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Solid 5, the seeds of recovery are finally sprouting, more performances like today and the team will gain the confidence and momentum to look forward rather than back.

Every game in the premiership near enough will swing one way to another, the most important aspect is capitalising on your ascendancy and defending well when the other team gets their purple patch. Even one sided games have a patch where the other team gets their chances. We scored when we needed to and we defended well when we were under the cosh, that's what wins you games.

Saw that stat earlier, certainly did not feel like they had more of the ball. They must have counted the 8 minutes or so when their player was down and they were passing a ball around. I'm sure I read on here that possession is measured by how many passes are made by each team rather than time in possession of the ball, which seems a weird metric. So I wouldn't say it's massively indicative of actual possession of the ball, it just means we made less passes in our possession. Would love to see a game where both teams are so shit that neither can complete a pass throughout the game and have 0% possession each. I think we're quite capable of that on our day, we just need another team to match us

Saw that stat earlier, certainly did not feel like they had more of the ball. They must have counted the 8 minutes or so when their player was down and they were passing a ball around. I'm sure I read on here that possession is measured by how many passes are made by each team rather than time in possession of the ball, which seems a weird metric. So I wouldn't say it's massively indicative of actual possession of the ball, it just means we made less passes in our possession.

They deserve everything they get, it just gives people a nice big brush to tarnish us all with. Hope they get dogs abuse from our lot too.

Keegan spent pretty much the equivalent on Andy Cole (£1.75m) when we were in the second division way back in 1993. It's a shambles. Ashley hasn't even beaten the price we paid for Shearer in 1996 ffs, never mind the fee for Owen.

"Rondon was Rafas number one target" completely negating his transfer pot was 12p and a half eaten curly wurly

I think the problem lies with what these clubs are willing to pay than what the demands are. People will try and get away with what they can until someone puts their foot down tbh.

We're not angry, we're just really disappointed, now go over there and think about what you have done.

I'd always still intended going anyway but mentioned the boycott to the bairn and her response was that we'd already bought season tickets if we didn't go it meant Ashley was the winner as he'd took money off us without us getting the service/goods/game we'd paid for. Said we shouldn't let him win and shouldn't let him stop us from doing what we enjoy doing ie going to the match. We've already missed Brighton as we were on holiday (lad at work bought our tickets though) and may well miss Liverpool due to my neices wedding but this will depend on the game being moved for tv. It's about the visual impact though. I know, i get that, but i also think f*** him, he's not stopping me from doing what i want to do which is go to the match. He'll be laughing his stots off at that fact he's had the money and people haven't come. I also want to go to the match but am boycotting all games, if you can't stay away for one organised game for the greater good then that's poor imo. It's too tiresome a battle mate, you may as well smash your face off a brick wall as much use arguing the point will do. The Wolves match has got enough momentum to make a statement and we know it won't happen over night, other supporters will see the success and jump on board. This has to gain momentum and the more we protest, the more will join. As infuriating as it is, the best we can do is inform and educate, the minute we turn on each other we weaken our stance and telling someone they're wrong for what they believe in only makes them more steadfast in their decision.

I'd always still intended going anyway but mentioned the boycott to the bairn and her response was that we'd already bought season tickets if we didn't go it meant Ashley was the winner as he'd took money off us without us getting the service/goods/game we'd paid for. Said we shouldn't let him win and shouldn't let him stop us from doing what we enjoy doing ie going to the match. We've already missed Brighton as we were on holiday (lad at work bought our tickets though) and may well miss Liverpool due to my neices wedding but this will depend on the game being moved for tv. It's about the visual impact though. I know, i get that, but i also think fuck him, he's not stopping me from doing what i want to do which is go to the match. He'll be laughing his stots off at that fact he's had the money and people haven't come. He won't be laughing his socks off when Sky stop putting us on TV I thought we were on tv a lot because of the viewing figures though, and if more stay at home and watch on tv the viewing figures therefore go up and we're on even more. Even still, this isn't a direct hit at Ashley, this is about him but for a wider audience, what more of a statement than not using something you paid for? It's a vote of no confidence, the rest of the footballing world will be thinking they've paid but still aren't going, there must be something bad to cause that? I get it man, you don't want to miss the game, it's your prerogative . There will never be a consensus, you do what you think is right dude.

I'd always still intended going anyway but mentioned the boycott to the bairn and her response was that we'd already bought season tickets if we didn't go it meant Ashley was the winner as he'd took money off us without us getting the service/goods/game we'd paid for. Said we shouldn't let him win and shouldn't let him stop us from doing what we enjoy doing ie going to the match. We've already missed Brighton as we were on holiday (lad at work bought our tickets though) and may well miss Liverpool due to my neices wedding but this will depend on the game being moved for tv. It's about the visual impact though. I know, i get that, but i also think fuck him, he's not stopping me from doing what i want to do which is go to the match. He'll be laughing his stots off at that fact he's had the money and people haven't come. He won't be laughing his socks off when Sky stop putting us on TV

As usual! Support da team...

