A strange game with little riding on it for the hosts and everything riding on it for the visitors resulted in a pretty comfortable win for a side who have lost the last six on the spin. Aside from a few scares, United deserved the win as Cardiff dropped out of the Premier League with a whimper.
Perhaps the strangest thing about the game was the atmosphere within the ground however. At times it was poisonous as fans vented their anger towards the manager and owner, but by the same token the team remained backed at all times. The planned walk out did go ahead but the numbers who took part weren’t great enough to make the impact that was desired although fair play to those who participated for trying to do something productive.
Frazier Campbell missed the first real chance of the match, snatching his shot wide after Tim Krul made a mess of dealing with a cross from Fabio but United soon started created their own chances, with our right side proving especially fruitful in attack.
Loic Remy saw his effort blocked after Moussa Sissoko crossed into the centre before a shot from Mathieu Debuchy forced David Marshall to push the ball wide. From the following corner Debuchy was again denied, this time by a combination of Marshall and the crossbar before United finally took the lead in the 18th minute when Shola Ameobi nodded in another Sissoko cross.
The former Toulouse man nearly turned from goal provider into goalscorer shortly afterwards, first seeing a shot and then a cross deflected against the woodwork. Despite all of the missed chances it could have been level at half-time had Tim Krul not denied Wilfried Zaha with an outstretched leg.
Half-time: Newcastle 1-0 Cardiff
The second period was a largely started as a largely flat affair with the home side seemingly content on preserving the slender lead and Cardiff unable to rouse themselves into any meaningful attacking move.
However the introduction of former Mackem Kenwyne “Julie” Jones did tilt the balance in favour of the away side temporarily as he forced a point-black save from Tim Krul before Fabricio Coloccini somehow managed to clear an Aron Gunnarsson effort off the line.
Cardiff continued to press, they had to, and eventually United exploited the gaps and made them pay.First Cheik Tiote surged forward on the right before seeing his shot deflected to an unmarked Loic Remy who finished from six yards out to make it 2-0.
It was 3-0 in stoppage time as Dan Gosling crossed for Loic Remy who headed downwards towards goal. David Marshall would have had it but Steven Taylor nipped in and forced the ball home.
Full-time: Newcastle 3-0 Cardiff
I haven’t really got much to remark on regarding the match. It’s a case of “job done” which I suppose is an improvement on recent weeks. It should, and I suspect won’t, paper over any cracks however. Vast improvement is still needed in many areas and an interesting summer awaits.
After our trip to Liverpool next weekend.
Howay the lads!
Newcastle: Tim Krul; Mathieu Debuchy, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, Paul Dummett; Moussa Sissoko, Vurnon Anita, Cheik Tiote, Yoan Gouffran; Shola Ameobi, Loic Remy
Subs:Cardiff: David Marshall; Fabio, Steven Caulker, Ben Turner, Declan John; Peter Whittingham, Aron Gunnarsson, Kim Bo-Kyung, Jordon Mutch, Wilfried Zaha; Frazier Campbell
Subs: Joe Lewis; Kenwyne Jones, Magnus Wollf Eikrem, Don Cowie, Kevin McNaughton, Jo Inge Berget, Craig Bellamy
Attendance: 50,239
TROY yes mate you did say that,maybe it was on one of your “off”days,I cannot check back on this tablet lol,we are all allowed one mistake,I’ve made a few
icedog(Quote)
It does look pretty dire. I’m just hoping that Ashley has realised that with his model he can’t actually deliver what he wants, which is PL safety every season.
Good players won’t want to come here; they’ve seen enough to know that Ashley is not a good person to work for and that any possibility of excellence will soon be quashed through the sale of key players.
Of course, Ashley may have realised that this year he does have to put some money in – but enough to get us into Europe? Nah. Just enough to keep giving him free advertising.
Sorry, all – but the simple fact remains: while 50,000 people are prepared to hand Ashley £1.3m every two weeks, and millions more are in the pub buying pints that pays for the Sky subs that goes to…. well, Ashley. Well, nothing’s going to change.
Whumpie(Quote)
“The Fish Stinks from the Head Down” is a good phrase. It happens in any organisation – the personality and ethos of the big boss permiates downward, with any dissenters eventually leaving until that top individual’s personality and beliefs are reflected at every level.
Shola’s one of the last, but he knows which side his bread is buttered and you have to like the guy for never wavering from loyalty to the only club he’s every known or cared about. How you make use of that – I don’t know. I strongly suspect they won’t and that he’ll be gone.
Whumpie(Quote)
Yeah Newkie Ba and Remy would of been as good as any strike force outside the top 4. Not sure who we are going to bring in but we need a major overhaul this summer and judging by previous windows it certainly cant fill anyone with confidence we will get all the players we need. I do think if we brught in 5-7 good players we could get into top 8 and maybe push top 6 depending on form injuries etc etc
However I think most teams if they bought 5-7 good players would have the same chance of finishing top 8
Johno(Quote)
Solano-I would loan Armstrong out if at all possible. Nothing is coming through our reserves and it’s not proper competition. Trade places with Campbell perhaps, or somewhere where he’ll get more game time. (apparently campbell has only made 11 apps for St Mirren with two goals? Hardly inspiring-he needs to play!) I know some of our fans think he should be starting now but I’m not sure what they’ve seen that others haven’t.
