Alex

To be honest though, I'm sure there'll be better offers anyway. Or he could just walk away in the meantime. I think Parky's probaby correct in that if we need bodies in January and they don't come in, then he might be off. I think the one thing keeping him here is the fans and his appreciation of the importance of football culture in places like Newcastle. We're lucky in that respect but there are bound to be limits to which that loyalty and passion and so on can be tested. In any case as loads of others have pointed out, it's fucking ludicrous playing this sort of Russian roulette with a manager of his calibre and indicates what sort of stubborn arsehole we have making the final decisions.

Think it's daft to think they aren't a much more appealing prospect, especially long term

Well, we don't know how much the owner was willing to spend on players, but the evidence suggests not a lot. Therefore, if that is the case then the club didn't have a lot. But that's a different issue, you were saying the club is a 'cash cow flush with cash', which suggests it's generating large profits year on year. I don't that's the case for any Premier League club tbh. As has been said, it's not a great way of making money. I think there's an argument that the owner uses the club's profile in order to push his brand. But that's a different issue too. Don't get me wrong, I can't fucking stand the fat cunt, but there's not £100m lying around that the club has made over the last x amount of years. We'll have made a sizeable loss last year for a kick off. That's largely the owner's fault too imo but it doesn't make this cash you're on about suddenly appear.

It's the owner's decision so that's the reason. I don't think it's a great way of making money however (owning a Premier League football club that is).

He's less emotional and more rational than Keegan but he's not going to hang around and have the piss taken out of him either. It's not like he's some deserate type like Pardew was when he arrived or McClaren where he won't get better offers.

Just seems fucking stupid risking our survival especially as we've already had two relegations under his watch. It's another one of his shit gambles with a limited payoff. He probably loses more in the casino over the space of year than it would've taken to appease the best manager we're going to get

Don't think you can read a great deal into that, although we did play well in the 2nd half. They look to be absolute dogshit atm as well. I don't think we're nailed on to go down or anything but we were going to be amongst the runners and riders I reckon.

That wasn't even me. I think Ant just changed the screen name. But yeah, something like that

Nailed on that if they have a lass it'll be called Kat

We basically wrote off away games last season when Shelvey was out. Given the step up in the quality of opposition your optimism seems a little misplaced.

Would you have recommended signing up under a different name?

We've had 10 years of fucking shite and there's only one person been there all that time. And even if Charnley were in some way to blame then the owner is more to blame for employing someone cheap and incompetent in such an important role. Tend to agree with the Quiffster anyway though

Just read the story in the Mirror. Not being one to really follow celeb gossip I've just learnt his bairns are called Kai, Klay and Kit

I'll continue to find it very easy not to bother watching most of our games despite having just about all of them available via HD streams. It barely even feels like my club any more. There's only getting Rafa in as manager which has piqued my interest again relatively recently. The bonus is I'm just not really arsed any more. I find that a bit depressing but well, meh

Yep. Sounds about right

Once a cunt, always a cunt

Looking forward to next season's derby matches already

All the better if you can combine the two I find

Hopefully we'll have a really shit first half of the season so we can sign some players.

I'll admit I thought he actually might have learnt his lesson from the previous relegations and appreciate what he has in Benitez (no one expected a fortune to be spent despite what some knackers claim) but it's looked less and less likely for a while now.

Like KK before him, he has to pay for the failings of his predecessor.

About the only one he hasn't done it to is arguably the shittest of the lot - McClaren.

Was about to say the same thing. He'll be on at least that because he was a on a Bosman. Difficult to blame him really. Nee fucker on here would do any different.

And an out of contract Olivier Bernard the day after

Comes to something when the psychology behind why we hope something out the ordinary might happen is far more interesting than anything involving our club.