is spookily nice about us in today's papers, saying that we are the Premiership's fairy tale, playing wonderful, exciting football that is a breath of fresh air and that he would happily pay £40 a ticket and travel 300 miles to do so. He also thinks we are a bit short of quality numbers in the squad to be anything other than top 6 contenders...We are also suspect defensively.

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

Answers

He also reckons the Chelsea game has score draw written all over it..

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

For once I agree with him, but he's still a t***er though.

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

Time was when we might have been happy with that, even at home. Not now but.

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

1-1 tomorrow and 1-1 on Wednesday and I'd be cock-a-hoop to tell you the truth.

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

Me too Dougal - the fixtures for Dec and early Jan have been shocking - to already have 9 points is more than I'd hoped for. Of course I would love 6 from the next 2 games but would settle for 4.

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

Lynda, my big fear was less about losing to Leeds and Arsenal than about the loss of a winning momentum that might see us dropping points against the "easier" sides. It will be hard to beat Chelsea without a doubt but if the Makems can get a draw out of them, we really should manage something.

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

I don't care how much sense Lawrenson makes on this occasion. He deserves the contempt of every geordie for comments he has made in the past. Some kind of torture involving that 'tache, strong tape and a quick ripping motion would not be unduly out of order either IMO...

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2001

Remember how Kenny D did tinker? and he bought ten left backs. Other teams then came to St James and attacked they had more shots on our goal and got a few results. As they didnt fear our attacking power...

Moral: He wants us to do it again, as he wants one less competitor to compete with Liverpool.

-- Anonymous, December 29, 2001

Come on then, who wrote that ^^^^^^^^^; of course "I" could guess and, be correct?!

-- Anonymous, December 29, 2001

I'm a blerk who argrees Mark Lawrenson is a snidey bastid.

-- Anonymous, December 29, 2001

WHATS "^^^^^^^^^"? and "I"?

Give me a clue

-- Anonymous, December 29, 2001

Pay £40 a ticket and travel 300 miles?

He can effing well pay back the money he obtained by false pretences as his tenure as 'defensive coach'.

cnut. pardon my french.

-- Anonymous, January 02, 2002