Dominic Kinnear was predicitably asked after the match about former Dynamo capatain Brian Ching and he made a slightly surprising comment:

"I think in the beginning, we were a little bit liberal with what we were saying," Kinnear said. "I think it was a little bit rude, and I apologize for that, back when Brian first got selected by Montreal in the Expansion Draft.

Ahead of United's game against Liverpool at the weekend, Kenny Dalglish has created even more ill-feeling by claiming that Luis Suarez, who was found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra, shouldn't have been banned.

"We don't think he should ever have been away but we are delighted to get him back," he said.

Venue: St James'Park, NE1. Date: 5th February 2012 Kick Off: 1.30pm Referee: Mark Halsey. Good afternoon Geordies and welcome to our regular "match banter" feature for this afternoon's early kick-off against Aston Villa at St James' Park. Despite being a fair sized Premiership team, unlike Newcastle United they tend to pass under the radar of [.

Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn Date: 1st February 2012 Kick Off: 8.00pm Referee: Phil Dowd. Good evening Geordies and welcome to our regular "match banter" feature. This evening sees us facing Blackburn Rovers for the fourth time this season, with the record so far being two wins to one in our favour, their one victory being [.

Liverpool have apologised after they used footage of a fan making a racist gesture towards Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in a highlights package on their official website. A spokesman for Liverpool FC told the BBC: "We can confirm that footage was mistakenly included in the highlights package that appeared on the website.

Having left a pretty bad mark in their latest meeting with Manchester United, Liverpool apparently wants their upcoming meeting against Sir Alex Ferguson's side in the FA Cup returns as a memorable fixture in a footballing way.

This wish is being revealed by the Reds' captain, Steven Gerrard, who felt that what happened in both clubs' previous meeting have pretty much gave more negative aspect towards his team which is obviously not related with football.

Ahead of the it being confirmed that Luis Suarez had racially abused Patrice Evra, Kenny Dalglish claimed that the guilty party should be punished. That would mean if Evra couldn't prove he was innocent, he should be punished for making the accusation.

Liverpool players then warmed up in t-shirts in support of Suarez and once Suarez was found guilty, showed no remorse.

It's high time again for another hat trick and QOTD. Today's piece will focus a bit more on the USMNT as a couple of big games loom tonight and this weekend. One of the matchups includes two American soccer icons in a clash this weekend, which should make for must watch TV. Also follow after the break to have your say in the QOTD.

Arsene Wenger keeps going on about he will only ever spend money in the transfer window if he can find "super-quality" players or "better than we already have". Well I personally think that it would be VERY easy to find players that are better than most of our current squad! So I found this excellent [.

Guh. Read Martin's preview to be cheered up. (He almost completely ignores our big loss. Glosses over, I guess you could say.)

Last season Ramsey scored a late goal to win this for us 1-0. Here's a picture of that goal for some inspiration:

Could history repeat itself?

Could do.

Venue: Craven Cottage, London. Date:: Sat 21st Jan, 2011. Kick-Off: 3:00 pm. Referee: Lee Mason (Lancs). Good afternoon Geordies and welcome to our regular "match banter" feature for today's away visit to Craven Cottage, the home of "Cottagers" of Fulham. As usual, if you're looking for a detailed look forward to the game, I would [.

The ten point advantage Tottenham currently have over Arsenal in the Premier League would have been unthinkable just a couple of seasons ago. Although Arsenal fans were calling for Arsene Wenger's head after a bad start to the season, things seemed to have settled down on that front with the good run of form they put together following the 2-1 defeat the Gunners suffered at White Hart Lane.

Venue: St James' Park, Toon. Date: Sun 15th Jan 2011. Kick-Off: 1:30 pm. Referee: Chris Foy. Hello, good afternoon and welcome to our regular "match banter" feature. This time the Magpies will be facing the transitional Queen's Park Rangers under new manager, Mark Hughes, he of the slightly annoying mid-sentence sharp intakes of breath.

