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regardless of whether this is true or not, would people really want a team of mercenary twats? If this does ever happen I hope they have a sensible tranfer policy as Pardew and Ashley apart, I quite like watching the current lot play as it looks like most of them give a shit.

I didn't say that, though. When will some people get their brains out of neutral? Your idea that you are now "vindicated" in believing Ashley is acting out of pure spite is particularly laughable. I'm interested in what you think Ashley was thinking when he did this and please don't insult me by saying that he truly thinks Pardew is a better manager and a bigger name. The fact that there was real reason to replace Hughton negates what you posted. Can't quite understand the "geordie moral high ground' comment. Pardew has clearly part of the problem and has been complicit in most of this. Insulting comment about the narrow minded tards bit, in fact it's a disgraceful comment as well.

Derek, is that you?

That won't make much of a dent though, we defo need a supporters for change group again, the only problem now is that there isn't anyone else to come in.

I actually burst out laughing when I read this it's so pathetic. You may as well have put up a big sign saying 'wind up, please reply as many times as possible here'. Dickhead. No need for the aggression just because others have a different opinion from you. Grow up I would hardly call that 'aggression', but it was uncalled for so it's been removed.

I actually burst out laughing when I read this it's so pathetic. You may as well have put up a big sign saying 'wind up, please reply as many times as possible here'.

Luke now desperately trying to prove that he's not Ashley's next rent boy and is in fact still 'cool'. http://www.lukewhostalking.co.uk/2010/12/lets-get-a-few-things-straight.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LukeWhosTalking+%28Luke+Who%27s+Talking%29 Let's Get A Few Things Straight About Newcastle United By Luke Edwards on Dec 9, 10 12:08 PM The great thing about having a blog is you can get a few things off your chest and for once I have been annoyed by the comments left on the stories I have written about the sacking of Chris Hughton and the appointment of Alan Pardew. It rarely bothers me if people slag me off, my job is to report information and opinions, to spark debate and to deal with the facts. Where necessary, I offer my view as well. But this time, you've managed to get a bite out of me! So let's get a few things straight. I did not agree with the sacking of Chris Hughton and I said as much to the United hierarchy this week. I have even argued with them about it. He was, as I've said elsewhere, a good man doing a good job. He did not need to be replaced and if he was going to be replaced it needed to be a really top class, experienced manager with a CV to match. But it is also my job to present the argument behind the sacking, which is what I've done this week. Alan Pardew is not the manager I expected to see in the chair as his replacement, he does not have a great CV and he is not vastly experienced. He has a tough job ahead of him to convince supporters and media alike that he is the right man for the job. He will also suffer because he has got the biggest job of his life in grubby circumstances, he will be slipping on a murdered man's shoes at his press conference today. However, I also feel he has to be given a chance to prove me and the rest of you wrong. He is running uphill, as I said in the paper this morning, but does he deserve to be shoved backwards and downwards by the club's supporters as well? I don't think so, that is my personal opinion, just as it's my personal view it was a mistake to sack Hughton. However, Pardew is the manager now and he has enough on his hands winning round the players in the dressing room without dealing with protests against his appointment from the fans. He will live and die by his decisions as a manager, not on accepting a job offer after a popular manager was sacked. Even if he was talking to the club while Hughton was still in place, is that his fault or the fault of the people who are in charge? I will judge him what he does in Newcastle interest's from here on in. That is how I have treated every single man who has filled that role in the nine years I have been covering the club. If results and performances are good, I will say so. If they are bad, I will criticise as I have done in the past. If Pardew fails, that is the time to take aim on the board because they will have made a horrendous error in judgement. What is done is done, it's not a decision that is going to be reversed. If there is anger there, the fans have every right to voice it. It is their club, not Mike Ashley's after all. If there are protests, that is their right. What I don't see is how that is helpful to the team and the players. If fans hope they are going to force Ashley to sell, they won't. He's already ridden out worse than this. He has already tried to sell, twice, and failed. He isn't going to put the club up for sale again. So, no I don't think Pardew is a great appointment, but I will at least give him the chance to prove me wrong. He won't be condemn by me before he has taken charge of a single game. Sorry if you don't agree with that stance, but quite frankly, I'm just as entitled to my opinions as you are. I'm not anybody's pay roll other than The Journal's, I'm not licking anyone's behinds and I'm not scared of criticising anyone. I'm just, in my opinion, being realistic.

I see Luke Edwards has sold out, used to have a huge amount of respect for as well, this article is nearly as bad as yesterdays. Tosser. http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/12/09/alan-pardew-must-be-given-a-chance-61634-27793690/

He's wrong though.

