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Socialists tend to favour the state apparatus, especially when they have control. Anarchists wish to abolish such apparatus. Your man with the megaphone is clearly of the former position.

And it seems we live in a world where the latter is normalised, even defended. And the former is laughed at, ridiculed.

i'm sure there's probably a song in there to the 'Are You Being Served' theme tune.

If Charnley was in anyway a fan of the club he would of resigned. He must of given fatty a bro-job after a few stella's and the fat man got it on his phone.

Not if we win a cup. Ashley doesn't want to win one.

View of an Evertonian taken from the Guardian comments page: I was lucky enough to live on or around Tyneside for nearly 20 years. I taught at Newcastle College at the main site in Rye Hill and the John Marley School/Centre in Benwell for quite a lot of that time and when not travelling across the A69 and down the M6 to watch Everton, I occasionally watched the magnificent side Keegan built in the 90s lift the city’s inhabitants. Just before that era, fellow Huytoner (and fellow pie worrier) Micky Quinn was knocking them in for fun for them. I’ve a lot of affection for the club and area. It’s a cliché, but nevertheless true, there is nowhere I’ve ever been to quite like Newcastle on a match-day. As I’d sit, pissing my life away, in one of the many excellent dens of iniquity, usually on or around the Ouseburn Valley, the atmosphere flowed around me at times, like a warm comforting blanket of hope, solidarity and a hefty dollop of gallows humour (Gallowgate humour?). It is something I still miss. As an outsider looking in, I was privileged to witness how the near success of a football team and the swashbuckling way they played the game seemed to lift a whole city. During the period of the ‘entertainers’ it seemed to my febrile imagination that the average Geordie grew a few inches taller with pride during that era. I left the area for the Northumberland hills three days after ‘Sir Bobby’ died in 2009 and still have very close friends who are season ticket holders. (Or more accurately ‘were’ season ticket holders– a couple of them have jacked-in for this season, picking their future games, worn down by ‘mendacity and lack of interest’ from the owner) This is why it affects me to witness the seeming complete lack of responsibility and care from Mr Ashley. For me, an unashamed romantic with perhaps a false sense of how important football is to a city and its inhabitants, Ashley’s period of ownership has been almost criminal in its neglect. I absolutely empathise with the Newcastle Central Labour MP Chi Onwurah who argues that Ashley has been ‘exploiting their club, their fans and their local community’ for far too long. For those who gloat about this, and there will be quite a few, there always is; consider how the present piss take of ‘fit and proper’ test might one day apply to some carpet bagger who buys a controlling share of your club and uses your hopes and dreams as a vehicle to further their own agenda and give nary a hoot about your ambition for a successful football club. There is absolutely nothing in place to stop this happening. I wish them well in the coming months, but if the very excellent, proud and fiercely loyal Benitez finally runs out of patience, and I think Mr Ashley might just push him too far, as it’s what he specialises in - there may be a long hard season in front of them. No club ‘deserves’ success or failure, nor to be a natural inhabitant of the top flight in English football – but a season without a trip to the Newcastle away game always feels a bit bereft to me. I hope they get a solid mid table finish – but I fear more dark days may be heading for ‘The Toon’ My guess is anywhere between 10th and 14th with Benitez – almost certain relegation and a panic replacement without the effervescent Spaniard. original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/08/premier-league-preview-2018-19-newcastle-united

it is. it's marvellous.

I take it you’ll be at the next AGM yourself?

Just seen a bloke on the metro with a wonga top on carrying a massive sports direct bag.

That’s it right there.

Nah, they need chants but with an actual point. Nasty abuse makes us look like scum and undoes any positive media attention we may get. please sir, can you leave our club... Yep, no middle ground there Aye you’re right. Sorry Hhtoon that was a bit unnecessary of me. Personally I’m not counting on the press to be much help. We’ll see.

Nah, they need chants but with an actual point. Nasty abuse makes us look like scum and undoes any positive media attention we may get. please sir, can you leave our club...

applies to our entire strikeforce It does. And he was the one who promised so much, sadly.

he had his chance, ultimately he wasn't good enough. wish him well though.

This!

Quality. It’s like SD only being able to sell their shite to people who’ve already bought stuff at their shop.

I'm just pointing out that there is a general misconception in the relative size of the businesses and that the support base will largely have a limited scope for 'action'. An empty SJP for half a game would have much more of an impact. To be honest, I don't think Ashley will give a shit. He's had this before and everyone came back so why should he think differently now? What sort of massive impact will an empty (lucky if we’ll ever get it to half empty) SJP for a half have? a mass walk out after *insert number here* minutes during a live TV game would have some impact. What exactly tho? It’ll have people talking and his advertisement won’t look great but apart from that what It'll have people talking and his advertisement won't look great is a good start. Who knows where it could go from there. To quote one John Edward Thompson "Only those who attempt the absurd are capable of achieving the impossible"

I'm just pointing out that there is a general misconception in the relative size of the businesses and that the support base will largely have a limited scope for 'action'. An empty SJP for half a game would have much more of an impact. To be honest, I don't think Ashley will give a shit. He's had this before and everyone came back so why should he think differently now? What sort of massive impact will an empty (lucky if we’ll ever get it to half empty) SJP for a half have? a mass walk out after *insert number here* minutes during a live TV game would have some impact.

Don't underestimate the general hatred of SD around the country. His latest store in Brixton has not gone down well locally either. If this snowballs all the better.

How many digits is the number? the random number generator may be useful: https://www.mathgoodies.com/calculators/random_no_custom

Southern business man buys North East club, takes the piss out of it's fans and fucks off on holiday.

Are they playing the monkey hangers next?

Proper fanny this lad. Cheerio.

i see this lot kick off their season with a home game on the same day we play FC Augsburg at SJP.

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