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Me too. very proud of the defiance of our fans in difficult times. It seems it's us against the world at times. They can criticise NUFC for many things, but the fans derserve credit. I was proud of the "Proud to be a geordie. We'll support you ever more" banner seen at the end of the Villa match.

Fantastic photo. Those floodlight pylons were great. Sounding really old now, but that's when grounds had carachter, and weren't the souless, identikit things they are nowadys. Now, where's me pipe and slippers?

I hate it when Man Utd are referred to as simply "UNITED", like they're the only United in the world. Also hate so called fans who claim to follow the "big" clubs purely because of their success, even though they live 300 miles away from that city. I was talking to a Man U fan, from Amble would you believe? When asked how many times he'd been to old trafford, he claimed to have went to every game when they were relegated in 1977. Only then did i point out that they were actually relegated in 1974, and that i know their history better than him.

Aye, people with white butchers coats, with the suited magpie drawn on in black marker, wearing Dr Martens. The people that is, not the magpies.

He probably did, was he the ref against Brighton in the cup? That game against Brighton when we were robbed, was it a midweek cup replay in the early 1980's? If so I remember standing in the Gallowgate for that and when they scored there was complete silence apart from the comical sight of about 8 Brighton fans jumping around in the away part of the Leazes! I also remember going to Barnsley away in midweek around the same time period and we beat them 5 0, anyone remember that? Barnsley was the 1st away win i ever seen. I was straight on the "magpie travel" coach after school.

I see Gazza was there yesterday, in a pair of shorts and tracksuit top. With him and Peter Beardsley being there, they made up almost a 5th of Englands Italia 90 team. A good win against a Boro side who haven't lost in a while by all accounts. Always freezing and windswept at that place though. I'm sure it would be like that in mid July even.

Free admission for ALL for Tuesdays Res' game v Hartlepool they according to nufc.com. It beats watching eastenders. I think i'll go along.

That's fine if the whole country boycotted his shops, nationwide, but the rest of the country couldn't care less what Ashley does to NUFC. Most of the country probably have a good laugh at the way he treats us. A drop in sales at his Newcastle/metrocentre branch won't break him financially.

hey, happy birthday sb82........42, whats it feel like being so old? Cheers cp40. My old ticker can't take any toon related stress for much longer.

A lot of people say "you can only be classed as a big club if you win trophies". I would disagree. Ipswich and Forest won a few things late 70's early 80's. Leicester won the league cup a couple of times fairly recently, i think. I wouldn't say they were big clubs. The toon are a big, but unsuccessful club IMO.

Could probably count them on one finger.

Was watching my Scottish team, St Mirren, embarassingly lose 2-0 at home to Hamilton yesterday. Was good crack on train back however, got sat with some Hibs fans, from Darlo, if my semi drunken memory serves me right. Also some Toon s/ticket holders from Whitby, who had been to watch East Fife, believe it or not. Takes all sorts eh?

Heard that on the train back from Forest on Saturday. Like it.

I hope the mad and whacky scouser responsible for thrwing the beach ball on is pleased with themself.

Agreed, regarding their fans. 1-0 to the famous team eh? I hope we give them a good trouncing at SJP and give them that back, but with a 4 or 5-0. If they are so big and famous, while we're so inferior, why as pointed out, celebrate as if they had won silverware. I suppose we're everyones cup final in this division. Was there some bother near the away end? Me and the daughter were walking along side that old stand, when a Forest fan suggested taking a detour, as it was going to "blow up" in his words. Then, on the train between Nottingham and Grantham, there was a suicidal, p***ed up, glory hunter of a Man U fan from Grantham, saying we are s**te and so are our fans. Needless to say he incurred the wrath of the travelling Toon fans, and was lucky to get off in one piece.

Seems the young Irish contingent will be away with their country tomorrow and will miss the u18 game.

I don't think we should let them play in England, even if they did start at the bottom. Why should they? Simply because they're succesful in their own league and have a big fan base? No way. Doesn't matter how good or big they are, they aren't english.

Anybody know how much the smogs charge to their reserve games? Thinking of going to the riverside when we play down there on tuesday. I wonder if we'll have enough fans to warrant a seperate section, as we have at the SOS, or will we have to sit among the mutants?

I think it's missing the point to call it an insignificant loan signing. It wouldn't matter if they'd brought in Ronaldo/Messi. The point is, he was brought in against the managers wishes. A point of principle.

All very well, IF we get promotion. So long as he makes sure we do, then gets out of this place sharpish. Obviously i'm not too sure the latter would happen.

The way i see it, the people running our club have been proven to be incompetent, devious liars. I'm pleased KK was proved right, though i'm confused by his proclaiming his love for the club, while at the same time claiming an amount of compo that could've potentially ruined us. It's as good an outcome as i could have hoped for i suppose. KK proved right to leave, but walking away with a relatively small amount. Would have prefered that 2 million to stay within the club, but it shouldn't be enough to have a massive financial impact.

Aye, it's nice to be winning, but it's tarnished because we are'nt winning at the top level. Being in the 2nd division/championship is something we just have to put up with, hopefully for not too long before promotion. Playing at the top is the goal all clubs should be aiming for. As pointed out previously, you shouldn't want to hang around the lower leagues just because you're more likely to win more games. Let's get up, and out of this wilderness this season.

If KK walks away with a canny wad, surely administration would be the last resort. Ashley would lose out financially. Worst case scenario would be further departures in January. I'm not clued up on administration, but would have thought we'd have to exploit all available means of bringing income into the club first. If KK does win and walk away with millions, then it's as a result of a massive Ashley own goal in forcing him out in the 1st place. That's not much consolation when the club's millions worse off. We, the fans are just stuck in the middle of all this unfortunately.

I hope no club take him on after this. Just typical of the modern day player, absolutely no morals or loyalty. He's surely in breach of his 5 year contract. There was talk of trying to get him to change his mind and stay. Would Notts County still want someone with his attitude?