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Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has finally joined the social-media revolution – and with only his second-ever tweet he threatened to give potential trolls tickets to watch the Magpies play as punishment.
The former England captain, who scored a club-record 206 goals for Newcastle between 1996 and 2006, joined Twitter for the first time on Wednesday.
And he spent little time in trying to deter trolls from giving him abuse by threatening to give them tickets to have to watch Newcastle play – with the Magpies having failed to win any of their last nine matches.
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Tweeting from his new, verified account @alanshearer, the Match of the Day pundit warned trolls not to give him any abuse. He tweeted:
“Be warned. Any abuse and I’ll come round and give you Newcastle tickets!”
He used his first tweet in a rather less amusing manner, however, by announcing...
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has finally joined the social-media revolution – and with only his second-ever tweet he threatened to give potential trolls tickets to watch the Magpies play as punishment.
The former England captain, who scored a club-record 206 goals for Newcastle between 1996 and 2006, joined Twitter for the first time on Wednesday.
And he spent little time in trying to deter trolls from giving him abuse by threatening to give them tickets to have to watch Newcastle play – with the Magpies having failed to win any of their last nine matches.
Sean Dempsey/Pa Archive
Tweeting from his new, verified account @alanshearer, the Match of the Day pundit warned trolls not to give him any abuse. He tweeted:
“Be warned. Any abuse and I’ll come round and give you Newcastle tickets!”
He used his first tweet in a rather less amusing manner, however, by announcing...
- 5/13/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
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The signing of former Ajax captain Siem de Jong is a great one for Newcastle United. Since the exit of Yohan Cabaye, there has been a lack of spark in the midfield at St James’ Park, which contributed to a much publicised second half collapse last season, and the Dutchman’s arrival should give Alan Pardew’s side their much needed impetus back ahead of the big kick off at home to Manchester City in mid-August.
At his apparent £6million cost he’s also a great coup, but it only adds to the amount of time since the club paid an eight figure fee for a player, with it now being six years since Newcastle paid £10.1million to Deportivo la Caruña for Fabricio Coloccini in the summer of 2008. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, given Newcastle’s tendency to look for value...
The signing of former Ajax captain Siem de Jong is a great one for Newcastle United. Since the exit of Yohan Cabaye, there has been a lack of spark in the midfield at St James’ Park, which contributed to a much publicised second half collapse last season, and the Dutchman’s arrival should give Alan Pardew’s side their much needed impetus back ahead of the big kick off at home to Manchester City in mid-August.
At his apparent £6million cost he’s also a great coup, but it only adds to the amount of time since the club paid an eight figure fee for a player, with it now being six years since Newcastle paid £10.1million to Deportivo la Caruña for Fabricio Coloccini in the summer of 2008. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, given Newcastle’s tendency to look for value...
- 7/9/2014
- by Harry Decosemo
- Obsessed with Film
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Nothing quite beats the euphoria of welcoming a new big name to your football club. The excitement of the unveiling is only matched by a successful debut, where the new hero scores the winner, picks the decisive pass or saves a penalty. The buzz around any new arrival is mainly, though not exclusively, related to the price. Like anything, the more you pay, the better you get. Usually, anyway…
Newcastle United is a club with a rich history big name signings. Not all have worked, and some people should remember the Luque’s, Boumsong’s and Marcelino’s of this world before demanding money be spent. That said, Newcastle’s recent transfer activity has been incredibly frustrating, with the days of big money arrivals merely a distant memory. However. from 1992 until 2007, under the guidance ofd Freddy Shepherd (yes, pun intended), Freddie Fletcher and Sir John Hall,...
Nothing quite beats the euphoria of welcoming a new big name to your football club. The excitement of the unveiling is only matched by a successful debut, where the new hero scores the winner, picks the decisive pass or saves a penalty. The buzz around any new arrival is mainly, though not exclusively, related to the price. Like anything, the more you pay, the better you get. Usually, anyway…
Newcastle United is a club with a rich history big name signings. Not all have worked, and some people should remember the Luque’s, Boumsong’s and Marcelino’s of this world before demanding money be spent. That said, Newcastle’s recent transfer activity has been incredibly frustrating, with the days of big money arrivals merely a distant memory. However. from 1992 until 2007, under the guidance ofd Freddy Shepherd (yes, pun intended), Freddie Fletcher and Sir John Hall,...
- 6/28/2014
- by Harry Decosemo
- Obsessed with Film
There's very little about Al Jourgensen's legendary band Ministry that hasn't been covered on these pages in some form or another, since I've been a hardcore fan of Uncle Al's output since the late '80s – a period which not only encompasses Ministry's pioneering works of industrial/metal fusion, but side projects like Revolting Cocks and Lard (the latter featuring Dead Kennedys founder and punk icon Jello Biafra), and his collaborations with industrial icons like Skinny Puppy. For those of you still catching up, you can take part in a pretty comprehensive musical journey through the band's catalog via the live album/concert film Adios... Puta Madres (which I covered in depth here), a candid document of the band's "C-u-latour." Several factors at the time led Jourgensen to dissolve Ministry after that run – including the departure of co-founder Paul Barker, the death of legendary bassist Paul Raven, and Al's own declining health.
- 9/3/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Next summer Gigantic Pictures will release Fix: The Ministry Movie - "one of the most shocking, disturbing, and exposing looks into the world of six-time Grammy nominated band Ministry in it's most influential, controversial, and drug induced years." To celebrate the debut of the film's trailer (see it below), VampireFreaks.com is giving it's members an MP3 of a brand new song by Paul Barker (Ex-Ministry, Revolting Cocks, and Lard bassist/composer).
Fix: The Ministry Movie shoves your ass way, way backstage with Ministry, featuring appearances by Trent Reznor (Nin), Jonathan Davis (Korn), Dave Navarro (Janes Addiction), Maynard James Keenan (Tool) and many more.
For more on the film, visit http://www.fixtheministrymovie.com/ and be sure to head over to http://www.vampirefreaks.com/ to register for your free MP3.
Fix: The Ministry Movie shoves your ass way, way backstage with Ministry, featuring appearances by Trent Reznor (Nin), Jonathan Davis (Korn), Dave Navarro (Janes Addiction), Maynard James Keenan (Tool) and many more.
For more on the film, visit http://www.fixtheministrymovie.com/ and be sure to head over to http://www.vampirefreaks.com/ to register for your free MP3.
- 12/29/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Gamer is released this week, written and directed by Crank’s Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. It features an online game where death row convicts are taken control of by players via mind control, and forced to fight to the death. Gerard Butler (300) stars.
Violent sports as entertainment are not new to cinema. In 1975, Norman Jewison’s future-set dystopia saw James Caan as a veteran of Rollerball, a violent roller derby-type sport that was used to entertain the masses. In the same year, Death Race, directed by Paul Barker and starring David Carradine, featured a coast-to-coast car race where the competitors were awarded extra points for killing pedestrians.
The most obvious parallel, though, was made in 1987 and starred the Governator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, I know you’ve all seen it. So I’ll see you on the other side, with a more light-hearted look at The Running Man.
Violent sports as entertainment are not new to cinema. In 1975, Norman Jewison’s future-set dystopia saw James Caan as a veteran of Rollerball, a violent roller derby-type sport that was used to entertain the masses. In the same year, Death Race, directed by Paul Barker and starring David Carradine, featured a coast-to-coast car race where the competitors were awarded extra points for killing pedestrians.
The most obvious parallel, though, was made in 1987 and starred the Governator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, I know you’ve all seen it. So I’ll see you on the other side, with a more light-hearted look at The Running Man.
- 9/3/2009
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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