James

It is all about the sponsorship at .com these days.

The reality is that it is now an unwinnable situation fror everyone.

The way I read it, Venables would like the job if it was long term, i.e. if the club wasn't for sale. Are you saying Ashley shouldn't go, which is what we wanted after all? Eh?! Do you need me to spell it out or maybe you could just read the interview again? That wasn't directed towards the interview, you plum. I was perplexed as to how you could assume Dave had meant he wanted Ashley to stay. He was pointing out that Ashley et al are seriously deluded with regards to their approach to football business. But you're a WUM, and that's what you do. Dave, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. You are more of a WUM than Big Tron.

Heard a rather intersesting comment from a Smoggie tonight. Basically, English clubs have a soul, but the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City have sold theirs. He's very happy about how Gibson has built a club with soul, i.e. local talent playing in the PL. Despite me pointing out that half of Boro's academy are Geordies, he feels that he'd rather get relegated than Steve Gibson sell up as his club hasn't sold it's soul. Have clubs really forgotten what is important? Is the togetherness of fans and players and the shirt more important than results? Do trophies really matter?

Don't see much wrong with that article other than the fact that it is saying what people don't want to hear.

They need to have a club to sell at the end of the day.

You'd know all about that of course.

Although I'm not either overjoyed at or opposed to the appointment of Venables, imagine if he turned us down

Can anyone moaning about Venables answer this question: "You need an emergency manager to come in for one month. Who do you appoint?" If you can't come up with a satisfactory answer then shut it.

If Ashley can only sell the club at a reduced price, he should do so, as the clubs value will plummet with every game. Imagine if he's still here in January, does he try to sell our best players to compensate his losses?

We need a foreign manager just to get rid of Butt.

Geremi?

Is this you? http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/images/320/smiler.jpg

Poor. I know, just as bad as Ar5ena1

We always cane S4u1s in the second half.

I remember when I got blasted some people when I said that I thought Pav would flop in the Premier League. Where are they now?

Nothing is happening(!) Make shit up then. Think along the lines of "Butt just nutmegged Jenas four successive times then." No-one will disbelieve you. Duff had a shot on goal and Smith is warming up and looks motivated. I do not believe you.

Nothing is happening(!) Make shit up then. Think along the lines of "Butt just nutmegged Jenas four successive times then." No-one will disbelieve you.

Newcastle World is still all Terry Mac for me, and can not be arsed to go pub, so please make your descriptions of the match more exciting than it actually is. Ta.

NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Owen Scored Bale Scored Martins Scored Pavlyuchenko Scored Geremi Scored Modric Scored Duff Missed Bentley Missed Coloccini scored Dos Santos scored Xisco Scored Jenas Missed

We will win this on penalties IMO.

Would have played the following personally: Given Geremi Cacapa Taylor Bassong Coloccini Duff N'Zogbia Owen Martins Xisco

Let us not forget that Man City's owners bought Kompany, Wright-Phillips and Robinho and bid over £30m for Berbatov before they had even secured ownership of the club.

Haven't the Arab lads in charge of Man City said the same? You can guarantee they'll be hoying money about like it's going out of fashion come January. Talk is very cheap nowadays. Perhaps, but we are comparing mega rich multibillionaires to relative paupers who need to publicly announce the fact that they need another £50-100m. Not to mention the blabber about Nigerian feeder clubs and restoring Nigerian pride. There is a lot said about Nigeria in that interview which could suggest that Nigerian football might become an unwelcome agenda at NUFC. People were so welcoming to Ashley when it meant getting rid of Shepherd and look at how it bit them on the arse. No new owners are going to get a similar welcome from me until they prove their intentions, and from what I've read so far, I'm unimpressed.