Benwell Lad

Because Sky etc are setting their own agenda and need views to back it up. It's unlikely they'd want to interview an intelligent person who can think for themselves. Sky (and others) are presently licking their lips at the prospect of a boycott at the Hull game and the hours/days of newsreel they'll get out of it, I say feck them turn up as normal, fill the ground and don't play into their hands. i was interviewed by sky (for soccer saturday) outside the clubshop when roeder was in charge and there was a bit of unrest before he went...anyways the questions they asked were leading as f***, basically inviting me to set off into a rant my response, in a nutshell, was "buy better players, players who aren't injured all the time as well and results will improve on the pitch" do you think it made the final cut for soccer saturday? did it f***... No sadly anyone with an independent view is not going to make Sky, hence the type of person they do show and who help to portray the image of the city and club the media wish to create and perpetuate.

Pity Ashley didn't have the £100 million he had to pay off the debt, I wonder what Keegan would have been able to do with half that? Crazy how the man who has put more of his personal wealth into NUFC than anyone becomes more despised than those who went before him and took money out. He really has fecked up ! Also funny that when Bobby Robson was stabbed in the back there was so little uproar but when Keegan walks (maybe rightly so) there is huge uproar. It's funny how things work in football.

Because Sky etc are setting their own agenda and need views to back it up. It's unlikely they'd want to interview an intelligent person who can think for themselves. Sky (and others) are presently licking their lips at the prospect of a boycott at the Hull game and the hours/days of newsreel they'll get out of it, I say feck them turn up as normal, fill the ground and don't play into their hands.

Aye f*** the mackems. Top post Mick. Nice to see life getting back to normal !

And what would be new about that? f*** them, f*** Sky, f*** the players, f*** Asshley and Co it is about time we stood up for ourselves and put ourselves first. I don't need to justify my support for my club by cheering on the players or turning up at the match, buying merchandise, wearing my colors etc. and neither do any of us so whatever we do our support for NUFC can never be in question or deemed unsupportive FFS. A full on boycott would send shockwaves throughout the world of football and would gain worldwide support from rival fans. I feel this is about the state of the game too and not just NUFC, as I'm sick of how both are being ran. If there is a full house as normal and just chants against Ashley I for one will give up hope in us as fans as this is a real opportunity for us to once and for all say enough is enough. Enjoy your boycott it's your choice. As usual I'll be working this week, having a few pints and going to the match to support my team, the same team I've supported for decades. I might have a bit protest while I'm there. I'll be supporting my club too mate, but maybe in a different way to you. Like I said, enjoy it it's your choice.

There you go lads a macum laughing at our protests. Best get 52,000 in against Hull and show them what real support is while they struggle to get 39,000 in the strange euphoria they presently exist in. "Its a great day to be alive" - obviously doesn't reside on Wearside then.

Last night the "mongs" you refer to were laughing and joking behind the reporter and texting and taking photos with their cameras. Me, a rich season ticket holder, I was in a rotten mood at the news and felt like crying. But I didn't.

I'm sure he was not the reason for Keegan walking. Sounds like a great prospect, I hope the crowd get right behind him because it really has nothing to do with him, poor kid.

And what would be new about that? f*** them, f*** Sky, f*** the players, f*** Asshley and Co it is about time we stood up for ourselves and put ourselves first. I don't need to justify my support for my club by cheering on the players or turning up at the match, buying merchandise, wearing my colors etc. and neither do any of us so whatever we do our support for NUFC can never be in question or deemed unsupportive FFS. A full on boycott would send shockwaves throughout the world of football and would gain worldwide support from rival fans. I feel this is about the state of the game too and not just NUFC, as I'm sick of how both are being ran. If there is a full house as normal and just chants against Ashley I for one will give up hope in us as fans as this is a real opportunity for us to once and for all say enough is enough. Enjoy your boycott it's your choice. As usual I'll be working this week, having a few pints and going to the match to support my team, the same team I've supported for decades. I might have a bit protest while I'm there.

And having the media and rival fans taking the piss out of you is more important than showing who WE the fans are and what we want? Are you a Newcastle fan Felip ? Do you attend matches ?

The circumstances surrounding Curbishley and Keegans departure are so similar but the outrage is so much greater (and different)here. Is this because the press and Sky etc were stirring and hyping the Wise/Keegan thing from day one and this has lead to Wise being seen as the villain of the piece.

Any kind of boycott will only provide more ammunition for Sky TV and the newspapers to take the piss out of us. Oh and don't forget you'll also have mackems and Man City fans in 10 years time saying "we remember when you only had 15,000 for a Premiership match" Just get yersels to the match and have a bit shout.

