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So in 93 we had a squad good enough for promotion but not the premier league and therefore had an overhaul in the summer. In 2010 we have a squad (theoretically) good enough for promotion but not the premier league. Who's to say we wont do the same again? I'd stick my neck out and say that our keepers are good enough, at least 3 of the first choice back 4 are strong enough with one good sub centre half and Simpson who wouldn't look out of his depth in the top flight (not saying he is top drawer, but good enough for the first season back up. Jonas and Routledge are good enough wingers and Barton should be able to hold his own in the middle if fit (of course). That leaves one first choice centre mid, two strikers and then squad padding - should be enough to having a fighting chance of staying up and then looking to consolidate. We're not going to finish in the top 6 next season, but it has always been an anomoly when a promoted team does, and even more so now with the money at City, Spurs, Villa.

Is anyone bringing an inflatable sheep with them to the game? The swansea lot may struggle to play with erections for 90 minutes (c/o Rob Brydon)

I'd rather see him pay the amounts owed twice, plus a fine and then some community service. The Treasury needs all the money they can get, banging him up benefits no-one

Hope he has got a top top lawyer. Saying that, he probably likes the look of the Revenues lawyer, but obviously that lawyer doesn't belong to him so he wouldn't dream of talking about it in public, but would be quite fine in talking about not beig comfortabel talking about it

Stoke, Burnley, Wolves, Villa, Fulham & Man City (though City's owners would probably just bugger off) would probably do OK if they suddenly lost the Premiership cash, everyone else would be looking at administration. Wigan have massive debts, Hull have a huge wage bill, etc. If their income dropped £25m+ for even a single season their financiers would be panicking. Pretty sure that Man U, Chelsea, Sunderland would survive a season outside of the Premier League Man Utd would struggle badly without CL revenue as it is, take away £25m+ Champion's League money and £25m+ Premiership money and they'd only be able to survive by offloading their entire team. Chelsea might be OK, but that's mainly because they've got a rich owner, if he leaves they're fucked no matter what league they're in. Sunderland owed £69m as of July 2008, again they've got financial backing but would they hang around if they weren't in the Premiership? So Man City have a rich owner so would be Ok, but you didn't consider Sunderland and Chelsea who are in the same situation? Juventus coped fine with a seaosn out of the big time, if it was a one off blip then Man Utd would be fine

Stoke, Burnley, Wolves, Villa, Fulham & Man City (though City's owners would probably just bugger off) would probably do OK if they suddenly lost the Premiership cash, everyone else would be looking at administration. Wigan have massive debts, Hull have a huge wage bill, etc. If their income dropped £25m+ for even a single season their financiers would be panicking. Pretty sure that Man U, Chelsea, Sunderland would survive a season outside of the Premier League

Adriano

Yeah get him regular football Somewhere at the top of League 1 would do nicely. loan swap for Beckford

No good having strikers if there is no midfield to feed them, Also theres not many strikers who can play in a 451 formation so whats the point in buying one So how are we top of the league then? By being marginally less shite than the other teams?

I've got this strange feeling that Ashley has got some form of investment/partner secured should we be promoted, hence the type of signing we are seeing this Jan. Nothing spectacular, but shoul dbe sufficient for the job in hand and capable backup next year. I can see the YWC movement getting no where with him

Oliver's finest moment

I will never rule out a consotium invovling Freddy Shepherd

Can I please guide anyone worried about a skin tight top to ... http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,59412.1020.html

The asset of NUFC could have dropped due to the assets within the asset being moved to another company, allowing Ashley to prof

Robert Peston probably wrote that headline. There will be ann 'update' at 2:30 stating that in fact despite earlier agreeing to pull out of the deal Northern Rock have taken a £50m loan from the Tories and agreed to continue with the sponsorship

NUST are in a very similar situation to the Tories. It should be the easiest job in the world for Cameron to get people to vote for him rather than Brown, similarly the NUSt should find it piss easy to put together a credible alternative to Ashley. Neither seem to be doing a good job at it, so its a case of whoever wins, we all lose

I don't know where to start on that tbh - maybe a search on Mike Ashley Holdings Limited? I'll let you know what turns up. MASH Limited incorporated March 2008, cba to buy the information on it OK got the annual return for that - no accounts because it's a small company. Registered office in Goat Lane, Norwich Can't see that any of the directors or shareholders have anything whatsoever to do with Ashley or St James Holdings. Norwich Mafia Out! Too f*cking right - Boycoutt the bastards! Where are you???? Nowhere near Norwich but I've got a cousin who lives there - I'll put the word out. was a rubbish Delia Smith impression!

I don't know where to start on that tbh - maybe a search on Mike Ashley Holdings Limited? I'll let you know what turns up. MASH Limited incorporated March 2008, cba to buy the information on it OK got the annual return for that - no accounts because it's a small company. Registered office in Goat Lane, Norwich Can't see that any of the directors or shareholders have anything whatsoever to do with Ashley or St James Holdings. Norwich Mafia Out! Too f*cking right - Boycoutt the bastards! Where are you????

Football might be fucked in 2 years time though money wise I don't see how that's relevant when the companies that give us money aren't football clubs nor companies that have their business directly related to football. If (when) the football gravy train grinds to a halt (and the signs are there that it is happening already) then advertising deals/sponsorships will decrease in size

I don't know where to start on that tbh - maybe a search on Mike Ashley Holdings Limited? I'll let you know what turns up. MASH Limited incorporated March 2008, cba to buy the information on it OK got the annual return for that - no accounts because it's a small company. Registered office in Goat Lane, Norwich Can't see that any of the directors or shareholders have anything whatsoever to do with Ashley or St James Holdings. Norwich Mafia Out!

Football might be fucked in 2 years time though money wise

How many people use a product based on seeing it on a football shirt? I have never felt inclined to buy Chang Beer/Carlsberg etc after watching a Merseyside derby. I dont think Northern Rock get too much business on the back of seeing a fat geordie in a shirt tbh I hadn't heard of Chang before they sponsored Everton, and tried on on the back of now knowing that it existed.

So what's Nobby then?

MASH Limited does - set up in March 2008 edit, why Mike Ashley Holdings bescomes MASH I don't know - but thats what the NUST thing says