....wouldn't want to jinx us by not starting one. ;-)

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Answers

oohh.. 3 match threads now.. which one shall we use?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Let's go with this one, ye?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

HOWAY THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Lx3 & Dyer both starting. I think I heard that Dabs starts instead of O'Brien.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Starting lineup courtesy of the Blackburn webcast:

Given, Hughes, Dabs, Distin, Elliott, Solano, Dyer, Speed, Robert, Lx3, Shearer

Subs: O'Brien, Jenas, Harper, Bellamy, Bernard

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Cole and Jansen starting for Blackburn

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Blackburn webcast in case .cock forgets to turn on Metro's webcast (it ain't on yet!).

Blackburn's has Media Player embedded, so it will start playing when the page loads.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Bellamy will be like crazy when he comes on...he will be crazy if he doesnt come on also =)

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Ta for the link Ciara. I'm not even ganna bother with Metro... pillocks.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Anyone here?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I was so good at messing around, I've confused myself now. So is this where everyone is?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Reporting for duty...watching Sky. Canny strong shot from Luax2 which tested the keeper. The lads look nice and relaxed. Playing some good football.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Should've brought headphones. The Blackburn announcer is extremely difficult to understand with the speaker volume on low

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Yeah, very AM sound quality. Mind you, it doesn't s und ike th s, a lá Metro..

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

This is true. And from what I can tell, this one seems to know what he's talking about. ;-)

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Fantastic cross-field ball from Solano...which Robert tried (and failed) to match with his shot...then Shearer shoots just wide with next move.

Odds on wor Alan breaking his duck for us @ Blackburn tonight?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

What duck is that?

Sounds like it's only a matter of time until we score. Keep it up, lads! Score early, score often!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

All Barça at the moment BTW in the Second Biggest Game of The Century, After Wors..

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

you can never have enough match day threads

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Believe wor Al has never scored for Newcassel at Blackburn...at least in a Premiership match. Can anyone confirm?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I'm having an Obi Wan Kenobi-style bad feeling about the Greenspun server. Everyone got the EZboard back-up URL?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

It's http://pub84.ezboard.com/bnewcastleunitedbbs , SteveT

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Well done Barry. Just making sure the passengers know where the lifeboats are...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Robert's been away with the fairies...Robson not impressed. Must be a cert to score.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Elliot struggling to keep up with Gillespie according to fairly neutral Blackburn commentator. Backing off a lot.

Barça still all over Madrid but still 0-0. Getting dirty now.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Not sure about the Premiership, but he scored twice there in the FAC match....ermmm...2 seasons ago? Celebrated the first one with his bow and arrow move, celebrated the second one by sliding across the pitch on his belly. Great night! Had bruises on my legs for weeks afterwards from the Toon Army celebrations. :-D

And btw, anyone else having trouble on the ezboard bbs?? I'm getting a javascript error then losing the page because their blasted banner won't display because somebody must've messed up the code. grrrr!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

totally against the run of play

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Wouldn't you just know it! Freakin Gillespie!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

FUCK.

Gillespie. Scrawny little shite. Sent through by Cole as well. I've always hated him...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Madrid keeper knocked sparko by his own defender. Muy amusing. Awake now and playing on with crossed eyes...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Toon Army in good voice.

HOWAY LADS, LETS HAVE THEM!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

No probs for me at EZboard but Greenspun seems to have sorted itself out now. Famous last words no doubt...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

We need a goal B4 half time.

Anyone else still here?

This thread's like the Marie Celeste...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Robert fluffs shot when should have passed. AS not happy.

Howay lads, get a GRIP of this game...FFS

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

i'M Here but hunched over my speaker. The secretary-that-whinges- nonstop is yelling at her kids on the phone and has some horrid country music station turned up. Sheesh.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I'm wondering why Bobby made so many changes to the line-up rather than sticking with the line up that beat Derby.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Tell that idiotic, loudmouth, redneck trailor-trash that there is something IMPORTANT going on so SHUT UP. Politely of course....:)

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

ROTFLMBFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

***gets back into the chair only to ROTFLMBFAO again*

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Why does it appear as if we are making life difficult for ourselves yet again? Hopefully we'll have another amazing 2nd half turnaround and put 3 past them.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

WHY can't we get an early lead and sit on it till half-time, then get another one in the first half. Do we HAVE to endure this stomach- churning comeback / panic-stations stuff EVERY WEEK?

I'm too ill for all this. Buggrit, half-time. Time for a glass of vino methinks...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

We are by miles the better side. They score with their first shot.

