Gemmill 44113 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Fucking hell, cos there isn't enough football on telly with the English, Spanish and Champions League stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10674 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Fucking hell, cos there isn't enough football on telly with the English, Spanish and Champions League stuff. Is not watching these matches going to get in the way of you not watching the other matches like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44113 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Shut your fucking piehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10674 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Shut your fucking piehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44113 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Here you'll like this. Just listening to Frank Skinner's podcast from the weekend and somebody has been on about how the scorer of a consolation goal in a match likes to run into the goal, bristling with determination, pick the ball up and push the keeper out of the way, running back to the centre circle. Anyway, they've decided that these players should be referred to as "goal-down retrievers". Now shut your fucking piehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10674 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I do like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15347 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I'd associate that more with "goals that reduce the deficit to one" than consolation goals tbh. Also why don't we have a word for "goals that reduce the deficit to one"? German has "Anschlusstreffer", which encapsulates the concept and inadvertently evokes the Nazi era, which: comedy bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15347 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Although I suppose an Anschlusstreffer scored with a minute to go is futile enough to also be a consolation goal. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4669 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Don't go to bed just yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6966 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Free tickets stopped for nufc employees. Hardly decent nufc news Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30167 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 And some people think we wouldn't ban the press to make a few quid. It's Sports Direct style management from now on, just minus the success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10674 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Is this announcement just to get Sports Direct back in the papers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/11028032/Glenn-Hoddle-signs-for-Queens-Park-Rangers-and-is-expected-to-be-Harry-Redknapps-first-team-coach.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34725 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I think, a bit like McClaren, if you're just after a coach (which is essentially all the manager's role at NUFC needs to be under Ashley, given the lack of input into transfer dealings) then he'd be a significant upgrade on Pardew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13762 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Owt that keeps him off the telly is only a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10674 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Owt that keeps him off the telly is only a good thing. Especially with that fucking camel toe of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10674 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 A lot has been made of the supposed "minimum target of 48 point" and maximum target is "Champions League" Seems odd to get worked up about it, but whatever. Average points required for Premier League survival since 2000/01 is 35.6, Europa 61.4, CL 69.4 and the tile is 87.4. Newcastle's average Premier League point haul since 2001 is 47.25. We've only got higher than the average points required for Europa/UEFA twice, Hell, we've only got more than 48 points twice if you discount Robson. My point is not that we should be happy with survival, it's just that a 48 point minimum should be enough for a top half finish and that's fine. Champions League would mean we'd most likely have to get another 22points more than our 14yr average. That's nearly half our points from last season again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1217 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 A lot has been made of the supposed "minimum target of 48 point" and maximum target is "Champions League" Seems odd to get worked up about it, but whatever. Average points required for Premier League survival since 2000/01 is 35.6, Europa 61.4, CL 69.4 and the tile is 87.4. Newcastle's average Premier League point haul since 2001 is 47.25. We've only got higher than the average points required for Europa/UEFA twice, Hell, we've only got more than 48 points twice if you discount Robson. My point is not that we should be happy with survival, it's just that a 48 point minimum should be enough for a top half finish and that's fine. Champions League would mean we'd most likely have to get another 22points more than our 14yr average. That's nearly half our points from last season again. We shouldn't be saying we're setting ourselves a target of 48 points though should we. Safety is a minimum that shouldn't even need to be mentioned. Our target should be winning the league, it doesn't matter that we aren't going to realistically be able to achieve that target. We should aim for the highest posible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10674 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 We shouldn't be saying we're setting ourselves a target of 48 points though should we. Safety is a minimum that shouldn't even need to be mentioned. Our target should be winning the league, it doesn't matter that we aren't going to realistically be able to achieve that target. We should aim for the highest posible. 48pts isn't "safety", it's midtable and most probably top half. Survival might only be about 12 points lower, but that's huge at the bottom where the margins are so narrow between staying up and going down it's insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2930 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Premier League clubs are to start using the database belonging to the computer game Football Manager to help identify and recruit new signings. Tony Fernandez: "I have a special relationship with Remy from playing FIFA with him and I hope to continue playing FIFA 15 with him throughout the season." "Nothing is ever cast in stone in football, but I am moderately optimistic Remy will be wearing the Hoops' shirt throughout this season.” Everybody is playing games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11278 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Tony Pulis apparently walked from Palace. That could be them fucked before the seasons even started.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30167 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Gone. Apparently he was fucked off that they failed to sign a number of players he wanted. Pretty much nailed on relegation certs without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 866 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Probably better than Pardew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Pardew is much more dapper than Pulis. Which is all that matters obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19807 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Looks like a Peado in that cap anyways. Loads saying he was odds on to be first manager 'sacked' on 5Live last night. As he wasnt actually sacked, would they pay out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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