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So you're optimistic

Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock We're gonna rock around the clock tonight…

It is like people predicting the end of the world and about as likely to happen.

or further away, depending on which Ashley organised relegation you mean.

Harsh as f*** on the Hoss, like. The rest of it is spot on. Have to second and third that. Joselu's not good enough but neither are we and I'm convinced he's a nice bloke. Doesn't deserve to be associated with the rest of the w*nkers on there. Hope he knows thats how most fans feel.

That's been my theory/hope since we were promoted last time round. He will never get more money for selling the club. Its all down hill from here on in as far as that's concerned and if it goes down hill enough it will mean he takes less and less out and eventually there'll be nothing to take out. The degeneration as already begun. Yet he's not going to sell.

I honestly don't think Bruce would leave Sheffield Wednesday to come into this situation. He'd be very likely to get relegated and sacked whereas at Sheffield Wed he only has to fight for the play-offs until deep into next season and he's got another year. Its a secure situation as opposed to an absolutely obvious no win one. On one hand for most of us that's good news but shows the absolute shambles this place is.

Charnley would have said that to make sure he didn't get lamped. He knows what he is and how he's seen. Understand the desparation but seems like denial to me.

I got a 'what's he actually done wrong?' from a Spurs fan via email on my way to work. Was still working on the response by the time I got to work. Lost a few minutes by being aghast at his ignorance.

Who knows. That there’s nothing to read into? I don’t think this will happen. The moves by the club suggest its business as usual. I'm with you on that. Also for future reference I think the FA should not allow themselves to be used in a charade that amongst other things exists to literally con fans. Without mentioning any club they could have blown the smokescreen to smithereens weeks/months ago by denying that they had recieved any such application. They kinda feel complicit to me otherwise.

Just simply not going to happen. Forget the bookies manipulated numbers and use logic. He's not leaving Sheffield United to come here. That's right. A Sheffield United manager would be nuts to leave them to come here. Bravo Mike, Bravo.

Think like the Rafa situation any statement will likely be bad news and just a matter of how much they reveal about how c**tly Ashley is, if they even can. That's all we've got this summer.

Yet we amateurs somehow knew it wouldn't be a smokescreen.

I stopped reading after I seen the word 'landed'

Usually a firesale happens after he relegates us. Ahead of the curve this year. Genius that he is.

There's no point comparing us to another football club or trying to understand what's happening here through that prism - unless its Blackpool. Other owners become a problem when they lose interest. Ours never had any. Imagine if Lerner diverted the money spent on Villa merch to one of his other companies and covered Villa Park with adverts for his other companies without paying a penny for it - over a 12year period. And that's just the tip when it comes to this Ashley geezer.

I don't think the Asians or Russians have had a go, does the Arctic have and Billionaires yet ? Comes to something when they're running out of bullsh*t. I think they've tried the Chinese one already. Summer 2017. Was totally made up. At least the last one had some quotes at the other end. So Russia next. Then after that I wonder if they do a Howard Beale and admit "I've just run out of bull sh*t" or is it like a penalty shoot-out where we go back to the first taker? So Barry Moat for next summer.

Its sooo not happening that we could have a sweepstake on when the 'in the best interests of the club we've called a halt to takeover talks' line comes out. The day Rafa's contract expires is a good shout but a little soon re the transfer window.

Well there will be some further fakeover news Sunday to cover over anything Rafa has to say. Knowing this lot, I'd expect nothing less.

Sounds like our boy. Apart from the bit about him being well endowed. His behaviour indicates the exact opposite. In Freudian or Jungian terms, he's a c**t, is what it comes down to.

That's not going to happen for him. The clubs value has peaked and its only downhill from here because the last thing he'll do is invest (the clubs money mind) into maintaining where it is much less improving. Since promotion it has been his best chance to sell and he still clearly doesn't want to. In the other circumstances mentioned, we'd have been better off starting a new club. If that had happened 10years ago you wouldn't be that surprised if it turned MA-NUFC over in a cup tie.

They should ask the Charlton and Coventry (Blackpool, Rangers, Blackburn formerly) equivalents to get involved - strength in numbers. Its pretty obvious but I can't trust them.

The BZG group made its statements in response the media and fan speculation after the story was leaked. That scenario exists now with the Rafa situation being a major factor, the outcry thereafter and the near total doubt of any sale. Even the other interested parties should consider breaking cover in this situation. Hypothetically, because there aren't any in this instance or any of the previous ones.

At least that prick Luke Edwards is well and truly outed as an Ashley stooge and as such a non-football person. He can f off and die too.

Its a lot more likely to be relegated which should effect its value - but also, is an excuse for nothing to get done take/fakeover wise. The value is just going down from here on in. Bet he doesn't factor that in. Once the season starts, anybody that's in, will pull out for fear of buying a championship club to be. Bring it on as we have to get rid of him.