James

I still can't believe the farce though

I don't believe the Daily Mail made that story up. I think they were misled deliberately by someone with an agenda.

Just changed the thread title, causes brief panic on the front page as all you see is "Kinnear to take over"

Glad I wasn't online last night. However I have a feeling that this false story was released by someone high up at the club to try to shut the fans and players up.

We'll probably fail to submit official squad numbers in time, and as per usual the board will completely deny responsibility for yet another cock up.

Lack of communication between board and players to the extent that the players have now broken ranks shows unreasonableness of boardroom. Unwillingness to appoint Shearer despite everyone wanting him is unreasonable.

Well like Beye said they are training to get fit for the new season, they'll need that whatever happens. The issue is that the club has no direction. There is no figurehead there saying how he wants the team to be, what his future plans are etc. Instead we have Hulse and Elliott who are fucking off in two weeks, Calderwood who is fucking off when the situation is resolved, and Hughton, whom is a good, dedicated, committed and loyal coach who would run through a brick wall to protect the players, but who has no leadership abilities, and must feel his spine breaking with pressure from all sides.

Fergie says this every window, and is always lying.

I have a feeling Shearer and Ashley had a bust-up, which is why the club went back on the market and why Ashley has become so unreasonable.

I'm optimistic that this isn't the end of Habib Beye, it is an ultimatum, they go or I go. Ashley's hand is going to get forced because soon he isn't going to have any assets in this club whatsoever.

I'd chuck a claim for damages in against the FA. NUFC have confirmed the FA gave them permission to play the game and so advertised it accordingly. Supporters must have a good chance of getting something surely now the same FA who granted permission have now at this late date withdrawn that permission. I'd chance my arm. The FA have to process the details of hundreds of friendlies, you can't really blame them for it slipping through the net. Newcastle United and the board are in a much better position to judge the suitability of a pre-season game, but clearly they didn't bother to make those checks. This very much typifies the board. Always blaming their own failings on innocent parties.

Fucking clueless. Yep. Llambias should have never allowed this game to be arranged in the first place. We Newcastle fans instantly spotted the problems with this fixture, Llambias did not.

The board should pay back the fan's travel expenses out of their own pockets. Pure incompetence.

or the clash with the Sir Bobby game or the fact that you are taking a bunch of impressionable youngsters to a city of drink drugs and sex

What a farce, the match was a farce in the first place, and now its even more farcical. Derek Llambias might as well just change his name to Farcical Farce.

Can I remind people not to post youtube clips or hotlink images from the official website. Thanks.

It is just the same as being on strike against poor conditions of employment. Relatively speaking, the players are experiencing poor working conditions, and are perfectly entitled to speak out. Relatively speaking? Relative to whom? Most people in the country's jobs are under threat to some extent with no certainty how long their boss or even company is going to be around in its present guise. Most people put up with it though. Whilst getting paid less in a year than these rabble do in a week. Relative to other professional footballers or staff. Your pre-season is being taken by a coach with no long-term direction regarding the season ahead, and three of the main coaches are looking at leaving the club and therefore have no long-term interest in your fitness for the current season. Chris Hughton is selflessly working his guts off knowing that in a couple of weeks he could be sacked on a whim by the new people. Two coaches are leaving in two weeks and no active attempt to replace them is being made. Many players are being treated like slaves by Mike Ashley: do as you are told, don't ask questions, don't get any answers regarding the future, and you aren't allowed to leave. Boo-hoo. The lazy cunts should have thought about that when horrifically underperforming last season. Treated like slaves Don't see why being shit or lacking confidence can be the players fault. Certainly the players that have spoken out so far have every right to.

It is just the same as being on strike against poor conditions of employment. Relatively speaking, the players are experiencing poor working conditions, and are perfectly entitled to speak out. Relatively speaking? Relative to whom? Most people in the country's jobs are under threat to some extent with no certainty how long their boss or even company is going to be around in its present guise. Most people put up with it though. Whilst getting paid less in a year than these rabble do in a week. Relative to other professional footballers or staff. Your pre-season is being taken by a coach with no long-term direction regarding the season ahead, and three of the main coaches are looking at leaving the club and therefore have no long-term interest in your fitness for the current season. Chris Hughton is selflessly working his guts off knowing that in a couple of weeks he could be sacked on a whim by the new people. Two coaches are leaving in two weeks and no active attempt to replace them is being made. Many players are being treated like slaves by Mike Ashley: do as you are told, don't ask questions, don't get any answers regarding the future, and you aren't allowed to leave.

It is just the same as being on strike against poor conditions of employment. Relatively speaking, the players are experiencing poor working conditions, and are perfectly entitled to speak out. even though they played a huge part in making conditions the way they are? If they signed you for Newcastle, and you were really shit, and the club got relegated, would it be your fault?

It is just the same as being on strike against poor conditions of employment. Relatively speaking, the players are experiencing poor working conditions, and are perfectly entitled to speak out.

It irritates me that people cast shite on the proffesionalism of some players because they aren't very good. Nolan is shite, but it doesn't mean that he's out for himself. Good of him to speak up against the unproffessional boardroom if you ask me.

Is there any chance you could get me a screenshot cos it works fine on Firefox. You did mention about colour blind, do you have some visual impairment as to be honest Ive got no idea how the site does look to people with differing sight difficulties. I would however be more than happy to speak to anyone with any kind of visual problem to see what the site does for them and if I can change anything. I'm off out, but if I haven't sent you a screen by tomorrow, remind me. I'm not colour blind but I have a minor issue with focus even with glasses, like on N-O now, I'm quite a way from the screen, on your webpage, I'm having to push my head forward and strain my eyes to make the words stand out in the white box in the middle, I can use the website, but maybe others can't which was why I pointed it out. I think there is someone on the forum with eyesight issues perhaps you could track him down, he might be able to give a better assessment.

Realistically, the players will train and do pre-season as normal. they want to be fit for their next club if they are going to have to leave because of the current lot. It will at most be refusal to do anything away from the training ground/pitch while they get their agent touting them about.

By the way, for the website, I am running a 1650x1080 resolution on a Samsung 2032mw which is wired up to my laptop, GeForce 9200M (512mb) through Firefox, hope that helps.

Thanks for the responses Peasepud. Please don't take what I said as criticism, we'll have to agree to disagree on some things though, I will always see NUSC as a lobby group for instance, and to be honest there is nothing wrong with that, for instance your lobbying against the stewards. To be honest, since Shearer got appointed NUSC has done well, and if you had been like that since day one, I'd have joined. The three things mentioned specifically as criticisms by me have been analysed in great detail elsewhere, from my perspective I could have probably overlooked the countdown clock if it was an isolated incident, the Llambias interview made me uneasy that you were reported as talking over other fans, and it worried me that it might affect dealings with the club where NUSC could have a genuine influence. The worst bit of the lot is the fact that whatever democratic process you have, one of your committee members goes and stands in front of the cameras and speaks out of turn accusing of Ashley of spoiling SBR Day you've lost all my trust for the whole process, as if I was a member that guy would have been speaking for me, and I would have been deeply ashamed. When NUSC formed, my reaction was to wait and see what it was like, and for the reasons stated, I can't trust NUSC yet. This isn't a criticism though, it is a challenge for NUSC, keep doing what you were doing since Shearer took over, avoid the ultimatums, avoid the heckling, avoid the inappropriate comments and you've earned my membership. If things are all sorted by say October 2010 without any turbulence or change in stance in between you have my promised membership, and if someone like Dave wants to remind me on this to make sure I keep my word, all the better.