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If it was put out a few times a week it wouldn't do that. yep, but he’s too frightened!

got a male cat here, doesn’t have anything to do with me but follows the g/f everywhere. He’s a house cat but does go out into the yard if we’re outside. Little twat has shredded most of the furniture.

all valid and realistic long term views that are a real concern, but I’m more concerned about getting out of the fizzy pop league for now. What’s going to happen in the upcoming transfer window? The players we’ve got at the moment are only really still here because there were no offers put in for them. If say Nolan, S Taylor, Smith, Enrique, Jonas or Collo had offers put in for them then I reckon Fat Cunt would pocket it and drop us right in it. The amount of of money some of those players are on is what you’d expect for Champions League players. and I presume David Moyes was at the Preston match looking at NUFC players....

Realistically He is never going to get anywhere within a million miles of the England team so if he wants to play at the World Cup fair play if he wants to play for Nigeria as he spent six years of his life there. A lot of countries get by with players who can just play for their country. Bassong with Cameroon for example or the French invasion of Senegal. I'm not sure he'll get in to the Nigeria side.. yeh, definitely wishful thinking from Shola I reckon.

Good point I think we would have been in the final at least. Fucking Celtic got there! That toon side would've ripped them a new arsehole, Larsson or not. I think in hindsight we were very unlucky, the only game we were shit in the second group phase was Barcelona at home. Fucking Bramble. Of those games mentioned the only two I wasn't at was the 2-1 win at Roker, and Hillsborough as I wasn't born, personally I would put other games in there too. Leeds 4-3 being a definite contender. I'd stick a couple of games from 1989/90 in there too: Leeds (H) 5-2 - IIRC everyone was going on about Leeds pre-season and how they were going to fucking walk the league seeing as they'd bought Strachan, Hendrie & Vinnie Jones. Came to SJP first day of the season and we murdered them. Leicester (H) 5-4 - 13 minutes left and we were losing 4-2. Absolutely awesome ending thanks to Gallacher, Quinn and McGhee Happy days... that Leicester game was Roy Aitkin’s (what a carthorse he was!) debut as I remember, the Gallowgate was still going mental 10 minutes after the game had finished! – amazing game.

hahaha. looking forward to this match and will be cheering on the Irish.

As Stevie says, Cardiff would have a good chance of winning it, which would make up for them being the only ones who could actually loose out by joining a celtic league. I dread to think the outcome of all those Rangers fans touring the RoI though!

it’ll never happen anyway unless the EPL collapses. It really would be turkeys voting for Xmas. Are they really expecting the EPL clubs to vote for jettisoning not just 3 teams (due to relegation) but an additional 2 (into the second tier) and 2 more replaced by Celtic and Rangers? Why don’t they get celtic league started, with the Scots, Welsh, Irish and N Irish – and really set the bigotry off to a different level!

I know nothing about him, but Sheffield must be the centre of rumours at the mo’ as 3 unrelated people have told me Shearers going to be the Sheff Utd manager by xmas.

I’ve had 3 copies of the email. yet I haven’t signed up to anything as I am concerned about spam and online security!

I feel your pain Parky, wouldn’t wish that on anyone. You seem to be doing the right thing and also keeping your dignity. reckon if it was me I would be sprinkling some chilli juice in her knicker draw though!

The KC, Kingston Communications Stadium is a sponsored name, but it’s a new build stadium and owned by the local council.

space after first comma?

Unfortunately those imbeciles won’t see that in the bigger picture they’re devaluing the clubs marketing potential. The club has been ridiculed throughout the media and it’s profile tarnished by this chavtastic stadium naming. But they’ll only see the profile of Sportsdirect.com which is all over the media and will be getting loads of website ‘hits’ to prove their point. These morons are probably loving their ‘genius’ without realising that the media and the nation are all laughing at us and although the status of that chavy shop has increased, the club itself is being ridiculed (again) and it’s brand marketing potential has been severely damaged. As well as the club not getting a penny out of it, they still haven’t sussed how to run a football club, or employed someone who does.

and I thought the Rooney’s were tacky with their name calling — jeez.

depends on the legal standing of the non disclosure. or, last nights press release was an attempt to force any bidders to show their intentions. Time will tell, but I’m not going to hold my breath.

I noticed he didn’t even get an extension on his old contract that still had 18 months to run anyway. Was the club forced into the announcement as he’d been doing the job for 6 months anyway? Not sure why I doubt the intentions of Ashley & Co like!

yeh, I’m seething about the thought of Ashley changing the name, but I’m more concerned about how he’s going to remedy the overall situation. Now he’s not selling the club (and as he’s someone who has admitted that he’s never been an “expert at running a football club” — ha, the understatement!) you’d think the penny would’ve dropped by now. The main priority has to be getting someone in who knows how to run a football club — as they clearly haven’t got a clue. He’s messed up so badly it’s cost him a fortune and caused massive rifts between them and us the supporters (who are his customers), so now should be the time to rally the troops, fans, et al. But, oh dear, that ‘press statement’ is another example of contempt which only reiterates that they’re complete piss taking idiots.

he could have it if he wanted.

excellent, thanks for the posting.

Jonas better not get too excited, I’d be surprised if Maradona was still managing them for the WC.

his son looked a bit nifty at left back for the Ireland U21’s last night too.

not be any surge in sales for Argie shirts in Scotland if they’re knocked out then.

too cryptic for me you lot!

