Ronaldo

No. He'd been shifted upstairs. He'd been shifted upstairs by January 1997 when Keegan quit?

Robson turned us down before he took the job because he wasnt offered enough cash. He didn't turn 'us' down. I'm sick of repeating this on here now. He turned down an utterly derisory salary.

So he was in a managerial role elsewhere.

When did this happen, for a start? When did he get credit for it, supposing pretending it did?

Not a bad first touch but it's his natural goal scoring instinct which gets me. Scored bag loads of goals at every level he's played at consistently. A late bloomer perhaps at 25 but fuck it, a English international center forward, leading the line in the no9 shirt is more than enough to raise a smile. Not an international yet, mind.

Indeed, though I certainly wouldn't say Dalglish was an epic fail, in truth. Souness was an epic fail. Dalglish steered us to 2nd, arguably our most memorable win of the past 4 decades and a cup final.

I'll judge him on what he gets out of the players.

Nah, nobody will pay a penny for him. He'll see out the last year of his deal, hopefully not as a starter.

Ethi's a WUM. Just one of the more likeable/entertaining ones.

He's a clueless old brown noser. He'll contribute nothing beyond partial placation of the mongs.

I don't agree, if the club was ambitious we could and would do a lot better than McClaren. Yeah but the club isn't. Hence 'at the moment'.

It's a ridiculous format, though. A bloody group stage before it beomes a consolation prize for CL dropouts. Ridiculous. Knockout from the start as it used to be.

Man, I feel a lot better about supporting NUFC now than I did a week or so back. Baby steps, but steps in the right direction nonetheless.

Not allowing for the possibility he was on the dog and bone every so often, then.

For human beings to productively function they need rest and enjoyment.

Yeah I go along with this. He'll need a fucking rest before trying to sort out this rabble. Hasn't he been on holiday since about February though? Boom! That aside we've spent years pissing pre seasons away and being shit, have had years of sub standard coaching and fitness training, need about 100 players to make a real squad but aye Steve, finish your holiday mate. No big deal. It's not even June 9th, Mojo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs

Yeah I go along with this. He'll need a fucking rest before trying to sort out this rabble.

It should also be noted that there's a big difference between rejecting the opportunity outright and simply rejecting a derisory salary in negotiation.

Surely not. How fucking unprofessional can you get?

Was he not approached at the same time Brewce was?

Steady on, man.

How come you're a Las Palmas fan, mate?

They spent a combined £52 million on Soldado and Lamela. They don't score either.

Think Ian W.

Pretty much what I took from his Talksport interview. Trigger from Only Fools type of stuff.