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The bills need to be paid and I've not got a single problem with using some/all of the Carroll fee to go towards paying overdrafts etc off. I just want the club to be honest about it. I want us to punch our weight and invest as much as we can afford to using the money that comes into the club.

Not if we're in the same boat, no. I know we sold Carroll but the financial position was hardly great before that was it? If we're in the same boat then why haven't they come out and told us? The money was there for N'Zogbia on 31st Jan and we're £4m up this summer and have moved 6 or 7 off the wagebill. We've made bids for Gameiro and Gervinho this summer apparently so cash is available it's just not being spent. If our finances are in such a bad way then why is Pardew continually slavvering on at getting a striker and a LB in before the window shuts? They could defuse a lot of the anger by telling the fans where the cash has gone or where it needs to go. Lots of people would accept it if there was transparency but there's not. It's empty words and gestures. Any trust and faith is gone.

Wait 'til Saturday afternoon...

What's the rush? Still 2 weeks to sign him.

Since I was born in 1976 I've only experienced 6 losses to these cunts. Two of those were while I was still in nappies. I know what it's like to lose to this lot and it's fucking horrible. The stick I get from friends and family is awful - all good natured but losing to Sunderland is like shitting yourself in public. It just doesn't bear thinking about.

I wouldn't go that far (see bold) but at this moment in time I 100% agree with those other sentiments. Hopefully they'll have been remedied by 1st September and we can march on to a decent first half of the season. We've got no LB at all to play, only 3 CB's and Ameobi and Lovenkrands are still getting a game. That represents failure in my opinion. We've had 8 months to scout players, we've had a £35m windfall to strengthen things and we're left in this position. I hate being negative and would much prefer to be upbeat and bullish about things but I can't call it any other way.

I don't like the way the club is being run. I don't trust the manager or the owner or the bloke running the club. I'm not happy about the lack of investment in the playing staff, the lies that Pardew comes out with nor the reluctance to replace key players/positions. I don't like the fact that our best players want to leave because they have far more ambition than the club. I don't like the fact our team has been unable to play together pre-season for numerous admin fuck-ups. I'm annoyed the club hasn't got a recognised LB on the books. I'm not going to pretend I'm fucking happy that my club is being run into the fucking ground. We're a fucking shambles on and off the park and that is 100% down to Ashley, Llambias and Pardew. If anyone is walking around with a smile on their face when thinking about the state of the club then there's something seriously wrong. It is what it is - a fucking disgraceful state to be in.

They can call me what they fucking like as long as they do what's best for the football team. Unfortunately they haven't got a fucking clue.

Real are a pack of cunts.

Miserable, negative, cynical = pragmatic imo. He's running the club into the ground man.

Well we didn't make any money on Jose. If he's good enough, we need to sign him. If he's a couple of million extra than we'd like to pay, then tough shit- that's what happens when you have no left backs and a fortnight left before the window closes. Exactly. Apparently we managed to extract the maximum amount from Liverpool by waiting until they were 'desperate' but when the boot's on the other foot and we've got to replace him we don't like it. We want it both ways and we're going to end up with no-one.

How much are we wasting on this ginger cunt?

I've become really cynical under these cunts but I think that's exactly what they wanted. Offer whatever is just short of the asking price to show willing.

If Harper is being phased/pushed out then why has he let Forster go back out on loan? We've gone from having 2 young keepers and an older one to just Krul and some fucker from Charlton.

Another million off the wagebill.

Still loads of time to get more players in man. No idea why people are complaining.

Complete waste of time and effort. It's a fucking joke.

Shouldn't even be in this position. Never mind, at least we got top dollar for Enrique for selling before the season started.

Goes out of his way to favour the away side so people see him as being 'strong' and not a homer imo. He's a c***. You say that after the Pen he gave us against the Mackems at SJP? He's reffed more than one game of football.

Just my opinion. Scared of being seen as weak and influenced by a home crowd so gives 50/50's to the away side. Not that arsed if you agree or not if I'm being perfectly honest. No offence.

Goes out of his way to favour the away side so people see him as being 'strong' and not a homer imo. He's a cunt. Hope he favours the away side on Saturday. Honestly hadn't realised he was in charge on Saturday. Comments still stand like.

Goes out of his way to favour the away side so people see him as being 'strong' and not a homer imo. He's a cunt.

Dowd was in charge of the 5-1.