NUFC_Chris

Does anyone know when they start taking direct debits for next season? Is it March 1st?

It's not the club it's the owner that is the problem. Like I say, things will change. Ashley and his cronies won't be here for ever. Cancel your season ticket, fine; don't spend any money on merchandise, fine. But people should still be proud to be a supporter of a fantastic football club.

Geordie kids should still be brought up supporting the black'n'white regardless of the clubs present status/owner. One thing that is certain is things WILL change in their lifetimes. I suggest brain washing them from an early age.

I mean how far back do you want to take it? I suppose we should just be happy the club was formed in 1892 and be f***ing thankful for it eh?

You mean like when we got outbid by Norwich and wouldn't cough up £140K for Steve Bruce (he wanted to come) and sold every player who was any good for washers, and we watched Graham Oates and Wayne Ferreday etc. etc. those times were better than now ? yes ? No. But neither are they like when Keegan or Sir Bobby were in charge, or even as good as when Sounness or Glen Roeder were here ffs. All I'm saying is the club doesn't have the profile it did even in the early 00's.

As a business, financially and as a going concern it is, in terms of football and how the sporting side of the club is being managed it isn't. The profits the club make are not reinvested, it seems to disappear in Ashley's/Sports Direct's coffers, the same as all club shop turnover does. We've lost the ability to find our own corporate partners, we receive nothing in terms of sponsorship from Sports Direct so are straight away selling ourselves short. The fact is NUFC, and soon Rangers also, are vehicles for Mike Ashley to make money and little else.

"Steve Bruce, he's got a big fat head" always raises a smile

Ah OK. I was there but sat in the hull end and just wondered if he was there to listen to the fat cockney bastard chants.

Does anyone know if Ashley was there yesterday?

Tbh I think McLaren would be an improvement on Pardew, but can't say I'd be thrilled at the appointment either. Who of De Boer, Garde, Galtier etc would accept having no control of transfers? They'd surely want final say. I don't have a problem with the trio of Charnley, Carver and whoever the head coach is working on things together but the manager has to final say. He's after all the one who picks the side and will set the clubs footballing philosophy going forward according to Charnley himself. It just doesn't make sense!

Won't be an easy game, and we are fucking woeful in defence tbf. I'd be dumb struck if we kept a clean sheet.

Gutted if we did just fob him off like the time wasting cunts Charnley, Ashley & co are.

I think it's pointless reading papers, they're just piecing together clues like the rest of us.

If Charnley's talking, we ain't getting an appointment soon.

It'll be bollocks lads. More bullshit from illiterate journalists with nowt better to do than peddle s****.

Yep, if this was said on French TV it would be all over the shop by now.

Was just about to post that. Looks like they're going to hang this one out to dry til the summer. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-wont-rushed-head-8474841 Ben Dinnery ‏@BenDinnery 20m20 minutes ago #NUFC next manager 'No appointment is imminent' according to the PA sport news agency

May shed some light on why Laudrup was sacked. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/swansea-sacked-michael-laudrup-phoning-3112286

So where are these Laudrup rumours coming from?

Lol, fair enough. He does have prem experience though, which from the boards point of view could be the safer bet.

I'd prefer & hope it's Garde tbh, not sure why so many are negative about Laudrup though?

It sounds promising. Come on you fuckers get this over line, I've got my heart set on this twat now.

@F8Piraux: Remi Garde on Canal+ : "No comment about Newcastle. I can't say anything today." #NUFC #Garde

Someone in a job? I suppose Galtier is too optimistic given their league position? They're on bt sport later btw for those interested.

If it was going to be Carver surely they wouldnt need to drag it out til Hull away. They'd just say so now.