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# Really loved this part of the article: Newcastle have completed the £10m signing of another Argentine in Deportivo La Coruna centre-back FABRICIO COLOCCINI. Coloccini also attracted interest from Tottenham boss Juande Ramos but the North Londoners pulled out of the race Nice of them to step aside for once. Maybe they could kindly let us have Arshavin as well

Don't Sunderland Fans already have their own shows on TV? Crimewatch and Jeremy Kyle!!!

Even if it is true, and it's a big if, which Club is going to pay Owen £80k a week, let alone £110k a week

Of course.Ashley did also piss off Dave Whelan and his cronies over the price fixing scandal on the replica shirts. I'm sure there are many more people in football that will be pissed off by him through that

Isn't that old news. i'm sure there was something in the nationals a few months ago. It's spread betting or something like that

They might let him use the Studio in the ground for his broadcasts, be funny as fook seeing him rant on about the infidels with the Gallowgate end as a nice backdrop

I wonder if the club shop will start selling Black and White Burkhas?

Pat Evans

If you have any bother getting through ring 01915257000 which is the main switchboard for the company that does the retentions and plead ignorance. Claim you've rang the Setanta number and they'll put you through.

When you do get through, they ask you to put it in writing! The cancellations are based in Sunderland at Doxford Park. I used to work there. if anyone would like the correct address to send their cancellation request in send me a message

Have signed it, but why not take it one step further - Newcastle could host a bi-annual tournament in SBR's name, and invite one of his former clubs to take part each time, with perhaps the inaugral tournament featuring all teams who SBR has managed. Again, all proceeds to go to the SBR foundation. This would be a far more fitting legacy to the man as opposed to naming a stand in his honour which has been bandied around recently. It's a crying shame no one at the club has had the foresight to set this up already. With the old fella looking to be in deteriorating health, I think it would have been a nice gesture for him to see something like this set up already, so he could at least be guest of honour at the first tournament. He's lived and breathed football all his life, is there a more fitting way to honour the man?

David Dein anyone? He was mooted last year, good friend of Ashleys's by all accounts

If he's found guilty of the Dabo thing, his legal team will argue that he's learnt his lesson from his current spell inside and that further imprisonment will not only affect his career but also be a waste of taxpayers money. Plus, the Dabo case precedes the offences for which he's just been locked up, and as they're similar offences(violence), they'll argue that had he been sentenced on both offences at once, he'd likely receive the same sentence as he has now on one set of charges. He'll more than likely receive a token punishment for that, or a whopping load of community service.

I think the announcement of the home top has been put off so it can tie in with a home friendly so they can entice people to the ground for the friendly on the back of launching the new strip. Or perhaps we won't have a new one because Ashley still has a warehouse full of this years!!!

No such regulation exists. A few clubs change theirs every season. Think it was some kind of fans charter a few years ago that a some clubs signed up to iirc links: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/884056.stm http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CustomerCharter/0,,10278,00.html

Hull's like a bigger version of Gateshead

You could argue that the old board backed their managers with Ashley's cash, as he's ended up paying off all the debt!

