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By the way, it wasn't ALL bad under Jim Smith, here's us putting Sheff Utd to the sword in a promotion game, (Budgie celebrating at the end with Auld Stevie). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnqhOuarFI4&list=UUSmnYSUTz1Dyu9DsBGoeGDQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v78-ftcqpNw "Oh Jeez those backing vocals, man! They crack me up every time."

What's that you say, you silly-sits-and-drinks-coffee-all-night-on-the-ward-looking-at-toontastic-instead-of-working-cow?

Was at both those games you mentioned and remember them (fairly) well baring in mind I was drinking at the beer bars by then. Haven't a clue what the editor of that Blackburn game did to the sound as the Speedie chants went on for ages and were very loud at the time. I agree about the Derby match, probably the best support I've seen in such adversity, proudest I've ever been to be a Newcastle Utd supporter, quite simply, and I may get some stick about this, some of our younger support who think they're a bit zany could do worse than study their younger counterparts from twenty plus years ago because they couldn't hold a candle to them in my opinion. Steve Sutton was the Derby keeper I think and I think he spent more time watching the stand behind him than he did the pitch in front of him and applauded our fans at the end, not his. David Kelly threw his shirt to the crowd and looked genuinely devastated that this support and this club was very much looking like going down to the third division and possible oblivion, he's right up there with my all time NUFC greats for his extremely important goals and superb attitude when real men were needed at the club. (His goal against Pompey, man, if you weren't there then it's hard to put into words what the emotion was like for the vast majority of the crowd, no half disinterested fans that day). By the way Stevie, pretty sure that Coddington was from Grimsby.

I was just having some tea and toast. You utter twat.

Read half of this as a lighthearted read on the plane inbetween the novel I was reading at the time and forgot to get back to it until last night. Ex-NUFC player of the seventies, Cannell wasn't a great player but was a bit of a boy and this book is worth reading alone just for his career in the USA. Genuinely funny stuff in here as well as him exposing Jimmy Hill as a bent owner who had to leave the States as he had a warrant for his arrest as well as 'Whitey' tales, shagging, getting paid Nike sponsorship in the US and agents trying to convert it into cocaine to avoid him paying tax over there. Just had a look and it's £1.53 on kindle. Worth it at that price, definitely.

I'd avoid The Pig and Whistle if I was you and also The Beehive.

I was busy!

I would target a trophy before before a CL spot. You know, the shiny silver things that everyone in football loves to get and what everyone wanted before people were brainwashed into believing that participation in, (but not coming anywhere near winning), a CL campaign had more glory attached to it. It doesn't.

Wor lass has one.

After tonight I'll be getting off permanent weekend nightshift after 14 long months of 12 hour shifts. Moving to mon-fri 8hr day/late shifts. I genuinely pity the fool that asks if I fancy working a blob shift on a saturday/sunday in my new dept.

Aye you're right, Fish wants the most stick for his Christmas present thread.

47 I think.

Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man U will be in the top 4. (Not that I care two hoots).

I mean, just what on Gods earth would you absolutely do?

Debating whether to do a 'What if Boldon had an internet blackout for 12 months?' thread.

WTF?

Can't believe the cardiff fans who are wearing their red shirt. Fucking mugs.

Penelope Cruz might've been the girl next door.

Just think of the tapas we missed out on!

Title contenders?

Hatem Ben Master for me, like.

Milner has made a big difference since coming on, mind.