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01-12-2008 , 02:39 PM

#1951

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Rooney is immensely unlikeable.

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01-12-2008 , 02:45 PM

#1952

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wow that was class

gotta admit man utd are goooooot

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01-12-2008 , 03:06 PM

#1953

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Allardyce must be smiling, 6-0 lol, impressive

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01-12-2008 , 03:11 PM

#1954

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Best 45 minutes ive seen in a long time could have been 10 only for Shay Given.

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01-12-2008 , 03:12 PM

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lol how stupid are you when you manage to get a direct red card when it's 6-0 and on overtime

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01-12-2008 , 03:21 PM

#1956

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lol how stupid are you when you manage to get a direct red card when it's 6-0 and on overtime

when you're alan smith..

amazing 45 minutes by united

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01-12-2008 , 03:44 PM

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He's pissed because it wasn't a goal, and it was 5-0 at the time, so why ere on the side of the winning team there? Still dumb to get a straight red.

God Newcastle are ****, hahaha.

Arsenal didn't do enough to get 3 today. Birmingham with negative footy, but they got the result they wanted.

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01-12-2008 , 03:58 PM

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well obviously if allardyce were still in charge it would've been 9-0 so good move imo.

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01-12-2008 , 04:34 PM

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if your a man utd fan be thankful for

ldo

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01-12-2008 , 07:12 PM

#1960

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I will now describe the full 90 mins of a Liverpool game using only 2 words.

Crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap, crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap
crap,Torres,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap,cra p,crap,crap,crap,crap,crap.

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01-12-2008 , 07:46 PM

#1961

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Well played sir.

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01-12-2008 , 11:25 PM

#1962

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lol liverpool are **** lock up 4th for the TOFFESS WOOOOOOOOOO

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01-13-2008 , 12:49 AM

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lol liverpool are **** lock up 4th for the TOFFESS WOOOOOOOOOO

Would be a nice change of pace for the ChampsLeague imo

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01-13-2008 , 09:34 PM

#1964

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It really looks like we will have a new team in CL next year.

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01-14-2008 , 06:02 AM

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The Ronaldo one was never a penalty.

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01-14-2008 , 06:03 AM

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probably hes losing the faith of the fans rapidly.

Voronin is easily the worst player i've ever seen in the premier league

What a ridiculous comment.

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01-14-2008 , 06:12 AM

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i agree. it's very good business for bolton as they can use that money to pick up two or three players to help them in their relegation fight(it'll be that way until they get 45 pts)

45 points will be almost top half this season, there is even more dross than last year. Bolton were very poor yesterday, Al Habsi needs bringing in and Jussi selling now while Bolton can still get a fee for him.

Relegation safety could be as low as 32-34 points, with Fulham & Derby almost gone, it's take you pick from Sunderland (who look strongest), Wigan, Bolton & Brum, all on 20 points, Boro on 21, Reading on 22, and just possibly Newcastle depending who they get in, but then the relegation points would be much higher as they have 26 already. Spurs won't go down even with their paltry 24 points.

Although it's stating the obvious, everyone else is safe.

At the top of the table, I wouldn't shy away from backing Liverpool to miss out on Europe completely. Everton, Pompey (if they can get through ANC without dropping too many points), MAn City & Blackburn all look just as strong, but more importantly far more settled than the shambles produced by the tactical tombola approach favoured by Rafa.

It's going to be an interesting season, apart from the League winners which is already on it's way to Old Trafford.

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01-14-2008 , 01:48 PM

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Just read on sportinglife that Keegan is not ruling out coming back to Newcastle, if that happens (especially him + Shearer) I will be the happiest man on this forum.

Also LOL at Souness saying he'd take the job in a heartbeat

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01-14-2008 , 03:24 PM

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Souness (and I despise the guy ever since his Hun days) was immense on Sunday, possibly the best bit of football telly you'll see in years................

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SOUNESS: I have managed bigger clubs than Newcastle United but, without a shadow of a doubt, it was the most difficult job I ever had. The biggest problem I had was the chairman at the time (Freddy Shepherd). He typified what's out there at this moment in time: they're in it for five minutes and, all of a sudden, they start to think they understand football.

Harry, or whoever goes in to Newcastle now— it's whether Mike Ashley really has got the appetite for the long haul. That's what it needs. Newcastle is not a quick fix. I've managed Galatasaray, Glasgow Rangers, Liverpool, Benfica — all are bigger clubs than Newcastle.

