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I fail to see his point really, lets not have a go at Ashley about it or Llambias, i.e. the people who are 100% responsible for this wicked sponsorship, (from our end), lets have a go at the manager who even Collins must know, is beholden to the owners, for being told to sit at the conference and say some positive things. If KK was our manager and either refused or publicly slated it I'm sure Collins and his mates would've slaughtered him. I'm only surprised he never found a way of implicating our support. A strange piece by him to be honest.

Quite by accident ended up watching all the broadcast from 1964?of the Cassius Clay v Sonny Liston fight. The fight was introduced by a US commentator ringside and when the actual fight started Harry Carpenter took up the commentary. Was fascinating to watch and not just for the boxing, I knew Liston was the favourite but from the commentary from all involved you could tell just how much of a shock the Clay win was and how they all thought he was just a mouthy 22 year old about to get put in his place. The sheer bedlam after Liston failed to come out after the 6th round was unreal as was the manic behaviour of Clay/Ali accusing Liston's trainers of being dirty by smearing his gloves with something to blind him. Before the game to MC was announcing to the crowd not just the two boxers but famous ex-boxers ringside, the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano and Joe Louis who also was a co-commentator which was almost a who's who of fighters at the time. In the bedlam after the fight the US commentator almost ordered Joe Louis over to Liston's corner and it was clear who was the boss there which bearing in mind the times and attitude to Blacks in America was quite revealing. It was on ESPN Classic and if it's on again, (good chance to be honest), I'd recommend anyone watching it for the history alone even if they're not big boxing fans which I'm not and haven't been for years as the sport seems a shadow of itself.

It's the result of a foul in the box. Some also call it it 'pelanty' but they're usually south of the water.

I'm not sure about charities 'creaming' hard cash but as an aside, I came into some money myself the other day by foul means. I spunked up in wor lasses purse. And I now depart this thread.

Anyone knocking on my door (usually a young'un being paid a small wage), wanting my bank details so I can donate X amount a month to charity will be politely told to fuck off. A little old lady shaking a tin in the street will get something. (cue 'how do you know she's legit etc, etc.)

Four games unbeaten at Roker Park. Put the late Tim Carter off with some sledging along with about ten others as Liam O'Brien stepped up to curl the free kick in the 2-1 win. Anyone wanting to donate a ticket to this lucky Shola-esque personage just get in touch.

I loved a 'Mag fact' thing the mackems did on rtg the week before the last derby where one of them put that 'the stewpid maggie kernts think ameobi alwas scores against us' with lots of lols after his post.

And here it is: http://www.talksport...al-wonga-182764 Fucking hell! :lol:

If it's any help we used to say 'Dicksplash'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVjOcKWxNs 9 mins in for the most important goal in our recent history. Probably my favourite ever goal and if you look at the Gallowgate end you'll probably guess most weren't too concerned with what refreshments were on offer a la CT.

To be fair I didn't go to the bar much.

Hark at Lord fucking Snooty. I used to sometimes get in Bliss back in my young single days but can't ever recall being served by a Ginger lanky streak of piss with a disdainful look on his face as if he'd got a sunday morning fart full on up his snooty nostrils .

I was brought up in the East End and I can't remember hearing the term scotchie at all. In fact I can't say I hear it much at all even now. Charver was an old fashioned Geordie word largely forgotten which then started to get used again about 1991 and the time of the West end/Meadowell riots.

They didn't make the most of their windfall. All season ticket culture, all seater, it's shit.

Utter bollocks CT, nobody ever pissed on my leg and if you're only thought on going to the match back then was what the refreshments would be then I'd question if you ever went on a regular basis anyway. You replaced the supporter of the past. The then 1st division basically said 'fuck you' to the rest of the league and wanted SKY's money to themselves. Think of the CL glass ceiling and the money hoovered up by clubs wanting to be invulnerable at their place in the pecking order. This was the same thing. We weren't in the original PL so could've been royally fucked had we not been promoted the year after.

Remember when football used to be about just football? I seriously cannot stand the modern game. Ask the likes of SKY about the PL and they gush about the stadiums (how many soulless flatpack stadiums are there?) and overseas players and to be fair it looks a great package but you have to realise that SKY tv as we know it wouldn't have stood a chance of taking off were it not for the forming of the PL instigated by the greedy clubs and a willing minor satellite company looking to take a gamble. Look at the price you pay as a subscriber and look at the price you pay to get into a football ground. I'll have the hovis music playing now, like but I much preferred the pay on the day culture and terrace culture which sadly has gone along with a lot of the support it once had. "Hello Alan, first time caller, love the show, I'M A SEASON TICKET HOLDER, .......blah fucking blah" So what if you're a season ticket holder? This is the modern game and shit like SDA/Wonga and the antics we've had to put up over the last few years seem to go hand in hand with the ever increasing corporate side of the game. I honestly feel I've had my time supporting NUFC and the modern version is a tacky shell of what it was and what it meant to follow the club which represented my city and it's largely working class people. I know for a fact the club has lost a fair few of old time supporters who went when football was almost a swear word as far as the media and non-football fans were concerned, people who were the true life blood of NUFC in needy times. The club aint getting those people back and if anyone thinks, 'so fuck?' then I'm talking to the wall.

That Rocky Road's a mouthy twat. What? He's had his account deleted? Was a great poster, salt of the earth, will be sorely missed.

Fucking SKY and their 'United' bollocks. Where's the ex-NUFC man in the studio?

As a generally caring person I thought it was a very heavy handed action by the Police for arresting four Muslim Thalidomides at Dover for carrying small arms into the country the other week.

I'd have thought NUFC would be able to attract a better paying, (and more reputable) sponsor than Wonga especially considering we had this year and next years sponsorship already in place so time wasn't of the essence, and again, does an association with Wonga add to the NUFC brand or de-value it? I'm going for for the latter although there's sharper corporate minds on here than mine who could enlighten us a bit more. However if people want to talk about giros........?

The teams are out early! must be getting warmed up.

'Ah but it's just this', 'Ah but it's just money', 'Ah it doesn't really matter', 'Ah but it'll always be St James' Park to me' etc etc etc. They sell our souls too cheap, they cheapen and nasty everything about our club and when the 'Wonga' runs out another blue chip company might think, 'Do we want to be associated with a club sponsored by 'Wonga'?' £8M a season for sponsorship and stadium rights is very generous on the clubs part for a club of our size, tradition and last years PL finish. When you're shopping you don't always buy the first thing you see, maybe a little patience was required from Ashllamb when it comes to sponsorship as they already had the guarantee of the Virgin money for another twelve months. Instead it looks like we got 'I'll 'ave sam of fahkin that!' instead. Anyway, we'll wait and see what happens and what does and doesn't get confirmed. They don't inspire confidence.

Goodbye and goodnight. It's one big laugh at us all.

This bloke is hilarious/awful. Steve Curry. The face of British football journalism in my opinion.