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Abacus

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  1. I'm going to roll up my sleeves and try not to make a big massive mess. But in my experience it's very difficult not to in this league. Very difficult. That's for sure.
  2. Whilst I'm not bothered about the ethical stuff, since I'm both not responsible for it nor about to justify it to anyone either, it's actually the sporting angle that does bother me. For a long time, it's been obvious that you can't win anything without an unfair financial advantage. Leicester was the obvious, brilliant exception. But what's the point of trying to do things properly like them, when in a few years, it's quite possible we'll have skewed things even further? Obviously, we didn't cause those problems in the first place and I'd rather be on the winning side given those problems already exist. But it really wouldn't bother me if the whole pyramid collapsed, as long as it collapsed for everyone.
  3. If he gets thrown in the Tyne, expect quayside flooding.
  4. It's an odd one. Whenever I'm asked about this, I tend to say I'm a bit conflicted. But I'm not conflicted at all and I've realised I've just been lying to make myself look good. I did not go to bed on Thursday night fretting about Saudi Arabia one bit is the honest truth. Likewise, I'm not going to get drawn into justifying them either, or lobbying to change how a foreign country runs itself.
  5. The daft thing is, we're looking for which managers are currently out of work. We're all that conditioned to looking downwards.
  6. I keep crying! I was at the ground last night, and it was like an earthquake, singing and dancing with strangers. On the way, there were a couple of shell shocked looking students (presumably non local) coming the other way, saying "what the hell has happened?" to each other. Spurs at home is going to be sensational. This whole city is about to take right off again!
  7. I'm 75% this is going through now. ? But, it's so weird thinking positively isn't it? I'm really just not used to it. Reet. Avoid relegation this year. Have a decent crack towards being in the top half of the table next year?
  8. Well I went crackers with some mates, singing and dancing by the Strawberry! Man, what a night this has been - none of us can still believe it
  9. Goodbye England's rose May you ever grow in our hearts You're the disgrace that placed itself Where lives were torn apart You called out to our club And you whispered to those in pain Now you belong in shirebrook Where giant mugs spell out your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Except just wearing cheap acrylics With no brains within And your footsteps will no-more fall here Along England's greenest hills But your massive jeans will wear out long before Your leg ends ever will
  10. Abacus

    Amanda Staveley

    These things often do go wrong. I remember being happy when Ashley got rid of Freddy Shepherd, and look how that turned out. But she's really fought for this, put together a consortium with real firepower and stuck at it, dealing with both Ashley and an entrenched PL. So, I think she's a bit of a legend so far. If her only one contribution to Newcastle is getting rid of Ashley which many of us despaired could ever happen, then for me she's already going down in club history. If she now helps introduce some professionalism into a club that has lacked it in so many areas, then she'll be exactly what we've all been crying out for. Just hearing her speak about ambition was the breath of fresh air I needed and so I really hope it works out for her personally.
  11. I'm suddenly much less worried if we end up being relegated this season due to the damage Bruce has already done. Obviously, I don't want us to go down, but now the takeover is done that's the main thing - you'd expect us to come straight back up in any event now. So, I think I can just enjoy matches again now. Spurs game will be rocking. Perhaps he could be ceremonially fired in the centre circle before the game, and then do a lap of shame.
  12. I really hope someone is ready with that T-Rex yelling Cans.
  13. In part, my view is that this is the way the game has already gone. So I'd rather take part and compete, than be compliant cannon fodder for the rest. Of course I'd prefer if there was a level playing field to start with, but there already isn't, and we didn't cause that. There are already inherent advantages for the likes of Man U, which means I won't be crying for them. They're paying Ronaldo's wages ffs. I don't know why Spurs are even in the conversation in the self selected big 6. My main feeling is sheer relief to be rid of Ashley, and if they want to grow the club sustainably and sensibly, actually reinvesting in the club and it's infrastructure at long last, I'd be more than happy with that approach. But if they want to blow a fortune and give us a wild ride for a few years, I'm not going to say I'd have any problem with that at all either. Other fans have had that, so why not us? As I say, we didn't cause that problem. So either level it up for everyone, or if you're happy to accept an uneven playing field before now, then fans of the big 6 need to put their big boy pants on and accept that if you play with crocodiles, you might get bit. Personally, I'd rather build like a Leicester, but not have our best players poached every season by a self entitled 'elite', but that's just me. Today I'm just delighted
  14. Think it might be cheaper to pay him off.
  15. I wonder what horrors the new owners will find when they take over. What's in this locked drawer? Hang on, Joe Kinnear is still under contract!?
  16. Poor little Charnley. "Can I have my old job in the post room back please? Oh no Amanda, I got my tie caught in the machine again."
  17. What has De Marco baked recently? I hope it's a massive shit sandwich.
  18. That would risk it going supernova.
  19. I can't tell you how much this would be the most incredible thing to have happened after all the let downs. Actually, I think I can as you're all there with me
  20. Keegan director of football. Managers can come & go.
  21. He'd just sign it and send it back.
  22. Was thinking the same. More chance of him being appointed and fired, before Charnley springs into action and starts calling round on his special animal noises telephone. "What's that Mr Moo Moo? I don't understand. Can you start a week on Monday or not?"
  23. Caulkin gets criticised for his takeover stuff. But, it seems to me from what's come out that he was passing on what he was told by several parties, and that there was a very late swerve by the PL to block it. So it seems. I can't really blame him for that, and since then, he's been pretty circumspect, always making clear that confidence in one or other of the parties can be unfounded. The Steve Bruce stuff is harder to understand, for me, if they really are friends. Shearer gets criticised for not laying into Bruce on MOTD, due to him apparently being a friend. And it's true I have lost a bit of respect for him for that. But at the end of the day, Shearer is a pundit - a talking head. One step above the rentagobs on Talksport etc, but ultimately they're all there to generate clicks and in a similar role. I am disappointed when the professional journalists feel conflicted by personal friendships as well, though, or can't see it clearly. That's not what they're paid for, Newcastle fans or not. Quite why there is this wall of protective rubbish about Bruce and his training methods, his totally dreadful and consistent record over his 999 games, his persistent out of touch with reality excuses, his blaming everyone but himself, is beyond me. And that's just the start with Europe's fattest man, his gigantic sleeves and his meticulous system of unimprovements. Why, then, are more journalists not holding him to account? Too pally? If that's the case, just admit you're conflicted and then go report on someone else for a bit.
  24. Bottom 3 again now. I think that's the only time Ashley actually pays attention.
  25. The trouble with Luke Baldwards is that he's anything but fair and balanced with that summary. He's declared there's a slim chance of success, but he has nothing to base that on. Why is he waffling on about a 'burden of proof' in an arbitration case? He's already decided that the PL are right, if that's the case. Also, the aim of the CAT case is just to 'embarrass and expose' the PL? If they're squeaky clean, what could there be to expose? And why should they be embarrassed? As usual, just a joke of a writer, I won't say journalist.
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