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What is this? Edit: Just seen/read it Link? The article is in the Caulkin thread, a damning indictment of the club from top to bottom.

May as well, we could have a back 9 and still concede so might as well go for it.

Thankfully retail means I'm working for this tomorrow so won't have to watch the inevitable play out but no doubt I'll be hitting the f5 key in the office!

Karma is a bitch and when he contracts baldy head cancer the club will kick him to the curb too. I hope the lot of them rot, not an ounce of empathy between them.

I think it's because the fans know more about 'legacy' players than the new managers do. Rafa Benitez won't have a clue where he played for Toulouse before he came here to be a winger (great job Pardew). Don't have many/any coaches in place from when he arrived to pass the information on, only Darth Vader and he's probably in Holland again right now. I'm pretty certain he will like K, maybe me using Steve Mac as a guide was a bit naïve, but he genuinely appeared to not know who most of our players were and he was managing in just the league down from us 6 months prior to joining. Rafa hadn't been in England for years, and doubt the teams he was at would have scouted Sissoko. But Sissoko is champions league quality man, he said so himself, everyone knows who he is!

I got shot down for suggesting that the other day but I don't think he's got the heart for the battle either.

As if he didn't just ask by phone call, what a complete tosspot.

What's the first rule merlin?

Colo? Thought he was confirmed as out? Good news about Mbabu if true. It's what I was told, this bloke knows a few at the club and was at the U21's midweek. Better news about Sissoko. Wonder if the invisible man in centre will survive. My missus is due to give birth so will hopefully give this a complete miss Good luck mate hope all goes well.

Jonas gone full radge, love the guy! A big fuck you to our absolutely detestable "club". Hope they all fuck off and very soon.

It's called fret

Last 40 minutes vs 10 men too! Stuff of dreams!

No one said they're the issue, but they aren't exactly the solution are they?

They've proved time and time again that they'll be more than willing to watch any old shite in absolute silence whilst paying through the nose for the privilege. I'd also think the Wongaloids would gulp down the preferred media partner propaganda about how Rafa's inexperience in relegation battles is what took us down and his inexperience in the championship would stop us coming back up. Or, Ashley wouldn't give a shit about the fans, as per. Why do people say stuff like this? Yet to come across a single person who isn't fully supportive of Benitez or unaware that he's been brought in far too late. Totally agree on Pearson. He'd be horrendous. Some dopes next to me at the Southampton game on Saturday were complaining about Rafa (not ready for a relegation team..................) and hailing the virtues of Nigel Pissing Pearson. That's our own fans.

They've proved time and time again that they'll be more than willing to watch any old shite in absolute silence whilst paying through the nose for the privilege. I'd also think the Wongaloids would gulp down the preferred media partner propaganda about how Rafa's inexperience in relegation battles is what took us down and his inexperience in the championship would stop us coming back up. Or, Ashley wouldn't give a shit about the fans, as per.

I honestly think he would stay, but I 100% don't trust the fat fucking miser to do what it takes to keep him. Toys will be out of the pram because of the relegation and he'll blame everyone but himself.

Ugh, another one?

Yep. I get he wants experience. But Steven Taylor, FFS?! I thought Lascelles was solid, if unspectacular, when he had to come into the team. Seems to lead and organise well, plus he wins everything in the air. Dropping him for that fist pumping disaster zone, was a terrible decision. Just from the few games we've seen of him, he's far better than Saylor. Experience or not he has to play over him but i get the feeling it'll be Chancel and Colo this weekend for some reason. No chance, Colo has twisted his bullshit again and in an attempt to protect his fragile pea-sized heart he won't play again this season. Ah, well not too bothered about that. Chancel and Jamaal is it. He's been on the verge of a return for a while but keeps being omitted, clearly lost heart and doesn't want to be involved in the fight, plus he's not had his annual holiday jaunt to Argentina this year so is probably feeling a little homesick. He might be better than Lascelles but he doesn't have half the heart or fight in him. Neither do most the other players. To be honest i think we've being fooling ourselves a bit, these players aren't just gutless, they're not very good footballers either. Most of our players are bang average with a few outstanding performances thrown in when the going wasn't so tough but are clearly worse than the sum of their parts, mostly due to the fact they're an improper sum that doesn't fit together but also because they are fucking cowards and none of them have the ability to gee any of the others up. We have no leaders to grab a game by the balls and do something. We're not a team just a bunch of heartless individuals bar the odd one or two that care but aren't good enough. Thanks Ashley you fat useless fuck.

Yep. I get he wants experience. But Steven Taylor, FFS?! I thought Lascelles was solid, if unspectacular, when he had to come into the team. Seems to lead and organise well, plus he wins everything in the air. Dropping him for that fist pumping disaster zone, was a terrible decision. Just from the few games we've seen of him, he's far better than Saylor. Experience or not he has to play over him but i get the feeling it'll be Chancel and Colo this weekend for some reason. No chance, Colo has twisted his bullshit again and in an attempt to protect his fragile pea-sized heart he won't play again this season. Ah, well not too bothered about that. Chancel and Jamaal is it. He's been on the verge of a return for a while but keeps being omitted, clearly lost heart and doesn't want to be involved in the fight, plus he's not had his annual holiday jaunt to Argentina this year so is probably feeling a little homesick. He might be better than Lascelles but he doesn't have half the heart or fight in him.

Clearly has the ability but not the application, has allowed the malaise around him to become the accepted norm unchallenged and a lot of us had him as captain material early in the season. It's a wonder the Dutch team are so bad right now with attitudes like this.

Yep. I get he wants experience. But Steven Taylor, FFS?! I thought Lascelles was solid, if unspectacular, when he had to come into the team. Seems to lead and organise well, plus he wins everything in the air. Dropping him for that fist pumping disaster zone, was a terrible decision. Just from the few games we've seen of him, he's far better than Saylor. Experience or not he has to play over him but i get the feeling it'll be Chancel and Colo this weekend for some reason. No chance, Colo has twisted his bullshit again and in an attempt to protect his fragile pea-sized heart he won't play again this season.

He was probably aiming for a throw in tbf. Yeah it was Colback from the kick off and Sammy who scored in 7 seconds, 2014 vs Spuds.

Hoofing it from the halfway line to their 'keeper is fine, just don't dare take it into the box and have a genuine shot at goal or lose it, that's unforgivable!

We're 19th in the league and struggling for goals, meanwhile he's tearing players a new arsehole and scoring for fun because someone knows how to use him. How is this even a topic for debate? Smh.

Can't imagine Norwich getting much, maybe a point against Watford Possibly only 3 points for Sunderland (Norwich A) We need to win 3 at least. Can't see 3 wins from that fixture list. It may be my Sunday morning negativity but I can see Norwich getting a win v Watford and draws v Sunderland, Man U & Everton. I can see Sunderland scraping a win today and against Watford with draws v Norwich, Chelsea & Everton. That would therefore mean we would need to win 4 and draw 1 of our remaining games. Never happening. There's no way that both are picking up that sort of form, mind. As crap as we are, lets not forget why they are both still fighting relegation too. Agreed, I can understand the negativity surrounding us for our form but just because we're so bad that doesn't make other teams suddenly start to get better. The mackems will be resoundly beaten today. That's not helping my Sunday morning headache, man. SORRY!!! I actually meant resoundingly tbh