. The odds are against us at the moment but there is a long, long way to go yet.

Apparently Exile has been banned from RTG.

If Fergie truly wants Bruce, then I really do think that the brain injury scare he had a few years ago has messed with his head.

Yeah right.

Was at an 8 before today and yet now think we are at a 7 after that. Forget the league table, the performance was what mattered. But we are going to need to get points in unexpected places over the next 8 weeks, I think.

Both of them took the job in the full knowledge they would be doing Ashley's bidding of talking down the club. I dont give a fuck who else would have taken those jobs in the same circumstances. They both damaged NUFC by their actions and therefore deserve all the contempt in the world for it.

Wonder if they have a zoom call set up in the dressing room? Not even joking either.

You have got to be shitting me.

Bruce took the manager's job for the very same reasons....a job available to him whose requirements were way beyond his actual abilties... and we rightly berated him for it. So nah, fuck the baldy little cunt.

Just had a gander at their thread for the first time in a week. I just love that all they have left to get any amusement out of NUFC is a few bell-ends on Twitter. The actual football stuff is done and dusted and they have absolutely nothing left in their locker on that score.

I just love the way these dominos continue to fall. Off you go, to manage your nearest Off Licence if your lucky, you useless little cunt.

Just watched the press conference and he impressed again. He doesn't seem at all phased about the size of the job, club or task ahead. In fact he looks really, really happy to be back in management. Can only be a good thing for us.

Shelvey's ability when he feels like it has never been the issue. It's his completely lazy cunt attitude that is the problem. Drill that out of him and there might still be a player there.

I haven't even checked, but let me guess....is it MackemX?

I feel sorry for the majority of people commenting on this thread who clearly must not have been around from 1985 to 1988, because if you had then you would be putting Paul Gascoigne down as your first choice. After that I guess Shearer is the obvious second preference. Third is a genuine toss up between Chris Waddle, Peter Beardsley and David Ginola. All game changers in their own unique way.

Because, unless something dramatic happens, it's all they have left of the rivalry. Spending every day, trawling the internet in search of a few twitter dickheads amongst our support who might embarrass themselves. The "real world" stuff like who is the biggest, best, richest and more high profile club...and whose future is the brightest, is a debate that has now been settled for seemingly a very, very long time. Maybe even permanently. So, carry on Mackems, keep on trawling the net for meaningless shite that absolutely nobody outside of the online Mackem echo chamber cares about.