Darth Crooks

I'd let Joe come in; expose Ashley for the vindictive madman he is and blow the shitstorm wide open and him go more quickly. Sever the hand to save the arm kinda gig.

What do you hope will happen after that? The other two will follow.

Spot on. We will of course though see in this thread the vacuous argument that being a supporter means going to matches regardless of any circumstance and that it is even somehow admirable to actively enable those who take the p*ss out of you. Which is akin to some sort of retarded old military romanticism like charging at machine guns. Nice analogy. Supporting through thick and thin captures a lot - being fucked over by refs, blowing your last chance at silverware or success for what you expect will be an unforeseeably long time etc... but it doesn't include funding/supporting a management structure which seeks to deny you the opportunity to even feel such nadirs/injustice or makes you ashamed of the club. I'd personally even go as far to argue its incumbent upon fans who support what I perceive to be the values of the club, to turn your back on those who seek to make it into the pathetic sponsorship vehicle it is (/becoming). Supporting your club does not exclusively occur through the emptying of your wallet into Ashley's collection sack and obsequiously watching and passively swallowing whatever they serve (reminder: if this Cisse deals go through, Shola is our owned first-choice striker), and I'd wager a lot of the fans who aren't renewing find it quite agonising to stay away. I wouldn't call them fairweather fans (or whatever meaningless barb you want) at all. I've never been a ST and if that invalidates my opinion, so be it - but I miss coming up to Newcastle the handful of times I go every season and I'd much prefer to go than stay away. On the money Beren. Top drawer.

Id rather be fightinfor the title in a lower league than this wilful watertreading atm tbh. Cups would matter too.

No blame but I cant understand why any fan who takes more than a passsing interest cant join the dots in seeing where their support really goes.

Obviously the players have a large share of the blame, but what is your motivation if those above you say you cant compete, dont want to win trophy x/competition y?

Cant blame Pards. Ignore the regime.

He's ruthless and devoid of sentiment. Fans need to be too if your going showdisdain. Might not make much difference but i feel less subjegated by the whims of a despot.

Baron Harkonnen. Nice. Does that make Kinnear Sting?

whats needed is a balance between the 2 extremes. Someone with an actual plan to improve us as a football club and not just the clubs ability to turn a profit, but also someone who has the courage to stick with his plan when things aren't going well. Aye. It's been pretty much a full pendulum swing. Free Love to Third Reich in the writing of a cheque.

I can confidently hand on heart state I would much rather be in the championship, with hungry championship players, fighting for premier league with a manager with a decent positive attitude and looking to win things. Sick of he whole situation of nothingness; balance sheets and treading water. If this is the Premier League in 2014 then fuck it. Leicester are up the road from where I grew up and I've had far more enjoyment following them attack the top of the championship and it kills me to say that. Thanks Mike you shitsucking fucking scum.

He loves the idea of 'battle' a lot more than fluidity and that's evident in his tactics.

Do you think the likes of Robert would even get a sniff in a Pardew side? What would he do when its no one beyond the halfway line time?

I keep looking at this fb group agog. To my shame I'm responding to the posts too.

That facebook group beggars belief. 'He's done well to score 1.4 points per game with a negative transfer budget and a newly-promoted team.' Dear lord...

Let's lay the blame a little higher up methinks. Hard to look much further than the Wholly (shit) Trinity above the players.

There is no defense of the way this club is run. What's the point of good business practice if the football doesn't matter? Certainly made me stop spending my money on it, if not my interest in the club and theres every need to rage about it; we're treated as a tolerated annoyance provide we buy our ticket, a wonga-ised shirt and a pie once a week.

Pards has hat to take his hat off to Poyet 3 times in a row. Hopefully the twat will be able to keep it on this time. The hat he takes off to poyet must contain his own arse and he proceeds to hand it over to him.

Just like last season no significant money will be spent unless for the right deal or Pardew's arse falls out.

The grass is rarely Grenier tbh (bindun?)

Sick of this twatting club like.

That like a malted cream with half missing...it's really shit.

Get him on, Luuk De Jong, Get him on.

Gone this window imo.