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According to Mark Douglas' book, he wanted Townsend, Loftus-Cheek and Delph in January, all on loan (albeit with loan fees) and clauses in their contracts that if we were promoted, their transfers would all be made permanent for an additional fee on top of that. Promotion effectively sealed and half of the recruitment for the summer done in January. Why they didn't go ahead with that I've no fucking clue, absolute cunts...

Really good reads his interviews with journalists like Hardy and Caulkin. Intelligent lad, hope he does really well for us this season. Takes a bit too much time on the ball but that can be worked on, he's only 22.

Don't read the Mag anymore, been garbage for years.

A somehow even more terrible attempt at an ITK than some of the ones on here throughout the summer. ^ I see that yer West Ham supporting da is coming up for this.

Hope he dies, what a cunt. Hope we hump them 5-0.

Michael Martin is a right c*** but that article is true in every word. As was said in that piece, things have been bad in the past but the difference now is that the person running the club isn't even trying to make the club successful. I wasn't around for the McKeag years and I've been unable to read too much about it apart from a snippet from the book Touching Distance. Only thing I know are best players sold for the building of a new stand, stadium in awful condition, s*** team, crowds of mostly <17,000, how different were those years to now? My dad went to games in that period and he still goes now, but he never really talks of it. Although young myself back then, they sure were awful times. The ground was old and crumbling. As a kid i remember the old leazes end being demolished and they intended to build a new stand and join it with the East stand. We got relegated. They got as far as building a small terrace with a wall behind it then the work had to stop as we were skint. IIRC what is now the Milburn stand had to be replaced after the Bradford fire. It had wooden floors and seats and really was a danger. Now we have the stadium, crowds, everything in place, just no ambition. So McKeag actually was just skint? Was he as much of a vile b****** as Ashley? My era mate and i was a kid back then and football so so much more simple back then (old git mode ) .we were s*** but tbh the fans were behind the team then now i think with the passion and to answer your question about Mckeag well i think he cared but greed took over but looking back i really enjoyed home and away with my mates . Goes to show the way football's changed in the modern day. Absolute minging circumstances the club was in, crumbling stadium, shite team, relegations, yet fans like yourselves were still enjoying following the team. I've still got that enjoyment of following Newcastle to be sapped from me being a younger supporter (although they are doing their best to rid me of it right now, cheers Mike) but can completely understand other people's complete loss of enthusiam for the club and/or football in general.

Think the issue is we'll never know if someone wants it as Ashley has never been serious about selling. Pretending to invite offers whilst asking a price that is prohibitive is what he's done. Why would he want to sell when he's got it so easy here? I'm still struggling to see what we do. The man is immune to our pressure, he's proven that before. He pretty much ignores it. We're stuck in a pit we can never get out of. He isn't immune to pressure. That's a fallacy. It's the level of pressure needed to do anything seismic that's tricky. He's stubborn for sure. He wouldn't do these weird interviews if he wasn't fussed by any of it. The AO/SP campaigns in 2014/15 well put the pressure on him.

Michael Martin is a right c*** but that article is true in every word. As was said in that piece, things have been bad in the past but the difference now is that the person running the club isn't even trying to make the club successful. I wasn't around for the McKeag years and I've been unable to read too much about it apart from a snippet from the book Touching Distance. Only thing I know are best players sold for the building of a new stand, stadium in awful condition, s*** team, crowds of mostly <17,000, how different were those years to now? My dad went to games in that period and he still goes now, but he never really talks of it. Although young myself back then, they sure were awful times. The ground was old and crumbling. As a kid i remember the old leazes end being demolished and they intended to build a new stand and join it with the East stand. We got relegated. They got as far as building a small terrace with a wall behind it then the work had to stop as we were skint. IIRC what is now the Milburn stand had to be replaced after the Bradford fire. It had wooden floors and seats and really was a danger. Now we have the stadium, crowds, everything in place, just no ambition. So McKeag actually was just skint? Was he as much of a vile b****** as Ashley?

Sky straight up lying about us again.

Our best player tonight. First game in a while so tired quickly. Only went off with cramp.

Didn't happen. He showed he's got dribbling skills and pace but needs to work on his end product. Not his fault tonight.

Hate this cunt so fucking much. Just sell up and fuck off you vile piece of shit.

QPR (a) Norwich (h) Preston (h) (LC) Leeds (a) Birmingham (h) Leeds (h) All of those^ just off the top of my head beg to differ iyam. He's definitely not immune to criticism though. If this result helps us in the long term then great but it's hard to positive about anything atm.

Tell me how is a team that never played together with a few told they are surplus to requirements only 12 days ago meant to play together and want to put a good performance in etc? Sorry, but the manager has tried to use them tonight as pawns in his political battle with the owner. True, but still, any side we put out there in a League Cup tie at home to opposition from the Championship should be good enough to brush them aside. Unless something is clearly wrong, as there was 2 years ago v Sheff Wed and as there blatantly is now. The whole Ashley-Rafa charade is affecting everyone now. Fanks, Mike.

Just please fucking win. At the very least a point required. A loss would be pure

Ashley needs to go. That was my only thought at FT and it's my only thought now. Lose v West Ham and the international break is going to be vile.

From where? Your mate who owns a box?

Cheers, both replies

Lost my ticket. if I go to the box office and show them the email receipt can I get another printed off?

My "mate" reckons he hasn't in fact walked yet, but will do by early next week due to a very specific problem. But f*** knows. Tell your mate to get in the f***ing sea.

We are looking for a sale, not a loan. So probably a BS rumor. Lad's got potential but he lacks composure and confidence. Night falls on him every time he gets into the box. But he does have great movement and skill otherwise. Was expecting it to be a BS rumour, article just mentions we "pondered over signing" him with no context whatsoever.

Personally feel like that point was almost reached after QPR last season, and at around the time of the first snippets of the Ashley interview coming out.

I hope it's true (both the tweet below and the Riviere and De Jong outgoings) but it's hard to be positive about anything atm. Fanks, Mike. Hopefully a win vs Forest today will boost morale amongst the fanbase, must be a positive atmosphere vs West Ham. Have to win.

De Jong on the way out as well also. Apparently. Not holding my breath on anything anymore.