Ankles Bennett

With Jones in charge and the obvious poor fitness levels in the team i think its a game too soon to be saying we will win this one

My guess, if we get relegated, is they will resurrect the ESL while we are in the Championship and when we get promoted back to the EPL we will not be one of the clubs invited to participate in the ESL!

Coutinho and Hazard would be a dream in January!!!

I seem to recall a few years back there were calls for Howe to be appointed England manager. I might have just made that up mind !!

Because its a challenge. One of the other jobs was Celtic where he would have been sacked as soon as it was apparent Rangers were going to win the SPL. With newcastle its a long term building project where he will be given the opportunity to do just that if he keeps us up in the short term!!

Also lets not forget Bournmouth went down when fans were not allowed in and when the pandemic brought about numerous players testing positive over the course of their relegation season and being required to self isolate and matches being postponed as first team players being unavailable. The competition was suspended beyond the normal end of the season. Wilson was injured for most of the season. Fraser was out of contract due to the season being suspended and when it restarted he refused to extend his contract in case he got injured. Imo all of this contributed to their relegation rather than Howe suddenly becoming a crap manager!

Been driving up A1 this afternoon heading to the toon and was overtaken by a black land rover discovery number plate 777 KK. Could Kev be on his way?

Wonder if the leak came from a certain Mr Jones?

Agreed!

I agree but who else would you appoint? I'm wondering whether we might see Nuno appointed! As someone already said he was a dead man walking while Spurs waited for Conte.

I would be very happy to see Howe appointed if Emery rejects us.

Would love to see the consortium blindside the media and introduce Simeone as our new manager! Not going to happen i know!!!

My worry is that if we get relegated the epl will put in place an O&D test that the PIF can't satisfy when we win promotion back to the EPL and will be disqualified as a director which means PCP and the Reuben brothers will have to bankroll the club and the Reubens may not want that and PCP may not be able to bankroll us without tje PIF funding!!!

But this squad won a lot of points towards the end of last season so its not as bad as some would make out. A decent manager will get them playing on the front foot. Jones is opting to8 defend and try to score on the break. Which to me smacks of a coach with limitations ala Bruce!!!

What i understand is the mega rich American EPL owners have at some point sponsored politicians into power in the USA to further tjeir own ends, so please dont give me the separation from government argument!!!

So the EPL have agrèed to a meeting with Amnesty regarding the O&D testprimarily aimed at putting pressure on the KSA. I do hope Amnesty realise that the EPL American owners hail from a country that regularly execute prisoners and treat ethnic minority citizens as second class citizens and dont get me started on the NRA!!!!

Or in a Zoom meeting witj Amanda !

Benitez would be able to organize our defence without buying in Jan as its basically the same players he left behind barring Bruce flogging our best footballing defender in Lejeune! As for breaking his contract if we offer Everton enough money they will release him from his contract!

But these guys wont be breaking their contract if we buy out their contract!

Never liked Palace since they permanentely crocked Tony Green. The best creative midfield player i have ever seen in the back and white!!!

And there it is!!! a goal cpnceded at start of the 2nd half!!!

Cheers!

Martinez please and bring in De Bruyne and Hazard !

Ralf Rangnick or Allegri for me!

I worry that this is all an attempt to draw the KSA into interfering with this so the EPL can argue the legal assurances are inadequate and so they will expel us from the EPL or deduct points that ensure we get relegated and are then refused promotion back into the EPL whilst the PIF hold majority ownership!!