HaydnNUFC

Yep. Problem is, we were saying the exact same thing last season.

Tbh, with Premier League footballers and referees the way they are, I think we need to be a bit shithouse. Everyone else in the league is and it could've got something last season; Maguire nutting Gayle at Leicester comes to mind. I know it's proper shit craic and I certainly don't want us to be diving, just try and make the most of something to win an advantage.

So if Ashley remains, even with a personality/business-model transplant (I know...), it can never be our version of NUFC? It can, but a leopard never changes it's spots. I thought during the first 4-5 months of the Championship season were great; Rafa got what he wanted in the summer and Ashley fucked off into the background and we never heard a peep from him. But then he decided to get involved again in that January window and he's been imposing misery ever since. Whenever he's involved he fucks it up and this summer just gone it felt genuinely deliberate. I don't see why that'd change.

Completely forgot about that.

Yeah. Should've won that game ffs.

If this happens, anyone PM me. I'll get you a pint when you're in the town.

I didn't hear any and I'm in that area in the East Stand close to the corner. Absolutely embarrassing if true. Shame because the crowd for once in a blue moon yesterday were great in the second half.

He breaks up opposition play well but I'm terrified when he's on the ball particularly in our third, never knows when there's a man on.

Man City played their league cup match on Thursday. No clue why.

Don't get the super league theory tbh. Do we not already have one in the Champions League?

Ritchie didn't help him at all first half, mind. So often he was up against both Deulofeu and Holebas(?) together.

Was well up for it today, credit to him. Needs to keep it up.

They were by far the better side first half. After they hit the bar at the very start of the second half momentum was on our side, highlights on MotD don't show it that well. Surprised they didn't show the scrap towards the end, was wondering what happened.

Didn't hear any booing personally. If there was that's utterly embarrassing.

What other players need to be saying when asked about this.

Had an article about Lascelles with a picture of Hayden. Cheers. Didn't he say in the summer that Ashley should just give Rafa what he wants? After a pay rise though or perhaps a contractual thing similar to Ritson being allowed to wear the club crest so long as he doesn't bad mouth Mike as well doesn't make this absolutely reek at all.

What did that now deleted tweet say?

Aye, he can piss off with that. Fans have been there, rightly or wrongly, at every game thus far and we still haven't won.

Lascelles has met Ashley like, what, once? Keegan said that he initially liked Ashley. But like Wullie says the bonuses fracas and now these comments screams out that he's been told/paid/whatever to say that. And that fucking stinks. The comments though, wish the players would just dodge or deflect. Rafa included.

It's most likely revised financial terms/wages or whatever. Given that he signed a contract last year that would've ran to 2023 making him sign another 6 year deal to maximise his transfer fee doesn't make that much sense. But nothing does under Ashley.

For positive: knows something regarding Rafa, genuinely wants to settle here with his family Negative: Ashley still owns the club

What the hell?

Aye. Phrase coined by the mackems and presumably used by the idiots who'd still turn up to games to sit in silence and boo substitutions support the team if Rafa is forced out because of Ashley and is replaced by a lickspittle-chancer.

I know I keep stating the point but the managers comments this week certainly have not helped mind. No but he can't exactly say much else to the press. The Chronicle reporting it as of he is attacking the thought of a boycott which I don't think he necessarily is makes me question whose side they're on tbh. Of course he isn't going to say that we should boycott the game.

Don't get those people. They will have missed games before due to work, holidays or whatever. This is just 1 game ffs, just don't go.