Recent content by DaveBond21

I am not deluded, really. We are up there in the list of most successful clubs (4 league wins and 6 FA Cups) but it's all from so long ago. I agree we are at home in both divisions. That has been the case for our entire history. We honestly don't take Premier League status for granted. When I...

I don't understand this hostility against Newcastle United. I remember when we were everyone's second favourite team. It seems that the media has created this weird profile of a supposed Newcastle fan who is a glory hunter and wants instant success. This is a bizarre idea. Out of all of my...

I'm obviously happy with this morning's result, but I don't think it's over. We must now beat Fulham and probably need a draw at Villa. Meanwhile Hull should get a point at Bolton, and could easily beat Man United at home, as United will probably be champions by then, and will be 3 days away...

Excellent flag. Remember the days when Cup Final crowds had huge flags and banners. It looked great on TV, but not so good for fans if it was blocking your view of the pitch!

ITV1....and Setanta Sports. Here in Australia, it is live on SBS at midnight on 30th May. Our coverage of the build-up down here starts at 10.30pm.

That was only 4 years ago. I knew it couldn't have been 5 years, because Cahill was playing for Millwall in the Cup Final in May 2004, in the 3-0 defeat by Man United.

I like the idea because to me, it's ridiculous that people talk about "the race for 4th place", or that the relegation battle is more exciting than the Championship race. That is crazy. Of course, it's true but it shouldn't be the case. Look at the last 10 winners of the Premier League - Man...

I always remember Everton's singles in 1985 (Here we go) and 1995 (All together now with the Farm). Meanwhile Chelsea had a relatively busy time in the 90's with Top 40 singles in 1994, 1997 (Blue Day, with Suggs) and 2000. Manchester United had a Number one hit in 1994 "Come on you reds"...

Yes, it's a nice idea, but hard to implement, as already mentioned, and also the fact that it would have to be UEFA-wide. I also like the maximunm foreigner rule which will come into European games but should be implemented for all leagues too.

He's going to get a hefty ban, but I think it will only be European games. But I don't want Chelsea to behave like that in the FA Cup Final.

In Australian sports, in particular Rugby League (big in Sydney), Aussie Rules Football (big in Melbourne) and Rugby Union, the major league in each sport enforces a salary cap on each team. This means that you can’t buy success, like Chelsea. You have to keep the wages under a certain level...

Yeah, that is right. Also Stamford Bridge also had the biggest space behind the goals. There was almost room for another pitch behind them. Now, it's alot more enclosed.

Like I said, most of us are not deluded. We just want to see Newcastle win the Carling Cup. One day. I was against Keegan being brought back last year. I wanted Deschamps. I always wanted Newcastle to bite the bullet and get a quality foreign coach who could get the team playing technically...

Indeed. Of course, I am far too young to have seen them live, but the videos are enough to show how great they were.

Yes , they could be more determined about the Cup Final, but that is probably a good thing, both for the neutral and for Everton. If they come out and play, there could be gaps in their defence for Everton to exploit. I hope there is an early goal by Everton to open the game up.