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He said he was healthy last time. He speaks complete bollocks all of time.

Mark Douglas ‏@MsiDouglas 5m "I'm looking forward to meeting media. I got to know #nufc inside-out. I didn't realise before I went up there Geordies are Geordies" #nufc What the hell is he on about.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/joe-kinnear-set-to-return-to-newcastle-as-director-of-football-8660850.html His record was poor at best, having won just 5 of his 26 games in charge, but when he left the club they weren’t actually in the relegation zone. Ashley maintains that during his six years as owner of the Magpies, he is the best manager he has worked with. His health will still be a worry to some though, having already suffered a heart attack when managing Wimbledon, and he has not had another footballing role since his last scare. He is expected to take overall responsibility for the Academy and free up Llambias by taking on much of his administration work. He will also work closely with manager Alan Pardew in an attempt to improve on-field performances, and chief scout Graham Carr to help shape the first team squad. God help us.

He'll be in his element now - can't shut him up if there is a journalist nearby. He'll be constantly spouting tosh to the media from now on.

The journalists used to say that he'd tell them he'd been on the training ground coaching all morning when in reality he was watching TV in his office.

Steve Brenner‏@SunSteveBrenner40m Mike Ashley's ability to continually take the piss out of a football club remains wonderfully intact. Steve Brenner‏@SunSteveBrenner37m Kinnear is a decent guy and there was a tragic backdrop to his last spell. But if the club wants to move forward, this is laughable.

Paul Fraser‏@paulfraserecho18m Just been told about Joe Kinnear's imminent return to StJames' as director of football on my day off. Honestly don't know what to say. #nufc

If true, they couldn't make a worse appointment. He is so unsuitable for that role. A dinosaur manager out of touch with the modern game. The contempt from the local journalists is very telling and even on Talksport they were incredulous that there could be any truth in the rumour.

Philippe Auclair on the radio yesterday was scornful of at the thought of hime coming here. Said there was absolutely zero chance of it happening and that anyway we would not pay the fee or the wages demanded. Spurs are supposed to be interested and he said that was feasible. If that is the case, I hope we don't hang on waiting in hope until the transfer is concluded before deciding to draw up another list of targets.

It is funny because in the first few months that Pardew was here, I was told by someone with contacts within the club that Pardew didn't care for Jonas and he would be on his way that Summer. I have since wondered if that was true or whether Jonas "won" Pardew round!!

The club shop must have brought in next to nothing in those days, I think we had two, that one and the one at the Haymarket which was even smaller. Wasn't the shop in the Haymarket independent?? Those new 'old' (McKeag) gates were 100% on Barrack Road. I think it was the Supporters's Club shop at the Haymarket.

I'll be gutted if he leaves as he is my favourite but I've been convinced for a long time now that he would be on his way so I wouldn't be shocked. From the outset, he always struck me as being ambitious and having a clear plan as to how he wanted his career to progress so I always believed we were a stepping stone for a move to a bigger club. Surprised that he would choose to go back to France after all his gushing praise for the Premier League but maybe there are no offers currently forthcoming from England and Monaco have recruited some great players and will be a club going places. I think his wife is also from the South of France so that may be a factor. I don't think it is unusual for players to have medicals in advance of negotiations although sometimes the deals don't go through in the end. If he is going to leave us then I would far rather it was for a foreign club than an English club. I just feel sad that he lost all that enthusiasm from his first season with us.

So now they are saying the January's signings were bought forward (which admittedly they said in January). However, what happened to the transfer budget from last Summer. We were supposed to be prepared to pay £10m for De Jong and although I suppose Debuchy was from last Summer's budget, there should still have been enough left in the transfer kitty that would have covered the January buys.

