Shays Given Tim Flowers

It wasn't only ever going to get worse, it was after we replaced him with Souness. Trust you to bring that up, has nothing to do with it whatsoever. The team hadn't played well for a long time and Shearer/Speed's decline compounded with ineffective summer signings made the decision inevitable, even if it could be argued it came prematurely. Anyway, RIP. Let the weaklings try to rewrite history. We all loved him and will continue to do so. The appointment of Souness is relevant, he replaced Bobby. I still don't agree with your comment that "it was only ever going to get worse." Based on what? He'd taken teams backwards 4 times in his managerial career and then turned it around again so why was it only ever going to get worse? Nobody is disputing that Souness was the biggest mistake. That only undermines the timing, not the sacking. I'm not going to build a case against SBR in this thread, no chance. It's obvious to most what should've happened in the summer of '04. It is, but it's not what you're alluding to.

Cherished and missed in equal measure. Keep watching over us Sir Bobby.

Signed on page 169.

The importance of this signing cannot be overstated.

Anyone who comments on Ed's blog*. They are all such tossers. Line-ups based on FIFA or FM of which im certain 99% of all line-ups are. *I know the blog has come in for a tough time before and I understand the gripe with it. That being said if you take it with a huge shovel of salt its pretty harmless.

How long till people stop posting him in their line-ups for next season?

The Banterbury Tales

Final Bantasy

Must be the heat because I haven't found anything that funny for a long time.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7l6kyOpRM1r61j0ao1_250.gif Indeed. http://gifs.gifbin.com/122011/1324405547_dissapointed_chimp.gif why is that monkey wearing clothes?

Tried to get the Missus to get some breast imbants.

People who go on to another team's forum and open a post with 'XYZ' fan in peace.

How do we know this? Not having a go and I have just based my post on an assumption. Just wondered where the 25% profit came from?

Starting to think this is N'Zogbia mark two. Bid for a former player, create a false market, enjoy sell-on clause.

I love it when the press officer says "can we just draw a line under this and move on." Then one of the Journo's just says "What, move on to not doing any more press conferences."

The English club would like to incorporate Douglas and has 4.5 million euros for him. ,, I know nothing of a bid and not my agent, "commented Douglas after FC Twente - Inter Turku (1-1).,, Also of Twente I've heard nothing about. For me it's not concrete. I just want to stay at FC Twente. " The Brazilian defender, now a naturalized Netherlands, beating Inter Turku for the first time this preparation 90 minutes. 'I'm not quite fit, but it went well. They also dropped a lot in, so a defender was not a hard race. With the result, I am not satisfied, we have had more scoring.

The Ameobis are Newcastle's answer to the Kennedys.

Say it loud and there's music playing, Say it soft and it's almost like praying. Anita, I'll never stop saying Anita! The most beautiful sound I ever heard. Anita.

McClaren can do one. Twice he has been running his mouth off in the press. Just looks pathetic. All for managers trying to get best price for a player but he's starting to sound like Phil Brown.

I doubt it - Stretford even had an office in SJP and employed Shepherd's son while Mckay and Shepherd were also said to be close. if anything the gonzalez affair was just another low point in the club's history and i'm glad we've moved on from such amateur nonsense. Fair point regarding Stretford and McKay. That being said there is probably fairly decent grounds for suspecting there was a fair bit of kicking back going on. Also Mike probably has a bit more nouse for getting things done than Freddy. I may well be wrong but aren't the aforementioned also responsible for predominantly English based players? I think you can cite our knowledge of Cabaye's clause and the complete lack of interest from other clubs at that fee as being evidence of strings being pulled somewhere. I mean its all speculation but I find it hard to believe that we can be this efficient in the transfer market without knowing who to talk to and how to get things done.

Don't we look after agents a lot more than we used to? Put them up in nice Hotels and that? This has been an approach used by clubs for a while, Shakhtar Donestk are one example. Certainly we seem to be 'playing the game' with agents a bit more than we used to. Definitely an Ashley thing as evidenced by the initial appointments of Tony Jiminez and Jeff Vetere and the Nacho Gonzalez affair. Its good (and smart) to see us greasing the wheel. Look at the turnover league table. This is one way of us at least being able to attempt to level the playing field.

We're going to make an offer he cannot refuse.

It's the whole internet.

Only seen him a couple of times in pre-season. He looks like a good header of the ball, likes to spray it out wide, not physical but energetic and composed. Possibly the next Guy Ipoua. Early days yet though and I am loathe to draw wild conclusions.