Robster

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Ah but fuck it all now, though. We may as well have a laugh and enjoy it all. I think the sight of 50,000 geordies jumping up and down to the sound of "Lip Up Fatih" would be immense - just imagine. It would be even more impressive than the scarves at Shearer's testimonial. Mental.

If he is as mental as he sounds, it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Not saying he might not be a good appointment. I dont know much about him to comment but a volatile temperament, coupled with the current management staff/chain of command, could be a tabloids dream in-waiting.

I hardly think we've got the most secure of futures now, do you? We lost a manager. I hardly think that jeopardizes the future of the club. We'll get a new manager and move on. Yeah, into the Championship... fucking hell man, the next guy might be brilliant Sadly that will only happen by pure luck. No one of any proven talent is going to come here. Can hope though even if he's not brilliant there's no reason for people to be saying we're headed down man... oh aye thats mental. We wont go down. Its just any progress will be halted again

A tiny part of my brain thinks that may be a good idea but at the moment, my primary worry is not losing all our best players. I am resigned to thinking Owen is going but I want players like Guttierez (in particular), Colocinni, Xisco, Gonzalez, to walk out on Saturday and think "the club is fucked up at the minute but these supporters are something else... I want to play for them".

Vetere worked for Real Madrid Whichever of them did that fine. Thats the kind of experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Will the club come out and say from the outset exactly what the new managers role is going to be and who he reports to. I dare them to make the same mistake twice.

where is this coming from? wise was mates with ashley i presume before he bought the club? and what about jiminez/veterre? and llamblias? are they all "mates" or do ashley think they have something to offer in the business world? chris mort was a trusted advisor and did a fucking good job imo... look at it the other way, should ashley just appoint people he knows nothing whatsoever about to run his multi-million pound business? He should be looking to employ people with a proven record of success in the roles they are being employed. Chris Mort did do a very good job. Pity it was only temporary and he was allowed to leave. I am interested to see what Jimenez has on his CV that proves he is a proven Player Recruitment Executive. If this can be shown to me I shall apologise and accept that I am wrong. ain't saying you're wrong rob, just asking - does anyone know how matey ashley is with all of the appointments? from what i remember weren't some of them recommends from kelmsley, who is his mate? they might all be his bestest pals for all i know but as i've said it appears to me the recruitment team, now that we know their budgetary constraints, have a done a fucking sterling job really so i don't get the mates thing being a negative there, if it's even true I know mate and I would agree. Looking at the signings etc, they do appear to have done a decent job. Their communications skills are obviously woeful and if not improved upon are just going to cause problems in the future. It all just comes across a bit cliquey (sp) though with Keegan the only non-member of their little gang. Going for Zola, an ex team mate of Wise, would just appear to be them adding to their clique.

I hardly think we've got the most secure of futures now, do you? We lost a manager. I hardly think that jeopardizes the future of the club. We'll get a new manager and move on. Yeah, into the Championship... fucking hell man, the next guy might be brilliant Sadly that will only happen by pure luck. No one of any proven talent is going to come here. Can hope though

In my opinion the only way to go is : 1) Fill the ground. 2) Give the players 100% vocal support 3) Give Keegan 100% vocal support 4) Do not spend a penny in the club shop nor inside the ground on food, drink programmes. The fans and players are the innocent parties here. The players deserve every backing on the pitch as we need to show them that as far as the fans are concerned, it is only the board that are the targets of the anger. This epseiclaly applies to any of the 2 new lads that arrived on deadline day. We also need to show the rest of the country that we are not just going to turn our back on the club as a whole.

aye totally, someone's gonna do summat fucking stupid - if they can't find him they'll probably brick the windows or something if we lose a home game as for your first sentence it's why i'll be astounded if he doesn't sell up, and quick after the hull game In some respects I will be really disappointed if he goes. Sky kept showing clips of him at WHL last season celebrating a goal and he looked genuinely happy and wrapped up in it all. Gave me real cause for optimism. I must have been very naive

where is this coming from? wise was mates with ashley i presume before he bought the club? and what about jiminez/veterre? and llamblias? are they all "mates" or do ashley think they have something to offer in the business world? chris mort was a trusted advisor and did a fucking good job imo... look at it the other way, should ashley just appoint people he knows nothing whatsoever about to run his multi-million pound business? He should be looking to employ people with a proven record of success in the roles they are being employed. Chris Mort did do a very good job. Pity it was only temporary and he was allowed to leave. I am interested to see what Jimenez has on his CV that proves he is a proven Player Recruitment Executive. If this can be shown to me I shall apologise and accept that I am wrong.

I cant for a second think he will get away with sitting amongst the fans ever again. He will never cope with the amount of verbal abuse he will take. And it only takes one idiot, tanked up from the boozer before going in, to make a lurch for him.

Would be just more evidence that the club arent actually out there looking for the right man possible. Just looking for jobs for their mates again. On the plus side, he might be able to get Diego Marandona as part of the back room staff to help make us even more popular with the rest of the football supporting nation

I am liking S.S.R's new avatar.

Apparently. Find it hard to believe, myself. Can imagine it will just be lots of anti Ashley/Wise chants before and during the game and then a couple of hundred will hang around afterwards holding up their shoes

Can't be any worse can it? He's much richer and wouldn't be hated by practically every single fan, infact he'd be a hero for getting that tard out of our club. Deja Vu ? I think the hate is a lot stronger towards Ashley than it was Shepherd now, also the guy's the 6th richest in the world, nothing to lose IMO. I agree because its happened so quickly. Shepherd's tenure was up and down but at least he had a lot of highlights. This fuck up has happened so quickly i think a lot of people would be happy to see it brought to an end sooner ratehr than later

Can't be any worse can it? He's much richer and wouldn't be hated by practically every single fan, infact he'd be a hero for getting that tard out of our club. Deja Vu ?

Only the first two paragraphs of that Independent article were about the Indians and contained no information or quotes at all. Fucking bullshit story

I think what he hasnt grasped is that football is like no other business on earth Staff for Sports shops can be replaced. New customers can be found by offering deals, discounts etc. With football, you have a fairly fixed customer base. Piss them off and you have nothing to fall back on.

Good shout. Aye. theres a guy who doesnt like spending tons of money

I definitely think Bobby's comment about staff living close to the city so that they can be around each other on a regular basis is very valid. If Ashley is to show me he is learning, he needs to address this.

Doesnt matter. I think this will finish Keegan as far as management goes

At the time, he must have thought he could cope and work with it. You cant criticise him for that. His current interview is therefore based on his own experiences - he seems therefore well positioned to comment on whether it works or not

I agree with that. Whoever it is I automatically feel sorry for though. Which is why I think it will be Wise. Knows the score and is tight with the hierachy from the start