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Bracewell was a good signing, the likes of Hurley, Clough etc, soz, I'm too young. Hand on heart, I can't remember ever watching a Sunderland player and thinking 'I'd love him in our side'. Maybe it's the black & white tinted glasses or maybe it's the shite you've had playing for you for years or probably, truthfully, somewhere in-between.

David Kelly. Being the age I was when we sold Ned he was my first hero. I was devastated. He's got to be up there as one of my all time best NUFC players, more for attitude and vital goals and nostagia than skill, Derby away followed by Pompey at home are the reasons I love this club, Kelly and the players bonded with the supporters in a way the likes of N'zogbia, Bassong, Jenas etc, etc could never fathom.

David Kelly.

If you make a good start to the campaign and play some exciting stuff the "supporters" will come back. I suppose I'm one of the supporters who you've put in brackets who you're insinuating will come back if we start winning. well let's put it into some perspective, I was made redundant in April and am still out of work, (if we get you lot in the cup you can maybe wave a tenner at me, I love that banter, no really), and I'm afraid it's hard to tell your missus that you'll be buying a season ticket instead of paying 'as and when' especially when I'm no different to everybody else who has kids and bills to pay, also, just as important, there's not a chance that I'm putting any large sum into the club with Ashley fucking us about and possibly riding off into the sunset with my cash. To be honest, I can't believe the amount who have gone ahead as per normal. A new job and Ashley getting back under his rock permitting, I'll get a part season ticket in hopefully the same seat I had last year. Besides, 25-30k is still more than the 23,883 who watched a good Spurs side including Hoddle, Hazard etc, who had won the UEFA cup a year earlier, beat us 5-1 in the 1st division in '85.

Billy, when it comes to Arsenal, you're on the same wavelength as me.

Poetry that like, Billy. The more I hear what is going on at your club, the more my heart sinks. The amount of shit that has happened to Newcastle United FC in the last 12 months or so is simply beyond a joke. Sure, relegation raised a few sniggers from non-Geordie fans, as did the unexpected appointment of JFK, but it is now like someone kicking a dog after they have broken its legs and its ribs. If most neutrals came here and read the crap you have had to see go on at your club, I bet the tune would be more sympathetic than "ha ha, sad deluded Geordie cunts." I know that my team will not be missed by the media or other fans as we are seen as a northern Milwall, but to see any other club being shat on repeatedly like this is awful. I'd even feel a bit sorry for Spurs after a while if they had to go through this, and you know I am not a fan of them. Kind sentiments about us, but I really don't know how you think Blackburn are seen as a 'Northern Millwall'. Comparing Millwall to Rovers is like comparing Gary Glitter to Dr Barnado.

She's got a long way to go after the Mido bollocks. Roy Keane effect? Has Keane got a restraining order put on Louise Taylor? If he hasn't it needs to be on his 'to do' list asap.

Good point, I couldn't believe we paid £6M for him in the first place, even before his injury at Anfield he was overated, no wonder Fergie likes Big Sam. An American Mag I know spotted him in Florida about a week or so after our relegation, when I say he spotted him, he couldn't miss him as he was trying to tap his lass as he came out of the bog, when Smith realised the Yank was not only her boyfriend but knew who he was and was also a Mag as well he was less than impressed, the US Mag would have liked to give me more detail on Smith's exact patter but said his accent was 'thick as hell'. Anyway, the moral of the story was, he couldn't score for the Toon, and he didn't score with the lass.

Classy. A superb advert for the non-sponsorship on football shirts.

What gets me is he'd have been back up in a shot spouting about how privilaged he was to be our manager.....great club....great fans...blah, blah. Does anyone think he may be a little bitter? (as well as delusional, of course!)

Chronicle Should someone tell poor old joe how it really is/was and explain to him the irony of him saying we have delusions of granduer?

Only on condition there's a vigilante group rounding up the charva's who turn up for their SKY sports lollypop and their five minutes of embarrassing every Mag who's unlucky enough to watch it. David Craig can be taken up the back of Leazes lane and kneecapped for crimes against Newcastle. Just a thought, don't quote me or anything.

Alternatively, you are a fucking optimist and it will not be all sorted by the end of this week. (Going on Ashley's NUFC career so far I'd say the pessismists had more reason for their doubts.)

