Parky

But he looks really mobile and quite quick from what I can see. Am I imagining that?! He's more like Crouch. Lanky and awkward...Fall over running style.

Pace is almost a must for a PL striker these days. Keeps defences nervy and they sit back more.

Dutch Crouch. Awkward and sluggish.

Takes pens.

Needs locking tbh. By end of July his price will be 20m.

He is at that.

Donkeys let by camels fucked by goats.

Yanks fail.

Better 'rethink' that thread title.

Couldn't wait to get out could he. Tantrum after tantrum till he got a move to a club that never played him.

North Korea United.

I'm bored with him now. I want to get started on the next one.

Well we've been conned plenty of times about this in the past with Ashley, but this time he's actually come out on tv and implied we would be spending big money in order to win something. McClaren might have a chance if that happens but if we just carry on penny pinching he's going to get just as many pelters as Pardew. MA is looking at the long con now...The value of the club in 5 years will double mainly due to TV money. I think he will throw about 30-40m net in this window. That amount won't affect his strategy mainly because we have that much lying around and more TV money to come. If it's spent wisely the team will be decent and THEN we can properly discuss SM. Right now there are too many intangibles and we're essentially going on instinct. He's a reasonable manager nothing more, but he's quite capable.

Ultimately it won't really be about McClaren but investment in the squad. That will be the real statement of intentions.

Winning the Dutch league with that club was a pretty massive achievement tbf. Also he was really honest about the achievement and said he added about 20% to what he found. Imagine how Pardew would have carried on...

Quique Sanchez Flores. I call him Camilla Parker Bowles.. Not to his face. Not cos I'm scared of him

Martinez is due a bad season, I mean bad. Been skirting the edges of reality for a bit now.

He's better than Pardew but we could have got better if we really tried is the gist.

Another poor fucker to be thrown head first into the titanium thresher that is Newcastle.

High.

It's totally surreal that they might do a world cup. Disgrace.

England and then Aus or U.S. should get the next two world cups. Russia and especially Qatar should be binned.

What's the odds that pre-season will start without a new manager?