Paully

He's been excellent!

Jesus H! I know they have a big game on Sunday but he'll be under huge pressure if they lose tonight! Tonight's starting XI: City: Zieler, Amartey, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Chilwell, Mendy, King ©, Albrighton, Kapustka, Gray, Musa. #LeiDer

Some very encouraging noises from a big Ashley ally and a NUFC employee........do not mess this up; you fat bastard! 'It's a pleasure to be around him': Peter Beardsley's fascinating insight into the 'Rafalution' http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/its-pleasure-around-him-peter-12574944#ICID=ios_ChronicleNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other

What a load of bull-shit! Former Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd admits he should “never have signed” Michael Owen - but claims he was “swept along with the tide” of supporter opinion. The Magpies broke their own transfer record in order to bring Michael Owen back to England from Real Madrid in a £17million deal back in August 2005, holding off competition from his former side Liverpool in order to secure his signature. Owen arrived just days after Albert Luque’s acquisition - the Spaniard was brought to Tyneside from Deportivo la Coruna in a £9m deal that summer too - and the former England striker was unveiled at St James’ Park in front of more than 20,000 Newcastle fans. During four injury-plagued seasons on Tyneside, Owen scored 30 goals in 79 games before leaving on a free transfer during the summer of 2009 following the Magpies’ relegation. Shepherd made a number of marquee signings during his time as Newcastle chairman, with Owen one of the most high profile. Yet the businessman regrets signing Owen, and suggests he was convinced into doing so by the supposed fervour from supporters to bring the ex-Liverpool striker to St James’ Park. “You’ve seen it 100 times in football, that you throw money at it and it simply doesn’t work,” Shepherd told TalkSport last Friday. “Certainly I did - I spent more than £300m on transfers and it didn’t work. “Michael Owen was nearly £20m and I did get it wrong - I should never have signed him. “But the crowd wanted him, the supporters wanted him, everyone did at the time. “I was sort of swept along with the tide and I did it. I shouldn’t have done.”

Ranieri's pre-match interview yesterday was absolutely brilliant and you can't help but like him so I hope he turns it around! Few snippets here from it but it was on SSN; https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/07/leicester-city-offer-unwavering-support-claudio-ranieri-manager-premier-league

From .com Cheick @ NUFC (all competitions): 2010/11 26 starts, 2 sub, 14 yellows, 1 red 2011/12 24 starts, 0 sub, 11 yellows 2012/13 28 starts, 3 sub, 12 yellows, 1 red 2013/14 34 starts, 2 sub, 11 yellows 2014/15 11 starts, 1 sub, 6 yellows 2015/16 18 starts, 4 sub, 7 yellows 2016/17 2 starts, 1 sub, 1 yellow

Just one of these days this season I'd love to see us go full bore and go straight at the opposition with our pace. Gayle up front, Diame in the hole, Ritchie and Yedlin on the right, and Lazaar and Atsu on the left. (Never going to happen but one can dream) No was can you drop Dummett after the last two mind and I'm not a fan!

10 as I have been all season - I genuinely don't understand how everyone else isn't!

Rafael's black and white Army! We need to do everything we can to keep this man!

Billion percent this!

Love this man! https://vimeo.com/202509062

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Seen his interview on SSN - he just oozes class! Over to the fat wanker......

This!

WTF! Didn't Souness come out and state that Shepherd bought Owen and the he instead wanted Anelka?

Cheers for this mate - I feel a little bit hopeful now so I'll hate you when he leaves tomorrow night!

Any NUFC fan who isn’t bothered about losing this man is a complete and utter imbecile. He has galvanised the whole club and the whole city and has given every fan some hope, pride and belief back. Things that we haven’t had for years. He has also reignited the passion in many fans who had completely lost the faith. How the fat wanker doesn’t realise that Rafa is the best thing to happen to us for years and the best manager that he could ever appoint is beyond me - our attendances alone should tell him that. I hope it’s like the Spurs game tomorrow – 110% support for Rafa.

Billic is under huge pressure at West Ham and Rafa was on the verge of going there before Real Madrid stepped in :'(

Dreading the inevitable change of this subject title :'(

The biggest cunt in football which takes some doing

FFS - we're a Championship team so what did you expect? Villa have spent nearly £40 million more - how do you rate theirs?

Newcastle transfer window analysis: Rafa Benitez will want answers in the coming months http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-transfer-window-analysis-rafa-12537547#ICID=ios_ChronicleNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other

Ha ha! I was going to post that link as I've heard exactly the same but thought I'd get my arse kicked

I very much doubt it having seen some of posts mind!

:kasper: They're a ferked-up bunch on that forum - that Dangermows - what a bell-end! dangermowsStriker Love it how people automatically bring up his off the field antics when he is being discussed. Usually it's bitter mags who try desperately to convince us we should forget everything he did for us as a footballer. Daft twats What a player UTWCentral Defender :cry::cry: He was the last one off the pitch that day. Came over to the away end pointing at his badge on his shirt before giving it to someone in the crowd. One of the best to ever wear the shirt dangermowsStriker A football forum discussing one of our best ever players who was the main reason we dominated our rivals. Franklin Subsbench I remember him being class and repeatedly destroying the mags The scenes on level 7