ChrisJbarnes

i dont think most fans are obsessed with the plight of sunderland to be honest, but those who would happily turn down us finishing in a european spot (instead our league situation getting even worse than it is now) if it meant sunderland going down do need to have a word with themselves. and there are people who have said it. so i stand byy my point if you dont mind!

and people say they're obsessed with us!

let me be the first to say.. RACIST!!

weve got players to come back, the most influential being martins. beye and barton as well. still a 3 for me

the man deserves credit for taking the job- had we kept hughton thatd be relegation for sure. as it stands i expect us to finish a few points safe (5 at least)

if you want to see duff up front as a lone striker for the rest of the season then fair enough

http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1519798,00.html "xisco urged to follow big andy example" looks like he will start. sorry if already posted

on the forum homepage, it cuts off at "ronaldo collect tit..."

Look at the points though. They are basically EQUALLY as s*** as us. No way can I be all that confident that we are going to survive on goal difference. its a good point, although anyone realistically below wigan could go down (and even they arent dead certs for safety). we'll blatantly get to the end of the season and do our usual thing of getting a couple of really good results (a win away to spurs for one) and finishing about 12th. we'll get important players back as well. there are more than 3 teams shitter than us tbh

we're still 11th, that means that despite how shite weve been, there are NINE teams worse than us so far. anyone saying weve got a 20% chance of staying up is talking bollocks.

for fucks sake! come on derby!

its the magic of the fa cup that these ties deserve to be shown. that and noone cares about man united! really hope they get their case. sorry about caps btw

taken from a fulham fansite. i think its a disgrace that KTFC arent being shown against a premiership team and fair play to them in this case to be honest. Kettering Town reached the 4th round of the FA Cup last Saturday for only the second time in 136 years, one of only two teams from the 670 non-league entrants to make it this far. Even more improbably, the draw pitted Kettering against Premier League side Fulham owned by Mohamed Al-Fayed, which made it the competition’s first ever clash between two Muslim owners. Kettering Town and the football world looked forward to a great challenge while the club anticipated the traditional windfall that every non-league team expects when drawn at home to a Premier League side –a cheque for £160,000 for live TV coverage. Televising the game would have had a further benefit – a chance for Kettering’s shirt, which carries the slogan Palestine Aid, to raise awareness and charitable aid for the humanitarian crisis in Palestine. But yesterday afternoon ITV and Setanta took the almost unprecedented step of not choosing as one of their live matches a non-league team drawn at home to a Premier League side. Not only is it a tradition that such a tie is screened live, the schedule chosen contradicts the Football Association’s stated objective “to use The FA Cup to redistribute funds throughout the game” as Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham were all screened live in the 3rd round, whilst Tottenham will be live on TV for six consecutive games. The decision has not only shocked and angered the supporters of Kettering and Fulham, but supporters of other clubs, including Tottenham, have flooded club message boards complaining. Not only will Kettering Town miss out on the much-needed windfall and millions of football supporters be deprived of watching a match that embodies the essence of the Cup, more importantly the opportunity has been lost to raise further awareness and humanitarian aid in Palestine and follow the FIFA edict that says: “Due to its values, popularity, universal nature and appeal, football (in all of its forms) can be a viable and practical instrument for achieving social and human development targets…from a 'charitable giving' approach to a meaningful 'socially responsible, involved, and committed' one.” For this reason, Kettering Town have today decided to offer ITV another opportunity to broadcast our game against Fulham live and will waive our right to the £160,000 fee we would be entitled to. Furthermore, if ITV are unable to fit our game into any of their four channels, over the four day period set aside for 4th round games, we will allow Setanta Sports to screen our game, on any of their seven channels, again waiving the £160,000 fee. If, for any reason, neither ITV or Setanta can fit the game into the eleven channels and four days of programming we would ask the FA to allow the game to be moved to another date, as happened in the first round of the FA Cup, to assist ITV and Setanta with their scheduling. And finally, if for any reason, none of the three options above works, we have other non-subscription TV channels that would be willing to screen the game live or allow ITV or Setanta to use their platform on any date the FA choose. Chairman Imraan Ladak said "we were all very disappointed when the news was announced, but we hope our offer will allow ITV or Setanta to help increase awareness of the humanitarian crisis, whilst giving Kettering, Fulham and the neutral supporter the chance to watch one of the ties of the round." We look forward to working with the FA, ITV and Setanta Sports.

not gash to watch at craven cottage though. playing good football i thought despite not banging them in. i honestly cant understand how their home form is surely best bar man united in the league, but they fail to win away from home! might be something to do with the fact that the pitch at CC is practically a 5 a side pitch

negotiate contract extensions

i dont reckon hed come here. seems like fulham is the ideal club for him- small, posh, little expectations, little stress. NUFC and ashley would give him a heart attack.

May that be the first and last time we are compared to Man Utd. unless its before a cup final

which is why we need to keep him in charge for the season at least. although i really hope that he is replaced in the summmer by someone better. not that we can hope for the best of managers at all.

a 1-0 win away from home. fat sam will be creaming his pants!

current economic climate he wont be making much interest!! etc. etc.

still an excellent result for a non league team

maybe if they can just hold out 180 mins plus stoppage time, they might nick it on pens!

bear in mind that at the end of the season, you will probably renew anyway. most people on here seem to be complaining about the standard of football and how you are going to cancel, but when it comes to the end of the season, you will renew as you have done every other year because you are fans and its just natural to. cancelling then renewing gives ashley even more wad i imagine. all im saying is think carefully

seems like stokes confidence will be low!