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If that's real (no idea if it is) then I don't know how the daft twat can justify devoting 80-90% of his spiel about 1 team every week, it's pathetic.

Manchester clubs thinking they can cruise to the final do you think?

Bilbao could have had loads of goals here.

Cheers Fugazi, will stick it on record.

We'd do well to get Spurs 'away'. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Tottenham-eye-deal-with-FA-to-swap-Harry-Redknapp-for-rent-free-use-of-Wembley-while-White-Hart-Lane-is-redeveloped-article874116.html But yeah, I'm just being a smart arse.

Ban's harsh when he was simply standing up for the name of the stadium. Warning would have shown a bit more class and balance.

Was just wondering if we could beat them if they play like this. Do we get a 4 goal headstart?

I can't see them keeping a clean sheet for a start personally.

Would love Arsenal to make a good fist of this now, just for the entertainment.

Goal.

Arsenal are only 22/1 to go through? Seems really short to me, I know it's a one off game but it would be one of the craziest outcomes of recent times.

A Love Supreme's match report. http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-wire/nufc-v-sunderland-what-their-fans-had-to-say/

Couldn't believe Waddle yesterday like, shouldn't bother trying to have a quiet pint in Newcastle ever again.

I think if Sessegnon had stayed on the pitch then they'd have maybe had about 2 or 3 breaks in the last half hour, the sending off didn't necessarily make it much easier for us as they abandoned all attacking intent and concentrated solely on defending.

What the fuck's he going on about, we were all over them. Gobshite.

I know.

True, I won't be pissed off if we go for 442 or owt, just think the occasion perhaps calls for more men in midfield and that's what I'd go for.

Must say that I'm inclined to agree on this occasion, would go for a front 6 of Jonas-Tiote-Cabaye-Guthrie-HBA-Ba, with the wingers supporting Ba and Cisse a great option for later on.

Even SAF would get punished for those sorts of stories so I'd be pretty surprised if he wasn't punished or warned about future conduct. We would already know by now if one of our staff members tried to influence the referee, it's obverse it didn't happen and the FA won't be too happy about the possibility of one of their members being corrupt. How, man?

Yeah, I know Newcastle fans like that, although a lot of it is clearly posturing.

I do think yesterday may have been different like, he spurred us on in the most important game of the season. If we'd lost that yesterday I would have feared for our form for the rest of the season, Shola's goal could turn out being very pivotal. Would be fuming as usual if HBA didn't start vs Arsenal.

Of course but unlike other english teams in recent years we will treat the competition with the respect it deserves and try to go as far as possible....... My point was why do teams fight so hard to qualify and dont even try to qualify from the group stage, from that standpoint the money argument doesnt wash. How do you know that? We haven't exactly made a decent fist of the other cups in the last few seasons. I was basing it on our history in Europe we always try to go as far as possible, i have no doubts if we qualify then we will do so again next season. Hmm possibly, we'll have to see. Can't see Pardew risking league form for the Europa League but perhaps we can get away with playing slightly weakened teams anyway, particularly in the early rounds. Last time we were in it you never had any really big matches until the last 16.

I think he'll definitely get a chance in the side now, whether he puts in a ropey performance or 2 and then gets dropped for 5 or 6 games is another matter though. Like the idea of him firing on all cylinders in a last-ditch effort to make the French squad for the EUROs like.

I saw that and couldnt think where they have dominated in the last 40 years. edit- i accept they managed to justv avoid relegation for a couple of seasons when we were in turmoil. They were 7th twice (we finished 11th both times) in 1999/00 and 2000/01, that's as good as it's got for them Premier League-wise. The next season we finished 4th and they finished 17th.