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"Did anyone have trials as a kid?"

Hope he packs those boots that allow him to score a screamer once every ten games but fail to put away piss easy chances week in, week out.

Our new season's fucked even if we're sold now. Cheers Mike.

David, Craig coming on

Car crash.... Ashley... Hmm, I'll be right back.

Couldn't make it up.

I'm looking forward to getting pissed on a match day, standing in a stadium in some arsehole of a town and screaming shit at people in the home end. The actual football? No, not really.

Of course not. Roll the dice. This squad/owner/manager combo or one like it (minus the high wage earners) would struggle in the league but a 21st place finish would be a fucking diaster to the point where if we were able to make a banker of a 21st place finish we might as well gamble on going down and hope soemthing, anything happens.

Not even joking, a team including Robert Lee, Gazza, Jimmy Nail etc would do far better for us next season. Reckon we can convince many of them to hang around after this weekend and turn it into a charity season rather than just a charity match?

At least it might quell any thoughts Ashley may be having of hanging around for a season until our "invevitable" promotion so he can get more money for us as a Premiership Club.

Taylor's the most expensive defender, Harper the most expensive keeper, Martins the most expensive striker and Alan Smith is the most expensive midfielder.

Where's Ranger?

He's got to keep up this idea of being the "Big anhd foochin' aaahhhd, Steeve Geraacchd, Gerracchd."

Someone please have a word in Ashley's shell-like and point out to him that the value of the club going in one direction only and is going to continue that way for as long as he is the owner. If he doesn't like the offers made now, he's going to like the offers nezt week, next month or next season even less and there is no way he can do a chewing gum and string job to get us back up and push up the price. How no-one's pointed this out to him is baffling (the fact he hasn't realised it himself would be baffling, if it weren't for the fact he's proven himself to have less business sense than your average tramp). I can only assume he's surrounded by yes-men and people of a similar mental ability.

Seen a lass wearing it today, walking down barrack road.

Saw Sammy Ameobi on the metro just now, standing with some of his mates in a full NUFC tracksuit. Got off at Four Lane Ends.

Ah, sweet. Do they just print it on for you like the names and numbers?

Is it because it was so abysmal last time, Lee?

I'm amazed one of his cars hasn't mysteriously blown up yet.

Sigh... http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/07/21/hughton-may-lead-toon-into-new-season-72703-24203665/

Just showed it on BBC news zoomed in and highlighted, you can see him twatting the guy about 5 or 6 times with uppercuts. And dancing like a mortal twat.

Ashley's just going to continue completely udnerestimating the investment of cash and skill that's required to get a football club anywhere and think "Hmm, they're not offering me as much as I want. I know I'll just hold onto it until next season and then I'll get a load more money when it's a Premiership club." with predictable results.

I take from that that he's grinding against low-level Ukranians to gain exp.

I thought one of the virtues of capitalism was that there were no rewards for failure or incompetence. Ashley is either an exception which proves the rule or something that demonstrates that's a load of bollocks.

Same quotes from McMahon, but including some bits the Chron cut out - unless he gave two similar interviews, some of the sentences are reworded as well. McMahon downbeat on Newcastle bid