Ronaldo

Yes, because that would have helped us enormously.

Not all of them going around punching and sexually assaulting women, to be fair.

Hope they eat him alive.

Rubbish. All of it, but then you booed at consecutive top 5 finishes so it's hardly a surprise you don't have a clue. Ignore him, he's got geniune problems.

Hull are really in the s*** now, dead certs to go down with massive debts that they wont be able to clear by selling players.

Well some would have you believe that it's the steel of Smith and Nolan in midfield, or the goals of Carroll and Ranger up front.

Of course he is, he's a local lad. For what's it's worth their partnership is the strongest part of the team imo.

Sounds exactly like the description of Taylor i got from a couple of lads who went to High school with him.

Ardiles?

Leeds have made it clear they are not going to sell a player out of contract in the summer who is going to get them promotion this year. No thats just Ken Bates saying give us a shitload of money or piss off. That's exactly what it is, £3.5m will get him.

Didn't Caulkin say we had no chance whatsoever of getting promoted this season?

At least Ashley's spiel is working for some people Don't give me that f***ing s*** you clueless joker. I spent half the summer of 2008 arguing with folk on here because I was apparently being too harsh on our ownership. I despise him and what he's done to nufc but our situation right now is an awful lot better than it was 3 months ago. *Some time in the future* "Where were you in the summer of 2008, Dad?" "Erm, sat furiously lurched over my keyboard, logged onto Newcastle-Online, arguing with folks about Mike Ashley. Great times." I'd of course include my amazing september trip to the US during which Keegan left, we were put on the market, appointed Kinnear and I watched us get beat by Hull on Fox Sports.

that was the edited version.

At least Ashley's spiel is working for some people Don't give me that f***ing s*** you clueless joker. I spent half the summer of 2008 arguing with folk on here because I was apparently being too harsh on our ownership. I despise him and what he's done to nufc but our situation right now is an awful lot better than it was 3 months ago.

Surprised Rich hasn't gone with Butt.

I'm in an optermistic mood. I'd very much like to think we'll keep our current squad and add one lower-level pemiership player in January. If we can keep the likes of Harper, Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique, Smith, Nolan and Shola fit for the vast majority of the season I can only see us going up tbh. Then we'll hopefully get sold and get a better manager in.

For the first time in months we know who's in charge in the dressing room and boardroom. At least we're no longer in limbo.

A 3 match ban isn't really appropriate imo. I remember Bramble grabbing Massimo Maccarone's throat when we beat Boro 2-1 at the Riverside in 06 and barely getting a talking to. Not that I care about the suspension, we wont miss him one bit if Taylor or Coloccini returns.

Christ on a bike man, it's a fucking name, where the hell is the self-esteem?

Carroll was very poor against QPR and Ipswich alongside Ranger.

To be fair to Hughton, he's tactically woeful but has got half of our first choice Xl playing a lot better than most of us expected this season. I decided on saturday that he definetly wasn't the right man for the job but we have no choice to get behind him now.

Fair point, he did a sterling job with Coventry in the championship.

In 17 years i've never once called where I sit anything other than the Gallowgate. It's absolutely meaningless.

I do agree he's a bad manager. Unfortunately, it's either him, Kinnear or Shearer right now. The right man from those 3 is in place.

What effect will this have on our chances of going up?