NobbySol

Fucking horrid supporting this club. Nothing is going to change until the the scum of an owner goes. Needs to be a huge engagement from the fanbase collectively to protest with the feet or a heavy movement on the sports direct brand. Hurts seeing hard work and endeavour being the optimum, with a relegation battle absolutely inevitable every season.

No surprise. That felt obvious and probably why he does want to sell it to someone who can take the club forward if sold at a price he deems "low". Free advertising for a premier league club in Europe is probably his ambition. What a fat cunt.

I reckon it's bollocks too but do feel the end is approaching. - Tell the public he's selling - Fans pull the plug on protests - Hope for improved results with everyone "pulling in the same direction" - No spend in January - Ashley holding out for safety until the end of the season - making a profit once more - Asset strip a little further then sell at a reduced price. By that stage he'll have clawed plenty of debt back. Either way I think he'll be gone in the next 9 months. How much damage is done in that time frame though.....

Diame is absolute shit

“That would allow for a period for serious interested parties to put themselves forward, for a diligence process to carry on, and then hopefully by Christmas for a sale to conclude with the sort of flexibility around terms we have discussed. “If that weren’t possible then there is no desire to sell the club for any price to anyone. There is a lot of responsibility that goes with owning the football club so we would then look at that at the relevant time." Statement surely written to flush out stalling buyers. No desire to sell the club for any price if not sold by Christmas, yet he wants the best for a club he can't fund or progress? The guy is a complete wanker.

£12m is hardly a derisory bid that Stoke were suggesting had been made. This for a player loaned out and who performed poorly... If Stoke have turned that down I'd be surprised. Just as surprised to see us bid £12m for a striker. Shit journalists anyway.

Game over if not already known

How the fuck is Steven Taylor a footballer

Fucking disgraceful defending. This club is a joke

Taylor is woeful

We are a fucking disgrace

Back to 18th!!!!

To be fair that's the team sheet as opposed to position. I harbour some hope that he won't move our best threat into a position he isn't as potent. Maybe Perez is out wide? Here's hoping.....

James Milner?

Asked about his job title, McClaren replied: I dont know the difference (between a head coach and a manager). I have had lots of titles but since I went abroad it has always been head coach. The job description is exactly the same. They wanted someone to come in, to help recruit, coach the talent and double the value, triple the value. I had exactly the same remit in Holland. Exactly. Whether it is coach, manager, it doesnt mean anything. Well we all knew that policy would never change. Players purchased with a view to making a profit....

Always been impressed with Shaqiri, bar the last few months where he's been shifted in all sorts of positions. Id be delighted if he joined.

www1.skysports.com/football/news/11701/9900015/stoke-agree-fee-with-inter-for-xherdan-shaqiri-sky-sources Can't compete......

Another of our "targets" Mings is close to signing for Bournemouth. Just can't compete with those type of clubs....

With those two as full backs you're wanting Williamson starting then? Fuck that

Newcastle United star Yohan Cabaye has revealed that he battled depression earlier this season after a gruelling debut campaign in English football. The former Lille star joined Newcastle in the summer of 2011, and he had a sparkling year which ended with his appearance for France at Euro 2012. But he admits that not having a winter break for the first time in his career took its toll on his body, which led to a bout of depression. Cabaye, though, feels that the groin injury he suffered midway through this season in many ways helped him and he now feels he is getting back to his best. "Depression? I am not afraid to say that. It was that," he explained to L'Equipe. "I was reassured reading the books of Jonny Wilkinson and Rafael Nadal, who both talked about the same thing. They talked about post competition depression and the need to have a break." Yohan Cabaye "But I was reassured reading the books of Jonny Wilkinson and Rafael Nadal, who both talked about the same thing. They talked about post competition depression and the need to have a break. "Euro 2012 was the first big international competition I had played. It is completely different than what you could experience in daily life with your club. "My season was long in a league where the pace is higher than in Le Championnat. I started with Newcastle early in July 2011 and finished late in June 2012 and, for the very first time, I didn't have any winter break so then to resume in July 2012, it was very difficult. Maybe it is difficult to start again after a big competition such as the Euros, but my body didn't allow me to do what I wanted to do. "On a morning when I woke up, I could still feel tiredness. I wanted to think about something else rather than football. "I am lucky to earn a living with my passion, but it was the right moment for a break. So my groin injury at the end of the year was finally not such a bad thing. Maybe that is why I was back earlier than expected. "I asked myself a lot of questions. As long as you didn't experience it [depression] you cannot understand. But I was not worried. "My injury allowed me to have some rest, meet my family and friends in Lille. When I was back in Newcastle in December I knew I felt better, but I never complained to anyone but my entourage." Back to his best Cabaye insists that he feels so much better following the surgery on his groin and he is now loving football again. He added: "When I underwent surgery, I never asked myself if I would find my best level. My only desire was to cure my adductors, not feel any more pain and to be back perfectly fit in 2013. "Physically I feel perfectly fine now and I am keen to fight for the club. I want to give twice as much to save the club from the drop. I want to prove to the fans that they can trust me and I can defend the Newcastle colours. "Now that episode is over, I have much more fun going to daily training sessions. I realise how lucky I am. I felt that enthusiasm could leave and that is most dangerous."

"match officials saw the coming together, though not the full extent of the challenge. In these circumstances retrospective action cannot be taken." So they've admitted the linesman has seen it but technically hasn't seen the full extent (therefore cannot make an accurate judgment at that time) but still no action can be taken. Absolute joke.

I think in those situations you'd usually say dyer is being a twat but he would have made history being the first player to score a hatty in the league cup final. He's got every right to be fucked off but he strikes me as a bit of a monghead anyway

As per usual a couple of injuries on the night too. Sunday is massive!!

http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20130221/krul-its-nice-to-be-important_2281670_308460

We'd be at home the second leg so no need to worry about that possible outcome