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Pah, I'm an Überfan anyway.

Though, looking at likes of Medina & Co I'd say rather the kittens than mankind...

I've only been signed in about 2 minutes you cheeky Aussie git! Oh, and why is it not illegal to have sex with animals in Washington state?! 12611[/snapback] Because it is common practise in Washington/Mackemland either? *looks out for Bridget*

I hope you told the male members of your family that they aren't allowed to play with the food ...

Hmm, in the case here the sheep was traumatized and apparently avoided the rest. It probably was doing dodgy paintings analysed by psychologists, too.

Of course a very nice gesture... ...though nothing compared to the exclusive club tours to Gibraltar other "fans" get...

I thought a sense of humour was a minimum requirement when signing up for this board ? 12554[/snapback] Maybe just for signing up, but not for creating... It looks to me that as soon as you become a Admin you also get deadly serious.

12443[/snapback] When doing his mandatory time at the public prosecution service a friend of mine had a case of "sheep shagging" which is a criminal offence. They even got a psychological expertise from a vetinary about the mental state of the sheep

Almost word for word what I said about Butt this time last year, I'm being cautious now and waiting until Christmas to see how he fares. 12439[/snapback] That and I think some of the ratings are very flattering. Ok, the team fought well, but IMHO the top marks are reserved for special games when a player excells in all parts of his game. That means for me a midfielder shouldn't just perform in his own half. I think some people are getting a bit carried in their praise. A good battling performance yes, loads of hard work. But a very good football performance? No, not for me.

I agree that the team battled well. But for me the tactics were far too negative. With the formation Newcastle could have played another couple of hours (and even with eleven players) but most likely wouldn't have scored ... or created chances. Of course grinding out a goalless draw would have been a fantastic result, though I don't know if there was a plan B in case Arsenal had scored earlier.

Anyone else see a parallel between that and Fat Fred's assertations that us fans would be astounded? 11568[/snapback] I'm pleasantly surprised someone else noticed too.

What I don't understand is that HTT was telling for months how GREAT the new site will be and what projects they were working at etc. Now I just clicked a bit through the site and the site is a bit dull ... the constant theme of the topic is "comming soon" ...

Bastid! I am enjoyong the day, buried under books (have a look in the where we work thread, when Matt was moaning about the state of that office he shouldn't see it now) as I have to finish my dissertation until saturday in a week. That means no fun today, but I'll have a big party on Saturday (and hopefully will still be drunk on Sunday...). So thanks everybody...

What they said. (though, they are all mean, mean bastids!) Great day for a birthday.

Nah, I just think Liedson is a good player. 10608[/snapback] Ignore Shearergol he doesnt know about any footballers outside of England so claims people who do just know them from Champ. Also i dont think he go's to our games yet thinks he knows everything about peoples performances 10654[/snapback] Any interesting tales from your scouting trips to Lisbon? 10667[/snapback] please tell me where i commented on Douala in this thread? 10671[/snapback] You haven't, but I like the way how you always comment on foreign players (along with your favourite word "overrated"), but think somebody shouldn't comment on player's performances he hasn't seen "in flesh".

What happened to the urine sample from the bloke in room No. 9?

Nah, I just think Liedson is a good player. 10608[/snapback] Ignore Shearergol he doesnt know about any footballers outside of England so claims people who do just know them from Champ. Also i dont think he go's to our games yet thinks he knows everything about peoples performances 10654[/snapback] Any interesting tales from your scouting trips to Lisbon?

Well it certainly would have an effect on a certain left-back... "By this time the soma had begun to work. Eyes shone, cheeks were flushed, the inner light of universal benevolence broke out on every face in happy, friendly smiles. Even Bernard felt himself a little melted."

Yep, I think Huxley's work is a good reflection about those things to come for Newcastle United. Seriously, I just hope the newboard (which will be GREAT by the way) will provide as much fun as yesterday...

Well, the answer has already been given. Beer. The problem with wine and curry is the acid. Especially with real hot curries this can cause in fact real pain. Though, as Rob said there huge differences. Basically I can suggest to any "sweet" curry a Riesling. If the curry is not too hot then a Australian Shiraz can fit really well, even the right sweet dessert wine can be an option.

Well, I am not in the camp of those people who are fearing a looming relegation. That is just because I think teams like Wigan and Sunderland and a couple of others are simply too bad that even a strikerless toon can't do worse. On the other hand - I've seen stranger things happening. For the transfer dealing: Yes, I believe that Fat Fred is doing a terrible job in negotiating. He rarely is hackling out a decent transfer fee. Though I simply disagree in paying for a player of the calibre of Boa Morte more than the 3m I think he is worth. If Fulham want 5m then I start looking for a player that is really 5m or look for a plan B, i.e. a player worth 3m that is allowed to leave for this fee. Same applies for Anelka. If Fenerbahce have paid 4m only six months ago and demanding a 400% increase in his value then they can sod off. A value of 6m is more than I would prepare for a sulking player who is switching clubs more often than Fat Fred is smelling underpants. In my eyes the current shambles has more to do with Souness forcing out the wrong players without a decent plan how to replace them realitically. Fat Fred willingly agreed without being able to deliver from the list he was presented. I just had a cruciate ligament operation, but I would do somersaults if those clueless idiots would leave their current jobs ... rather yesterday than tomorrow.

As with footballers and managers you have no bloody clue when it comes to flair. Zinfandel the grafter among wines. Ugh. 9690[/snapback] What could a German possibly know about good taste? You're all sausages and sauerkraut man. 9705[/snapback] Still a bit rich, an Englishman taking the piss out of other nation's taste in food. 9706[/snapback] Indeed - but according to the French President its better than Finnish food................ 10219[/snapback] Yes, but that is because in Finland every menu tastes steamed, because eating in a sauna isn't doing food any good. So much for xenophobic clichés...

I'm the last one who is in support of Fat Fred's way of running the club, though regarding the bit in bold I strongly disagree. How can anybody say, that he isn't providing the funds? He is making money available in the region of up to 20m this summer if you keep in mind those players signed and those we had lodged bids for. Add to it the fact that Souness was allowed to spend more than 10m only half a year ago. Tell anybody at Sunderland, West Ham, Man Shitty et al that the manager isn't getting money for rebuilding the squad. They will be laughing hysterically. I don't know how Fat Fred is doing the transfer dealings, but I am not a friend of simply bowing down to other club's ridiculous valuation of players. I also have not seen the ominous list Souness and Fat Fred were tinkering about together. As Anelka was pretty low down the list as I asume I only can imagine the answers Fred and Graeme got from other clubs, players and representatives. As I said a couple of weeks ago the transfer business is a fiasco. And in my opinion Graeme and Fred are both to blame, because they simply don't have a clue what they were/are doing.

Well, as our resident cancer, I feel he does have some explaining to do. But seriously, he is the only one I can think of off hand on this forum who backs Souness, so I think it's a fair point. 10277[/snapback] I don't think Gemmill backs Souness as such, I think he's maybe in the camp of sacking him early on with no replacement lined up could be a poorer decision than letting him stay till the end of the season. 10281[/snapback] Nah, he is in the "damn I backed him last season and am not going to admit that I don't have a bloody clue what I am talking and also my girlfriend says that I'm hung like a chinese mouse"-camp.