We WILL win this!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I think robert will come off and Bellars will come on with dyer moving out left.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Did I hear them say Kevin Gallacher is at the match tonight? Yay!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Barça-Madrid top entertainment. Lots of late tackles, leaving the foot in etc.

Barça more likely to score but Mardid probably to nick it with a quick goal near the end. Then endless whingeing in the local press for 4 months...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

ok.. who wants a drink. I've got Stella Artois, a Cabernet/Merlot or it's into the spirits. I'm having my last Old Peculier

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

err.... that's the last I've got in the house... not the last I'll ever have!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Make me up a hot toddy from that spirits cabinet.

OOH Zidane scores a cracker against the run of play!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Err, as I was saying, whiskey, hot water, honey and a cinnamon stick will help my cold symptoms and guarantee a 1-3 toon win. Honest, Geordie...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Lets have that goal, and let us rest some players.

By the way, how is everyone ?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Blackburn commentators top notch. Saying Toon Army 'First Rate' and 'making a heck of a din'. Howay the lads!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

it's on it's way Steve.

My wife has just called me "very alcoholic". Is that good?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

OOh! Popped in just at the right time - glass of red wine please Geordie!

Robert is really having a bit of a mare tonight. Elliot is not coping with Gillespie, but other than that, we can still win this!

HOWAY!!!!!

Wonderful tribute to Shearer on Sky prior to the game - wish I had recorded it, brought tears of pride to my eyes - Okay.....we`re off again.

Bernard on for Elliot.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Stella for me, Geordie. So what if I'm still at work. That friggin country music is driving me nuts! Maybe if I virtually get really drunk, I can virtually not notice it. ;-)

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I've told you Ciara, tell her to put her banjo music and her Deliverance children where the sun don't shine for the next 45 minutes. Then she can have the rest of the day listening to what she wants...

Geordie - very alcoholic... can't be bad can it?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

The wheels have totally fallen off Barça since they conceded. It's not pretty.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Steve, if you don't stop making me laugh so hard, she's going to be over here wondering what's going on and will flake her blue eyeshadow all over my desk trying to read the screen.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Evening all! Keep us up to date! How are we playing at the moment?!?

HOWAY THE LADS!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Can you set your screen font to script Ciara? Them thar joined-up letters'll fox her...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Still think we can win this one Yelli. Luax2 is playing like a man possessed in the second half. Not going our way just yet, but...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

God i hope i'm wrong about this match....

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Lucas Neil down from Robert challenge. Booking imminent. Neil fell on his head and knocked out for a bit.

Robert having a mare of Titanic proportions...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Fingers crossed then............

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Right, get Bellamy on...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

LOL, Steve!

How about Bernard on for Robert...or Elliott

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

201 for Shearer

evening all

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

SHEARRRRRERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Get in Shearer!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I think Bernard came on for Elliot at half time...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Shearer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Sky say it's his first Premiership goal for Newcassel at Blackburn.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Same old Shearer

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Now FFS, lads HOLD ON TO THIS POINT! Go for the win, but DON'T LOSE THIS POINT!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

AAAAARRRGGGGGGHHHH lost webcast just before goal!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Did he? Never heard it. Not surprising, ya'll. ;-)

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

61 more than Andy Cole

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Naaah, go for it. We know not what is this 'Defending' of which you speak...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Plonker commentator now says Newcastle fans have been quiet throughout the game, now found their voice'.

Make yer minds up lads. Your pal thinks the Army is the greatest thing since sliced bread...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Sob....

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

F***ing Cole........

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

FFS WHAT DID I SAY AND WHY DO YOU LOT NOT LISTEN TO ME!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Anyone else getting Metro-esque streaming from Blackburn site.

They're not PremiumTV run by any chance are they?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

60 more than Andy Cole

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

CMON LADS! Let's have another NEWCASTLE goal!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Every time there's a goal the f**king webcast goes off. Gah!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

My webcast is fine.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

All the goals scored by players who have played at both clubs.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

There ought to be an FA rule against Cole playing against us

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

EAT MY SHORTS COLE!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Wahhaaaaaaa! I just switched to Metro and Alan hits the net!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Thank fuck for shearer!

is that 21 in the league now? watch out jimmy floyd!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

SHEARER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Shearer is Fu*****g great

Bellamy on for LLL

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Bellamy on for Lx3. CMONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

61 more than Andy Cole. Chelsea fans are listening in on their webchat site too. Still all the goals by players of both teams. Now welcome back to Craigy

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Come on Alan...finish the season as top scorer....

