Dan Gleebals

It does not bear thinking about - there are some right arsehole places to go to in the championship... in fact, most of them

Michael Owen. Who else will pay him £90k a week for firing blanks.

These figures at least clear some things up a little, none more so than our lack of spending in the transfer window. We are loaded up to the hilt with over paid, under performers - we always have been to an extent. The old get rich quick "sheppard" mentality. The notion of buying young, building a big base for the future seems a solid idea looking at the shit we are in. Get Owen, Viduka, Geremi and Smith off the books ASAP and bring in some youth. You cannot win anything with kids is bollocks. Okay, our kids maybe. I just do not think Kinnear, even with his time at Wengers side will ever put his faith in kids - so our policy with our current manager is doomed to fail. The sooner we get over the fact we are not going to sign 5 £5m plus players the better. We were spoilt with all the £15m signings of the past which actually got us the grand sum of fuck all and a load of debt. Keegan clearly would not have fitted into this structure, that is clear as day now. He need big money and would probably have brought a whole loads of Duff Butts.. Some how we fight relegation and then we really need a new strategy. Villa would be a good place to learn from me thinks.

Whilst he is our manager he needs to behave within the rules. He is no good to a team stuck in the stands although I doubt he is much better on the touchline!!

We go down - we are stuck with Ashley (his only option would be to sell at a big loss - very big) and Kinnear (as no one else will want to take us on the championship - fact. Relegation is just about the worst thing that can happen. We need to scrape though this season and then unite in our absolute agreement that this shit cannot and will not be tolerated for another season of "transition" and make all of our voices clearly and concisely heard that we, the fans, will take no more of this shite what so ever.

combined 700k for two players you have never seen play... wft are our player recruitment team doing all day - apart frmo hanging around kids football

He is saying this so if they do not it puts more pressure on the board I reckon... He is saying "I have done my bit, do yours"... fair play IMO.

To have 12 players out with injury is not bad luck. Something must be seriously wrong with our training, facilities and staff, have to be. Okay, we have a paper thin squad and that would take its toll but we are only just through half way in the season. What a joke.

Manu have to be favourites. Liverpool are going to suffer with Gerrards mind elsewhere (look how Barton went to shit).. Chelsea, they are still capable although after yesterday, something has to change pretty quick. Arsenal were out of it about 3 weeks ago, do not see a way back for them although to a large extent the pressure if off them now and they could go on a run. Villa, defo not contenders, however, could end up 2nd of 3rd I reckon. Credit to them how they have get there shit together. Take note Asley!!!!

It is likely any debts paid off to external creditors by Ashley will now be showing on the balance sheet as a directors loan made by him. This loan could in effect be subject to interest at an agreed fixed rate or tied to the bank of england. The loan agreement would stipulate the duration over which the moneys are to be repaid. In effect, clearing our commercial debts (i.e. to banks) but leaving us with a debt to him instead. He would therefore be profiting from the debt (potentially). As for Mr Peston, there are no flys on this guy - he is one step ahead of the game and although people wonder who his sources are - they are clearly reliable. It would not suprise me if a few suprises come out this evening.

Re Duff, I think Given has more assists this season does he not? Aye. 1 What is the facination with Xisco anyway? The lad has not had a chance, begs the question why. He is obviously not all that in training otherwise, I am sure he would walk straight into the team ahead of Sheila and Carrol (as he has hardly seized the chance either). Not sure about this one, could be a typical home "no show" performance on the cards. Think we might just do it however.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/01/02/joe-kinnear-pledges-to-help-develop-youngsters-72703-22592229/ I've read that three times now and I still can't decide if it means he wants to protect him by not playing him at all or giving him the odd 20 minutes. That is total bollocks. Look no further than Owen to realise that JK.. Need more examples, Rooney, Milner (to an extent).. If you are good enough, you are good enough. If anything, this is the time to play them and NOT protect them. After all, with fook all to spend in the transfer windom (apparently) and a few more injuries, we might have no choice but to play them further into the season - we might be in the total shit then (more pressure). Then again, we have Carrol and Xisco before him and others, so who knows what he would do. Arsenal have proven you can turn out a young side and do well. Not saying we should risk our 3rd round on a youth side, but a mixture of young and experienced would be no bad thing at the moment.

Fook me, judging by some of the comments on here, we have lost our last 6 games and Wigan are in the Semi's of the CL.. Okay, history does not point towards a win, but nor did a win a Portsmouth look on the cards. We look a very good team on the road these days, lets have some faith... Wigan 0 - Newcastle 2 We win this and get something from Liverpool and a top 5-7 finish is a real possibility. A good cup run and second half of the season would be nice.

Fair play to him, I would think twice about playing again after pretty much nearly loosing my foot!! Good luck with the rest of your recovery.

P.S - how come they completely ignored him (so it seems) when Ince was appointed?

If he joins, they are certian to go down. By the time he has recruited all his backroom it do his job, install pro what ever to monitor the players - it will all be too late.

I put 21 draws in = 40 pts. See Joe, drawing games is not safe. We are going DOWN with that mentality, or at least close to it. I did it again and got 50 with my view on what we should win/lose and draw. Safe Me for manager it is.

Dave, sort it out. We are still basking in glory man... Come the game, I have to agree. Why we cannot do that at Home is beyond me.

Why not? £18m extra TV revenue in 07-08, no interest payments to make, reduced wage bill, money from advance season ticket sales. Where has all the money gone? Perhaps it had gone towards repaying some of the 100m he put into reduce all the debt in the first place?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ifN1wHjcT7E Hillary Arse... That is class.

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One thing for sure, Shearer would be on that line giving those lazy fookers some stick. He's a solid fella and would take absolutetly no shit. He can do no worse that JK. I actually think he would do a good job and would have untold amounts of respect from the players, and fans.

Need Villa to beat Boro, Man city lose or draw with Spuds, pompey and scum to draw, West ham and Everton draw would be nice, Then Sunday Chelski to beat Blackurn, and we must win. I love how both of you have gone to the trouble of looking that up. Skirge has made it sound a lot harder to work out than it was tbf. how? anyone could look at the table and see if we won we would move to 15 points and thats 8th, but you have to then take into account all the teams above us and who they are playing and what result we would need them to get. Fact is even if we do win we won't be going 8th, we are not lucky enough for that many results to go our way. After 12 games it does not really mater anyway. 1st, 12th of last it probably won't have an effect on where we finish. Stop thinking about it. Okay, its not good for motivation to be bottom. We should focus on winning and not loosing - nothing else. If we do that we will be safe and climb the table, simple.

Have to win. Hope the fans turn up in full voice.. we need them too!!

class.