TheHoob Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 And the only senior voice from the club that fans have heard in recent weeks has been that of Kinnear, who himself is due to go on a holiday booked before his appointment . Still can't believe that, unreal man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 it's the hope that kills you. Always Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 2013-14 DVD will just be slow, grainy, black and white pan over an empty SJP while Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" plays on repeat for 2 hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 2013-14 DVD will just be slow, grainy, black and white pan over an empty SJP while Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" plays on repeat for 2 hours. Balls! Think we're in for a surprisingly good season if we can get in two purples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 2013-14 DVD will just be slow, grainy, black and white pan over an empty SJP while Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" plays on repeat for 2 hours. Balls! Think we're in for a surprisingly good season if we can get in two purples. Agree with ya. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Here's another comment piece from Mark Douglas which is also depressing in its content. http://blog.sundaysun.co.uk/2013/07/silence-isnt-golden-in-newcast.html Silence isn't golden in Newcastle's summer of discontent By Mark Douglas on Jul 5, 13 03:51 PM AROUNA Kone to Newcastle would have been a transfer that completed the Mike Ashley cycle. The deal seemed to tick a lot of the Ashley boxes: cheap(ish) but useful, Wigan striker Kone would have been a very decent addition to Newcastle's squad. Not the high end replacement for Demba Ba they require, but an upgrade on what United had last season. And as a final kicker, it was also a story broken by Ashley's new venture: Sports Direct News. So Newcastle fans despairing over their owner's profligacy in the transfer market are now drawn to a website advertising his leisurewear to read about said recruitment drive. It's pretty ingenious, and I'm sure he'll be using it again in the future to filter out Magpies news. That slow meshing of the Sports Direct brand and Newcastle United has been going on for a long time, of course - never more so than when the stadium was renamed. But this new development shows very clearly where Ashley's motivation for keeping hold of Newcastle lies: it is a very smart marketing tool for his very, very successful business. Whatever: the signing of a player like Kone would have been worth celebrating amid all the uncertainty and chaos of your typical murky Newcastle United summer. Alas, it didn't happen and enthusiasm remains at a low ebb. It is worrying. Given that a top level French source told me the club had missed out on three French targets this week, they need a boost. The pack drill was no names but it seems likely that one was Marseille striker Pierre-Andre Gignac. One of the others was a centre-back, apparently but the other one seems to have been a younger player for the development squad. How sorely Newcastle - in danger of running into a tide of negativity before a ball has been kicked - need something to come off soon. It is not that new signings salve all of the wounds that Mike Ashley has re-opened this summer, you understand. But they might at least give the Magpies a fighting chance of generating some momentum in a close season that thus far, seems to have flattened any case for optimism. I've seen the relationship between Ashley and Newcastle described in a searing editorial in the True Faith fanzine this week as a loveless marriage and it's a pretty appropriate analogy. Neither seems to want each other; neither seems to care for each other anymore. But the financial bottom line is enough to keep both parties involved for the moment. What I don't understand is that if Ashley doesn't want to invest any more, why on earth is Joe Kinnear there? If he doesn't care, why throw Kinnear into the chaotic mix? Eventually, someone who is employed by Ashley will have to put their heads above the parapet and formulate some kind of explanation but another week has passed without anyone of standing even mentioning the "K" word. As we stand, Steven Taylor is the only serving Newcastle employee to pass any kind of comment on Kinnear - apart from the man himself. Derek Llambias did, of course, but his hearty welcome for the new Director of Football looks a bit empty in the context of his hurried resignation less than 24 hours later. Sometimes, silence is golden. Sometimes, it says a lot more than words ever could and on this occasion it is an accurate reflection of the prevailing mood inside St James' Park. No-one knows, no-one dares speak: there appears to be an unreal air of uncertainty about the club and that, after a while, becomes corrosive. Traditionally, Ashley has come to rely on Alan Pardew breaking cover in these circumstances. When Andy Carroll was sold, he defended the decision within 24 hours despite the fact it had made him look pretty helpless given his own forthright denials the striker would be sold. Similarly, Pardew defended the sale of Kevin Nolan two summers ago. He was there when the Wonga announcement was made and trod a delicate and smart political line when the stadium was renamed too. Kinnear's