Kitman

I can't believe anyone would be impressed with Poyet or Ince. Unless they didn't know much about football. Oh, hang on a minute

And playing people out of position

Happy birthday, mate. Still a spring chicken

This sort of thing just shows how thin the squad is. If past history is anything to go by, our first team players will drop like flies over the next few weeks and we'll be in the clarts with players like Ameobi filling in on the wing again

Poorly written, no humour, must try harder

Deary me, the backy slaps are out today

It's like an episode of It Ain't Alf Hot Mum in here This mackem's pitiful attempt at wummery's actually cheering me up a little

What? Did you get your language skills from a weetabix carton? 15 year old spotty charva mackem, innit

I'm disappointed by the very low quality of the Mackem wind up posts on here.....this one is pitiful, and the gadgee was probably bent double with laughter when he posted it too

All too depressing. So much for the brave new world of Ashley & co, it's the same old circus it ever was

Are you overcompensating for something, Mr P?

God, no. What's the point of this now?

You answer that question yourself - he's where the buck stops as far as idiotic executive appointments are concerned. Beat me to it. He created this situation and he did it within a fortnight of bringing KK back to the club. And it was calculated. Calculated to do what though? Undermine the man he'd just appointed? I think it's more a case of Ashley being clueless about running a football club, about KK and about NUFC. I don't think he is totally clueless about running the club. As others have said it, he just got it totally wrong by appointing the wrong people (bar Keegan). The structure isn't bad per se. It would be alright if the people were working within the limits they allegedly were supposed to do according to the job description for the public. For example, it isn't that bad to relieve the manager (Keegan) from some business duties as long as he has the final say on matters like transfers and contract within the financial limits. Ashley probably isn't lying when he says that he bought the club to enjoy it as a football fan. It is his weekend plaything. That's why he isn't directly involved in the daily running of it and concentrating on his other business stuff. Shame that he unlike Abramowitch couldn't appoint the right people. He has no Peter Kenyon with vast experience who he can rely to. He has Labiarse. Wise isn't used to his role either. That's why those probably thought without Ashley running the club himself they can do things as they want to and gradually pushing Keegan out of things. It's just guesswork from, but if things are like this then the situation would easily resolved by getting rid of those who aren't up to their job and appoint people who have a clue and are actually caring (like in the past). The latter is probably a problem as well. I can't see for example Wise and Labiarse working on things with a fraction of enthusiasm like Shepherd did. Fair post. The golden rule of a fan driven business is that the key task everyday is to make sure your prime asset (and link with the fans) is happy, feels wanted and is engaged. Ashley for me is a total amateur at the football game and as indicated above hasn't for whatever reason hired the right people to address the day to day running of the club, if anything he's just hired his mates. It's basically incompetence. You have to wonder what preparation running a casino gives you for running NUFC. I know Mort didn't have any footballing experience either but he came across as mega-able. LLambias looks like an Arthur Daley type to me. Which makes Dennis Wise a Dennis Waterman substitute

Oh is he a breakdancer then? What's his rappin' name, JHar? Most succesful person in the history of NUFC jo jo H kool Nah, he's old skool. Mister Harvey to you, sonny * Clips ear *

He's always talked a good game has Fat Sam. Should stick to being a pundit.

I thought the punchline to the title was going to be "And Nobody Listens"

Oh is he a breakdancer then? What's his rappin' name, JHar?

Don't like him, never have. Don't see that his track record justifies his position, and I can't imagine he's diplomatic. Be quite happy to see the back of him frankly

From Theregulars on NO. Makes sense to me. Whether or not it's genuine ITK, it sounds about right. If KK has no say in who comes and goes, I can't see him tolerating that situation for long and why should he? It's his head on the block and he should at least be able to shape the squad as he sees fit. How he's expected to achieve things after that transfer window is beyond me, and he's been so undermined it's no surprise to me he's threatening to walk away

* Cue Sid James laugh *

Now you haven't made these rumours up have you Mr Parky?

bollocks Him and Shola both filmed at the training ground today. Was Shola practising playing in defense for the opposition again?

Fat lady singing?

Parky loves his polls

Bates is an odious twat, no denying it