Crumpy Gunt

Makes you wonder why Pardew isn't breaking down Ashleys door to secure one of the Clubs senior players. I don't believe for one second that Pardew wants to lose a player the quality of Barton. And if he does then he needs to be seriously questioned himself. I think if anyone had a doubt about the set-up at SJP then there will be no doubt whatsoever now. Pardew is NOT the manager of NUFC he is first team coach and will work with players given to him. I'll bet not one of the players brought in so far where Pardews choice. That Guardian article just reads totally wrong for me. I'd expect better than that from any manager of NUFC.

Thats at least £8m more than Ashley will sanction.

Improving the quality of the bench.

So obvious that Pardew has ZERO influence on players coming or going. He'll work with what he is given.

Net £1m with Nolan fee incoming. Only £34m to spend. Whoo hoo.

He'd be happy to sign the deal NUFC offered him. Its all about the Clubs agreeing a fee. If houllier was still in charge I think he'd already be at NUFC.

Amazing how Cabaye and Marveuax are good signings yet haven't played 1 second in the Premiership. I'd happily take Ireland over both at this stage. Proven at this level.

Fits nicely with the complete lack of effort in the 2nd half v WBA.

What a completely stupid thing to say.

The Club had aleady made him an offer he was happy to accept. I'll drop a text to see if theres any truth in the story.

At least Allarshite is consistant. He's lumbered his present Club with as much a dead duck as he did NUFC.

Imagne how slow he will be when he gets to 32/33. An Alan Smith scenario well dodged.

Its noticable that Ashley has gave up completely on none essential maintainance.

Why should he drop his wages? Who would drop their wage? The Club offered him / agreed to pay him whatever so they are liable. Thankfully Ashley has now addressd the situation so its unlikely to happen again.

Lunacy - both the contract he wanted and the contract he got.

He'll fail miserably.

Father time will catch up with Drogba sooner rather than later. This coming season could well be his last meaningful season. I can only see Sturridge going out on loan next season.

Jonas will be hoping not. I bet he got the Club text and a cold sweat appeared on his brow. 'gravy train over!'

I'm more surprised that WHU have offered anyone a £55k pw contract from the position they are in now. Fair play to Nolan for squeezing that contract out of them. I'm just delighted it wasn't NUFC offering stupid long term contracts to ageing players. Hopefully those days are a thing of the past.

He had to get helped out of his car at the training ground. Was he walking like Heather Mills?

Integral parts of the same 'group of lads' that got us relegated. Same ones would all have jumped ship had someone been daft enough to buy the 'spoilt goods' Fuck all this loyalty business - they stayed with us in the Championship because they were on such massive wages that no other Club would touch them. What do Nolan and Barton* think gives them the right to berate the manager and owner (who pay their inflated wages) and think it will go unpunished. *Absolute bellend using twitter to engineer his own move.

Fuck Nolan. That interview he gave to that scouse cunt TV station was worthy of him getting the tin-tac alone. Cabaye in - Nolan out. I can live with that. If the twat see's WHU in the Championship as a better alternative to NUFC then let the fucker go.

He'd do a job for us.

I thought he just kept falling down everytime he was in possession. But, good luck in Brighton (perhaps he's not telling his Mother she'll never be a granny)

then what, transfer list him so his price drops even further ? No, what you do then is nothing. You wait til a vulture swoops in the last 24hrs of the window then play until Xmas with no recognised left back. Case very clearly of the tail wanting to wag the dog. It can't be allowed to happen.