By Alan Duffy

In a definite case of 'do not try this at home', a bunch of Liverpool fans (you can tell they are Liverpool fans by their thick Scouse accents), driving home after last night's Carling Cup win against Manchester City, found themselves in the lane next to one Samir Nasri.

By Alan Duffy

They may only be a Southern Football Premier League side, but the decision by Oxford City to sack player Lee Steele over homophobic Twitter comments he made will have a significant influence on the game in general.

In refering to the out-gay Welsh rugby player, Gareth Thomas, and his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, Steele Tweeted: "I wouldnt fancy the bed next to Gareth Thomas #padlockeda**ehole".

Good afternoon Geordies and welcome to our latest match banter feature. This one sees the Magpies hosting the team who have been recently renamed, from "Blackburn Rovers" to "Troubled Blackburn Rovers" because of their trials and tribulations in the relegation zone, and also the rather unfortunate behaviour of some of their fans towards manager Steve [.

Good evening Geordies and welcome to our latest match banter feature, which sees the Magpies hosting the team who have almost certainly been our fiercest foes in the Premiership down the years. I am of course referring to Manchester United. This match will be all the more difficult for the Mags too as Manchester United [.

When I look at the league table I get a shudder down my spine.
Of course S*urs sitting higher than us in the league table contributes to that shudder massively, but what really causes that horrible feeling is that we sit outside the Champions League places.
Now don't get me wrong, the thought of that lot finishing above us is indeed truly horrific.

Venue: Anfield Stadium, Liverpool. Date: Friday, 30th January, 2011. Kick-Off: 7:45pm. Referee: Lee Probert. Hello, good evening and welcome to our regular match banter for this evening's game, which sees the Magpies travelling to Anfield once again to meet Liverpool in a battle for sixth place. For a more in depth look forward to the [.

Good afternoon Geordies and welcome to our Boxing Day match banter for Newcastle United's away trip to play the Trotters of Bolton. Firstly, hope you all had a very happy Christmas and that you all got what you wanted from Santa! Now getting on with the game, you can always check out our regular match [.

How's your luck, eh? Pretty impressive at City and get nowt. Pretty ordinary at Villa and sneak a win. That's football, though, right? At least we battled on last night and were trying for force the victory until the death. What is it AW says about spirit? Well, we've got plenty of it anyway.

How's your luck, eh? Pretty impressive at City and get nowt. Pretty ordinary at Villa and sneak a win. That's football, though, right? At least we battled on last night and were trying for force the victory until the death. What is it AW says about spirit? Well, we've got plenty of it anyway.

How's your luck, eh? Pretty impressive at City and get nowt. Pretty ordinary at Villa and sneak a win. That's football, though, right? At least we battled on last night and were trying for force the victory until the death. What is it AW says about spirit? Well, we've got plenty of it anyway.

How's your luck, eh? Pretty impressive at City and get nowt. Pretty ordinary at Villa and sneak a win. That's football, though, right? At least we battled on last night and were trying for force the victory until the death. What is it AW says about spirit? Well, we've got plenty of it anyway.

Good evening Geordies and welcome to our latest "match banter" feature for this evenong's game, which will be yet another battle of the birds. First it was Magpies v Canaries, then Magpies v Swans, and now the Mags find themselves battling the Throstles of West Bromwich Albion for a juicy three point worm.

Hello, good afternoon and welcome to today's match banter thread for the Newcastle United vs Swansea City game. Maybe this game will provide an opportunity for us to return to our winning ways. Swansea are currently 11th but have yet to win away from home in the league this season so, on paper at least, [.

By Chris Wright

Look what £9,000 will get you these days...

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"Prehistoric banter isn't acceptable in the modern world. I accept that. We failed to change when the world has changed. We wholeheartedly apologise for our behaviour. It was wrong.