Schweinsteiger actually coming here is actually the least believable turd in that steaming manure pile. aye, he was a key player under Klinsmann when he was German coach so I can`t imagine him wanting to sell him now that he`s Bayern Munich coach yea true... but Klinsmann doesn't buy or sell any player! He is only a couch (like it is the case at almost every other Bundesliga Club) Uli Hoeneß does the transfers What a great idea ! Wonder if it would ever work at Newcastle P.S. Like your double S hey, what do you mean with "double S" this ß? Yeah. if people don't know about umlauts and things they'll be saying "who the hell is Uli Hoeneb". prost

I don't remember anyone saying it is a BETTER system, but that it's becoming more prevelant in the modern game. New methods are not necessarily better. I'm old enough to know that.

Schweinsteiger actually coming here is actually the least believable turd in that steaming manure pile. aye, he was a key player under Klinsmann when he was German coach so I can`t imagine him wanting to sell him now that he`s Bayern Munich coach yea true... but Klinsmann doesn't buy or sell any player! He is only a couch (like it is the case at almost every other Bundesliga Club) Uli Hoeneß does the transfers What a great idea ! Wonder if it would ever work at Newcastle P.S. Like your double S

Think you might be right about the geography thing. I'm not in Newcastle, and I blame both sides. I can still see Ashley making the club huge again. I am from Newcastle and I think both sides must take blame. I also think both sides wanted to move the club forward but had widely differing views on how to go about it. It's a huge shame that a compromise and common ground couldn't be found.

If it's any consolation I think a lot more agree with you than Sky TV etc, would have us believe Ian.

He fits in pretty well with the type of person Sky TV likes to portray as a "typical Newcastle fan". They're anything but typical if you ask me.

Schweinsteiger actually coming here is actually the least believable turd in that steaming manure pile. Someone in Germany told me this was being talked about last week. I've never heard about Schweinsteiger comming to us or leaving Bayern and I also live in Germany, quite near to Munich. I heard it from someone in Hamburg, but you'd expect to have heard it in Bavaria if it was happening.

Running the club from London left Keegan isolated within the club he was supposed to be responsible for managing. The "cockney cartel" have adopted an arrogant & high handed approach, obviously, otherwise her current Ashley/Wise created mess would never have happened. People running a football club have be aware of the character and identity of that club which in the case of Newcastle is very much and strongly associated with the city and region in which it is based. Something the current owner and boardroom management have paid lip service to but have obviously failed to really appreciate. I am a current season ticket holder but as long as Ashley and Wise continue to hold the positions at the club they do I will not set foot inside St James Park, and will not by merchandise at the club shops. I could say I would stop shopping at Sports Direct but as that place was pure tat I never went there in the first place. Then it's really strange that many on here think the answer is to have the club owned by Indians, Arabs or whoever. There are only a couple of Geordies (Graham Wylie springs to mind) who have the type of mega wealth needed to make an impact on football nowadays, so maybe an Englishman is as close as we'll get to someone understanding us.

Schweinsteiger actually coming here is actually the least believable turd in that steaming manure pile. Someone in Germany told me this was being talked about last week.

Sadly Ferguson may prove to be the last of the old school at the very top level of the game.

Massive contradiction surely? Sorry about that, what I meant was I hope we, the fans, the most important people, give him a chance and don't get on his back straight away because of what went on before he arrived.

They may be the problem but the scenario you descibe is very unlikely.

First of all let me say it, I love Kevin Keegan, a genuine man and a people's person. I loved watching him play in black and white, I loved what he brought to us as a manager. When he returned in January like many I was misty eyed and tried to believe the "Messiah's return" was the best thing for us, but deep down inside me there were serious doubts about whether he would truly be up to the job of modern day football management. It seems that towards the end of his latest tenure as manager at Newcastle he fought a losing battle in trying to resist the modern football trend of a management team running the business and recruitment side of the club and a coach looking after the team, training and matches. Sadly whether we like it or not English football will gradually adopt the system they already have in Spain,Italy, Germany and France etc and in a few years there will be no managers as such, only head coaches like Scolari at Chelsea. I'm sorry it ended like it did for Keegan and that he was unable to iron out the differences, after all he was building a good team and he himself was pleased with a lot of the recruitment to date and I really wish that even when he regarded his position as untenable that he couldn't have said "OK I'm being paid millions this isn't working but I'll stay with the players until a successor is found" thereby avoiding the present shambolic state of affairs. Sorry you went King Kev, but life WILL go on. We will continue supporting Newcastle, although right now it feels hard to do so, I guess the only reason we're so upset is because we truly love the club. I hope whoever succeeds KK will be given a fair chance by us, the fans, and that he will be able to adapt to the way football seems to be evolving.