The Bard of Byker

Løved how he came back that time from Denmark after his dad died for one of our games in the Championship season. Good bloke, good luck.

Still can't believe Ba took that last one at the derby.

none of them support sunderland. They were on soccer am donkeys ago - at least one supports Everton ffs. I'm sure two of them said "We don't like football, but our families support Newcastle so we'd support them if we had too" I don't really give a s*** who they support to be fair. Cracking band. And Ross (the one with glasses) supports Man U. He used to have a season ticket and travel to the home games from Newcastle (where he lives, and went to university), iirc. The soggy tissue of mackem misinformation disintegrateth.

Aye. It's better than last year's, but not a classic. 6/10.

This deserves more credit!

I dreamt I met Pardew last night. He was on an escalator somewhere, and was looking a bit flustered. Apparently, he'd scheduled a meeting with Dekka, but the latter didn't turn up. Pards said this was typical behaviour for Llambias, and was fairly uncomplimentary about him. Then I sang the 'We've got Alan Pardew...' song at him, and he loved it. Finally, he grabbed my stomach, and said I had to lose a few pounds before his testimonial at SJP in a few weeks (I didn't even know I was playing).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18077694

On the Times website now.

Man City to have Nike gear starting in 2013/14 season.

Ball-gripping rubber material.

Maybe the home keeper kit will be the leaked purple one?

http://img.skysports.com/12/05/660x350/Papiss-Cisse-jump-Chelsea-v-Newcastle-Barclay_2759231.jpg Legend.

The Guardian's football writing is truly awful. It's taken a pronounced turn for the worse in the past three years or so.

http://i49.tinypic.com/rm4o5c.gif

http://img.skysports.com/08/01/218x298/MikeAshley_621291.jpg

We can get four!

Settling down a bit now.

The second half will be ours.

We can sort this out. Howay man!

Catt for me like: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/9227428/Mike-Catt-expected-to-be-named-as-backs-coach-for-Englands-tour-of-South-Africa.html

Yep i'am presuming he's being brought in as a replacement for Guthrie.... shows how little work these journo's do ffs if we were signing Hoilett or Moses then maybe he would have a case with Ba but not a f*ckin midfielder I should point out i havent actually seen him play but people who have seem to think he plays behind the striker or as a deep lyin playmaker role in midfield. Might be a replacement for Cab. The only new cab arriving in town is the one Robbie Savage is buying when we get in the Champions League. Robbie Savage is buying a cab? What's that all about, then? http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/robbie-savage/Robbie-Savage-column-I-bet-Geordie-cabbie-a-new-taxi-if-Newcastle-finish-fourth-so-come-on-Tottenham-article892713.html

Im guessing that is taken from the Inter template? Aye, it is. Too true, sadly. But Nike would make a nice shirt!

Something like this would be nice: http://i43.tinypic.com/23nxjl.jpg

Here's a rough artist's impression of what that might look like: http://i42.tinypic.com/25hzpxz.jpg (Unless the green one is the keeper's top, of course).

Aye, they're all proper minging.