dubai_phil

under 15,000 lowest ever attendance

ah ha, Tom says it ain't our defence, it's the forwards giving too many soft balls away - not holding it up and Ipswich breaking away at pace... phew - see we didn't need Davies after all...............

but need Wotton for experience, maybe Spiderman and Wotton ...

sounds like SJ & DMG are not finding players with their passes, and something ain't right in midfield as they are just pouring through good break by Dyer for a corner

and another one

another brilliant save from KD eek

great save KD on the rebound 1-1

Comment from the Directors Box. Great goal get in there you fookin beauty :-)

WTF Surman almost played in on goal again

Sounded scarily like our right back found our left back in the box who culred it into the corner with his right foot. When did a full back to full back goal happen before???

YEEEESSSS Surman RIGHT FOOTER get in

Saints tv I'm afraid. Casey and Cope

Evening. This is Sooooooooooo much more fun than Longs' Bar in Ramadan..... not meanwhile JP now giving DMG instruction on how to play on the right. Shouldn't he have done that BEFORE the game?

Evening all. Guinness is open, Kettle Chips ready, Cope on internet, been windy here today, very high humidity and 37C. and WOOT That should get us off to a start

That won't work, it's not Max Moseley (allegedly)

That's it - PROOF - I KNEW Battlestar Galactica was real. Not far to go to get back home now peeps. Bags first jump at the Cylon chicks

Horse's mouth

Could be interesting earlobes in the Directors guest box tonight

Interesting. So it would appear that the pressure is getting through up on high then, hence the bite back. Rupert has made two rods for his own already damaged back on his return. As I said at the time, he took potentially one gamble too many with the structure and a lack of experience of either the team or it's leadership, and he left the Crouch crowd out in the cold. Now I have stated many times that I believe we need all three out or all three in. I am also aware of many of the games that were played by the three while they were "in waiting", making the return of Leon to the fold extremely difficult and unlikely. The problem is that without being an expert in Sun Tzu I am pretty sure that he advocates trying NOT to fight on too many fronts at the same time, and something like to try and get the enemies of your enemy on side with you. Personally, with the circumstances around the club today, I understand that we have little choice of leader and that of the 3 main shareholders he and Andrew are by far the best option, but the divisions are there, the sniping will continue and the soporific nature of this forum will continue as APATHY continues to spread both on here and in the fan base. As I see the problems Lack of Investment Overspent our income Arrogance (of the fans, the owners, the board, and the first team and management to our relegation) Lack of any form of strategic planning Lack of a "Government of National Unity in an emergency" One gamble too many out of "Youth", "Total Football", "Exciting Young Coach", "revolutionary club-wide system for developing the youth" Then outside of this you have perceptions which to date are not being managed well Searching for the Right Investment Balance of Youth and Experience in the First team Penance for "past sins" Plan B I'm not so arrogant as to think I have any answers or even all of the questions, but the next two or three weeks will be very critical in the history of our club. Some results are the first priority, but there needs to be some thought given to the management of the politics around the club, it may be simply PR or it may be some actions. (Oh and if knew what to do then I'd be a wealthy consultant!) Anyway look on the bright side - Keith Harris has been asked to help screw Newcastle even more than he did us, so with his attentions elsewhere maybe there's hope potential Newcastle investors will run down here! :-)

Not what your missus told me last week

You need to get down to Dubai honey And not for the local chappies either winky smiley thingy

Well, as long as it is defensive technique training then that sounds well worth the Flybe airfare then Hmm another revolutionary idea. Invite top coaches to come in to the club and give workshops..... Sooooo Who else could we bring in and what value could they add? In the futire some of our boys could run........ The Ollie Lancashire tackling at pace workshop The Rudi Skacel school of transfer techniques The Martin Cranie school of career development .....?

You've been a busy boy this afternoon - smoozing or what???

oops.

Rudi time then