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Shite boarding with in laws. Crap border control show on the 55" flat screen. Champions league build up on a tablet.

The only time Pardew resigned was from Reading when they wouldn't let him talk to West Ham. The prick.

What's bad about McClaren? I think he has a personality that might conflict with some players. I think as a bloke he's a prat and can see players thinking that too. Especially if he rolls into a club like billy big bollocks. He's had 3 jobs where he's not lasted 25 games. Awful starts with a new manager are a sign that the players just don't want to play for him. See Clough at Leeds. The players just wouldn't show up for him from the get go. He had short shitty spells like that at Forest and Wolffsburg and England. But anywhere else his record is very decent. Also when fans have disapproved, he has resigned. Suggests that if he is going to fuck up, at least he'll have the decency to do it from the start and move quickly on his way, unlike Pardew, clinging on without shame.

We know our lad has been incredibly well behaved. Only now at 2 starting to cry for attention and that. Nervous about the next one being a devil. Would be a good statistical analysis on nature versus nurture like.

I think they wanted a Nick Bromfield film going in. It's a Gazza film though. Bound to be a celebration rather than warts and all expose. If it's well put together with a good soundtrack and interesting archive footage in sure I'll love it. Don't have any idea from that review though.

At Derby he said "What we are trying to set out to do here is something a little bit like the Swansea, Norwich and Southampton model – clubs that have come up playing football the right way."

Keep on keeping on Stevie. You'll be flip flopping on going to games for a long time yet. Know what a twat it is when your mam isn't well meenzer. Mine's in a Huff with me so I best make amends. Hope she's Herself soon. CT, I hope the bingo wasn't too distressful. You'll soon win enough for a scran at the white horse if you keep going.

McClaren has taken his clubs to at least a semi final every 2 years. He's won cups and been to several finals. Pardew once got to a semi final and final which he lost.

Up to date on Louie. Starting East Bound and Down later

Cheers. Been tough with the old manky bathroom but delighted to have the new one

Cheers The one knacks like. Terrible twos and another new one might destroy me.

1. We're living with the inlaws while our bathroom gets done and it's doing me nut in. 2. I wouldn't actually mind but the wife can't spend more than an hour with them before it gets very fraught 3. I've impregnated her again and it's her first trimester so she's even worse at getting along 4. Got our 12 week scan a week today so still haven't announced outside immediate family yet, I can't keep a secret though so I'm treating TT like a hole in a tree to shout into. 5. Laying loft flooring on stilts this weekend. Rock and roll.

Smoked daily in my 20s and still do on match days. Surprised it doesn't ask about drinking habits mind, I've cut that right down too.

Me too, but still... 1. Your Ubble age is 34 years (30 to 38 years) 2. Your five-year risk of dying is 0.6%

In descending order of how much I'm enjoying them Jlin Hiatus Kaiyote Unknown Mortal Orchestra Jamie XX Hot Chip Kamasi Washington Colin Stetson Django Django

Statto.com is a godsend. I was devastated when F365 removed all their stats, hope statto don't follow suit.

Pardew had nufc punching below it's weight with his results McClaren had Boro punching above their weight.

Very similar record in terms of goals scored points won, but far better defensively and none of the lows as low as we've had recently. I know he had plenty to spend at Boro and won't get anything like that backing at Newcastle but he has a crowd/stadium worth twice as many home points as they had. Averaged a few points less than Pardew, but lost a smaller proportion of games too.

You win some predictions, you lose others.

I'm interested in ANY woman under 14 stone, but if her drawers come off and she's got a cock, that's a game changer.

Newcastle as an institution are an interesting proposition. With the stadium, the support, the Premier League status and the wealth. Doubt anyone would disagree with that. Any interest that a competent and serious manager had though is completely shattered when they sit down with those in charge and get told Players will be sold without replacement Players will not necessarily be replaced in the following window or the one after that. You don't have a say on who we go after We don't pay more than £15m for a player and don't buy anyone over 26. It's a breach of contract for you to talk negatively about any of these conditions. Your wages will be £2m less than the league average. Trust us though, we've got your back.

The FA fine clubs hundreds of thousands of pounds for it if it's brazen though. I don't believe we offered him the job. Simply because we would have had to pay compensation if we did. We just unsettled him and his club. Now we'll get him on the cheap... the first time we actually offer him the job for real.