Skeletor

What an offensive article.

Put him in a box. Float it down the Tyne and let the fates carry it wherever they may.

Maybe chanting "Boooooooorinho" when you have a cold?

SJP: Booooooooooooo

Maybe when he gets his god complex on, the lights from the heavens shine down upon him and he exclaims "I am here, let the worship begin" at which point every Toon supporter gets on their hands and knees and kisses his dirty, dirty feet.

I will mail poo to Mike Ashley and Chris Mort, Kathy Barnes from Hollyoaks style.

Well he was name dropped by Oliver so it's possible. I was under the impression that he'd ruled out managing in England for some reason. That was from last summer when he was linked with Chelsea if Mourinho left. He definitely wants to come to England. The top four are set managerially and with Sven's success with City, who were in as bad a shape as we were, I could see Lippi being interested. We have a wealthy new owner just like City do and so I think more people will feel optimistic about managing us and having the same impact Sven has at City. I feel like I've stepped into the twilight zone. Why would Lippi turn down Chelsea but come here? Why would Mourinho come here? Argh my brain. I think I need to lie down and prepare for the inevitable appointment of the ginger t*** with the umbrella being unveiled tomorrow. Where are those quotes from by the way?

Well he was name dropped by Oliver so it's possible. I was under the impression that he'd ruled out managing in England for some reason.

He looks really unhealthy there.

So now they don't know who they want?

We'll win 1-0. Pearson will get the job full time. Then come the end of the season we'll have scraped a European place. Next season we'll finish 14th and Pearson will get sacked at which point we'll look for another British manager.

I said that earlier

If there isn't a top manager lined up then perhaps there's been some kind of seedy revelations behind the scenes?

This hurts my brain. Maybe Alan Oliver was right? No that can't be right, cos the end of the world would follow Alan Oliver being right.

I think we're in much the same position as we were in about 2001. If you take Bellamy, Robert and Solano out of the 2002 squad then they would have struggled as evidenced by the season before. I think if Sam signs 3 players who can make a major impact in creating goals like the 3 players above then it would make all the difference. Thing is I just don't see Sam signing players like that.

Butt's been a non-entity away from home. Deserves about a 6 at most overall.

Given, Beye, Faye, Taylor, Emre, N'Zogbia, Duff, Martins, Owen

But he gives 100% and gets stuck in etc.

Spot on.

I miss the days when we could competently attack teams. This team don't even bloody shoot.

I just can't see any positives anymore. Feels like the Souness era all over again.

:-[

Doesn't matter if they want it, it's what's gonna happen anyway.

If we had 2 or 3 flair players added to a team of 7 grafters that would do me.

Finally someone says what we've all known all season. Well said Bobby.