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I just can't see that we're anything more to Ashley than just another brand he's bought to add to his collection. He's done well building his business empire that way, but a football club is a business unlike any of the others he owns. Unfortunately for us the success he's had with his other businesses will never translate to the success we're looking for on the pitch and I don't think he has the desire or capacity to alter his way of doing things.

Football AND statistics!? You guys just totally don't get me at all. I'm going to my bedroom. Leave me alone.

I'm going to turn up early on Saturday and boo the lassy on the desk in the Milburn reception. Good man.

I'm going to start directing my rage at Lee Charnley and John Irving. I feel like they're getting off far too easy.

Is it too much to ask for an owner who gives at least one single, solitary fuck? I never imagined things would turn out this way when the news first broke that he was buying the club.

I.e., doing fuck all. Brilliant game plan. Designed with the least likelihood of actually bringing in players who will affect the first team.

Classic Anelka.

The gameplan, as usual, will be all eggs, one basket.

I know we monitor, ask to be kept in the loop, check the name, make a derisory offer, travel to other countries to decide on a gameplan, and determine that the selling clubs' valuations are much higher than ours, but I'll be damned if I can ever remember the sequence these are supposed to go in.

I guess they figure long distance relationships never work.

If you are going to be no help with this crossword. Urinate, No longer in effect. (4,3) Piss off

Somebody needs to fill in what we've completed so far.

19 down - ode

Spurs signing Lenny Kravitz?

So somebody may be in France doing something. Do I have that right?

I dunno, I found that pretty offensive tonight.

Oh my.

I'm personally judging us on what I've watched over the last 12 months... I'm judging us on an array of increasingly more concerning performances as last season progressed, where we not only looked tactically inept, but also lacking in raw ability, discipline and effort in several areas of the pitch. I'm judging us on a manager who is unable to motivate the players, unable to pick a tactically coherent side, unable to make substitutions or effective changes to fix his shit-storm of increasingly-concerning initial mistakes... A manager who is unable to show a single ounce of positivity in his general outlook towards approaching a game, and, more pressingly, is unable to actually learn from any of the aforementioned issues and repeats them week-in, week-out. And, tonight, I'm judging us on our complete lack of progression over the summer; every single problem that was there when the final ball was kicked last season, remains. Yes, we were playing Man City, but no that doesn't excuse ill-discipline, a lack of effort, poor organisation and an all-round gutless and spectacularly uninspiring performance from pretty much every player on the pitch. This was the first game of a new season and they should have went into the game looking to send a message to the fans; "we're as pissed off as you about last season, we're going to fight to improve it this year". Instead, they turned up, put in the same 90 minute "shift" that they put in consistently last season, and went down with a whimper. If you're not at least semi-concerned about that you need to open your eyes.

I really just don't want to hear what Pardew has to say after this.

I'm not going to fucking hold off on my judging.

That's it. I've just decided to become a billionaire and buy the club. Thank me later.

I want back all that time I spent pining for Debuchy.

I think Pardew's just trying to see how much crazy shit he can get away with before he gets sacked, now.

Tactics.

Smart getting the low ebb out of the way right at the beginning of the season.