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That was a lovely shot by Ritchie. Shame.

Fuck what a save

Yeah Ritchie is having to cover him quite a lot so far. He's a CB though to be fair.

Gayle still looks unfit and not as sharp as he can be.

Really like the look of Merino already. So composed on the ball. Edit: what they said

Souness just can't let it go can he?

He's still young for a keeper in his prime.

I think that is true. The reports that I read were that Rafa approached us. As if Charnley would have the foresight to approach Rafa. Ashley probably didn't even know who Rafa is.

'Honest' Mike Ashley

Got that too but it's £10 for me.

Thanks Paully. On that.

I thought this from his interview the other day. He's saying it in a pointed way too. Yeah, exactly. He looks like he's fuming when he says it too.

Condescending statement drenched in irony, coming from a guy who has deprived the club of the extra finances (because ShitDirect pays bugger all for what amounts to exclusive stadium advertising rights) needed to give it some extra clout in the transfer market, potentially catapaulting it's finishing place one or two slots higher at the very least. It's such a veiled dig I'm pretty convinced he enjoys trolling us fans

Rafa keeps mentioning 'just concentrating on the team' whenever he's asked about Ashley recently. Makes me wonder whether that's what Ashley has told him to do i.e. butt out of all other matters.

Mike Ashley isn't Newcastle United.

The bloke is a total oblong

Christ, just seen his post match Sky interview. His relationship with Ashley is clearly not good.

Probably out of sheer bloody-mindedness because Rafa had the temerity to make his feelings known via the press.

#shitshow Sounds like that was just an exercise in lowering expectations (for us and Rafa), trolling us, some empty apologies so that everyone else thinks he's a reasonable guy and a come and get it plea to potential buyers. Him and Llambias (if they are still mates) will be streaking across the St James's pitch as we speak.

Looks like his interview isn't even being shown on BT's Sky Sports 'package' Cheeky bastards have even put the price up for said package too.

Might need to face the TV mate to be honest. So you know he deliberately trod on his ankle then? Despite him not looking in that direction? He was trying to do,it under the radar man ffs. That's why he wasn't looking at it directly. So people/the ref then are saying it's deliberate on reputation then? That's kind of my whole point. Did he deliberately pretend it was an accident or was it an accident? Why didn't he take his foot away when he felt Alli's ankle under him? Maybe he didn't feel it? I don't know. Bearing in mind Shelvey was consoling Alli when he was trying to get the ball. Again had that been let's say Gary Lineker in the same situation as Shelvey, would the punishment be the same? Shelvey was trying to con the ref man. From not looking at Alli when he did it to pretending it was an accident when he knew he'd been spotted. Or it might just have been an accident. ok I give in

Might need to face the TV mate to be honest. So you know he deliberately trod on his ankle then? Despite him not looking in that direction? He was trying to do,it under the radar man ffs. That's why he wasn't looking at it directly. So people/the ref then are saying it's deliberate on reputation then? That's kind of my whole point. Did he deliberately pretend it was an accident or was it an accident? Why didn't he take his foot away when he felt Alli's ankle under him? Maybe he didn't feel it? I don't know. Bearing in mind Shelvey was consoling Alli when he was trying to get the ball. Again had that been let's say Gary Lineker in the same situation as Shelvey, would the punishment be the same? Shelvey was trying to con the ref man. From not looking at Alli when he did it to pretending it was an accident when he knew he'd been spotted.

I think it would still be 0-0 if Shelvey hadn't have got himself sent off. We were doing pretty well until then.

At least we get to see Merino

Might need to face the TV mate to be honest. So you know he deliberately trod on his ankle then? Despite him not looking in that direction? He was trying to do,it under the radar man ffs. That's why he wasn't looking at it directly.