OzzieMandias

Aw! Did nasty Ozzie say something bad to ickle NE5 to provoke this typically fact-free tantrum? While you're putting your toys back in the pram, suck on this: 99% of posters on the forum think you're a joke. FACT!

Let's face it, NE5, you claims to fact-free impartialiy are one of the things that have made you the forum's laughing-stock. If it's Shepherd, no matter how disastrous the blunder, you're trotting out lame excuses and shameless obfuscations, or scurrying to change the subject. If it's Ashley, even when he's doing something such as buy the most expensive defender in the club's history, you're rooting around for a negative angle like a pig digging for a truffle.

I was of the opinion that "Craigy baby", as you call him, engineered his own fate.

I know that, but its lots of people on here - ala Ozzie - who backed him to the bitter end ....... Point is, the Halls and Shepherd thought he was the man they wanted at the time. Not you, or me, them. Nobody appoints people they don't back, or should I say, as much as they intend to back anybody. The likes of Ozzie also agreed with them backing him.......... Totally fact-free post there.

Since Shepherd did it, obviously.

Memory like a goldfish tbh. A goldfish with an agenda.

It's probably his mam.

with the 3rd biggest crowd and support in the country, and 14th /15th turnover [something like that] in europe ? We won't mention who created that but I'm sorry but punching that weight is what you should be expecting. http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=36320.msg712421#msg712421 http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=36320.msg714507#msg714507 Yeah but most of what I posted there about the transfers we are targetting are a cut and paste job on your opinions from 18 months ago. Why the change of heart? mackems.gif Look for posts where I've said that when they have proved real ambition I won't criticise the odd mishap ...... I've said it often. When they have proved real ambition, then fair enough. I'm not getting carried away by one [hopefully good] signing, unlike others. I can't be arsed to look for it though I'll let you do that as you seem so inclined. This is a direct reply by the way, which is more than most people make. I notice nobody is admitting that they called such signings in the past "trophy signings". Why the change of heart ? You've answered / replied to nothing tbf. Nice try at wriggling out though I spotted that post the a couple of days ago when you said you've never been this unhappy in recent memory. I asked you if you were less happy now than 18 months ago, & when you avoided the question I decided to look for your opinions at the time for myself. Just goes to show that when it comes to most of your opinions, it the person making the decision that counts rather than the decision they're making that matters. Exactly what you accuse others of. Like I said, you're wrong. Ashley will win me over when he proves real ambition, one signing doesn't do that, I'm talking real ambition, which must be higher than yours. In the meantime, I've renewed my season ticket for the next 3 years so I'm obviously more unhappy than a lot of other people. Still no answer though. And seeing as you keep banging on about it, I've renewed for 3 years upfront as well, just I don't see how its relevant to what I've asked you above. Perhaps you should read your posts I've linked to then try and answer why what was acceptable then is less acceptable now. I'll not hold my breath though. because they had proved their ambition. Simple as that. If you don't buy a ticket you won't win the raffle. And attempting to succeed and not quite getting to what you hoped for is a lot more acceptable than not attempting it at all. The situation you talk about 18 months ago still stands, so why shouldn't the reasons you mentioned then still stand? They were no longer showing any ambition 18 months ago, surely any fool can see that? Its all very well harping on about the Champions League placings they did achieve (and fair play to them for that) but when they left we were miles away from that happening again. Even you can acknowledge that? Basic fundamental number 1 requirement for a board. Back your manager, punch your weight in the transfer market. Will always stand a better chance of succeeding than a board that doesn't back their manager, and doesn't punch their weight in the transfer market. That is the basis of the point I've made since day 1. As long as they back their manager, they stood a chance of getting back among the top clubs. That means buying more than one player. Whatever the quotes say that you've found, and I repeat when Ashley has shown ambition to punch the clubs weight [which is all I'm asking for him] he'll get the same acceptance of the odd mishap that the old lot did, thats my point, and I'm sticking to it. So if Ashley appointed Souness, you'd support and make excuses for his decision?

That probably happens every freakin night though and it's got nothing to do with NUFC Yeah, it''s usually because I also support England.

Bad news. Due for some piss-taking down my local.

When has football ever done us any favours? Fuck off. Well. gosh, there was that time all the premiership chairmans graciously agreed to let us have Glen Roeder as manager!

Boom-badda-bum-badda-boom-badda-bum....

Bowyer on a free and Ian Rush on crutches.

Was it on Stingray where they had that loudspeaker announcement with the urgent drums – boom-badda-boom-badda-boom-badda-boom – and the voice going: "Anything can happen in the next 24 hours!!" (For older members only.)

I thought this was going to be a joke thread. Like, Michael Owen signing copies of his new autobiography at Waterstones tomorrow lunchtime.

Five years are a long time in football. Particularly when they are five years of steady decline caused by a series of fuckwitted managerial appointments.

Maybe the 4-0 against Ferencváros at SJP in 1996. It all just seemed so stylish and effortless, some wonderful midfield movement, and a beautiful goal from Ginola as well as one from Sir Les and two from Tino. Maybe it helped that, having been to some of their matches while working in Budapest, I really fucking hated Ferencváros. I also knew that this was a long way from their best side that we were running rings around. But I've seen us be mediocre so often against inferior sides, that it was a joy to see us dismantle a team so damn gracefully.

Yeah, you're not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, are you? mrmong? how old are you? for christs sake Undoubtedly your senior. The guy invented his own dumb handle, so why don't you suck on a lolly and calm down? complaint rescinded - i read it too fast and thought you were calling me mr mong you see?! once i realised i thought i'd keep my head down and hoped it went away it didn't Well, hey, if you always charge in with all guns blazing, you're eventually going to catch a ricochet.

Yeah, you're not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, are you? mrmong? how old are you? for christs sake Undoubtedly your senior. The guy invented his own dumb handle, so why don't you suck on a lolly and calm down?

The point was clearly far from obvious to your friend Mr Mong. Yeah, you're not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, are you?

Coloccini's agent does not work for Mike Ashley.

The discussion would always have changed at the right time under the old board.

Looking back, it obviously didn't work out as planned. He was clearly a bit more than we could afford at the time. Maybe if we'd won the Premiership in 1996-97 we wouldn't have had to sell Sir Les (and sundry other players). As it was, Shearer's injury left us heading into our first CL excursion with only one effective striker, and soon he was knackered too. Meanwhile, the best form of Shearer's career was at Blackburn and his first season with us. He was never the same player after that injury, though Bobby was clever enough to figure out how to give him a new lease of life.

Doesn't mean we don't, either.

Never would have happened in the old testament. The lord is my Shepherd.