Gene_Clark

what a stupid comment; predictable though

Other than the goal, a bit of a non event 2nd half. Mind the entry fee was justified by Colo's cameo. Bruge weren't terrible, but composed finishing in 1st half would have put us out of sight; like a cold Atromitos game.

usual seat in Milburn Paddock at Leazes

Try this one...... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=737947

Xisco grabbed a hat trick for the reserves tonight..... could be worth another contract if he keeps this up.....

Quite a few mackems saying the game was a mirror image of the one at SJP last season, which it was apart from the fact we didn't attempt to kick fuck out of their players, no Metros were totalled, no stadium bogs were smeared with shit like it was the H Blocks in 1981 & no stewards were thrown down a flight of stairs

Really hope Ferguson doesn't play

Is Xisco hopeless though? I don't think he ever had a chance

why not ask them? send an email to info@kickitout.org

no; give me until tuesday night / wednesday morning & i'll get back to you with an explanation

Fascinating & depressing. Economically, we were like a Greek Viv Nicholson under Shepherd. However I still believe Francisco Jimenez Tejada may yet come good

"Kick It Out" are emasculated Uncle Toms; "Show Racism the Red Card" are Huey Newtons

fuck off

feeling pessimistic; 1-0 to them. 2-0 if Ferguson plays

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

sorry; forgot where i was for a second....

I'm thinking aloud here.... Is "codger" a portmanteau of "coffin dodger?"

Growing up in Felling (23 Woodlands Terrace then 2 Heatherwell Green if you're particularly interested), we struggled to look down on anyone other than those from the Old Fold, which was actually called The Nest & Heather Grove was its main drag. I think those from the Old Fold used to look down on those from Saltmeadows; those from Saltmeadows had nowhere else to look.....

If anyone's wondering why ChezGiven made the previous post towards me, it's because he's been humiliated by Stevie & exposed as a know nothing liar & so decided to try & take his anger out on the first person he thought he could curry favour by having a pop at; sadly, he's failed.

I'd never heard the phrase Scotchy until I was 27, when an old fella said it in the post office in Spital Tongues, where I was living at the time; there were a lot of old folks from the West End living in that tower block there & many of them talked about the area as Scotchwood; I've never heard anyone who isn't West End raised or based using it. I first heard charva in 1993, in relation to the Byker to Shields metro line being called The Charva Express. Incidentally, it is believed that "ccarva" & "gadgey" came in to English from Romani, meaning child ("Chavvy") & outsider ("gadji") respectively; seems plausible to me....

2005 or 1998? i was at the 2008 one; 6-0 we won....

Here you go -: http://payaso-del-mierda.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/filthy-lucre.html

i've added the line breaks now...

