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Ashley has done a great job generating revenue. For a mid-table team. Which is this club's ceiling at the moment, and something nobody should be satisfied with. He's done an awful job generating revenue actually, he's done a good job minimising costs though.

i.e. I couldn't care less about Jozy Altidore but I'm surprised at the way you lot are carrying on about it. He plays for Sunderland, I hope he hits the corner flag every time he shoots.

I just mean in general there seems to have been an attitude that we need to get American fans on board with the sport of football like it makes any difference to the fact that it's the global popular sport regardless of whether you're interested or not. Also, English fans should always be regarded as 100 times more important than foreign fans of Premier League football, however money talks and we're increasingly seeing that not being the case with kick off times, etc. Fans of English clubs that reside in this country and actually attend games will always be the lifeblood of the sport. The Premier League have already changed the game from a working class game to more of a middle class one and if they take the piss enough then teams will be playing in front of half-empty grounds. At least I hope they will anyway, it's what the PL deserves the way they carry on.

Tbh as much as I hate American fans being full of their own self-importance when it comes to the Premier League, you can't moan about us not maximising our revenue under Ashley and be happy with us not pushing ourselves in the increasingly lucrative foreign markets.

http://www.newcastleunited.us/2013/07/newcastle-losing-the-battle-for-america-323.html

Off the NUFC account on Faceys, "Just arrived - the NUFC keyhole t-shirt - available in 4 colours and only £9.99 each! Click on the link to order yours now! http://bit.ly/1380MNA". What the fuck.

Let's hope for loads of luck and magic next season.

Do people think it's advantageous to get signings in for the start of pre-season or is it over-played? If it's advantageous why do we rarely bother doing so and in the instance of this pre-season, why have we put a self-imposed delay on matters with Kinnear's holiday?

That's not actually Gazza on the right, just looks like him.

Number of excuses he's already got lined up for this season before a ball's been kicked (Kinnear, players not used to not being in Europe, Andy Murray raising Newcastle fans' expectations, the Alan Partridge film being released in early August just when pre-season was taking shape). This been on here yet btw?: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/alan-pardew-determined-hold-newcastle-5065722

I think people are giving Pardew a bit too much credit with this fitness stuff. The amount of minutes Marveaux was on the pitch versus how many he was available for (which was the vast, vast majority) was criminal. I'm not saying he should have played 90 minutes every week but he sat on the bench for weeks at a time in a few instances, while vastly inferior players were out on the pitch, playing like shit.

Although it irks more when it develops into a warped sense of self importance, it's almost as if people are trying to fill the void left when Ronaldo started behaving like a decent human being.

Dear Mr Dilkington...

My Norwich fan mate mentioned that to me the other week actually, think it was mainly based on the betting odds on his next destination though.

Bastards.

His 30-minute+ appearances are reserved only for Carling Cup games (sure he played 120 at Forest ). He did, I was there. Fucking ridiculous. He was keeling over.

He never gets injured these days, he might struggle to last 90 minutes but that's slightly different. Wouldn't be surprised to see him go at all.

The current SD place on Oxford Street is pretty small and a bit of a dump, that's a massive upgrade for them. Rent must be enormous.

We were definitely linked with him that summer, ended up getting Enrique instead.

Is that seriously not Lee Clark in a wig on the left?

Reads like the lyrics of a Pharrell Williams song.

http://media.tumblr.com/32862773b9361b972e639842c7ea52bb/tumblr_inline_mgvrl4QQKK1rqojx8.gif

Zouma was in the papers the other day expressing his delight that Chelsea were interested in him btw. Those who want him should hope he's a "more the merrier" type.

Good luck with that, Udinese are the Porto of Italy they will try and bleed anyone dry for their prized assets. I'm mates with Al Moody IRL and he has nothing to do with incoming transfers at NUFC, despite any claims he may have made otherwise.

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