TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I'm not going to lie, he hasn't been tearing up the SPFL. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Tim Cahill is off to Hangzhou Greentown. China is the place to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Timmy! He's going to score so many headers, since the Chinese sides are investing heavily in attacking players, nobody has bought any defenders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 he was already playing in China last year - talked about building up their youth academy as part of his deal, then unceremoniously cut. He doesn't score headers anymore, he's turned into a deep-lying midfielder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 2 hours ago, ca_gere said: He doesn't score headers anymore, he's turned into a deep-lying midfielder Urgh. Football is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I heard one of the Chinese clubs was meant to be weighing up a €100m bid for fat Wazza Rooney. Mental. For a start he's not even the best Rooney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 In other news Aston Villa played a friendly against their under 21s and lost 3-0, and this is what Dean Holdsworth looks like now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Faustino Asprilla, dressed as a T-Rex, spinning about on a hoverboard. Why not? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Well, now the Asprilla clip looks rubbish compared to Michael Antonio's Homer celebration. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 I would be interested in getting @Murrr's thoughts on the current predicament at Newcastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Murrr is dead. Football did it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 On the plus side for Newcastle fans, they can at least get some schadenfreude from Pardew's burgeoning meltdown at Palace. Or does that not even help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 34 minutes ago, Mr Owl PhD said: On the plus side for Newcastle fans, they can at least get some schadenfreude from Pardew's burgeoning meltdown at Palace. Or does that not even help? Nah. That's been fun to see in an "I told you so" kinda way, but I dunno. I just don't really enjoy football much any more. Ashley and his various parade of lackeys have just kind of ground all the passion out of me at this point, and the club's really become nothing more than a Sports Direct advertisement vehicle. There's no heart, no soul... nothing. It's just dead. I became a fan during the Keegan era. That was all blind optimism, romance, hope, and exciting football. What we have today is the polar opposite of that. It's a club that doesn't want to do anything other than merely "exist," and that's not what the sport is about to me. They likely wont replace McClaren because they're so disconnected from what a football club should be. We'll probably sleepwalk into the Championship and I can't even guarantee I'll be upset. They've beaten all that out of me. One of the worst things about being a Newcastle supporter is the way you're looked at by other fans, too. The slightest hint of hope and optimism and it's "LOL, deluded Geordies! Who do they think they are?!" It's nuts. Like Pardew left, we were told "careful what you wish for." Look at him now: 12 games without a win. McClaren comes in, some of us are unconvinced, and we were told "he's an excellent coach and plays good football, stupid deluded Geordies." Well shit, look at us now. I dunno. It's been a tiresome ten years. I still tune-in when we're on the television and force a cheer when we win, but I don't see my passion coming back until we get an owner who actually has the club's best interests at heart. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 This guy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Shock. McClaren gone. Was handled pretty badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Should never have been McClaren in the first place. Rafa Benitez will be a good appointment though, but it's bizarre that Rafa could be managing in the Championship next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 48 minutes ago, Soda van Jerk said: Should never have been McClaren in the first place. Rafa Benitez will be a good appointment though, but it's bizarre that Rafa could be managing in the Championship next season. The reverse Santiago Muñez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 What the actual fuck? How did this even happen? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Christ. After that big despondent post I made the other day, I'm actually feeling something resembling genuine hope for the first time in years. Literally years. What a difference a couple of days make. It's such a weird thing. Mike Ashley hasn't sacked a manager for poor results since he binned Allardyce shortly after taking over. More importantly, he's never -- *ever* -- replaced departing managers with somebody competent. Look at the shit we've endured, man. Joe fucking Kinnear, Alan Pardew, John Carver, Steve McClaren. None of these men were ever qualified for the job, and we've just gone and appointed one of the top 15 managers in world football. I don't... I can't even... what the hell is happening? Can't say I'm particularly optimistic about our chances of staying-up, but this is just so bloody inspiring. Our stature doesn't deserve a manger of this caliber at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Sky Sports News are saying he has a get-out clause on his contract if Newcastle end up going down, so hopefully Benitez does keep Newcastle up, or it'll be back to scraping the bargain bin for the likes of your Curbishlys and your McDermotts. Ick. That squad is too good to go down though. The defence often looks a bit tragic, but there's a lot of quality in the middle and up top. I still think Wijnaldum is among the best attacking midfielders in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Eh, I'm not even pondering any potential negative outcomes at the moment. It's the first genuine slither of hope we've had in a long, long time. Not gonna spoil it with thoughts of potential relegation and Gary Megson as manager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Rafa goes unbeaten for the rest of the season, keeping Newcastle up but then gets offered the Bayern Munich job. Ashley then appoints Paul Jewel. Called it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Ancelotti already landed the Bayern job a few months ago. He takes over as soon as Pep's gone. Newcastle are safe from the lure of Bayern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 There are very few better human beings than Thomas Muller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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