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He has got to beat Norwich. There can be no excuses. Absolutely none.

I can't deny that yesterday has raised a potential red flag against him for the long term for me, in terms of delivering results when the expectations are high. That game was an absolute gift and a chance to really get morale sky-high. Instead, the opposite has happened and the club is now a laughing stock for the next 7 days at least.

2 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

Staveley looks like she is shitting herself every time the camera zooms onto the directors box. She could well be on borrowed time if things don’t start improving very soon, as I can’t see the Saudis being very happy at current events. 

I think it would be really harsh to give her the boot based on what has happened so far. Mistakes have been made, and I don't think she has been ruthless enough, but she has transformed the club's PR and that cannot be underestimated. She needs to put a rocket under everyone at the club now though, and that includes Howe because that result yesterday was completely unacceptable.

Relegation will be a disaster, but if it happens and it's enough to make PIF want to get shot of us then it would show that the "we are patient investors" stuff was just bluster and they just saw us as something to improve for a bit and then flip for a profit. I hope that isn't the case but there is that nagging feeling that if the worst happens then they might just look to move on. It would be so NUFC for it to happen too.

4 minutes ago, GWN said:

Back up to a 10 unless this week brings a striker 

Yeah I'm up to a 9 after today. Only a glut of players bought this month saves us now. Howe has got to win next week, any thing less will be unacceptable.

Honeymoon over. That was completely unacceptable. I hate kneejerking but all of a sudden there is a question mark over his appointment.

1 minute ago, OpenC said:

Were we ever actually linked by anything other than He Needs To Go And Newcastle Have Money To Spend speculation?

Nope. This will be the kind of thing they cling to for comfort from now on though. Mo Salah signs for Madrid/Barca/Bayern in the next 12 months? ....... "hahaha, the Mags tried but Salah doesn't want to go anywhere near Newcastle!!!!"

Absolute fucking doylems to a man. 

Wanking themselves silly that Coutinho signed for Villa. Naturally, its assumed its because we tried to get him but he wasn't interested in coming here. These fuckers are totally gone in the head, it's great. 

It's hilarious how they are the ones who are upset that we haven't brought Pep and Salah here already. The bitter, twisted cunts simply don't know how to react to all of this without giving away their fume for all the world to see and its funny as fuck.

Exile1968 is back on RTG tonight. First post after his ban? On the NUFC thread of course. 

Hmm, dunno. I think they might actually find it easier to get promoted back to the PL than they have found it getting out of League 1. Once in the Champo they will become more attractive to higher profile managers and players. While in the 3rd Division though nobody of note will touch them with a bargepole.

Man Utd's support man. Absolute fucking tourists.

They will very likely go up this year, even if it's through the play offs. Mind, it would be hilarious if they blew it again. 

2 hours ago, Whitley mag said:

Tears of a clown, doesn’t seem to concerned with human rights if they buy someone else.

 

God the likes of this cunt have got a lot of pain coming their way, it’s going to be delicious.

 

 

His RTG ban expires at the end of the month so expect the NUFC thread to be back up to its 300 posts per day level. 

Still an 8 for me. It's great that we are finally starting to look like a team but the bottom line is we are continuing to drop points from matches that should have been won. That's the classic sign of a team that gets relegated.

We need to have players in the door next week. Staying up is truly in the hands of the owners now. We undoubtedly have the right manager but he needs the tools to keep us up, and he needs them pronto.

People got carried away when we appointed him last month, getting giddy after reading a few articles and watching some youtube videos. The excitement was very OTT, but now the doom and gloom from some quarters is also ridiculous. The truth is the guy is a good manager but, until proven otherwise, not top drawer as yet. If we go down then he will probably be the best bet to bring us back up....unless the second half of the season is a shocker.

I have two spare tickets, sitting together, for this in the Gallowgate if anyone is interested. At least there will be a guaranteed goal fest. 

11 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said:

 

There would probably still be ways to extend the Gallowgate even if the Strawberry Place development goes ahead. Well, it's much more likely to be feasible than extending the east stand.

 

 

 

There will be a dirty big building on Strawberry Place literally across the road from where the current Gallowgate End is. Its a nonsense that the Gallowgate can feasably extended with that there. And even if it could, the nature of the structure would make SJP's stands look even more mismatched. No thanks, if Level 7 cannot be extended to the Gallowgate then its a new stadium on a new site.

