Segun Oluwaniyi

Twice as much. Mostly because they seriously thought they could win the title, and have now lost to Hull (at home) and Fulham this season.

No, I am saying that it would impossible for him to fake an injury for that reason.

Any names on the avatar Tsunami?? I watched the second half on a pretty poor internet stream, but we looked decent from what I saw. I have a question though. If Kinnear was in the locker room at half time, and gave interviews about the match. Why the hell couldn't he have picked the team and managed it??

No, it just suggest he wants to use a Dutch auction tehcnique. Instead of waiting for bids and deciding if they are high enough. He is setting a high price and lowering it until potential bidders are willing.

That is the way most buisness works. You can even see similar things in the transfer market. Newcastle may set a price of 6 million for Alan Smith, knowing very well that other clubs valuations will be below theirs.

great stuff But seriously though I don't think any of Hull's players from last season are good at all, but I was impressed with the signings of Geovanni and Boateng. Those are players that I rate.

It is literally impossible to fake an injury to your club. They will perform tests on you, and surely there is some consequence for refusing such a test.

This has been the first significant injury of Oba's career.

Can't stand Manchester United! Hope Kevin Davies hit a hattrick.

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Aye, leave king Kev alone. It's not his fault he done a runner at the worst possible time leaving the club in the s***. Which other manager wouldn't have "done a runner" if put under the same circumstances ? Jose Mourinho? How about Bobby Robson? If you're not happy having players bought for you then he should have gone when Jonas arrived, not on the day after the transfer window closed which was the worst possible time. If it was any other manager the fans would want him hung by his bollocks. Pretty sure he was sacked, tbh.

Why should millionaires from poor countries be held to a higher standard? Just like all rich folks they are pursuing their interests. Steve Fosset wants to kill himself hang gliding. The Hiltons want to produce spastic children. They want to buy a football club. I don't want to get into a debate about "British folks picking up the tab for our woes"...so I won't, but Sport Aid...that happened before I was born man.

No more protests now. I agree. The fans ought to stop before the club is completely F*****. Oh wait.

I thought his knee has swelled to about twice its size.

Probaly because its their own money and they can spend it however they want. It's their prerogative really. Also, its not their fault that the government is useless, and its not the gov't buying the club. I do agree that there are better ways for our people to spend 400 million pounds, but no one can force them to do so.

As a Nigerian, I have to take offense to what Mike Itemuagbor is saying here. He claims to want to protect the image of Nigerian football, and then he releases an article to the Western press that will be given headlines of "Nigerian Bid is a Fraud". This man has no more information than anyone. The insuination that this is some how Advance Fee Fraud is insane. I mean there are billions of dollars to be made off of oil in the country, just like in Dubai. And like the folks from Dubai, I bet the money wasn't gathered in the most "legal" ways but to randomly say that the bid is fradulent just stink of colonial mentality to me. Anyway, I wish Newcastle could some how go the Arsenal route when it comes to ownership. I am not a big fan of these sugar dady owners, who pump money into the club and can disappear in a flash. I can honesty see Man City (Not so much Chelsea), encountering some terrible issues down the line. Short term success is not worth long term destruction.

Seriously though, this club has just randomly fallen apart within the space of a few weeks. Managers leave, fans protest, owners sell. This sort of thing happens all the bloody time. In fact all these things could very well happen to Liverpool this year and the club won't go up in flames ffs. It really is actually unbelievable. It's funny cause things were actually looking decent until September 1st. I like most was relatively happy with the transfer window. In fact this sqaud is infinitely better than the one Roeder slid into 7th place. It's ludicrous...Hollywood would reject this script ffs.

Probaly having good managerial skills. In the same way being a talented musician doesn't make you a competent music professor. IT is the sam ein any profession. Completely different set of skills and ideas are required.

Being a good player apparently. Yet, he has won the same amount of league titles as Wegner did as a player (1). Like Sir Alex he has finished top goalscorer in the top flight of a domestic league with over 30 goals. Yet people like to think these two were s**** players & that is how they became good managers, there are zillions of s**** players though & not all them are very good football managers. This is one of the most ridiculous and nonsensical comments I have ever seen posted on an internet forum. It indicates the logic and reasoning of an intoxicated four year old. One thing I will say in response is that both Wenger and Ferguson waited quite a while and put in quite a bit of managerial work before landing their dream jobs. Shearer has never managed anything at any level. You want to put your football club at the hands of someone without even assistant managerial experience?

Support would probaly not be as high as you think. Newcastle is not popular at all in Nigeria. In fact they are mostly a subject of ridicule. I have taken alot of stick over the years for supporting them. Also, you have to realise that Nigeria already has about 20 players in the Premiership, and most people already support Arsenal or Chelsea. However, I think most folks are just disillusioned by the fact some oil barons (who most likely acquired alot of their funds on the backs of other people) are going to splash 400 mil on some foreign club when clubs in the Nigerian Premier League do not have pitches to play on.

Why exactly?...I mean he's a very good player, but his period at Newcastle has been a massive waste of money for the club and a massive waste of time in the "prime" of his career.

I doubt Kevin Keegan has backed anyone to takeover the club. He would look like a real idiot if he quit he club in spectacular fashion...again...only to still try and be involved. The man out to stay out of the club's matters really. I just hope the Nigerian consortium realise they have no support from anywhere. Honestly, most fans of a club seem not to want Nigerians anywhere near their club, so why go where your not wanted? Also, I hope they realise no one back home will care or support them. But regardless, I think all the Nigerian hating that has come out is a bit ridiculous though.

He's one of the best left backs in the world ffs.

I don't think he is really to blame for Chelsea being down. Uncharacteristic mistakes in Chelsea's midfield have left him out to dry twice. Once, he came up with a great save, once he could only parry.

Really didn't like the look of Clichy's leg there.