BottledDog

Considering we're talking this window. FYP.

As has been said a new Visa should take 7 days. Apparently not looking at Ochos service standards. Stil don't see how you can say this when we have no idea when an application went in, or even if it could go in before Tiote presented himself at the embassy.

This related to green? I asked a load of the journo's if any of them had asked Pards about a new striker.. he answered said news in tomorrows paper.. I said I could not wait for the surprise.,,, that was his response Ah, balls.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/04/newcastle-twitter-joey-barton Pardew is again bang on the money for me there.

http://www.nufc.co.uk/page/TV/InterviewsDetail/0,,10278~2410379,00.html Greatest. Video. Ever.

ASHLEY!!!!!

Fair enough. Have they stated what this posnan protest is actually er, directly protesting against. Or are we to expect the usual 'fcb get out of our club' bollocks?

When I think of how tactically unappealing, annoying and ilogical I find a good deal of managers, I'm glad to have Pardew tbh. Would love to see a list of these lies people keep banging on about (beyond statements that this player or that player is not leaving, which is pretty standard stuff for any manager imho).

Other than try and bypass this cnut Barry and not be as attractive as Tottenham, I can't see that we're doing owt wrong. If we fail again to sort a deal out with him, fair enough, I'll be annoyed, but as it stands it's good to see we've gone back in for him so quickly.

I've got two die hard Charlton mates, and a Hammer. None of them have ever taken the piss beyond the nature of the appointment, instead, have had decent things to say about his potential, and the way their teams generally played. All three were to a greater or lesser degree dissapointed when he left their clubs.

Love how it's ridiculous, for us to offer him £40,000p/w but if Tottenham offered him it, he'd be off like a shot. Fuck off Barry you massive chub.

I think he did say he would, a long as it was on a free (not sold) iirc.

Load of bollocks (hopefully). That would rate Foster the same as the money we turned down from Celtic for a start, he'd not be a guaranteed starter, and, well, Robert Green is fucking awful.

Bit lacking on the football a bit these days, but still pop down to http://billyfurious.com occasionally.

Ashley signed off on all of the contracts you mention. It's not an excuse. Like buying us, the contracts are a mistake he should live with and make the best of. He can't expect them to take fucking wage cuts when wages in the game are still rising everywhere else. It's not like Colo, Jose, Nolan or Barton got any worse since we first signed them, if anything they are/were at their most valuable at the end of this season. Yes, live with until the end of the contract, which he is doing, then either party can choose to strike a new deal, or walk away. Situations change, and apparently in terms of the wages we feel we can offer, they have for us. It's hardly unusual or underhand, a number of contract jobs I've taken on recently have been for a lot less than I could have got away with in the past, so I don't see why footballers should be a particularly special case in that regard.

What are the benefits of him taking the Carroll money out V leaving it in the club? It all seems a bit confusing because whatever's in the club (player assets, money) is his anyway, but as he's been charitable by not charging interests on the loans, it would (I presume) be in his interests to reduce those loans and put the money elsewhere?

Oh aye, and who do you think will be the one getting the say on the board as we won't all fit? Uber mouth piece Steve Wraith by any chance?

Give over, keeps us young man.

Arca released. #backup for Enrique?

Haha. Awww.

Many people would be the same. I still think a punishment/fine/time in the reserves would have been better. And there is no doubt whatsoever he'd have kept stirring the shit. #pointless

Indeed, his tweet regarding the only ways he'd leave the club last night all but confirmed it.