Dr Gloom

not as big a blow as previous seasons given the £30m coming in from the new tv deal. this year is all about staying up and using that money to rebuild in the summer.

he looks every inch a newcastle defender tbh. can you imagine ferdinand and bramble at the back? it would be like bramble and boumsong all over again, tweedle dum and tweedle dee mark II

i think we might win this one, probably by the odd goal. an unconvincing win is my prediction.

we should blatantly lower price for cup games where we're struggling to fill the stadium. as long as there's a full house very week in the league, season tickets won't be going south anytime soon. i don't see fred worrying too much about corporate social resposibility

croydon's pretty dire. and slough for that matter. sunderland?

double wanker surely? ho ho. tut tut. etc No, you're the only double wanker Dan, you hold a unique position in Leazes's esteem, about to be usurped by Noelie though if you're not careful. my toontastic claim to fame is that i think i was the first to be on the receiving end of that extra special insult

Leazes man, read that sentence and tell me that this isn't what you do yourself? I get your overall point, that over the last 40 years this club has improved dramatically. But stop using the goals of the 1960's club, they no longer apply. Our aim should be championsleague qualification through the league every year, it should be truly challenging for the domestic pots and it should be building a team that will sustain a prolonged assault on the title. None of these will happen under Shepherd. If you can't see this, or you disagree then there truly is no hope for you. you're spot on, but you know he won't agree. he'd look a bit silly now if he suddenly agreed with the rest of this board and admited he's been talking rubbish all these years.

double wanker surely? ho ho. tut tut. etc

Leazes can, and will. You were right. It really is a waste of time and effort replying to him. i just spent a few minutes composing a post and then realised better.

i love leazesmag's comedy stock phrases: KK bandwagon jumpers, Fancy Dan lecturers, tut tut, double wanker, fuck monkey etc the list is endless

it was handbags. yellow cards all round would have been fine

tut tut

not a bad shout. a close range blaster from the edge of the box is usually a better bet than a curler.

i'd sooner we kept hold of emre than parker. if only nicky butt was 5 years younger. he's been our best central midfielder this year by far.

lets see now.......dipshit. You have said you want Fred out, right ? Now. Who for ? And please tell us why you think a replacement will automatically be better, or are you not bothered if they are better or not, when you have told us who exactly you have in mind ? where's that link you mong? So, you have decided you want the current board to stay then ? link?

why not? he's already said his piece on doctors and fancy dan lecturers

lets see now.......dipshit. You have said you want Fred out, right ? Now. Who for ? And please tell us why you think a replacement will automatically be better, or are you not bothered if they are better or not, when you have told us who exactly you have in mind ? where's that link you mong?

True, but did you get the wrong thread? i felt an urge to stray off topic.

i can't understand why roeder keeps farting around with the full backs. nobby must start as right back in every game from now on. it's his best position - he hasn't got the pace to play on the wing anymore. taylor's a good defender and huntingdon looks a prospect but howay man, neither of them are full backs.

where's that link leazes? or were you basing your argument on wild assumptions...for a change?

anyone know what the crack is with dyer? he's such an influential player and vital for the run in. i hope he hasn't picked up another injury.

Like a lot of strikers, they work in pairs. Bellamy was and is underrated as a finisher, and IMO a few spectacular goals have contributed to Martins being overrated as a finisher. They are different sorts of players, but Bellamy gives the team more, consistently, and makes things happen. I'm surprised at you mate, I thought you would be one of the ones who have a better understanding of the game than simply to look at a goalscoring stat to show a players worth ..... Bellamy makes things happen for others. When Owen returns, we will see how well Martins does this. I'm not knocking him either before some of the plebs will suggest just because its my comment, like gram for instance. I actually think that Craig Bellamy would have been a brilliant partner for Owen, and still would be, and possibly Martins too for that matter. we might have all three on our books if fred hadn't hired the 'scottish fuckpig'. that's the reason bellamy isn't at the club. you can blame souness for doing what souness does (ie fall out with gobby flair players that don't toe the line), but it's shepherd's fault that he was given the job in the first place. once souness was appointed it was SO obvious that he would fall out with bellamy and robert.

north west on the map marra

i wouldn't mind seeing it too if it's around

i saw the banner last night. couldn't hear much atmosphere coming through on the telly, although that's to be expected given the opposition and attendance