Dr Gloom

i'd be looking to shift ryan taylor, barton, smith, xisco and ameobi. can't see us bringing in the 5 or more better players needed to replace them mind. in an ideal world we'll sign a new left back, a couple of decent strikers with pace and a couple of midfielders that can pass and take people on. ideally we will, for once, get the majority of our work doen before the last 24 hours of the transfer window.

Come on then - spill the beans yeah, spit it out craig.

quite a compelling argument on religion from pat condell

bit of both tbh.

has he really lost all his pace? he looked alright when i saw him play for the gooners last year

that picture bring back just how big a dump sunderland is. i went to a funeral just outside the centre there a few years back. arrived a bit early, so suggested to my mate we grab a starbucks or something to kill a bit of time. ended up up walking for about 20 minutes. finally found a cafe and all they had was builder's tea, nescafe or warm pop (no ice). it was like walking back in time. it must be pretty horrible for the lads growing up in sunderland when they can see a lush city just up the road.

religion? nah, i don't buy it. the idea of a god is too easy an answer to the universe's most complex and difficult questions

what happened to that lad - does he still post on here?

i think it's sad that we're so starved of success that some resort to gloating about our attendences on other fans' message boards. makes some sections of our support look a bit pathetic really. we should be proud of our loyal support but you never won anything just because you have a big crowd. we are a big club but we can't bang on to spurs supporters about being bigger than them at the moment. a few years back when we were top 4 and they were struggling we had a case, now the roles have been reversed we should pipe down. You're another who should fuck off and support your local club. on what grounds? i was born in newcastle general and lived in the area until i was 17. does that mean i should stop supporting them now i live in london and start following crystal palace? in my view, you support the club you watch as a boy, or the one you inherit from your family. but a club is for life. once you start supporting a club, you're stuck with them. Is that where you live? Explains everything boring Thornton Heath, Croydon, Penge...no one should live there through choice. i live in dulwich. palace are my local club. didn't answer my question. do you really think i should drop newcastle just because i don't live there anymore? No you're entitled in the same way gurkas are entitled to live in the UK, but it explains how you're so out of touch.

i stand corrected. was talking bollocks...alex was right for once

didn't you lot just sign titus?

We've already got more than enough anyway so it's not even a consideration. yes it is. how many of our english players would you actually want to keep? i wouldn't mind losing a few. and how many would ideally make it into a squad of 25? in an ideal world we'll sign a few more players before the window shuts and then it could be an issue. not saying that will happen mind Don't have to be English to be 'homegrown' do they? In any case even if they did how would a short-term solution solve that given there isn't likely to be wholesale changes at present. Or in other words, you're talking bollocks again. i was under the impression that we were limited to 8 english players now. we currently have 11 senior english players and some kids. i wouldn't mind if we shifted half of them and if we did, we'd be short of the minimum requirement.

i think it's sad that we're so starved of success that some resort to gloating about our attendences on other fans' message boards. makes some sections of our support look a bit pathetic really. we should be proud of our loyal support but you never won anything just because you have a big crowd. we are a big club but we can't bang on to spurs supporters about being bigger than them at the moment. a few years back when we were top 4 and they were struggling we had a case, now the roles have been reversed we should pipe down. You're another who should fuck off and support your local club. on what grounds? i was born in newcastle general and lived in the area until i was 17. does that mean i should stop supporting them now i live in london and start following crystal palace? in my view, you support the club you watch as a boy, or the one you inherit from your family. but a club is for life. once you start supporting a club, you're stuck with them. Is that where you live? Explains everything boring Thornton Heath, Croydon, Penge...no one should live there through choice. i live in dulwich. palace are my local club. didn't answer my question. do you really think i should drop newcastle just because i don't live there anymore?

We've already got more than enough anyway so it's not even a consideration. yes it is. how many of our english players would you actually want to keep? i wouldn't mind losing a few. and how many would ideally make it into a squad of 25? in an ideal world we'll sign a few more players before the window shuts and then it could be an issue. not saying that will happen mind

i think it's sad that we're so starved of success that some resort to gloating about our attendences on other fans' message boards. makes some sections of our support look a bit pathetic really. we should be proud of our loyal support but you never won anything just because you have a big crowd. we are a big club but we can't bang on to spurs supporters about being bigger than them at the moment. a few years back when we were top 4 and they were struggling we had a case, now the roles have been reversed we should pipe down. You're another who should fuck off and support your local club. on what grounds? i was born in newcastle general and lived in the area until i was 17. does that mean i should stop supporting them now i live in london and start following crystal palace? in my view, you support the club you watch as a boy, or the one you inherit from your family. but a club is for life. once you start supporting a club, you're stuck with them.

i think it's sad that we're so starved of success that some resort to gloating about our attendences on other fans' message boards. makes some sections of our support look a bit pathetic really. we should be proud of our loyal support but you never won anything just because you have a big crowd. we are a big club but we can't bang on to spurs supporters about being bigger than them at the moment. a few years back when we were top 4 and they were struggling we had a case, now the roles have been reversed we should pipe down.

gives us another homegrown player to add to the 8 needed in the squad of 25

imagine his team talks would go along the lines of "er, but er...."

good stop gap signing. if he'd gone somewhere else, we'd all be asking why we weren't in for him. would have been better to have been in for him when he left arsenal for pompey, but he's got the kind of experience we lack. a good short term move, we're unlikely to get better. now let's get a centre midfielder that can create and a decent pacey striker and suddenly things won't look quite as gloomy

his goal return is pretty piss poor to be fair. destined for yet another season warming the bench if you ask me

welcome

throat cancer is a fucking horrible way to go like. wouldn't wish it on anyone. a legend on the table. sadly, bit of a moron off it. RIP

good episode last night. you could tell cruise is a petrol head. he came across much better than when he was on jonathan ross. suprised he got the top lap time mind given the last corner was taken on two wheels! the senna piece was class too. he was a bit of a schumacher mind when it came to barging opponents off the road. shocking what he did to alain prost when all he had to do was make sure he didn't finish to secure the championship.