Robster

Well I just don’t want to be the one getting people’s hopes up if theirs a good explanation other than a takeover for it. Then why even bother mentioning it in the first place Not that i'd say that a helicopter is in any way an indication of a takeover.

Helicopter spotting

I'm not doing anything tomorrow.

If you are currently under 10 years of age, there's a slight chance you might see some !

This from a club who were never likely to sack him, despite how awful he was.

I want to believe that the problems at NUFC are now so well known and publicised, that no one of any reasonable ability would touch us with a barge pole.

I'm even more certain about this.

He'll be professional to the last, of course. Only so much he can do with players though.

Less money coming into club. That's when Ashley will start to take notice. He may not sell us even then but i'll take something from the fact that he's not creaming off the TV money for himself. On the playing side, we may win a greater percentage of games.

And about to face Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs and Man City. Have you forgot the similar run we had at the start of the season. We got out of the relegation zone fine after that. I don't think you're accounting for the loss of confidence and morale towards the end of the season, as it becomes more evident that Rafa is going. Players will just give up putting the effort in.

I want us to go down. Whilst not really an opinion, reading the Other Games thread, this would appear to be an unpopular thing to want.

Welcome to 2017.

Same. I hope there's thousands more like you

We've lost, is it 7 times at home this season, and the people trying to protest are being abused Maybe when we reach the conference, the home crowd might grumble a little.

That's a very fair answer. My fear is that his ignorance/arrogance/gambling instinct will tell him that we will come back at the first time of asking with the need only for minimal investment in the squad. He already tried it in the January window of Rafa's promotion season and unfortunately, his penny pinching was proved right (in his eyes) as we still went up and subsequently stayed up. We know that that was down to Rafa, I think he'll assume any old chancer will be able to do it because we are Newcastle United. This all brings me back to the thought/hope that only a sustained period in the lower divisions will get him seriously thinking about selling. That's at least 3 or 4 years away, minimum. I also think he won't sell because he knows that's what the fans want. I think he's enjoying teasing us with the potential sale. I hope you are right, I really do, but I remain cynical of his current intentions.

Really? Yep. Every time i allow myself begin to think that something might be happening, I ask myself why would he sell? I've never been able to answer it. There is no incentive for him to sell when his wealth and power increases all the time.

I don't believe he's ever wanted to sell it.

The sooner we just drop down the leagues and disappear, the fucking better.

Whether this Sun story has any foundation or not, it's exactly what we are expecting to hear eventually.

They are in the post Mourinho honeymoon period. 1-5

Aye. If there's one thing that 20 years of supporting Liverpool has taught me, it's that we don't win the fucking league. Know your audience Some of us are a bit older

You'd better brace yourself. They are winning it this year.

What is going on here ?

This is all so tiresome.