Webcast is on! Anyone else around?

Not sure what the weather is in Boston as I've been in the office all day. I just hope I can stay awake for the duration. Got very little sleep last night. Got a class tonight. %-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Answers

Your place or mine Ciara?(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

We`ll stick with this one then? OK(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

We`ll have everyone confused tonight!!!

I`m a little concerned about this game - it`s these little ones that we sometimes make a BIG mess of!!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

me at irregular intervals guys nice to talk to someone from over the pond I'm keeping mates in The Bahamas tonight - they are on holidayin the sun

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Hi Pete - how ya` doin`? Where abouts are you located now?(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Wor Bobby sounds poorly in that interview - sounds like a real raging cold! Wrap up warm Bobby - can`t do without you!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

hey all..we can really confuse folks and post on both threads. ;-)

I'm here now...pretending to work for ht enext 2hrs. I just hope we play better today than Sat. We always crash out of the Worthless though.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Anybody hear the team - my webcast disappeared - all I heard was Shearer and Cort up front?(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Evening all.

Club say they've sold 34,000 tickets for tonight.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Not in full. Gallacher, Harper and Griffin are in. Webcast died while they were interviewing Gallacher. grrrr. Now my computer is trying to crash.. woohoo ;-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Hiya Pilgrim - not a bad turn out by some other club`s recent turnouts. Let`s hope they make plenty of noise! (:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Cort is starting!!

harper
Charvet Goma Hughes Griffin
Dyer Speed Solano Gallacher(so says Metro)
Cort!!! Shearer

Howay the lads!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I don`t believe it - the webcast died again halfway through the team news.....oh well, I`ll work it out as they play! BTW This thread is taking a long time to get onto the New Answers bit.(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Thanks Ciara!! HOWAY THE LADS - give us something to cheer about tonight!!!!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I`d like to see Big Al get some in tonight!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

evening all

35,000 not bad at all :o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Ohhhhhh just wide by speed!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Hi Jay! Not bad at all! Want to predict a score?(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

And Harper to keep a clean sheet! :-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Good evening all. Its nice in the 90's, degrees that is in Tampa FL. Here we go again. Howay the lads. Anyone else keep getting net congestion? this webcast sucks already this week!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Yep! Clean sheet would be good! The pundits are saying 3 - 0 - I`m not going to tempt fate by agreeing!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I would be happy with 3-0 but happier with 10-0 but lets be realistic and go for 4-0

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Oh Limey - 90 degrees sounds good too! Evening!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I'll be happy with 1-0 after Saturday, and with our record in the Worthless. ;-)

Hi Limey and Jay!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Evening Limey

No trouble witb buffering but I cant make out a word the Irish guy is saying. Which if my memory serves me correctly is a good thing. {:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Sounds like Orient is there for the taking, their keeper sounding a bit unsure. Cmon lads!! Take advantage!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

He`s right about the atmosphere - it`s a bit deadly again.(:o|

Mind you, sounds like they are being deafened by the feedback on the public address system!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Strange noises from the bowels of SJP being reported??? Any speculation? ;-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I'm kinda here....popping in from the pub to check whether they want us to work or not....getting paid to be in the pub....god I'm glad I'm me ;))

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Doesn`t bear thinking about does it! (;o)

Come on lads........we should be completely overwhelming them by now! No wonder the crowd is a bit quiet!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

George Lucas is there making the new Star Wars movie.

By webcast is goin nutty at the moment :o(

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Penalty turned down!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Evening Gav - you`ve not missed anything yet.(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Unlike our lads...how many shots have they missed so far? ;-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Bring on Shola

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

The crowd was shite there for my last game against Chelsea and we were PISS POOR against Southampton...If it's not better against Charlton at the weekend then I'm gonna start battering people around me.....I'm EMBARRASSED by this!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Slack handfull so far!!! I think the expression is `could do better`! What`s more, the Orient are getting some chances themselves now.

