James

This is third news story on BBC News by the way.

So I suppose all this plan to keep Kinnear on in a new role is as Shearer's mentor?

Fucking oh my goodness!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7975700.stm

This is completely unexpected.

Nah, Beye will be off. He loves playing for the Premier League, and loves playing for Newcastle, but he also loves his family, and there seems to be some attachment within his family to France that sees him running off there when he's got time off. On that basis, I think us getting relegated would see him look to return to France to finish off his career.

Did we ever find out who Dominic Wales is?

Lets read his match report: http://lee-stewart.co.uk/

Bit harsh to blame Ashley for that tbf.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/mar/29/uefa-liverpool-squad-sizes-premier-league It is shame the online version of this is not the same as the more in detail paper version. We have the 9th (NINTH) biggest squad made up of 31 first teamers & 11 reserve players. Bolton have the smallest squad with 27 first teamers & 0 reserve players. 31 first teamers, my arse.

Well under KK promising reserves were allowed to train with the first team. Probably aided development of the young as the board wanted. The fact that this lot are now shunted back into reserve training goes to show how the management are so backwards compared to those initial job requirements stated by Chris Mort.

We aren't going to miss a player who wasn't going to play for us. At least this way he's gonna get some preparation for the future.

I think the Bruce comments are really old.

I think that like the Return of theKing at the Oscars, voters have been told to pay homage to Giggs this year. He'll win.

Absolutely disgraceful behaviour by Ashley to be honest, these are people's livelihoods at stake.

Was the main site too! Thought something had happenned!

He isn't fully fit apparently. Has a knee problem.

I know I've been hamming up on the drama a bit lately because I'm quite honestly distraught, but it's the truth. Do you think the stigma of being part of a relegated team will be enough to motivate these players? The "relegated stars" of Leeds United were mostly snapped up by Premiership clubs. While in hindsight most of them have turned out to be poor buys, nobody seemed to mind giving them big-money contracts at the time. Mate no disrespect. But you are miles away from Newcastle. You can quite easily switch off from the club and go to other things. I live around Newcastle and work in Newcastle. TV, Papers, the lot I see Newcastle day to day. Can we give up the outsider bashing already? Its not that, I don't argue his passion being any less than mine, but his exposure is going to be less than mine. You see, you've got a superiority complex going. We are all equals on this forum. Don't like it, go to skunkers.

I know I've been hamming up on the drama a bit lately because I'm quite honestly distraught, but it's the truth. Do you think the stigma of being part of a relegated team will be enough to motivate these players? The "relegated stars" of Leeds United were mostly snapped up by Premiership clubs. While in hindsight most of them have turned out to be poor buys, nobody seemed to mind giving them big-money contracts at the time. Mate no disrespect. But you are miles away from Newcastle. You can quite easily switch off from the club and go to other things. I live around Newcastle and work in Newcastle. TV, Papers, the lot I see Newcastle day to day. Can we give up the outsider bashing already?

They are going to blame other things. Missed penalties, conceded penalties, sendings offs, injuries. Well they've made their own fucking luck

Every game that passes, every word in that letter seems to become truer.

Jonas, Martins, Beye, Barton, Lovenkrands and Bassong will all leave as soon as a bit of interest is there. I wouldn't set your heart on convincing yourself otherwise, it'll only hurt more next season. You'll be thinking maybe if we can get players like Giles Barnes and Chris Eagles but you instead be going for players like Gary Teale and some unheard of foreign football mercenary. Is that you Derek Llambias?

Fuck the players. Take their car keys, take their house keys, take their phones. Lock them in a cellar when they aren't playing or training and let them know that if they don't keep us up, they won't ever be coming out of the cellar.

You can just feel what Hughton said in the dressing room: Alright lads, don't get your heads down, we've got training on Monday, must look to next game etc etc.

Good post, and it tells when they play better against top 6 teams and Spurs.