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I think Phillips was a cracking little player to be fair, but he wasn't in the same category as the likes of Shearer. I loved David Kelly Quinny, Goddard and McGhee but even though I can genuinely say Shearer isn't in my top favourite NUFC players I can say without question he was the best striker we've had in my time and probably better than most of the rest of the league's strikers in my time too. I can absolutely see why the mackems revere Phillips though, I mean, there's only really Gabbiadini who comes close and he was strictly prolific second division striker as well.

If it goes wrong just pop a cherry tomato on with a bit chilli flakes.

Did you take up the calling when you got older?

I was dying to go and my dad, and loads of my family had been in the forces as well but I was only 8 and a half so I had to miss out. (Thank absolute fuck).

'flukey career', man. They are, truly, fucking unreal. Please never let them change.

I watched a premier League world episode, 33, about NUFC, predominantly interviewing John Hall but with a few ex-players, wasn't too bad, was on for half an hour but they had the lass from true faith, Charlotte, I think? She's good the odd time I've heard her, isn't a stammering gimp and she always comes across well but I can't help but think it's always the same people representing the fans, (could be far, far worse in her case), but here's the rub, it's the same faces even when discussing events where they'd have been young bairns if they were born at all? To me the Keegan entertainer years bits and bobs TV sometimes do almost always miss a massive point and you can tell any 'bairns' miss it too by not being around and old enough, and that I really think you had to be around the club, going to games for a few years before to properly drink in the dramatic change and to have truly enjoyed and felt it. Even daft stuff like us laughing at the backpass change as it was nothing to a passing, progressive team like ours was where other, lesser teams honestly couldn't get their heads around it even picking it up, knowing they couldn't pick it up but doing it anyway as their conscious brain fart was played out in front of thousands of laughing supporters. Anyway, like I say, it could've been a pudding like Pearson sitting there talking as if he was an audience member on Rolf's cartoon club.

'works his arse off for the club'

I've walked into SJP around the pitch and on the terraces/stands pre-season when gates were open and nobody gave a fuck as long as you didn't take the piss. Obviously I was around his age then but I wasn't filming myself or being a dick.

Pretty sure I saw a channel 4 doc a few years ago and it was quite scathing of the planning and blasé attitude towards massive risks that was taken with others lives. They were sitting ducks. I wonder if this is a repeat or a new programme?

I've seen the odd show in the past about the Falklands and most weren't sugar coated, where did you see it, Alex?

Massive Loyalty Points scheme.

Glad I wasn't such a fanny on any of the occasions I've been thrown out. Pfft. NUFC to Pearson, take a hint, Clint, fuck off.

It looks like Gateshead FC moved to Deutschland and got a makeover.

Next time just ask me* first, Rob. *Discreetly.

I thought she was leaving the BBC?

No, you're wrong. Sally Bundock on BBC news this morning said everyone was talking about the Oscars. (Why do the media, news in this case, come out with this kind of blatant bullshit?)

"Any baldies in the audience? I love baldies, me. What's the definition of an arsehole? Telly Savvalas with a centre parting. I'm here all week, folks, English tapas at the bar, 3 for $10."

Happy mother's Day!

Their words!

No words from us will erase things but I sincerely hope you know, and can garner, support from us all on here, mate.

Good article just a shame a more senior writer couldn't have written it instead for an even better take..... SKY'S the limit for new man in the Toon! 'Jimmy come lately, there's a new man in toon' might have been the lyrics to the eagles record in the seventies when supermac and Terry Hibbitt were strutting their stuff at the hallowed turf at the cathedral on the hill but now ex-sky supremo James Darroch could be about to transform the club in the same way one of his predesse, predat, err, the bloke who had the same job years ago, one, Frederick Fletcher, the Scottish Rottweiler once did in the Keegan entertainer years when the new kids in toon were the likes of Andy Cole, Les Ferdinand, Tino Asprilla, Alan Shearer and of course the man who would go on to give me many retro stories years later as I managed to get his number once at a clubcall publicity shoot, one Darren 'They shall not pass' Peacock. Lee Ryder

Their website, man.