Mick

That shouldn't be overlooked but I'm sure it will by some.

It is as simple as that and I think Keegan would have worked with a tight budget but he had to be able to choose the players who worked for him in the same way Ashley had the choice of who worked for him. Ashley made his choices and failed because of that, nothing else.

He's not.

His mistake was in employing the wrong people and not allowing the manager have the same option.

I think he wanted to stop the protests but wasn't willing to restore the power to Keegan which has been removed recently. I think he did buy the club because he wanted some fun but somebody has ballsed up big time and Ashley wasn't prepared to put that right. This was all so avoidable and self inflicted, if only because of the mistakes made by others.

I think it's sad that it's come to this because the first 12 months were promising.

When have I ever said that they should run the club from London?

You're the one being stupid, I'm arguing against them operating from London you mong.

I'll admit that.

At what?

I don't, things were on the up until his responsibilities were changed.

At this time, nowhere.

It's not as if they are travelling every day though.

The serial walker was here for 5 year, left Fulham for England, walked out on England then spent 4 years at Man City.

He's always taken over clubs which have required major work.

It doesn't mean he'll do it again, when he walked over funds last time he'd been promised that he'd get money which wasn't handed over.

He hasn't walked over funds, he's walked because of who spent them.

You haven't gone with the majority, 65.9% would have him back.

What difference would that make? I'm sure a connection flight of 45 minutes isn't the end of the world.

It's stunning, the club who pays his wages is managerless and that shitbag goes to watch another team, tosser.

I can't speak for anyone else but it wouldn't make any difference, I've been called a Geordie bastard while supporting the team and I wasn't bothered at all as I don't have a problem with where I'm from.

This is a lot of fuss about nothing, if a London team was being run from up here then the banners would be about Geordies instead of cockneys.

I'm sure the use of Mafia was highlighting that they are all mates rather than anything more sinister and was meant for comic value rather than fact.

Give over.

I didn't see many kids at all and some must have been 60+, probably NE5.