Robster

Why didnt he bring him in last time then? For that I havent got an answer. Just have a feeling and think that one of the best candidates for the job is someone who knew this position was going to be coming up sometime in the near future and was fully aware of the set up. I know I am being very cynical towards Ashley and its unfair.

wish they hadnt all been so fucking smug about it all though

Is it just me that has a sense that Mike Ashley has had someone waiting in the wings ever since he took over the club.

On the grand scheme of things this doesnt even appear on the radar but I have cancelled SkySports tonight.

I actually feel like crying reading these posts

I think you DEFINITELY need to change your signature.

Feeling very empty. Combination of feeling crushed that Kevin has gone and immense embarassment. The whole country just fucking laughing at us again. Something new has to happen now though. Ashley has to speak publicly and on TV. No way can he avoid not talking about what has happened. He cant get away with just issuing web site statements.

I had a couple of pints at lunch, not sure how this afternoon is going to work out. Does that mean you are NUFC's Chief Communications Officer ?

Its frighteningly embarrassing. This whole episode is showing them up for what they really are

I only hope its not going to end in a parting of the ways because the delays are allowing the anger and frustration to build and build. The longer the silence goes on, if the decision goes against what most people want, its going to be chaos. At least if they had made a decision on Wednesday, it would have contained it all within that 24 hours and would have kept what anger there was to a minimum. If it was going to be a parting, couldnt Ashley/the club have just made a statement immediately saying that they had parted and that a compensation deal was being sorted out? You dont have to agree the compensation before you make a statement do you ? More clutching at straws I know

Its because its all gone quiet at the club, they are desperate to keep the story running so are just making up the expected stories. How to write a player revolt story is on page 666 of the tabloid writers bible under the chapter heading "Manager and owner dont get on"

I would expect that what every fan wants as well.... just so long as it includes Keegan I cant be arsed with going through a whole other take over and trying to work out the intentions of some other random billionaire.

So if the club made zero ticket sales and zero merchandising sales it wouldn't effect his 250M investment? It would ruin the club, yes , he wouldn't be ruined but I'm sure he'd like to hold onto that 250M. I was discounting the club and referring to his other businesses. That's why they've got us over a barrel. They now we'll keep coming in sufficient numbers, whatever happens. Discounting the finances, I am sure he doesnt want to be seen as a failure and if it all goes horribly pear shaped at Newcastle, his failure is going to be plastered all over the world

He might if he knows those teenagers, their dads and their mates could skint him

I am hoping that the fans reaction to Keegan possibly going has fully opened his eyes to the passion towards this club. My hope is that the thought of bringing success to this club, and the reation of the fans and the people this would bring, will make it worth while

Fucking hell its like being on death row this.. i just with they would hurry up and end it all. I have a feeling of impending doom today

Robbie Keane I should have added - and who isn't in the Champions League. Fair point

Robbie Keane

They totally missed his joke about pulling one of the blind women

Not sure Sunderland had to go on such a mad spending spree. Always felt the bottom 3 were pretty much nailed on this year and Sunderland even on last years squad may have just about had enough to see themselves safe this year. Mind I think losing Kenwyne Jones made them shit themselves Anyone got n idea of how much Keane has now spent in his tenure. Seem to think she shelled out a fair amount last year too

100%

Lets wait until the whole episode is over first and we can say for definite that they were wrong They were wrong though, Keegan wasn't sacked and didn't walk out. They were reporting as if it happened there and then. He may have walked out at one point on Tuesday, but for Sky to be reporting it in that manner is apauling, without any official word from the club, they were reporting what was a rumour for atleast 2/3rd's of the news cycle. Dont get me wrong, I hate them all as much as the next man. I just think we have to wait until KK speaks and tells us he is staying. If these meetings dont go well and Kevin ends up leaving after all, you know for a fact that they are going to slaughter us, tell us they were right all along, and the statements put out by the club were obviously untrue. God I hope we dont give them the opportunity

Lets wait until the whole episode is over first and we can say for definite that they were wrong

Fingers crossed. I think the dream result of all of this is to find that deals were being done behind both KK's and Ashley's back. How likely that is goodness only knows but i think for us to carry on with confidence, thats what we need to know happened

i know, nearly shit a brick. saw K E V I N K E E scroll across, the bastards. I bet they started the piece that way on purpose. You know for a fact they did that deliberately. Guaranteed.