Unbelievable

And what the f*** has Kinnear being unwell got to do with Ashley ? Well appointing a manager who has had serious health problems previously to do this job might just be to do with Ashley don't you think? and wise. dont forget wise. the b******. http://www.realestate.co.nz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/head-in-the-sand.jpg

The circus that is Newcastle United... Really...

lol

And what the f*** has Kinnear being unwell got to do with Ashley ? Is this a rhetorical question?

Joe Kinnear goes and we're left high and dry, crashing further towards relegation to the Championship IMO. No half-decent, self respecting manager is going to come in now and risk being the manager that takes us down. No matter what people think we need Kinnear until the summer, because it's him or noone. If a decent manager came in now and we happened to go down I don't think it would reflect that badly on him as long as there were signs of a more promising future.. We're that lowly now.. And don't tell me no decent manager would come here. That argument has been done to death and is, quite frankly, rubbish.

Get well soon Joe.. Still, no surprise. His mental health had been waning ever since he was appointed, now it's getting to him physically (the transfer window won't have helped). The man isn't up to the task of managing us on so many levels. it's unreal. Sort it out Ashley!

Does not compute. Dear oh dear.. Is he dumb, dillusional, or both..?

Is what I was thinking..

not have a testimonial?

feign injury and not be able to say goodbye to the fans?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7872358.stm Ta! I'm gutted after seeing that. We've driven our Shay out..

so keegan sacked...not left? Of course, wrongful dismissal..

Is this press conference online somewhere?

Zizou

Sounds like he is for the first team at least. To be honest I haven't got a clue what's going on in the background. Seems like the loss of Jimenez was part of Ashley abandoning his previous system. Mike Ashley really is unbelievable. How did a bloke this thick ever succeed in business. So in response to the Keegan fiasco, he apparently decided that he would have to scrap the system, which was probably the only successful thing he did here, and give 100% control to the manager. The manager being in control isn't a bad idea in itself, but he fails to consider that "the manager" is Joe f***ing Kinnear. Hey!!!!

JFK is still talking the company line I see? Good man, will earn yourself a nice contract extension. Never mind where the club will be heading..

We're the lazy lumps..

A pro Mike Ashley guy.. Will he be lynched?

Jeezus, that was bad..

Who's this reporter?

800 members..

The people who had just arrived at the club, probably with the help of Russell Cushing, very few people walk into a new business and start to make changes from day 1. From what point in time can we hold them accountable for their decisions? Are they still learning?

So which players have we brought in since Ashley took over that will help us reach our five year goal (only three years left) of being back amongst the European places or, in the words of our esteemed owner: "a team that will go all out to try to give Chelsea a walloping, that'll try to stuff Tottenham and that will be brave and bold enough to attack Man Utd"? Being very optimistic (question marks for the one I consider debatable at best) I would say Enrique (?), Colo (?), Bassong, Guthrie (?) and Nolan (?). In that same time we have lost Given, Milner, Dyer and N'Zogbia who have proved they are more or less capable of that level. The reality is we are on a cost cutting operation at the expense of the quality on the pitch, and as things stand we are equally likely to be in the bottom half of the Championship as we are of being back in Europe in three years time. If that is good enough for you, bless you..

not in as many words, but it was obvious enough. we knew that we were going to be buying young, promising players instead of old, experienced ones wanting big contracts like the ones we're stuck with now. we all knew about this all summer. Load of rubbish. if you couldnt see that we were after younger players who we would get the best out of instead of buying old-ish players who we would be getting on their way down then no wonder you're disappointed. did you not hear the "players that are right" talk? The players that are right are the players that have the qualities required to achieve the ambitions the club sets, not the cheapest possible squad capable of clinging on to its Premiership status. No wonder you are so pleased if that was the level of ambition you expected from Ashley.