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1-0 West Brom. Zola.

Wonder if Gutierrez will play, he's only listed as a doubt on most sites so there is still a chance we could see him, fingers firmly crossed.

Find a new manager and move on. If keegan wants to come back then he can't say he hasn't had the oppurtunity.

I think Ashley has a new manger lined up and today was his final attempt to get Keegan back before hiring the new manager at the start of next week.

The League Managers Association can confirm that talks to resolve several issues were held today between Kevin Keegan and Mike Ashley of Newcastle United Football Club. However, the discussion failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion. For further information please contact: Richard Bevan, LMA Chief Executive, 07860 474 767

Just when we thought we'd got rid of Terry Mac...

While I agree they are not stupid. They are not loyal to us and they are looking at business investments, so why would you pay that extra £70 million when Everton is probobly an equally attractive prospect.

Why? I simply cannot believe there is a chance of him coming back. Unless Ashley is promising a complete overhaul of the club (again). And if so, why wait this long? Why not intervene earlier? I agree. I can't see Ashley overhauling the structure now.

£70 million is the amount Ashley paid to clear the club debt. He'll want that £70m back as part of any deal to sell the club. Put simply the additional £70m Ashley would want just doesn't exist in the value of the club, so anybody who wants to buy is effectively paying £70m over the value of the club. While the super rich may be looking to invest they won't pay £70m over the value of any club when there are several other options out there. So it would shock me if we were sold any time soon.

So where does this leave tomorow's protest. I assume all the morning papers will run with this so it'll be interesting to see how many people turn up now. Think there will just be a sense of confusion.

THAT was in a different lifetime (even if correct) . . . A whole DIFFERENT lifetime (from now). Things - for Ashley - have completely changed now , , , Nothing's changed. In a month this will have all blown over. Be outside and around and then in the ground tomorrow - then tell me nothing has changed and it will all blow over in a month!! Already in 2 weeks the mood has somewhat softened. That is before you consider we haven't done 3 things yet which will rally the fans and soften attitudes - Play a game, Win a game and hire a manager. I mean if we beat Hull and West Ham then how many fans will protest against Blackburn? And the boycott of Ashley's business will not somehow cripple him and force him to sell up. Another big problem away from that piont is Ashley's selling price would include the £70m he used to clear debts, that is value that simply doesn't exist in the club but Ashley would need to get out of a buyer to make the sale viable. And with other options available investors simply won't pay that extra £70m.

THAT was in a different lifetime (even if correct) . . . A whole DIFFERENT lifetime (from now). Things - for Ashley - have completely changed now , , , Nothing's changed. In a month this will have all blown over.

Source? Was in Arabian business weekly or something, was a story from the guy who broke news of the City takeover first. Also if I'm correct it had quotes from the guy who's taken over saying he looked at 3 clubs and Newcastle were one of them.

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.