Greg

He didnt want to come. Wanted to stay and get more experienced and mature as a player before going to the premier league. Apparently a year mainly on the bench has changed his mind! Looks like a great deal potentially. Read on a couple of forums he would suit a wing back role so we shall see. Wages yet to be met apparently. Weird as that is usually the first thing roughly sorted (albeit somewhat illegally). Cant see Dummett leaving. We need two natural left backs. I think he’d be better suited in a back 3. I don’t think his delivery will ever be at the level you would want for a wing back. The player he reminds me of most is Eric Abidal. How many of his 16 games of professional football have you watched in full?

He's only played 16 games of professional football in his career, likely to be plenty of room for improvement and adaptation to a slightly different position under an excellent coach. Unfortunately we have Steve Bruce.

He's done that with almost all of the squad as part of his evaluation process.

Spit and player profile. Club wanted Joelinton in January but Rafa said no as per his final say clause. You are barking up the wrong tree here. Jorelinton has nowt to do with season ticket sales. As I said, club wanted him January, some fantasy they think they can flip him for a profit in a few seasons. Total distraction from the point here about Seymour not understanding that going to the games is directly funding and legitimising Mike Ashley.

Joelinton is nothing but an almost like for like (spending wise) replacement for Perez. Ashley knows he needs some investment (and prices have gone crazy) to try and keep his Sports Direct advertisement football team in 17th place. No ambition for more than that - just enough to keep the global free advertising for his brand of shops. Joelinton has nothing to do with season ticket sales, total distraction from the point in this thread as Yorkie said.

Calling someone selfish for going to a football match is absolutely pathetic Not pathetic in the slightest. People are trying to organise a boycott for the Arsenal game and people can’t even get behind that for one game. That is pretty selfish don’t you think? As in YOU won’t boycott one game because YOU want to go to the game. People always have to make hard choices, not being prepared to test it for one game seems incredibly selfish. So its just for one game is it? What the f***s that going to do like? we boycott one game and Ashley sells the club suddenly? Nah You do realise you boycotting will propably create a negative impact on the team against Arsenal don't you? If anything that's selfish.... The boycott is recommended for all things NUFC until he buggers off. For those that won't flat out boycott NUFC, the hope is that they will at least boycott the Arsenal match to send some sort of message to Ashley and the TV audience. You're worrying about the effects of the boycott on a largely inconsequential result in the grand scheme of things. The players should know that none of this is directed at them (except Colback, he can take all the flack that's ever thrown at him, the s**** little turncoat). If, for example, 30,000 boycotted () and you were then in the minority in turning up, would you reconsider your position? I'm sorry but I don't think even if 30,000 boycotted that Ashley would sell Like I've said numerous times man, if I thought not turning up would get rid of him I wouldn't go. I'm not letting one man ruin, supporting my football club. You don't think 30,000 boycotting would, at the very least, have him sweating and instantly pulling some bullshit PR stunt? A sustained boycott would almost certainly have him closer to the exit door imo. Hasn't he already ruined your football club? Because from my point of view it's no longer ours. Any faint glimmer of hope that it was still ours left with Rafa. Bruce is simply confirmation of that sad fact. If 30k boycotted, he wouldn't be happy no, it would be lack of revenue. But no I don't believe it would push him out of the door He wants 350m doesn't he? If no one is willing to pay that, with the clauses he would want included too, then he's not going to leave then is he? So make him sell. Put him in a position where he needs to get out. Lower his asking price. The first part of that is a boycott. Devalue his asset. It is the only way.

Very strange that one Not really. He's not good enough in the Premier League, tears it up in the Championship.

Painting the ground as we speak actually ? Still s**** , You'll never know man, nee f***er goes to games on here A lot of us used to but most have seen the light. Took me longer than most but no more money for Mike Ashley's companies work team. It's the only way.

You seem to forget that Shelvey was a regular under Rafa when fit until the second half of last season. Not that long ago, Rafa and most of our fans were calling for him to be in the England squad and taken to the World Cup in Russia.

Danny Rose

His ball in the move for the Sorensen chance was unreal as well but you just don't get time and space on the ball like that in an actual Premier League game very often.

Are they? Where? HTT and Tron, last page. Hmm just had a read. Not quite fully sympathising but for HTT to call him a snake and then an okay bloke doesn't really make sense. This is a bloke that has managed Birmingham City and Aston Villa, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Newcastle United. He doesn't know the meaning of the word loyalty and is as selfish as they come. If anything the way he talks and handles himself in the media is far more disingenuous and snake like than Pardew as at least he came across slimy, arrogant and dishonest whereas Bruce clearly charms the media et al and has a lot of them in his pocket but is more than happy to screw anyone over behind their back.

Are they? Where?

"At one of his previous clubs, Bruce added an edge to five-a-side games when the winning team would choose the worst player from the losing team who had to bring a reward to the training ground a week later. If that was not bad enough, the same player had to then train in a bib that his team-mates had scribbled insults on. (CK)"

He hasn't. Doesn't mean he won't.

Apparently trying to do it in instalments but with them timed to payments we will receive from Leicester for Perez, with anything over that value based on performance, European qualification () etc.

That was just a comment piece stating it's something he's done at previous clubs.

Hardly research (just fact checked as I was sure he would have hardly played that year), surely everyone can remember second half of that awful relegation season Carroll broke into the first team and scored a few goals and then was a regular 2009/10 season in the Championship.

2009 he was very much part of the first team squad, which I would have expected you to remember.

Easily avoided. Don't post shite.

Carroll didn't really play in the reserves in 2009 (one appearance).

He must be in his 40s by now so I presume there is another one?

Sterling

No he didn't. He said he personally prefers a manager who's style it is to talk to his players rather than Rafa's more clinical style, but said Rafa was brilliant for him. You've managed to disagree and agree with me at the same time, nice work Greggers No. You stated he said he prefers playing for Bruce than Benitez. He quite categorically did not say that. He commented on management styles, not which manager he prefers to play under. I mean he's been working with Bruce for a matter of hours. You've done it again ? make your mind up ? I can only presume you don't understand that preferring a certain man management style doesn't = prefer playing for Bruce over Rafa. Bruce hasn't even taken control of a match yet.

No he didn't. He said he personally prefers a manager who's style it is to talk to his players rather than Rafa's more clinical style, but said Rafa was brilliant for him. You've managed to disagree and agree with me at the same time, nice work Greggers No. You stated he said he prefers playing for Bruce than Benitez. He quite categorically did not say that. He commented on management styles, not which manager he prefers to play under. I mean he's been working with Bruce for a matter of hours.