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Steven Taylor was in Revolution & Tiger Tiger on Monday night.

Just hand out the 4 pint cardboard pint carriers that they use at the cricket.

If Chelsea are clearing down the fringes I doubt other clubs can match what some of them players are getting £££'s so Chelsea may have to sell some of there younger fringe players to help cut costs. If that was the case, I like Scott Sinclair has pace, can beat man, got 1st team games under his belt & would improve our RW spot. Ryan Bertrand has looked good the few times I have seen him play for Norwich at LB. There are a few others below Chelsea 1st team level that interest me as they went on a mad spree when Frank Arnsen 1st joined so English players of certain age are at Chelsea. Of course if ICON winner Carl Magnay was leaving I wouldn't mind us giving him trial as he was born in Birtley. I'm sure we've knocked him back before, then he went to Leeds IIRC. Off topic like, but I know his ex too.

can't find the Venables bit on Express website...

JOE KINNEAR STAYING PUT Newcastle aim to keep manager, Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood NEWCASTLE have put together a package to keep managerial team Joe Kinnear, Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood at the club until 2011. Caretaker-boss Hughton has already signed a deal that will keep him at St James’ Park for the best part of another 2½ years. Kinnear still has the offer of a two-year deal on the table as he recovers from a triple heart bypass and now owner Mike Ashley wants Calderwood to stay beyond the end of the season. The former Nottingham Forest boss signed a short-term deal when he joined Kinnear’s staff but his role has increased greatly since Kinnear’s op. He will be offered a contract to match the length of Kinnear and Hughton. Toon bosses believe the three can turn around the club’s fortunes after a season of managerial upset. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/217431/JOE-KINNEAR-STAYING-PUT-Newcastle-move-to-keep-manager-Chris-Hughton-and-Colin-Calderwood.html

Liverpool midfielders Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso have been targeted by Real Madrid in a £100m swoop. Gerrard's two-goal display against Madrid in midweek has led the nine-time European Cup winners ready to value the Englishman at £80m. (News of the World) Manchester City are emerging as favourites to sign Leeds starlet Fabian Delph. It is thought City manager Mark Hughes is ready to pay the £6m fee being demanded by Elland Road chiefs. (News of the World) Striker Dave Kitson's loan switch from Stoke to Reading will turn into a permanent move if the Royals win promotion. (News of the World) Sunderland are ready to swoop for Millwall's £1.5m-rated defender Zak Whitbread. (News of the World) Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O'Neil hopes to finally get his £4m-move back to Portsmouth in the summer. O'Neil and winger Stewart Downing have both been told they can leave once Boro's Premier League fate is decided. (News of the World) Dean Windass is set for a shock return to hometown club Hull — in a coaching role. (News of the World) Inter Milan boss Jose Mourniho wanted to sign Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas or winger David Bentley in January in a swap deal for Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma. But Mourinho was left feeling let down when the Italian club let Quaresma join Chelsea instead. (The Observer) Roman Abramovich will order a ruthless summer purge of Chelsea's pensioners. The billionaire Chelsea owner wants a clear-out of the club's ageing stars — including Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba and Deco. Juliano Belletti, Paolo Ferreira and Hilario look sure to leave while Chelsea will also listen to offers for Florent Malouda, Branislav Ivanovic and Salomon Kalou. (News of the World) Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is in line for a £1m-a-year pay rise. Villa owner Randy Lerner is determined to tie O'Neill down on a three-year deal. (News of the World) Newcastle have put together a package to keep managerial team Joe Kinnear, Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood at the club until 2011. (News of the World) But according to the Sunday Express Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is ready to bring Terry Venables in to work alongside Calderwood and Hughton with Kinnear set to miss the rest of this season. (Sunday Express) Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is in talks over a new £180,000-a-week deal at Old Trafford. United are aware that Ronaldo can buy himself out of his current deal at the end of next season for £16m. (Sunday Express) Former Manchester united striker Ruud van Nistelrooy wants to hold peace talks with United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. (Sunday Express) Angry Inter Milan fans demanded that Jose Mourinho leave the club. Hundreds of fans protested against the self proclaimed "special one" outside the club's training ground. (Sunday Express) Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is now wanted by Altletico Madrid as well as Real Madrid with both clubs facing major overhauls. (Sunday Express) Former Sunderland manager Roy Keane has given the biggest sign yet he is ready to return to management by taking coaching sessions at Benfica. (News of the World) Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart wants to go out on loan to help secure a place in England's World Cup squad. Hart has fallen behind Shay given in the pecking order at City. (News of the World) Everton's hopes of a move to a new 50,000-capacity stadium in Kirkby have been hit by another delay, The club a decision would be made by June but it has emerged a ruling will not be made until November. (News of the World) Middlesbrough midfielder Matthew Bates has signed a new three-year deal with the club. Bates battled back twice from career-threatening cruciate knee ligament injuries. (News of the World) Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has revealed that he missed out on signing Robinho when the Brazilian was playing for Santos and Hiddink was in charge at PSV Eindhoven. (Sunday Telegraph) Premier League referee Peter Walton will make history — by refereeing in the Premier League at 50-years-old next season. (News of the World)

