Fiftynotout

Frank Clark

Thought you were talking about the 1969 game - Geoff Allen's finest hour!

Not as good as the Tino video at the bottom!!!!

45 years ago, 45!!!!! years since we thumped Vitoria Setubal 5-1 in the Fairs Cup on a lovely, bloody lovely night! Can still see their lot now, poor buggers had never seen snow before! Feel even older when I also see it was 37 years ago when we beat Norwich 5-1 with Graham Oates scoring - you lot who complain about some of our players now should count your blessings you didn't have to watch this bloke. I remember his most notable achievement was scoring an own goal from about 25 yards (can't remember who against) - was possibly the best o.g by one of our own, although Glen Keeley against the smoggies comes close!

Yesterday was another example of the disgrace that JFK is as a "D.O.F". Everyone knew that, if the game went badly then the crowd would react and he should have been there to offer at least a visible support for his manager. But he chose the coward's way and stayed away, leaving Pardew alone (again) to face the s**t - he should have attended the post match press conference to explain his failure to give Pardew the Cabaye replacement he promised but showed that, despite his bluster, he is a spineless, useless coward. Llambias at least did show up and speak up.

Newcastle Foundation are offerng the chance to absail from the roof next April for charity - £30 + min £140 sponsership - if you've got the nerve!

Nick Barnes (mackem commentator on Radio Newcastle) this morning reckons there was a massive bust up in their dressing room after the game and says there are severe cliques and factions amongst the squad.

I think they'll go for Steve McClaren - steady and safe pair of hands, only doing temporary coaching role at the moment

Sorry all but The Mag has various french quotes saying the deal is NOT done and that Gomis is still talking about Marseille - dragging on for a bit longer

With Harry's experience with courts, he probably thinks Remy will be OK and his dog will get the blame.

Problem with allowing Cisse to wear a non logo shirt is that it sets a precedent - the PFA etc. would use that every time any player had a "problem" with their club's choice of fund raising. The other PL clubs would be furious with NUFC and it wouldn't surprise me if they are being strongly encouraged to not give in, the range of objections possibly raised by "concerned" players would be horrendous!

Just watched that BBC programme about muslims in the premier league and how clubs etc. cope with Ramadam and prayers etc. We got a few mentions (Demba seemed to really like our Ramadam song about him!). No mention about loan companies, most concerns were about gambling / betting company and beer sponserships but the players interviewd just seemed to accept that it was part of the game and outside their control. No mention of Cisse and Wonga issue might have been recorded too early.

Hopefully!!! the fact that they still haven't offficially said anything could mean that they are trying to find out what is wrong with JFK. It seems obvious that MA was / is friends with him and it could be they are trying to contact his family etc to see if he is indeed going nuts and are trying to arrange some help for the poor old deluded bugger. They would want to be careful what they said if he has cracked but something has to be said today. We can but hope these are the rantings of some one on their way out.

I'm afraid its yet another s**t national "journalist" basing his view of Newcastle fans on what is said on a few message boards and the views of the Sky Sport types outside St James' and deciding that ALL newcastle fans think the same. In my view, a more realistic appraisal of the majority of fans is that, if Cabaye wants to go, its hard these days to stop him (who wants an unhappy player - was always so) so we should screw whoever want s him for as much as we can - that's not to say we are happy with it, not at all. The "he's s**t anyway or He's not that good" arguement is more to do with covering disappointment and hurt - a bit like when you got dumped by the love of your life back in the day!

Has anyone actually seen any quotes from Cisse about this? Isn't Barnes from the PFA just answering a question from a "journalist" about what should happen IF it is an issue? Still think it's just the usual S**t stirring from the usual parties.