Dr Gloom

morning. anyone here into excersise? how much do you do in a week? anyone got any tips for burning fat? i've been going to the gym for a while now and i've managed to put on a decent amount of muscle and reduce my body fat i but can't shift the beer gut entirely no matter how much cardio and how many crunches i do. i want to cut the final bit of fat off for summer. i keep hearing different opinions about which is the best form of cardio to burn fat. some say longer workouts at lower intensity, others say shorter but high intensity runs. i've been leaning towards lower intensity 30 minute runs as i was told that high intensity running can burn your muscle off as well as your fat. is there any truth to this? should i join a spinning class or stick the more gentle 30 minute runs?

he could well be off in the summer but i doubt we'd let him go for less than we paid for him. i'm sure there's a get out clause but surely even fat fred isn't stupid enough to set the fee at less than £16m. he owes us at least another season after all the injuries. if we get a decent manager in and qualify for europe he might end up staying.

man u televised games.... not our speciality. we were outclassed. all too predictable.

his distribution is a bit hit or miss but that mistake today aside, he's hardly put a foot wrong defensively this season. he doesn't look a natural full back to me but he's done well for a young lad in a dodgy backline. he's looked far more composed at times than bounsong (£8m) and bramble (£5m). i reckon he could turn out to be a decent centre half in time.

change the record. he's gone. get over it.

i'll show me arse in fenwick's window if we get any better than a draw

anything other than a hiding is a bonus.

why is this thread still going on? it should have ended here No, I'm not Alex, I'm realistic enough to be happy enough with Fred not to rabbit on about replacing him all the time 101164[/snapback] What's the relevance of Doug Ellis to NUFC? How much money do Villa make compared to us? Why don't you compare our spending to comparable clubs like Liverpool? I think you are beginning to sound obsessed on this one Leazes. Shepherd takes much more money out of the club than he should - this is something every expert accountant seems to agree on. He also reinvests money in buying players, but this is NOT HIS MONEY. It's the proceeds that he gets from fleecing the fans, something he openly admits to. Yet we put up with it because we love our club, it's that simple. Comparing Shepherd to chairmen of poorer clubs or NUFC chairmen from a bygone age proves nothing and certainly does not make up for Shepherds gross incompetence of the past few years which have cost us a fortune. 101170[/snapback]

No, I'm not Alex, I'm realistic enough to be happy enough with Fred not to rabbit on about replacing him all the time 101164[/snapback] What's the relevance of Doug Ellis to NUFC? How much money do Villa make compared to us? Why don't you compare our spending to comparable clubs like Liverpool? I think you are beginning to sound obsessed on this one Leazes. Shepherd takes much more money out of the club than he should - this is something every expert accountant seems to agree on. He also reinvests money in buying players, but this is NOT HIS MONEY. It's the proceeds that he gets from fleecing the fans, something he openly admits to. Yet we put up with it because we love our club, it's that simple. Comparing Shepherd to chairmen of poorer clubs or NUFC chairmen from a bygone age proves nothing and certainly does not make up for Shepherds gross incompetence of the past few years which have cost us a fortune. 101170[/snapback] end of discussion tbh. no point in trawling through the other pages after this post because it answers everything.

You think Owen is going to stay then, Dan? 103391[/snapback] yes. unless someone comes in with a stupid offer i think he'll stay.

i think bellamy and owen could work together. i also think shearer will be replaced despite owen signing. we can't go in to next season with owen, chopra and shola as our only strikers.

