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Well that's one way to eradicate all excitement for the season. Ah whey, season starts next week. Let us sign someone this week. Pls.

Only one team who finished below us last season is still in the division. Well spotted Michael. Being such an attentive little scamp, you may also have noticed a couple of properly shite teams were promoted and there is a very good chance we will finish above the likes of Fulham, Stoke etc. Fair enough if you think relegation is the most likely outcome this season. I just think that's an insane point of view. Pure cray cray.

Can't believe seemingly a majority believe there is more than a 50% chance of us going down like. Even with Ashley and Kinnear directing us, to think there is more chance of us going down than staying up. Really? Really?? Deary me.

Gotta love a bit of over-exaggerated sarcasm, could definitely do with a lot more of it. Eh? Terms such as 'fraud' and 'sabotage' are bandied about on here most gleefully. Anyway, I don't wish to pick at these boring scabs. It will all have been done to death for the last three months. Just want to state my excitement for the start of the season. It's going to be canny, man

Would you be satisfied with a top 10 finish with awful football out of interest? If we have Remy, Ben Arfa and Cisse playing regularly I doubt we will be playing awful football. Even with Pardew lolz.

Howay then. Sure we've all enjoyed a summer bereft of negativity and argument Has been an incredibly frustrating summer like, but still remain unfashionably excited for the start of the season. The January players have had a few months to settle and one more signing isn't completely beyond the realms of possibility. My relative positivity is aided by the fact that I still don't buy into the theory that Pardew is merely a FRAUD who insists on sabotaging what would otherwise be a tiki-taka producing team like. Almost certainly going to get beat tomorrow, but predicting a top 10 finish which, considering the owner, would be areet.

Like many others has been the recipient of overzealous internet hatred. Have always said he'd be a more than competent back-up. As Disco has noted, he came to the club for very little and played a role in getting us back to a reasonable level. Not particularly bothered that he's on his way, but good luck to him.

Love watching children play cards from a hundred yards away. Were they playing top trumps or some shite? Tiote beat Yaya Toure in whatever game it was. Outrageous. Was about 10 minutes of mumbling followed by 'Jonathan wins 3-1!!!' and some meek applause. Lockwood needs to get the LOTR pack out next season.

Meh, was a reasonable effort I thought. Certainly hasn't altered my opinion with regards to anything. Need a big rebuild in the summer. The Arsenal team celebrating in front of the leazes was potentially the most cringeworthy thing I've seen in football. Please don't allow Jonas and Tiote to be starting each week next season.

There isn't one but the smallest of stories have to be adapted to people's agendas. Nothing can be taken at face value after this season of pain.

Quite looking forward to this today. Should be a laid back atmosphere (providing the NO protest doesn't effect things) and a pleasant parting of ways with Harper. Who knows, we might even win.

This season has transformed you from a hardcore Northern pugilist into an embarrassing big girl's blouse. Bring back the strong Ron we all used to worship please.

Not sure DCI Mick and the rest of the patter police even read that post. I'm out.

People popping up to say stuff like this makes it for me. I did it last time too, I dont think I can stop. Kind of wish this whole forum could just be shut down until at least our first summer signing/sale. The same regurgitated tripe every day, but it seems I'm addicted to regurgitated tripe. Think its like me mam's addiction to Casualty. She must kna in her heart of hearts that its going to be the same rubbish as last week and Charlie still won't find the love he craves, but she tunes in. We need a big new storyline. In short, Dave is Charlie off of Casualty.

May this thread be the wave of happiness that drags this forum from the depths of the sea of depression. Next season will be canny.

That's generally what you do with stats, you know, analyze them My eyes have shown me enough to tell me that our attacking play is poor, but numbers do prove that we create at least as many chances as most other teams. It's just that creating chances doesn't fully correlate with good attacking play. Stats are fine as long as you accept that there are limitations on their analytical value. You don't need to be pigeonholed into thinking they're either omnipotent or completely worthless. Certainly don't agree with some sports fans treating them like they're the devil. Nah, stats - particularly arbitrary bollocks like chances created - are indeed completely worthless. One's own eyes will suffice. You still support Pardew, don't you? If he's here at the beginning of next season, he'll get a clean slate and I'll support him, yes. If the board decide to replace him with a 'superior' manager in the summer, I won't shed a tear. It's not life or death for me. The real issue in the summer is getting some strength in depth as far as I'm concerned.

That's generally what you do with stats, you know, analyze them My eyes have shown me enough to tell me that our attacking play is poor, but numbers do prove that we create at least as many chances as most other teams. It's just that creating chances doesn't fully correlate with good attacking play. Stats are fine as long as you accept that there are limitations on their analytical value. You don't need to be pigeonholed into thinking they're either omnipotent or completely worthless. Certainly don't agree with some sports fans treating them like they're the devil. Nah, stats - particularly arbitrary bollocks like chances created - are indeed completely worthless. One's own eyes will suffice.

Oh dear, OPTA bollocks is being analysed. A new low.

Genuine question Mole, have you ever left your house? Like Sewelly on NZT.

Give over, man. http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/0/0e/Morrissey-crying.gif Some of the stuff that gets written, man. Is this place going to be a cataclysm of faux-depression all summer? It's not like supporting Newcastle has ever been anything other than a rollercoaster of unmitigated pain. If you can't be bothered to scramble for stream on a Saturday in your Oslo bedsit, life will go on.

Meh, if Pardew is still in charge at the beginning of next season, I'm sure I'll find it in my heart to give him a clean slate. Whey, a reasonably clean slate. A grubby slate. Hopefully, with a whole pre-season with the French noobs and some decent additions, even Alan "THE WHITE TERRY CONNOR" Pardew can have us performing closer to 2011/12 than 2012/13. If I had the same unwavering doubt as others that another Ashley appointment would have an immediate positive effect, perhaps I'd be joining KI's march on SJP's ramparts like, but currently that is not the case. Very meh, but won't spend my summer in a state of constant fury if he clings on.

Will have absolutely no effect and result in unnatural levels of cringe. If people want to waste their bedsheets though, it's their prerogative. It would take a spectacularly calamitous series of events for me to abandon a pre-match pint in favour of marching to the ground like a diseased goose.

One day Hypno-Disc is going to slither onto the pitch and take James Tomkin's or someone's legs apart.

Booo de boop music. Boop de boop music in ma life. Boop.

Some people on here might get their wish at least then Nah, that's fucking vile if he's said that like.