Tiresias

The motivation behind this is due to the dominance of Barca and Real Madrid, top clubs in England see them racing ahead of them in European competition with more funds etc and want similar TV money. Wrong thinking though, dominance is cyclical anyway, Barcalona can't keep it up forever, incomes rise and will fall, and it's depressing that the way to beat other clubs is now thought of in purely terms of outspending them.

lets not get ahead of ourselves, could be he's arranged a loan deal to newcastle

spot on

If the Bosman ruling got overturned and made it easier for clubs to hold onto players, then a wage cap might do less damage. Having said that don't believe losing the ability to attract the big names players is no disaster really, it is unfortunate, but at some point one has to imagine the economy is going to catch up with the big European clubs and players will disperse more. Nothing's going to happen any time soon, it's going to take some economic disaster to happen to a big club for everyone to start getting their houses in order.

I am depressed now you monsters! It's not a bad team, I just want to see HBA!

NUFC is bigger than one player, if he can't understand why he isn't being played till he's fully fit and pisses off because of it then he's not worthy of the club. Some of us like the club not just the player you know. I am very very much looking forward to him playing and being a regular starter, which he blatantly will be shortly.

If this does happen what are the chances of what they threatened in spain, of clubs remaining on a collective deal refusing to put out proper teams and bothering to play the big clubs? Would be brilliant, imagine match of the day "and now newcastle have sat down and having tea on the pitch while man u score"

I wouldn't pile all the blame on him, imagine the top clubs have long been talking about this between themselves. Liverpool probably first to come out and say it

Can Newcastle join the Bundesliga?

Bill Shankly

Dunno if it was said on here but Harry wants the england job for Brazil world cup, since there's no UK - Brazil extradition treaty

He has enough mitigating factors, played only a few days ago, had a knock perhaps, wants to preserve himself for the weekend etc etc And he's allowed an off day, especially when he's not playing for us (sorry france )

Maybe he was daydreaming about Newcastle

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/oct/11/liverpool-breakaway-tv-deal?CMP=twt_gu So they want to get more money than the other clubs, so that the league is even less even than it already is. In all honesty, even in the event Newcastle could get more money I think that it's pretty disasterous for the quality of football in the league. It's not an especially competitive league, and this would only make it worse. Hopefully nothing will come of it.

30 tackles is pretty great too, wouldn't even mind if he got some more yellows like that. We should sign Tierney based on this too

Just seen this, Cabaye makes clean Premier League XI http://www.whoscored.com/Blog/v0nk3_z_zkqbnkre-xvfba/Show/ http://cdn.whoscored.com/img/blog/2011%2F10%2FCabaye-Henry-Comparison.jpg

While Modric obviously can play out wide, doesn't that rather limit his influence? I assume Lennon is injured then? I'm skeptical that we'll avoid being pinned back most the game, haven't yet played a midfield of this quality.

He will be I suspect. Where's he playing for France? I was wondering if he was playing further forward for them. Heard someone say he did well but did too many long balls, looks like premier league might have ruined him internationally already

lol and entirely fair, just meant depressing about santon and HBA not making it in

I'm pretty sure it'll be a depressing starting lineup of Krul Simp Saylor Colo Raylor Obertan Tiote Cabs Guti Ba Best But hopefully we'll be able to keep them out, but i imagine ba and best'll be pretty isolated, and worried about Bale attacking down the left...but at 60 mins ish it'll become Krul Simp Saylor Colo Santon Tiote Cabaye Obertan HBA Gutierrez Best And then Sammy or Marveaux on for Guti for last 15 mins. (providing no injuries) Hopefully then we can be fresher and stronger side at end, and can see us clawing back a deficit at end, or even winning. Still worried though. I'd have liked Marveaux on left and Guti on right from start but doubt it.

eeerm...you did fail. I mean how pathetic is that? You don't deserve to be in the ACN because you failed to understand the rules and also because you only drew.

I think the media loves Redknapp more than Spurs, but yes I'm painting with a broad brush

the media basically hates every club apart from man u, who also believe the media hates them

Though this conspiracy against Sunderland in particular is pretty funny, to be fair on the mackems ( ) it's true I think generally that media will try and rile up any story about any kind of disharmony at a club as it makes a better story. Player quotes get taken out of context etc etc all the time, and coverage is a lot lazier on clubs not in London or Manchester, but lol it's not all against sunderland.