Was just going to edit my post for that.
THE tense stand-off between police and Britain’s most wanted man has taken a bizarre turn with the arrival of former England footballer Paul Gascoigne.
Raoul Moat, 37, has been pinned down near tennis courts for several hours after a chase through the centre of the town.
Tonight, however, Paul Gascoigne has arrived in Rothbury and revealed that he knows the gunman.
The footballer, who arrived with a can of lager, some chicken, a fishing rod and something to keep him warm, said he hoped the stand-off would end peacefully and referred to the gunman as “Moaty”.
He described the former nightclub bouncer, who is wanted for murder, as “a good lad”, adding: " I just want to give him some therapy and say come on Moaty, its Gazza.
"He is alright - simply as that and I am willing to help him. I have come all the way from Newcastle to Rothbury to find him, have a chat with him.
“I guarantee, Moaty, he won’t shoot me. I am good friends with him. I knew him years ago when he was a bouncer in Newcastle.”
Police have already brought one of the gunman’s friends to the scene to help negotiations.
Earlier, when Moat reached the river he stopped and threatened to kill himself.
He is sat on a river bank cradling a sawn-off shotgun and occasionally putting it to his head and neck. At times he has laid down on the grass with the gun pointed at himself. He is wearing a black cap and dark clothes.
Sky News are now reporting that Ant and Dec, Peter Beardsley and Jimmy Nail are at the scene.
They are trying to force feed Moat water now.
thats Gazza lying on the ground, not Raul Moat
Moateys impressive stamina being discussed now, he could go all night they predict.
thought you said you were going easy on the beer this weekend. :rolleyes:
epic,
“its not exactly as if he is been sleeping all night in a feather bed” 
" we dont know whether the friend or Paul Gascoigne is still there, however the friend will be telling him that the police will look after his interest"
" its the long game we are in for here"
Makes up for his tiny cock I suppose. He’s hung like a gerbil apparently.
BREAKING NEWS:
Police Officer: This could go on all night.
If something goes wrong it’ll be Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
…its all about the long game here.
:o
I believe suicide if the money on shot here and i will take bets on it at odds of around 4/9,i’m being generous at that. 
It’s a shame the Gibralter Three didn’t get the same latitude that this self indulgent Raoul Moat is getting.
the cops must be holding out for that i cant understand how they havent tasered the cunt they are 20 feet from him, but if he had the balls for it he’d have done it hours ago
I am a big price about a suicide here. 1/8 Captured Alive, 3/1 Suicide, 5/1 Shot dead, 50/1 Any result involving Gazza.
How do you reckon the negotiations are going?
Moat: I want Kevin Keegan to be reinstalled as Nuwcasssle managa. We played great football when he was here.