GET ON WITH IT!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Yessssssssssssssssssss Thank God Carl Cort!!!!!! :o)))))))))

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

One Nowt. Carl Cort. Aboot bliddy time!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

That`s more like it!!!

1 - 0 Let`s have a few more!!!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Welcome back, Cort!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Evening Screacher!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

GOD I HATE THIS JOB!!

They've kept me here for 3 hours after work, dragged me outta the pub and now told me that the system is fucked and I can go home....just as well I get paid well!!! :(((

Oh and thank god we've scored...i was just about to pull a gun out and go on the rampage....

Right i'm outta here again....love you all...well most of you and I'll speak to ya tomorrow...

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Bye Gav(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Ahhhhhh good food lots of wine, nice and warm in my humble home and the toon on the web. What more could I ask for?

Well some more goals would be nice for a start!!! Come on the TOON!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I can't get the webcast thru wor firewaal. Depending on you lot and Sky (who reckon we're playing Bristol Rovers. I prefer City. In fact, I like them both - I love a nice pair of Bristols)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Lets have a sing song

An N and an E and a W C an A and an S and a T L E U N I T E D

Newcastle United FC !

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Were you doing the actions too Jay.(;o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Poor old Bristol Rovers. Sky also say they're playing the Toffees. Must be pretty hard covering back from attack to defence!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Well Screach Big Al tried to help the ball into the back of the net and failed

Orient are now 'asking questions of newcastle'

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

You need big squads these days Screach.....or so they say...

I know...I still haven't gone cos I'm waiting for all these tossers to log out first ;))

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Jay - I wish you wouldn't mention the WC - especially after a few beers.

Arse losing 2-0 at home (Highbury) but Shaktar Thingy doon to 10 men.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I think we should sell Shearer to the Mackems.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Why?

That's hit squad talk that.....

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Okay half time more refreshments needed I am off to look at the scores and laugh at the Gooners

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Henry missed a pen for Arse but Wiltord banged in the rebound. 1-2.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

wassamatta Gav...afraid you'll drop in the postings league again? ;-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I need sleep. I'm really struggling to stay awake here. Gonna go for a walk befoer the 2nd half starts :-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Shearer has played 6.5 games now and not scored once from open play. Fer chrissakes, what is he paid for? It's not as if he's spending valuable time surfing the net :-))

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Anybody fancy a drink? I think I'll pop doon toi the Oak and Yaffle. I hear it's more exciting there than the match.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Compare Shearer's goal/minutes played ratio to Carl Cort's. No comparison. I say sell - #20M minimum

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Teehee Screacher! They probably don`t realise just how (in)famous they are now!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I am very pissed off that Talk of the Tyne's promised match coverage seems to have dematerialised...I hate computers...

...but love Carl Cort! Come on Al!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Who's on the bench? Given?? Dan Cordeone. Dessie Hamilton (please no). Coppy/Ameobi??

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

attendance 37,000+ Not bad!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Evening Bobby!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Bobby can't you get the Metro webcast?

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Were there any changes at half time? I was having a caffine fix!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

36,397 slightly more than the mackems last night

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Where pressing!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Great stuff Jay. That's what I like to hear - a woman is doing the ironing. The lads will be off to the pub soon.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Sounds from Sky like we need a decent striker. Shearer playing out wide on the right???

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Not the biggest Shearer fan then Screacher?(;o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Mmmmmmmm quite Screacher

Those who would be kings at Metro reckon Cort should have had a hat- trick

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Gal - I love him to bits. I just wish he's bliddy well score!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Englands number one Englands Englands number one.

There's only one Alan Shearer one Alan Shearer one Alan Sheeeeeeearer sing to fade

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Sounds like there's more than just me sleepwalking today/night! Howay lads, wake up!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

I know what you mean Screacher - he does seem to have some `dry` patches - early days in the season yet though, plenty time for him to get fired up! (says she, optimistically!)(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Evening all.

