Alex

It's just too big for a start. I can see the attraction of a new build like, even though I love my Victorian terraced house.

Sought btw

La Tasca is alreet but it's tapas which is just basically stuff you eat with a beer / wine, rather than a proper meal, imo. I think El Coto is a bit better on that front. La Tasca is a chain anyway and whilst not the worst it's nowt special. They do some decent deals though. Crown Posada is a good bar. It looks fantastic (stained glass etc. - it's the oldest bar in Newcastle iirc) but it's basically an old-fashioned boozer marooned on the Quayside. The Bacchus is decent. Good selection of drinks, quite nice inside, nee trendies/dickheeds. I like it anyway.

Every cloud....

I hate places like Great Park. Handy for work like

Rodgers must've had a hard fucking paper round like.

You should've arrested him.

It's absolutely years since I've been to the Marquis of Granby. Proper old-fashioned country pub.

Just as well, it was cancelled.

How was the North Yorkshire Show btw?

Significantly further north than Newcastle that btw

Didn't he get kneecapped on Shields Road after an altercation with a 'business associate'?

Reminds me of the missus' friend. She was getting married and the in-laws said they'd pay for the honeymoon. She intimated that she'd love to go to the Italian Lakes. They booked her 7 nights in Dubai

He signed an extension recently. And, tbh, you don't want him starting games. Even given the form he showed last season he'd be back to being shite if he was on from the kick-off imo.

The Nolan babysitting thing was overplayed imo. Carroll was living in a hotel so his bail conditions required a permanent address which is where Nolan came in. That and Nolan being a massive fanny rat / piss head didn't exactly make me think he was a good influence.

Shola's happy with a bit-part role anyway though. Plus 30 mins on the pitch and he's blowing out his arse.

I think we had a Ferguson Videostar.

Made some of Nigella's No-Churn Magarita Ice Cream. Hoyed a bit more alcohol than she says in though. It's var, var nice

Miguel (played RB at Euro 2004 before he got injured).

I was joking, Andrew

I think he is a good man manager but that has undoubtedly been helped by us not signing players with shite attitudes on the whole. I know you could point to Ben Arfa as a possible in that regard but at least he's young with something to prove not some washed-up has-been on a final pay day. Carroll has a lot to prove too like.

Radio Rentals? But I think they sold tellies too. I think Ferguson was the same crack actually.

Someone to spend time recovering from injury with?

And Hughton (mainly Hughton now I think about it). Didn't Carroll play for Pardew against Liverpool and score (Pardew's 1st game?) then get injured and never play for us again? Bit sketchy on the details but it was something like that I think.

That's it in the main, plus he likes hitting lasses and is thick as fuck. That's problematic if he doesn't rein it in. He's not the sort of player who can stroll about like Ibrahimovic. His game is all about his physicality which demands that he's fit enough to be getting into the faces of the opposition centre-backs. He's mobile for his size too. You take away that edge and the level of fitness required and, to me, he's just A. N. Other big lump tbh. Basically I'd like him here but he comes with a risk because of his suspect attitude / lifestyle. I agree we should ideally look at loan with an agreed fee at the end of it (should we decide we want him). Liverpool are saying no but I'd basically tap Carroll up (as everyone does) and say we want him but it'll have to be a loan. If he refuses to go elsewhere that leaves us in a strong position come the end of August. I think Liverpool are desperate to get rid.