Newcastle legend Steve Harper joins fierce rivals Sunderland - and immediately DELETES Twitter account Thx, Jay!
If he can score goals, yes. If our manager is a ********twat who can't figure out how to get him in the lineup, then yes, because it's more money out of Fat Ashley's pocket and maybe he'll sell the club. Win/Win Thx, Jay!
No such luck. If we go down, he will be hanging on until we're back in the PL. How ironic that he finally spends big, and manages to pull in a legitimate manager, only to be headed for relegation. We shouldn't be anywhere near it.
From my inbox... "Thank you" A personal message from Rob Elliot Dear Jay I wanted to take the opportunity to write to you all personally and say a massive thank you for all the messages of support I have received since suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury while playing for Ireland last night. The warm wishes I have seen from fans, players and people involved in the game mean the world to me and it’s nice to know that there are so many good people wishing me well at such a dark time. Sustaining the injury happened in a split second. The ball was played across the goal and I moved across to get in line. I dived after the ball as I would do in any training session or any game, but I felt pain straight away. Watching it back, I grabbed my knee before I’d even landed. When I found out it was my cruciate ligament, that’s when the tears came. There was a wave of emotion knowing I’d miss the rest of the season with Newcastle and the Euros with Ireland. But you have to let that come, get past it and then look to be positive. I’ve got a good base of people who’ve been through this before. Former teammates like Ryan Taylor and Dan Gosling and players like Tim Krul, who is going through it now. Tim will be a great support to me and I hope we can help each other. We’re still in a fight as a club but on a personal level, I’m very proud to have played a part this season and to have made a difference. When I was initially thrown in, people were unsure. But you, our fans, supported me and had faith in me. I remember when I walked out for the Norwich game and the whole Gallowgate stood and applauded me. I hadn’t done anything at that point but you were right behind me and it gave me the confidence I needed going into that game. That triggered it. When you have the backing of the whole city, it lifts you and you take that confidence into every game. You feel part of it and I want to thank our fans for that. Karl Darlow will now get that opportunity and I know you will show him the support that you've given me. He’s a great guy, he gets what Newcastle is all about and he works hard every day to get an opportunity like this. He deserves that roar from our fans like I had. I messaged him as soon as I knew about my injury because I wanted him to know and to be ready. I know how good a goalkeeper he is already and how good he is going to be. Norwich will be a big game and a big occasion for all of us on Saturday and we need to show the fight and resolve that we’ve shown recently. I see the quality the boys have every day. We’ve got such ability and so many great people, I just want them to go out and express themselves so that when we walk off the pitch, we don’t regret anything. We’re sold out away from home again. All of those people are going there, like they do every week, to help us to perform and we need to do that. -J!
I am reluctant to open a thread on our season(s) in the Championship, since we all know it should not have come to this. However, we do look to be back on track after losing the first two matches. 6 wins in a row now, culminating with the 0-6 dismantling of QPR at Loftus Road. I am told it's our largest away margin of victory ever. Newcastle and Norwich were the two odds-on favorites to be promoted with Brighton, Huddersfield, Villa, and Wednesday in with a chance. Derby, QPR, and Wolves are in the next group of teams, so this an early indication that we will be in a position to return at the end of the season. And why wouldn't we be. Despite the negative transfer spend, we ended up with not just a complete squad, but perhaps two squads that could compete at the top of the table. It's been ages since we've had such depth. Anyway, we come into Saturday's Wolves match with steamroller momentum, and they have to face us twice at home, first league (Sat.), then cup (Tues.). The next two matches are our fellow rejects, Villa and Norwich. It's a great stretch, and Rafa looks to have them ready. They've given us a bit of hope. If you haven't vowed to stay gone until they're back in the PL - or until Ashley sells - then drop in and share your thoughts. Personally, I don't really care if we win the league. I've been through that once already, unfortunately. Nevertheless, it's hard not to react to that performance today. The second Shelvey goal was spectacular! That man is reborn. Viva the Rafalution!
So yeah. I've been pretty off this season with the team in the Championship and not a lot of signs that they're going to aim for more than "middling to dismal" in the Premiership. But I did chuckle when seeing that little shit, Joey Barton, in the news today.
Who says you're going to the Premiership? With this latest scandal, you may lose enough points to be staying down. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39716009 Arrests as Newcastle and West Ham raided in £5m tax probe
Nobody is suggesting that losing points is possible in this situation. We're up. Discussion thread is here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/lee-charnley-arrested-in-tax-probe.2046110/