Teed man, nothing you're saying makes sense man. Who the fuck wants to get a "15 minute taxi" when you can walk down one of the most beautiful streets in the country? Who the fuck wants to see the Sunderland "seaside" when there are nicer beaches further North? Who the fuck honestly believes sunderland is a better night out? If you want to sink a few pints or go grab a cocktail or enjoy an excellent meal you're sure as shit not going to find it in sunderland. Everything in sunderland is worse than anything in Newcastle. It's like comparing Aberdeen to Edingburgh, Bradford to Leeds, Milton Keynes to London. Objectively speaking Newcastle is a better city. Which is why it boiled my piss when I saw a "sunderland bid" using our landmarks, using landmarks that are nothing to do with sunderland... in fact I think the only shots of something sunderland-centric I can recall is your flatpack stadium... Doesn't that embarrass you? you've said yourself that sunderland is a poorer proposition to Newcastle, so why do you still defend this ridiculous bid?There's loyalty and then there's delusion. I dont defend it,I couldn`t care a less tbh,I dont even like international football,it`s been as boring as fuck since Gazza left the stage.why are you so hung up about it?? who gives a shit!! we`ll more than likely get it anyways.. but if you want it so bad,I suppose you`s could teach us how to stand aside the offer.. See all I can decipher from that is "You're right Fish, it's a shit bid and it is cringe-inducing." but please, tell me if I'm wrong Reet`O!!...... FFS!!! ... You're right Fish, it's a shit bid and it is cringe-inducing newcastles the biggest club in the world, their support is without doubt the best any club as ever known,the silverware they have won needs a stadium just to hold it all and peter beardsley the spitting image of Brad Pitt,have i forgot owt??? .. Fingers crossed! skintchys Yes, you forgot to prostrate yourself in front of your computer after you typed that, in reverance to your Black & White betters.

That's a very cruel thing to say, the man is just doing a job, I'm sure he's not a total mockney wanka who loves himself in real life.

Someone will buy this, maybe someone who is eligable to vote, even.

Dont be so fucking stupid !! there`s far too many people like you,that romaticise about times gone by and how old football stadiums were so much better,etc,etc! thats hog shit,you are getting old mate and long for your youth! I`ve been to Burnden,the Baseball Ground and many,many more they were shit tips in the sixtys,they didn`t get any better as the years passed,If standing in line to use the one urinal and missing half the match,burning ya mouth on a small cup of Bovril while eating a cold pie,turns you on,go and watch none league Footy,give me the mordern stadium any day times change,you need to change with them.. You make a fair and valid point, you really do, I just think it's tosh. I'm not as old as you are by the looks of it but am glad I didn't miss the terracing and older grounds. I feel for any younger fans who missed out on some belting days when it really was buzzing, sure, I was also at games when there was sub-20K crowds as well, but the good times/games compensated for it.

Roker Park was better than the Stade de Shite, by a mile. Then again, the likes of Pride Park will struggle to be as good as the Baseball Ground, and don't get me started on the Reebok compared to Burnden.

You get the feeling the fat man is trying to claw back as much coin as he can, if the figure he apparently wants is £100M and he supposedly has at least two takers, then surely the process shouldn't take as long as it is? Or is he trying to be the wide fucker he thinks he is by putting some add-ons to the price by stealth? Or maybe the bidders are haggling over wether FMA gets the money upfront or in instalments, if he isn't happy about getting the money on tick then he obviously feels he shouldn't have to wait, unlike the club under him and Del boy who think its fine for us to wait for Man Citeh and Wigan to cough up for Zog and Given. For this and all other answers, don't tune in anytime soon.

He posted in between filming.

fuck me there goes the neigbourhood Well you shouldn't have pointed me over here, Killa, err, Paddock lad.

Of course you are.... No mention of ToonAway.co.uk? I'm sorry mate but I haven't got a clue what you're going on about, whoever you think I am.........I'm not. I think you`ll find there`s far more Mags on our boards. I'll have to take your word for that.

I'm new to this board, didn't know (though not surprised), that SAFC fans want to be part of anything to do with Newcastle.

I can understand how much Sunderland fans will be wetting their knickers over this (friendly) game. Ajax away for a team who haven't had a sniff of Europe must be great, factor in our relegation and the fact that our friends from Wearside managed to stay in the top league and can have a laugh at our expense whilst they are a league above us for the first time in about 19 years, then, lets be honest, you can't blame them for being all excitable, still, if they're being truthful, even now, it must be freezing living in our shadow.