Kitman

Well said. We have no future under Ashley, the sooner he goes the better.

Shame, decent bloke who seemed out of his depth. Which suited us of course.

Ashley hasn't a clue - appointing Hughton is saying that our ambition is to be mediocre at best, as if this is something to aim for. Sadly I can't see Hughton amounting to much, even if we win promotion this season it seems obvious to me he's a coach not a manager and therefore not a long term appointment at all. This should have been settled a long time ago, with a man in place who has the potential to last beyond one season and with the talent to progress both the team and himself. Not necessarily Shearer. However for the umpteenth time we are paying for the short termism, indecision and bullshit that has characterised the current owner from the very outset. The only thing that's missing is reappointing Joe Kinnear. Nothing will improve until Ashley goes, if we have a messiah complex then he's the Great Satan. In a fair and just world we'd tar and feather him, stick a corner flag up his backside and run him out of town permanently.

Seems to me we're paying for our lack of depth and options, as everyone predicted except Acca-dacca-ding-dong. Still, it's not the away losses that'll kill us, it's not winning at home that's costing us.

Jesus wept

Huh, it was obviously my 'Howay Lads' that made the difference, you goal hanger you Howay Lads

Bugger. Howay lads

Anyone watching want to sum up the first half? Has either side done enough to deserve the lead? BBC live text is feck all use.

You do know this is Newcastle United right? Common sense is not our forte You're right! Why don't we offer him a 5 year contract worth 3 mill a year?! Don't you fucking start Kitman- I've already been caught out once this thread

You do know this is Newcastle United right? Common sense is not our forte You're right! Why don't we offer him a 5 year contract worth 3 mill a year?!

Why not just offer him the job till the end of the season? It'll save having to sack him further down the track.

So what about, Out of country? Can hardly wait for your answer There's the toon, then there's everywhere else man

Steviegate

Oh go on then, I'll say it. It's not when they're barking, it's why they're barking the police should be bothered about

You mean the improper ones hate him?! who decides who is proper and improper? its all a bit confusing for me FFS it's pretty straightforward. In Toon = good lad (proper) Out of towner = cunt (improper) Where's HF's chart again

While I agree about those 4, if you went down the route a lot of other countries take and called up the 'foreign' Almunia you'd have an all round better keeper in goal. It's not as if the whole team would be non-uk born, it's just one player so I don't see what the big deal is. Spain have Senna, Croatia have Eduardo, Portugal have/had Deco, none of which have any relations from the country they play for. Yes. Or Cudicini, if he'd play for England

Shock, horror, could Ashley be lying?! No, he's said it in the papers so it must be true.....

I wonder if he's ordered them to use their tongues too?That'd create an atmosphere in the dressing room and no mistake

I'm surprised he cares about what some kid in Singapore thinks about him. Or New Zealand for that matter.

Ashley has the final say on players. That's why we won't be signing any.

If Harper was going to have a go it should have been years ago.

He'd be a very logical signing tbh, especially since we're weak at Left Back. Probably the exact reason it hasn't happened. Spending on right/left backs has been considered frivolous and unnecessary as long as I can remember. Why spend good money on a right back when a big lumbering centre back can fill in for God's sake?

Fat piggies gotta get their swill. These people have been doing it for years, without detailed regulation it will just continue. Which nobody in govt has ever wanted to do, because it's all too hard.

Fat piggies gotta get their swill. These people have been doing it for years, without detailed regulation it will just continue. Which nobody in govt has ever wanted to do, because it's all too hard.

What a poor article. Nothing to say, other than homophobic innuendo. It's just malicious gossip, of the little England coffee morning variety