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Great result today, and tempting to come down to a 4...but I'm sticking on a 5. Injuries could still put us in the clarts and there's a long way to go yet.

Just had a look on Villa Talk and, wow, they are properly turning on Gerrard already. The Mackems would be proud of such kneejerking. https://www.villatalk.com/topic/22443-steven-gerrard/page/288/

The curse of Prince Andrew. https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/could-this-be-the-curse-on-the-club.1572350/#post-35555354 Makes a change from stuff like the North Sea I suppose.

I just think that you cant pick a survivor from the four teams yet. I'm not getting carried away by the last two games. Yes, we now have a bit of momentum but I guarantee that a defeat tomorrow will result in a lot of posters giving a score over 5. As it happens though, I will stay on a 7 if we do lose.

Think they are all on a 7, like us, to be honest. I just think its impossible to say who will drop at the moment. One other team will definitely get dragged into it though over the next few weeks. At the moment that looks to be Brentford. People seem to be basing their confidence on us keeping all of our key players fit but that is impossible to predict too. If we win tomorrow though I will definitely come down to a 6, maybe even a 5.

I think it's crazy how anyone can be anything below a 5. We are improving but tomorrow is a seriously tough game. Then come West Ham. We need to be on 30 points by the time we have played Palace at the end of March, because the majority of the remaining games after that are brutal. Still a 7 for me, despite how results have gone this week.

Hilarious reading the meltdowns over there. And of course, the reactions are wildly OTT. Imagine getting that worked up about a proven failure who has been out of the game for 11 years. As I said earlier though, it was all about Keane’s high profile that was getting them excited and nowt to do with his actual ability. They are utterly desperate to have some media attention. As has been already stated on here though, they have actually dodged a bullet here, and it may be a sign that those running them have an actual plan by holding firm against Keane’s demands. On the other hand, it seems the owners just read RTG and make decisions based on what those nutters are saying. On another note, nice to see that Mackem2017 talks as much relentless shite about his own club as they do about NUFC. Presented himself as a credible ITK right up to this morning, promising all and sundry that Keane was in the bag, the weapons-grade prick.

He’s going into the NUFC hall of fame, no doubt about it like. Got icon written all of him. Magnificent.

Down to a 7 tonight, probs the lowest I have gone. Long way to go but there is genuine hope now.

The absolute brass neck on these cunts tonight, saying it was a terrible decision to sack Johnson.

They seem to be forgetting that Keane was bankrolled by Ellis Short the first time around, and that definitely wont be the case under the current regime. They have collectively lost their marbles over there, once again. At least its not about us this time.

KK had been out of the game for less than 3 years when he came back to NUFC in 2008. He had also been a success in every managerial job that he had previously had, bar the England one. Coming to us fresh in 1992 is irrelevant. Every manager has to start somewhere, Its not Keane's time out of the game that is the issue though, it's the fact that he has done nothing as a manager to warrant the Mackems fawning over him for the job. Except of course, that he is still a high profile name in the game. That's it.

Of all the many things to loathe about these cunts, one of the most prominent is their stunning hypocrisy. When Rafa was here they jibed us that we were only happy to have him because he was a big name whose association with NUFC gave us some relevance and elevated our status as a club, and that we rated him based on his achievements with his previous clubs. Yet here they are, getting their knickers in a twist over a bloke who has one promotion success on his CV, yet because he is a big name within the game they can overlook the fact that he was sacked by them and also failed badly in his other managerial job. Desperate for some media limelight, they are prepared to ignore all of the glaring red flags that come with the appointment of Keane. At least Rafa was a proven winner in his previous jobs and hadn't been out of the game for 11 years.

They are gonna be gutted if Keane rejects them. They've got their hearts set on it, bless them. The way they have gone on about Defoe and Keane coming back once again highlights how much us hogging the media glare is affecting them. They are absolutely desperate for some media attention. All of a sudden, sacking Johnson is looking a real risk. Under him they were never finishing outside the top 6. Now though.....

If Keane gets the job then I hope they give him loads of money to spend. The amount they wasted under him the first time was delightful.

The Everton game will give a good indication on how things are going to go. Like Leeds, its a must-win, no excuses. Untll that game is out of the way I am still on an 8.

I thought they got it completely wrong in sacking Ross and Parkinson but I can see the logic in sacking Johnson, even if it’s still a risky decision to make. On the face of it, the decision to get rid when sitting third looks stupid but the bloke has shown consistently now that he is streaky and when they lose games, they lose them badly and when the expectations are high. It was very likely that they would blow the play-offs again IMO. Let’s just hope they balls up the decision for the replacement as seeing them flounder in the 3rd division is simply too much fun.

Bah, disappointed with this tbh. They weren’t going up automatically under Brent and every chance they would have bottled the playoffs too. Unfortunately I could see the likes of Warnock getting enough of a tune out of them to scrape promotion.

Poor old Exile was in torment last night, seemingly about the state that SAFC are in... https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/jermain-defoe-rumour.1569054/post-35416586 ...but we all know that it was really because the NUFC thread was locked. Thankfully there is now a new one open so he has a purpose again.

Looks like they’ve lost one of their footballing friends. Cos everyone loves Sunlun and hates the Mags, right?

https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/bolton-fan-in-peace-get-leam-richardson-as-your-next-manager.1570469/ Bolton fan in peace. Knew it wouldn’t be long.

We aren’t getting this lad mind. It just seems too good to be true..

Man Utd fans on Red Cafe seem livid with their own club that they are making these ridiculous demands of us. Lingard isnt popular on there and they just want shot of him it seems.

Of course!

If you want any evidence of how on edge they are about our respective futures, then their reaction to Lyon denying the news about the Guimaraes transfer is a perfect summary. Absolutely ecstatic about it. A trophy-winning NUFC will truly send some of them over the edge completely. Hell, even CL qualification regulars will probably do it. I think Exile may also have a contender for the title of most bitter SMB on their forum. Step up Mackem2017, who thinks this transfer window of ours has been “legendary”.