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How could his value treble when he's aged 3 years and had serious injuries every one of those years?

He's got the recovery time of a brittle boned biddy.

I got my seat OK. Just late. They said it was down to a seat move for 2014 going wrong.

If any of you want I can knock yous clean out. I'll drop every one of you like a whores knickers.

Not bad given the odds on some of them. 2 out of 4 of my even money bets have come in so far. I'll be lucky to recoup my money.... And that's with Newcastle spaking it last minute.

Registered they were Simpsons socks and had an inward chuckle...only on second look/zoom I realised who it was and L'd OL. "Nothin' at all!"

Selective use of appearance figures there like CT. Given that most of his assists have come as a sub, and lots of his assists have come in Europe, best to include them. He's played 29 games when you do that. More than Guttierez, Cabaye, Tiote, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Gouffran, Ameobi and Obertan. There's only 3 of the last 18 league games he's not appeared in, only 3 where his time on the pitch was single figures. He's started more Euopean games than anyone else in the squad.

Half as many games this season as last. Averaged 14 games a season in the league for the past 3 years. 17 in all competitions. Average was 30 league appearances a season in the 3 years before that in France, 44 in all competitions. Would love to see him play more often...made of glass though.

I think I can say with full confidence that this trophy is as good as won.

They're flying. Top the league over Porto and Braga. Beat Bordeaux in both games of the last round.

Mark E Smith has joined them now "Here-ah is-ah, the draw-ah"

Arnold Schwarzenegger voicing this animated UEFA fella

Watching the draw....

# Just pictured the Judean Peoples Front calling for immediate discussion. "Right, what of we got to be happy about?! "Cabaye's injured" "FUCK OFF!"

Talking about potential to face an English team next the clueless nob in front of me said we'll have to face a higher standard of opponent at some point, as if he was watching us play tuppeny outfit like Celtic or something.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/14/rio-ferdinand-england-roy-hodgson

Has Hodgson watched as many Newcastle games in the flesh as Capello did?

3 goals in 4 games.

Aye, and we've all been looked down upon by the older fans. I've got no problem with pogoing, or shoes off, or doing the shola and turning around when it's fresh and funny...but 10 years later man people still doing it like it's the Blaydon Races or summat. I cringe a little. "Walking in a Robson wonderland" as well. Call me a miserable git, but....and this might be taboo.....I just fucking hate it when that still gets trotted out especially when we've got the holder of manager of the season stood on the sidelines.

If their free kick that hit the bar went in it would be an entirely different attitude in here. Over 90 minutes the only player of ours to come out with any credit was Stevie Taylor. Marveaux has stepped up at a crucial moment...again....as did Cisse....again. Hopefully they can both start bringing some consistency to games.

Was that not Gemmill? http://www.toontastic.net/board/topic/33658-newcastle-v-swansea-h-17112012/page__st__180#entry1142605

The curse of cheap tickets. You can see how different the make-up of the crowd is for European games now. Lads in their 20s and 30s who would have bought themselves one £30 ticket and gone with their mates can now get the wife and bairn a ticket too for not much more, or their Dad if he's apensioner. These lads would have had a few pints in them before and been vocal through the game. Now they're sober as a judge and making sure the little one is alright, not wanting to swear or look daft with their family in tow. So it's down to the teenage kids to fill that gap, but they're too busy taking their shoes off and po-go-ing. The ones who've heard the odd joke and don't know when to let it lie. Where the shout of "shoot" when someone gets space 40+ yards out would usually be a bit of a laugh referencing back to some luck a player had the week before, and only a few people would make that joke...on European nights it becomes a full throated exhortation from half the stadium irrespective of the players ability/history. It's a bit like here really. Still a majority of good lads that have been going for years who you'd gladly sit next to...spoiled by the odd bairn that's never been to a game in their life talking shit loudly and frequently.

He looks to me like a player who has been better than everyone else at every level he has played. Confident enough to walk into the team and tell seasoned pros where they should be. Clever enough to take it easy and conserve energy and then use his burst of pace when he feels it's warranted. Always moving into space and wanting the ball. Didn't get it a few times when he should. Caught out a couple of times when he did. I would love to see him get more game time as the league position becomes more secure.

Loving Taylor making me look a cunt. Long may it continue from the brown nosing attention whore. xx