trooper

He might get a job in Staples sorting out the pencils

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/sports-direct-shareholders-reject-plans-14033378 Ho ho ho

I luv it ha ha ha

Can everyone in the ground tonight give Ashley a rousing version of "YFCB get out of our club" it'll sound marvellous

Just give him a £100 million for this window can you imagine that

Do we have anymore info on the PCP group ?

Dear Mr Fatman Please take the lovely Amandas £300 million & get the FCUK outta here love Trooper

If its true its fantastic news lets hope there's an official announcement soon

Not until he accepts it

Ha ha ha make sure you wear your thermals its going to be freezing again tonight.

Today's Chronicle Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley met with Benitez - who requested a transfer summit - at the weekend, and the United boss expects to hear confirmation of his January transfer kitty by the end of the week. Benitez’s side host Everton at St James’ Park on Wednesday night, looking to end a run of six defeats in seven matches, but then the Spaniard will return to Charnley for an update in the aftermath of the Toffees clash.

Rafa saying he needs to know as soon as possible what his transfer funds will be, The Mail claim he has given Mike Ashley and his minions until Friday to be told what is happening.

These wont be playing for Everton tonight Leighton Baines Ross Barkley Yannick Bolasie Seamus Coleman James McCarthy Ramiro Funes Mori Maarten Stekelenburg

Just been reading apparently the news that "hopefully everyone will be happy about" that Rafa mentioned in the presser has nothing to do with the takeover. Rafa's supposed to be meeting Charnley after the Everton game to find out how much he has to spend in the January window.

Palace's 2 late goals (89 & 92 minutes) certainly makes things tight at the bottom of the table.

The fact he mentioned Charnley set my alarm bells ringing.

Not sure what Shelvey's done but Mitro's nailed on to be away in a couple of weeks. Were he goes is anyones guess but im sure he'll want to be playing regular seeing as it's a World Cup year coming up.

If he knew he was getting £300 m to spend i doubt he'd be able to maintain his "poker face" He'd probably be skipping into the presser

This from over on N.O. We f***ing deserve (if any set of fans) some happiness and success. i agree under Ashley we've had a "Decade of Dogshit"

Rafa Benitez Everton press conference: “I have experience of teams at the bottom. We keep the same message but change little things. You cannot lose your principles. That was the key when we were winning. “(The festive period) is always crucial. But it will be crucial in January, in April. Every game is important. We have to go and try to get three points in the next game. Hopefully we will win and things will be easier. We don’t need to think about a run of games, losing or winning. We concentrate on the next one and see after that. “Some games we are the youngest team in the Premier League. We have to learn quickly. This team is working very hard. Little things we have to improve and we will be stronger. “We know our job. Everyone has an opinion. It’s not rocket science – we need players in some positions. If we can, fine, if not, we will have to work harder. “We’re monitoring players and talking to people. We still don’t know how much money is available. We know what we need, can we get that, I don’t know." “A lot of teams around of us have spent a lot of money and are still around us. We need to stay calm, work harder and we will start winning games. “Everton are a good team with good players. They know they need to win more games away. Maybe they will be more open, but you never know. We have to control things that are in our hands. “I don’t play against other managers. It’s about the team you have. Sam Allardyce is a good manager with experience but hopefully we can beat Everton. “Jamaal Lascelles was nearly there (on Saturday). Having players with character and personality when things aren’t going wrong is good. I haven’t picked the team yet. “Paul Dummett is getting better but still we have to wait. If everybody is available, hopefully we can be as solid as we were earlier in the season."

Rafa: "We changed formation, we changed players, we changed the shape of the team, the approach but still we made some mistakes. Obviously, it's not the best time but we have to stick together & continue working because it's a long season."

Long but good read from Mark Douglas http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitez-still-offers-best-14025261#ICID=ios_ChronicleNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other