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I think this is an important misconception that is a major reason we aren't happy with being top of the league. Football doesn't work like this. It's 11 against 11 and nobody has the right to beat anyone else, even the rubbish teams have physical attributes and movement that can make things difficult for us. It's interesting that we're able to simultaneously complain about how few good players we've got and also expect to win every game.

So do you actually not want to go up then Chez? Only if we spend 40m between now and the start of the season on decent players. How likely does that seem? Impossible obviously, it's not going to happen. We're bound to have a fairly tough time in the Premiership when we return, but surely getting there is our only chance of any measure of progress?

So do you actually not want to go up then Chez?

Neither was Michael Owen, but that was the past. I'd have him as well though, at the right price.

First Jonathon, now Marlon, you can't keep these Kings off the sex offenders register.

I don't think protests will affect potential buyers really - except maybe "look what happens when you piss off the Geordie fans". The main worry is how they will affect the players and management.

Free transfer and the wages of a championship player, welcome on board Sol. A backhander/bonus for signing on and £40k a week, thanks but no thanks.

So what have we learned here children? If you score more goals than you concede you win the match. Now remember that.

A line has to be drawn somewhere though, doesn't it bob? I mean, we could rename the club, or move to another city... if history doesn't matter at all.

As long as we have that back four fit we shouldn't have many problems in this division IMO.

The thing about the naming rights is that it's an issue that we might have a chance to effect. It depends on external companies (potential sponsors) who will not want to enter a hostile atmosphere. I don't think it makes us look bad in the tabloids at all... I think it's getting to the point now where they mainly feel sorry for us.

I know that, but it's not just small clubs who sell the rights. Ohmelads point seemed to be he didn't like the tackiness of it and that it was a small club thing, but much bigger clubs than us do it. Fair enough, you're probably right. Did Bayern sell the rights to an existing ground BTW? No idea.

New stadiums are different though, they don't have an existing name or any history.

That doesn't make sense though, he isn't making any money from NUFC, or 'draining anything out'... he's losing millions.

TU, I would remove the 'or may not' have heard, may have heard covers both possibilities anyway, that's what it means. I would refer to Ashley as 'Mike Ashley', makes it seem more professional IMO. I would go for 'tradition and identity in the city of Newcastle'.

That's a sexy team, best I've read so far.

Don't you understand that nobody has said it wasn't a disaster? Keegan should have been backed and allowed to manage the team. He wasn't and that's why we are as s**** as we are now. Now can you work out for yourself why it went wrong? Huh? You seemed to be saying it wasn't an ill thought out decision. I just took that to mean you thought it was a good idea... sorry if not. I'm fully aware why it went wrong, that's why I'm saying it was a mistake.

Can't see how anyone can disagree, in hindsight, that the Keegan situation was a disaster. At the time I was a bit carried away with the hype though, must admit.

Improve the scouting network to actually find some good players at decent prices. Seems we're the only club that never finds any players without forking out millions.

Is there anything you wouldn't sell then, money is the only thing that matters?

Jayson, I think your post is basically correct about Ashley still wanting to sell. The only part that's probably wrong is the bit about spending money in January... I see no reason to believe that he won't gamble on getting us up without spending, he's gambled on our future plenty of times before.

What a load of shite. Can't believe they printed that

To be fair, I think most people expected us to have a much, much worse season than we are having. On the pitch, obviously.

Just a warning to anyone who's going to open that in view of others, there's a guy on there with 'The Holocaust Never Happened' in massive bold letters for his sig. Probably NSFW!

Dave Whelan likes to name grounds after himself, maybe he'll be interested? Failing that, the Michael Ashley stadium seems the obvious choice.