Politics and people who are professional agitators from outside the club — ex-employees of the club, journalists — seem to take great pleasure in causing the club a problem.

The Geordie people are fantastic. They are open and in your face. If they are not happy with something, they will tell you. They deserve far better than they have got.

(They won't get it) until somebody goes in there for the long term and gives the manager time, support to the hilt financially and genuine support — I certainly didn't get that from Freddy Shepherd. He's not someone you want to be in the trenches with and that's not just my view.

I think Newcastle could be a fabulous club. I'd go back now, in a heartbeat. With a different chairman, yes. It's a big club, one of the big clubs out there, it has the potential to be one of the best, but whoever goes in there is going to need a minimum three or four years.

KEYS: In fairness to Freddy Shepherd, he gave you a few quid. And you did go and buy Michael Owen.

SOUNESS: I would argue that point. My first choice was Nicolas Anelka and Luis Boa Morte. I spoke to the people in Turkey (Anelka was at Fenerbahce) and was told he could be bought, but I was told (by Newcastle) that he couldn't be bought.

Instead of buying Anelka for £12million, we signed Albert Luque for £10m. And Michael Owen for £16m.

KEYS: Were they your decisions?

SOUNESS: No. No. I was told Albert Luque would cost £2m.

KEYS: Who should take the job? Sir Bobby Robson says it should be Alan Shearer.

SOUNESS: Sure, Alan Shearer would be very popular, but Alan will be the first to tell you that he is not quite ready. If Alan could go in with an experienced head, then he'll have a chance. He would be given six months longer than anyone else. Kevin Keegan and Shearer would be a popular choice. I'll say again, it's not a quick fix. Mike Ashley (is) someone from the outside, who can step back and not get involved in the showbusiness of that club.

It's never-ending up there. Newcastle United is a unique football club. You can go there on a Tuesday morning, walk around the shops and the men are walking with their wives in their Newcastle United shirts and they are extremely proud of their football club. They are desperate to be given something to shout about.

They have an obsession with the centre forward and playing with wingers. They want their football played a certain way.

With what Big Sam (Allardyce) did at Bolton, he would have been approaching it in a different way. There is an obligation, certainly at home, an infatuation to have their big centre forward, because of the famous No 9s they've had. They want to see goals scored, but they are not daft.

They know that maybe it's time that they may have to change their thinking. I thought Sam had a great chance of doing that.

With him being an ex-centre half, always erring on the side of caution and the way Bolton have played over the years, I thought if they could get some results being a bit more cautious, they could then add to that and get some more flair players in.

To go in, then to last however long Sam lasted, is not good for Newcastle United. It was Sam's first big job. There is nothing about managing Newcastle that is similar to managing Bolton.

It will be interesting to see if the new owner has the appetite for it. He must be sitting there this morning, realising there is no way this will be sorted out in 12 months

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01-14-2008 , 03:30 PM

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[QUOTE=fatshaft;2224964]Souness (and I despise the guy ever since his Hun days)

QFT

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01-14-2008 , 09:33 PM

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lol so true

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01-16-2008 , 12:43 PM

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http://www.sportinglife.com/football...HD=premiership

I'm excited

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01-16-2008 , 12:57 PM

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Keegan in shock Newcastle return

Newcastle have confirmed that Kevin Keegan will make a dramatic return to manage the club.

The 56-year-old former Manchester City boss managed the Magpies from 1992 to 1997 and will return to St James' Park as Sam Allardyce's successor.

Gerard Houllier and Didier Deschamps were strongly linked with the position in the last two days but the club unexpectedly turned to Keegan.

He was initially linked only with a partnership role with Alan Shearer.

The ex-England coach was running his "Soccer Circus" in Glasgow after quitting his job at City in March 2005.

He was also linked with a return to the club last summer as director of football following Mike Ashley's takeover.

Keegan told BBC Sport in October that he was unlikely to manage a team again.

But he returns to Newcastle, having said on Monday: "I'm not ruling myself out or in. It's a club I love, everyone knows that."

Keegan took Newcastle to promotion back to the top flight in 1993 and came close to winning the league title in the 1995-96 season when they led Manchester United by 12 points before finishing as runners up.

He went on to manage Fulham, England and Manchester City but has not managed again since leaving City.

Harry Redknapp had been first choice for Ashley and chairman Chris Mort but he last week opted to stay at Portsmouth.