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Well as long as he's kept away from any sort of managerial-coaching position then I'm not fussed where he goes.

Ditto. Apparently he was coming on in leaps and bounds. Shame.

Aye, what Karjala said. There's no reason why we cant win our last 3 home games. We've got to... The more I think about Newcastle United and the situation we're in, the more I think we'll go down.

I wouldnt be surprised if this story had legs. You'd have to have some imagination to suddenly think of this story, imo. Plus, most stuff the papers have written about Ashley in the past have been correct, there's no saying this wont be any different. I pray this is BS, though.

An adult ticket for an Ajax match costs €16. What a fucking joke this country is...

THE value of Newcastle United will be slashed by half – from around £200million to £100million – if the club is relegated to the Championship. Now there are fears among the Toon army that desperate owner Mike Ashley, who is also having a torrid time with his sports retail business, could stun the football world by taking the famous North East club into administration. When he decided to sell up, amid the furore of Kevin Keegan’s abrupt departure in September, it was believed that the sportswear magnate was hoping for a huge profit on his £230m investment. There was talk that the multi-millionaire was looking for a figure in excess of £400m. Now, with the credit crunch having undermined the world’s economy, financial experts have placed a value of around £200m on a club fighting for its Premier League life. A drop into the Championship would wipe another £100m off the asking price leaving Ashley in a financial hole. He announced at the end of December that he had taken the club off the market but it is believed that privately he is very much open to offers. They have not been forthcoming and that has led to informed chatter in the financial world that Ashley has not ruled out the stark threat of administration. It would only be implemented as a last resort and not until Newcastle’s Premier League destiny is decided. To call in the Receiver now would mean a likely nine-point deduction and almost certain relegation, something Ashley would not welcome through his desire to sell. The threat, however, will hang over the Geordies during the summer months that they could start next season minus nine points unless Ashley can attract a buyer. A worried insider admitted: “We are looking at a Leeds United scenario. I don’t think people realise how serious things are at St James’ Park. Relegation would make it a complete disaster.” Neil Mitchell of the Newcastle United Supporters’ Club added: “NUSC have been made aware of the growing rumours of this catastrophic possibility over the last week and it’s now causing grave concern. "These really are becoming dark and grave times for all fans of Newcastle United.” To make matters worse it appears that Ashley has ignored advice from within the club to appoint a temporary boss, to help coaches Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood, who increasingly appear out of their depth. Terry Venables and the Alan Curbishley have been mentioned but Ashley is clinging to the hope that Joe Kinnear, despite undergoing a triple heart-bypass operation, will be back by the end of next month. That could be too late if Newcastle lose games against Chelsea and Stoke. It is not certain either that Kinnear will be given the all-clear by his specialist that would mean him being back before the end of the season. Ashley was last week accused by business rival and Wigan chairman Dave Whelan of stripping Newcastle of their dignity. The threat in the coming months is that Newcastle could be stripped of points. ------------------ :weep:

Ye I like it. Didnt at first but seeing it properly is different... As for our new home strip- I expect we'll be getting wiffs of it in the coming weeks- they normally release pictures of it around April.

If Ashley gets rid of Kinnear as manager, then I might just be open to giving him another (undeserved) chance. But it depends who he replaces him with, I guess. Probably some utter horseshyte manager... Jesus, Ashley- look what you've done! You've f*cking ruined us!

Thats beautiful. So sad though..

I've been thinking about this and it is thoroughly depressing. The thought of having Joe Kinnear as manager/puppet for another 2 seasons, regardless of what division we're in, just makes me feel so depressed. Its a horrible thought. Obviously, if we stay up it will be a big relief, but it will be short lived, imo. People will soon realise what the future holds and Ashley will feel a major backlash from the fans. The club will lose a lot of match-goers even if we do stay up. We'll go down next season if things at the club dont change drastically. And we'll probably end up much worse off.... The pain has only started...

Our finances were much, much worse under FFS than they are atm under Ashley. It was a matter of 'when' not 'if' as to NUFC going bust.

Just finished watching the documentary. Its so sad....it really is. It actually made me shed a few tears... Its very good, though.

Speaking of Cloughie, has anyone seen The Damned United? I think it looks very good...

You can always PM it around, Kryten if linking to it on here isn't allowed. Would like to see it. Same.

Aye, does anyone know where you can watch it?

Oh aye, remember that as well.

Yeah mate, I've read about it. Unbelievable. And then there's the linesman that had a metal drum thrown at him! Craaazy fuckers those Italians...

kaka been good? not followed milan, how're they doing? Yeah, he's been good alright. He's not as electric as he was a couple of seasons ago but he still dictates games. Class act, imo. The lad has everything...

What an awful, awful name.

Such a shocking, sad read. Its just so sad. I had no idea how much post-disaster trauma its caused people. More than 96 lives have been taken away.....much more. I wasn't alive at the time but even watching it on TV must have been distressing. I had a lump in my throat just from reading it.... The police in attendance that day should be utterly ashamed of themselves. Sadly, I cant imagine their living with as much trauma as the victims. It wasn't terracing that caused this, it was pathetic policing and organising.

Messi. But with Kaka close behind.

Steve Bleasdale.

Done rather good, generally speaking, Yes. After a slow start.

Pompey are a good team.....well, at home anyway. They were very good against Everton yesterday and have players that will battle, and a manager that will make his players battle. As for all this winnable game shite- since when have we ever easily won 'winnable' games?! We will struggle.

brilliant