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Apparently he overturned the ban according to the Telegraph. he really is amongst the vilest human beings and I wish nothing but the worst for him.

Nah, it'll be about the referee assignment.

Agreed. It's not as bad as the "first five games" bollocks that was being spouted but it's so annoying. That's maybe fair if everyone played the exact same fixtures each season.

Opened this page and before I read the earlier pages which gave the discussion some context, I thought you were discussing your favorite ideas for the fat bastard's demise.

Felt no excitement last time with Kenyon, the most deflating of all the packs of lies we've been told. This time I feel less than nothing about this window's falsehoods.

Enjoyed the video. What I didn't enjoy was the comments from "fans" of other clubs. Why are they so bitter/blind to what ashley has done?

Did True Geordie ever interview Rafa? Too busy dealing with his instagram feed ? I just had a look at his Youtube channel to see if I could get his take on steve fucking bruce. What in the orange walled hells is his channel meant to be about? It reminded me of when Homer Simpson became a web designer. I'm not sure what he is supposed to be now but I couldn't see much football related stuff, it was all "Win a car in Monaco", something about a boxer in prison in Thailand, Connor Mcgregor from the UFC and something on Maddie McCann. If I had any interest in any of those things, he is the last person I'd look for to tell me about them. I quite liked his angry anti-ashley rants and his fury at the likes of mcclaren and carver but I have no idea what he is trying to be these days. He comes across as rather hollow. Shame.

I'm assuming he's some sort of central midfielder. Is that right?

I will be keeping my beer unopened until we see something catastrophic for the fat dickhead and something positive for us.

Between this, Poirot, Philippe Albert, my trip to Brussels and their laws on lootbox gambling, Belgium is fast becoming my favorite country.

Wish I cared. I honestly do. But no Rafa and that fat evil fucker still here with his little puppet Bruce makes me not even slightly interested. In fact, if anything I cannot even wish him well at this currently awful club.

No, we want rid of Ashley. People are willing to do things like boycott and give up season tickets because they have realised he will not go "because it's the right thing to do". He will stay because of people like you and your baffling loyalty. I appreciate your passion for the team but wouldn't you rather have a short term "pain" to get rid of the long term parasite? What would it take for you personally to stay away until Ashley goes? What is the final straw for you? EDITED FOR CLARITY: This was aimed at Seymour but others have commented after.

During the KK years, is he the sort of defender people would have been happy to have at Newcastle? Particularly 95-96? I've never really seen clips of him playing, so I've no idea if he'd have been a good fit for that side. As a manager I think he is rotten and he has shown himself to be incredibly disloyal so I now also dislike him as a man. But as a player, I thought he was an excellent defender. I detest manu, but in the early 90's him and Pallister were a phenomenal centre back pairing. Bruce used to take penalties as well (which was one thing I thought was great as it was a bit rare to have a central defender take them). If he had decided to come to us as a player, I would likely feel different about him.

I read through some of the twitter feed before and I feel physically sick at the attitude of some people. I didn't really realise it until the last couple of years but there are vast swathes of absolute thick fuckers in the human race. The mackemesque orcs that carry on like "ah well its happened. we got to support bruce now and get behind him" brigade is just staggering, and after the way voting has gone over the last few years in various places I didn't think I could be staggered any further. These stupid cretins, and I make no apologies for calling them that for that is indeed what they are, would likely back gary glitter if ashley put him in the manager's office. They are mind numbingly moronic and it makes you wonder how these people are programmed. You must think a certain way and never deviate however that negatively affects you. And these idiots then breed, a lot, and then their idiot offspring end up outnumbering the smart people. This then buggers any chance any of the smarter, better informed folks who can absorb information and make a rational decision have of instigating a change for the betterment of everyone. ashley could literally shit into the prams of their kids and they'd still trot out their ridiculous support of a man who is laughing at them.

I guess if nothing else, if we ever do those wonderful flags we used to do then his will be 1:1 scale.

Nowhere near the paedew level of hate, but he has definitely surpassed the useless mcclaren as a bitter disappointment. I know it's not this, but I wonder if he's been appointed on purpose so the next manager gets hailed as a wonderful appointment. I don't watch it, but a bit like the Top Gear presenter change.

