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I agree with this - IF Benitez signs, he will be faced by an incredibly difficult situation. Not only have the dumbclucks in charge left it too late(he should have been in after the Chelsea game) to give him a fighting chance but he will be dealing with a bunch of players who are probably the most spineless he has had to manage in his whole career. Not only are they spineless, but some are already making plans for themselves at what they consider to be better clubs than NUFC and have zero reason or motivation to rouse themselves for the fight ahead. Also, as this mackem says, Allardyce has had much experience of facing possible relegation and the players he has at Sunderland may not be as talented as some of ours but they DO seem to have more stomach for the fight - we shall see how much Newcastle players want to stay up when we watch the Derby very soon and we CANNOT afford to lose that. Given 2 sets of similar players in a mid-table situation, you would choose Benitez over Allardyce every day of the week, but these clubs are not in that position. IF NUFC stay up, Benitez would do a great job given time and finance to get the players he needs, but he faces a really tough gig if he becomes manager. Nobody could condemn him if we still go down because he has very little time to sort things out and that is not his fault. I would never chose fat Sam over Benitez under any circumstances. If we do get him, and I think we will, our unmotivated players will all get a bounce and I can see the players improving enough to get us out of trouble. I think the derby atmosphere will be very similar to the first derby after we were promoted and that will also boost our performance . This might sound daft but a fit and motivated Cisse could keep us up on his own, we just need somebody to find that player. Exactly that, Benitez has a major reputation within the game and probably the contacts to match, even those players wanting out are unlikely to want to p*ss him off/not try because there's a decent chance whoever is considering them will talk to Benitez (if the useless f***ers in charge manage not to f*** the appointment up - which I still believe is a high possibility) and the players won't want to seen as t***s and future negotiations coloured by "even Rafa couldn't get them to play to their best" thoughts. because that'll cost them real £££'s in negotiations.

Charnley has offered the job to RAFA http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/resources/images/2508962/

Yeah Penn is genuinely ITK. His ITK reputation is now very much on the line then He's got a 100% record. He was first to break the news that Pardew had left. I'm tempted to have a huge bet. Hope his run continues.

Yeah Penn is genuinely ITK. His ITK reputation is now very much on the line then

All about the £££. Managers dont walk away these days when theres a pay off to be had. Does anyone I wouldn't

Would only have served any purpose if it had been delivered wrapped around a 5kg block of C4

He's not being fired, it's taken too long, they'll be scrabbling around trying to find a reason they can use why he's staying. Not that there is any such justifiable reason.

What time does training start (unless they've been given a day off, which wouldn't fucking surprise me!!!!!) would think if he's there, or not, would tell us something.

Yep, that's the morally corrupt get out

Nope I don't think so. One is an infringement of the laws of the game and the other an infringement of the laws of the land. For example had Cantona drop kicked someone in the chippy queue he would not have been banned from playing football. Or if Suarez had bitten his next door neighbour he wouldn't be banned from playing football but as they did it on the pitch they were charged with transgressing the laws of football. I doubt there is much that can be done other than worldwide condemnation of the club for persisting with a child molester to save them from relegation I know, nowt will get done, but Johnson's/SAFC's actions unlike those of Cantona in the chippy, or Suarez having his neighbour as a buffet, directly affected the competition.

So a club sends a fax late or forgets to sign a page correctly and sanctions are applied if the player involved plays, yet a club knowingly plays a player, self confessed as guilty of a serious criminal offence (short of murder what's actually worse than sexual activity with a child) and nowt'll happen, not even disrepute.

Nick Lowes is a bit dim then, £24 million quid cash in the bank would be a better asset and do the same thing (or owner could just take the cash and offset that against any reduced price). Also Berahino's "book" value will be less than £24 Mill I reckon.

He could turn any team into the Browns tbh

Shame it's not true though but He's dismissed the request for a custodial sentence but hasn't yet ruled on any contempt, that's tomorrow.

How is it petty, King (convicted criminal) makes shareholders investments worthless then refuses to pay back loans (without which new Rangers would have died) and then proceeds on a campaign to vilify said investors. King should already be in jail in South Africa.

Darlow Janmatt, Williamson, Lascelles, Haidara Gouffran, Tiote Thauvin, De Jong, Aarons Cisse Supposedly

Until Keegan came in as manager I never contemplated a season ticket, was always pay at the gate, it was actually my Mrs who bought me my first ST as she was fed up at how early I had to leave home to make sure I got in

No, lots just like to go to a game of football at the weekend, is more accurate I would suggest.

They're usually feeling like doing some ethnic cleansing

Heard same from my nephew, Lance Allan of WTMJ, told him unless he get's in free with the job it's too expensive

The profit is massaged for tax reasons, the readies are/were in the bank, we've gone from around £4 Mill overdrawn to £38 Million in credit in real money

Looking that way, the profits have been suppressed for tax reasons, but the cash is in the bank, no significant money has disappeared.

FYP You haven't fixed it. Improved it though.

FYP

Some of the fans (the vast majority I would suggest) simply want to go and watch a game of football and have a few beers every other week. That's the main problem for any campaign, what % of the game going fans even bother with online stuff (forums etc.) 15-20% at most I would reckon.