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Think I read Man Utd had dispensation as well - I guess because it's a disabled section they'd be moving. I like the away end at Old Trafford as it is anyway. So they've bought in a rule that will have an affect on no one. Genius

Also - no club will actually have to change anything in regards to that rule next season anyway will they?! Pretty sure aside from us, all sides have a block next to the pitch already any way

If Leeds keep Chris Wood they could have half a chance his season, hard to fully judge as Bolton are terrible but Leeds look decent. Proper striker Wood, wouldn't mind him here, as close to Shearer as strikers get these days

Exactly, I know it's cliche to fuck, and they do print some shite like, but there is no smoke without fire when it comes to NUFC. I know we don't want to believe it and instead insist that everything is fine etc, but these reports all summer are not normal, something is not right. Rafa himself has said he's comitted yes, but he's said himself he was frustrated at the start of the window - then he spoke to Charnley - if things are staring to slow again, contrary to them talks - then its very conceivable that them frustrations will be back. Its a matter of time before this explodes, I'm sorry but anyone thinking otherwise is kidding themselves and it'll just hurt even more when it eventually happens

Still think he'll be gone sooner than later though fwiw

These new reports don't say he's quitting either like? Just that he's "raging" - over the top maybe but I doubt it's far from the truth

Not being funny like but the papers haven't been that wrong this summer tbh, most of the stuff they have said r.e Rafa has been all but confirmed by people in the know and the man himself. Its coming

Yeah I wasn't too impressed to see they had picked AFC Liverpool in the week but as has been said it is meant to be a Derby so you can kind of understand it, would have preferred them to stay away from teams like AFC Liverpool though Hopefully Sheilds end up getting on when they enter

Great idea, fair play to them for doing it like, going to be showing every single round after this too, hopefully give some exposure to different teams

Eurgh, Sunderland actually look alright here. You'd Think better teams would be able to pick them off like but they don't look as poor as I thought they would. That Honeyman looks decent

This is shite like, both teams don't look up to much. Sunderland the much better side but not saying much

Derby are s**** like, and as has been said have lost there best 2 players so I can't see them turning Sunderland over. Score draw I reckon but if I had to pick a winner it'd be the mackems like unfortunately

Nailed on to go and get beat 5 nil by Huddersfield now like Cracking post mind, sums it up.

Never going to general sale like ha - apparently over 43000 season tickets sold this season - we give 3000 to away fans, chuck in corparate seats and all that bollocks - 2000? - only leaves about 4000 for members sale, if your not a ST holder its going to be a scramble for tickets this season like!

Feels like a huge pivotal transfer this for the future of the football club. Not so much for the quality of the player but if we f*** this up and don't get it done then you've got to think that'll be it for Rafa. This summer feels eerily similar to the 2008 one and whilst not in the same bracket player quality wise, this transfer potentially has echoes of the Luka Modric saga. Fingers crossed We get it done, even if it turns out s*** and he's no good it'll at least mean The club have done what Rafas asked

.COM are reporting the independent article as well now which is interesting as they haven't commented in anything regarding the stories of the last few weeks Know it's only two blokes, but as said above their seems to be a lot more credence associated with this particular report than any other. There clearly is something very wrong

Keegan 2008 written all over it, except I doubt Rafa will mAke the first few games

Look forward to us being linked with him for the next 6 weeks until he signs for someone else

Its alright saying "well Stoke and West Ham haven't bought anyone yet" - that's not the issue, if Rafa hadn't wanted to buy anyone yet that'd be fine, the issue is we're missing out on realistic targets due to dithering about and being tight, two of them targets Rafa was posturing we were getting Not having anyone in in itself isn't the major concern, it's more the fact Rafa wa certain we were getting players that we've missed out on

Aye you can't really laugh at them for getting behind their manager man. Whether they're happy about it or not, or whether they think he's the right man you have to give it a go. What do you expect, Grayson out chants instead? Feels like we're clutching a bit here to laugh at them

Aye that's positive that there's comments from Rafa on him being hired like. Business as usual by the looks of that article, be odd to see them sort of comments from him if he was on the way out

If Rafa was ringing round the players one of them would have leaked it to the local journos by now so I wouldn't worry about it

Preston will be good - get 6000 tickets for that, just a shame we went there last season so the novelty of it won't be as good

We did the tour in January on the day of the Rotherham game so they do still have the match day tour. Was still pretty good and got to see everything

Any other club I'd dismiss this sort of stuff as paper nonsense, but it's us, and a few have picked it up, so it's probably true. Rafa wouldn't be the first Manager here to be convinced we have players over the line only for them to somehw not end up signing once our recruitment team take over and start the negotiating that seems to take forever with us. Would not surprise me one bit if this was true. Not to be hysterical like, but if it did happen and he did leave, I'd be done this time