Greg

Kenedy should have been sent off there.

Use the match thread now please: https://www.newcastle-online.org/forum/index.php?topic=100593.0

"No (they didn’t have a good summer). I think what’s happened at Newcastle is Rafa Benitez gets frustrated at the lack of funds and not getting supported enough or getting things done quickly enough." “It feels like Mike Ashley has fought back - through journalists, ex-players, whoever it might be - he’s getting his message out. You look at it and think ‘Newcastle bought seven players and finished tenth last season - what’s the problem?’ In my head, yes Newcastle finished tenth but they were in the bottom three in December. They were in a relegation fight for most of the season. “Mike Ashley’s way of paying for things has got them relegated twice while he’s been there. The only reason I don’t think they were in a real fight or it went to the wire was they had a manager in Rafa Benitez who is better than the others in the bottom half and I think that will be the case again this season. “The big mistake (Mike) has made is the best thing at Newcastle is Rafa Benitez and he’s got a year left of his contract. There’s no way in the world he will be Newcastle manager if Mike Ashley is still in charge. Mike Ashley will talk about he’s trying to sell the club but I don’t think he really is. “He’s been trying to sell it for seven or eight years - if you’re trying to sell your house for seven or eight years there’s a problem. And the problem is the price he’s trying to sell at is a fantasy. So the fact that they haven’t backed their manager in the summer - we’ll see what they do in January - means that next season, if Mike Ashley is still there, they have a different manager who won’t be as good as Rafa Benitez and then they go back to the two times they went down and there’s probably a good chance they will go down if he doesn’t invest.”

More time with the squad yes but not necessarily fitter after World Cup and holidays. Fede had a full pre season with Swansea and played their first game.

CCFC: Ethridge; Bennett, Bamba, Morrison, Ecule Manga; Camarasa (Decordova-Reid), Ralls, Arter; Murphy (Mendez-Laing), Hoilett; Zohore Subs: Smithers, Richards, Paterson, Decordova-Reid, Cunningham, Mendez-Laing, Madine NUFC: Dubravka; Manquillo (Hayden), Lascelles, Clark, Dummett; Shelvey, Diame; Ritchie (Murphy), Perez (Muto), Kenedy; Joselu Subs: Darlow, Ki, Murphy, Rondon, Muto, Hayden, Fernandez Referee: Craig Pawson (Yorkshire) Attendance: tbc Final score: 0-0 Booked: Ritchie Manquilo Camarasa Arter Sent off: Hayden UK Television coverage: Sky Sports, BBC Radio 5 Live Radio coverage: BBC Radio Newcastle Online radio coverage: https://www.nufc.co.uk/liveaudio.html PLEASE DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DISCUSS, REQUEST OR PROVIDE LINKS TO ILLEGAL MATCH STREAMS. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL BE BANNED. See www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php?topic=19161.0 for more information.

Poyet sacked after calling out the board for selling a player behind his back.

7pm my arse.

Wew.

Wait a second. You are saying he has removed the training ground form the clubs ownership to his own property company? Can you show me where this is in the accounts?

I thought his treatment of Colback last season was also far more harsh than necessary. Giving someone thirty appearances in a season, and then immediately telling them that are unwanted and banishing them from the squad because they didn't take a move away just made no sense to me in terms of man management. Obviously no one cared since Colback is almost universally despised on here. Fwiw, it is best Aarons leaves this year for Newcastle and Rolando himself. He'll be 23 soon and has never played a full first team season. He probably needs to drop down two levels, so he can just play as much as his apparently frail body will let him. Colback had a go at Rafa and told him to f*** off in front of the rest of the squad. Only one way that was going to end. Is that verified? I hadn't heard that account before, tbf, his actions toward would make perfect sense in that context. I thought the original account was that he had turned down a move away that Rafa had arranged for him after deciding he was no longer in his plans. Not in that specific detail as that doesn't happen but was reported by Craig Hope and a few others (not posting links to the likes of the Daily Mail use Google).

I thought his treatment of Colback last season was also far more harsh than necessary. Giving someone thirty appearances in a season, and then immediately telling them that are unwanted and banishing them from the squad because they didn't take a move away just made no sense to me in terms of man management. Obviously no one cared since Colback is almost universally despised on here. Fwiw, it is best Aarons leaves this year for Newcastle and Rolando himself. He'll be 23 soon and has never played a full first team season. He probably needs to drop down two levels, so he can just play as much as his apparently frail body will let him. Colback had a go at Rafa and told him to fuck off in front of the rest of the squad. Only one way that was going to end.

Was mainly one bloke. Telling me to get a fucking life, to support the club, we don't need supporters like you - fuck off and watch it on the TV, Ashley's not that bad etc.

12:30 kick off never helps.

I got called worse than shit in the East Stand on Saturday for standing up when 'stand up if you hate Ashley' started.

Have you emailed your feedback and suggestions to TMG?

No not yet, but will be in about three or four weeks time.

Hope you will be at the public meeting that's currently being planned?

Some good photos: https://themagpiegroup.co.uk/gallery/sports-direct-protest-11-08-18

It's also very common in pre-season. The training ground is outdated and we need a new one but that's hardly a big deal.

According to her LinkedIn she’s still head of press and communications.. not a mention of the women’s team on it. Her leaving do was in town this week, probably not started the new job yet.

I got there about 10:50 and walking through the little cut in Fenwick's where the flowers are I could hear it well before I could see it!