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Blackburn v Man City last night, sounded like City fans were singing "Who put the ball in the Munichs net?" Personally hate Man U, but a bit disrespectful that. Regretably i have to admit to joining in with "Who's that lying on the runway" in years gone by. A combination of youth and drink unfortunately.

Good goal from lovenkrands and we looked deceivingly comfortable at that point. Very lucky to come away with a point in the end. Had to go in their end due to us being a ticket short. Didn't feel too uncomfortable. Luckily, after a few pints i was heading downstairs to the bogs when they scored, so i escaped their celebrations. Once at the bog, a Bpool fan stood along from me saying "Get in! Scummy Newcastle b*****ds! We're back in it now, 3 points, come on!" Just couldn't react without blowing my cover. You could tell they've been playing badly by the audible gasps of tension on the rare occasion we went into their half of the pitch.

Some of the prices this season have put me off already. Villa(£41) and Chelsea(£50) meant i didn't even consider going. They can stick it at those prices. Having said that, i've paid £42 for Liverpool, but only because everything else-travel,hotel etc-was booked beforehand. Love the game, but it's only worth so much to watch 90ish minutes of football.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=184587218253710&id=183670551678710 safc Eastons favourite bit was the "lets all laugh at Newcastle" posters. How original. He obviously wasn't around when we took similiar posters to the SOL in the season they went down with the least points ever.

We may be ok now considering the number of teams who'd need to overhaul us, but surely we can get at least 3 poiints from games v B'pool, Brum and W Brom, even if it's by drawing each one.

One thing this weekend has proved is that the theory that Newcastle fans are not bothered about finishing above Sunderland is now blew out of the water,the sheer euphoria on this thread and the "other games thread" has been stunning. One poster by the name of Jonny Hall even described it as "the best weekend ever",let's hope Newcastle do finish above Sunderland to save some serious red faces on this messageboard come May. Wearside, Sunderland faces should be red at the fact that we have even a sniff of a chance at finishing above you. Even now you should still finish above NUFC, but given the ambitions of both clubs at the start of this season, it shouldn't even be in doubt.

What is it specifically that you don't like? Too many reasons to list, mainly revolving around him playing for Man U. Great player, but IMO that kung fu kick was simply unforgivable and indefensible.

Good spot. Durhamunigeordie, you ARE the Martin Lewis of N-O. He's the money saving expert on breakfast tele by the way.

Was at the u18s v Liverpool yesterday. One, off the pitch incident i noted was when Beardsley stood behind one of the goals, as he always does, retrieving stray balls. A Liverpool player went down in the box, incensing Beardo enough to be heard saying " I don't f***ing like to see anybody trying to get a lad a red card." Some scouse woman near me said "Peter Beardsley or not, what's he doing standing there? He shouldn't be standing there." Strange opinion on her part, given that there were "ordinary" fans stood behind the opposite goal. Meanwhile a member of Liverpools back room team walked round to Beardsley and the 2 of them exchanged strong words. Fiercely contested game. The Spear sending off probably sealed our fate.

Aye, suppose 5-1 was exceptional, but they bring them out for single goal wins.

Got a list of my monthly payments in post today. Personally, as i'm not in the North West corner, my 1st payment is March 25th, then April 1st and 1st of each month thereafter.

Their standard response to that one is, that most/all of our season ticket holders were/are tied into the 3 year deal from 2008, otherwise we would have had much lower crowds. I know. In response to that i would remind them that our fans actually commited to the club for those 3 years. We put our money where are mouths are, instead of just claiming to be super-fans with little evidence to back that up. Wearside, you're a fine one to critiscise NUFC for bringing DVDs out. SAFC bring one out on each rare occasion that they beat their small club neighbours from up the road, while when we win,it's just another derby victory.

He commented on the subject as a football pundit. Why shouldn't he? His job is to express an opinion on how he sees things in the game. As for not helping the club, his efforts to help the club as manager were cast aside. It's no longer his job to help any club. Having said that i hope Ashley proves him wrong and hands over the money.

1975 - 1976 season v W Ham (h). Won 2-1 with a Tommy Craig pen and a goal from supermac. I had agonising toothache and had my black and white bar scarf wrapped around my gob. Mam and Dad bought me a set of "Striker" floodlights next day, to cheer me up after i'd had a few teeth out at the dental hospital.

A difficult choice between winning at Leicester to avoid relegation to the old div 3, or the realisation that KK - world superstar of the time - had signed for humble old NUFC.

Clarification from the club: http://getsatisfaction.com/nufc/topics/will_you_be_penalised_for_opting_out_of_the_10_year_nufc_season_ticket_deal

Seems a canny service that.

Aye, 90's were good. Promotions, cup finals, champions league campaigns. Some heartbreak in there too mind, with so many near misses. Did you see my PM mate?

Certainly hope they can't ask for the difference, but then again, what's to stop someone who only wants to commit for one season, taking out the 10 yr plan then opting out next yr, just to keep costs down for a season? I suppose the 10 yr option wouldn't then be available next yr, and if they wanted to renew, they'd have to pay the full whack.

It's a shame it clashes with a Toon home game, or i might have fancied it. The vase tie between Dunston and Whitley falls on the day of a home game too. I wonder if it would be worth re-scheduling the non-league ties. 12 o'clock kick off or maybe a Sunday.

Depends on how old your young'un is. I was asking about this at the box office yesterday because i'm in the family stand. They said you can go for the 10 year deal, but once the bairn is 18, you will have the choice of moving elsewhere or opting out. I assume that if you move, you'll pay for a more expensive seat, but then be charged the same amount for the remainder of the 10 years.

My daughter sounded seriously disillusioned at 3 or 4-0 down v Arsenal. She turned to me and said she didn't know why we bother. Thankfully the dramatic comeback has restored a bit of faith.

I recently bought a "legends" DVD from the club shop for a quid. They've got members club written all over them, so are probably cast offs from that. Well worth a quid though. Some great games, Barcelona, Man u 5-0, fairs cup final are on there. Also focus on the likes of Keegan, Shearer, Ferdinand, Beardsley etc. I particularly enjoyed the old Keegan footage v the likes of Rotherham away, and of course his debut.

Other game tomorrow really, but anyone know how much Whitley Bay are charging for their vase match?

Well, they have been sliding down the table, quicker than a pepper pot on the Titanic of late, but i can't think of many potentially decent replacements at the moment.