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Time for a Shearer hat trick, perhaps?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Can we have a written apology thread from all the Shearer doubters now?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I think if we draw tonight, west ham are in for a hiding on saturday.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Toon Army largely shirtless apparently.

"Here's one for the ladies..."

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

McManamen wonder goal seals it for Madrid.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Go for the Jugular Steve

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Madrid 2-0 full time, at the Nou Camp.

Barça are f**ked. Some St. Jordi's day it's turned out to be for them.

Chortle...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Anyone with TV, how does Craig B look ?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Oooh man, plz mr Cole, dont ruin this for us now!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Shearer wants to be top scorer this season. Go for it Alan!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Madrid fans here are setting off fireworks from the rooftops. The city sounds like Baghdad on a bad day. The Catalans will all be raging...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Argh! Computer crashed, have I missed anything? Are we still tied? Oop...yep. Can't get B'burn's webcast, so have metro on now. Who's doing the commentary? Doesn't sound liek the usual moron...did he get fired?!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Nah, think it's our man as usual Ciara. Maybe he's been taking his tablets or something...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

2-2 5 mins to go

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Nah...definitely not the same voice

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Bellamy looks like he could score a wonder goal at any moment - just a bit short, obviously, on match speed etc. Lots of chat to other team members which is prob along the lines of: "I'll be OK. Just give me a bit of time."

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Mick Martin is there, but who's the other guy. They need to keep him!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Damien Duff's playing for a transfer to the big time - seems a good player

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Ho wmuch time left?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Speed 'has been on fire'. Dang! Go on, Speed!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Graham Fenton's left Blackburn hasn't he? Don't want him coming on as a sub now

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Toon Army in good voice I hear

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

DON'T F**K IT UP LADS, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

lol barry. I can almost taste it.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

My insides are in knots right now. Pleeeeeaaase don't lose this point!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

How much time???

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Bobby Robsons European Army

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

I. Can't. Take. this. blow. the. whistle. *whimper*

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

4 mins added on

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

GGGGGGGGGGNNNNNNNNNnnnnnnnn.........BLOW THE WHISTLE!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

AGHHH noooooooooooo. *whimper*

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

where the fuck did they get 4 minutes of added on time

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

4 mins?

240 seconds?!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Robert going for goal. Well and good. but DON'T GIVE THW BALL AWAY!!! PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Rennie playing the bastard, deliberately giving decisions against us.

Shitehawk.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh make it end!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

blow the freakin whistle already!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Fantastic - Champions' League qualification. Well done Sir Bobby and the lads. And Shearer was man of the match.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

We've got the same 68 points as in 96-97, with 2 games still to play. Well done the lads, great season. Let's go out and make it 74 points and give Chopra etc a go in the last two games. Knighthood for Sir Bobby guaranteed now, I hope.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

TEEEELLLLLLLLLL ME MA ME MA!

WE'RE GOING TO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!%&/())))))(/=E? =E/&&/W$W/&)E/)

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

we are champions league say we are champions' league

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

We have made a very big POINT tonight

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Thank god for that...I was feeling sick towards the end!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

uH OH.....Bellamy threw his shirt into the crowd. He must be gonna leave this summer. ;-D

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

couple of points:

MOTM for me was Gary Speed - TOP performance

Putting prejudice aside...Rennie was very good. I tend to watch refs and he was always there, keeping up with play. Sure he made a few mistakes but he is a very good ref... pity he blotted his copy book by wanting to send Shearer off that time...but heh.... let bygones be.. he cheated once. Hopefully he won't again

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Get IN!

Big statue of Alan and/or Bobby on Northumberland Street next to Wor Jackie?

Let's start a collections...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Right, I'm outta here. Won't need the car to get home, I'm just gonna float all the way.

BOBBY ROBSONS EUROPEAN ARMY!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

OOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGG WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALAN SHEARER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Get in sonna. Champions league here we come.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

Great post-match interview with big Al on Sky...never seen him looking happier.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

And Sir Bobby's post-match intvw:

"I thought we might finish about 8th - 4th is unbelievable. But we've deserved it...and I think we've been the country's favourite team."

What a star.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

... and didn't Sir Bobby look young!??? what a man!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

The official blackburn site, as suggested by ciara is proudly sporting a banner what reads "end your frustration with the web."

Well - if you were on the web when the frustration ended...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

www.hotstuff.com should end all frustration...

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002