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52,183 the attendance.

Fair play to the fans like. They've been first class today, much to my surprise.

I could think of better ways to waste £900

Nice of the cowards to show up now the pressure's off.

we need a list, then that list putting in order of shitness oyston venky's ashley lerner short spring to mind off the top of my head Disagree with Short. Have they been relegated during his time there? Also he bails them out to the tune of £30m every year to keep them afloat because their fans won't pay for the tickets.

Many times have we said that this season!

Looks like he's going to make an appearance today. He was spotted boarding the 12.00 Kings X to Newcastle train today with Keith Bishop which gets here at 14.49. Didn't think he'd show his face. Should be a welcoming committee waiting for him at the Central.

Jesus Christ. Wot m8? We don't know what would happen after Ashley leaves. This is fairly basic stuff, keep up. This isn't to say I don't want him gone. This has to be a wind up! We don't know what would happen if he leaves but we know what has happened in his 9 years here. Just a few examples below; 2 relegations and 3 further relegation battles (up until he turned up we'd only been relegated 4 times in our history. Record home defeats Embarrassing early cup exits Stadium being renamed after his sports shops Wonga Disgraceful treatment of club legends Regular derby humiliations Consistently flogging off our best players Dennis Wise, Joe Kinnear, Alan Pardew, Lee Charnley An ethically bankrupt football club (see the Keegan and Gutierrez court cases) And we're now left with an empty shell where we once had a proud football club. We still have a stadium full of people but there's absolutely zero passion inside of it. 50,000 zombies sit in silence watching their club being further ruined year after year but without the fight or the heart to do anything about it. What a crying shame.

It wasn't particularly funny 10 years ago when it was first done. Typically the mackems are 10 years behind the rest of the country to catch onto this fad, a bit like their town centre is. Or should that be 30 years?

If Benitez can not only be persuaded to stay but is also given the proper resources to manage the team and the club to an extent in his own way then I'll go back again because if not I might as well walk away and be done with NUFC for good because other than Ashley leaving it's as good as it's going to get. He isn't going to leave though because our fanbase wasn't up to the fight and 50,000 people have continued to go along and sit on their hands with no resistance. If you can't see how that wasn't part of the problem you're thick as pig sh*t. I have no problem with you wanting to go back, regardless if Ashley is there or not, because you might see good football and "it's as good as it's going to get". But you're a massive f***ing hypocrite and are exactly what you're slagging others off for. No I'm not. The fans, dwindling numbers of them I admit and of which I was one of who went, or still go along and have given Ashley stick I respect. The vast majority though have just sat there and taken all the sh*t that's been thrown at them. They are the ones who have no right of complaint but they are two separate entities. I have respect for those who still go along and who have tried to force change but they've been let down by the majority who step inside that ground.

If Benitez can not only be persuaded to stay but is also given the proper resources to manage the team and the club to an extent in his own way then I'll go back again because if not I might as well walk away and be done with NUFC for good because other than Ashley leaving it's as good as it's going to get. He isn't going to leave though because our fanbase wasn't up to the fight and 50,000 people have continued to go along and sit on their hands with no resistance. If you can't see how that wasn't part of the problem you're thick as pig sh*t.

I'm not shouting down any form of protest. I'm just doubting what not showing up is going to achieve. That's exactly what you're doing. "It won't work so don't bother" Being in the Championship massively increases the chances of a sustained boycott having an effect with the Premier League money taken out of the equation, because the matchday revenue again becomes the main source of income, especially if you don't get promoted first time back and the parachute payments decrease. I got a text from an Everton mate of mine last night: "Just read (Ashley's statement). Ashley would have been long hounded out at Liverpool or Man Utd, or Arsenal. An entirely empty stadium just once would do it." The perception within football is that we are so desperate to show our "loyalty" that we'll keep going come hell or high water, even when they're actively taking the p*ss. Nobody knows that better than Mike Ashley and that's why he sticks around. He's like Donald Trump where Newcastle are concerned: “I could stand in the middle of Northumberland St and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any supporters.” Cardiff boycotted one single game and within a week, they had their blue shirts back. Liverpool organised one walkout and within a week, the club had changed their pricing policy. At Newcastle though? Nah, definitely won't work, don't even try. I can't leave him, he loves me and he promises he'll change. Shut up and take my money Mike. Wullie, if you read my posts you see I have repeatedly said that I am all for more realistic protests... Getting rid of the Wonga sponsorship, change in transfer policy etc? However I just don't think any of the protests that people are putting forward to actually get rid of him completely are ever going to work. I think you have to go for the low hanging fruit first, personally. What it all boils down to is fans like you, and there are 1000s more just like you filling SJP every other week are happy just to sit there and take whatever sh*t is thrown your way. <b>You're out the house, away from the missus, only chance to get to see your mates etc and are grateful for it. The football is almost a secondary event in the day.</b>The ground is filled with people that that nowadays. They don't really care if Ashley stays or goes, they just like getting out the house and watching a game of football amongst other things. The demographic of our fanbase has changed beyond recognition in the past decade. What would once have been a bear pit in light of what has happened the club is now sterile as f*ck because the majority of people who attend now don't really care enough or have it in them to do anything. One of the reasons I jacked my ticket in was due to the apathy of my fellow supporters and God bless the Ashley Out campaigners because their efforts and intentions are admirable but the modern day NUFC fan base isn't one I'd like to be stood side by side in the trenches with. Firstly, don't tell me what kind of fan I am. I have been going to games since I was 12 years old, originally with my Dad, now with my wife, and one day soon hopefully with my son. The game of football is most definitely the focal point of the day. I pay my money, as I said earlier, not just because I want to watch football, but because it's a big hobby of mine, following Newcastle, and I'm fully aware what I am paying for (or at least what I'm potentially paying for). I believe I have as good a right as anyone to moan when things aren't going well because, unlike you, I DO NOT BELIEVE staying away and not giving him my money will make him sell. That is where our opinions differ. I 100% recognise that he has dragged our club through the mud, but I completely disagree that simply not showing up is doing anything to actually improve the situation. I'm sorry if you disagree. That's just the way I feel. I feel perfectly happy in my decisions to go to the games when I can, support the team, and mosn as and when I want to / feel it necessary to. I think the guys behind AshleyOut are doing an admirable thing, I just don't agree with the nature of extended boycotts. As previously said, if they were aiming for lower hanging fruit that is most realistic to achieve, I would be right on board. But, above all else, whether Ashley is at the club or not, I do not want to see is fall further than we have already. Regardless of whether you think it might be for the greater good, I'd prefer to see us competing and being well supported and getting back to where we belong, than seeing us do anything that could be detrimental to our chances of returning quickly. You are wrong. You have no right to moan when things aren't going well. You and your family line his pockets and give him an easy ride. You are a big part of the problem.

