Altamullan

On the off chance, you are the ‘tuned-in’ to our quite riveting discussion, Ms Staveley, please don’t be offended by the Eddie thing. Personally I think you look like a better looking version of Charlotte Riley (who may play you in the forthcoming takeover/World Domination movie) and I can also safely say that a significant proportion of the users of the forum would like to... to ... to shake you warmly and affectionately by the hand; and vigorously so. http://hairstyles.thehairstyler.com/hairstyle_views/front_view_images/5269/original/Charlotte-Riley.jpg

I’m not being duped again; they could be anywhere! [edit: ok; they were in Greenwich... and fine. I can now see the joke wasn’t reliant on Mands (ahem) being in the toon, but rather a somewhat cruel Izzard-Staveley comparison. Off to bed )

Cunt’s trick.

Don’t let her read this one

? a roller in Newcastle and PCP are here. Like the bad old days when if a black man with two legs and no grey hair was was spotted, the rumour mill was we have signed ‘insert favourable player of the era’. (Paraphrasing Ruud Gullit, by the way).

Yep. It’ll be a right pisser... back to mundane post-Ashley reality of being an Uber-rich Premier League football club; with ambition an’ shit. Anybody fancy starting an FC United of Newcastle? We could have a Pantalaimon as our badge.. oh, hang in we’d be getting away from all that.

I’m going off memory, but he basically overvalued us because in truth at the time he had no intention of selling us? Ok, fair enough. Think I am just going to assume that you are prone to ‘facticizing’ (not unlike fantasising) given the tone of above (‘he basically’, ‘in truth’) as you are again stating things as true which you can’t possibly really know. Apologies, if it is just your writing style rather than you passing off what you believe/assume as factual.

Can’t recall reading/hearing that. Have heard story re Ashley not turning up himself/sending a minion (probably Charnley), them being offended and leaving.

Or sell one? No idea why people like to make out that rich people and organisations are happy to spend money if they don't think they need to. The people behind Man City wanted us originally but thought Ashley’s valuation was ridiculous. There’s been a fair bit of urban mythology about the approach to buy us (and others) pre Man City. What makes you state as fact that our asking price was the/an obstacle?

I think the January window, and the recognised (by Rafa), need to add to the squad, offers a good lever for Ashley to push the price-up closer to what he wants/thinks he should, or can, get. PCP absolutely require PL status, or I reckon the deal ceases to look viable. They have already shown their hand re their desire to increase the likelihood of PL survival by investing in players in January (by apparently offering to do so/recompense Ashley for doing so). He (they?) have stipulated that any January investment is contingent on a price being agreed. Tick-tock the opportunity to strengthen is passing by. Who will blink/fold first?

Also sickening how expensive journeyman-type Prem players have become.

Not much difference really. To replace ‘must win’ with another cliche, it is/could prove a six pointer.

I'm starting to think it'll go the other way and we'll need a higher points total because it's so competitive. Hopefully Swansea and West Brom start to get properly cut adrift. Highest totals to be relegated (last ten years) are 39 followed by 37 (us 2016). Usually 3-5 points lower.

Having a feeling this will be 0-0. Really hope we can win, it could make the difference. Plus we should be feeling confident after recent results and performances. Gayle must be due a couple of goals. He has been so close.

I reckon 34 points may be 17th this season. 37 to make certain.

So easy to see who's is who, as well. Speeds kid is the absolute spitting imagine of him like Which one? I meant which one of the two do you think looks most like him. I think it is that one too.

Job done. I’m now hanging on your every word.

Difficult line to put to music!

So easy to see who's is who, as well. Speeds kid is the absolute spitting imagine of him like Which one?

Lovely picture.

Well I am thinking that this is this evening's ‘announcement’. Toodle-pip Takeover Thread. (Whoops!)

I tried to find the pic of Paully's (I think...) super casual loafer on a Leazes Terrace roof (I think)/in front of the ground anyway, but no joy.

tickled me that.

I'm suprised they are letting him go in January after playing hardball in the summer. Price is right, they now know what they are playing for this season and they have options available. Not certain they would have forked as much as £75m on van Dijk if this wasn’t happening.

Three in a row. Casual as they come. Three! What on Earth does he think he’s up to? He’ll be turning out in these next week!