Wandy

It really boils my piss the way he perpetuates the "Geordies only have football in their lives" bullshit. It makes the region look like a bunch of simpletons and, now that we are very high profile, coming out with that bollocks in the media will do nothing to make NUFC more attractive to players considering coming here. Shearer was a magnificent player but I just don't rate him as a pundit as he simply speaks in clichés and platitudes. There's a strong whiff of insincerity too whenever he opens his mouth IMO.

Actually, I tell a lie, you can see his entire post history. 2851 posts since 2019 and pretty much every single one in their NUFC thread. Remarkable.

Post history only lets you see his last 200 posts....195 of them are in the NUFC thread. He's such a loser.

From the press conference, Eddie seems genuinely happy that Jones is sticking around. Either that or he's a very convincing fibber.

Loved that press conference. The difference between Bruce and this guy is off the scale. He's intelligent, lucid and has a calm air of authority about him. Bloody marvellous. Let's all give him the time and patience that he deserves to turn this around.

Nice post. I don't mean to be cautious/pessimistic but that's what nearly 40 years of following NUFC does to you. Always waiting for the next disaster to come around the corner. We've been a "nearly club" for my whole life and I'm desperate to see that washed away, once and for all.

That would be fine for me, and I hope you are right. I'm still very edgy about how this progresses though, not gonna lie. Seen too many false dawns to start shouting the odds about all of the great things to come.

Well that's never happening is it? But no, I don't even think the Reubens/PCP would want us for a cut price of any kind.

They don't want to own us on their own. If the Saudis sell up then the likelihood is that the partners would go with them.

I don't agree with that at all. I want them to stick around long enough so that they build world class training facilities, academy and maybe extend SJP to 60K so that if/when they do sell it will have to be to someone who is wealthy enough to afford the club and further the investment. If we were to be sold within the next 12 months that would just leave us vulnerable to another chancer like Ashley. Or worse.

Oh, I'm not saying that I believe the story. Was more about pointing out that the press will take any opportunity going forward to unsettle the club with tales of how NUFC aren't meeting the owners' expectations, with it being the club's geographical position that is hindering progress.

I'm assuming people saw this article yesterday. PIF apparently "disappointed" with the purchase so far. https://www.football365.com/news/pif-disappointed-unattractive-newcastle-united-they-want-another-team This is the kind of stuff we will have to put up with forever now. As soon as there is a setback of any kind, it will be that the club isn't meeting the Saudis' expectations and that they might be looking to sell. Mind you, I'm still not convinced that they wouldn't consider selling up if we go down. Which is why it's crazy to think that relegation "won't matter".

Erm, how will that work? I wonder if Jones hasnt been binned because Ashley gave him a ludicrous deal with a massive payout clause if sacked?

Very early days but you get the impression that he is going to thrive on the scrutiny that comes with being manager of a big, high profile club. That's reassuring. He's giving off a vibe that his batteries are fully recharged after 18 months off too. Really looking forward to the press conference tomorrow.

This is his latest twitter handle... https://twitter.com/EGwent12?t=FRmauLZflhie6LdU85RdGw&s=09 ...I say latest because he keeps getting banned and then having to create new accounts.

Even if we do have all the pieces of the jigsaw in place I still think we will be wrangling over fees etc. Not out of being tight, but more to do with keeping the NUFC "supertax' down to a minimum.

Its also an indicator of how player signings will be handled. Transfers are likely to be a protracted and quite drawn out affair as its clear that, despite the vast wealth, we are not going to have the piss taken out of us when it comes to fees.

Can't wait to see the state of this place in early January when we haven't signed 5 players.

Down to an 8 from a 9, mainly based on cautious optimism about the impact Eddie can have. We still have a massive, massive task ahead though. And it doesn't help that this year's league seems to be the strongest it has been for a long time.

But, but....isn't Luke always full of shit?

The real pity about all this is that Jones is such a shit coach, so we can't just let him take over the reigns until the end of the season.

I feel a bit sorry for the consortium here. They know that the lack of communication from the club under Ashley was non-existent so they want to keep fans in the loop and are clearly desperate to give them some hope ASAP. But it looks like they are being a little bit naive in jumping the gun with media leaks when things are not properly sorted. This is all part of the enormous learning curve they are on.

At this point I would actually take someone like Wilder. We just need someone to keep us up.

Edwards would be all over this if true. Mind you, if it does collapse they need to just take the punt on Fonseca. And do it rapidly. It does feel like clubs are trying to take the piss for compensation fees etc. It doesn't bode well for January when we are trying to sign players.

Nearly 26,000 posts since the takeover news broke on October 6th. TWENTY SIX THOUSAND posts in a month. Compared to 20,000 posts on this thread over a period of 39 months. Someone call a doctor for them.