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I honestly think some of it isn't down to malice or greed as much as laziness. Charnley, Ashley, Lambias before them, they don't particularly seem to have any interest in football, even though the former is supposedly a fan. They don't seem excited about the prospect of new players, they certainly aren't interested in achieving footballing success. There's people who spend their leisure time playing Champ Man and following the transfer market, and I'm sure there are a lot of chairmen, managing directors and the like who are similarly motivated by the thrill of chasing a player who might do amazing things on the pitch. We're a business for whom football is not a priority. We're not in the entertainment industry. All our corporate staff are here because they accept that. So when this is just their day job, can they really be arsed going through all the paperwork to hire a new employee, negotiate, out maneuver other clubs, when they don't have any more motivation to do so than someone at a call centre does to fit in one last akward customer at the end of a shift? You'll still get paid, fuck it, just take the afternoon off and play golf. There's not enough people with any kind of passion for the sport anywhere near the boardroom, and so they don't have the motivation or drive to achieve even basic progress and just coast through what should be the core aspects of their role with the minimum effort.

Quite like Burnley's Puma third kit they're wearing today, apart from the horrible shiny crisp packet material http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/cms_images/other/third-shirt-ward113-1977595_478x359.jpg

3-0, even Gouffran scored

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

Use the match thread now, please http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,96481.0.html

God he's absolutely going to get the job. http://38.media.tumblr.com/4aa222b26f864aa1086fb7e88d1fb26a/tumblr_nj0c3v16tv1r3hg0io1_500.gif http://i.imgur.com/QKbckM8.gif

It's fucking easy to say "Give him a go" when you're not a fan and don't care if it goes tits up Macca.

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I might just turn up and tell him I'm the new rightback, might get a game.

You'd think you might at least take an interest like, what with being head coach and that.

Mauled by the tigers.

So instead of Remi Garde we get John Chocolate Fire Garde, ace.

Can't believe we're being led into the rest of the season by John Charver, Steve Stone Island and Dave the Rave Watson, might as well change our kit to bare chest and poppa pants. Can't find any group photo where at least one of them isn't puling their maddest cowie face.

I feel the same, but hypocritically I'm sure I'd be having the time of my footballing life if Sheikh Mansour had bought us instead.

Last seen with Facundo Ferreyra I think. Last mention of him in the media was the stories before Christmas where he was going to reject our deal and join Man City or Liverpool.

But at the same time, Man City are the biggest example of a team upsetting the status quo, even of you don't like how they did it.

to the point. I agree, I honestly cannot see how it's possible for him to be in charge past the summer. Even our fans won't allow it. There was a time when we said the same about things like renaming SJP. This is going to be a problem even when Ashley goes, what incentive is there for the new owners not to try the same type of shit if it suits them? Someone not quite as shameless as Ashley coming in after Freddie might have worried about pulling some of his tricks out of fear of open revolt, but Mike has proven you can get away with anything, basically.

Many mackems don't give a fuck about Sunderland man, it's just about how Newcastle are doing. They're happier now in 16th with us being dire, beating us twice a year than they would be playing in the Champions League if we were winning the league every season.

Watson talking up Lee Clark for the job http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-watson-says-lee-clark-8518650?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Will this mean he's already won more FA cup games with Palace than he did in four years with us?

Just checked. Mainly looked in case it was me

Quite a lock war in the moderation log

Would be good to get Mings and Ings. Is Frings still playing?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/6284539/Newcastle-go-back-in-for-Steve-McClaren-after-Remi-Garde-move-called-off.html You need to pay Rupert Murdoch to read the rest