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He played some matches at DM for Deportivo but didn't do well/hated it iirc. Only the copycat Colo who can't hack it in defence plays in DM anyway.

Just imagine all the goalkeeping prospects he could mentally destroy with personal training sessions.

Keisuke Honda as well. David Bentley.

Must be a medical adviser to Pardew.

But I said it was understandable. But still 16 goals in 24 starts. Yeah, Michael. You're always right.

michael owen michael owen ‏@themichaelowen 17m I just didn't want the fans to think I had deserted the club after relegation. I didn't. michael owen michael owen ‏@themichaelowen 18m Newcastle did make me an offer to extend in 2008 when Joe Kinnear was manager. Apologies to the club if there has been any confusion. michael owen michael owen ‏@themichaelowen 19m Just to clarify. My tweet yesterday referred to no contract offer after Newcastle relegation. Which I said was understandable.

Stadium size is nothing if you give away free tickets and don't generate sufficient revenue from it. Short must be sick of throwing money away. Fwiw it seems Moyes always has the final say on any transfers so the point on him worried about his board selling players is moot. He can do much better than Sunderland anyway. The writer must be really bored of a slow international weekend.

Typical Benfiquista response:

Why are people so surprised? Didn't we agree he's part of the furniture?

Brendan with the envelopes.

Fwiw Man City's CoMS deal by comparison. No idea where the money from redevelopment of Maine Road goes to though.

Hammers secure Olympic Stadium West Ham have confirmed that they have secured a 99-year deal to move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, meaning they will be playing home matches there from the 2016-17 season.

Confirmed 99-year lease from 2016/17 season, with West Ham paying £2 million a year in rent.

Shola 1 Mouzone 0. Managed the bowtie colours far better.

Release clause is around 19m but they are well over 100m in debt and need to sell. Resident Benfiquistas are rejoicing atm.

I'm not. I saw him f***ing do it. Back injuries can be very difficult to confirm by medical examination. It's an old trick for agents to advise players who want to leave to say they've got a back injury. How do you fake 2 broken bones though?

Reckon he might sign on with Birmingham to join up with Lee Clarke and replace Butland? He should still be decent for the Championship and won't demand much from a cash-strapped club. Hope he comes back in some capacity, maybe a Gk coach for the reserves or youth sides once he decides to hang up his gloves.

You talking about Rafa or Keegan? /HTT Despite his shortcomings, KK will always have a special place in my heart. Without his entertainers I would never have started supporting Newcastle.

Will he fit in here? He would want plenty of transfer funds, want his own way of doing things, then throw a tantrum if he doesn't get what he wants. Ashley wouldn't pay top wages for managers too.

So Wonga hasn't done anything about their promise to engage the fans regarding next season's kit then?

Using next season's TV money already. Can see other clubs buying big in the summer. Pretty much what we've been doing, isn't it? I hope not.

The Wigan goal yeah. It was something insignificant really, just a mention of it somewhere. I think most people wouldn't have caught onto it nor remembered it. No biggie anyway.

Using next season's TV money already. Can see other clubs buying big in the summer.

Ba did? What did he say/do? (Ba that is) Nothing major actually. Ba said in a post-match interview that some Muslims might find Bigirimana's goal celebrations a bit offensive.

Caught Ba bending over in prayer and kicked his arse from behind, just like what Krul did to van Persie. Ba was naturally upset after that.