i hope everyone is gonna edit their quotes now as well then to remove all trace of the filth! 100422[/snapback] I did, somehow mistype liar by saying lair instead so aye thought it would have been wise to change it before Alex saw it. Anyways, lets lighten the mood and laugh at Bellamy........ 100432[/snapback]

sadly it's looking that way

No need for the racism Wacky, in jest or not. 100403[/snapback] agreed. sort it out wacky

that he doesn't know anything about football, one of the prerequisites - you'd think - for running a football club. 100317[/snapback] And you think all those clubs chairman you didn't include earlier.....all know football ????????????? 100320[/snapback] maybe maybe not but you have to wonder if they are quite as clueless as wor fred. i don't recall too many other premiership chairmen sacking their manager a handful of game s into a new season after letting him cain your money (not the smartest move in anybody's book) ...then doing the same thing a few years later...! face it leazes....the man is a laughing stock. and he's the main reason why we can't attract a top quality manager . the best coaches should be queueing up for the newcastle job. look at everything we've got: money, support, facilities etc. but they're not.....i wonder why that could be. 100325[/snapback] So 4 league titles and 3 FA Cups is not a top manager ? A manager of world wide repute, honours and an Ex England WC semi final isn't a top manager ? A manager who won the FA Cup and left a team for the next guy who carried on winning more isn't a top manager? As only Hitzfeld of the current people can currently match or beat the first one above. And some of the current managers being mentioned, and given approval, can't match the top 2, what exactly is a "top manager" ? It's just hype mate, people are making things up which don't fit facts and believing them because they want to. What I state above is plain, unarguable facts. 100329[/snapback] robson and dalglish were all appointed a long time ago. they weren't exactly cueing up last time were they? and we're yet to see if he can still attract the likes of o'neil this time round. i hope he can but i can see us having to accept fred's 4th or 5th choice again. 100346[/snapback] I think you'll find that Dalglish was 2nd choice, after Robson, then a few years later Robson was first choice again. We aren't manu or Real Madrid, managers aren't going to give up top jobs they already have to come here, but its a top job and they all know it, most others wouldn't turn it down. I don't know why you expect a Fred to have a football knowledge of an expert BTW, very few do, they appoint managers for that. Very few chairman are better than Fred, because they are all basically the same, a lot of supporters have more football knowledge and understanding than chairman. 100349[/snapback] i don't expect him to be a football expert. i do however expect him to have some common sense, learn from his mistakes and stop making the club a laughing stock. going on the past two seasons he doesn't look like doing any of the above in the near future.

that he doesn't know anything about football, one of the prerequisites - you'd think - for running a football club. 100317[/snapback] And you think all those clubs chairman you didn't include earlier.....all know football ????????????? 100320[/snapback] maybe maybe not but you have to wonder if they are quite as clueless as wor fred. i don't recall too many other premiership chairmen sacking their manager a handful of game s into a new season after letting him cain your money (not the smartest move in anybody's book) ...then doing the same thing a few years later...! face it leazes....the man is a laughing stock. and he's the main reason why we can't attract a top quality manager . the best coaches should be queueing up for the newcastle job. look at everything we've got: money, support, facilities etc. but they're not.....i wonder why that could be. 100325[/snapback] So 4 league titles and 3 FA Cups is not a top manager ? A manager of world wide repute, honours and an Ex England WC semi final isn't a top manager ? A manager who won the FA Cup and left a team for the next guy who carried on winning more isn't a top manager? As only Hitzfeld of the current people can currently match or beat the first one above. And some of the current managers being mentioned, and given approval, can't match the top 2, what exactly is a "top manager" ? It's just hype mate, people are making things up which don't fit facts and believing them because they want to. What I state above is plain, unarguable facts. 100329[/snapback] robson and dalglish were all appointed a long time ago. they weren't exactly cueing up last time were they? and we're yet to see if he can still attract the likes of o'neil this time round. i hope he can but i can see us having to accept fred's 4th or 5th choice again.

that he doesn't know anything about football, one of the prerequisites - you'd think - for running a football club. 100317[/snapback] And you think all those clubs chairman you didn't include earlier.....all know football ????????????? 100320[/snapback] maybe maybe not but you have to wonder if they are quite as clueless as wor fred. i don't recall too many other premiership chairmen sacking their manager a handful of game s into a new season after letting him cain your money (not the smartest move in anybody's book) ...then doing the same thing a few years later...! face it leazes....the man is a laughing stock. and he's the main reason why we can't attract a top quality manager. the best coaches should be queueing up for the newcastle job. look at everything we've got: money, support, facilities etc. but they're not.....i wonder why that could be.

