BottledDog

http://www.nusc.org.uk/full_news.php?newsid=73 More than half now Roger. I thought NUSC had made it clear that they would only speak for their membership, so what's with the claim of effective backing from 99.9% of supporters in this latest press release?

I'm uber positive about the takeover. Less positive about the timescale, but a takeover. Woooooooooeeeeeeeee!

Freaking Malaysians only took the tour for shits and giggles. Shits and giggles!

http://www.nusc.org.uk/full_news.php?newsid=71 The aims of the petition may well be clear to Ashley, but their press releases still make me question the hell out of my comprehension skills.

I said if he wants to leave, he should put a transfer request in. Personally, I hope he stays because I think he'd be the best full-back in the league but if he doesn't want to be here.... He's made it pretty clear he wants to stay imo. He just wants things sorted, same as the rest of us. That won't happen and he'll be forced to walk away - that does not make him a cunt, greedy or any of the other disgraceful things he's been called over the last week. It all simply comes back to the fat slug at the helm. I thought he confirmed he wanted to leave, hence the thread title? We all want things sorting out but he's under contract to the club whereas we aren't. He's got a choice - he can either knuckle down and do what he's being paid handsomely to do or he can leave. I'm just saying that if it' the latter, he needs to do things properly. I've already said I want him to stay but I wouldn't want him to stay if he's going to twist on all the time. He's either part of the problem or part of the solution. "I'd like nothing more than to stay and help the team get back to where it belongs but there is no chance of us being promoted the way things are going. "Training has been good and no one is slacking or taking it easy. But there is a sense that everything is just drifting." "This cannot go on, it really can't. I feel for the good of my career I have to get away because it is dragging me down." What he wants and what he might have to do are clearly two different things. Like JJ says, why would he put a transfer request in when Shearer might take over next week and he gets what he wants? The fact is that if we're only going to have players on the books who want to be at Mike Ashley's Newcastle United and feel their career can progress here then we're looking at two sets of players - the wastes of oxygen we've already got on massive wedge and utterly desperate shite from divisions lower than the Championship. I'd rather Beye was unhappy than not with the way things are going. I don't give two fucks if he's getting involved in fights on the pitch - I'm just living in hope that he's keeping in practice for the next time he sees Mike Ashley.

They may be appear to be powerless but they can put the club under pressure, I've not heard a single word from them about the fiasco at all. All the FA know, as all the quotes from the officially involved parties continue to emphasise, is that the club is in the proccess of being sold. While the way it is dragging on is beyond fucking frustrating and seemingly incompetent, there is just no actual evidence of any 'fiasco', just papertalk and rumour, shit stirring and paranoia.

...and if you can't, please think about still lobbing what you would have paid towards tickets to the cause if you can manage it.

They could have easily put his new number in an article about him or something, given that he's unlikely to leave. I don't really give a toss anyway, just pointing out my incredulity that things like this are merrily going ahead whilst we have no manager, no owner and no future. 'Never mind that boring sale business, we've sold LOADS of season tickets and Martins wears number 9!' Bit over the top, we do have an owner who fingers crossed will sell up soon, we do have a future, we will have a manager. We have to provide squad numbers and when we do, it's news. Every year they come out before most of the incomings and outgoings, and this year is probably no different.

Held back the number 10 for Totti?

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=xxx&query=schedule&promoter=leytonfc&interface=orient We're in the East Stand.

I'm tearing up here. We want 7! We want 7!

Those all look like very good signings to me in all honesty. Out of those there, the only one they paid over the odds for was Veron. It's Newcastle problem that they decided not to buy anyone. Not sure they worked out as great signings for the most part, but as for us, yes. While acknowledging Woodgates signing etc mid season, that summer marked the beginning of our slide. There are those that argue, and apparently still argue otherwise, but from that point on, did Shepherd = ambition? My arse did he.

Alan Smith .....no wait! Xisco!

It did cross my mind when that Chawke appeared yesterday that there are no bids Ashley is happy with and he is trawling around looking for buyers, and some desperate soul got in touch with the Drumaville mob to see if they were interested. I hope to hell I'm wrong though. We're going to end up with Ashley and Kinnear cos no fucker wants to buy us. I just cannot envisage any way for Ashley to come back though. Yes it's theoretically possible, but I think he'd rather jump off the bridge than ever have to come over it again. By the start of the season we may well still be stuck in the shit, but he'll be gone. /right?

Tony Blair : "We have to got to[sic] regroup, reassert ourselves and move back up again" http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=660494&cc=5739 Who could Tone persuade to get on board? Would anyone say no to a George W Bush led consortium (a coalition of the willing including some bloke from Poland) at this stage?

Anyone able to capture Harpers ball up the arse?

Llambias said no such thing.

No idea on this one, to be honest. It probably doesn't make any appreciable difference whether we have H&C or Kinnear. Except with Kinnear we would be waiting for him to keel over at any moment. Maybe we would do better with transfers with Kinnear, but I can't see us making many of those anyway with the ownership situation unresolved. R.taylor, kevin nolan. To be fair to the bloke, Mbia was his number one choice. Disclaimer: the above is in no way any indication that I back him even half a percent to come back.

Probably for the best tbf. Better the devil you know as they say. /What the hell is wrong this club.

Keep at it, I've pushed mine so low that Ashley staying and Kinnear returning sounds a mighty fine plan. Whatever happens, I shall be the happiest bunny alive!

Does anyone else feel it? I feel it. Somethings coming in the air tonight.

I think these two posts are the most depressing so far. It was claimed all along it was a Malaysian consortium, so if we are believing that, what difference does this individual ruling himself out make? Ah, to be fair, I prefer a consortium including a £7 billion dollar chappy with cheeky chops than one without. The inside track is that it was a bunch of Indonesians all along. No wonder it's taking so long. JAM KARET ftw!!!!

What's going on in here then!

After the fans? Hell it hurts, but the club lives on as does my looking forward to the coming season. Ashley has lost face, lost credibility, lost the security of his family (even if it is just a sense of unease, but it is likely more than that if he were to go out on the town again), and lost more money than I will ever get to see. I would say he has, all things considered, lost far more than me during his time here. A lot more than probably anyone on here. You're a braver man than me saying that! Probably right I suppose, I doubt many fans would have the perspective to admit it though. It would be braver to admit some sympathy towards him. Not sure I can go that far following the catalogue of errors he has apparently buit up during much of his time in charge though.

After the fans? Hell it hurts, but the club lives on as does my looking forward to the coming season. Ashley has lost face, lost credibility, lost the security of his family (even if it is just a sense of unease, but it is likely more than that if he were to go out on the town again), and lost more money than I will ever get to see. I would say he has, all things considered, lost far more than me during his time here. A lot more than probably anyone on here.