Jimbo

I'm sure it will sink in when the Championship fixtures are released.

Fucking Cock tbh

Saving a relegated Newcastle Would it really be such a tragedy for Newcastle fans if the club went down? I don't think so, not if you believe that the club can only go forward once Mike Ashley sells the club. Imagine you're a prospective buyer. You have, say, £300 million to spend. If Newcastle are in the top-flight, it will probably cost you somewhere north of £200m to buy the club, leaving £100m to spend on the playing squad. But if Newcastle were relegated, it would be worth less money. A lot less, probably no more than £100m to £120m. That's how the economics of football tend to work, once you're out of the Premier League, you're worth a lot less, because you don't enjoy that fat TV contract. Of course, if that were the case, you, the prospective buyer, could snap up the club for between £100m and £120m and then have between £180m and £200m to spend on the squad. And that's a fair whack of cash with which to rebuild the team. Even without a new buyer, relegation wouldn't necessarily spell disaster for Newcastle. Here are some useful things you might want to do if you're Newcastle and you go down this summer: - Let Peter Lovenkrands, Mark Viduka, Claudio Cacapa and, especially, Michael Owen leave on a free. They're all out of contract in June and their departures will save you more than £15m. - David Edgar is out of contract too. Might as well keep him around if you think he can help, he won't cost much. - Your main problem is that your better players may want to leave. You probably won't be able to hang on to some of them, especially if they're foreign. Obafemi Martins will probably have to go, but he should fetch some £10m, plus you'll save around £3m on his wages. You should probably sell Habib Beye as well. He's a very good fullback, but you can get some money for him now, whereas you won't get anything at the end of next season since his contract expires in 2010 (and you sure as heck don't want to renew it now). You should get £1m for him (he's thirty-one after all), while saving yourself £1m in wages. - Steven Taylor will stick around since he loves Newcastle, and you've got Edgar too. Sebastian Bassong is a legitimate footballer, he's twenty-two and has a contract through 2011. If you're clever, you can persuade him to not ask for a transfer and, instead, sell him on your long term plans for the club. You should try to move Fabricio Coloccini as well (I doubt he'll want to play in the Championship). It may have to be on loan as his wages will scare off a few clubs and you probably don't want to take a massive loss given that you spent a fair bit of money on him. But a loan will do, you get his £2.5m wages off your books (more savings) and, hopefully, put him in a shop window somewhere. With Taylor, Bassong and Edgar (plus, of course, Steve Harper, who, loyal as ever, has already extended his deal and isn't going elsewhere) you've got the makings of a decent back five. You'll need a leftback: Jose Enrique is not everyone's cup of tea, but, he's still young and you may yet find a taker, even on loan. Or you may choose to keep him around. He's not on massive money. That said, you'll want to bring in two defenders to add some depth. - In midfield, Nicky Butt has a year left on his contract. Yes, he's ancient, but he's dependable and up for a challenge and gives you some experience. Keep him and keep Danny Guthrie. You need some steel at that level. Kevin Nolan will probably find some takers in the Premier League. If your manager likes him and can persuade him to stay, then keep him, if not, move him one, you'll get £3 or £4m for him and get his wages off your books. Jonas Gutierrez seems to enjoy himself on Tyneside, he can be very effective in the Championship. If not, sell him, you'll get Nolan-type money for him. Ryan Taylor is unassuming and relatively young, no reason to get rid of him (especially since he doesn't make a lot of money). Geremi will be a year away from gong on a free, no reason to keep him around, take whatever you can get and move on. Ideally, you'd do the same for Alan Smith, except he has a huge contract which runs through 2012 which basically makes him impossible to sell (unless you sell him to a fool, which is always a possiblity). Odds are, you're stuck with him. Damien Duff is a slightly different issue. He's thirty and makes big money (with two years left) but he probably will find takers. You should get around £4m for him, take it and enjoy the £2.5m a year savings. As for Joey Barton, unless he goes back to prison or you get some really clever lawyers who can cancel his contract, you're stuck with him. Keep him around as a reminder not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Do all that and you're left with Guthrie, Butt, Ryan Taylor and, possibly, Smith, Gutierrez and/or Nolan. Could be better, could be worse. You probably just need one more quality signing (two, possibly three if Nolan and/or Gutierrez leave). - Up front, with Viduka, Lovenkrands, Owen and, likely, Martins gone, you'll need bodies. Shola Ameobi and Andy Carroll deserve a shot at this level, but they'll need help. Invest in two strikers: an up-and-comer with a sizeable upside and a proven veteran who regularly scores goals in the Championship (a Kevin Phillips type, though, obviously, not him). - You'll still have some flotsam and jetsam on your books - Nacho Gonzalez, Xisco, etc - but, if you followed the above recipe just in terms of departing players, you will have brought in around £18m, while saving yourself between £20m and £25m in wages. That's roughly a third of your total wage bill. - You'll still have the parachute payment, you'll have a spine which can more than hold its own at Championship level, you'll still sell out every week. Now if only you could sort out your managerial situation and, possibly, find the kind of buyer who will kick Ashley into touch once and for all...

http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsD...1666332,00.html Relegation Huge Disappointment - Llambias NEWCASTLE United Managing Director Derek Llambias has been reflecting on the Club's relegation from the Premier League. Mr Llambias said: "Being relegated from the Premier League is a huge disappointment for everyone involved with Newcastle United. "We are all hurting and I feel desperately sorry for everyone associated with Newcastle United; for Mike, who has invested heavily in the Club, and for all the supporters who have given the team magnificent backing up and down the country all season long. "Mike and I will sit down with Alan this week to discuss how the Club moves forward again, and I hope to be able to say more to our supporters later this week."

I think if Shearer gets the job full time you'd see the likes of Houghton and co gone and a full Shearer appointed staff brought in.

Nope it didn't, perhaps the persona on MOTD is that of the dressing room too

Just out of interest would you have Duff back? He was amazing for your lot, did well for a while at Chelsea then gave up being a footballer for some reason. Seems an all too common trait at NUFC tbh

Kinnear is just unthinkable

I had accepted our fate weeks ago, the writing has been on the wall that long, I guess that has taken much of the sting out of it, but what has hit me is the anger towards the players following todays total non-effort, they hardly seemed to give a fuck at all which hurts the most for me.

I think it will be a long time before we "grace" the Premier League again.

The Hughes Vs Serra fight was quite engaging, thought Hughes was gone at one point, showed great heart to come back, shame our lot didn't take some of that inspiration.

Are we going to sign him again? We only just got rid of him. He went on loan. with a view to a permanent deal, knowing our luck he'll have been shite.

Agreed, but it will be a long road back.

£36m over 4 years fee and wages ??

I would have had a lot more respect for him if he'd stayed until now then fucked off. Exactly. He'd have left with every ones blessing.

Just seen Shay Given on SSN, "sorry for the fans, a great club blah blah fucking blah". Shame the prick bottled out in January.

His heart is with the Gee Gees

Good, I'll get cancelling, they are shite anyhow.

Agreed, I thought it was shite too, it's certainly no Saw

Have Setanta got any Championship games ?

Survival or not, one thing I couldn't stand would be another season like this one, maybe the next season in the Championship might not be promotion straight back up, but surely as a fan, it's got to be less painful, depressing and humiliating as this season's campaign has been.

Exactly. Those fans singing are doing us proud. Shame the players didn't

Nice one Edgar

No, I don't think I have. Has Owen touched the ball yet ? seriously ??

Thats what hurts the most.