Mick

People are only mentioning the spend of other clubs because we need players. I'm sure everybody would be more than happy to get the players we clearly need for nothing.

I think Man City might struggle at first, they'll have plenty of the ball and get nowhere then score a couple of quick goals just before half time. I think we'll match them 2nd half because they'll have done enough and will let us back into the game without us actually getting anything.

A large part of the debt did come from making good decisions, the largest came from employing the wrong managers and trying to bail the wrong managers out, mainly Souness.

As if you understood any of that.

It looks like you're right about tomorrow not being the game for him but that doesn't have to be the case.

You do have a point, not that we should appear to accept it.

I'd rather see Anita than Tiote but would settle for Cabaye playing further forward than him, we'll see.

Why should it take the sale of a player to fund the purchase of anyone? We shouldn't need to sell to buy.

I'm not sure about all of them but I have heard that one of our former players is refusing to go to St James' again until the gates are moved to a more fitting place. I think the player concerned is called Stephen Spence although I've never heard of him or seen him play. That really is a terrible state of affairs.

WTF? The blokes a moron.

To be fair to who ever mentioned laughing stock, I would expect more people to laugh at them because of where they are than not laugh. The gates are not the long lost treasure they were made out to be anyway, something has been made out of nothing.

You sound like Pardew. I would have a go at them, he'll probably have us defending for most of the match. If he does have a go at them and plays an attacking team then he'll have done enough for me.

I expect nothing from this game so will look more to who and how we play for a result.

The wall has even less need for gates.

Er... Nah. They could have put them where they were originally.

You're confused, last summer was sorted in January, this summer is still to sort.

Knowing our luck, any American interest would be from Gillett and Hicks'.

That's not BS or news.

How many of those "wallowing in the worst-case scenario" predicted we'd finish 5th bottom last season?

I still think we'll bring in a forward and not having Europe will allow him a full week to stop the opposition.

With Pardew 6, with a decent replacement 2, with Kinnear as manager 7 or 8.

Basically don't spend any money on players? Doesn't our gross spending put us 6th in that table? Above Chelsea. Christ.

Win/win, his ticker will explode.

I know, compared to Pardew they're all a step backwards.