Pleased about Chopra rallying to the cause. If I was a journalist, the very first question I'd ask bruce (if we really stoop so low as to hire him) is this; "In what way do you feel you are an improvement on world class manager Rafa Benitez?" And then I would ensure he actually gave an answer and not just try to waffle out of it.

Being a former s*nderland manager should rule him out. Him being of such a drop in caliber should rule him out. Him turning us down as a player so he could join manu should rule him out. He was one of the few players at Ferguson Utd that I didn't mind too much but do I want him anywhere near my club? Do I hell as like. Got a feeling he might tell charnley to do one, unlike that wretched prick mcclaren who'd happily suck off Carr for the job.

Add in alladyce (who I have always disliked, even before he took over at Bolton) and souness and it's a proper Hall of Embarrassment for our club. The Mike Ashley wing alone would take up a lot of the exhibit, I grant you.

Is this officially dead yet? It's feeling that way but I don't think I've seen an announcement/twitter message/ceefax page/graffiti scrawled on a bus stop to confirm that this isn't happening yet.

Statement didn't hint that it's over at all and Bruce as far as I'm aware is not the manager. Wait for something official and then people can have a meltdown if there is no takeover and Bruce is manager. What is the point until then? I disagree. The statement, such as it was, very much subtly put it out there that there was a possibity the takeover might fail. As for the joke of hiring Bruce, if people object and kick up a fuss now then it may stop it happening. I mean, we both know it likely won't make a jot of difference to this shitty regime but still, that's why people show their displeasure before something happens. Hey ho disagree on both points but that's what opinions are for be boring if they were the same Ah, you think it will make a difference to the regime and changing their opinion. I must have misread your post. Apologies.

Statement didn't hint that it's over at all and Bruce as far as I'm aware is not the manager. Wait for something official and then people can have a meltdown if there is no takeover and Bruce is manager. What is the point until then? I disagree. The statement, such as it was, very much subtly put it out there that there was a possibity the takeover might fail. As for the joke of hiring Bruce, if people object and kick up a fuss now then it may stop it happening. I mean, we both know it likely won't make a jot of difference to this shitty regime but still, that's why people show their displeasure before something happens.

No, I just think they are incompetent. I think they genuinely thought Rafa was gonna bend and stay even after he said he wouldn’t. I agree with this. Incompetence, but with a side order of "if they hire a new manager he will want funds for actual players". And that would ruin the point of this entire smokescreen.

Soooo...vague statement from odd source, hope sparked, people saying things like "we should hear something tomorrow", "no, it will be Thursday" etc We won't hear anything, another week will pass. Apparently now we won't hear anything on Fridays as well as weekends as no one works on a Friday over there, which was something new I've learnt (albeit a bit convenient for those putting out these "we will hear something on..." statements based on nothing). Nah, that DJ "statement" is just a tidbit of hope in one way but is clearly trying to prepare us for it falling apart. Hinting that it might be the PL causing it to fail? Be interesting if they are not allowed to comment after the fact. Nice easy way to shift blame after the "we tried" statement from the ashley party. Six weeks since the story broke and they were apparently well underway with the process? And its not done yet? Complicated or not, if it was well underway and it's not happened by now I can't see it happening. Other bidders? I know Caulkin reckoned there were other bidders but this just infuriates me. Where were they before now? Suddenly they want to mess around and potentially delay the bzg bid? They couldn't have appeared last season or when the completely fabricated Kenyon story popped up? They only appear now when a potentially serious buyer appears? Sorry like, but not buying that at all. It's like when someone shady on eBay gets their mate to bid to up the price on something they're selling if they exist at all. I'm not saying all this because I want to look like a smug "I told you so" twat, I really want the fat parasite gone, but I am getting increasingly annoyed at the slow, drawn out complete bollocks that feels like it's only happening to lead people on until the season starts and nothing can be done.

It's passed the point of anything happening for me like. Too much of some source saying we should expect to hear something by the end of this week. Then another week and another week and...well, you get my point. They've had long enough to give us something, anything so in mind and my heart it's already dead in the water. These snidy little sources give nothing, get regurgitated by everyone and anything desperate for a sliver of hope that will just never materialize. At first I didn't believe it was all a work by ashley and his minions, and maybe it wasn't originally. I think he's seen how he can use it to string out desperate fans yet again though so he's running with it. Obviously not literally. Want to be proved wrong but at this stage, especially with this "other buyers" absolute bollocks, I don't think its happening.