This is mainly for AA, and Sportscow if he's about;
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-14134851
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 11:54, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I saw that this morning
Joey Barton - the gift that keeps on giving
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 11:57, Reply)

Aye, saw that, made me laugh
All in all, it's been a decent morning for football, Fulham have finally found someone to sort their left back problem, and we've sold the same left back problem to Leicester.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 11:58, Reply)

Not so much for me
Lost to a US team in our first pre-season game. Their goalie scored from his own area (watch the video, it's embarassing).
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:00, Reply)

I think Sunderland's first pre-season game is away at York tonight
Last time we played them pre-season, I had approx 10 pints of Stella and we won 5-0. Good times
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:02, Reply)

Ours is tonight
A win would be nice, but I don't have high hopes.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:05, Reply)

3 new players starting tonight
(out of 9!)
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:14, Reply)

We'd have had him
Three weeks or so until the new season starts and we still don't have a left-back. Or a goalscorer. Or more than seven first-team reserves.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:02, Reply)

George McCartney is available
*sniggers*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:08, Reply)

If he is a) alive and b) vaguely experienced in the left-back position
then he's better than what we've currently got.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:10, Reply)

No. No, he is not
Playing 10 men would be the better option
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:13, Reply)

Which is also preferable to sticking Joel Lynch there

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Jul 2011, 12:15, Reply)