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Asking football to self regulate is like asking a child to spend the night in a sweet shop and just take one sweet. Greed has destroyed what was once a great game, now there is no real competition and no dreams left for the fans of smaller teams. Nothing can be done to change this whilst the ones influencing decisions are the ones filling their pockets. When was the last time a major decision was made to benefit the whole structure and not just the elite few. The only way it can will ever change is 2 senario's, 1 is the collapse of the TV revenue, which would be the end of those teams that 'take' the most. The other is for governments to come in with a way to enforce clubs to follow authority rules, the big one would be to only allow to play with a license. Therefore if a club wants to play, it has to follow the rules, it cannot use the 'form a new league' threat has been brandished so succesfully to the detriment of the majority of teams. The Prmier League would never have been formed, teams would still have a fair share of rewards and the whole structure would still have been more even had this been done 20 years ago.

If you believe everything in the Welsh press Swansea outplay everyone and never deserve to lose. Just because they play with 10 men behind the ball and pass from defence to midfield to defence their fans think that they are real madrid or liverpool from the 70s. I do believe you have a problem, perhaps you should make an appointment with your GP, definately something wrong there. Talking of definately something wrong, you gonna pop along to the Liberty to watch a real team once Ridders has seen off yours. That will make 3 now, with Lids and Barnsley.

Some words from our chairman, who's a big fan of the team by the way. http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/sport/Gulf-money-means-battle-match-Toon/article-1561824-detail/article.html

I can understand the desire to hold back when leading 3-0 and perhaps that is why we played a lot better 2nd half, was simply because you let us. I do believe if that was deliberate though, that is a dangerous tactic. Had we scored and we had our chances, it would be difficult to raise the game again. A second then may have seen a twitchy end. 3-0 in the end though, can't argue with that. The big difference for us is the clinical finishing, we don't have that, if we win its usually 1-0, very rarely score more in a game. The differencfe in class in finishing is demonstrated by the stats, we had more shots both on and off target and failed to score, I believe in the 1st half you only had 3 shots on target and scored all 3. We move on to Peterboroughg now, hopefully the start of the next 11 game unbeaten run. By the way, our boards are nothing but praise for your City, fans and team

Well done, but just wait for the return when we intimidate you with our 18000 fans.

Our best run last season was after a 0-4 defeat to Reading. Imagine what a run you will go on after we beat you 6-0 6-0!! We're getting worried after taking the p out of Wigan fans last week..

Our best run last season was after a 0-4 defeat to Reading.

I did see a game in the 70's where we went in 0-3 down and wion 4-3... nothing like optimism.

Start when you like, just let me know when I can get out from under this stone.

We're like rabbits caught in the headlights at the moment

Don't knock it til you tried it, I always say. aren't you coming up today? Or did you post that from a phone? Wish I could but the with 2 new twins here, can't afford the flight Mind you, Saskatoon to Calgary to Toronto to Schipol to Newcastle would have probably meant leaving last Tuesday

Don't knock it til you tried it, I always say.

George Boyd of Peterborough would be a decent acquisition.

Beckford, Koumas?? Surely Newcastle should be looking at players without baggage for a change.

Bob Moncur thinks it will be a good game in any case CLICK HERE

Basically the difference between Prem and Championship. taking the chances.

FA Cup, 3-0 ??

An ode to next saturday by a wag on one of our sites: We're going up North, Where they all speak funny, We've got a new striker, But we've got no money, Your boys each week on forty grand, Something we don't understand. Now you've got Butt and we've got Beats, Prepare for your first of home defeats, Van der Gun lets off a barrel, No joy for you this Christmas 'Carroll', Ducks arse defence and lots of flair, As Dyer tangles Coloccini's hair, And our De Vries doesn't 'Harper'on, About how he's Hollands no. 1, Now you might have plenty of fog on the Tyne, But the River Tawe suits us just fine, No funny bridges or famous beer, But our recent form you have to fear, You've got an Ashley and so have we, And the differences are so plain to see, Yours got fat on internet sales, Ours got fit and captained Wales, I think that Hughtons the fashion loser, His suits will never match our Sousa, A touchline prowess to behold, As his awesome tactics will unfold, If Smith chops Leon we don't care, He'll jink right past like he's not there, And setting up our forward line, Leon Brittons doing fine, As Joey Allen ventures forth, He'll be our Angel of the North!!! Especially like verse 5. And yes, we speak funny too

He made a number of stupid comments which got everyone's back up when he left, we had no doubt he would leave at some point for bigger things but not so soon, not when his comments included he loved the club, he had a 5 year plan to get us into the Prem, he would have to be pushed out, etc. He also made very public comments against players who left for clubs seen as bigger or in a higher division, talking about money not being everything, they should have some loyalty etc.. So when he went, it was like your girlfriend leaving you for some ugly tosser down the road who has a bit more dosh than you. But what if you're an ugly tosser yourself? Wouldn't admit it would you.

That's for us to know and you to find out Haha, do you think we all have a direct line to Chris Hughton? Or that he wouldn't just put his fingers in his ears and go 'lalalala Im not listening'? We're on a good run and the players have been playing well, I did hint at some players looking better, who knows, maybe its temporary. Being good old fashioned footy fans though, we're all nice as pie at the moment, when we do lose, it will of course be useless manager and sack the board time.

That's for us to know and you to find out

He made a number of stupid comments which got everyone's back up when he left, we had no doubt he would leave at some point for bigger things but not so soon, not when his comments included he loved the club, he had a 5 year plan to get us into the Prem, he would have to be pushed out, etc. He also made very public comments against players who left for clubs seen as bigger or in a higher division, talking about money not being everything, they should have some loyalty etc.. So when he went, it was like your girlfriend leaving you for some ugly tosser down the road who has a bit more dosh than you.

Nice write up of the Swans, never knew that Tate was a scum supporter. As for Beattie if he is your record signing I dispute what you have written in bold. SIGNING FEE: 600K possible add-ons That's the trouble on trying to knock something together in a hurry, in work We're still in full celebration on the 1-9 score for Judas's team

and change

Hopefully they will be OK, we did bottle it the first time we played Leeds up there, but was OK the next season (oops there wasn't one we went up)and the 'bigger' games we have had since. As Monk says though, St James's will be a different kettle of fish. If they don't let the crowd get to them, it will be a better game whoever wins.