Pretty much exactly how I saw it, the reaction of people has been way way over the top. It is one hell of a U turn though on his previous comments about Ashley not backing the manager and being tight with player bonuses. All of a sudden he throws an extra 20k his way and he's now a nice man. Maybe the reaction has gone a bit over the top but you can see why he's rubbed people up the wrong way. Maybe it has gone a little over the top, but when you throw jet engine fuel on an open flame, don't expect it go out.

Should have just thanked the club for the contract and pledged his future to the team and left it at that. Clearly been bought off by the offer of a little extra coin like a fucking prostitute, lost all respect for him after that. You've made yourself part of the problem Lascelles.

They could always try and suggest what they would do then? I don't see anyone doing that. They want a change at the top but aren't willing to do anything to achieve it? Maybe they think that it's ultimately going to take someone with enough money to sway the thick skinned, hard nosed businessman who currently holds the power? However an outsider's view of the club may not make it such an attractive proposition right now. If you feel that shouting at shops and boycotting home games (assuming you actually go) is the way forward then hey that's great, carry on doing it. suppose Ashley had an offer for the club that was around what he wanted but hadn't made his mind up. Do you think he would be more or less likely to accept and sell if there were protests and boycotts, or more likely to sell if there were no protests and the money was guaranteed to keep pouring in? Interesting question and the assumption would probably be the first scenario. I guess that's what must motivate the regular protesters. However in the case of Ashley I reckon it's only the filthy lucre which will count at the end of the day, he's always seemed pretty impervious to insults and protests to date. I thought we got past this flawed assumption, the most recent evidence being V-gate at the Italian restaurant. He is absolutely bothered what people think and say of him or wouldn't keep trying to defend himself and hoying his toys out the pram, like the spoilt 5 year old fat kid he is.

One game! One fucking game. I just don't get it, no one is asking them to hoy their season ticket into the Tyne ffs.

Probably one of the most ironic and hypocritical posts I've read on here. Just saying it how it is? End of?

Done and I've got my Liverpool supporting mates to do it too

Good businessman. Possibly the only 'businessman' who could make a Premier League team's revenue reduce in a ten year period that's seen the market inflate ten fold. He is a good business man for SD not for NUFC, that disparity in commercial income is siphoned straight off to SD. It's like a blood transfusion that leaves just enough in the host to keep it alive while the fat patient in the other bed keeps swelling. He's made a fucking packet from us and stands to make even more when he sells the "debt" on to the next owners.

You can still spend time away from the house/Mrs by joining in with demonstrations for the same aloted time as the match itself. Complaining that you've already bought the ticket and Ashley already has your money so doesn't care if you don't go completely ignores the impact of a boycott. Not going to a match you've paid money for is more impactful than protesting outside a match you had no intention of putting money into. Thick, stubborn, whatever the reason, these people are part of the problem not the saviours of our league status, nothing will change without action.

You can't even say it's advertising space, it's more like a dog pissing up a tree to claim it as his own, he's marking his territory and flicking the metaphoric V's. Small time, barrow boy, fuckstick, he needs gone for the sake of my sanity now.

I just can't believe people are using the P word in the Rafa thread, it's the height of disrespect!

Listen to Podcast: true faith forum - How to Take The Fight to Mike Ashley by True Faith NUFC Podcast #np on #SoundCloud Really enjoyed listening to that, some great panellists. We just need to keep disrupting ashley, his companies, his associates and SD's biggest shareholders. It's working Excellent stuff via the guest speakers from Liverpool and Rangers. Listened to it twice via Bluetooth in the car. Well worth a listen, skip to 56m for the more interesting contributions. Really enjoyed that, notice on Twitter today too that ifrafagoeswego has started to attack majority shareholders for SD, so clearly influenced by the talk in. They don't like it either, plus Norwegian football supporters have got a sniff and are joining in. Feels like this could be the end game now, this is not blowing over. Nice, is this list the majority shareholders in SD? Yeah, that's what's doing the rounds, it's Norges Bank that has taken some abuse from Norwegian football supporters

Listen to Podcast: true faith forum - How to Take The Fight to Mike Ashley by True Faith NUFC Podcast #np on #SoundCloud Really enjoyed listening to that, some great panellists. We just need to keep disrupting ashley, his companies, his associates and SD's biggest shareholders. It's working Excellent stuff via the guest speakers from Liverpool and Rangers. Listened to it twice via Bluetooth in the car. Well worth a listen, skip to 56m for the more interesting contributions. Really enjoyed that, notice on Twitter today too that ifrafagoeswego has started to attack majority shareholders for SD, so clearly influenced by the talk in. They don't like it either, plus Norwegian football supporters have got a sniff and are joining in. Feels like this could be the end game now, this is not blowing over.