Fatwax

Obafemi arrested for cottaging. Apparently he did it because of the nasty men with guns.

Bet it's right though.

Too late, hah!

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Those people that are going on about Martinez.. are you forgetting the Paul Ince saga so quickly? His lower league record was brilliant with both clubs he was at. We all know the rest.

I'd want a continental manager without much knowledge of the current squad and therefore not much domestic bias. Bet we'd see Xisco get some game time then. Of course the above is theoretical and guaranteed not to happen. EVER.

I don`t think Roberto Mancini would come here Why not? He was well up for Sunderland.

Seriously? I believe so, yeah. They signed a winger/striker on a free who hadn't played all season and has fallen off the radar somewhat, a 'utility man' who only really performs against us and a central midfielder who has been off the boil for about 2 seasons. In return we got rid of N'Zogbia which is fair enough, his wanting to leave is nothing new.. but over the course of a few months the club forced out Given with their total mismanagement. I like Harper and think he'll do a good job, but the fact that we sold a player in a shit fashion for apparently shit money will have an effect of the squad. Given has been a part of the NUFC furniture for so long. You don't throw out the best china plates without the missus noticing.

His leaving certainly started the ball rolling but what annoys me more than anything is that the club has had several chances since then to get us back onto some sort of track and completely failed. They appointed Kinnear - it could be argued that no-one else would come, but then they went on to give him a contract until the end of the season. Surely SOMEBODY could have come in who wouldn't cause us to throw away points. Obviously the biggest chance was to strengthen in the winter window.. and they well and truly fucked it up. I doubt they could have fucked it up any more than they did really. Very good article, I enjoyed reading it.

It's not, but West Bromwich is.

Hardly call that a hint, would you.

Yeah but you're not really, are you.

I noticed that too.

Some areas missed it and some didn't. I didn't but it's no excuse. Don't ITV have premiership rights in a few seasons?

It's ok though, the Liverpool fans threw socks on the pitch. Moral victory. Or maybe they were the socks of Chris Mort finally re-entering orbit.

Fuck you Liverpool. I love Rafa's tactics - give the ball to Gerrard. Foolproof.

No shit.

First goal they've conceded all season isn't it?

Power (and shooting in general) is all about technique and not speed or strength, see goal-kicks for a prime example of using technique to strike the ball hard. It has nothing to do with strength or speed. Balance/body posture is also a major factor, although body posture comes under technique. Speed of the kick by the way, not the speed of the player in general.

I've heard that the players call Kinnear 'Mike Bassett'. Seriously.

ITV I think.

This. 1-0 Newcastle with Smith scoring off the bench. No chance of the useless cunt scoring on the pitch.

Paranoid. Nah, you're fine mate, I just don't agree with you on anything. You couldnt agree with me pre-99, cos you know nowt about it. Which is why I don't talk about it. youve had plenty to say about Keegan who left the club in the s*** in 2008. who saved the club , in 1992 People are capable of doing good things at one point and doing bad things in another. (cf. Philippe Petain) And that's the end of this discussion because thread hijacking is bad. And i thought you lot Loved Ping-pong. Man, get your racist stereotpyes right. I'm not Chinese. I eat dog meat by the way, in case you need ideas. What's it taste like?

He's a proper bizarre player. Nobody here - or anywhere else for that matter - had really heard of him until about a year and a half ago. Bearing in mind he's about 27 so it's not as if he's an emerging young talent. Just find it a bit weird how he's hardly been on the radar for years on years.