Doctor Zaius

Wonder how many we took over. Cant imagine many with us selling out at Rangers like.

Cheers. I'd take it down quickly though. The Admin dont tend to look kindly upon illegal streams Edit: Fuck me that was quick

Who the fuck is that cretin? Is he to blame for me getting excited?

Nah, I'm pretty sure it was Fat Sam. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2298242/Newcastle-on-verge-of-signing-Luka-Modric.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-561745/Newcastle-set-smash-club-record-fee-20m-Croatia-playmaker-Luka-Modric.html Then, this happened. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/apr/26/tottenhamhotspur.newcastleunited Edit: Maybe it was Keegan. But Allardyce said this: http://www.tribalfootball.com/blackburn-boss-allardyce-spurs-star-modric-should-have-been-newcastle-signing-825961

Pretty close. Bid accepted, he came and visited the training ground according Allardyce. I see no reason why he would lie. Not sure what went wrong though.

Is he even the type of player we need? We're crying out for a centre midfielder and a striker yet people seem desperate for us to spunk the remainder of our transfer budget on a winger.

Chelsea in for Ramires - 17M. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/8881118.stm "three cheers for Ramires"

Wasnt he pretty dreadful last season? Or at least he was every time i seen him. Gomis to Fener deal was 14M Euro's. A bit out of our price league. And for that much I'd want someone better than Gomis.

so has anyone actually found out what forum this happened on. MY guess its the media trying to disrupt our pre season by making up a load of shit.

Rangers game sold out. A bit gutted, was planning to get tickets and sort trains tomorrow seeing I found out i could go.

fuck me you must be bored!

So this thread has grown 5 pages and were sill no further on? Talk about clutching at straws.

Whats the atmosphere like in the away end for Pre Season then? Everyone standing like normal or is it more subdued?

On the assumption that Nolan will be in the line-up no matter what and that Routledge & Jonas are going to be on the wings, it'll be one of Smith / Guthrie / Barton bring dropped in a 4-4-2. ahhhh. I was under the assumption that Cleverley was an out and out winger.

Very bad news to see Wigan signing players. Disregarding WBA and Blackpool, if there was one team I fancied to finish below us it is Wigan.

Who would you drop for Cleverly though? Jonas is an international player who we know is good enough. Routledge was one of our best players last season. Yes we need back up but maybe he's too good to be a backup player. Especially when we're desperate for players in other areas.

what was the crowd? 16.000 Better than the crowd that turned up last time we played them under Keegan when things were good. Good sign, especially considering the expensive ticket prices. Not happy with taking the clocks away either, a bit pointless that is.

Where's your avatar gone man? I'm going to miss logging onto here to be greeted by a battered Paul Chuckle.

How come? Im not very clued up on the Fabregas story tbh.

Does anyone else think Barca have been a little undignified and unprofessional throughout this Fabregas saga? Sky Sports have had stories about Messi, Villa, Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta publically stating how Fabregas should join and how he will join. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11833_6258960,00.html - Messi eyes Cesc return http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6268355,00.html - Puyol - Cesc is coming http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6272250,00.html - Xavi - Cesc deal will happen http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6275458,00.html - Villa Desperate for Cesc http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11833_6258960,00.html - Iniesta hopes for Cesc return Just a little snide from my point of view. Reminds me of something Madrid would do really.

I think it is. Just because a player doesnt have an all round game doesnt mean he isnt worldclass in my view. Kevin Philips. Kevin Philips only scored 15 premier league goals + in 1 season once. If he had went on to consistently score 30 goals a season, then fair enough, he'd be world class, however following up his 30 goals season with 14, 11, 6 and 12 goals seasons is why your point doesnt really make sense.

Wasnt it when a couple of Arsenal players were caught putting mobile phones up their arses and ringing eachother, only the NOTW couldnt name them?

Interesting. If true I wonder what the fee is.

That winning free kick against the mackems though, was a cracking derby that one.

Turkish lad I talk to on msn reckons Emre's been a flop. Crocked far too much to make an impact. Good piece of business to let him go when we did.