Optimistic Nut

Ramage's best games have all came at centre-half in the UEFA Cup. It's because of that, Joe Royle rates him so highly. Everytime we play in Europe this season, he goes on about what a great season he's having.

Haha, I did something very similar in my house on New Years Eve night a few years ago, very drunk...only without the toilet roll and being sick at the same time as shitting on the floor.

Ahhh, do you mean with the slits in their eyes they look like post boxes? If so, very good.

I still don't.

Tay-tay-tay-tay.

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I honestly think we'll be comfortably away from the drop-zone (around 13-15th come the New Year). Depends on what we do in the transfer window if we can get any higher than that.

How not? As Gemmill said, do you think one of the Liverpool backroom staff would have been allowed to do a talk-in and got away with slagging off, for example, Morientes last year to the Liverpool fans? Or how about Benitez, with pint in hand in front of 200 Scousers saying he wished Dudek hadn't bothered coming back to training after the World Cup with Poland?

Assuming Clark actually said what he did, does that exonerate Luque then? Course not. But just goes to show we're run by a bunch of cretins that they bring this up in public.

And also stormed down the tunnel in a huff when he got subbed at Southampton in our first season in the Premiership.

Clark should be the last person who can have a go at anyone considering this is the guy who once wore a shirt slagging his own team/fans off.

Started a brand new challenge. Used the editor to put Gateshead in the English North Conference and got rid of Scarborough. I always said if I won the EuroLottery I'd put £20m into Gateshead to get them up the leagues so put that in the editor, and also changed the reputation of the club so it was on a par with Hartlepool & Darlington (which would happen if a takeover of Gateshead really happened like that!). First season, bought loads of Academy players from Premiership clubs (spent £400k in total), and won the title. Now in the Conference. My original squad for the season was... GK - David Vadon (19), £90k from Man City RB - Ben Starosta (20), £10k from Sheff Utd LB - Phil Cave (20), £50k from Newcastle CB - Nathan D'Laryea (21), £5k from Man City CB - Chris Shanks (20), £60k from Newcastle RM - David Gray (19), Loan from Man Utd LM - Jermaine Wright (31), £3k from Southampton DM - David Edgar (20), £70k from Newcastle AM - Djamel Belmadi (31) - £6k from Southampton CF - Gary Alexander (28 ) - £28k from Leyton Orient CF - Dion Dublin (38 ) - Free from Norwich GK - Lawrence Matthewson (20), £6k from Man City CB - Seb Hines (19), Loan from Middlesbrough DM - Dennis Wise (40), Unattached LM - Billy Dennehy (20), £1k from Sunderland CF - Benjamin Hutchinson (20), £90k from Middlesbrough ...now January 1st 2008, and a few new faces into the squad straight away after deals I'd agreed earlier in the season finally went through. Was lying 16th in the table after 24 games before Jan 1st, 8 points off the play-offs. New look squad after transfer window deals... GK - Lawrence Matthewson RB - Ben Starosta LB - Phil Cave CB - Dion Dublin CB - Peter Ramage (24), £750k from Newcastle RM - Ray Parlour (34), £250k from Middlesbrough LM - Jermaine Wright CM - David Edgar CM - Djamel Belmadi CF - Andy Cole (36), £40k from Portsmouth and last but not least.... CF - Albert Luque (29), £1.5m from Newcastle Subs - Vadon, Shanks, Wise, Gray & Alexander First match with this squad, won 3-0 at Gravesend, 1 for Belmadi and 2 for Alexander.

It beggers belief how you spent 18 months on Souness' back, and yet persist on backing this even more useless f*ckwit.

I thought he was murdered every time down that flank by Hleb & Walcott. :S

The one positive I'm taking from this season is that we're only a decent run of form away from catching them & Liverpool.

Henry rested, Gilberto & van Persie out.

So couldn't they not just buy a plot of land and build a hotel and casino? I'm fucked if I know. Ask Mr. Hickman Nar, I'm just saying, if they saw the profit coming from a hotel & casino, why not just build the hotel and casino and save themselves £150m or whatever buying a football club too.

So couldn't they not just buy a plot of land and build a hotel and casino? Perhaps they couldn't not do that

So couldn't they not just buy a plot of land and build a hotel and casino?

Looks like he's put a fair few pounds on mind. Even when the injury has healed, I'd say it'd be at least until next season before he gets back to full-fitness.

He could BUY Ginsters for that man. He'd feel like Willy Wonka in his little world of pasties.

£25m January transfer kitty if the deal goes through apparently!

Tyne Bridge is going for £70m too.

I had a feeling you'd be first to reply.

You never know, we might just shock them again. Remember in the 99-00 season when a defence consisting of Karelse, Marcelino & Dumas got a 0-0 draw? Pretty sure we played 3-5-2 that day as well.