1-0 up and playing well, not bad. Could do with another 2 though to make it safe

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Just powered up the wind-up PC. Managed to get the webcast. Probably can't use the BBS at the same time :-(

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Hiya Wonkey - actually, Orient seem to have us on the back foot a bit at the minute. The crowd are beginning to sound a bit restless! (:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Hiya baldy errr I mean wonkey :o)

Slightly to much wine I will be singing next hic! :o)))

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Dyer is my current favorite player yet although he gets into fantastic positions his shooting is not brilliant.

HOWAY LADS!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Cordone and Lee on for Nobby and Gallacher

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Cordone and Lee on, Gallacher and Solano off, Wadsworth "doing his nut" as Cordone heads toward his own goal. Oh my. Well, I suppose if we're going to have a 'mid-season slump' better to get it out of the way now. ;-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

36,397!! Now THATS a crowd eh lads n lasses? Just wait till I give those Mackems some more stick later on!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Rats....Southampton are 2 - 0 up. Grrrrr! (:o#

Cordone and Lee on - Gallagher and Solano off.

COME ON LADS - PUT A BIT OF A SHOW ON!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0 about berloody time!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Right - I'm back but I've lost the WC (webcast). Must be this InterNETTY thing.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0!!!!!!

Whoooooooo!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Speed-Bollox!! Whey hey!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

`Bout time too! He`s had about six attempts!

2 - 0 Speed. (:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Great build up play by Shearer!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

That Dan Cordeone's canny good too - for a heedless chicken

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Get in there Speed Yesssssssss

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Hi all! Started new job today, and I have internet access at this one! Haven't yet found out if I can listen to audio though, but it sounds like I'm not missing much

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Who went off for Cordone??

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Howay Big Al, get yourself one to finish off the tie!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Oops - shudda read the other postings. Soz

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Gallacher for Cordone Rob Lee for Nobby Screacher

Screacher honey your ironing in done! :o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Evening Brad.....happy with your new job?(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Jay, you been on the pop again! ;O)))))))))))

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Thanks Pet. You couldn't make me a cup of tea and do th edishes as well could you? I can't move from the settee.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Wonkey

Is my e-mail wrong? It's different than yours.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Gavilan on..not sure who went off

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Well just started two hours ago, but so far so good, seems like I'll have alot of time for the internet

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

How much time is left?

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

hi Brad. Congrats on the new job. Internet time on the job is of vital importance! ;-)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Has the commentator been reading my comments wrt Cort/Shearer on here? Crikey - I hope he doesn't read the rest.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

In stoppage now, about a minute left

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Wonkey I need all the hlep I can get

I have to sit through a composting conference tomorrow :o(

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

No, that's the one I set up for you, it's only email forwarding. The one I've got is a POP box from the new URL of the Strawberry.

I can set you one of these up too if you like?

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

cheers me dear. :o)

Full time and all the squad swap shirts

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Well that was the lowest-key ending I've ever heard. Didn't even realize it was over til the announcers started talking about the whereabouts of Shearer's shirt. Rumours that a girl with short brown hair, dressed in black stuffing a suspiciously sweaty b&w top into her bag as she heads toward the Strawbeery are just rumours. ;-)

Right, I'm off into rush hour traffic to downtown Boston for my class. yeeha. Night all!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Arse now 3-2 up! Keown got 2!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Sounds like a good job to me Brad! Oh, wait a minute, the match is over.......I hadn`t noticed! Thanks for the company folks....see ya later!(:o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Right I am off thew see the final scores.

Take care all :o)

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Sheesh - last I looked at TV, Arse were 1-2 and Keown had been carried off on a stretcher. Talk about miracles.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Just watched the highlights. COrt missed a couple and "used his strength" to hold off the defender when he scored. Speed hit a great half volley from the edge of the box into the bottom corner (if the net).

