Sean

Why do we need to get rid of deadwood first? If the money's there we should spend it. Then if someone wants to buy our deadwood we can shift them as and when. TBF I think that's just how football clubs work by default. We won't just stockpile players we don't have a squad number for. Is the last line (about deadwood) actually a genuine quote? Can't find it anywhere.

It's not Charnley, this is all trickling down from Ashley. If the will is there to get deals done we'd already have a few more players in. There was no problems getting players in this time last year, so what's changed? Prices have gone up due to the amount of TV money flooding into club coffers. Our budget has stayed the same meaning we are restricted to buying either less players of genuine quality or if we want quantity, go for the cheap and nasty volume option. Rafas getting pissed off with the way those above him are doing (or rather not doing) business. Not because fees have gone up. Everyone knows transfer prices have gone up, but so has the amount of tv money we get for being in the Premier League. Huddersfield must be on their way to bankruptcy the way they've been spending in that case.

It's not Charnley, this is all trickling down from Ashley. If the will is there to get deals done we'd already have a few more players in. There was no problems getting players in this time last year, so what's changed?

Not so sure. We managed alright last summer when Fat Mike was keeping his distance and Charnley and Rafa were running things. Now this new lawyer gadgie is here everything seems to have gone to shit again, don't reckon that's a coincidence. Surely Ashley has put this bloke in place for a specific reason. looking at the way we seem to have conducted transfer business since his appointment it would seem to me that he's here to ensure we don't get deals done as we should. This surely has to come from the top.

It is the 3rd kit.

What we need is the club to actually attempt to sign the players Rafa wants, is it not pretty obvious yet that we are deliberately failing to conclude deals by offering ridiculously low fees and or stalling once deals are lined up and ready to be signed off?

Getting really worried now. Not optimistic about the next few weeks tbh.

It's also becoming clear as day that Rafa isn't being backed as he should be. Why did he not take a holiday again? Something to do with being able to get things sorted out in good time before pre-season no?

Whats most worrying for me regarding these rumours of Rafa being unhappy is the fact that this time last year Rafa was talking to the press in June, whereas theres nothing this summer - no quotes at all, he's not talking to the local press, not even an interview on the official site. If I was Rafa and I'd decided to forego a holiday in order to get deals lined up etc I'd be seriously pissed with the situation. It doesn't take a genius to work out that the 'takeover' talk is a smokescreen similar to previously, and that rafa is being lied to behind the scenes. FFS why can't we just be run like a normal fucking club?

Amongst others doing fuck all.

What the fuck was Lascelles doing there ffs?!!

Would be delighted with 4 points from the next two games. Something that Rafa said around the time of the Sheff Wed/Blackburn game stuck in my mind..."we need to learn how to draw", them points against Bristol City and Norwich were huge, even if we did shoot ourselves in the foot big time, and as disappointing as the Bristol City game was, I think the confidence we got from coming back was massive and probably led to the result at Brighton. Agreed. A point gained in the end. If someone offered us 7 points before Bristol City, Brighton and Huddersfield we would have taken them in the order they were given. Mental that at half time against Bristol City, Huddersfield were 2 points behind us with a game in hand. Funny old game. I don't think they had a game in hand on us at that point, we played Brighton a few days after while they had Man City in the FA cup which is where their game in hand came from. It was still too close for comfort then though.

Theres a live stream of radio newcastle on youtube, not sure if ok to post?

Just watched the sending off again and noticed how not one Arsenal player is even calling for a yellow card to be shown. Then Carzola putting an arm around Mitrovic. You know a decisions harsh when the other team react like that (or don't react) to a challenge.

I think it will come soon. I actually think we will benefit from the break. I really liked how we constantly tried to play the ball out from the back today despite having 10. You just know that for the past few years that ball would have been launched long. Yeah it was nice to see us playing the ball around, even under pressure and with 10 men for most of the game. It looked to me like the players must have been explicitly told NOT to hoof the ball aimlessly unless absolutely needed, because we didn't do it at all. Maybe players are getting fined for this as well as passing sideways? Such a difference from Pardew anyway, but we need to get points on the board soon (and Mitrovic scoring, but thats a while off now).

Referee so obviously wanted an Arsenal win, again end of second half blew the whistle as the ball went towards the arsenal box. Just one tiny observation among thousands from today mind, what a cunt.

This is like a pantomime now…fucking ridiculous.

Terrible refereeing. Most would look to 'even things up' after giving such a soft red, but not this cunt; every little decision going to Arsenal, even blowing for halftime DURING an attack of ours with the ball on the edge of the Arsenal box. Proud of the effort shown by the lads though.

Referees completely ruined the game, could see from the first minute he wanted to be a complete cunt. Fuck this.

What did they say? That they can never remember a manager previously making such a 'slanderous' claim against one of his own players, how the dressing rooms obviously lost, how Carver "being a fan" is all he goes on about and its not good enough. Be interesting to see how Williamson feels today, etc. About McClaren - just that he may be appointed today so god knows.

Tearing into him on sunday supplement. Also saying McClaren could be in by lunchtime. Though this is just a rumour.

What the fuck was that from Goufrann?

Get in...please let this be the start of the end for this cunt!

Woke up this morning hoping this was all a bad dream...this fucking club doesn't deserve any support after this.

Devastated by this fucking unbelievably stupid decision from that cunt Pardew. I'm done with caring until he's gone, however long it takes, hope Ben Arfa puts the final nail in his coffin. Pardew should be left fearing for his safety from the crowd against Hull but we all know thats unlikely to happen.