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Atmospheres at games make no odds. The only thing that bothers Ashley is damaging his profits and his beloved SD. If we can't hit him there, we can't hurt him.

Nah, this guy's just a c***. Ashley apologist. Burn him. Harsh. (I was at school with him.)

Rafa is not the future - but I reckon he is the beginning of the end for Ashley.

Is Ashley mental? Genuine question.

Hope and Patterson to follow. With Jez Moxey as Chief exec.

Greek parent, I think.

Ashley was always about money - the club was bought as an SD PR tool. (JH admitted as such.) He's too big a fool to realise that letting things go well, rather than exercising his control muscles, would be better for all.

Carr is a hugely negative influence - a failed coach, with an ego problem. If you read his son's autobiography, he does not come across well.

He drove Keegan out. He has learned nothing and he will do it to Rafa. Ashley clearly has some sort of disorder - his repeated behaviour backs that up. He is not rational and I would much rather we sold to the Chinese at this point. (The only hope is that it *might* relate to maximising assets in relation to this: )

Sunderland are exactly like a little brother - they want your approval, they copy you, and they slag you off to feel like a big man.

Rafa doesn't seem to like utility players - you're a soldier with a clear role for him. He'd have hated Steve Watson.

Lack of experience in the Championship?

We do exactly the same thing....

I need a poo.

I hope one of his colleagues comes round and says "I'm having that."

It does sound like calling someone a cunt is ok.

Fuck it. Take £3m

So this lad called Shelvey a Baldy Bastard, and Shelvey took the piss out of his hair. Is that the gist?

No nipples or fanny on show. How am I meant to wank over that?

Lowes contract is with the BBC not Nufc. But the BBC are providing the service which NUFC are broadcasting - so there will be a contract with stipulations about personnel, etc. Just speculating anyway.

Just realised Lowes quitting coincided with the start of the free stream on nufc.co.uk Maybe this is the reason it was so suddenly announced - he didn't want to sign whatever long term contract was involved?

Reads like it was written by Alan Partridge that.

Is he David Kelly?

I want him to get the England job, and be exposed and vilified like Bobby was in the 80s - but without the redemption afterwards as he is found dead in a hotel room after taking an overdose because he was robbed at knifepoint by a male prostitute who told him he was s***.

Choosing the Mourinho of now is pretty much like choosing the Brian Clough of 1992. A busted flush. It might even be like choosing the Brian Clough of now....