Fatwax

Oh aye?

You are aware that Keegan came back, right?

As I recall NE5, when the Keegan did walk out several posters did point out that you did appear to be right all along - Dave is one that sticks out in my mind. What I don't get though is why you constantly feel the need to bring the subject up. We know that the club is in a terrible state and that in many ways the old board did do a good job - whether or not we'd have ever got anywhere again with the old board or won a trophy is only conjecture now and will never be proven - we also know that the club would be much, much better off in the hands of another owner who understands the fans, area and club.. But why do you feel the need to constantly rattle on about this old board new board bollocks? You know the feelings of specific posters, we ALL know your opinion on the matter - with or without our consent - you go on about 'educating' people about the facts and figures but it's not your job to educate anybody about this club. Instead of being a well respecter poster and member of this community you constantly go out of your way to alienate people with your 'truth', like a doombringer with a sandwich board on the edge of the road telling us about the end of the world and much like this man you're treated like the resident nut and when people see you they cross the other side of the street. Sad thing is that I actually enjoy a fair few of your opinions and you've witnessed sights with this club that I truly missed out on because of my age or circumstances at the time.

I don't particularly care what Allardyce/the media/Blackburn fans have to say to be honest. They'll either do alright or fail miserably but nothing more under him. He blew his one chance of working for a big club and showed his true colours.. end of the day we all know the truth.

He'll do what he did to Liverpool and run down his contract. I really don't expect him to sign. Saying that though, at least if he does do that he'll stay professional and keep performing for as long as he's fit. Owen certainly won't throw a Berbatov-esque strop. For as long as he stays out of the England squad he'll be great for us.

As I remember it he wasn't able to adapt to the premier league at all, and that was a few years ago. Great player, but not for us I think. He played 64 games for Chelsea and scored a goal every 2.66 games (24 goals). No matter what other problems he may have had at Chelsea that's a pretty excellent goal scoring record. That many? I didn't think he'd played half of that to be honest.. completely forgot about his wife losing the baby aswell.

Via the Jeremy Kyle show?

People like Ashley don't get where they are by apologising to people, I doubt we'll ever get an apology.

As I remember it he wasn't able to adapt to the premier league at all, and that was a few years ago. Great player, but not for us I think.

Surely prices would go down rather than increase, since clubs aren't under a time limit to sign players, causing the selling club to hold the buying one to ransom.. I liked it when we didn't have transfer windows.

That SMB forum is mental, someone is comparing Allardyce's bung deals to the murders of Peter Sutcliffe.

Which results? Even early on we weren't doing particularly well under Allardyce. I can remember maybe 2 or 3 good results, the rest were average to diabolical. We were unbeaten at home until November, that's pretty good going if you ask me. Infact we had 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the premier league. It wasn't until Portsmouth at home that the wheels came off for us really. Like I said, early on we were getting decent results. This is exactly what the press were saying at the time, completely ignoring the fact that we'd had an incredibly easy start to the season. I'm not ignoring the fact that it was an easier start to the season than most, if not every other team. All I'm saying is that for the first few months we were getting results against teams that we'd expect to get results off, with only 1 major blip - that being Derby. It's not like we're the only team to ever lose to a team much worse than our own on paper. My argument was that we were doing good at the start of Allardyce's campaign and it wasn't all terrible results and performances like some people make out. I'm glad he was sacked as I never really wanted him here in the first place, but I'm willing to recognise that for a short amount of time we were getting results and things didn't look all bad.

Which results? Even early on we weren't doing particularly well under Allardyce. I can remember maybe 2 or 3 good results, the rest were average to diabolical. We were unbeaten at home until November, that's pretty good going if you ask me. Infact we had 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the premier league. It wasn't until Portsmouth at home that the wheels came off for us really. Like I said, early on we were getting decent results.

Allardyce will do well at Blackburn, at least in the short term. He may have flopped massively with us, but early on we got some good results under him. All depends if the players there want to play for him.

I love to see the end of the transfer window because I'm sick to death of every football article in them few months contain the words "slam shut".

Sissoko is a weird one, off the ball he's a machine, but generally crappy when he's in possession. No idea how he's been at Juve though, maybe the slower pace suits him.

Get in Blyth! I was watching the build up and thinking it was going to be a goal and all! Ace!

Paul Ince is black?!

Not anymore it's not, when everyone is up for it, and a bit of the so-called 'Geordie injustice' has taken place then IMO we can't be beaten. Or like for example the Chelsea home game a few seasons ago when Titus scored. There's loads of little moments where I remember the noise being mental. Even this season, when Shay saved that penalty against Bolton the noise was deafening.

Whenever I see new stadiums like this proposed Spurs one and the one that the dippers were on about making, I think of SJP and smile. I love our stadium so much.

Fits the bill quite nicely - young, available, probably not too pricey, plays on both wings. We could do a hell of a lot worse. And probably will.

People say this a lot of the time, but the difference is that Gerrard scores goals like this consistently. Any player can have moments of pure brilliance, but it's the quality players that do it on a consistent level, week in week out. I look forward to seeing if Guthrie can maintain his form. Wow, Danny's just changed his MSN status: "is pleased his manager has recognized his good form and hopes to play even better in the near future"

People say this a lot of the time, but the difference is that Gerrard scores goals like this consistently. Any player can have moments of pure brilliance, but it's the quality players that do it on a consistent level, week in week out. I look forward to seeing if Guthrie can maintain his form.

I think Lotus is on about Dwight Johnson, defensive linesman for the Philadelphia Eagles and then later the New York Giants.

Robbie Fowler to Grimsby Town as a player-coach possibly, depending on what happens with Blackburn and his monthly contract there. My nephew is an academy player and Robbie was with Newell talking to the players about it at Blundell Park and how they'd feel about it a few weeks back.