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Knead to get their shit sorted.

Could they not even find a bloke with shoulders to model the fucker? It's monstrous but at least try to make it look average...

I don't consider Sterling to be a £50m player at all. £50m+ gets you an elite player at the top of his game and Raheem Sterling is a million miles away from that.

That's shocking. 60p for that rag?

He's a human shield and he's too thick to realise. He'll be binned as a sacrifice at the first glimpse of supporter unrest.

Gut instinct tells me this one isn't going to work out, just a hunch and I sincerely hope McClaren makes the club a success, but I've got my doubts. That said, loads of things needed to happen this summer. Binning Carver - check. Hiring a manager who at least has a bit of a track record/isn't a complete cunt - check. Letting McClaren bring some of his own guys in - check. I never wanted McClaren but it's a decent appointment, he's a good coach by all accounts and in the grand scheme of things we could have been lumbered with a shite sight worse, this doesn't mean we couldn't have done much better either (I wanted Garde who would have signed apparently). He's got the job and I don't detest the fuck out of him. I'm not thrilled, I'm not overjoyed and I'm not enthused by McClaren but I'll wait and see how it pans out. Said earlier, I'm sick of hating every aspect of the club, I'm looking for positives and I want it to work but I've got my doubts. I'll give it 18 months.

“preferred media partners” = people who give us an easy ride and never put a negative slant on our cuntish behaviour.

Aye, this is pretty much me too. I'm sick of hating everything to do with the club and I want it to work so I can start to go back to how I was regarding the club. Being negative as fuck is starting to wear pretty thin and I just want to start enjoying NUFC again, McClaren's not who wanted but he's got it now so I'll just wait and see how it goes for a year. Binning Carver and Stone is a biggie for me, a bit of investment in 5 or 6 quality players would help and if he's as good a coach as I've heard then it augurs well. I want it to work.

Can't see past Zanetti at RB imo.

Richards would be a gold-plated plaster taped over a broken arm. Expensive, under-motivated and unlikely to work. He's not shit but he's the exact player we don't need.

As far as I'm concerned the World Cup is the only box that Messi hasn't ticked yet. Not winning it wouldn't diminish his standing in the game as has been mentioned, many many fantastic players have failed to win the World Cup and I'm certain a few knackers have somehow ended up with a medal too. I think it's thrown at him because it's simply the only thing he's not done yet. Said it before, when he's retired he'll be the new benchmark and eclipse Pele.

Fuck me the Canadian grand prix can be boring enough without that cunt getting involved. Hope Maldonado flies off the track into his face. © bimpy

In a squad full of zero season wonders he'd be quite good tbh.

Decked Dawn Thewlis.

He weds who he wants, he weds who he waaaants, Papiss Cisse, he weds who he wants. etc.

OI OI!!!

This. I've got a feeling we all know how it's going to turn out but I want it to work.

Forgetting £3m compo plus we didn't have to pay a proper manager for 5 months. #cashback

Honestly don't know what people are getting out of it. It's certainly not entertainment or the thrill of it. I can understand the social side of it but you could do that without going to the actual game. Meh, each to their own but throwing money at Ashley for the privilege of being bored and abused doesn't sound like a great deal to me.

Astonishing developments tonight. Wow.

Please stop posting.

Someone's caved in and grassed him imo.

Still no word on the Fan's Forum meeting that was "brought forward" following concerns raised by the fans?? Anyone?

Totally underwhelmed by McClaren but not in the slightest bit surprised. I think he's a good coach, very dull, very safe and have doubts that he'll last too long. As many have said, nothing has changed, the big promises that they come out with mean nothing and it'll be business as usual. Wish I could get excited about following the club but this appointment doesn't allow that. More of the same, plodding on to get enough points to stay up so we can get enough points to stay up so we can get enough points to stay up etc.