bigfella

Spot on indeed. Must be the first time I've ever agreed with Alan Green, mind you.

What commentry are you listening to? Should get 5 live on. That's the idiot commentator on the cough stream

Too right mate. And Martins hasn't been as bad as they're making out either. Come on!

Plain and simply YES. Both were fat porkers before which was tolerated by the old regime even though there performances were also s**** but the new fitness coach Ramos brought in is doing wonders. James is clearly directing that comment at us which dosnt really make much sense as theres definatly been an improvement since Ramos took over. I think that's why people are guessing it's directed at us; Sam is very high profile in his use of ProZone/Heart monitors etc., and there hasn't been a noticable improvement yet. Can't believe anyone would get particularly wound up over what he's 'heard' though ah but there is an improvement. lets see- who do we have injured at the moment? ramage and carr iirc? comparing that to 13 at one point last season. also, we are getting late goals and looking more likely to score than concede in the last minute, with the exception of offside bastards at stamford bridge. Personally, I think our lack of injuries this season compared to the last couple is more down to us playing loads less games. We must have played a dozen more games by Christmas last year and the year before with the Intertoto and all that. If, (god forbid) we get knocked out of the cup next week, then I reckon this season we will play less games than any season in the last hundred years or so. I wonder if we'll still hear the same excuses about the players being tired.

Probable Chelsea lineup against probable Newcastle lineup: Pizzaro - Viduka Kalou - Martins Cole - Milner Obi Mikel - Smith Sidwell - Geremi Essien - Butt Bridge - N'Zogbia Ben Haim - Taylor / Cacapa / Rozehnal / Faye Alex - Taylor / Cacapa / Rozehnal / Faye Fereira - Beye Cech - Given Wouldn't take any of our lot over any of theirs tbh with the possible exception of Charlie, but he's being played at left back whereas Bridge is a natural there. They're still stronger than us in every department. Add to that the shambolic tactics we're likely to employ and it all makes for depressing reading. Sure, their absentees mean we might not come back with our ar$es looking like the Japanese flag, but we should still expect a vigorous humping. I'd love to say otherwise but I just can't see it myself. Cole's in suspenders suspended. :bunny:

I seriously doubt he will actually, if his story that his attack was provoked is true he probably won't get any form of a sentence, just a fine. Are you on glue!! His latest escapade was no doubt provoked, but he is already on bail awaiting the Dabo case (that alone could result in a sentence) which was adjourned a couple of weeks ago. No judge or magistrate is going to go easy on him now that he has broken those bail conditions. He going down

The point is; Allardyce bought Barton knowing full well about his past "incidents", including the court case pending for the attack on Dabo. This case alone, could, if handled by an unsympathetic judge, result in a five year stretch in chokey for Mister Barton. £6.5 million for a known troublemaker who could be banged up within six months?? Ask any Citeh fan what they thought about this bit of business and they'll laugh at you (remember he was widely touted as City's best player last season). The fat fool should be sacked for that, nevermind the teams shite performances this season.

That is absolutely SPOT ON.

In those days it was regarded as an integral part of being Scottish to cause as much bother as possible once south of the border. .....and things have changed? ;D I was 7 at my first game btw.

November '73. Stoke City, we won 2-1 and I remember Terry Mac scored (dunno who got the other) and being devastated before the kick off, cos my hero Supermac wasn't playing.

It's back for me I'm on IE, btw

Is your broadband provider Sky? I'm with Sky and I'm getting that message as well. Twas ok this morning >

What a game! What an atmosphere! Fantastic! Considering the calibre of the opposition, probably the best 90 minutes at St James's I've ever witnessed. Certainly the best atmosphere since it was made all seated.

Scored the only goal in the Sunderland v Leeds 1973 FA Cup Final, for Sunderland. Don't care how old you may be or say you are - how can you not know about that??? i know who he was, but i don't know who scored goals in other FA Cup Finals before i was born, why would i, or why would anyone else? as for the fella dying, sad for anyone who knew/liked him, i'm sure. Most people I know who are interested in football tend to know about such things. Things that are part of "football folklore" are well known, and particularly things that are part of local/regional "football folklore" (as in this case) are very well known. I and my friends/family always seem to know about things that happened before we were born (in subjects of interest to us such as football and regional-football particularly) every bit as well as we know about things that we have experienced in the years that we happen to have been alive. I am surprised by these comments to the contrary!! A lot of the younger fans (and some from outside Newcastle) think that football, and NUFC, was invented in 1992 by Sky, though. Like i say, i know about him, but only because of the north east connection. I wouldn't have a clue about west midlands fa cup heroes of yesteryear, for example - and fans from outside of the north east might well not know about Porterfield. Bet everyone remembers Ronnie f****** Radford though. w******. That's because it is bl****y well shown on the BBC, every single year when the 3rd Round of the FA Cup starts!! i know. Its as if the ONLY ever FA cup upset. Good point. In 35 years of going to the match, watching football and hating the mackems, I've only seen the footage of them bastards getting beat off Yeovil ONCE. It was at least as big an upset at the time as our H*r*f*rd embarrassment. I blame Motson.

Last toon shirt I bought that one, used to wear it in my five-a-side days Nee idea if I've still got it mind, might have a rake through the wardrobe tomorrow.