TheGuv

If you look back most of us are saying, top ten if we can sign a three or four players. The squad would then be good enough, it's whether Pardew can rise to the occasion and be better than last season. Out of interest, if we only get one, or none at all, which seems far more likely than the three or four additions you mention, what would you then consider a realistic objective? Say we get two strikers, i think that's what'll happen. 8th-12th would be my guess. If we sign only one, 10th to 16th. If we sign no one i think we will be in serious trouble (because of Pardew mainly). Obviously just my opinion them, but if we had a different manager, ie a better one. I think with our squad those scenarios would be 2 or 3 places better in each. Even if we do get players in, Pardew is a problem, we can only hope he's learned but going by the way the team has lined up again, the dearth of chances being made again is a major worry. That's a fair enough assessment, agree with that. I just fear there is no chance we will get more than one in, and even then I fully expect it to be Bent on the last day of the window. This and the fact that we 'pushed' through this summer's transfers back in January which gave us a great push for those first few games. They were a breath of fresh air, Sissoko in particular. A few weeks under Pardew though...

I genuinely don't know how anyone can think we'll finish top 10 after season. We've not strengthened at all - in fact we've lost players. Our pre season campaign is against dross teams that we've hardly blew away. (Chelsea won 8-1 yesterday for example) Without including all the goings on off the field again... Pardew has already shows us in pre season we'll play the same way. I won't be surprised if we struggle from the off and just about avoid relegation again.

That shirt is hideous. I fucking hate Puma. Everything about this club, literally everything is amateur atm

You can just tell this season is going to be a mess

This is my thoughts too. I'm sure you though

Still makes me laugh. CUNT

This is so fucking laughable man.

Didn't even know there was a game I've never been this disinterested in NUFC in my entire life. Worrying signs for me

R.I.P Imagine playing with a broken anything, but a broken neck ffs? Legend

A good job at f***ing what? In the vague description of his job role it sounds like Carr and Pardew identify the targets, he goes and takes them to Mike and Mike funds the transfer. What exactly constitutes doing a good job in this role? Not getting lost in the corridor? Wow, thanks Joe, aside from acting like a f***ing clown on the radio at every opportunity, you managed to not f*** everything up and things turned out just as well as if we weren't f***ing paying you to be here. Congratulations. If we make a great signing and Joe claims he personally identified the player, negotiated the contract, sold the club's vision to him, went and picked him up from London, arranged his house sale, shipped over his cat and scared off rival suitors, will anyone believe him anyway? No.

Yup.

Spurs' are always nice Laces

Fucking tool

Anybody who ever has a go at KK again is a retard. The shenanigans of the last 3 days have been soul destroying.

Jesus. I don't think i can take much more of this. Nailed on relegation battle.

How did he win it in 1994 over Keegan ffs?

I will not be renewing in February... Yes February - Thanks for that you fat cunt.

Can't believe I come home to this. An absolute f***ing disgrace. But hey guys - Ashley does care about us and wants to make a good go at finishing in top 5 again

Thanks for posting my newspaper cutting from 1989. This proves (what we all knew anyway) that the gates (said to be "there for decades") were only there for a few years, certainly less then ten! Yeah i nicked it off scraper city Very interesting thread on NUFC that you regularly post in. Keep posting here too!

http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/manorpark_photos/Newcastle%204/NewcastleUnitedGatesInstalledwithMcKeag-13Dec1989_zps20952365.jpg Interesting

As if SJH has left them like that for years ffs I thought they'd have been like the entrance to his house or something

Yeah the article from the Ronnie came out last May, because SJH and NCC were pissed off about the SJP renaming.

Duncan Hamilton's Brian Clough book was absolutely fantastic - so I might have to give this a go.