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Yeah it would be interesting to know how many people would want Keegan back under the current or even a revised system. I certainly wouldn't. He's had his chance, he chose to resign so it's time for us to move on.

Go have a read of the Ambani thread. It looks as if Ashley has made it perfectly clear ot them he's not selling. Read it - they are not the only ones out there and there is nothing to say they won't change their mind if given encouragement - Ashley may have his fat arm bent (broken!) after tomorrow. Not going to the game if reports are to be believed.

Because we haven't actually decided who we want yet I would presume.

Go have a read of the Ambani thread. It looks as if Ashley has made it perfectly clear ot them he's not selling.

I assume they'd be considered, but they won't pick somebody who will fight with them over transfers which Terim certainly would.

Can't believe these protests are going ahead. What a farce. Total distraction from the game tomorow and will overshadow our performance in all the papers on Sunday. It's also going to do fuck all, Keegan won't get his job back and Ashley won't sell up.

Has to be Owen and Xisco up front. Even if Xisco has had only 1 day training with us he'd be better than Amoebi. No idea who'll we'll play on the right.

I'll have a watch tonight but I expect us to play utterly boring defensive football and maybe nick a draw or a 1-0 win.

No. Just no.

I'd imagine our 3 will be back, I think however the 2 Argies will play with Nacho benched. Doubt Coloccini will play. He'll be starting for Argentina then arriving back on Saturday morning. Jonas is a different story because he may be forced to play due to injuries but we have cover for Coloccini.

Tbh I think Jonas might have to play if Geremi, Enrique and Duff are all unfit as their simply won't be anyone else to play on the right.

Won't be supporting any of that. Will still continue to support the club as I normally do.

Would be disastrous for the club. We'd be relegated within 5 years.

Sounds like weak link to me. Says somebody approached but he doesn't know who it was. So at best we sounded him out. At worst it was a dodgy businessman as he says trying to set up the deal. Either way he hasn't rejected us.

I think it's very easy for Ashley, Wise & Co. to get back from here. If they hire a manager and we win our next two games I honestly think the majority will be pacified. They'll still be a minority who'll be unhappy for the next few months but nothing cures unrest at a football club like winning matches.

To be fair I think I would genuinely question the judgement of Ashley, Wise & Co. if they hired a guy with a history of clashes with a board over transfers if they do indeed want to continue having a say over transfers. It would be a disaster waiting to happen.

I'd rather have the Arsenal system but I'd take the Chelsea system if it meant success.

This Jiminez is looking more shambolic by the post, all the fucker has to do is agree fee's & make players sign. Rewind a few years ago & the chief exec (Freddie Fletcher) used to sort the contracts out as well as running the club. That did go missing when Freddie Shep deiced to hire agents to do this rather than himself. I hope the Jiminez has invested a stack in the collapsing Spanish property market. Fuck me. If you believe that you'll believe anything. I don't think anybody knows and everybody is making it up as they go along. I very much doubt anyone knows what went on apart from the people involved.

Who are they when you consider these criteria. - No traditional British manager will have the job when they don't have 100% control. The only way we get a British manager is if we get someone desperate who hasn't had a job for ages and will take anything. - Must be able to work with a Director of Football. - Has to be comfortable not just having a DoF but is prepared for the DoF to overrule him at times. That likely rules out the likes of Deschamps and Terim as they have both left previous club due to disputes with the board over transfers. - Most likely needs to be attack minded or he's gonna get lynched by the fans. I think Ashley, Wise & Co. are clever enough to keep that under consideration when picking a manager. So when you consider the above criteria who can we think of that would realistically make a shortlist?

Wouldn't surprise me that the club see him as a no go. You only have to have a quick look at his record to see he has a history of falling out with boards over transfer spending, not exactly ideal for our situation.

Think it's on now tbh on ITV. Not definetly sure though.

The article has now changed. It now says Terim is interested with quotes from his agent but no longer claims Newcastle are in talks. http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/09/07/Prem-Terim-in-Newcastle-talks/?facets/football/

Another thing people who want to boycot say the opening part of the game need to consider is when do the club shut the turnstiles. I don't know myself but it would be pretty embarassing if the idea was to turn up 30 mins into the game and the club had shut the turnstiles.

Don't know all that much about him. He left Fiorentina because of a clash with the president over club spending though.