Cock Piss Pardew Fuck Off.

What happens if by some miracle we end up winning silverware under Pardew? That will never happen due to him being gash. And always will be. As I was saying, it was a hypothetical question, but there's a part of me that has a deep-seated fear of the absurd or unpredictable happening. Just like you know there will be a small gaggle of twats hanging round outside the club tomorrow to welcome Pardew and probably even give him a welcoming round of applause. You know it'll happen. But does it really matter? It wouldn't be the same anyway. It won't happen, but I admire your desperation ot cling to something. Don't worry, you'll be free of it soon.

Of course yes, but asked in earnest. Hypothetical answer then: Assuming I lived back over there, I would stick to my guns and not go.

Hypothetical question then?

Normally I find myself agreeing with what you write and I used to feel like that, but I just can't do it any more I just feel worn down by things. This change makes no sense whatsoever, not a bit. The supporters for change managed to do some good by not attending games, maybe that time has come again. I'm not completely unaware of the conflict that exists in probably every single one of us between wanting on the one hand to remain loyal to the team, keeping the faith, supporting the Toon and on the other just not being able to take any more of Ashley's s**** and wanting to take action to spur him on to sell up and f*** off. If I'm completely honest, what I said before was as much about reinforcing the message in my own head as it is to reinforce the message in other peoples' heads. We were here before Mike Ashley, and we'll be here long after the b****** us gone and all. But it is a hard knock to take, is this... Yep and when he does go I'll get interested again. It's like any relationship, you can only take so much then something snaps. If there was an ounce of common sense to this, something I could cling to, to get me through this I'd find it, but this looks like a deal done over a roulette table on a Saturday night piss up down 'the club'. Ashley has no emotional attachment to the club, so why should I allow him to keep doing this to me? Sorry, but that's it until he's gone.

Probably that they'll be pissed off as well, but they get paid to do a job and that should come first. Don't blame them for being pissed and wouldn't blame anyone for leaving in January.

Normally I find myself agreeing with what you write and I used to feel like that, but I just can't do it any more I just feel worn down by things. This change makes no sense whatsoever, not a bit. The supporters for change managed to do some good by not attending games, maybe that time has come again.

this is unreal man Why exactly is it 'unreal'? I live in Australia and have done since Jan 2009, before that I had a season ticket for 23 years.

Pardew must be insane, he's a dead man walking. That's it for now. No watching on TV, no merchandise, nothing. I'll look for the results but that's it until Ashley has gone.

Colin the agent says Despite contact with MON and Jol, Alan Pardew will be named the next #nufc manager on a contract through till the end of the season

No. I'm finished with NUFC until he goes, not because I really dislike him, I've just had enough of Ashley now. It feels like I'm wasting precious minutes of my life on the club while Ashley is here. Never thought I'd ever say that. Never.

Is this Golfmag? http://twitter.com/#!/cwarr07 Colin is an agent apparently

Caulkin on twitter: Said all along #Nufc has been a fragile coalition. Now in pieces. Forget crap about senior player unrest - they're as upset as anyone.

Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton has been sacked amid fears the club was entering a prolonged period of stability. Owner Mike Ashley is understood to be concerned that Newcastle were on course to achieve Premier League survival and limit their appearances on tabloid front pages to just one a week. A club statement signed by Mike Ashley read: “Wotcha! It’s my wonga, my party” “This is boooooooooooooooring. I’ve decided to mix it up a bit. That’s what I do. “We should be challenging for Europe, given I’ve bankrolled moves for big name players such as Leon Best and Wayne Routledge.” Fans are growing accustomed to mixed results with some excellent victories at home to Sunderland and on the road against Arsenal and Everton. And there has been a growing feeling inside St James’s Park that the club was becoming just like any other normal Premier League outfit. Former Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is the bookmakers’ early favourite to replace Hughton. O’Neill quit Villa Park just months ago after finding it difficult to work with Randy Lerner, reputably the best owner in football. The smart money is on Joe Kinnear to return to St James’s Park and finish the job he started. “I’ve always f*cking said I’d go back to Geordieland,” he told The News Grind. “I spoke to Mike (Ashley) and told him that if he really needs to put the club back on f*cking course for implosion, I’m his f*cking man.”

This. This. This. Also, Hughton should have been given time to really learn over the next few years, I had a feeling we really had someone who could have developed the team and turned into a top class manager. Good luck Chris.

Are some of our players Jedi's? They seem to be making someone float in the first two pics.