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Are these guys kitchen staff or something?

Your missing the point. No one's saying they'd rather be in the championship. However, there are parts of it that you can certainly embrace and enjoy.

Better still if we had shown faith in a few of them we probably wouldn't be here right now.

Ketsbaia cometh ...

Butt. Everyone else pretty much got dropped or taken out of the firing line this season but still we remained utterly useless. The one constant throughout the season was Nicky Butt. Playing in the most influential area of the pitch and being so bad he was the biggest reason we were such a bad team imo.

We really need to infuse our current squad with more of these kinds of players who are genuinely hungry and eager to make a name for themselves, and actually have some life left in their bodies.

I imagine they will also be discussing contracts for an entire new backroom staff which could well be another thing slowing things down. I agree with Dave there is no way this goes on for this long if Shearer isn't comfortable with the way things are progressing.

If we are able to sign Shearer up and he is able to bring in a new staff and re-shape the entire squad, there is no doubt next season could be a lot of fun and we should all really just enjoy it. I think people are going to be surprised at how much fun it could potentially be, providing we have a team out there that we can be proud of.

Can't say, even by PM. really sorry cos i know how annoying that is Bet it had something to do with his attitude towards foreigners.

It's a basketball thing ... http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/roy-williams1-300x200.jpg

Were do you want him striker? cos he is s*** as a full back His best games for Newcastle have all been at right back.

I agree with this. I've warmed to Taylor a lot in the past couple of months but he's still a liability at CB, whichever league we're in. Doesn't have the brain for it and never will have. I really love him at right back though, but I think he is just seen as a fill in there which is unfortunate. He just isn't a centre back to me.

Would people be happy with a Bassong and Taylor CB partnership next season? Not so sure myself. A lot of credit to Taylor this season but I still don't quite like him at centre back. If Bassong stays I would like a big dirty beast experienced championship defender type to play beside him.

Ashley: "Premiership, championship what's the difference?"

Cool. Thanks.

What time is kickoff for this?

I don't think we will be in a situation to buy the best players from fellow championship sides somehow. Reckon we are better off targetting prem players who are maybe just short of prem quality at the moment and also top league one players. Could do with raiding Southampton for some of their better players as they are going down and they do have some serious young talent there.

How stupid does Whelan look by the way? All the noise about Steve Bruce only leaving Wigan for Man U and how he was bigger than Newcastle etc etc. Now he's off to flipping Sunderland. Hell of a humble pie that. Sunderland fans must feel at least a little sick about this too. Yeah he's a good manager but how sickening it must be to have a Geordie running their team. No matter how well they do it will always have been down to a Geordie. Ha! Bruce is pathetic by the way. So so pathetic ...

Who's defending him? Come off it Dave you're crazy in love with Ashley and you know it!

Takeovers scare me to death now. Probably more likely to be someone trying to get us on the cheap now we are in the championship which wouldn't be good. It could be bad or it could be good, but takeover speculation and further uncertainty at the club is the last thing we need. Definitely uneasy about this.

If he stayed in the premier league I would be happy to see him at Everton too.

He would thrive ont he service from Arteta and he woulkd find a lot more space with the likes of Pienaar, Cahill and Fellaini occupying the other teams players. The style of the current team would also bring the best out of him as it is a team of hardworkers who gve their all and I feel he would thrive in that environment. Would do very well for them. Would also have his fellow international teammates in Yobo and Yakubu which always helps. Would love something like Howard, Neville, Jags, Lescott, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, ?, Arteta, Martins, Yak ? = technically sound central midfielder, or, if Arteta plays centrally, a pacy left winger. Martins would be lethal in that setup. He would end up with 20+ if he stayed fit in that team.

He would thrive ont he service from Arteta and he woulkd find a lot more space with the likes of Pienaar, Cahill and Fellaini occupying the other teams players. The style of the current team would also bring the best out of him as it is a team of hardworkers who gve their all and I feel he would thrive in that environment. Would do very well for them. Would also have his fellow international teammates in Yobo and Yakubu which always helps.

Martins would be brilliant in your Everton team imo.

'Arry brought in a bus load of old boys at Spurs when he got the job and it seemed to work out okay there. I think it's a plus to have people who know the club well and genuinely care about the position it is in, providing of course that they do have some idea about what they are doing. Someone like Speed who was a top pro and a very experienced player surely couldn't do much harm as a coach alongside others. Seems like a good move to me.