But we should really have done better then 2-0. Not enough to feel comfrotable next week. We'd better win against Charlton (who lost 2-1 tonight at Stoke)- both for league points and confidence.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

It's good to see we are back and win the game, hope this will continued this saturday. Good night all...I'm off to sleep, it's 4.15AM now here.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Just back from 't game - accompanied this time by Mrs. Clarky. She summarised the night by saying it was "like watching paint dry" - which just about sums it all up.

Dreary, uninspired performance, although I guess we just about deserved a 2-0 victory. I'm not sure who was more deflated, the team or the crowd. The atmosphere was ... er, well...there wasn't any! We were largely outshouted by about 800 Orient fans. Very worrying.

Decent crowd, although 36,000 now rattle around in a 52,000 capacity stadium. Acres of empty seats around the Orient fans, and in "Fletcher's Fields" - ie. the left & right corporate areas of the Milburn Stand - now entirely designated as the "Library Section".

In truth we were never in a serious danger, although as usual the defence managed to conjure up a few anxious moments - just to keep us all awake.

Our midfield was plain horrible - virtually no movement for extended spells, poor tracking and timid in the tackle. We just cannot keep playing with Solano, Dyer, Speed and Gallacher as our midfield and expect to do anything - they are neither strong enough or good enough. For me, Dyer and Solano were horrible, and I would have taken them both off at HT.

The defence did reasonably well with Hughes again solid, and Griffen producing a MOTM display at LB. Harper did nothing wrong, and produced a world class save in the first half to prevent us going behind, clawing a ball over the angle from a long-range dipping shot.

Criticism of AS on this thread, which was hopefully tongue-in-cheek, is entirely unfair - he did OK, admittedly without getting on the sheet again. At times he seemed to be the only 'b&w' capable of passing the ball to his own man. Cort also did OK, while looking badly in need of match practice, although he and AS were largely on an entirely different wavelength.

A victory and a clean sheet can't be all bad, but I'm afraid we looked a long way from a top half PL side tonight. I'll get back to watching that paint drying with wor lass now. Goodnight gang.

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Cheers Clarky.

Nothing like a good match report with the morning coffee. The "silent crowd syndrome" is a bit of a worry!

-- Anonymous, September 20, 2000

Clarky - my comments about AS were difinitely (well, mostly) tic. However, it is a concern that he finds himself having to do the job of the midfield and not that of a striker. The sooner he gets back on the goal trail the better IMHO. What worries me is that he wasn't able to do so against 2nd Division opposition at SJP. I wonder if the same would have been true of (say) Henry, Kanu, Cole or even Munchkin?

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2000

Yes he didn't score again Screach, but as I suspect you realise, there is more to it than that.

He skippered a team that won 2-0, and IMHO was one of our better players, judged on overall performance and team contribution.

Why he isn't getting the chances to put away I simply don't know, but I'd be far more concerned if he was getting into easy scoring positions and missing them.

Worryingly, some of the crowd around me were getting on his back a little - nothing major, just twittering.

I'm obviously a little biased, but alongside Andy Griffen (who was excellent) I thought Al was one of our best players on the night, and for me remains a top professional in a dyfunctional team, and a top striker getting crap service and thereby needing to forage.

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2000

>>>Didn't even realize it was over til the announcers started talking about the whereabouts of Shearer's shirt.

I think he must have promised it to one of the Orient players cos he took it off and was wandering around carrying it for a while. I thought he might hoy it into the crowd but he gave it to one of their lads. Bliddy camera had packed up so I didn't get any piccies! :-(

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2000

Clarky - Do you think he could hear the tossers getting on his back? I hope not.

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2000

Dougal - were you there?? Didn't see you!

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2000

V.close to where my ST is....(ie where Screach's ST is). Got into Toon at 7.48 (foooking GNER - have now not had a train arrive at the right time for 7 journeys). Had to go back to hotel as I was getting milktrain back to London this morning.

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2000

Dougal,

No I don't believe he heard any of it - it was fairly low key muttering. I would be greatly concerned about his reaction if he ever did get real verbal stick at SJP.

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2000