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that took far too long

I'll miss the way he wore that suit I'll miss the way he was timid and cute I'll miss the way he had his hair I'll miss the way he made me care "This group of lads", "thats speculation" 5-1, 6-0.....jubilation you brought a normality that was a relief to find you brought us joy with the people you signed your players' joy was resurrected we had a saviour others truly respected and those celebrations against sunderland man.....magic! everything about you chris, i'll miss. genuinely thank you. for everything

I feel sick and betrayed. And I feel like theres no point ever feeling anything for this club again, when it'll always end like this. Generally, I'm just so so sick of football right now. Its certainly a very sombre night after a day of mourning.

^^^^^^

10, goodbye. The signs were slowly showing and then BAM!!! Hughton goes. And with that, our brief turn in the PL.

Strangely, one of my first thoughts after hearing the news today was "I wonder how this affects Ben Arfa". Don't think its necessarily the end for him, but would the next manager be willing to drive to Manchester and back just to say hi like Chris did?

Can't see Hughton doing well for any other club. I think this was just 'right place, right time', unfortunately for him. I'll miss ya, mate.

Its been difficult holding this in at work all day, so here it goes. This club disgusts me. If I supported somebody else, I know I would hate this club so much. To sack a wonderful man like Hughton who has done above and beyond his duty in this manner is pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. It’s completely the wrong decision. For 18 months, I’ve supported a happy, stable club full of likable people and this anti-Newcastle was a breath of fresh air. And suddenly, like déjà vu, the clouds are back. This haunting flashback to relegation year is reprehensible and after recent weeks, we’re gonners now. And to be honest this board deserves to be relegated. We’re falling apart at the seams. Chris, you’re a great great man and thanks for the memories. You’re better off without us and I wish you the very best in everything you do. A wonderful man. I wonder how Enrique, Tiote, Nolan, Ben Arfa, Carroll, Jonas etc are feeling.... And to all those around the world that laugh at NUFC, you’re absolutely right. This club will always be a joke. So keep on laughing. I wish I could. With today’s news and the FIFA debacle, I’m just so so sick of football right now. Never felt like this before. All in all, just a horrible, terrible day.

Hmmm I'd give it to Xavi before Iniesta.

at least next week we're welcoming 2 players back and the week after 2 more. once the injuries/suspensions stop and an assistant finally comes in, things should get better. Plus theres the january window soon (with the return of gosling). having said that, we've got a month of nasty fixtures and we're clearly going to lose to sunderland. i'm a bit worried for hughton now.

Agreed. Without both Gerrard and Carragher, they've got no leader out there. Nobody to shout orders.

Think its touch-and-go. Carragher's definitely out though.

Krul Simpson-----Taylor-----Campbell-----Enrique Barton--------Nolan-------Tiote---------Jonas Ranger-----Carroll BENCH: Soderberg, Kadar, Perch, Routledge, Smith, Lovenkrands, Ameobi

Thats not terrible news.

Tiote, Enrique Taylor, Campbell, Routledge, Ameobi, Simpson :thdn: Guthrie

Win. We'll win. Because we're fucking retarded.

Without doubt

One of the worst performances I've ever seen. Today could be the final nail in his coffin. He seems quite a canny person but theres no room for sympathy in this league - he's just nowhere near good enough.

Dunno why Sky think we're having a good season and overachieving. Looking at our fixtures, we really should have over 20 points. At what point do we start to panic? Because our away form has disappeared and we still mess it up at home. I really don't want to sound kneejerkingly pessimistic, but things really aren't that good. 5-1 at Bolton should've been a reality check but today was no better and our performances are beginning to resemble two seasons ago. We must win one of our next two games.

We were horrific, yet again. I don't know why Sky think we've had a better than expected season.....have they seen our fixture list? 3-0 would've been harsh but i'm starting to really get concerned with us now. Spent all game slating Danny Guthrie and then he slipped for that goal. Absolutely one of the worst performances I'ver ever seen. He's just nowhere near good enough. Then again when Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Smith, Simpson and Routledge have all played for you today, was anything but a defeat ever on the cards?

Sky have been hampered by the snow.....presenting from a studio today, rather than the ground.

they hadn't lost away all season but once they did, they couldn't stop losing.

Tiote is so good in CM that we could even afford to drop Nolan alongside him. Guthrie will be fine.

So all their doubts made it? Gutted tbh.

Missing Barton could be big for us. Really not sure which way to turn now. I'd tolerate a draw, but maybe its still winnable.