only think keeping us above pompey and stoke is GD. Hammerings off Arsenal and Chelsea and we're fucked. I feel sick.

No. Get the Skysports live table up. We stay 17th, Stoke go to 18th on GD.

sick of Mick Lowes saying we'll be in the bottom 3 if it stays like this. No, Stoke will be.

according to Mick Lowes, yeah

thank fuck. the great escape 2009 is on!!!!

absolutely bricking it. Got c.1000 words to write for an essay before 2.55. Will have to read it back to myself later to make sure 'for fucks sake', 'fuck off phil brown you horrible orange prick', 'GET THE FUCK IN!!!' don't make subconscious appearances within.

Yeah, we had a DH postcode when I was there, and still do. I have to admit, the sign telling me I was entering the borough of Gateshead was the first I'd heard that Saltwell Park was named 'Britain's Best Park'

The prices won't change. They'll just say there's more games. bollocks. Can't wait to start working full time (queue people telling me I'll regret saying that etc).

The majority of my mates are from Washington, and I know for their student loans, they have to sort it through sunderland town council (and so are all their other council-related things, such as bins etc etc), whereas me being from Chester-le-Street, I do mine through Durham City Council. So technically, Washington is sunderland in that respect, but their postcode (and I think its the same for all of Washington, is NE..), whereas hick town postcodes are SR. As for the whole "wheres Newcastle, wheres sunderland" debate, I know plenty of Mags from Washington, despite mackems claiming that its their territory. Also, on the SMB before the derby in October, there was a mackem bizarrely claiming Blaydon is mackem territory Furthermore I've been told I live in mackem territory loads of times (Duff11's probably had the same), despite going through school (primary especially) with far more Newcastle fans. Anyhow, I lived in Birtley until I was 4, which is Gateshead, and although the father was born in Durham, he lived in Chapel House/Walbottle from the age of 3, so I'm definitely no mackem! .....the mother is a cockney east end girl though!

Is it likely that the whole ST price structure will change if we go down? If so, I'll probably come back if it becomes more affordable. It was only ever the cost and being a student that made me give up at the end of 06/07 anyway. Just seems silly if they still think they'll keep fans, when we're in a lower division and ST's are still £450+. If they don't, I'll probably buy on a game-to-game basis where money allows.

also interesting to see they've got Kiely modelling the keeper top, not Shay

Bwin do alot of games too I think.

Four. Park. On a plate.

3-0. Rooney

media speculation would have you believe that potential buyers are there. As I said a few posts up, if Ashley wants to limit the financial damage, he should lower his price and just sell, otherwise he'll continue to make a loss. Its so painstakingly obvious. To make money from a football club, they need to be successful. For Newcastle United to be successful, we need serious investment. If he's not prepared to do that then its his own fucking fault, and he deserves financial ruin from his own naivity and stupidity. (Hopefully not ruining NUFC in the process!)

I've still got this faint glimmer of hope that should we stay up, there will be some revived interest in the club. With Kinnear not accepting a longer contract/still not given the OK to return, it might finally be a head turner for Ashley that he really has fucked up and may consider cutting his losses before they become even greater and/or the fans turn on him once again.

If we say up we'll find ourselves in exactly the same position this time next year.

its a lad, mate!