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As I'm back home for the weekend, would it be at all possible for one of you chaps to disclose the identity of any hostelries in the vicinity that will be streaming the match today?

He looks like Bruce Forsyth`s love child

If it wasn't so unlike us to replace a player before selling, I'd be 100% convinced that this means Sissoko is off. As it is, I'm only about 95% certain of it. CM/AM really isn't where we should be looking at players tbh, we've already got De Jong, Marveaux and Cabella fighting for a spot there (Cabella only if we sign some wingers). We need CBs, wingers and strikers before we even start looking at CM/AM. Aye, Sissoko leaving is the only logical explanation, but I can't see us get much more for Sissoko than what Wijnaldum would cost us, so that would make it a sideways move in every way imaginable. But a potentially huge step up in the "heart" dept.

Be thank full Stefan Kuntz has retired and has no chance of being on the end of a sliding tackle from that lad cock

WTF

....or even "NUFC arranging to have a meeting to think about monitoring rumours in the press"

Lets not forget the first seven games. If, & its a big if just now, we don't invest & improve the squad (ie purples) enough to provide a marked improvement on the quality of football / results we`ll be bottom by mid September. McLaren will be under massive pressure, the support will be kicking off like fuck & the press will be salivating. At least it'll be interesting

On a similar theme...the aggressive "woooooah" Collymore goal sound bites on Talkshite always conjures up images of him slapping some poor bint that didn't quit get his rib-eye rare enough before serving.

The commentary on the Aguero goal man ....you can just imagine the money shot then looking down on his mrs whilst uttering "I swear you`ll never see anything like this again"

I cant say I`m looking forward to the ritual live TV humping's we`re due to get in the (at least) first 7 games anyway.

it could also be alleged nonceist

If that's how its works then... http://s2.stabroeknews.com/images/2014/08/cliff.jpg May as well be... http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/sooty/images/4/4d/FrankBruno.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110803214550

I still cant believe we haven't officially got our backroom staff "over the line" Is the club on an annual shutdown or something?

I`d walk in nude & just stare at Charnley whilst he looked away awkwardly

Re-signing Cabaye? We're in the land of spotty buttocks / Fenwick's window again

One out of the first eight imo

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kppLFTxxKVw/VXlLaGlryvI/AAAAAAAAjyc/Rpi6B33pk94/s738/Sunderland-15-16-Home-Kit%2B%25280%2529.jpg Shave O`shea`s heed & theres definitely a bit of In there

If he wants to come & we are there or there abouts with the fee he will come. I`ve heard nothing on him expressing an interest to come tbf so he may well have tackled his agent on getting a move to club that just happens to NOT be us. I don't rate him as any more than a decent pro who`s had an above par return in one season. Fackim

Thankfully he`s on "England duty" or we`d have to endure endless crap photoshops of him coming out of a Newcastle branch of Nandos / Greggs. Thankful for small mercies!

& just where would you think Newcastle might be without him then Steve? I didn't have him down for being that ignorant to be honest.

Wooohooo

Fuck standing man, Id lie down if I could

Personally, I`m not happy with this, but I`m prepared to accentuate the pluses to at least give me a fighting chance of being optimistic for next season. I think the main plus is his relationship with Carr, which should, assuming there really IS money to spend & we don't get cheap & lose scouted players for the sake of nominal amounts, allow us the opportunity of preparing a decent squad. The litmus test will be on 1st September when the window is shut & we are 3-4 games into the season. However, I have grave reservations about Charnleys ability to get bodies "over the line" & it remains to be seen whether Mikes speech about letting the purse strings loosen was one of substance or just the usual Cack. I think the bottom line is that, assuming the brief for a new manager was to have to work within the current buying / selling structure, then McLaren was probably the most suitable candidate. As much as Viera would have been an exciting prospect, he would have been subject to the same frustrations Keegan encountered & would have probably walked by Xmass.

If Charver really does keep his post as a coach, then this really isn't the seismic shift we thought it might have been in club policy. A hand full of cheap buys in the summer & its same old same old. it seems we have an inexperienced, unqualified yes man making the calls these days, so what more can you really expect? Charnley / Carver / Carr & now McLaren. & Ashley reckons we`ll win something with this lot FFS!!!