ChrisMcQuillan

:lol: 1 every 28 minutes? So he'd get booked on average 3 times a game?

The club told us (United for Newcastle) that the strategy is simple: whatever the league position we finish in each year, we better it the next year. Top 10 seems like a reasonable aim in keeping with that. We're not going to break into top six or eight next year.

That's really unnecessary tbh. If you wanted him shot of the number ten, there's gotta be free numbers between 10 and 53 He's a useful player, that's what pisses me off. Fair enough if we want rid, but if he has to stay or we chose to keep him he could have a good role off the bench running at tired legs. Instead, we play these juvenile games of freezing people out, loaning them out and kicking them in the teeth like Xisco just because we've decided something about them that hasn't really been proven on the pitch.

http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20110630/boss-looking-forward-to-five-of-the-best_2281670_2384156

Taylor v Accrington HBA Tiote

Comes across really well in that interview, like.

Nolan had a choice, and he chose West Ham. No hard feelings, he wanted the security. We made the right call in not giving him a stupid contract. Thanks for being a fantastic captain, a great leader, and for a hat-trick against the Mackems. And good luck. Now, let's move on and bring in someone better.

That's not the point. He shouldn't be putting stuff like that out in the public domain. Guess that depends on your perspective. I can understand the argument, but if our players are being f***ed about my the management I have no problem with Barton putting that in the press and being honest. I doubt he's sowing sedition where none should exist. I hate the way our club is run, and if one of the players stands up and says there's good reason for that, then respect to him. Do you want all the operations of our club done in the public domain then? It could get very messy. No, of course not. But when the ship's being steered by blind drunkards, I'd rather it got messy so it could get better. How is this going to help it get better though? Mike Ashley isn't going to sell NUFC to a benevolent saviour because Joey Barton has his knickers in a knot. Of course not. But the general idea is that ever-growing fan resentment and pressure will eventually build and make his position unsustainable. Maybre we're just stuck with him, though, and that won't work. In which case, if we accept that and lie down, are we really fans of a club? Or do we simply spectate as we would a series of Casualty unable to change or influence at all? Maybe it really is the latter, but I think it's horrendously sad when the fans of an English Premier League club start to feel that.

That's not the point. He shouldn't be putting stuff like that out in the public domain. Guess that depends on your perspective. I can understand the argument, but if our players are being f***ed about my the management I have no problem with Barton putting that in the press and being honest. I doubt he's sowing sedition where none should exist. I hate the way our club is run, and if one of the players stands up and says there's good reason for that, then respect to him. I'd feel the same regardless of who owned/ran us tbh. Things like this shouldn't be in the national press, keep it all behind closed doors and sort whatever needs to be sorted privately. Could be Ashley, Shepherd or the Queen, don't give a s*** - keep it private. But if it's kept silent and quiet, the club'll do what it has in the past. Do what it wants and spin PR towards everyone: press, fans, the lot. They'll lie like they did with Keegan, give false promises like they did with level 7 seating. Personally, I don't feel the club will sort anything out privately. They'll do what they think is best. And their track record is pretty damned poor when it comes to making big decisions.

That's not the point. He shouldn't be putting stuff like that out in the public domain. Guess that depends on your perspective. I can understand the argument, but if our players are being f***ed about my the management I have no problem with Barton putting that in the press and being honest. I doubt he's sowing sedition where none should exist. I hate the way our club is run, and if one of the players stands up and says there's good reason for that, then respect to him. Do you want all the operations of our club done in the public domain then? It could get very messy. No, of course not. But when the ship's being steered by blind drunkards, I'd rather it got messy so it could get better.

Back page of the Times, too, apparently. http://twitpic.com/5c1q73

That's not the point. He shouldn't be putting stuff like that out in the public domain. Guess that depends on your perspective. I can understand the argument, but if our players are being fucked about my the management I have no problem with Barton putting that in the press and being honest. I doubt he's sowing sedition where none should exist. I hate the way our club is run, and if one of the players stands up and says there's good reason for that, then respect to him.

Can't disagree with anything Barton says.

£££ and stability for his family would be my guess. A premiership club could not offer him that? Well, we certainly fucking can't offer either.

Will definitely be sad to see him leave. Mediocre footballer at best, but a fantastic leader and he will be difficult to replace.

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They're selling one of this at the Heart Foundation in Eldon Square. I had this one with Hamman on the back I think, then we sold him. I did the same with Ferguson. I was livid. My missus wore this one when preggers with my Daughter, got Shearer 9 on the back in Gold. Lush and still in good condition. The top not my wife.

Just checking

Is it just me, or does Tim Krul bear an uncanny resemblance to a hadrosaur? http://unitedfornewcastle.org.uk/krulhadrosaur.jpg

I know, but I've got no idea what he's asking Probably who it is, not that I think many of us would know any of them apart from Carr? How do you know, do you know much about this particular scout, if so what... had the scout agreed to leave, is he expecting to leave in the near future... The fullest story you can offer really. Can't tell you the name of the scout. You can find his name on one article online re: Tamas Kadar. I go to uni with his daughter. He's agreed to leave and become chief scout and wherever Hughton goes next. She seemed to think he's definitely on the lookout, but will only really go for it when its right. Mentioned Fulham, but she admitted that wasn't something that had come from Hughton. She said today that whatever you read in the press, the backroom atmosphere that Hughton had built amongst team, staff and personnel is gone, or at least it's not the same. Hence this guy being willing to move after serving the club for over a decade.

Have to make sure they pass our medical right? Given our recent signings, so long as they don't die they've got a pretty good chance.

I know, but I've got no idea what he's asking

..? One of our scouts has agreed to move with him to wherever his next club is.

Hughton is definitely interested in a return to management, as he's already tapped up one of Newcastle's scouts to move with him to wherever he goes next.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13586966.stm McLaren's accent's fixed itself.