By Chris Wright

Presenting: The 'perfect fun gift for a Birmingham City supporting family member or friend who enjoys football banter with a Aston Villa fan'.

Now correct us if we're wrong here, but isn't 'banter' supposed to be, by it's very definition, a two-way thing?

I was shocked to learn that Steve Thompson, aka Bowburn Mag, has passed away and I'd like to offer condolences on behalf of NUFCBlog.org and myself to his family and friends. He was a great guy and I thoroughly enjoyed the banter we used to have. He will be missed. It goes without saying that [...]

Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich. Date: Saturday 10th Dec, 2011. Kick-off: 3.00pm. Referee: Martin Atkinson. Hello, good afternoon and welcome to NUFC Blog's regular "match banter" feature. Today sees Newcastle United taking an injury ravaged squad to Carrow Road to meet 11th placed Norwich City in what should now be a much tougher fixture than originally [.

Most likely, fans around the world who don't have any connection with Manchester either football wise or any other wise, are sick and tired of all the talk and banter surrounding the surprising exits of both Man Utd and Man City from the knockout stages of this year's UEFA Champions League tournament.

How can anyone dare to question the abilities of my favourite Satay House fan Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto? Not to be confused with the wife and child killing wrestler Chris Benoit, Assou-Ekotto has been one of our best players this season as far as I'm concerned. That is in addition to having the world's biggest head of hair and saying 'lol satay house' on the majority of his tweets.

Fulham defender John Arne Riise insists that he has no hard feelings towards Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy.
During Bellamy's previous stint at Anfield, he was alleged to have attacked left-back Riise with a golf club. At the time, both players were understood to have been fined two weeks' wages by the Merseyside club.

Venue: St James' Park, Newcastle. Date: Saturday 3rd Dec, 2011. Kick-off: 12.45pm. Referee: Mike Dean. TV: Sky Sports 2. Hello Geordies and welcome to our match banter feature for today's early home fixture against Chelsea. Even with home advantage, we have to go back to May 2006 for our last victory against Chelsea in the [.

Carling Cup hero Craig Bellamy is a big fan of veteran Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, and he's thankful to be playing alongside him during his second spell at Anfield.
Bellamy is never short of an opinion or two, both on and off the field, and he appreciates Carra's honest, no-nonsense approach to life at Anfield:
"Carra's been there for a lot of years and he's big figure at the club.

Carling Cup hero Craig Bellamy is a big fan of veteran Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, and he's thankful to be playing alongside him during his second spell at Anfield.
Bellamy is never short of an opinion or two, both on and off the field, and he appreciates Carra's honest, no-nonsense approach to life at Anfield:
"Carra's been there for a lot of years and he's big figure at the club.

The messages I have received about Jack Wilshere tweeting stuff on S*urs has gone off the richter scale.
Sure, from their point of view, at times, it probably may seem a little annoying.
However, surely they can see it is only a bit of banter?
If one of the S*urs players was tweeting about Arsenal I would have banter back and tweet a reply.

So, this past Sunday I was invited along to Dagenham and Redbridge's Victoria Ground to interview Spurs coach Clive Allen. Clive was taking part in an 'England Legends' match against a supposed Sunday League side, Ivory FC. The Legends were made up of a number of ex professionals, some who had played a lot more games for England than others, but the main thing they had in common was that they all looked quite old.

I'm starting to think I'm missing out on something. Is there a big party that everyone goes to? Something exciting on the telly? Or perhaps it's a free goodie bag for the first 10,000 on to the tube?

It's an age old moan but I am going to go on about it again. Just what is people's (I'm refusing to call them fans) excuse for leaving Arsenal games at the Emirates early?

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester. Date: Saturday 26 November, 2011 Kick-off: 3.00pm. Referee: Mike Jones (replaces Phil Dowd). Good afternoon Geordies and welcome to our regular "match banter" feature for this afternoon's game, which sees the Magpies facing another tough game in Manchester, this time against the United lot.