chicago_shearer

Keefaz for England tbh.

Probably a positive to play a man down in a hostile environment like that. Better practice for the real thing than the stupid friendlies against Barbados the FA will no doubt arrange prior to next summer.

Why would the new owners consider him? If I spent £100 million and considerable time and effort in acquiring the club from Ashley, I would be very hesitant to appoint a manager who commands such religious devotion among many supporters (who are essentially my customers). Not to mention a manager that I already owe £2 million in compensation to as a result of my predecessor's actions. It wouldn't be in my interest. Because as soon as I make that appointment, my new £100 million pound company and my own position becomes a hostage to that man's demands and personal satisfaction. This was Ashley's first mistake. Because Keegan (and Shearer too) is basically unsackable. If he decides he doesn't like the way I administer the club, then he is capable of undermining me in a way that no other employee would be capable of doing. From the point of view of running NUFC as a business, it would be assuming too much risk. If you appoint Curbishley or Strachan or Coppell - someone to whom the fans have no prior attachment - then the blame of underachievement will fall on their shoulders. If you appoint Keegan - the messiah - then any future owner puts themselves directly in the line of fire.

Lescott

Why do they get the benefit of the doubt when they were the ones that got us relegated?

These radio guys like to make excuses for Carroll, but not so much for the foreign players.

No, I wouldn't, because ditching Hughton when we are top of the league in October would be just about the most comically ridiculous thing this club has done in recent memory. And that would be a massive achievement. Can we please get through one season without a managerial sacking? Please?

In that case does he give the money back?

That was my first reaction. 2 million doesn't sound that bad. Now we can get back to focusing on promotion and Keegan can get back to whatever makes him happy.

Out in the first round, WTF? How is Madrid even in it, didn't we have Barcelona only 15 years ago? The biggest mistake was having Oprah and not Michael Jordan fronting the bid.

I will always remember him for the last minute winner he scored for me in an FA Cup final in a very early version of Championship Manager.

Granted, they may be completely inappropriate for athletic activity and prohibitively expensive, but you should kick it old school with Chicago Sting shirts. Just make sure the entire team grows long 1970s sideburns and Ron Jeremy mustaches prior to your first game. http://www.toffs.com/content/ebiz/toffs/invt/5060/5060_l.jpg http://www.toffs.com/content/ebiz/toffs/invt/5000/5000_l.jpg

We didn't sound very good, but we didn't sound atrocious either. 3 points at the top is all that matters. We have a run of very winnable games in October, reason for optimism.

Come on lads, get a winner.

YEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS

Christ, this second half has sounded shit.

Butt off, we're winning 5-1.

Knocking on the door here.

Sounding better now.

Sounds like agent bullshit to me.

Actually the only way it could be better is if Ipswich sack Keane, hire Brown, and we beat Ipswich again at St James on the last home game of the season, relegating Ipswich. And also if Hughton takes the mic after the final whistle and does an impromptu Shaq 'how my ass taste?' rap for Brown's benefit.

Too soon to tell, but on our day we are clearly one of the two best teams in the league. Still a long, long way to go however. We are going to need to prove that we are resilient enough to keep getting results in these midweek games, without a lot of rest and with the usual injury list growing. We will have a lot more tricky Blackpool games to contend with. There will be teams just as poor as Ipswich, but they won't all leak 3 goals in 7 minutes. Getting dumped out of the Carling cup was a good thing, and I personally hope we do the same in the FA Cup. Promotion is too important to risk on stupid replays or silly games against Yeading, only to get hammered by Arsenal or Man U later on.

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YEEEEESSSS......suck on that Keane.

Some boring looking fixtures in the premiership today.