Interpolic

You moved house recently, Pip?

I understand what you're saying, it just isn't relevant to our day to day running and how we could put potential advertising income to good use now. But there is no distinction between the club and Ashley. There is no 'we' the club. The club is, like it or not, Ashley's. Money into the club, money out of the club is money into Ashley's pocket, money out of Ashley's pocket. When we're sold, the new buyer will consider our future cash flow (included advertising which isn't being paid for), sum it, discount it, and pay. Our day to day running, at this moment of time, isn't affected in the least by any advertising we do for Ashley or Sports Direct. Last example: You own a company, and you own a car (that is in your name). If you start sticking advertising on your car for your company, does it matter whether your company pays you for the advertising? It doesn't, because it's moving money from one pocket to another. Leaving aside tax reasons, there would be no logic in doing it. The curious thing is that he only owns something like 70% of Sports Direct, so it actually makes more sense to shift money from there into the club, since it's shifting 70% of his money + 30% of other people's into something that is 100% of his. But SD's shares increase a lot more when they're profitable, and an increase in the share price is worth hundreds of millions of pounds to Ashley, so it makes business sense to shift money the other way around. Our accounts would look a lot healthier if Sports Direct were paying us a few million a year though. Funny, that.

I'd imagine that Enrique regrets making out that he'd sign once he knew we were safe, because it seems that he's had it in his mind that he'd sign when he was convinced we were going somewhere. He'll definitely get the "greedy Judas cunt" treatment by a good few like, but I'm not sure what a player could do to not get that treatment from some of our lot these days. Not a player who's on the up anyway, it's easy to wish someone like Shefki Kuqi well when he leaves.

I went to see the Tracey Emin exhibition today - you'd have fucking hated it.

Shearer: "Of course, you don’t want to lose your top players and Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan were probably Newcastle’s two best players." IIRC Shearer dropped Nolan during our relegation season and fell out with Barton who also thought Shearer was clueless along with his clueless mate Dowie. Shearer now changing tack completely and describing Nolan as one of our two best players doesn't surprise me in the least. He's as slippery as a politician and just as untrustworthy. You don't remember correctly, Nolan started 6 of the 8 games that Shearer was in charge for.

National newspaper man ffs.

No Marv.

I agree that the result and the overall performance aren't that importance like, but it would just be nice to see us play some decent stuff.

Fucking horrific pass of the ball there, comical.

I'd throw bog roll at this shite n'all.

4-2 to them.

Can they change their Visa decisions retrospectively for the NUFC lads that got in on the basis that they're dangerously fucking boring on a football pitch?

Howay then, what are people listening to? I'm listening to The Horrors but might put the Home Alone soundtrack on for the second half.

Prizes for who has the most interesting audio to go along with the match.

This is fucking shit, sack the board. In all seriousness this is very, very boring.

I see. I'd rather they just left it like, especially if they're going to justify selling a player for £15m or so to fund it even though it'll only cost £500k. I obviously really enjoyed watching the replays of all the goals we conceded at Stoke though so I can see the appeal.

You can do absolutely anything that you put your mind to Ronaldo, I think you just need a bit more confidence.

If that's so can't see why we can't put a temporary one in - we did for The Match (the celebrities vs legends thing on Sky One) 6 years ago. Never realised, do you know where they put it?

Fucking hell Skirge, your sig is immense.

I didn't take particular offence from what was said but I don't think you've got a fucking clue what you're talking about Colocho, soz. You're seemingly basing this on seeing a mackem getting his head kicked in and tbf it sounds like he properly deserved it in that particular instance. As a side note the fact that people are jumping on every fucking post that this lad makes is becoming tiresome, give him a break.

:lol: Brilliant.

I was all for resting Andy Carroll at the Emirates last year, it's a miracle he didn't put his back out doing all them headers.

He picks based on form and freshness, he doesn't sit there before the season starts and think "I'll not bother playing Nani against Stoke this year". Plus they have a far bigger and better squad than us. Form and fitness permitting, Ben Arfa should be starting any game he's available for. If he's a bit jaded then fair enough give him a rest, but that's not what you're saying.

We got 7 points against the top 4 last year. Without those points we'd have only stayed up on goal difference. Needless to say I disagree with you. That's correct, but we lost away against City and Manure, hence my point.. We should play him at home, but not away.. Righteo mate, can you reiterate exactly which fixtures we shouldn't play him in next year then? Is it just Man City and Wolves away?