I don't quite understand what is going on at the moment. They have known we have needed a striker for months now and have supposedly been lining up replacements and they are now giving the impression that they are just waiting to see who becomes available. I guess they are looking for the bargain rather than primarily recruiting the type of striker we need. They talk all the time about how detailed their recruitment plans are but when the time comes, it just seems like there is no plan at all. I thought their immediate dismissal of Carroll was because they were confident of getting the striker they wanted but it does seem as if there isn't one lined up. Of course they could be deliberately misleading everyone and a completely unexpected player will be signed in the near future. However, because our attacking play was so poor last season, I would have thought it was in their interest to get a striker in ASAP so they can work out a style in pre-season.

He has his own personal trainer as well so he does a lot of extra fitness work away from the club.

He doesn't seem to attend many games these days.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/comment-as-speculation-mounts-over-the-future-of-yohan-cabaye-newcastle-united-fans-seem-ready-to-let-him-leave-8657401.html Comment: As speculation mounts over the future of Yohan Cabaye, Newcastle United fans seem ready to let him leave The France international, who has been linked with Roma, PSG and Manchester United, is no longer flavour of the month at St James' Park writes Martin Hardy MARTIN HARDY THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 Today it is Roma. Last week it was Manchester United. Before that it was Paris St Germain and Monaco. Last summer it was Tottenham. No wonder Newcastle supporters regular burst into song when they win a corner (they never score from them) to sing the name of Yohan Cabaye. In it, they urge Mike Ashley not to sell Cabaye, warning there will be a riot if he does. The signs are now that, if any club actually firms up the plethora of reported interest in Cabaye, then a sizeable, and certainly vocal, section of support, would leave their rioting gear in the garden shed. The tide turns fast on Tyneside. Cabaye, after an indifferent couple of months, is a commodity to be cashed in on. And it is really a couple of months. That Newcastle could afford Cabaye in the first place was down to clever strategy, discovering a clause in the midfielder's contract that would be activated if an offer of €5 million was tabled to Lille, where he had just helped the club he had played at since he was a boy win the Ligue One title and the French Cup (56 years after they had last won a trophy). It was an historic moment. Cabaye wanted a new challenge and last season, at the heart of a Newcastle side brimming with confidence, he excelled, a central midfielder with vision, the ability to control a game, an eye for a goal and a streak to make a tackle. There are a multitude of reasons as to why the North-east's big two have done so little for so long but the lack of genuine quality in the heart of a team has been a key factor. Newcastle had Cabaye. He scored four goals. He made six goals. He made Newcastle tick. He played his way into the France national side for the European Championships. He came into the new season. He has admitted since to feeling fatigued, and that can happen. He also spoke of feeling depressed, and that was perhaps the first true insight into the complexity of his character. Good players can be temperamental. It happens. But even given that situation, three of a pretty slim highlight reel for travelling Newcastle fans came from the boot of Cabaye. His goal at Sunderland would probably have won the Tyne-Wear derby at the Stadium of Light but for the impetuosity of Cheick Tiote. His goal at Liverpool was perhaps the best from a Newcastle player this season. The 25-yard strike at Aston Villa suggested a new dawn was on its way in January. Cabaye ended the season with six goals (two more came against Southampton and Stoke, victories whose importance could only be measured when the campaign had finished). He also set up four goals. It was a dire season for Newcastle, but Cabaye's output was not. He looked demoralised when withdrawn at West Bromwich Albion in April but by then Newcastle's position was perilous, and the football had become more direct. If there is a problem it is in strategy. Cabaye expects the team he plays in to pass the ball more and he does not expect to get stuffed by Manchester City, Sunderland and Liverpool within the space of four weekends. He was annoyed and he said so. I'm not really sure there is much wrong in that. There were not too many Newcastle fans around that period overjoyed with life. His body language in those games should have been better, but for Cabaye there was an expectation the club would move up a level after the exploits of finishing fifth in the Premier League the previous season, not move down two. Newcastle must now ready themselves for a fight to hold onto one of their two most talented players (the other is Hatem Ben Arfa), and that, thankfully, is their standpoint. A figure of £30m has been mentioned and it should give some signal of their intent. Strangely, it does not appear to be one back up from those on the terraces. Perhaps the greatest achievement of Ashley has been to change the psyche of Newcastle's supporters. They still worship individual players at St James' Park but it feels more like a holiday romance. Demba Ba had not left in January and Loic Remy was being touted as a far superior player (Newcastle thought they were close to signing the striker who took a more lucrative contract to move to Queens Park Rangers). Most of those had barely seen Remy play. Ba had scored 29 goals for Newcastle in 54 Premier League starts. He was forgotten before he had even left. The former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan had to famously stand on the steps outside of the Milburn Stand and argue with Newcastle supporters about why he had given the green light to sell Andy Cole. Heroes used to mean a bit more in those days. Now Cabaye can go from flavour of the month to expendable in the blink of an eye. It is a culture that needs addressing. Clubs who continually sell their best players rarely enjoy success. Newcastle fans really should know that.