CHRIS HUGHTON INTERVIEW Irish eyes are smiling for Hughton By Kevin Palmer, ESPN October 14, 2009 On the face of it, an all-Irish managerial head-to-head between Chris Hughton and Roy Keane looked set to be something of a mismatch when the Championship season kicked off back in August. Hughton has guided Newcastle to the summit As Keane set out with a bold master plan for instant world domination at Ipswich, Hughton was left to wonder whether Newcastle's first game away from the Premier League would, in fact, be his last as caretaker-boss of a club that seems determined to attract disaster more than any other. This long-time assistant was only filling in as Newcastle's stand-in boss because he was contractually obliged to stay at a club no right-minded manager would have contemplated joining - even if discredited owner Mike Ashley had been pointing a loaded pistol firmly at their temple. Meanwhile, Keane was determined to tell anyone who would listen that his Ipswich team would quickly emerge as Championship promotion favourites, with his persistently outspoken claims winning him the sort of publicity he seems to revel in. You could not have wished for a more contrasting set of circumstances to begin a season and yet a curious anomaly has occurred in the first two months of the campaign. The second international break was reached with Hughton's Newcastle sitting atop the Championship standings and Keane's winless Ipswich rooted to the bottom. As if to confirm these two ex-Ireland heroes are heading in opposite directions, a rampant Newcastle thumped Ipswich 4-0 last month and the always-charming Hughton has typically sympathetic words to offer one of his victims. "It has been a difficult start for Roy and he may be suffering from the reality that his mere presence at Ipswich raised expectations massively from day one," begins Hughton. "Roy has the effect of changing the mindset of a football club and expects to get teams winning quickly, so it has probably come as a bit of a shock to him that it hasn't happened right away in this job. "What everyone in this game has to realise is football management jobs are tough. Whether you are working at a club with big expectations like Ipswich or one in a more uncertain position like Newcastle, the challenge is enormous. "Things may have been very different for Roy if he had got that first win on the board in quickly, but it that victory has not come and he now he finds himself in a difficult position. It is looking difficult for him at the moment, but I'm sure he can come through it. I had a chat with Roy after our game at Portman Road a few weeks back and he seemed in good form. Keane: Struggling to make an impression at Ipswich. "There is no doubt Roy has the potential to be a top manager as he did a great job in getting Sunderland out of the Championship so quickly. He probably felt he could get things going at Ipswich just as fast, but it hasn't happened as yet and I'm sure he is beginning to wonder where the first win is coming from. There have been signs that his team will turn a corner soon in their last two games, so hopefully he gets them going soon." At this early stage in the season, Keane is looking like a brash loudmouth who is bringing little more than an undeservedly inflated profile to Ipswich, yet the quiet and measured Hughton has gone about boosting his already immaculate reputation in the game in typically modest fashion. Successive Championship Manager of the Month awards to start the campaign have served to confirm his unlikely success story and yet this former Tottenham and Ireland assistant coach cannot look beyond his immediate challenge, the Magpies' next game against Nottingham Forest. "None of us know what is going to happen next week or the week after, so it allows me to focus on each individual game as if it will be my last," says Hughton, whose Newcastle side have been installed as the odds-on promotion favourites. "I'm enjoying doing this job, but there is no permanent position to apply for, so there is no point in worrying about the future. "My position is likely to alter if the ownership of the club changes, but that has been the situation for some time. I'm comfortable with the way things are just now and with the results going well, it has been an enjoyable experience so far. "You read things in the newspaper every day about what might or might not happen with the owners, but I cannot worry about it. To be honest, they don't have to tell me what is going on off the field because I am employed to work as a coach at Newcastle and to try and get results on the field. What happens off the field is none of my business. "Am I surprised by how well we have done? I didn't really know what to expect when we started pre-season training in the summer, but I felt things were moving in the right direction by the time we played our first game at West Bromwich Albion. "It was good to start in a high profile game against a fellow relegated side as it meant the dip in the level we are playing at didn't seem quite so big, but the test was always going to come against the hardened Championship sides. So far, we have done okay in those games, but we all know there is a hell of a long way to go. Hughton's Newcastle are firing on all cylinders. "It feels great to be sitting on top of the table, but the amount of games in this league means these are still very early days. I could be forgiven for thinking I'm doing okay at the moment, but someone mentioned we still have 35 league games and 105 points still to play for. On that basis, being top in October doesn't mean too much. We have to keep our feet on the floor and make sure we don't think we have cracked it just yet." Even if his eventful stay at Newcastle ends tomorrow, Hughton has done more than enough to confirm he would be a worthy candidate for a full-time management position and he admits the bug of the top job has bitten him. "I have this caretaker tag before my name, but I have started to feel like the Newcastle boss in the last few weeks and the results we are getting cannot have done my reputation as a manager any harm at all," he adds. "Being the top man at a club is a stressful position and I have found the workload pretty intense at times, but I have started to enjoy it more and more as the results have come for us. The rewards for a victory are fantastic when you are a manager and hopefully we have plenty more of those to look forward to over the course of this season. Who knows how long I will stay in this job, but I'll enjoy the ride while I'm here." Honest humility has taken Hughton a long way in this game over the years and it is a quality his compatriot Keane would be wise to learn from. looks like he is interested in being a manager after all.