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3 Points - 1. Ashley was the one that bought the club, he sshould have new about any debt before he bought it. 2. He appointed KK, you cant appoint someone like him then complain if he asks for money. 3 Where is this nonsense about him wanting overpaid superstars coming from? With regards to the overpaid superstars think the quotes came from Dennis Wise or Llambias, who are trustworthy stand up guys

I hope this means he is staying long term, but given Carroll was sold less than 4 months in to a new 5 year contract I am not entirely optimistic.

Rio-Cocker is a s*** player. He lacks football intelligence: passes to late and his passing skills are a disgrace. He tends to give the ball away in bad positions, or looses the ball when the team is in counterattack, either through a s*** pass or because he runs with the ball too long. Which still makes him better than Smith

Can't really argue with the team's performances since Pardew took over, although whether we'd have done better or worse with Hughton I don't know. Still can't stand the guy though, mainly because I don't trust a single word which comes out of his mouth, if only he had the quiet dignity of Hughton I would be much happier.

Is Ashley actually putting net amounts of money into the club given he owns our debts and we are paying them off as well?

It just screams of cheapness again, didn't want to spend as big on wages for Aliadiere and Ewerthon so we get Kuqi, I wish the guy luck but really can't see him being a success

Aliadiere is hardly promising but beggars can't be choosers. Even if he does a pancrate and only has one good game it would still be a good deal, at the moment can't see where out next premier league points are coming from

Sorry think you misunderstood what I said, I meant the market for premier league football only, wasn't saying anything about the domestic leagues and their tv following elsewhere.

Interesting, not sure whether this is a good or bad thing. I can imagine the UK market is worth more than the market for the rest of the EU combined so I can see them being willing not to sell off the rights to other countries, so may have very little impact on the UK but could prevent many other EU countries from seeing the games

Does anyone else find this reminiscent of the Woodgate/Rooney debacle, sell your best player in one position then put in a stupid bid for a player in a position you are already well covered in

Definitely a good decision- Ranger may be better in the long run but after some of his performances of late I don't think he is anywhere near ready to lead the line yet. With Carroll injured, Shola is our best target man, which is a bit tragic, so we can't afford to lose him.

Definitely deserves a new deal based on this season, although we've paid him a fortune for doing nothing for a few years so hopefully he'll show some respect and restraint in his dealings over a new contract. Really hope Pardew doesn't ever try to play him on the left wing again like last week, the only reason we would want him out wide is because he's a good crosser of the ball, but on his right foot only.

Bothroyd is a guy who has always had the talent but never the right attitude. One of my mates is a Wolves fan so I saw him play for them a lot and he's one of the laziest players around. Don't really want him anywhere near Newcastle, its taken until he's 29 for him to put some effort in, and I'm sure if he secured a big pay day off us he could easily slip back into old habits.

Never heard of him but his wiki page makes interesting reading, wish the English FA had the same willingness as the French FA to deal with incidents which were not adequately dealt with by the referee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_M'Bengue

This is what worries me a bit, I know he has good delivery but lacks pace (I know he's not really slow, buts he's no winger) and is not the most penetrating player. How different is he to Ryan Taylor who hasn't had a look in this season?

Have been reasonably impressed by how the team has played so far, although still think he's largely using Chris Hughton's formation and tactics. One thing that is really pissing me off though is that he will give the press a quote on anything, regardless if he has any knowledge about it.

Wasn't there quotes a while ago about the club's policy to buy young players and develop them then sell them for a profit

On the back of The Guardian sport today it says he has had the second most touches of the ball of any player in the premier league, just behind john obi mikel. Just goes to show how invaluable he is to us

I know he's been a bit hit and miss but pretty difficult to exclude Berbatov

D- Dublin K- Keane

W- Ian Wright

Yep, was never happening. We'll get a promotion from within or an older ex manager who's been out of the game a while will come in I reckon. Promotion from within is pretty likely given previous appointments. Just wonder whether we are actually filling any of the vacancies which arise when we promote people, we must have the smallest coaching staff in the league

She might have banged her head on the bath while he was banging her though. I personally think this whole story is a load of rubbish and all charges will end up being dropped or he will get off on the self defence plea. So he's the new Lee Chapman then

The location of the offence perhaps? I imagine he lives in Darras Hall which falls into the tynedale police area, and the cells for them are in Hexham

I just love Enrique more and more each day. Sadly though, he's probably the one who'll get punished for calling the referee "laughable"