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If KK walks away with a canny wad, surely administration would be the last resort. Ashley would lose out financially. Worst case scenario would be further departures in January.

I'm not clued up on administration, but would have thought we'd have to exploit all available means of bringing income into the club first.

If KK does win and walk away with millions, then it's as a result of a massive Ashley own goal in forcing him out in the 1st place. That's not much consolation when the club's millions worse off.

We, the fans are just stuck in the middle of all this unfortunately.

I hope no club take him on after this. Just typical of the modern day player, absolutely no morals or loyalty. He's surely in breach of his 5 year contract.

There was talk of trying to get him to change his mind and stay. Would Notts County still want someone with his attitude?

In the seaon when we blew the title,95-96, Man utd regularly won 1-0, with a 90 something minute winner. They've got previous at this sort of thing.

Does this mean that Barsnley won't be moved?

I'm hoping for that to be the case, but i'm hanging fire before booking trains etc. I don't think sky have announced their fixtures for that time of year yet.

The Brighton game is about to start on ESPN Classics again now.

Bah! missed it. Watched MOTD with very little interest instead, when i should have been watching it.

Granted, Given could have done off sooner, but i still hope he ends up winning nowt. Owens just a little rat. I've nowt against Bellamy. I think he was happy here, but was forced out by Souness on a power trip.

Boro!     

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch, except the Mackems of course.

HTL

 

If you took the time to read my posts on Keegan, you would realise my "beef" with him is a lot more than throwing away a 12 point lead. You conveniently ignore games at Liverpool and Blackburn where we were leading with a few minutes left, only to throw it away due to tactical ignorance. I couldnt see W

A bit harsh that, picking holes in one of our best seasons of modern times. The man saved us from relegation to the old 3rd division, into Europe, and to within a whisker of the premier league title, yet that's regarded by you as failure.

Question his walk-outs by all means, but i think it's unfair to suggest that he didn't provide us with decent sides on the pitch.

I'm sure this isn't the road KK set out to take when he accepted the managers job. I believe he just wanted a fair chance to do the job. However, him feeling he had no choice other than to leave, why shouldn't he fight for what he feels he deserves? He has to look after himself and his family foremost. That's what any of us would do.

That said, obviously i don't want any money going out of my football club. My ideal outcome would be for it to be proved that he had to work under poor conditions, but to be given very little in compo. I suppose i can't have it both ways. Just wish he had been given a chance in the 1st place, and it didn't come to this.

Excellent win. I expected a much harder game. Remember, this was being seen as our biggest test so far, and i felt we won fairly comfortably. If we're doing as well come January, the club must try and build on that in the tranfer window.

A .com take on Ameobi

 

Having entertained those present with his unique playing style and a pair of purple boots seemingly borrowed from a circus, Sammy Ameobi then ensured that the points stayed on Tyneside, heading home Paul Dummett's cross at the near post after 78 minutes.

 

 

Can anyone comment on his 'unique' playing style?

He permanantly looks knackered and breathless, often almost opts out of the game to draw breath, bent over, hands on his knees.

Used the ball well when he had it however. Good headed goal.

Oh, and his legs are like pipe-cleaners.

Anyone going along on Saturday against Man City youth? We'll probably get beat like, Man City have an incredible youth setup.

Think i'll go if the weather's half decent. Will go to the correct venue this time. Official site says it's at 1st team training ground.

Laughable seeing people throw their toys out the pram because they can't go to one match.  Boo f***ing hoo.

 

You are lucky you live where yo do and get to go to so many every season.

It's  annoying  because people spend good money on travel/accomodation etc for nothing, rather than not being able to get to the game.

how far in advance do we normally know if they are gona change the kick off time/day? I wana get train tickets next month for games in December but doesnt seem worth it at the moment because so many of them are getting changed!

The only ones that are relatively safe from being moved are the games that have already set a date/time for TV, even then there's no gaurantees.

This change has scuppered my Sat night in Blackpool, although i did get a refund from travelodge.

Not happy though.

Went to the match last night with mixed views, thinking cup games could be a drain on our squad, but at 3-1 down i started thinking how much the media would have made of it, had the game ended like that. Thankfully we came good and didn't give them any ammunission.

EVEN now when ashley has raped the club, is standing over the club fastening his belt and trousers with a fag in his mouth saying "dont worry love, i wont tell anyone"  people still have a pop at him

This is the aspect that I cannot get my head around.

Agreed. How anyone can seriously think Ashley was right and Keegan wrong after all Ashley has put us through since, is beyond me.

Good luck Kevin. Maybe you're better off in that job than trying to provide a successful team for some of the short-sighted, ungrateful people on here.

I got a little confused with venues yesterday. Parked up at the academy buildings, off Coach Lane, then was told by a club staff member that they were playing at Darsley Park. Silly me.

Canny game, but left ourselves too much to do after gifting 2 goals. Who's the big toon centre-half? Quite an imposing build for his age.

Don't mean to confuse anyone with the directions to the academy game, but if you came out of Four lane Ends metro, would you not turn left onto Whitley Road, past the Black Bull pub, then right onto Coach Lane?

If you're unsure, i think the No'1 bus goes from Four Lane ends, down Coach Lane.

Excellent attendance. Let the whole world laugh at our problems, but no way can they criticise us, the fans. I know Ashley is doing his best do sicken us, but let's keep it up.

Good away support tonight, but a lot of fans of other clubs in the division see Newcastle as their big day out.

And some people on here made out anyone who bought a season ticket for this season was mad. A season ticket means you avoid all the p***ing about at the box office and with fiddly paper tickets.

Terrible news, but no surprise under this lot.

If Ashley decides not to sell now, it's only a matter of time before he wants out again. Why can't the clown see that with such a threadbare squad we've no chance of promotion, and no way of attracting a buyer in the future, unless he practically gives the club away.

Has anyone ever floated the idea that maybe Shearer himself didn't fancy the rebuilding here he'd have to do?  I know this is blasphemy but I am just brain-storming out-loud here.  Maybe the ideas he went to Ashley with were unrealistic for a Championship level.  I don't have the exact quote but I remember in an interview Shearer did he said the ideas he brought to Ashley were if we were in the Prem or not.  Maybe Shearer didn't want to have to lose all of these people that we almost have to lose to balance the wage bill.  Maybe he didn't want to have to do it with a bunch of loanees and youngsters and that's why him and Ashley never came to an agreement?  Rip away!

If Shearer doesn't fancy the job under the current circumstances, then either he or Ashley should come out and say so. I don't think that to be true though.

'99 cup final v manure probably. Wasn't there in 98. They didn't give me a ticket. Don't recall what the attendance was, but i think it was 70 odd thousand in those days.

It's gonna be sorted soon, one way or another, i reckon.

Even confirming they are in talks is more than they usually let on. They don't have to say anything, so that makes me hopeful.

posted mine last Monday too. Hope i get it in time for Wednesdays game.