arrival is different, it seems. Three weeks on, he is still yet to name-check his new Director of Football. If you think that's just a happy coincidence, you might also be interested to hear Father Christmas doesn't exist. It is most definitely deliberate. The result is unequivocal: another week passes with the fog of uncertainty refusing to shift over St James' Park. At some point, someone involved in this awkward dance will have to attempt to inject but there doesn't appear to be any undue haste from anyone involved at the moment. Which is ironic, really, given that time is one thing Newcastle don't have. There is no more than five weeks until the start of the season and Newcastle have signed no-one, they've sold a reliable and versatile campaigner and they've said very, very little. All we have right now is the hope that Ashley is hiding another rabbit up his sleeve in the shape of new additions of the sort of calibre required to vanquish last season's demons. Because in case you'd forgotten, Newcastle had problems before Kinnear came. Thus far, his addition to the mix has complicated an already unsettling situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ah, balls. Fair enough, there'll be no purples. We're going down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 it's the hope that kills you. I'm sad to say mine has all but evaporated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 it's the hope that kills you. I'm sad to say mine has all but evaporated. Drink more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 God it's depressing, i can't even look at the Mrs and think at least i have you. Makes me want to blow my brains out just as much as this club does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I find the Douglas article a bit inconsistent. He's right in saying that Kinnear's sudden appearance on the scene has led to some uncertainty. It's like it's not clear who is in charge of transfers at the moment, and who is qualified to speak. However, the club has always been fairly secretive and leak-proof on transfer targets and this is no different. We're just lacking a decent spokesman to field the questions. Sports Direct News came out with complete rubbish about Rooney a few weeks ago, and so we shouldn't assume that they're being used as a secret mouthpiece by the club. There's nothing to be gained on Ashley's part if the website acquires a reputation for being unreliable. The 'missing out on three targets' bit can be read either way. It could mean that we're ambitious and going for targets that are beyond our reach (eg Aubemayang) or we're not prepared to fork out enough. With PEA, we have to face it that if the Champions League runners-up come in for a player, we stand no chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 God it's depressing, i can't even look at the Mrs and think at least i have you. Makes me want to blow my brains out just as much as this club does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Bimpy. Poor lass like, seriously hope she's actually a stunner... or blind/illiterate if not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymag Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 A loveless marriage indeed. I'd love it to progress to battering, and if I had the chance to get my hands on Ashley it wouldn't stop there. I'd have to be dragged off before I killed the cunt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ilombe Mboyo (convicted rapist) mentioned on Sky Tyne and Wear again. Will go well with Remy if he signs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 These type of players just don't know when to stop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 God it's depressing, i can't even look at the Mrs and think at least i have you. Makes me want to blow my brains out just as much as this club does. I love Bimpy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 God it's depressing, i can't even look at the Mrs and think at least i have you. Makes me want to blow my brains out just as much as this club does. A loveless marriage indeed. I'd love it to progress to battering, and if I had the chance to get my hands on Ashley it wouldn't stop there. I'd have to be dragged off before I killed the cunt! Bimpy has enough to worry about without you getting involved as mediator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ilombe Mboyo (convicted rapist) mentioned on Sky Tyne and Wear again. Will go well with Remy if he signs. Will he be the first Welshman since Bellamy ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Gang raped a 14 year old. Would hope nobody would accept him here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Gang raped a 14 year old. Would hope nobody would accept him here. Fuck me, served 3 of 8 years for it as well. Is he linked with us? Said it before but I'd rather watch the club burn than sink that low. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Inb4 someone compares him to Remy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Inb4 someone compares him to Remy. Like the person who posted that we'd been linked? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Can we just not sign a rapist? It's a fairly easy thing to avoid. Just uncheck the rapist box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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