Rich

Think we'll get some form of left-back and possibly a centre-back, which will give Rafa two players for each position (and a spare goalkeeper). Not ideal, but probably the minimum he'll accept. Wonder who the lucky ones out of Sterry, Lazaar, Saivet, Aarons and Toney will be to fill the final two slots (provided Lejeune is left off).

Smashing, it’s something I suppose. Having much success? Look, I appreciate you’re fuming about things and I totally understand, but turning that anger into something productive is essential. Nobody is going to follow someone being aggressive and calling them braindead, retards, etc. There needs to be a way to effectively harness the anger people have, but my feeling is that there aren’t enough people who are angry enough (yet). There will be soon, though, just takes some a lot longer to get there.

Fuck that, we'd be dead in the water then. We need them to keep ramping the pressure up. We are dead in the water anyhow regardless. We need our fans to start ramping the pressure up first before expecting our manager too Nah. So we won't do it ourselves but expect someone who isn't even a Newcastle fan to do it for us? Ok They have huge capacity to affect change from within and to set the tone for us to follow, alternatively they both have the capacity to leave and be the spark to rouse the masses. By the way, all this ranting on a forum, have you ever done anything personally to change things at NUFC?

Fuck that, we'd be dead in the water then. We need them to keep ramping the pressure up. We are dead in the water anyhow regardless. We need our fans to start ramping the pressure up first before expecting our manager too Nah.

Big Darren Moore was saying he's not match fit yet. At most he's going to have four days training in him ahead of the game. I would hope he'd start, but not convinced.

2017/18 Elliot Manquillo Lejeune Clark Dummett Shelvey Hayden Ritchie Perez Atsu Gayle vs. 2018/19 Dubravka Yedlin Lascelles Clark Dummett Shelvey Diame Ritchie Perez Kenedy Joselu Home win. Threw Joselu in there as most likely starter up front due to Rondon arriving late / not being match fit, but suppose Muto could have a small shout. Would like to be pleasantly surprised. We haven't moved forward that much in twelve months, but Dubravka is a significant upgrade on Elliot, Yedlin wipes the floor with Manquillo, Lascelles is far better than Lejeune was at the beginning of 2017/18, Diame is a God among men and therefore can't be fairly compared to Hayden, Kenedy is naturally much better than Atsu and we may even have an upgrade in the striker slot. That's potentially six positions where we're stronger than we were opening day last season, even putting aside the improvements in the likes of Dummett, Shelvey, Ritchie and Perez in the same timeframe. For Tottenham's part they lined up like this: Lloris Walker-Peters Alderweireld Vertonghen Davies Dier Dembele Sissoko Alli Eriksen Kane Can't imagine they'll be able to put a stronger team than that out this time around. As much as everything else around the club is shite, first game of the season is less than 5 days away and we've got the potential to get off to a cracking start (while protesting against Ashley / in favour of Rafa).

Fuck that, we'd be dead in the water then. We need them to keep ramping the pressure up.

"There are two priorities in the 53-year-old’s life. His sports shop and his family." Message received.

Splendid. We can go loan crazy now, then.

If you can only register two players on loan at any one time how would we register N'Soki after Rondon? (Or does he not count, as an U21?)

For 3 more years.

New TV money, new sponsorship money, new season ticket money, new merchandise money, ongoing instalments from previous big sales, 10 senior players off the wage bill - some sold for very significant fees - and we’re still pleading poverty Journos just lapping it up too, the absolute cunts.

Bye.

He’d break the budget though

There's a magic money tree growing just by the Thames, though.

I’m still holding out for Josh King

Ah man, hope this isn’t setting the scene for the season. Was getting used to having all of our best players readily available. Schär has to come in strong, think he’ll be an ideal like-for-like if he can, then we’ll probably get an experienced head on a short-term loan you’d imagine.

Get after the bastards, Rafa.

Once the Mitro deal goes through; Brighton = £54m Fulham = £52m Huddersfield = £35m Wolves = £30m Cardiff = £28m NUFC = MINUS £24m Minus £28m, innit? War chest territory. I was using transfermarkt bud - looks like they’ve missed a few off other teams! No Schär by the looks of it, maybe not the best source.

Once the Mitro deal goes through; Brighton = £54m Fulham = £52m Huddersfield = £35m Wolves = £30m Cardiff = £28m NUFC = MINUS £24m Minus £28m, innit? War chest territory.

That's odd considering he's never scored more than Mitro in a PL season. How is that "much much better?" Much better for Rafa's system would probably be a better way to put it, with Mitro you need to play 4-4-2 and play a high pressing game to play to his strengths, will be interesting to see how much success Fulham have with that this season. Fulham played 4-2-3-1 / 4-3-3 all last season, reckon they’ll go 4-4-2 in the Premier?

Optimistic KaKa is no malo.

Still rattled by that cunt too

Well this is laughable. Can’t wait to chat about it with Dokko and KI down the social later. I'm sure KI would love that. PS: What should i wear? Don't want to get over dressed, but don't want to look like a hillbilly either. Also jacket or no jacket? Its so hot, but been raining on and off....decisions decisions... Just such a daft fucking comment to shoehorn into this particular situation, if it was Deuce and Mike on the other side then fair enough.