http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2008/05/10/ashley-s-positive-kevin-is-his-man-61634-20889160/ MIKE Ashley remains convinced Kevin Keegan is the right man to lead Newcastle United’s Premier League revival after the pair met in London yesterday to discuss summer transfers. Ashley was joined by chairman Chris Mort, Dennis Wise and Tony Jimenez at the meeting at the Freshfields Office and, although Mort insisted the matters discussed were “private club business”, the outcome was said to be amicable and positive for the future. Speculation has been rife over the last few days that Keegan’s relationship with Ashley had turned sour after he appeared to express his frustration at the lack of communication between himself and the owner. Keegan seemed irritated he had not been informed how much money he would have to spend in the summer, while new contracts for key players like Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins and Steven Taylor had also still not been agreed, despite his insistence they were a matter of urgency. However, although new contracts were discussed at yesterday’s meeting, the main purpose of the talks – as revealed in The Journal yesterday – was to formulate a clear plan on how best to proceed in the transfer market this summer. Keegan is believed to have sought certain assurances about the amount of money that will be available to him as he tries to strengthen the squad and, given that he, Ashley and Mort were all in attendance at a charity dinner for former United manager Sir Bobby Robson last night, he appears to be happy with the figure he was quoted. United were unwilling to elaborate on what was said at the meeting but Mort confirmed to The Journal last night that the atmosphere was positive and that all parties were looking to move the club forward over the summer. He said: “We had a good meeting which was both productive and constructive.” United, of course, have a last-day trip to Everton to worry about tomorrow and Keegan will focus all his attention on trying to end the season in style at Goodison Park. It will be another good benchmark for Newcastle. The Toffeemen need a point to guarantee their place in the Uefa Cup next season, an objective Keegan will set his squad at the start of next season. However, he is bound to be quizzed at length about the confused events of the last few days, as well as his reaction to the talks with Ashley, regardless of the result. Newcastle fans will certainly hope the manager is in a more positive frame of mind than he was after the 2-0 defeat by Chelsea on Bank Holiday Monday, with an exciting summer of new arrivals anticipated. At this stage, it is clear where their support lies and it is with the manager, who has restored some much-needed pride and self-belief at the end of another difficult campaign with a run of just one defeat in eight games. It is highly unlikely that details of exactly how much Keegan has in the transfer kitty will be made public as every club sensibly tries to hide its hand when it comes to the often complex bidding process. But it is believed to be a sizeable amount, with Keegan content with life at St James’s Park. The Journal understands that talks with Owen’s advisers will begin in the next few days and Keegan will hope his skipper, Martins and Taylor will all have agreed new deals by the time he is able to welcome his first new signing to St James’s Park. Keegan has indicated he expects to land three or four top quality players over the summer, but that number is likely to increase if, as expected, the likes of Charles N’Zogbia, Emre and Alan Smith leave the club That version of events makes more sense

Keegan would hate lying to the supporters. If he thinks he has no chance of progression he would tell it how it is. He even said in the press conference that he would answer questions as honestly as he could after the meeting. If he thought the club was going to be sold short he would say so. Let's just give these guys the same sort of chance at sorting us out. Whilst KK is there I'm sure it will be told how it is

At the end of the day it's all media bollocks . If Anal is right, he reckons Keegan is going to get reminded of Ashley's vision when he met him before he took the job. If this statement is true, why on earth are people worrying. If Keegan thought he had no chance of success on any level with us he wouldn't have taken the job - simple as that. He insisted on meeting Ashley at the start so if they are suddenly singing from different Hymn sheets I would be very very surprised. All we can do is wait with anticipation as to how dealings this summer are done. All these people pressing the panic button are in all probability a little premature. FFS was given the benefit of the doubt many times, maybe we should give these people a chance before slating them. At the end of the day a man who spunks £250m on a football club knows his only chance of a return on his dosh is by trying for success. The papers have got us in a worse position than Stoke ffs without any hard proof. In summary the only way Ashley can get his money back is by helping us to succeed. Leave the panic button alone - for the forseeable future at least

Kevin Keegan has been summoned to London on Friday for showdown talks with angry Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. (Daily Mail, The Sun) Why? They're all going to be in Newcastle for SBR's banquet!

Before the SJH/Milburn extension the capacity was 37000, now its 52000 so it would be at least 67000, However hypothetically if the east stand could be made a mirror image of the milburn it would be a lot more than that

Quinny will have to buy his own sporting empire. I'm sure he could pick TY McGurk up on the cheap! mackems.gif mackems.gif mackems.gif

Probably 1.2 million transfer fee with an extra 20 if we qualify for next years champions league ;D :laugh:

In a nutshell - Spend big on young talent which can only improve, and avoid spending money on circus signings well past their peak