Wandy

This one is better. He even tells it to get up.

So it's rumoured he's getting a juicy bonus if he keeps us up. What do we reckon? A couple of million, tax free? Wouldn't begrudge him a penny of it if true.

I reckon that they may have spoken to Gerrard informally before Howe but it went no further than that. Gerrard may turn out to be a top class manager but he wasn't right for NUFC at this moment in time. I imagine that both parties realised that after their discussions

They postponed the game themselves? How is that even allowed?

Yep, we are finding that out very quickly. And especially from our not-jealous-very-much neighbours 12 miles down the road.

We absolutely should not be accepting anything less than being able to match the current maximum sponsorship amount for each relevant deal. Won't the incoming independent football regulator have an authority on this kind of stuff stuff too?

Our manager yesterday said it as clearly and as plainly as it needs to be.... "My focus is football". Succinct & straight to the point. That's all that we as supporters need to think too.

It's the manner in which it is expressed that rattles me. I was the same, growing up. Completely obsessed with football & NUFC, as were my mates. I am still like that now, as are those same friends. But the idea that NUFC is the only thing going on in our lives is frankly ridiculous. I have loads of hobbies and interests outside of my NUFC obsession, which is why I was able to pull myself away from it all over the last two desperate years. I'm sure there are some people out there who literally don't have anything that interests them except football, but the idea that most Geordies are like this is total nonsense. There is a difference between having the club at the centre of life in the city, and actually having nothing else in your life if that club isn't worth supporting.

Cheers for that. I've spent a lot of time lurking the forums of the other big teams and I have to say I've found City fans to feel like comrades in arms against the "red shirts" as they are known on the Blue Moon forum. I'd like to see more City fans on here tbh. Very similar club to NUFC both before and after our respective takeovers.

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.