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"Toon fan 1950" does not agree.

For posterity: Are these in here? http://i1.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article1736485.ece/alternates/s2197/St%20James'%20Park%20April%201964.JPG http://i3.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article1737224.ece/alternates/s2197/Juventus%20training%20at%20SJP.jpg

Just watched that video, which is amazing and depressing at the same time. It takes a special kind of person to freeze out a talent like this.

What a completely unnecessary sentence. Fucking Ryder.

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Not being in a relegation battle and him still getting sacked would be wonderful. God, I hope this is true.

Timely... Mark Douglas @MsiDouglas Column up very shortly on Pardew under pressure from boardroom for the first time in his #nufc career. In meantime, two links for you... Edit: Here's the article: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/mark-douglas-alan-pardew-must-7580862

Deadspin @Deadspin Naked vagina poses with soccer star Ezequiel Lavezzi. NSFW: deadsp.in/d7utwvG

I think I'm going to love this guy.

I know a large portion of you were sick of hearing about concussions and how serious they are during the World Cup, so I expect this topic to be as well received as a Mrs. Bimpy selfie. BUT, concussions are serious. Serious enough that I think we'll eventually see an in-game rule change in response, so I think it's a worthy topic. Plus, in what would have been considered a sign of the apocalypse even a decade ago, the Premier League announced a new concussion policy today. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-association-announce-new-guidelines-on-premier-league-concussions-9650251.html It's a good start, nearly identical to how it's handled in the NFL, however, a fundamental difference in the two sports is, I believe, going to lead to another change. In the NFL you can make limitless substitutions so while a player is being examined the game can continue without either team being penalized. Outside of a goalkeeper injury like Lloris last season, I'm assuming play will also continue in the PL while the examination is occurring except one team will be down a man. You can imagine the pressure this will put on the medical staff to make a quick decision. Possible Rule Change #1: Teams are allowed to make a temporary substitution while a potentially concussed player is being examined, giving the medical staffs as much time as they need to make a decision. If the player can go back on he does so and it doesn't count against the three subs. If not... This gets a bit tricker, but how many doctors are going to want to tell Jose Mourinho his player can't go back on despite Chelsea having already made all three subs? It's a very difficult situation and one that has certainly caused problems in other sports. Possible Rule Change #2 If it's determined that a player has sustained a head injury and cannot continue then he can be replaced without counting against the three allotted substitutions. Either of these would likely be abused with fake head injuries leading to temporary tactical changes and all sorts of shenanigans, so they would need to be well thought out (I just made these up now) but we've clearly hit the tipping point in terms of recognizing the seriousness of head injuries and I think we'll see more and more strict protocols put in place in all sports.

Lee Ryder @lee_ryder #htfc will make 11 changes at halftime #nufc. Toon have eight subs to use

Yeah, on the last page.

I'm not even opening Ryder's blog. It's all on you r0cafella.

I totally missed something about Vurn.

Me too. I get irrationally angry every time I open this thread.

Think we'll likely see De Jong in for Chucky and Tiote in for Gouffran with Sissoko pushed out wide.

Sissoko in the middle is nice to see. That's likely at least 3/4's of the back four we'll see against City. Hopefully not shambles today.

Newcastle United FC @NUFC #NUFC v @htafcdotcom (4-4-2): Krul; Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini ©, Haidara; Gouffran, Sissoko, Colback, Cabella; Ferreyra, Riviere.

This does a nice job of summing up Suarez's impact on Liverpool last season. https://medium.com/the-cauldron/ac57a79188f0 Think his absence is being downplayed tremendously - I suppose because of Bite 3 and the huge transfer fee.

The fact that the black chest area doesn't seamlessly mesh with black stripe on the arm is hilarious.

The fact that only Spellman has this info leads me to believe his info is bullshit. As someone mentioned, in the past the club has been very quick to leak a strong denial to the locals when a transfer rumor is bullshit, particularly ones that may be mistaken for ambition.

Agree they will struggle compared to last season (based on the team they have right now). Feel like a lot of people are downplaying the impact Suarez's departure will have. He was the best player in the league last season by some distance. Also agree they will not finish lower than 5th. Personally think they will be battling for 4th with Man Utd.

Based on what? Nothing solid. But the local press have been locked in on our activity this summer and they all seem to think we're after one. Whether we end up paying what's required is probably the big question.

Starting to think we really are going to sign another striker. Not a cheap one either.

£2145 in four hours. Incredible gesture.