BlueStar

It happen when happen. Be patience.

Last time Ashley talked about transfer funds two months back he seemed to have a pretty clear figure

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/former-newcastle-united-star-david-11358755

Is that no exactly the worry? Rafa wants a fair amount to build a team to challenge in the Premier League next season, Ashley knows he could get up on a shoestring with someone else.

Depends if the discussions have been along the lines of "Can I have this player?" "Nah, too much wonga, innit" "How about this player?" "Nah mate, you ain't gettin' the moollah for that."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36331354

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-36312553 Sports Direct's Mike Ashley has said he will appear before a government committee as long as MPs first visit his firm's headquarters in Derbyshire.

Hazard destroying a kid https://streamable.com/fv0m

My braaaain... My brain is telling me nooooo. But my heart... My heart is telling me yesssss

Players gathered in the centre circle, milled around and clapped the crowd. Rafa came on to cheers, clapped the Crowd. Non-stop Rafa chants,which turned into steady claps, then 'we want you to stay'. Lots of Newcastle fans stayed back, Spurs end already empty. Janmaat cut a troubled figure, squatting down staring into the crowd with his hand on his mouth, seemed overwhelmed to see the level of support and positivity after the players had let us down so badly.

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This fucking club Rafa waved at the corner after the first chant of "We want you to stay" if that's in any way relevant. I joined in on the "2-0 to the Championship" stuff I'm afraid, yolo.

Obviously been paying attention for the last 37 games

Warnock would finally make me cancel my season ticket.

They can save the banner and the monument lights for next year to reuse if they finish 19th. If finishing one place above Newcastle is the highlight of their footballing life for any mackem under the age of 40, finishing a minimum of two places above us is open-top bus parade territory.

Can't even remember what my season ticket deal is, have they started taking next year's out already?

Still not sure if I'll bother turning up for this.

We'd better fucking not win now like. Go down by one point, get annoyed by that offside Aguero goal all over again.

Quick paraphrase of what they quoted him saying on SSN "Obviously I'm disappointed to be relegated because we can't achieve what we wanted to achieve. We'll have more meetings with regards to my own future as manager at the club. The things that have been said have been positive and we'll continue to have meetings. I want the same as the fans, a successful & strong team, and to get promoted to the PL as soon as possible."

After we've spent the last few days amazed at how papers are finally stating the absolutely bleeding obvious, pointlessly repeating the same truths we've known for years, when we thought there's no easier article you can write about what's wrong at NUFC, then we get... what?! If there's one thing Ashley gives a square root of zero fucks about, it's how excited fans are about a new signing and how many shirts they'll buy. Has he not followed English football for 10 years, been asked for comment, googled "newcastle relegation" and decided Michael Owen is responsible for going down? Or has he seen a load of lads trying to shift their Thauvin shirts on eBay? No we don't Players who don't meet expectations sit around unsellable on the bench, go out on loan or play anyway because we have nobody else that can even half fill a position on the pitch they once had a go at when they were 17. We need the opposite of stability, we need to chuck 90% of the club in the bin and start again. This guy

Surprised by the comments on the official Premier League page Facebook post about our demise... https://www.facebook.com/premierleague/posts/1336568049700940

Based on information or feelings?

Well we had this snazzy number last time we were in the championship, so wonder what's in store this year http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/5610508/Newcastle-unveil-awful-yellow-away-kit.html

Hiring Rafa would have been a huge statement of intent if it was, "Hey, we can really kick on from midtable and challenge for something" but instead it was "Oh shit, we're actually going down, quick! Panic! Throw everything at it!"