NUFC_Chris

I went for Huddersfield, for no other reason than: a) We may want to nab Cairney from Fulham b) I went to Sheff Wed away this season and found many of their supporters to have a bit of a chip on their shoulder re us for some reason. c) Reading (blerr), need I say more.

I hope you heard that right. We didn't in 09/10 if I recall correctly.

I don't know if he's still there, would seem a bit bizarre if he was, but he was in the Jesmond Dene Hotel for quite a while.

We need to all sing from the same hymn sheet. If Ashley is happy, he's more likely to financially support the club. Personally pleased he was here, saw us win, and I hope to see some positive news re the future of the club under Rafa.

Happy to see that pic of Mike Ashley & Rafa, gives me a bit of hope going forward. Just commit Rafa.

Shame we couldn't attract a more prestigious sponsor, but if the Chinese betting sites are paying the readies I suppose...

Wow. Free ticket mackems certainly isn't just a joke.

Aye, haven't clicked on the article so have no idea of what he's saying. Partially because I hold no value to what Merson has to say about NUFC, and secondly because that Chronicle site is such a disease these days. FWIW we're going to get these stories, particularly from bell-whiffs like Merson & the talksport crowd et al; it's best to ignore it. Most of them say stuff to be controversial.

Yup, first season back you just have to ensure survival. The garbage that Craig Bellamy is coming out with, about the fans supposedly wanting Champions League is ridiculous, a bit like him.

Seen the interview on nufctv where he turns around and applauds the fans? Love that man.

The media briefing is up on nufctv. Re the talks with Ashley, he said he was happy and confident. It didn't sound like he was thinking of leaving tbh. https://www.nufc.co.uk/nufc-tv

Beye from Marseille as well. We picked up another guy as well, cant remember his name, we shiftd him to Stoke, scored against us??? Rozenhal? Just googled, he's Czech but signed from PSG.

What I was reading yesterday, was that HMRC had been working on football related tax evasion for years, and that it covers up to 43 players and 12 different football clubs. I wouldn't be surprised if other clubs experience similar raids in the near future.

Well, we all know what we need to do in the Barnsley game. Spurs at home mk II in terms of the fans & atmosphere please.

But they arrested Charnley? Probably as he's the only one at board level who's still there?

Rafa makes me feel better.

Mike Ashley has congratulated "everybody" after promotion - says Rafa Benitez. #nufc Media bullshit again then... Rafa on raids at club and why: "It is something that happened four or five years ago" #nufc Rafa Benitez says he has held conversations with Mike Ashley. About what is going on and what they will do. #nufc

He said he was surprised, but fine with it. What's wrong with that? The arseholes.

Considering how Charnley has been released and will be questioned later you have to assume nothing has been found. You'd hope. Could take them weeks to go through all the files they've got though.

Depends if there's any hook, line and sinker evidence in what they've seized as to how long it'll take I suppose.

£5m in the scheme of things is nothing like... It's maddening that they'd even take on the risk of being caught for what is effectively small change to most PL clubs.

He wasn't arrested at all then. Tired of the endless circle of bullshit we're fed by so called journalists.

That's all West Ham said in theirs, I wouldn't have expected much else at this stage.

Might get a statement then.

The West Ham statement was only 'we are assisting HMRC', and that's it. But still, all we'd have to do is issue the same... Like you say, if Charnley is still under questioning they likely can't say anything. ?