frankpingel

That's, potentially, a very important point. Although he may just feel he's not suited to the role.

Great to hear, especially if he accepts.

I genuinely thought it was a pisstake when I first saw it. Fortunately, for them, I never wear or buy merchandise.

Another that comes across as a good bloke but, unfortunately, not quite good enough. Hope he gets a contract at Boro as he seems settled there.

Aye character wise, fantastic, unfortunately not at the levels we really need between the sticks though.

Stop slating him.

£80M is great money for Gordon. I do, however, share the concerns of us reinvesting it sensibly given last summers shitshow.

Sunderland scored

Feel a bit sorry for Villa today. Very little exposure for tonight's (big) game. If it were us I'd be absolutely buzzing to be in this final. Arsenal and the Southampton fiasco have seemed taken most of the coverage time away.

He's an all time NUFC great now regardless of era bias.

Chelsea play Spurs Tuesday

Got BTTS in my accumulator but wanted him to miss.

Aww man.

Nice, going to increase the tension even further.

Totally at ease with selling him to BM, more so if we use the money wisely.

Anderson man

Coming back on so assumed ok.

Think he's alright (hopefully).

Lovely goal

Saw that.

Hope the gap is only 1 or 2 goals going into next week. Keeps the tie genuinely open.

Wilson

Very enjoyable evening.

Mackem fightback

I was there for my third visit to Filbert St, christ knows why I continued going as it was always trouble. Think it was more than one lad losing an eye.