Chaser

I look at this "statement" 2 ways 1 - There is absolutely no contract offer on the table. Jokin has been told to make the statement in an attempt to show some kind of continuity at the club and even to dupe the players into staying (why on earth would they do that with Jokin at the helm?!) 2 - He's been offered the contract (Showing zero ambition from MA) and things are that bad at the club with the current regime, that even Kinnear doesnt want it! Either that or the pay offer is lower than any other premiership club and Jokin thinks he can get more elsewhere. Either way, both are a total disaster and highlight the current plight at the club.

I stilll reckon itll be Epic. Full blooded game as it brings extra significance in our predicament. Doesnt mean to say I think we will win though.

If he's here for another 8 games and his ratio doesnt pick up, it would make no sense at all considering MA got rid of FSA after 24 games with a better ratio.

Hard working with a work ethic. Something Blackburn will achieve next season with time and building Tbf, I'd rather see us relegated than have that fat dullard managing us. Your wish just may come true.... We are as bad as any other club in the bottom 6 at the moment - nothing to suggest that we will improve.

Im quite looking forward to next year. I would imagine that we'll do quite well in the Championship. 2-1 Carroll

Buried

I say play the reserves........cant do much worse?

Urgency for more players further highlighted. Reckon we'll be down at this rate.

If there was ever an advert to highlight the ineptness of the management of the club, it is tonights game. Kinnear is seriously out of his depth.

Dross

Ill be watching it provided the streams working. My expectations are so low these days, I dont even get pissed off anymore when we lose.

Reckon we'll get tanked tonight. I can see Bellamy getting one in typical ex player style. I do actually hope we get beat, pushing us a place below (if Blackburn win). It might actually wake the management up to think that something seriously needs to be done before the window shuts. We're in freefall if we do lose.

Harps is probably the only reason why im not fuming at the loss of Given. Not once while Harps has been the understudy have I ever worried about the GK slot whilst Given has been out. Rightly deserves the no.1 in my opinion, and will certainly do an excellent job of it.

I think it is possible that we could turn the clubs fortunes around in the summer, but that's a massive rebuilding job. We would have to clear something in the region of 8 players out of the club to trim the wage bill, and then invest in the same amount of players just to replace them. These have to be of substantial quality to come here and lift the club. The issue is attracting them. In that, Ashley would need to redress the current setup involving his mate Wise and get rid of JFK. We are not a credible opportunity with the current management team. Whatever Llameass does I dont know, because he certainly doesnt act as the club spokesman anymore. There definitely needs to be more transparency towards the fans that is without doubt.

Cant begrudge Shay for going, Im more angry at the club for not matching his ambition. Crazy to think of the team without Given, he's been in net for that long. Strange to think that we've had him for so long, yet he's leaving us in his prime. Good luck to him. Another nail in the coffin.

Since Kinnear has arrived at the club, it doesnt feel like Newcastle United for me. When I see Kinnear on TV, I sometimes dont consider that he manages our club, its as if we are watching something which says its our club, looks like our club but certainly doesnt feel like our club. Im half hoping for implosion at the club to clear out the owners, management staff, shite players and there to be a new dawn following that. At this moment in time, Im pretty non-plussed about us being relegated, hoping that somehow, Ashley and his cronies will leave town and give it up to someone who gives a shit. Maybe im just fed up with football this last few weeks, looking at the cataclysmic gap between us & Man City (In terms of cash) and the likes of Man Utd & Chelsea (in terms of quality). To think a few years back City were sitting in the 3rd tier of English football, while we were challenging in Europe and in domestic cup competitions. We dont have to win anything, but having the optimism that something might just happen is what keeps you going as a football fan. Any optimism surrounding the club at the present time has gone, and I honestly can't see when itll return.

Thats one of the few articles which has hit every nail on the head for me.

It could be seen as having passion for the game, however in Bartons case, I think he'll forever be a thug. I think theres something genetically wrong with him which just allows his aggression to get the better of him. I dont ever imagine him overcoming these problems.

The last time I was on there, it was mainly kids who didnt have a clue. I dont know if thats changed as I havent been on there for quite a few years.

Just watched the highlights on MOTD as wasnt in yesterday to watch the stream. We looked dire and capable of shipping more than 3 goals. Anyone who thinks we wont go down as there are teams worse than us, wake up. We are as bad as any other team in the league at the moment, our form, confidence and ability to turn things around is non existant. Butt being sent off and the Barton/Enrique bust up just shows the frustration of the players. Quite simply we have too many players that aren't interested in the cause or just arent good enough. The manager is clearly interested in the cause, but just isnt good enough. The owner is quite simply not interested in the cause, just in spending as little as possible while he has to keep on owning us. I am quite frankly sick of all of the constant turmoil at the club. I hope Shay goes to be honest, he doesn't deserve to be stuck with a club in this shit. I am currently tied over whether I want the club to drop into the Championship just to clear this lot out (the value would no doubt drop and hopefully MA would sell up) or we survive by the skin of our teeth. I was hoping that the problems would all go away in the summer, we would see changes throughout and take the club back up the league but with Kinnear's supposed extension and MA looking to stay, it looks like things could get a lot worse before it gets better.

last ounce of hope for me gone, I know every year we think of cup runs, and it was unlikely that we'd get anywhere this year but sometimes poor teams to very well in the cup. Nothing else to look forward to aside from the season being over

shyte

Would rather we had a good cup run. It can do wonders for morale.

Would love to see Bullard here. Him & Barton or Guthrie in midfield would be industrious.

Its on Newcastle on the Beeb website which is surprising as they usually dont put the match online. Must be something to do with league rights and not cup. Mick Lowes not on, some other guy doing it