Away Toon

Newcastle United were the only club of the 104 surveyed in England, Wales and Scotland not to disclose their matchday prices. Should be in another thread, but at least it will get read in here. It's from a survey of the cost of going to matches throughout all the leagues and on the BBC Sport web site.

I'll tell you what this hypothetical (at the moment) question about Barton's future at the club, hasn't half dragged the Ashley apologists out of the closet. it's always somebody else's fault, AC, Nolan, Jose and now Barton and presumably any other player who actually says what everyone knows already, there is something very seriously wrong with our club and it emanates and stops at the top and has done since Ashley bought the club. Wake up and smell the shit that's wafting around SJP.

Décevants, Erding et Luyindula n'ont pas marqué de points face à New York et pourraient se rapprocher de la sortie avant la fin de la période des transferts. L'Equipe basically says that Erding and Luyindula were shit and they could well be on their way out before the window closes

I think a temporary ban might be in order

The comments after the article from PSG supporters are interesting. They all would like him to stay, believing that he still has lots of potential to improve. They all agree that he works very hard, is a "warrior" on the pitch, but that his finishing let's him down.

Well Kevin Doyle works hard, hardly scores a goal and doesn't create much, whereas Bellamy works his bollocks off to great affect, scores plenty and with his pace creates chances for the rest of the team.

This has to have been the most boring tournament in recent history, there is not decent team playing. The mexican team that won the Gold Cup against the US would probably have won it if they had turned up.

it is pretty dour so far. Peru look strong and well organised defensively, but nothing else, and Uruguay nice to watch but nothing to show for it so far. Suarez is a right cunt though, diving and farting about all the time.

Come on Peru, or that's what I just told my girlfriend

I don't see what's shit about it. Two players apparently applied for Visa's to go to the States and were refused when a minute on Google will tell you that if they have criminal records it's not going to happen, and Cabaye now get's refused as well. It makes the Club look amateur and stupid.

Well you would think that the club might look at players passports/ID's, birth certificates etc when they bought them, to make sure that everything is order. Maybe as we have no European football they didn't bother. Incompetent anyway you look at it. There was no point Barton, Ranger or anybody else with a criminal record either applying for a Visa as they won't get one. Would have saved the press getting all gleeful about another NUFC cock up for a start.

N'Gog might be a reasonable option as a secondary quick striker, though I doubt Liverpool would sell him

Now that is not good goalkeeping!!

Is Alves dropped for Maicon or injured or suspended?

Well Enrique might prefer to leave and go to Liverpool or Arsenal, but if they don't want to buy him there is not too much he can do about it. He'll probably end up staying and play out the last year of his contract and leave on a free (like Barton). Or get sold the last day of the transfer window, when we are desperate to get some kind of fee for him, resulting in us getting a couple of million and having no left back.

As somebody who has had his fair share of run in's with US immigration I presume he went on holiday and used the visa waiver system like most people do, but that to go and play football there the club needs to get Visa's for everyone, probably B1/B2's. Some of the players would need Visa's whatever the circumstances, Tiote, The Argies etc.

Better Penalties then the men take, well the English ones anyhow.

That's a shit decision. Can't believe that they let Brazil retake the penalty, not that it was a penalty in the first place. And she is well fit the goalkeeper.

No doubt in time honoured English style, we haven't been practicing penalties

Good free kick though. The Germans look very strong (as usual). The French girls played well in the earlier game. Attendance over 73,000!!

Population is about 400,000 and they are a part of France so rarely get to play as a country. They have some decent players by the looks of things, I presume quite a few of them play in France. Thuram, Henry, Gallas, Saha, Angloma, Distin all were either born there or have parental links. I live in Antigua which is 40 miles away and the only Antiguan related soccer player I can think of is Emile Heskey!!

too old, too expensive and definitely on far too high wages for fat Mike you would have thought.

well they can drug and alcohol test them like all kinds of company's do already, especially in the States and in the industry I work in.

good thread this one

Waddle at Marseille was better than all of them