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Shearer sticking the knife in Shearer told BBC Sport: "I'm amazed, I really am amazed. Paolo Di Canio hasn't changed from the guy he was a year ago or two years ago. I assume, maybe naively, that Ellis Short and his chief executive did their homework on Paolo before they went and hired him to do the job at Sunderland."So they knew what his man-management style was like, it is very different."For them to give him £19million to spend in the summer and the power to let players like Stephane Sessegnon leave and then five games into the season say 'I'm sorry but what we've seen so far is not good enough, we're getting rid of you, we're sacking you' - I'm absolutely staggered."

Found it but it's spinning out of control, going too fast to read any more http://i.imgur.com/avs3M1w.png

Can we just remember for a second the principles they had to abandon and the PR offensive they had to launch to get a saluting facist to join them, fuck everything up and be sacked after 12 fucking games?!

Was rocking rainbow laces yesterday http://i.imgur.com/oH86Ugp.jpg

Yep http://tyneandwear.sky.com/newcastleunited/article/78673/ex-toon-star-rob-lee-supports-mike-ashley-out-campaign

Going wrong far too fast, they'll get rid of him in time to turn it around at this rate. New manager bounce could get them off the bottom and on their way to safety. One glimmer of hope is after all the work the board had to do to justify appointing a sieg-heiling fascist they may be reluctant to back down so readily.

They've got Peterborough in the cup first, guess that's included?

Just to clarify, he clearly made the right decision

He was born in Jarrow, so basically had a choice of supporting us or the mackems. Chose us because that's who his mates followed and we'd had a load of recent cup success in the 50s. Dunno if he knew what he was getting into. But then, fucking hell, talkabout Hobson's Choice.

Wasn't able to go to the first two matches, so gave my dad my season ticket for one of his mates. He came round with it the other day and grinned, "It's my anniversary on Saturday." Was going to congratulate him on how long he spent with my mum until he added "50 years to the day." And I did a quick bit of maths. Turns out today is 50 years since my Dad's first Newcastle match, a 4-2 defeat to Preston North End. So suitable bookends to a lifetime of supporting the Toon to capitulate at home to Hull Fucking City.

Seems to imply he did refuse to play.

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/omg-just-had-a-vision-for-tomorrow.809722/

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has confirmed he decided to sell Stephane Sessegnon after being left unimpressed by the player's 'desire and attitude'. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8923278/

"He came to me and said if you keep going with your manner I sent you up to the stand. I said to him 'if you want to complete a perfect job, you send me off.' And that is what he did. I will never invite the referee to send me off again."

1547: Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio will not like this one bit. Defender Modibo Diakite trots over to Mesut Ozil as the players leave the pitch and wants to swap shirts after that first-half display. Ozil just laughs at him. I can't imagine that Arsene Wenger buys enough shirts for that to happen.

What the fuck is this shit?

First match I've not had RVP, typical

Fucking Ashley Young, what a dick

Try and keep it to disputing the argument you disagree with rather than the person making it lads. You can make exactly the same point without resorting to ad hominem.

Hey man it was great. There were Americans there and they made me look good at footy Dib dib dib.

Pah, loopholes. As if the likes of Dave and Andy leave loopholes. http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,19161.0.html

Such a happy time I was away at a scout jamboree when it was announced. Bought a copy of the Mirror that had "Shearer 9" on the back page as the headline. Cut it out and put it on the back of my toon top with safety pins. It was awesome.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/cheick-tiote-appears-newcastle-crown-5918861

Wish I was going to this, can't get out of work till 8.

Make it 1am on a Sunday morning for a laugh. Astroturf pitch outside Digital.