moerpho

Before he joined our beloved Rovers I always called him DjerkOff but now it's quite simply Djorkaeff and he seems to be a decent if not good signing by Hughes. Absolutely gutted we didn't get 3 points but it seems to me that Hughes' ideas have improved our play and that it will only get better. Considering how we started off this campaign i'd be happy if we're still playing in th PL next season. Bring in Hartson come january and clinch the points we need to stay up and give Hughes the time and money he needs to build a squad and we will come good. Next season: Newcastle flirting with relegation after a superb 04/05-season and Rovers back up there fighting for a place in the european competitions after an abysmal 04/05-season. Stay positive! Hopefully I will be able to afford joining the brscn.com-guys (Norwegian supporter club) on their trip to Ewood for the Birmingham game and try to contribute by screaming my lungs out and pushing the guys forward. Here's hoping attendances goes up and that Rovers will start getting points! Cheers all!

Can anyone invite me to this AOL-chatroom? Just dl and installed the client and tried to invite myself but that didn't seem to work. My screenname is moerpho Up the rovers!

Assuming the rumours about Sparky being hired today are true - has anyone read/heard who Sparky might be bringing in as his staff? Will he bring the backroom staff who worked with him for FAW and does anyone know if they are any good? And does someone on the board have (realistic) wishes for who should be appointed? Very exciting days! Here's hoping the rumours are true

Hughes and Robson sounds like a good combination to me so here's hoping it doesn't happen. Why? Because there's some sort of curse going on everytime Rovers hire a new manager or buy a new player and reading through this board I know for sure that I'm not the only one: If I think it sounds like a good plan/idea/choice for manager/buy (Kidd, Davies, Grabbi (Yes - I was actually positive on that sod..), Gresko and so on) it more than often ends up as a catastrophy. If I think it sounds like a bad plan/idea/choice for manager/buy (Souey, Ferguson, Tugay, Bjornebye and so on....) it more than often turns out to be a success. So in an attempt to trick my Rovers-curse: Please appoint one of these gents: 1. Hoddle 2. Reid 3. Advocaat 4. Venables 5. Houllier An please stay away from these miserable, useless sods: 1. Hughes 2. Strachan 3. Moyes 4. Dowie 5. Jewell

Lots of good suggestions one the board so I wont bother to start listing up the same names everyone else does except one: Hoddle. If this guy is hired I'm seriously considering killing myself (or him) and suspect I will have a hard time following the club from the Afterlife. On the other hand I get the feeling we could be up for "newcastle-twist" - ie. we'll hire a new manager next monday that hasn't been mentioned on this board or been listed by the bookies. I hope this doesn't happen since I would love for some of the suggestions on this thread to get the job. As long as it's not Hoddle (or Semb!) I will get behind the new manager with every molecule in my body. P.s.: I remember not being very happy the day Souness was appointed but did he prove me wrong? Good luck to you, Mr. Souness (but not to Newcastle!)!

Been checking out some NUFC-messageboards and the geordies don't seem happy. Still haven't found 1 positive post about Souness' takeover. I for one am not complaining as my patience with mr. Souness tactical abilities has worn thin lately, and will welcome our new overlord whoever he might be......hopefully someone who'll recognise that a left winger should be played on the left, that a right back should play right back, that you actually need cover in all positions and not just bolster one position by selling and draining another. Wonder what our new signings are thinking right now - especially Bothroyd and MGP? And even more importantly - will he take Dean Saunders with him? Please do!! If not - next manager - Dean Saunders

Nah - Berg did not get the national record. He's only nr. 2 on that list. Can't remember the name of the guy who is nr.1 - perhaps someone else from Norway can? On Gamst'n: Several of you guys wrote that you hoped he would have an off game as there were scouts from other clubs on the stands last night. Well....you got what you hoped for! IF Gamst is being bought he will be a good player but he will not perform in every game in his first season. Bazza didn't either and almost everyone here thinks he is the clubs best/most valued player (including me). I for one put my trust in Souness

I feel the need to point out one thing concerning Gamst: he doesn't like playing 4-4-2. He prefer to play left winger in a 4-3-3 system or that wacky new system the norwegian national team uses. Last year he had a pretty poor season in Tromsoe while they were playing 4-4-2 . He also strikes me as a player who isn't particulary obsessed with money and seems happy at Tromsoe, but then again I might just be naive? I think these things rather than money will be what ultimatly decides a possible move. Here's hoping Souey and whoever is up there can convince him that he will be played as a winger in the Rovers-shirt and that the club will do whatever possible to make him feel at home.