Dr Venkman

50m quid = no backing mackems.gif Buying what you want for other people isn't backing them, particularly when it's done to massage your own overinflated ego. only a mug or a liar would put up with being treated like that, he doesn't need the money, and as i said, could have kicked up a stink and got himself sacked for it if he was so principled. 50m quid is 50m quid. End of. And nobody told him to sell Bellamy and Robert for a total of 4m quid. No mention of Boumsong or Faye, I see. At the end of the day FS (or FFS, whichever you prefer) took over as Chairman of an improving club in a climate that was God-given to further improve it. He didn't do that; he was inept in his recruitment (including that of Souness, the man you so deride for lacking the qualities FS recruited him for). The only man who was a success was dismissed by FS in a particularly craven and disreputable way. I will forever shudder at the memory of his pose in the programme; it spoke a thousand words. He was a chairman of a well supported club in the Sky era that had been brought back from the brink by two men of vision. And he f***** it up. this has been said before. If you seriously think that one man was solely responsible for the appointment of a s*** manager ....... And the major shareholders with millions of pounds of shares in the club, took no part in it........ Shame people like you NEVER mention that they weren't "inept" when playing in the Champions League, Europe more than every club bar 4, and 2 FA Cup Finals. Also, it has been said before that "the 2 men of vision" you have in mind being Keegan and Sir John Hall. Well, it wasn't Sir John Halls idea to appoint Keegan, it was Hall Jnr, Shepherd and Fletcher. They had to persuade him, and in the end outvoted him. This is in Keegans book. It doesn't suit your "opinion" to accept that all of the managers were selected by virtue of a board majority though does it ? whats the crack then? is two managers (one loved, one hated) independently coming out and saying the chairman signed or sold whoever he wanted not even slightly damning?

50m quid = no backing mackems.gif but hang on, lets for just a minute assume that he's telling the truth, 28 million on luque and owen isnt backing him, if they weren't his choices, backing someone is having faith in their judgement aswell as handing over money, surely?

whats the crack then? is two managers (one loved, one hated) independently coming out and saying the chairman signed or sold whoever he wanted not even slightly damning?

If he hadn't said anything the board forum would be full of people wringing their hands and weeping, asking "Why doesn't he come out and say something." It's only the second time he's given an interview about the club and you're asking him to shut-up? I'm not complaining about how often he speaks, I'm objecting to the timing and the content. ffs, tbh

that is fucking, brilliant

we can only hope that this going tits up has left ashley somewhat embarrased and that he'll go and break the bank for a proven manager to make up for it

That has got to be a joke the bit i highlighted right? Who needs a f*cking source to work that one out ffs yeah, against my better judgement i popped into wh smiths to have a quick read, i got as far as that and put it back down and walked out of the shop shaking my head, that is possibly one of the stupidest things i have EVER read in print, and that includes hundreds of issues of the viz, and what's more, this will be one of the most widely read columns he'll write this season, if not THE most how that bloke still has a job i'll never ever understand

Jamie on the ball eh?

SSN 'harry in central london having a meal with his family'

surely if there was nothing in it the sensible thing would have been to just do the press conference, say right at the start 'right, i'm only saying this on the nufc situation, there's been no contact with me or the club from them about anything' and then just get on with it as normal as possible even if he isnt being sounded out, he's certainly done his best to make it LOOK like he is, perhaps gives more weight to the theory that this could be a wild goose chase to throw the press off the scent, given ashley and redknapps connections? or maybe its just wishful thinking and he'll be our manager within the hour

it would appear so

spurs

haha, i partiularly liked the big fat guy wearing the black top, who said he wanted keegan and shearer back, and when pressed on a question that i cant quite recall, totally panicked and blurted out 'yeah i hope harry comes, i hope we get him" yup, he was the guy I was aiming that at tbh! Surely, they can find someone walking up and down Northumberland St that looks like they might have a few brain cells and speak some sense. Might as well just walk into f****** McDonalds and ask any Tom, Dick or Harry. Or should that be any Sharon, Baz or Chardonnay. "Urrrrrrrrr aye, ahd like Redknapp like. Had on 2 minutes pal.... *turns round* NOR MAN, AH DON'T WANT A CHICKEN SANDWICH, GERRIZ A BIG MAC....MAKE IT SOOOPASIZE". *turns back* soz there pal, what were ya sayin? Redknapp? Orrrr aye, aye, definatlee" haha, yup, its not hard to find a dafty in a town centre, i'm heading up to town after the press conference actually so i might track the cameras down

as an aside, i got a book called football days for xmas, a collection of photographs, and having seen a picture or harry when he was a fine, handsome young chap, and looking at what he's turned into now, jamie must be fucking shitting himself, no wonder he married louise while he still could

seen this exact word for word story in a few places now

haha, i partiularly liked the big fat guy wearing the black top, who said he wanted keegan and shearer back, and when pressed on a question that i cant quite recall, totally panicked and blurted out 'yeah i hope harry comes, i hope we get him"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPdhoPCzXPk&feature=related That's f****** hilarious! yes, yes it is

and it appears SSN still know f*** all, oliver saying its a done deal

apologies if this has already been posted but i just remembered it now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaGo7JYXNlw haha its fucking quality

time to call it a night, pleeeeeease let it be good news in the morning

he fucks spam fritters?

now now NE5, we dont know if AO was telling the truth do we? In actual fact, I think that someone who has his teams playing with intelligence, movement and a positive outlook, has a chance. He might surprise us. But having sacked Sam, I hoped for better. What i will be looking for is - how much they back him. That and that alone will tell me what sort of future we will have while they own the club. thats a rather bizarre reply to my post but never the less one i agree with i was however saying that its still possible that AO made that story up

this. Don't be mental. mate, we won our first game of the season 3-1 away from home, then there was booing at HALF TIME in our FIRST home league game against aston villa, and it was 0-0, our fans are wankers, believe it

haway mate, nothing confirmed yet, i know you're disapointed over sam going, i am too, but enough of the negativity already!

now now NE5, we dont know if AO was telling the truth do we?