HaydnNUFC

And I'm tired about reading his thoughts, Richard Keys man, the fucking hypocrite. I remember him penning in his blog a criticism of Ashley, reminiscing about the Hall days and how Sky were always treated brilliantly by the club when Keegan was manager. Now he's praising him and criticising Rafa because he's a forrin. Expect nowt less from a bloke who was bucking his daughter's mate while his wife was suffering from cancer. Vile human being. I'm fewmin for some reason. Rattled, marra.

Why are Juve in their black and white stripes and we're in our away kit even though it's at SJP?

Just the way it was at the time. https://www.newcastle-online.org/forum/index.php?topic=48631.0 Some belting quotes for McClaren in there If only we knew what lay a decade ahead and we'd give him 80mil That list.

Glad someone mentioned Big Sam first Yeah, I was one of the few who was a bit gutted when Ashley sacked him. Was happy when he came in from Bolton and - ok we lost to Derby - but we weren't in particularly bad form. Which was their only win that entire season. The worst PL side in history; finishing bottom with 11 points. 4 of those points taken from Allardyce's NUFC.

Can't wholly remember (only real memory of Allardyce as our manager was the toxicity of the atmosphere in the 0-3 humping at SJP off Liverpool) but my dad absolutely hated him to the point of jacking the season ticket when he was appointed. Bought a half season ticket after Keegan's appointment, mind.

The thick cunt he is he probably looks upon the time we did spend okayish money (2014/15 summer and 2015/16 summer & January) and the fact it unravelled in true 1988/89 fashion, ignoring the fact of us having relentless mongs as managers in those seasons, and never wants to spend again.

Then he'll get sacked and Sky will again regurgitate the almost mantra-like "ermagherd, West Ham are admirers of Rafa!!!!" and it all starts all over again.

The harbinger of death has spoken.

How did they say it?

That isn't how it works though. Do you think PSG bid 200m for Neymer without already knowing if he was keen? West Ham will have sounded Rafa out. Call it tapping up or whatever you like. That's how it works. https://twitter.com/CaulkinTheTimes/status/997162213520625664

Hope you keep your track record up.

FYP.

Turns out it was a tweet from years ago from when he turned them down because Real Madrid came in.

Some of the West Ham fans are tweeting things we'd usually be saying. "we tried" "We've got a class manager, don't worry. Also don't forget to renew your season tickets!"

Pardew has PL and European experience...

I mean, yeah. That reads as if they're talking to someone (Pellegrini? Emery? LVG?). Unless the press know fuck all, surely it would've came out if they'd paid the clause and/or were speaking to Rafa? That's a great point, the process would have had too happen way too fast for it to be Rafa, they have to approach Newcastle first and get permission to speak to him, even if it is a "release clause" and not a "confirmed compensation amount", he can't just talk to another club without the agreement to pay the fee be in place, that's clear tapping up. That would be all over the press, Ashley would have ensured that happened to start managing the shit storm that would come his way. "They paid the fee, nothing we could do." . Bishop would absolutely want to be ahead of that situation. Yep. Club would probably have released a statement and this would be too quick to be Rafa; he's one who is articulate and analyses everything, for him to be agreeing shit with West Ham 4 days after the season's end? It's not like him. Here I am convincing myself it's not Rafa. Fuck sake, hope. Will probably be either Pellegrini, LVG, Ranieri or Emery.

LVG?

The fact we have to fret* about it at all is a low. *

I mean, yeah. That reads as if they're talking to someone (Pellegrini? Emery? LVG?). Unless the press know fuck all, surely it would've came out if they'd paid the clause and/or were speaking to Rafa?

I'm fucking done with football altogether if this fucking happens. Having a manager of the calibre of Rafa Benitez fall into their laps but losing him to a club whose fans fight each other in their athletics stadium during 0-3 home defeats to Burnley because you wouldn't let him spend the transfer budget the way he wanted to.

Then you have nothing to fear, then. There's no way he goes to Everton. He does have morals.

FWIW, some West Ham fans think its the club putting stories in the press claiming they're after Rafa for an ever so similar "we tried" thing to pull. Just like stories came out of Everton after Koeman went that Simeone was "on their list". They ended up with Fat Sam.

The S*n can fuck off. Vile rag and probably alongside Sky Sports for the last news outlets I'd check for news about the town for.