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Sounds like Mike Newell wants the job from the statement he released.

Mabye with strachan we could tempt Beattie Niemi (as Brads no2) providing we win the lottery a number of times! The opinion of people in the know (on sky, not me lol) is that Souness has been appointed to take dicipline to Newcastle and sort out the likes of Dyer and Bellamy and to quieten the dressing room, Did he really do that at Blackburn though? To be fair though, he now has the chance to work with players such as Shearer, Kluivert, Dyer, Bellamy, Jenas, Milner and 52000 fans every week, which wasnt the case at rovers!

Are you listening sky sports news! The geordie fans are hating the decision and the blackburn fans are pleased hes gone in most of the emails read out. Also Strachan seems to be the fans choice of a replacement, which also seems mirrored on here. A geordie fan email just read, what is Fred Shepperd thinking, Souness' is tactically poor and his signings second rate. Sounds like he has the backing of the geordie fans doesnt it. In a way i feel sorry for him, i feel one reason for leaving is he knew he was in for the sack and is saving his pride, apart from being quids in. I wonder what Bothroyd and Pedersen think of the situation, and if they'd have signed if they know this would happen.

Gordon Strachan would be brilliant, but i very much doubt he would want the job, as he is on his " break from football." We need someone with tactical knowledge and man management skills which souness didnt have. I have a feeling another foreign manager will be brought in, as that seems to be the trend at the moment.

I suppose im quite pleased hes gone, mabye now well see some sensible formations, players like Emerton, stead, pedersen will all be keen to state a claim for first team so may up their performances, also well get a compensation sum which beats paying him off. I am shocked however, with the signings of Pedersen, bothroyd, stead, matteo it seemed he was going to stay and had a plan for the future. I just hope he doesent sign our best players eg Ferguson, friedel, stead etc for the magpies!

Whats wrong with De Pedro? I hear hes not match fit, does that mean hes injured, overweight, lacking match fitness( didnt he play much for Real Soceadad?). When hes back do you think hes start as 1st choice left mid? where will pedersen play? upront?

Apparently it says on ITV's Blackburn page that we are going to sign Charles Edouard Coridon from Lens. Who is he, is he good anyone know? Apparently Celtic are in for him too, but again hes an older player(31) and another midfielder! I hope we get Pedersen instead, although Coridon is free!

What about the 4-1-3-2 formation, it works pretty well for alot of International teams! Friedel Neil Matteo Amoruso Gray Tugay Emerton Ferguson Thompson Stead Yorke Hmm could go either way this one as were pretty similar to the Saints, but I think we have a slight edge on quality, and Souness must have a better idea of what works and doesnt after West Brom so im going for a 0-1 to Rovers!

Just wondered, who played where in midfield. I heard Matteo and Gresko both played midfield, but i also heard Gresko was in the centre! Did this mean matteo or ferguson was on a wing? Also, i think souness is generally good in the transfer market, apart from he seems to like the older player opposed to youth, although we have some good youngsters. I dont think Souness should be sacked..yet, but mabye a change of management, tactics, training regiemes etc which come from a new management team would freshen things up, and possibly what is needed. Gordon Strachan would be a great manager i think as he is a fighter like souness, which is needed, but can also get the best out of players, eg at southampton. But it is unlikely he would even think about us.

1, Arsenal (just) 2, Chelsea 3, Man u 4, Newcastle, ( will be better with butt and kluivert) 5, Middlesborough 6, Liverpool 7, Tottenham 8, Villa 9, Birmingham 10, Blackburn 11, Fulham 12, Bolton 13, Man City 14, Southampton 15, Everton 16, Charlton ( Did they even win a game after parker left? and lost cole too) 17, Portsmouth 18, West Brom 19, Norwich 20, Crystal Palace

On teletext it says De Pedro added the second! I thought it was Stead! Who actually scored then?

hansnt souness said many times that gallagher and stead are his firs choice pairing for next season whilst dickov is someone the youngsters can look up to and not neccecarily a starter! i dont think yorke will play, the damage is irreversible now me thinks!

friedel Neil Amorouso Moore Gray/gresko matteo Thompson Ferguson De Pedro Stead Gallagher We should get points for the closest team lol