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Aye me too. What a fucking nutter. Anyone know what's happening about that?

Plus, then if we were to go down at least we could say we went down with a fight.

The time for caution is well and truly over. We've got to say "fuck it" and go at them with everything from the first minute. Try and put the game beyond doubt from as early on as possible. The longer it goes with it being 0-0, and with our recent form, the chances are that if it's up to the 75-80min mark and we have to push people forward, we will end up getting caught with a sucker punch. Then we really are fucked. Even if this was to happen early on with the gung-ho approach, at least there will be time to rectify it.

Just done the predictor. We stay up on 39 points with 2 away defeats and 3 home wins. By what i put in we would stay up with 2 wins and a draw. But then again i've got Smoggies and Hull down for a few draws but no more wins. So if that changes we're fucked.

Even if we don't stay up, i hope Shearer stays and rebuilds the team from top to bottom.

If we'd had a penalty given against us for a handball like that I'd be livid. It was smashed at him from a yard away. He couldn't do much about it, but I thought it was the right decision from the ref in that case, he clearly (but inadvertantly) controlled it with his hand and wouldn't have scored without it. On the other hand, I thought Woodgate's challange on Oba was a clear pen. Sorry mate but i have to disagree with you there. If the ball had hit a Spurs player on the hand instead of Oba's, would the ref have given a pen? Would he fuck. This was just a prime example of a weak ref giving to easy decision. This is what boils my piss about refs, they give free kicks for certain things outside the box but the same incident inside the box and suddenly they give a completely different decision. My understanding of the rules of football are that it doesn't matter where a foul/handball etc. occurs on the pitch, the decision should be the same.

Things aren't going according to plan with the other teams around us at the minute. Some people are still confident that around 38/39 points will comfortably see us safe. But the way the other teams are picking up the odd win here and there, this could be one of those seasons where 40/41 points see you relegated. For us to be comfortable, i my opinion we need 42 points.

This is a good idea of course, but would only work if all the clubs in the league agreed to it.

Given was without a doubt the best keeper the Toons had in my lifetime. But i have to agree that if he cared as much about us as he's saying, why didn't he stay for a few more months, help us avoid the drop, then fuck off? Can't help but think that the fact that IF we stay up, the chances of his opening match next season will probably be against us at St James' Park might be in his thinking.

Personally i think we could do with another 10 points (three home wins and nick a point away). I know it's a tall ask when you consider our record this season, but i've just got an awful feeling that the clubs around us aren't going to simply implode (like we have), and are going to pick up a few more points.

Apparently Martins was out in Jesmond today. while holding his groin? He fucking better have been.

OH FOR FUCKS SAKE!!!! :rant: I'm sick of fucking shitanta screening out fucking games, there's no way i'm getting that shit channel on again. It took me 3 fucking months to cancel it last year. Then this season i would guess about 75% of our live games have been on this pile of crap. I'm pissed off.

At work when it came on the radio. I can honestly say that was the best afternoon at work i've ever had.

I have to admit it'll be interesting to see his first team selection. With the likes of Guthrie, Jonas, Smith(i know), Butt, Nolan, Duff (perhaps) Lovankrands, R Taylor to choose from, it'll be interesting to see who he rates.

That's a fair point actually (not sure about the never finishing in the top ten like), Shearer's made it clear that Owen is basically the first name on the team sheet, and there's always been questions over whether Owen and Martins work well together. Then again he might surprise me and pick them both in new look formation or something like that.

I can't believe that JFK would be stupid enough to take the job back on if Shearer keeps us up. This time last year he was unemployed (i think) with no prospect of another job. In the summer he could have a cushy little scouting job or something with most of the fans blessing. If he was to take the job back at the expense of Shearer (if Shearer wanted it), then he would be public enemy number one. I don't think he would want to put himself through that (well, i hope not). Then again, knowing this club......

Shouldn't that have been WN KER?

Anybody think it could be an advantage with him not being retired for long. In the fact that he might have a bit more of an idea who he would like in because of who he didn't like playing against and stuff like that?

Would have thought so, till the end of the season at least. When i would like to see John Caver come back. Good coach.

The frustrating thing is that we've being saying this from day one. But still Ashley (no experience running a football club), Llambais (no experience running a football club) and their cronies do FUCK ALL!!!!! IF (and it's a big IF) we stay up this season, it will be down to blind luck. Not the fuckwitts running the club or fuckwitts coaching the players. And especially not (for the vast majority) the bunch of greedy, lazy, no-bottle, no-pride absolute disgrace of a bunch of so-called footballers we have at the club. And unless a miracle happens and Ashley finds a buyer, this looks like it will be the norm every season he's in charge (in my opinion).

Ask and it shall be done.

What'dya think? Given that Whelan comments might be born from an uneasy feeling that if the Toon come knocking this time, Bruce will be off. Also, the comments Bruce has since made don't actually seem like the words of someone who doesn't want the job.

When it comes to the Toon at the minute I feel like a boxer who's trapped in the corner taking such a beating that I cannot be arsed to hold my hands up to defend myself. I just cannot see anything positive coming out from the club at all. Everything lately has just been so negative. Even the shite they think themselves is positive just depresses the shit out of me (JFK coming back, offered a long term deal, Houghton with all this "the teams behind me" bollocks (no they're fucking not mate!) ect). Fuck me i'm depressed.

To me it's clear that our two caretaker "managers" ( ) have not got a fucking clue what they're doing. In fact it's obvious they're flapping like fuck. One week bring in Jonas, then they drop him. Bring in Owen for Lovenkrands, then drop him for Lovenkrands. I'm not saying which of these is right or wrong it just highlights the fact that these fuckwits haven't a clue what they're doing. And at this rate are going to take the club down. Then no doubt leave and rake in the cash at some other mug of a club. And what's our owner doing to address all of this.... FUCK ALL!!!! Sorry for the rant, i'm just so....... well, you know

Dennis is his football "knows how football clubs work" brain at Boardroom level remember. Dennis knows what he is doing. He would easily know that Mid March is too late to make a managerial change to try and avoid relegation. It's not though. Pompey showed an immediate improvement after sacking Adams, so did Blackburn after ditching Ince. Even we picked after appointing Kinnear, all we need is a short term boost of some leadership in the next few games. The point is, if our beloved owner had the slightest bit of common sense he would have done this as soon as JFK took ill. But no.... HE knows better than ever fucker else.