that he doesn't know anything about football, one of the prerequisites - you'd think - for running a football club.

i was going to reply to leazesmag but this post pretty much covers everything. the only thing i'd add is the ridiculous statements shepherd makes. he seems to think he's some kind of celebrity chairman come director of football. the best chairmen tend not to say too much to the media. shepherd is a media whore and every time he opens his fat gob on sky sports news he seems to make the club even more of a laughing stick. it's no wonder jim white and the likes love him. 100241[/snapback] We were talking about the clubs results........ Basically the fact that he in your words is a "media whore" has absolutely nothing to do with the clubs results on the football field, and furthermore when we were playing in the Champions League, and buying Michael Owen no one gave a shit. Do you think by your comment about Dalglish that he should have stayed ? Why do you not answer my question about you being happy when Gullit was replaced by Bobby Robson ? Why do you STILL not name all the "dozens" of chairman who have ran their clubs more successfully than Fred, thus qualifying your statement he is "shit" ? Giving Souness money to spend on Boumsong is something myself and Renton can criticise him for because we said at the time it was stupid, however those who backed him doing this [and even worse actually thought the 2 knackers were any good, especially Luque] can't because they agreed with Fred ........ 100257[/snapback] you're right. the fact that shepherd is a media whore has nothng to with results. it would be acceptable if we were getting results. we're not, so it adds to the embarrasment. daglish should not have been sacked 4 games into a new season after spending the club's money, neither should robson. why let your manager spend then sack him before the season's got going? if you don't trust your manager have some balls and sack him in the summer - you don't give him a small fortune to spend then bottle it and sack him after a handful of games. if you think shepherd got his timing right on either occasion you are either too stubborn to admit you are wrong or deluded. likewise for souness. anyone who knows anything about football knew shepherd had hired the wrong man from day one. what does shepherd do? in an attempt to save face and prove he didn't hire the wrong man after last season's farcical 14th place finish, he backs him to the tune of £50m then sacks him a day after the jan transfer window shuts effectively writing off another season. surely even you as shepherd's biggest fan must accept that this is one of the greatest fuckups in permiership history. he's put us back 5 years. tbh i'd take most premiership chairman over shepherd. probably any of them with the exception of maybe doug ellis or bob murray.

i was going to reply to leazesmag but this post pretty much covers everything. the only thing i'd add is the ridiculous statements shepherd makes. he seems to think he's some kind of celebrity chairman come director of football. the best chairmen tend not to say too much to the media. shepherd is a media whore and every time he opens his fat gob on sky sports news he seems to make the club even more of a laughing stick. it's no wonder jim white and the likes love him.

headingly is a right shithole. no suprise it's struggling to continue hosting tests. durham is a nice ground but it needs some bigger stands if it's ever going to become a first class test venue. i like the new stands they've made at trent bridge. lords has the tradition but edgbaston and the oval arethe best for atmosphere. i at edgbaston for the final morning of the ashes test last year. it was unbearable but the atmosphere was different class. it was more like football than cricket.

i liked the libertines. not massively convinced by his new stuff though.

the roeder honeymoon officially ends with the toffemen grinding out a one nil away victory.... with toon looking toothless in attack.

being a good chairman doesn't just come down to choosing the right manager and backing him with cash. a good chairman knows when to sack a manager. a bad chairman sacks his manager a handful of games into a new season after letting him spend money over the summer....or a day after the transfer window shuts. a good chairman stays out of team affairs and lets the manager identify his own transfer targets. a good chairman doesn't get stung by a notw fake sheikh slagging off the club, the players and the fans a good chairman doesn't mouth off to the media all the time bringing further embarrassment to his club. a good chairman doesn't rape his club financially when he isn't producing results on the pitch. etc etc rick parry and steve gibson to name just two are far better chairmen than the fat twat that runs our club.