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Charlie offers more quality than the majority of people at the club but I suppose if he doesn't wanna be here he can fuck off.

The thing is I would rather have people who ould actually score up front and I don't think Smith is any worse than Butt tbf, Smith has got more running in him than Butt too...

I agree. With him playing we're dead certs for relegation Nice twist. However, I believe he is the sort of player we need on the pitch just to show a bit of fight and passion. Especially if we were to be drawn into a major relegation fight. I would have him in before Butt and Geremi I know that.

Alan Smith is going to make a large difference to our team up until the end of the season. IMO of course.

Where is the "I don't sit I stand" option? Nevertheless Leazes Level 7, singing section.

I thought it just went back 24hrs? The 01/02/09 is a Sunday & classed as a game day & a day off for The FA staff , so it got delayed till the Monday. Ah s***, aye. Thought the 31st was Sunday. Why 5.30pm though? So the FA members can get home in time for Tea; Jellied Eels....

..... I feel like that. Ah, cheers for clearing both of those up..

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It can't be Shays last game, but as for the rest I undertsand what you're saying, I just hope you're right. How not? He will sign for City on the Monday. Would that not mean he was bought on the 1st though therefore meaning he couldn't play for them until the summer transfer window? You're probably right like....

It can't be Shays last game, but as for the rest I undertsand what you're saying, I just hope you're right.

Bit of a wierd question I know, but at this current moment in time, and leading upto the Scum home game, are you feeling optimistic about our survival and beating them or are you feeling pessimistic? Also depending on how you feel what sort of behaviour will follow? Are you pessimistic and you will choose to show your dissatisfaction? Or are you optimistic and not going to show it for fear of being ridiculed? etc, etc. I was just wondering where people stand on our club at the moment....because I fear that IF we were to lose against the SMB's that there would be massive protests at the Milburn Stand therefore adding to their satisfaction. Also, that if this were to happen we could self destruct. Anyhoo, discuss..

Yes, we have been around far long before 1992 also, thanks. You have also had 2 records for the worst points in a Premiership season, been relegated on several occassions and have won the least derbies overall in recent decades. In the grand scheme of things, we are the bigger and better club, and you know it.

...for sunderland Ner, you have had your one famous moment for the season. It's time for us to turn that light off over Sunderland again and leave you back in the shadows where you belong.

It's Sunderlands fault.

Nice easy three points.

http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1227633,00.html NEWCASTLE United announces that Dennis Wise has agreed to join the Club in the role of Executive Director (Football). Also joining the Club are Tony Jimenez as Vice President (Player Recruitment) and Jeff Vetere, who joins from Real Madrid in the position of Technical Co-ordinator. Dennis will assist the Board on football-related matters, including the development of the Club's Academy and player recruitment. He will report to the Chairman.Tony and Jeff will also assist in player recruitment. The arrival of these three new recruits follows on from the recent appointment of Kevin Keegan as manager. Kevin will be responsible for all matters related to the First Team. Chairman Chris Mort said: "This is all part of the vision that recently helped us to secure Kevin Keegan's return to the Club as manager. "Two of the conclusions of our strategic review, since acquiring the Club, were that the Club would benefit from having a football person involved at Board level, which it has not had historically, and that further senior resources are needed for recruiting players of the highest quality from this country and further afield. "Dennis would like to move away from day-to-day football management to a Board role and, with his considerable energy and intelligence, we believe he will do very well in this new position. "With Kevin able to devote his efforts to developing and running the first team squad, Dennis, Tony and Jeff will each help us to secure success for Newcastle United Football Club at all levels and for the long-term. One or two further key appointments will follow in the months ahead." x 1000 The first bit in bold implies that KK has/had total control but its sort of watered down by the second. Ambiguous at best. Wonder if this was intentional or just a coincidence? What was Mort's profession? Lawyer i rest my case ORDER IN THE COURT!

Cheers. I just haven't had anyone really read it over and give feedback so was trying to get some of you lot to.

The fans are making him one imo.

I know this will get shot down in flames but I wrote a Toon Ultras article for The Mag, not sure if it is getting put forward yet by the lad in contact with Mark but here it is below. Please bare in mind it is written from a Toon Ultra perspective.

The magazine is called 'True Faith' not 'Blind Faith'. I appreciate what you're saying, but people are being far too pessimistic about the realistic issue that we are in and the bit of optimism I have (and many others may have) is the only thing keeping our 'support' supportive. I'm hoping come the Sunderland game the atmosphere is going to be that sort of defiant magic we've seen a few times (I'm mostly remembering games against Arsenal, for some reason) from the crowd. One of those games where everyone forgets the s**** around the club and focuses everything they have on what it's all about at the end of the day: the football. Obviously everyone is royally f***ed off with how things are going and how things have been, but if we can get some venom and direct it towards the Mackems and really get the players in black and white brimming it could be a magical occasion. Might define the season, so I'm praying we don't buckle. If things go badly against them and we haven't made any waves in the market then I'm absolutely dreading the repercussions. Exactly, If we were to get beat and we hadn;t signed anyone imagine the embarassing displays that would occur outside The Milburn Stand and how much satisfaction it would give he SMB's!! We cannot afford to crumble, because if we do we'll go down, we need that defiance that you're talking about and Iam sure we have it in us, but the more pessimism that there is the more likely we are to achieve failure rather than success

dont give him your money, if everyone does that he'll be forced into either selling or pulling his finger out So what if he is skint? Then how are we going to buy and improve? Also, who would want to buy a club where there are no ticket sales, no merchandise being sold, no quality squad, no quality manager or coaching staff, etc? The most realistic solution is to weather the storm, and instead of pushing parts of the club apart we need to all pull together and gain some stability, financially, in a positional sense in the table and in a moral sense.

The magazine is called 'True Faith' not 'Blind Faith'. I appreciate what you're saying, but people are being far too pessimistic about the realistic issue that we are in and the bit of optimism I have (and many others may have) is the only thing keeping our 'support' supportive.

I agree no-one int he right mind shoudl want to come to us, but I think Kinnear and Wise are just doing the jobs to the best of their ability, the problem lies both at the very top and the very bottom of the club, not in the middle.

Talk ourlselves in to a crisis ?open yer fooking eyes man, we have Joe kinnear as manager and Denis wise in charge of bringing payers to the club. That sure looks like a crisis to me! Dennis Wises signings haven't been all that bad tbf. He has done his job in my eyes. The worst thing is he is an arrogant cockney shit and that's why everyone is so against him. It's Ashleys doing really, not Wises. The only difference with Keegan in charge was the fact we had confidence and stability, without the stability we have lacked confidence. Joe Kinnear is trying his best with the players he acquire dbut he has a team not a squad. If I am totally honest I doubt we would have been in a much better position if Keegan were in charge and if he did have the same amount of money as Wise appeared to get to spend. Xisco and a loan deal for Gonzalez are the only two who didn't go quite right, one through injury and the other has barely had a chance. Bassong, Guthrie and Jonas have all been good additions, as has Coloccini.