Mattoon

£25 for that photo only an itk could fork out for that!

Top notch that

Seconded. Yes lets all feel sorry for someone earning millions of pounds and living a life of luxury. Rafa will know that even with a decent spend in January hes more than likely not going to end up with a squad as good as the one he couldn't save from Relegation 2 years ago This is a squad that has no Townsend,Janmaat,Wijnaldum,Sissoko,Cisse or Tiote Theres 6 players that would instantly walk into our 11. I really don't know who people are expecting or wanting us to sign next month but we are going to need at least 6 IMO and in January that just doesn't happen He couldn't save a bunch of players that had all the confidence sapped out of them by a clown of a manager, he couldn't save a team in a downward spiral with only a few games left to turn it around. That is in no way equivalent to what he has right now. Had he have had a few more games that season we would have stayed up, he doesn't need to find his feet, he needs a few players to fit into what hes trying to do here.

Fuck me surely it's not fucking complicated. The longer this goes on the price of the club will tumble. If he doesn't spend in January we will be relegated he will then have to put more money into the club and will never have a chance to get his money back. Honestly man someone needs to go and give their heads a shake. Ashley has no choice, he HAS to keep Benitez and he HAS to keep us in the Premiership, otherwise he loses the deal and a whole lot of money. He has to spend now and make sure he keeps Rafa happy and keeps us in the Premiership or he's out of pocket serious money and left with a club no one wants that is likely to be relegated and with very little chance of bouncing straight back up with any manager worth his salt not wanting to touch us. He lucked out twice in the championship with two great managers at that level, it won't happen again. Surely he's not that stupid, he must see his back is firmly against the wall.

FFP does/will though What they gonna do? Fine him

Both great and devastating news in equal measure.

Can we just start the post match reaction here?

I found it had too many stories of hooliganism in it. A lot of the stories were not even about NUFC, but NUFC fans who went on holiday and saw a local match and then brought in their hooligan history and tried to justify it all by saying it created an atmosphere. I got the impression that it was written by people from the 70’s/80’s who longed for those days to return, and read by similar people and the young chav supporters within our support. I stopped reading it very early on in my support for the club. TLDR: Written by gobshite’s, read by those who believe gobshite’s. I've noticed they've been posting inflamitory stuff about what other supporters are saying before and after matches and only posting negative comments about us. Seems like they want to rile up the fan base.

I we've been conditioned for pain and low expectations but even the most negative supporters must realise this is it now!

Regardless of the performance or the result surely the place will be jumping tonight, I hope we make it a cauldron of noise for the Scouse mackems. If we can't celebrate tonight, when can we?

Can we reset the poll please? I originally voted yes and I want to change it to yes, I think we might see a different outcome now everyone has had time to reflect.

Can only hope Lascelles comes straight back in and whips the back line into shape, Shelvey back with a point to prove and a better semblance of a midfield and Gayle to have his shooting boots on. Can't stand to lose against Fat fucking Sam though!

If you had a car worth £2k but needed £3k of work to keep it on the road, Roger lent you £1k and Sean lent you £2k but you were behind on your council tax by £500 and you just knocked up your girlfriend, why would you pay for a taxi to the zoo when you worked at an abattoir?

Is that even still a thing? The Mirror's logo is still at the bottom of the club's website alongside other sponsors, if that means anything. Clearly still in bed with the fat fuck who's trying to squeeze more money out of the deal. Either that or pure conjecture for clicks.

"Preferred Media Partner" nothing else needs said

Need some serious investment, this team, as it is now, is going down, no doubt about it. Lacking quality all over the pitch, classic relegation team, can't score and can't defend, recipe for disaster.

not a chance. we've proven time and time again we'll accept being shat on from a great height. we wont be forcing anyone out. All that happens is that supporters vote with their feet and are replaced with happy clapper day trippers that go for a day out and a laugh with the lads, lads, lads.

Neither side is going to show all their cards on the first hand, I'd imagine £250m is a lowball for both sides, however we can't claim to be an established PL club under Ashley, he's all but made us a yoyo club with his mismanagement and to get us established again will take some major investment.

How would we feel about a thread title change or new thread "PFM Premiership Watch" that way we can keep all the Allardyce, Pardew, Moyes, et al talk in one thread and I don't have to see that snake salesman name on a thread title (I'm selfish). Which of these cunts is going to take a team down at the first time of asking?

Don't think it's as simple as that. Shelvey in particular had good reasons for being dropped. Aye, it was probably the fact he was dropped from the starting line up that made him go up a gear off the bench tbf

Stopped the rot but kind of disappointed we didn't win it at the end there we were all over them!

Come on Mitro you fucking mad bastard

Really needs to throw Perez and Mitro upfront in a 4-2-3-1 again and see if they can find that old chemistry, Manquillo needs to be dropped for everyone's sake too! Rafa has persisted with Joselu way beyond even his staunchest defender, something has to give here if we want to turn the tide. A gritty 1-0 to us with the right changes, a feeble 2-0 loss if he sticks with the same dross.

That doesn't sound good. As has been said plenty already, 14 or 15 hours ago they didnt even know about the bid, now they all seem to have every detail. Dont believe the headlines. #Wait TBF in the replies on the tweet Douglas does say the information is coming from the Times (Not Caulkin) and he doubts "take it or leave it" is right.

Yup. In the midst of this overwhelmingly positive lurch forward NEVER forget that at the arse end of the deal is Mike Fucking Ashley. He must know in the back of his mind that he has to sell now though, it's going to be worth shit all if he holds on to it and he knows it. Who blinks first?