Unbelievable

Set up way too defensively, and we aren't even trying to play football, just kicking it high and forward aimlessly..

We are worse at being a rugby club than Stoke so far..

Haha, love your sig Mike..

I think we are set up way too defensively and we have no pace or ability to keep up the ball up front.

Bassong looks a class above already. Glad he's back..

Worried by this lineup..

What I don't understand is our loyalty to Kinnear. We got him in on a one month basis, which was then extended for another month and ultimately until the end of the season, which was already quite unbelievably stupid.. For some stupendously stupid reason they than proceeded to offer him another multi-year contract, which has not been agreed to yet by Kinnear. It is there to be withdrawn. We owe Kinnear nothing, zilch, not a thing. He already got more out of us than he deserved, and it's not like he has done well enough to deserve the contract extensions he has been getting. On top of that he is a health hazard waiting to happen. Why do we keep being so loyal to him? What has he got over us? Why not withdraw the contract offer, thank him for coming in to help us out when we were in the shit, let Shearer take care of the end of the season and look at the manager situation in the summer, keeping our options open. Personally, I don't want Kinnear anywhere near this club next season; he's done nothing to deserve any such loyalty from the club and it will in all probability cause him further health problems if he does stay on. Just when you think the board are making the right decisions they come out and fuck it up again. Every single time. Kinnear better not be our manager for next season or there will be hell on.

Yay! Now let's get the Smoggies and the Mackems relegated and go into the summer with something to look forward to.

Picked up a nice 1,5 mill salary nevertheless..

I'm thoroughly amazed Ashley seems to have seen the light at last. Didn't think he had it in him. Now let's kick on from here.

Wow

Holland 3-0 up at HT. 5 wins from 5. SA here we come!

Steve Bruce will be crying himself to sleep tonight..

Hope this one works out. Fat Mike certainly knows how to sell them season tickets by building up hope. Hope he doesn´t ruin another club legend´s reputation though, or he will be running out of get out of jail cards..

I concur. If it's true they deserve credit for this move, even if it's a bit late.

IF this is true might as well appoint him for the next 3 seasons..

Wish Shearer would put on his own boots to keep us up. Would offer us more than Ameobi does..

Little pressure on him? People will cling onto the hope of him being our saviour. There will be huge pressure, even if people won't blame him personally should he fail.. Anyway, I find it hard to believe none of his BBC buddies would have heard about this story first.. Edit: BBC now reporting. Maybe there is some legs in this after all..?!

So are any of the other media reporting this yet? If not, that increases the chances of it being some prank where Sky is being set up by a club insider or they are doing the joking themselves..

Cos he knows he could potentially do something about us dropping out of the premiership?? It's a month too late, if it happens. Could be setting himself up for a huge fall if we do go down. Ashley must really be desperate to win the fans back over. If it's true, I hope he can turn it around. I just don't have a good feeling about it at all. The thing is though, if we go down then it's a good time for him to take the reins anyway. Shearer has come out before and said he would never work for Ashley under his system didn't he..? Can't see it happening lads..

Fully looking forward to a press release on .cock in the morning telling us it is a FACT that it is April 1st..

What a cruel joke on Newcastle fans when we're already down and out on the ground..

Yep, and I don't think Owen played in as good a Newcastle side as what Shearer did, so it's a shocking comparison tbh. I'm sure if Owen, even today, had Robert, Bellamy, Solano, Speed & Dyer around him, he'd still easily get 15-20 a season while fit. Stick Shearer in this team, and he'd struggle to 10. The current Owen compared to Shearer at his best for us? No chance.

Don't want to contemplate the prospect yet... Lalalalalalalalala

Well, with Kinnear, Ashley's hands might be tied, as he may not be able to find someone better to manage the team. For all we know, and I sincerely hope, he may already have someone lined up for next season who would come in provided we stay up. Keegan was always going to end in tears. That is some assumption though, and directly contradicts what Llambias has claimed. It is quite clear that Kinnear is their man by choice if you ask me.