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Put him and Fernandez in charge until the end of the season.

He won’t cut it at this level as long as his breakfast comes out his bullet hole

The lad needs a manager

Schar must’ve been told Rafa’s coming back

Worst thing Rafa ever did was sign this kid. Then again, he was probably Rafa’s 47th choice.

Aye, Schar is our most creative passer

We scored. Give him an 8 year Pardy-contract

I can't decide if I want a Leeds win or an upset. Getting pumped 6-0 might be better in the long run if it inspires Fatty to sack Dusty and promote that shit Graeme bloke.

- If arbitration fails, there may be other legal routes to go down.

Judging from the responses on twitter there's nowt new in it. And the quotes, which sound promising, are attributed to the mystery "sources close to". Still, I don't think Caulkin is a liar. I do believe "We'll get it done" is an honest reflection of how confident the buyers are.

I hope it's from Amanda and not Keith

Bielsa could become every Geordies 4th favourite Argentine (after Jonas, Colo & Fede ahead of Facundo and Bassedas) if he puts Bruce to the sword as he should. Daniel Cordone is quietly sobbing in a corner somewhere. With Ardiles.

3 weeks ago, in his first public appearance, Keith NCSL said The buyers would love to have this done before the window closes but realistically we’re looking at March. Now, at the end of January, Liam Kennedy is saying the buyers are disappointed things didn’t move as quickly as they would’ve liked. Same take on the same situation? If yes, then it’s probably not time to pap your undies yet.

I’m still confident. Both buyer and seller have invested so much time and money in this and we’ve got the best possible lawyers on the case.

My cousin is a fat cat in London town. Runs his own financial planning business. He told me to stick all my money on Michael Owen going to Arsenal before he signed for Newcastle and later told me that the Bin Zayed deal was definitely going through. Want me to give him a ring and find out the craic?

I'm pretty sure they live in the same house so you're probably right.

Because ultimately he chokes? Signed as a purple player but got lost in the haze.

Ashley has always sacked the manager when we've entered the death spiral and he's always been quite ambitious with his Hail Mary appointments. Fat Sam -> Keegan Kinnear -> Shearer McClaren -> Rafa Bruce ->

"[manager] going nowhere" is an obligatory statement issued by every club before sacking their manager.

What's the hold up with the Bein thing? Why can the King not just say, "Right, it's back on. Channel 624. Press the red button to watch old clips of Richard Keys talking about which women he'd like to hang out the back of."

That's a big conference table. They'll be using it to draw the 18 yard box whenever we get a new pitch rolled out.

Someone I know used to live near Steve Bruce when he managed the mackems. He'd sometimes see him walking about on the trails there. Reckons the fat unkempt mess brought the tone of the whole area down.

He brought Carroll off and brought two wingers on. The bloke's a genius.

Do we know for an absolute fact that relegation is a show stopper ? They've spent so long on this, it would be a decision made on such short term thinking if they dropped it because of relegation. With the right structure and management in place, quick promotion back to the PL could be achieved. Buying the club will be a long term plan so it would appear a bit silly to dump it all for maybe 1/2 years in the championship. They want the club because of it's potential. Relegation doesn't take that potential away. All of the “ITK’s” have stated that it’s off it we’re relegated. Should we choose to believe that they know the takeover is still on but ignore that part? Oh of course not. It's as likely to be as correct as all the other info that they provide. I think i'm looking for reasons as to why Ashley doesn't appear to be panicking. As much as he likes to gamble, I can't believe he (or the buyers) would gamble on this falling through, given how much has been spent on it. To be honest, Mike's position here isn't unreasonable. He's potentially a pube's width away from selling the club and doesn't want to be parting with any more money than he needs to. What does he care if we go down after that? He might also feel that the buyers are calling his bluff with this "mustn't get relegated" talk. And he might be right. They've invested so much in it already. Either way, I'm sure there's pressure form the buyers to bin the fat oaf.

Do we know for an absolute fact that relegation is a show stopper ? They've spent so long on this, it would be a decision made on such short term thinking if they dropped it because of relegation. With the right structure and management in place, quick promotion back to the PL could be achieved. Buying the club will be a long term plan so it would appear a bit silly to dump it all for maybe 1/2 years in the championship. They want the club because of it's potential. Relegation doesn't take that potential away. If we had PIF & Rafa and fans allowed back, it'd be the most insane 2nd division season ever. We'd be more TV worthy than most of the Prem. Can you imagine the sense of momentum, man?