A. Love Rafa but nobody us bigger than the club and Ashley would just f*ck things up further down the line. Ultimately I just want Ashley gone/dead and that takes priority over everything else.

I'm not shouting down any form of protest. I'm just doubting what not showing up is going to achieve. That's exactly what you're doing. "It won't work so don't bother" Being in the Championship massively increases the chances of a sustained boycott having an effect with the Premier League money taken out of the equation, because the matchday revenue again becomes the main source of income, especially if you don't get promoted first time back and the parachute payments decrease. I got a text from an Everton mate of mine last night: "Just read (Ashley's statement). Ashley would have been long hounded out at Liverpool or Man Utd, or Arsenal. An entirely empty stadium just once would do it." The perception within football is that we are so desperate to show our "loyalty" that we'll keep going come hell or high water, even when they're actively taking the p*ss. Nobody knows that better than Mike Ashley and that's why he sticks around. He's like Donald Trump where Newcastle are concerned: “I could stand in the middle of Northumberland St and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any supporters.” Cardiff boycotted one single game and within a week, they had their blue shirts back. Liverpool organised one walkout and within a week, the club had changed their pricing policy. At Newcastle though? Nah, definitely won't work, don't even try. I can't leave him, he loves me and he promises he'll change. Shut up and take my money Mike. Wullie, if you read my posts you see I have repeatedly said that I am all for more realistic protests... Getting rid of the Wonga sponsorship, change in transfer policy etc? However I just don't think any of the protests that people are putting forward to actually get rid of him completely are ever going to work. I think you have to go for the low hanging fruit first, personally. What it all boils down to is fans like you, and there are 1000s more just like you filling SJP every other week are happy just to sit there and take whatever sh*t is thrown your way. You're out the house, away from the missus, only chance to get to see your mates etc and are grateful for it. The football is almost a secondary event in the day. The ground is filled with people that that nowadays. They don't really care if Ashley stays or goes, they just like getting out the house and watching a game of football amongst other things. The demographic of our fanbase has changed beyond recognition in the past decade. What would once have been a bear pit in light of what has happened the club is now sterile as f*ck because the majority of people who attend now don't really care enough or have it in them to do anything. One of the reasons I jacked my ticket in was due to the apathy of my fellow supporters and God bless the Ashley Out campaigners because their efforts and intentions are admirable but the modern day NUFC fan base isn't one I'd like to be stood side by side in the trenches with.

So you have too many other priorities in life to either shout abuse at Ashley at the match or alternately boycott games altogether? Sorry like but that makes no sense at all.

My thoughts exactly. They want an easy ride on Sunday and if they can fool people into thinking they're doing all they can to keep Benitez that's what they'll do. The board and the players will then escape any real abuse as it'll all be about Rafa. Then next week it'll be announced that he's leaving.

You must only have seen him and Steven Taylor then.

I think in our heart of hearts we know he won't be around after Sunday. Rafael Benitez, one of the most decorated managers in modern day history, isn't going to be taking his seat in the dugout at Burton Albion, Brentford and Rotherham next season. He's far better than that, a completely different level altogether and he'll get a job more suitable to his standing in the game. Nowt but respect for the bloke for coming in and trying to rescue an impossible situation and I wish him well wherever he ends up.

Benitez doesn't rate him and that's good enough for me. Get rid, if we can.

Should just round that lot up and set fire to them.

I don't doubt any of that but I'm hoping he's taken this relegation kind of personally judging by some of his recent comments (even though he's one of the very few no blame can be attached to) and will want to right a few wrongs. He'll be an automatic starter next season which could hopefully sway him. There's only him and Townsend I'd be disappointed to see leaving.

I think he'll be one of those players who'll want to stay to try and get the club back up. Loads of them will have already been on to their agents trying to get summer moves but I don't think he'll have been one of them.

Well he didn't sack Pardew for starters.

Surely the title should read; Fabricio Coloccini - Coward

Didn't the same happen last season about Bournemouth coming up ? Possibly...I imagine there were plenty of lols to be had at 'haha Leeds vs Yeovil' and so forth. I get it, how the mighty have fallen etc. But I bet my life savings Burton will bring a lot more than Bolton, Wigan or Fulham ever did here. They'll bring more than the likes of Aston Villa and Man City as well.