Tuesday 9th October marked a watershed in shirt sponsorship deals; when it was assumed by fans and media commentators alike that all questions of just what was ethically repugnant and morally reprehensible to sports fans had finally been answered, new depths were plumbed. I’m talking about the decision of Meath’s county GAA board to strike a deal with Tayto Park (www.taytopark.ie), the potato crisp Disneyland just outside Ashbourne off the N2. In County Meath, they may have a high transfat snack product on their shirts, but they also have the East Meath Credit Union providing affordable financial solutions for ordinary people in that area. Meanwhile, the clownish circus at the bottom of Barrack Road that simply keeps on creating copy for the Fourth Estate, announced that squalid loan sharks Wonga had handed over something in the region of £24m to get their names on the front of Newcastle United shirts, rumoured to be made by Sondico in future, from the start of the 2013/2014 season. However, as a simpering codicil to the deal, the ground would be renamed St. James’ Park, which was all anyone had called it any way, other than quisling apologists for the Ashley administration. Indignation swiftly followed; some of it opportunistic and false, especially among the jaded NUJ contingent and some of it passionate and heartfelt in the NUFC family. Attending Whitley Bay 4 Marske United 0 that night, I spent much of the time with The Independent’s Martin Hardy, who reacted with genuine disgust to the news and fair play to him for that, as many of his colleagues saw the deal as simply another wearisome opportunity to give the club, and especially the support, an on-line shoeing. As ever, the international break had been viewed by the current “owners” of the club as the appropriate time to launch yet another initiative that seemed, on the surface, designed, as per usual, to piss off the fan base and allow for some shallow handwringing and petty point scoring by the various hacks and scribes on both local and national titles. The Grauniad’s self-mythologizing narcissist David Conman took time out from retweeting obsequious praise of his latest dull book to fire off some sombre and shallow pronouncements that were gobbled up by similar ahistorical chuckleheads, meaning they could temporarily abandon their endless questioning of the validity of Graham Carr’s role and his 8 year contract. Of course, criticism of Pardew and his team’s similar long term deals has pointedly been lacking; then again the chance of another day’s work experience at Darsley Park and an opportunity to hobnob with the first team squad may mean it’s hard to judge people who’ve splendidly indulged you in the past. This is especially important when one considers that the new sponsors have offered to set up meetings with fans’ leaders in the future, considering some of the fiercest critics of this deal are ones who’ve been the most keen to spend time with club top brass, from Chris Mort onwards, at various times in the past; perhaps they may exploit any opportunity to hook up with the current “owners” or their underlings, not to mention Wonga apparatchiks in the future. Who can tell? Much of the criticism, both from fans and journalists, has centred on the “morality” or otherwise of the deal and Wonga as a company. It seems that the use of such terms within the context of football arguments has steadily been gaining popularity, perhaps since the 1998 News of the World sting involving Hall fils and Shepherd that became known by the vile soubriquet, Toongate. I am not happy with the loose bandying about of the term “morality,” as it generally seems to be a lazy, catch-all explanation by many users for why the opposing point of view is wrong, rather than looking in detail at the mechanics of the deal. Money lending is wrong, according to both Christianity and Islam; this makes it immoral to adherents of these religions. Yet much of the criticism of this deal is based either on aesthetic grounds, in terms of the media profile and public image of Wonga, or because of the business practices of a company that charge 4,217% on their pay day loans. The former argument is specious, as it presupposes that other companies, regardless of their business practices, will be more acceptable, because of their advertising campaigns or the product they sell. In harking back to the days of Northern Rock, surely far more NUFC minded people suffered penury and financial hardship as a result of that, previously long-respected and popular local business hitting the buffers than Wonga? The latter argument is about the ethics of how the sponsors operate; undeniably, Wonga prey upon vulnerable people in this harsh economic climate and that stinks. It’s a repulsive way to make a living and my conscience wouldn’t allow me to drive people to the verge of destitution as a way of making a living. Sadly, we are talking about capitalism; a system without conscience existing purely to make money for the ruling elite by exploiting the working class. Pre-paid electricity and gas meter cards that are set at a tariff considerably higher than the ordinary charges for punters paying monthly by direct debit, cash machines in corner booze shops that charge £3 for the privilege of accessing the customer’s money, endless parades of fast food outlets offering diabetes, obesity and early death to young and old alike, sub-standard health, education, welfare and housing facilities; Cash Convertors (sponsors of Hull City don’t forget) on every high street; this is the reality of poverty under capitalism. Let us not delude ourselves, Wonga are no better or worse than any other financial corporation or multinational company operating in the world today; many of who, such as Capital One with the League Cup or our soon to be ex-sponsors Virgin Money, have taken the cynical opportunity of associating their rapacious brand with a football club. Let’s be clear about this; “morality” and capitalism are mutually exclusive terms. As fans, we have the right to object, vociferously if needed, about the deal, but it can’t end with just a few random moans and groans. The deal must not be viewed simply as another snide attempt to wind us up by Ashely and Llambias, so getting angry about it is pointless; look at things from a wider perspective. We must be tough on poverty and tough on the causes of poverty, to bastardise a phrase; save questions of “morality” for discussions about why John Terry got away with a 4 game ban for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. Fair play to PFA leader Clarke Carlisle for putting his head above the parapet and announcing he feels the ban is disproportionately minor for the transgression Terry was found guilty of; racism in the game is decidedly immoral.

And the Baggies went down with this kit in 85/86 - remember us absolutely battering them 4-1 in Sept 85, though they were in the away number of course. I seem to recall a bonkers own goal as well.....