Candi_Hills

I hope there’s a fucking dressing room mutiny and all the players stand up and tell the 5 Steves to fuck off.

Shelvey being required to track wingers, man! Rafa would be horrified.

It’s fucking painful to see us so shite at back after Rafa had us so organised

Looks like we’ve abandoned the high pressing game

Well, I fancy a win so I'm going for: We've carried on wuh good form which started back at the Sheffield United gaim, and the chaynges we migh'd six or seven gaims ago are starting to come to fruition. It tighks a long time to chainge the philosophy of a football club but now we're finally doing it my wai. Alsow, the canteen at the training ground is back aopen now which has given the lads a huge lift. It can get you down when you fancy an eclair or a custard slice after a training session and you daon't have the option.

Regarding Keith's recent tweets, the only explanation I can think of here is that Keith has been told by Amanda or some one that side that they've completely cut ties with journalists so that nothing gets out this time round. This also fits in with Caulkin's own admission that he hasn't had as much contact with Amanda this time round. Thus Keith sees Caulkin's claims that he's spoken to the buyers as an insult to Amanda. "Then why is Keith leaking stuff?" I hear you say. Well, from his perspective, he'll be thinking, "I talk to the buyers. I know what I can and can't say." He might not be wrong. You can specualte on the details but I reckon that's broadly what we're looking at here.

Luke is a troll, but he was the first to report the Willock deal and first to confirm Choudry wasn't coming so regardless of the fact he is a wind up merchant of the highest order it is clear not everything he says is nonsense. I do agree though that he comes across as having the viewpoint the takeover has no chance when I don't see how that can be the case give arbitration etc. Means nowt. He's on good terms with Bruce so he could get stuff like that off him no problem. Off field matters such as the takeover are different altogether. Off field matters are different, but again, he was first to confirm issues with the deal in the summer and the first to confirm it had fallen through so unfortunately on two bits of really s*** news he was right. We can't just discredit his sources because he's a dick. Anyway, back to the confirmation we have have about Keith being "in direct contact" with those involved in the bid... He's probably the only reporter up here still on good terms with Bruce so for transfers and team news he could well have a direct source there. Considering he's been against Staveley and her Consortium from the start I very much doubt they are giving him any inside info. I don't think he's against them, I just think he took their confidence with a pinch of salt which is what Caulkin etc are now doing. If you look at the piece Caulkin did in the athletic recently, he even said the buyers confidence means nothing anymore as it has proven to be misplaced. Luke may not have sources with the buyer, he could have sources with the seller or PL. I just think he obviously has a contact somewhere within the deal as he was first to confirm it had collapsed. I know he's not popular on here and I know he revels in playing the villain. But looking at it objectively, he can't be discredited (Mauriss aside) just because we don't like him when he is proven to have accurately reported on the Saudi takeover at various stages. Keith on the other hand, was telling Kennedy and anyone that would listen that his case would be done and dusted within the courts with 5 months. We're now well past that deadline and he hasn't even followed up his LBA. I know he's a fan and on the one hand I admire his perseverance, but on the other hand, I don't understand why he doesn't get questioned on things he said would happen but didn't? Regarding your earlier comment that Keith's case has nothing to do with the club's case, I'm not sure how true that is. I won't pretend to be well versed on legal matters but it makes sense to me that two parties bringing legal cases against the PL over broadly the same issue would be in contact with each other. If Keith is to be believed, they're trying to get the deal done without arbiration, and if that doesn't happen he'll be pressing on with his case. Reading between the lines there, the implication seems to be that De Marco is orchestrating things and has asked Keith to hang fire for now. None of that seems unfeasible to me. I agree with your stance on Caulkin though. I don't see how he "got it wrong last time" either. He relayed the confidence coming from the buyers said and then it didn't happen.

Last week on the Charlotte show Caulkin said (paraphrasing): ‘I do have contact with Amanda although recently it’s been a lot less due to the legal confidentiality surrounding the deal.’ When I heard him say this I did get the feeling that maybe Amanda had stopped feeding him info and that this is why he’s gone quiet; not because “ he got his fingers burnt last time“. With that said, I don’t think Caulkin is a bullshitter, and I lean towards believing he had spoken with a representative of the buyers on that occasion. As for Keith, I believe he does have regular contact with the people involved and, twitter conduct aside, is a reliable source.

‘I’m enjoying this second half so far’ Keep watching, dickhead I actually quite like him. He’s just a div who loves his team. He takes the stick in good humour as well.

He’s trying to take credit for Jones coming in It was said with such sarcasm though, as if to let world know he's being forced to say it was his choice. Either way, I hope Graeme and the lads are just completely ignoring him.

I can't even imagine how this works backstage. Does Jones have full authority over Bruce? Are they bickering like 6 year olds? Do the other Steves like the new boss or the old boss? Do the players take the piss out Bruce when he's putting the cones out? So many questions. How does our club manage to function?

The curvy one who keeps her glasses on until it's finished?

3-0 to Newcastle. Jones animated and lively on the touchline, waving his arms about to give instructions. Bruce: "That's looks gay"

He didn't have very thick skin when he wept on the touch line at an away game.

Really? I was speaking somewhat figuratively but basically what he’s saying is that there will be movement on that front next week. Keith and Bein Jacobs have said that Saudi and Qatar might be ready to shake hands and he’s running with it saying his source knows it’s going to happen and has even given him a date. Sorry if I got you excited.

I presume Highland Geordie is also Burnsie. They’re patting each other on the back now. It seems like he’s just taken what Keith has said and is hedging his bets Saudi start dishing out the Bein boxes next week.

Isn’t it technically a grammatical error? Also if it’s that error, then it is for certain the NUFC Takeover news lad, he gets it wrong every time and gets called out on it every time. Homophone Some of my best friends are phones, I'll have you know.

I must admit, his use of "there" instead of "they're" caused me to doubt him from the beginning. Real ITKs know how to spell.

Burnsie? Is he the UFO nonce?

So that's why it's in the twitter bollocks thread

I was just ganna share this. I don't use twitter but me dad reckons ToonMouthTyne is always first with the team news and is usually pretty hot on transfer rumours. This one might have legs.

It’s been said by a few ITK types that Carr recommend Jones. It doesn’t mean he’s back though. It sounds like Mike just gave him a ring and said, “I’m on the brink of selling the fackin’ club and that Bruce bloke’s taking us daahn...”

Highland Geordie's Twatter history is full of bollocks. And even putting bollocks aside, he hasn't told us anything Keith hasn't told us already. I'm all in for the takeover but Highland Geordie is less in the know than Mimms and Odin.

I thought he took training this week. Did he not?

Hopefully we'll have been taken over by then, at which point we'll be looking down our Royal Arabic noses at Martinez like he's Steve himself.