33 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said:

 

Lets see what division we're in next season before worrying about that. It should still be possible to extend the Gallowgate.

Unless the current office block proposal gets scrapped, it isnt.

4 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said:

 

And your reckoning is based on exactly what knowledge of the planning system?

 

If Leazes Terrace could somehow be relocated (which is pie in the sky in itself because, even it it were physically possible, and they could voluntarily or compulsorily purchase all the the individual properties, the cost would be astronomical) it would need to be pushed further into Leazes Park, which would harm the significance of the park (which is also listed). Moving the building would also inevitably impact on its significance, it would change both its setting and the setting of the park and would inevitably alter the fabric of the building. Also, it would involve the demolition of St James' Street, which is also listed. This would all also cause significant harm to the significance of the Leazes conservation area.

 

There is no redevelopment of Leazes Park that could offset that, there was an extensive restoration of the park in the early 2000s.

 

It would result in at least substantial harm to the significance of Leazes Park, Leazes Terrace and the conservation area and complete loss of significance of the listed buildings on St. James' Street. Planning policy dictates that such loss an only be acceptable if it is necessary to achieve substantial public benefits that outweigh the harm caused. That just wouldn't be the case here. No chance, pie in the sky, end of story.

Oh well. I guess we are moving away from the current SJP site then.

3 hours ago, manorpark said:

 

Leazes Terrace is FANTASTIC, in my opinion.

 

Not sure where they could move it to but if anyone could afford to do it our new owners could.

 

However, it would never get planning approval.

 

If it could be proved that it could be moved, renovated and rebuilt further back as part of a completely redeveloped Leazes Park then I reckon planning approval could be given.

The point I was trying to make when I inadvertently derailed the other thread was that if Shearer is a legend then KK is something significantly higher. So let's say Keegan is a God. 

Personally I loved Andy Cole more than Shearer. Maybe that's because he was part of the club's journey from obscurity through to one of the biggest clubs in the country. And even though Shearer was hands down a better all-round player.

I'm still not having Kevin Nolan as an icon though  

Just now, HTT II said:

I’m the same, I want even Leeds - who I quite like (I know) - and love Biesla, to be down there. I want Rafa never to fail, however, even if he’s managing Everton. He gave me back my club for 3 years under Ashley and chose to manage us and stick with us, he saw the job through basically, taking us up and keeping us up, until his job was untenable in relation to his own ambitions for our club. You mentioned in another thread we wouldn’t be where we are today without KK, I 100% agree, but we wouldn’t have our new owners without Rafa either.

Of course, I agree. Rafa coming here essentially secured the takeover and therefore he will always be a special person for us. But if he's a relegation rival for us then sentiment goes out of the window for me. And I cannot stand Everton so there's another reason I cannot want him to succeed there.

Just now, HTT II said:

It is toxic and he’s a defeat or two away from hell, and never likely to be a win or two away from redemption, but they aren’t going to get relegated with Rafa at the helm, full stop. He’s too good man and yes they have an average squad, even more so considering their spend in recent seasons, but again, they have the nucleus of a good first team and their entire midfield would walk into our team as would most of their first team players. 

My thinking was that the toxicity could lead to Rafa getting the boot. I agree its very unlikely they get relegated with Benitez at the helm.

1 minute ago, TRon said:

 

I watched it last night, and the support wasn't as toxic as I thought it would be tbh. They are pissed off, but they don't seem to know where to aim the anger, the manager or the board. You get wankers like Simon Jordan saying it's all the owner's fault, but they wouldn't have a new stadium without him. If he goes, who better is going to come in?

 

I think getting rid of the DOF and giving the reins to Rafa will settle the club down for now. Long term he might not be the answer, but he'll definitely keep them safe this season. They might still go on to finish top 8 tbh, they beat Arsenal yesterday and had two goals chalked off. 

Probably right. I just want as many teams down there with us as possible and they have definiitely looked like being one. I maintain that their squad is average but, ironically, they have the perfect manager to get a tune out of it..i.f their fans just cut him some slack.

Icon definition : a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration

So Kevin Fucking Nolan comes under that bracket does he?