I would have though the top 7 places are tied up although Everton could be interesting with Martinez. I think Villa will be top 10 and possibly West Ham as they seem intent on buying loads of decent players. That leaves one place. I think we have the quality of players at the moment but will the squad be weakened with sales and potential replacements. The manager is the problem for us compared to the other clubs targetting the top 10.

Mark Douglas in an interview with The Mag this month said similar i.e. that the vibe amongst agents is that they have never known the club be as quiet as this and that Ashley will finance two signings and that they will have to sell other players first before any others are bought in. I just don't get all the fuss they made back in January about doing all their preparation for the Summer by setting up a base in Paris to recruit young players. Maybe this is down to the poor league position and reduced revenue as a result!! Although of course there is much greater revenue due next season. I would have thought that if they only want two players that they already know who they are and would be making sure they were here for the first days of pre-season because they are going to have to do a hell of a lot of work on the training ground to improve upon the failings of last season. I am still not convinced they have learnt any lessons from last year but as long as they stay up and we keep turning up, they probably don't care.

Seen quotes linking him to Everton because of Martinez but probably just an easy link to make.

Sums up exactly how I feel as well and how I can never feel comfortable under the current regime. I do believe that the current ownership are slowly damaging the club long-term and that post sums up the reasons why. They are gradually succeeding in making supporters more apathetic and our fanbase is the most important aspect of the club. If they continue to push the fans away, then we will become the small club they like to claim we are.

However it just shows how lazy the media are because they have just assumed that is a good translation of what was said and lifted the text directly from the Mag website. I doubt whether any of the media outlets bothered to check that the translation was correct in the first place.

If we suddenly had a load of cash because we sold players for inflated fees, all that would mean is that the other clubs would want more money off us for the potential replacements. As we don't budge from our initial valuations (even if they are commonly accepted as too low), we would probably end up with poorer players and a smaller squad.

Agree there is something not right there. Last season he seemed so happy in games whereas this season, he has played with a scowl right from the start. I would love to know the reasons why because he was very enthusiastic about NUFC last year. I thought it was strange that he was was seemingly disappointed with not getting the Spurs move because in his first season we were right up there with them until the end and they just got the Europa Cup like us. Injuries, depression, the team's poor form have obviously contributed this season but I wonder if there has been a realisation that whatever vision he was sold is not the reality nor is it likely to be. However, from reading his website and the comments from his friends which he must have approved, I have always thought we were a means to gain a move to a bigger club and he does seem ambitious which NUFC are certainly not.

Isn't that the debt Ashley took off NUFC and the club owe's him that? Though that figure looks ridiculously huge. Like matty says its £111m at this moment in time per the accounts. Any cost of buying the club shouldnt count. Deloite dont seem to have mentioned Manchester United's £370m debt in the article for some reason..... Exactly. There seems to be a tendency to include the cost of buying the club as part of the debt owed to Ashley which makes no sense to me.