Originally Posted By Richard - Aus

Hopefully Newcastle will fall away - all however does not seem rosy at St Marys, first the chairman, maybe the manager and now the most expensive signing suspended by the club frown


Oswaldo has form. He has been suspended at previous clubs for poor discipline, but I agree he has been something of a disappointment. The club's real strength lies in the talent we've brought up from the academy such as Lallana, Shaw & Ward Prowse and the players who've been with us on our way up from the lower divisions (Lambert, Schneiderlin, Cork & Co.)

The whole story about the departure of Cortese was a shining example of all that is wrong with rolling news. Over a few days the media had put 2+2 together, had come up with every answer except 4 and had consigned us to self destruction. The actualité is rather less dramatic.

Giles. Mogless in Paris.