BottledDog

Impressive. Hmmmm. Possession stats placed handily to the top left of your Champ-Man-O-Vision specs, or the start of the end of of a free and critically aware society? The pervasive creep of the outsourced mind, sucking self responsibility into the cloud. The death knell of humanity.

Absolutely. Amazing how accurately any of us on here could have predicted the people who objected to this. I don't object to it at all if true. It's the kind of offensively negative shite that is an anathema to all of us. But whether or not he spouted it, that doesn't stop me feeling a touch of concern for the bloke and whatever shitstorm he's apparently offhandedly dropped himself into.

Hope the Guv gave him a heads up before writing that. Pretty much fucked him over, however much we might disagree with what he has allegedly had to say.

Putting aside the money argument which is desperate stuff. The idea that Shepherd was at least ambitious and exciting just doesn't hold water. The club was dying on its arse with Souness, Roeder and Allardyce his choices after 'shooting bambi', and an increasingly dour bunch of players on the pitch. Fucking delighted he took his wedge and left. Just as with Pardew, whether the grass is greener or not, it gets to a point where a change was needed.

That's it. Shepherd gets no credit for all that from me. Robson was not only an obvious choice, it was the only choice. It wasn't even a choice. Robson brought experience, respect from the world of football, ideas, tactical knowledge, player knowledge etc etc etc to the role and Shepeherd sat there watching, taking his millions and lapping it up. He hardly had to work. As I said, Robson carried us. Shepherd spent some money we made based on our GREAT manager's recommendations. That's all he did. That's the very least a chairman should be doing. Is he as bad as Ashley? No. Was he any good? No! Apart from the times when he didn't. Like going out and buying Carr because he didn't fancy Robsons choice, Miguel. Or this gem - "I wanted to sign Carrick for Newcastle in the summer of 2004 for £3million but my chairman preferred the cheaper option, Nicky Butt".

So you reckon Ashley is in dreamland seeing his team looking like they're walkovers, and players he's spent good wedge on losing value, in some cases considerably? Nope, not buying it. I doubt he gives a fuck as long as we stay in the PL. What had given you the impression otherwise? He doesn't strike me as someone who likes to throw money away, which is exactly the effect Pardew is having on his assets currently. For that matter, I struggle to see that Pardew guarantees Ashley Premiership safety either considering his teams propensity to panic and slump for long periods.

So you reckon Ashley is in dreamland seeing his team looking like they're walkovers, and players he's spent good wedge on losing value, in some cases considerably? Nope, not buying it.

Yeah, but at least unlike Pardew he talks sense and takes respo.... Ah wait, maybe not.

Only if you persist in trying to starve it to death. You're a monster!

Catts!

The fuck have you got against pigs?! Pigs are awesome. http://kristinaeichorn.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/pig-race.jpg Pigs today (do not starve)

You what? Woah, woah, woah. Suicide's not the answer lads.

Lunacy. It would be if it wasn't complete bollocks. In a total of 5,874 votes cast during the week-long poll organised by the club, 2,565 voted “Yes to Hull Tigers with the Allam family continuing to lead the club”, as opposed to 2,517 for “No to Hull Tigers” – a difference of just 48. A further 792 opted for “I am not too concerned and will continue to support the club either way”, while 9,159 season ticket holders failed to take up an invite to vote. Hmmm. Would like to see the precise wording of the question. That sounds almightily suspect. I don't think it's too iffy in that sense. It was always a vote for either backing the change, or losing the families backing. That said, the whole thing seems fairly suspect. Can easily imagine them rigging the vote if it was that close and they don't have to release names.

Aye, £225m but only on 1-2 players. Messi and Ronaldo?

Lunacy. It would be if it wasn't complete bollocks. In a total of 5,874 votes cast during the week-long poll organised by the club, 2,565 voted “Yes to Hull Tigers with the Allam family continuing to lead the club”, as opposed to 2,517 for “No to Hull Tigers” – a difference of just 48. A further 792 opted for “I am not too concerned and will continue to support the club either way”, while 9,159 season ticket holders failed to take up an invite to vote.

yes No. Last seasons target was different for a start.

Would you vote for a minor name change to get rid of Ashley and retain a Chairman that you trusted to take the club forward? I wouldn't, but I bet a fair few would be tempted.

Can anyone decipher this? What gains? Pick one; A) The title. We will not buy Pardew all (ALL) the players (DEBT) to win the title (1 YEAR GAIN). B) We will not sack Pardew (GAIN) because it will cost us (DEBT).

I think he's just repeating that the focus is the Premiership (as in being a priority over cups), not simply staying in the Premiership as you seem to have interpreted it. There is no actual stated target in his flaccid pronouncement, though you'd suspect top 8 next year as it was (ludicrously with hindsight) last season.

An ambitious director of football to buy 1 or 2 players per year and give them to Alan Pardew? Yeah I'm canny sure that won't work. An ambitious director of football would be able to advise Charnley that sometimes the safety of the status quo an accountant might crave, is not always 'safe', nor something paying punters can get excited about.

Hate the dryness of the statement, but he's just a thoroughly uninspiring promoted money man. If we get an ambitious director of football to work in tandem with the bloke, great. Could work out really well. That's not going to happen though, is it.

I like to take the long term view. You might be condemning him to a lifetime of Lee Ryder, but while it might be too late for the rest of us, surely to goodness the young lad will see us win something decent, somewhere down the line. Maybe.

... or you'll be sleeping with the fishes Steve. The fishes.

Sorry to say, but you're the perfect fan for Mike Ashley's Newcastle. Not a parent as yet Michael? Nope, sorry it came out wrong. I understand what your on about though taking kid for match for first time etc. I'm just saying this is the type of fan he wants in the ground though, not the usual loyal supporters. http://prolife.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/A-Digging1.jpg

Crush his spirit. It's the only way.