The Football Thread

Pete,
its a sad day, because a team, who I've grown up seeing in the prem, a team as I remember when I was young (4, 5 6 years old) were challenging United for the title have gone down. Its also sad because I won't be able to hit as many away games because Newcastle is a three pound train journey from me up here in Durham, but they're gone, and so are Boro. I guess Sunderland will have to do.

Skezza wrote:

Pete,
its a sad day, because a team, who I've grown up seeing in the prem, a team as I remember when I was young (4, 5 6 years old) were challenging United for the title have gone down. Its also sad because I won't be able to hit as many away games because Newcastle is a three pound train journey from me up here in Durham, but they're gone, and so are Boro. I guess Sunderland will have to do.

So have Leeds United (currently in League 1), Two times European Cup winners Nottingham Forest and many others. If you aren't good enough you'll get relegated and Newcastle United haven't been good enough for a long time andI would guess even Adam would admit this.

Still if they get there house in order, clear out the wasters and start again, maybe they'll come up again and possibly be a major force in the Premier League.


Hopefully this time there'll be a little more humilty about the supporters and they won't think they deserve to be the the top league of english football.

I felt the same about Leeds.

I would just like to say....


Buena suerte Barcelona, Espero que usted gane esta noche. Puede los objetivos para usted fluyen libremente.

¡Gane la taza europea para el bueno de fútbol!


¡Venga en Barca!

Escuchar, escuchar. Estoy de acuerdo !!

you can't seriously want Barca to win? After they cheated Chelsea? The fact they're also a Spanish team....

Skezza wrote:

you can't seriously want Barca to win....

You seriously think a Liverpool fan wants man u to win the European cup? Please don't take this the wrong way but you're a fool if you think for one minute I would want anything other than a Barcelona win!!

Put it this way. If it were Port Vale in the final (Unlikely I know) would YOU be cheering them on?

Skezza wrote:

After they cheated Chelsea?

Please tell me exactly how Chelsea cheated Barcelona?

Skezza wrote:

The fact they're also a Spanish team....

Rafael Benitez, Xabi Alonso, Pepe Reina, Albert Riera, Alvalero Arbeloa, Fernando Torres, Luis Garcia (We miss you!)
Nuff said!

Pete wrote:

So have Leeds United (currently in League 1), Two times European Cup winners Nottingham Forest and many others. If you aren't good enough you'll get relegated and Newcastle United haven't been good enough for a long time and I would guess even Adam would admit this.
Still if they get there house in order, clear out the wasters and start again, maybe they'll come up again and possibly be a major force in the Premier League.


Hopefully this time there'll be a little more humilty about the supporters and they won't think they deserve to be the the top league of english football.

No argureement from me there AT ALL, mate.

We have under performed consistantly for at least 3, or more, seasons. All those pundits who waffle on about clubs being 'too big to go down'...well ...cos NO team is too big, not if your players don't have the heart for a fight and think they can underperform and pick up a huge pay check every week.

Sacking Sir Bobby was the start of this...shocking decision considering we were in a good position at the time, if memory serves.

Everyone at Newcastle has to take the blame for this amd there HAS to be a major restructuring at the club, from the top down.

RFFB wrote:

Pete wrote:

So have Leeds United (currently in League 1), Two times European Cup winners Nottingham Forest and many others. If you aren't good enough you'll get relegated and Newcastle United haven't been good enough for a long time and I would guess even Adam would admit this.
Still if they get there house in order, clear out the wasters and start again, maybe they'll come up again and possibly be a major force in the Premier League.


Hopefully this time there'll be a little more humilty about the supporters and they won't think they deserve to be the the top league of english football.

No argureement from me there AT ALL, mate.

We have under performed consistantly for at least 3, or more, seasons. All those pundits who waffle on about clubs being 'too big to go down'...well ...cos NO team is too big, not if your players don't have the heart for a fight and think they can underperform and pick up a huge pay check every week.

Sacking Sir Bobby was the start of this...shocking decision considering we were in a good position at the time, if memory serves.

Everyone at Newcastle has to take the blame for this amd there HAS to be a major restructuring at the club, from the top down.

I really hope NUFC recover quickly from this set back as I do honestly like them as a team.

However I would hope the fans would realise that being a big club in the NE of England does not make you a BIG club in world football and their is a sense of humilty amongst the fans once they do return the the top tier of English football.

I would also like to add in relation to your comments about the DRB's and Barca...

HELL YEAH!!!!!

Well happy they lost!!!!!
Everyone knows it's the trophy that Scot really cares about...and he didn't get it...

RFFB wrote:

I would also like to add in relation to your comments about the DRB's and Barca...

HELL YEAH!!!!!

Well happy they lost!!!!!
Everyone knows it's the trophy that Scot really cares about...and he didn't get it...

Never mind, he's always got this trophy to console himself.... http://www.giftservice.co.uk/images/drinks/272dr5944-bells281.jpg

Pete wrote:

I really hope NUFC recover quickly from this set back as I do honestly like them as a team.

However I would hope the fans would realise that being a big club in the NE of England does not make you a BIG club in world football and their is a sense of humilty amongst the fans once they do return the the top tier of English football.

In truth Pete, yes Newcastle fans do believe they should be in the Premiership...BUT! They are realsitic enough to KNOW we don't deserve it. I didn't get a ticket for the Villa game...they were changing hands for £500!!!! But everyone I spoke to who had come down from NCL for the game said the same thing...

"We have been shit and deserve to go down" and also many also said they thought it would do the club good as right now we are in a mess. The old adage of 'one step back, two steps forwards' comes to mind.

And I'm in total agreement...sad as it is.

Methinks Pete is havin' way too much fun with last nights' result !!!

Roger H wrote:

Methinks Pete is havin' way too much fun with last nights' result !!!

Is there such a thing as havin too much fun at the DRB's expence!!!!

RFFB wrote:

Roger H wrote:

Methinks Pete is havin' way too much fun with last nights' result !!!

Is there such a thing as havin too much fun at the DRB's expence!!!!

Precisely!

I feel sorry for them, I mean, they only won 3 trophies this year ! the poor lambs !!!

Roger H wrote:

I feel sorry for them, I mean, they only won 3 trophies this year ! the poor lambs !!!

Aaah yes.

The premier league that they stuttered toward.
The 'world club' championship were they entered into it at the s/f stage (possibly Q/f) and then played team no one from nowheresville
The Carling Cup were they beat the mighty Spurs on penalties...

A glorious year !!

Roger H wrote:

A glorious year !!

Not as glorious as Barcelona's though...(La Liga, Copa Del rey and European Cup).

Now that's real silverware !!!

So the season draws to a close with just the FA Cup left.

Who will win it? Chelsea or Everton?

PLEASE, PLEASE !!! Let it be EVERTON !!!!

Barca were better, simple as!

Sorry about Newcastle Adam


Come on Everton!!!!!!!