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I remember Allardyce continually saying it was our best start in 10 years or something like that. I think .com showed it was our best start in two years or something. It was only after about 2 or 3 games that his statement was accurate but he kept on repeating it. I don't think anyone in the press pulled him up on it either. In fact, a fair few kept repeating the lie as way of beating us with the 'deluded Toon fans' stick.
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That Brew Dog pub has opened on Dean Street now (on the corner next to Surtess Hotel, it's been a few restaurants down the years). I used to go as a bairn when it was the Italian Job. It featured in the film Stormy Monday (as Wee Gees). Bit of naff movie trivia there.
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Yeah, I think it is for all Uefa competitions.
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Allardyce man. Derby away and he played for a draw and lost. We can laugh about it now but fuck me. That was the only game they won that season in the league as well. It was only a late Viduka equaliser that stopped Derby getting what would've been their only other win of that season at SJP as well. I think Fulham away that season it the most boring game of football I've ever seen. And I include watching Burradon Colliery Welfare in the North East Sunday League Div C in that. What a cunt.
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It'll never go back to being the Saturday after the league season finishes now either because that's when the CL final is.
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Seems weird it being a week before the season is finished too. I know it was last year but it's not right. How long before it's a Sunday or a Monday night k.o.?
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Robbie Elliott was roundly slated when he returned but he played a big part in the side that came 4th.
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Don't know anything about motorbikes but I wouldn't buy a 2nd hand CD off that fuck wit.
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Nah, lots of people didn't buy tickets for all the CL games because the scheme was something like you had to buy one ticket or three as a package or something like that.
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He's on about £4k a week isn't he? (Came out in court when he was done for speeding or drink driving). Alan Smith on the other hand Edit: Wrong thread, I meant Guthrie.
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Great fight that. Live on ITV wasn't it?
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My article about The Toon and possibly finishing 4th
Alex replied to ajax_andy's topic in Newcastle Forum
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Alan Pardew - Poltroon sacked by a forrin team
Alex replied to Kid Dynamite's topic in Newcastle Forum
He was probably trying to win over the fans (understandably) and counting no one being prepared to the £30m + asking price for Carroll as well as expecting Carroll to want to stay (apparently he said to Pardew he wanted to go which is backed up by his transfer request). Obviously that gamble backfired for Pardew at the time and made him look daft. It would be churlish to make too much of that now though I reckon.- 10610 replies
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Actually, fuck it. What's the point?
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Bloke me Dad knows used to play with Pulis. Speaks highly of him and also reckons he's as hard as they come.
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He's the best manager they've had Alan Durban got them into the old first division so I would imagine they love the bloke.
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Stop derailing the thread.
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yeah. absolute gash like the majority of the signings from that era Dumas wasn't a shit player though. He was a victim of Gullit's madness, cluelessness or whatever you want to call it. He'd spent his career playing in France as a classy continental-style sweeper then Gullit signed him and instantly tried to convert him into a central midfielder in the most cut and thrust league in world football. This was even dafter when you consider it was at the expense of Rob Lee, who didn't even get a squad number from Gullit. It's not really any surprise Dumas didn't succeed and went back to France but he'd probably have looked good alongside a big strong centre-back.
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Solano was never that good though. Even when he was class for us he rarely performed away from home. I love Nobby as well.
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Strangely I think if Man City still have a realistic chance of winning the league then we'll beat them. I think their recent upturn in form is more about the pressure being off than Tevez coming back (although that has obviously helped). I think there's a good chance they'll bottle it again.
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I hope Birmingham do because of Hughton. Villa going the other way would be nice.
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Duff was a fantastic player for about 2 or 3 seasons.
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If only he tracked back. he does...now Massive oversimplification this notion he wasn't grafting and now he is (purely because of Pardew's input) and he's a changed player. I don't think his work rate was ever that much of a problem. It was more giving the ball away in dangerous areas. I put this down to trying too hard whilst still not being fully recovered from his injury. Even prior to West Brom away (the first game where he looked like he'd finally got that yard of pace back) he was still often our most dangerous player during our relatively poor spell. When Pardew would play him that is. He was often the sacrificial scapegoat during those poor performances, getting hauled off at half-time etc. I know he was shit away to Brighton but so was the whole team. I think Pardew has done very well overall but I think Ben Arfa could've been integrated into the side a bit earlier. He seems happy and playing well now though so that's the main thing. It would've been a hell of a shame if he'd just faded away and left this summer because talent like his doesn't come along very often. I think our season might well have petered out too.