Big Geordie

Shambles of a 2nd half. They looked clueless when they came out after half time - didn't know what to do and panicked. . Rank bad defending, midfield and management from Bruce too. Gonna be a long season.

Went to blyth too - took the lads i support at work. Thoroughly enjoyed the match and result. Their no.9 was a proper handful first half - he resorted to fouling and acting like a fanny in the 2nd half - enjoyed winding him up. Will be back.?

Law of averages say we must be due to get the mackems soon. Been 40 years since we got them in a cup competition.

Things will feel a bit better if Joe signs on permanently.

It was a 'For Sale' sign. Pardew used to come out with the same patter.

Shameful. Even when Ashley does sell, the damage he has done to NUFC will exist for decades to come.

No-one coming in then eh. Good work cabbageheed!

Swiss Ramble will hopefully be getting a good look and will let us know where the money is going/gone. I do also find it hard to believe that we are paying out over £100 million a season, in wages. And Brighton making more commerically? No disrespect to them, but that's the sign of how things have changed at this club during the last 14 years. We are ran with a League 2 mentality.

Walter Mitty's all over.

Ashley may not want him injured, if some club comes in with a big offer. I remember similar being done with Cabaye.

I guess we will see. Mind, it is from Talkshite - it were from Sky or the Ronnie.......

Too old and Ashley won't fork out on his wages.

I'd love Joe to sign permanently, but I can understand if he is reluctant. He will be quite aware of how this NUFC operates.

Won't be released until after the transfer window closes.

Just think of the wages that Ashley is now saving on though.

The son-in-law will be a puppet. We all know who will be pulling the strings.

Blyth played really well - listened to the comms. Harper has a job on.

Because supporters have been divided and groomed into believing that this is their lot and things will get no better. Add to that, that Ashley has the likes of Sky and Talkshite in his back pocket, with plenty of client journalism going on.

If that's the case, it's a no-brainer, which means Ashley will still only want the lad on loan, or not at all.

Big Keith going into Walter Mitty mode then?

Don't be silly. He will incur the fine, rather than release them. He will wait until after the transfer window shuts.

It just reafirms what we all know - Mike Ashley pulls all the strings, at NUFC.

I could see Ashley employing Terry in the future, just to rile the supporters further.

Wyke was out of contract, IIRC.

With regards to what cabbageheed has said tonight on transfers, it seems as if Ashley is finally pulling the life-support that he has been running the club on, and will then lay the blame squarely at the feet of the PL. Anyone who has gotten a season ticket for this coming campaign - you need your heed read.