Big Geordie

Gary Hooper hits the outside of the angle, after a balls up at the back from us.

Enrique with a chance - just wide.

Just under 9000 there tonight and a ground record for Scunthorpe.

Last few games sounds depressingly familiar to last season.

Murphy makes a good save from Carroll.

Carver reckons we've dropped deeper in the last 10mins and Scunthorpe are now winning too many second balls. Gone off the boil then! What a surprise.

Family bereavement in Ireland, apparently. Lowes mentioned it on Saturday.

Sounds very much like we are bossing the game.

Another chance for Nolan - Murphy saves but doesn't know much about it.

Geremi through the middle.

Ando's in Ireland - death in the family, apparently.

I think Geremi be playing wide right, with Guthrie moving inside to MC. I'm reasonably happy with it, but we are going to need a good supply from wide areas. However, I know this is too much to ask of Jonas.

What can we do though? Stop turning up Stop buying tickets on general sale Dont renew season tickets Buy nothing from any official outlet Protest outside the ground at every opportunity Buy away tickets in the home ends I dont think it will make any difference whatsoever to the players if we focus our attentions on getting Ashley out by any means necessary. We have given them huge support the last 3 games and theyve produced jack s***, so they cant be any worse if we give them none at all. Banners, protests whatever it takes, if it means us going to the lowest possible state (leeds style) in order to recuild then so be it. I just want rid of that fat c*** out of my club now That's what needs to happen, but the question is will it. Seems to be a lot of apathy amongst the crowd towards Ashley - the fans could and should be doing more. Ultimately, hitting him in the pocket will be the only way. But how many will choose to stay away from games?

Interesting to see the Hughton's been offered it full time. I agree that it must mean that Ashley has decided to stay again(!) and that if Hughton does take it, he is content to be the owner's puppet when in reality he's been treat very poorly ever since Shearer departed from the club (being kept in the dark, requests for new blood falling on deaf ears, if you believe Kevin Nolan) The worry for me is that the 'for sale' pantomine will start again next summer, regardless of whether we get promoted or not. And that will be yet another wasted transfer window if so. Can you imagine us facing up to life in the PL assuming we do get promoted, with this squad? It'll be a sure fire death sentence. Ashley continues to tale the piss out of the club's lifeblood and it's wrong. Sad thing is, I can't see it ending any time soon.

It's not really. Even at £80million, NUFC as it stands is very much overpriced at that figure. I mean, what are our assets that make us worth that much? The playing squad certainly isn't - the training ground is probs worth a few quid and the club don't own St James Park, so it cannot be called an asset. If Ashley keeps on fannying about, doesn't invest in January and we don't get promoted - what are we going to be worth then?

Colocinni is still supposed to be doubtful for Saturday, is he not? The loss of Taylor would be a blow - Harewood, am not too fussed. Could still do with some backup in that dept if it is indeed true. Makes you wonder when this injury curse will lift? It's hung around this club like a bad smell for years now.

One of our very best 'import' signings. Has put many others to shame before and since. Legend.

Hudson - we won't know unless we give him a try. Ketsbia as well as he has done is as untried as Shearer in this country, indeed more-so.

To much say in the dressing room during bobbys tenure, if you believe rumour. Which i think we all agree was the begining of the end. That's exactly what it is though - a rumour. And I'd also expect the club captain as having plenty say in the dressing room. Surely it's his job?! What is it with some people who support this football club? They choose to attack the very people that have done so much for it in the past - Keegan, Shearer and Sir Bobby to name three. Utterly bizarre.

How is Shearer historically part of the club's problems?

I hope George Caulkin is on the money here. Won't hold my breath though.

the resignation was not just over the loan signing, which has been pointed out numerous times. you make it sound like everything was rosy and then, bang, he resigns over one little thing. the pdf of the judgement specifically says that keegan was not being opportunistic in this. you may repeat your claim as many times as you wish, but clause 34 PROVES, actually proves in a court of law, that you are quite simply wrong. The pdf further outlines that there were numerous other issues leading up to this which made the Nacho deal the 'final straw' (clause 33). Not only was it without keegan's say but it was done in a corrupt fashion, while Wise's childish behaviour (telling keegan to watch youtube) undermined the working relationship. Furthermore the document also outlines that there was a 'final final straw' (clause 40) which was the club trying to codify the fact that Keegan would have no control over transfers. This would've made his situation untenable as, rather than being one single transfer, it would've taken control out of keegan's hands for every single transfer the club made from that point onward. It is also worth pointing out that it was only after keegan went to resign that the club tried to codify this - before that there had been no clear structure - amazingly amatuer - as we were basically being ran as a lad's club, friends appointed here, favours done there etc. In fact the situation was so bad and unprofessional that the club could not even produce a coherent outline of the managerial structure at the tribunal, having had many months to get their arguments straight. If you feel you disagree with any of what i've just wrote then don't bother to respond to me personally but take it up with the relevant legal authorities, as that is who your beef is actually with. anyway you're a good one to talk about elephants. the fact is this issue isn't primarily ABOUT kevin keegan, a bloke who is no longer at the club, but about the people running newcastle united. you've singularly failed to address this and it's getting to a comical stage now that you're so obviously hiding from the issue. So do you think that other players were foisted on Keegan, in the same way as Gonzalez? I'd really like an answer to that question. Anyone else is welcome to chip in At one point we were led to belive KK had never seen a football game since leaving Man City, yet come the summer he snapped up 3 players from La Liga. Two were South American were we buying more favours?!?!? I genuinely didn't understand that. Are you saying that Jonas and Colocinni were foisted on Keegan against his will, like Nacho? I've read today that KK apparently wanted Hyppia as he didn't think Coloccini was good enough. Wise ignored him and brought the latter in. Who's judgement on a player do you prefer? It's a no brainer, surely!

Here's the link to The Mirror/Collymore piece; http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/stan-collymore/Greedy-Kevin-Keegan-is-more-mercenary-than-Messiah-article179425.html Very bitter from Stan, IMO. Been caught out and about dogging again I wonder?

Brilliant piece by True Faith there. Right on the money lads.

Beasley and Ashley are mates - has been mentioned on the show before. It's why when Ashley has 'spoken', he's always done it through the NotW, IIRC.