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I could see wealthy backers wanting Shearer as a front in the Quinn mould, but I really don't know if he'd want to manage the club. But he's a football man, and I think if he was in charge of the day to day running of the club a la Quuinn, managers would get a chance because the fans would trust Shearer's judgement.

The biggest problem we have is if new owners are not quickly forthcoming we're pretty much screwed. The board's alleged choice of manager (Poyet) is not going to come as he knows he would likely be fired once Ashley's cronies are fired by new owners. The same could be said for any manager, I feel that Ashley may have no choice but to beg Keegan to come back, as no other manager is likely to want to take the job in the knowledge he'll possibly be out on his ear once the new owners come in. The next couple of weeks are going to be very interesting. I'm sure there will be no shortage of takers for the club but I think Ashley is likely to want too much money. No one begrudges him making a profit but I think realistically if he can make a 10% profit on what he's spent he will have done well. It wouldn't surprise me if he bought another football club either. Maybe he could do a deal with Wise's pal Ken Bates at Leeds

Some of the bookies now have him odds on

Gus staying in Lane Comments from Gus Poyet in response to questions about becoming KK's successor, as reported on Friday: "When you are in England and you are lucky enough to be with one of the big teams you are always going to get speculation. "I want to stay at Spurs, I want to stay with this manager, this group of players and this club because I'm very happy." Happy days Wise's Pal staying put!

From Skunkers: Here's the story why Keegan has left. Last Friday Wise came to Keegan with Bastien Schweinstiger apparently signing, Keegan was happy with that, as he sanctioned the selling of Milner. Then apparently Wise came back saying that he hadn't actually signed him, it had fallen through due Jiminez's interference. Keegan was fuming but was told there was still many targets in sights for the end of the window. Keegan went to Arsenal not happy. Monday morning Wise, Jiminez and Keegan meet again. Keegan was waiting for them to say such and such is signing. BUT NO. It was a list of most of the key players of the squad with price tags next to them. Apparently Shay Given had a 10 million price tag and also Owen was on the list. Not only that Xisco et al were on the signing on list, Keegan said he didn't want any of them. Keegan was furious and went mental. Wise said well its either you put up with what we are doing or you're "sacked". Keegan said well I'm sacked then and stormed off to Manchester. Keegan didn't have any contact with Newcastle for awhile until he saw the statement, he then went to the LMA and told his side of the story. Yesterday Derek Llmabas(sp?) went down to try and bring Keegan back but it failed and they instead sorted out compensation etc for Keegan leaving. From Keegan's daughters other half.

Joey Barton!!!!! Thought of a half time "hairdryer" moment with Joey should get the team playing at full capacity. Knowing the lunacy that is often associated with our club it wouldn't surprise me if they came up with a spasmodic appointment like that!!

Ladbrokes have got Deschamps 3rd favorite now behind poyet and wise, be a deent stab i guess, but this Marcelino guy sounds about right. Fits in entirely with player recruitment - and he'll be a damn sight cheaper than any of the usual suspects. Realistically it's going to be a foreigner or someone young/inexperienced, because any manager with proven experience/half a brain isn't going to want to have to answer to Dennis fuckin Wise given Keegan's experience

They could make a flm about that. Anyone think of a good name for it? Glakes on a Plane!

Without wanting to pour any doom and gloom on this, if we sign any more argies to our small squad, I only have one thing to say - "World Cup Qualifiers"

# 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