The issue is the same with so many of our youngsters who should have been loaned out though-the squad is too small because we’re so tight, they are kept around in case of injury and then the lads only get cameo appearances if no injuries occur. Useless running of the footballing side of things.
Newkie(Quote)
Can we please stop saying that Ashley is taking money from the club through match day revenue! He is not taking money out, its the opposite, he is not putting any in! So if you stop going to the games, you are costing the club revenue! If you are going to bang on about him taking money, please provide proof of the money he is supposedly siphoning from the club!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
John-yeah, completely agree mate. Only difference between us and those clubs is that almost all are more likely to buy those 5-7 players. Leicester are moneybags and will put more in than either Cardiff or Hull did let alone Palace. But every team will strengthen and we need the same sort of investment just to stay where we are.
Newkie(Quote)
The thought of Shola staying at the toon is a nightmare he would not be my 10th choice plus its stopping younger players coming through,of coarse he loves the toon he’s been getting payed for nowt no other decent club would have we couldn’t even give him away on a free a couple of yrs ago nobody wants him,even now pardew says he cannot play two games in a week,some say he’s good in the dressing room oh aye he’s proved that this last few months,get his *** out
icedog(Quote)
WHUMPIE
May 6, 2014 at 11:11
Couldn’t agree more Whumpie. The only way to get ashley out is for the attendances to fall to somewhere like 30,000. This would more than likely force his hand and he would need to then start asking for a realistic price for the club and maybe even take a loss.
Stuart79(Quote)
Aussie-I don’t think Whumpie is saying Ash is taking cash out of the club, he’s just saying that while people turn up the status quo is kept and Ashley is happy. If they stop turning up and the club starts to cost Ashley he will have to act-he will either need to put money into the club (unlikely), invest to show ambition (unlikely) or sell up. I think most people are hoping it’s the third.
Newkie(Quote)
Shola re-signing would be a clear sign that the club don’t plan on signing decent players for next season either.
As for Cisse, his knee-cap is busted so we need a new striker. Takes forever for that to heal properly. If it ever does.
JJ(Quote)
Also, if Shola himself really does have the club’s best interests at heart then he should leave and not even consider a new deal.
JJ(Quote)
Newkie, nah mate, he was saying we would hand Ashley money every other week! The thing that makes me laugh is the same people will ***** about the club not spending money on new players!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
STUART I have said many times I don’t think jabba will ever sell the club,where else would he make 60mill plus a year for doing nowt IMO its a
a toy to him to do with what he wants at no cost to him iI also think it turns him on to cause **** when he’s bored,I remember him and owlheed having a laugh when they went gambling rather than meet the Arabs that went on to buy M/city,kna doubt he will ever sell Ime sorry to say,would love to be proved wrong,but that’s my thoughts on the arsehole
icedog(Quote)
NEWKIE
May 6, 2014 at 11:29
I honestly think that the supporters would accept Ashley as owner if he did three things;
1) Communicates more
2) Simply invests in players with the money the club are generating
3) Try to increase the commercial revenues of the club so supporters can see they club growing.
I really don’t think these three things are too difficult. 😯
Stuart79(Quote)
It’s a scary thought – we need 3 new strikers! Someone said bring in 5-7 new players and we’ll be alright. Maybe. By the time they settled we’d have a new team really and god knows what that will be like. If Pardew stays then bottom 3 would be my guess. Better to get rid of him now.
Last night was fun. Is Rodgers the new Keegan? Seems like it. They really needed a point against Chelsea (Toon0Manu1) and then last night 3 nil up (4-3 liverpool and ten minutes to go Blackburn 0 toon 1. I feel for them. Not.
georgio(Quote)
And another thing! Ashley is syphoning cash out the club!! 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Ice – He doesn’t make £60m. His biggest thing is the advertisement SD get. SD would not appreciate being associated with a tarnished brand such as a half empty SJP. Plus the financial problems it would cause the club which would mean he would need to sell players, but he wouldn’t want to as we would be in danger of relegation and he can’t have that!
Stuart79(Quote)
Stuart-I completely agree. But he has had chance after chance to repair the relations with supporters and he doesn’t seem fussed on taking it. He will never get everyone on board now but he could defo get the majority on side with very little effort. I just don’t think he’s bothered.
Newkie(Quote)
STUART I am not saying jabba himself makes60mil himself but the club which means he does not put a penny of his own into the club,and this loan **** he is using to hold over the club,Ime sure a loan from another sourse would have been payed back after seven years,the mans a con artist end of
icedog(Quote)
The problem with Ashley is that he has told the club to live off its earnings. which means the ****** is not having to dig deep into his own pockets.. his sd business is benefitting but it’s way off the mark to say he is siphoning money out! 😉
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Cant argue with you there, Ice.
Stuart79(Quote)
Aussie-I would disagree. I would say it is inaccurate to say he is “Lining his pockets with our money” however he is definitely siphoning money from the club-it’s just that he isn’t directing it straight at himself. The money isn’t going “out” of the club because it is never getting into the club i.e from brand sponsorships etc.
Maybe the advertising space is being used in lieu of interest payments on his loan-however considering this was not part of his loan package to the club I don’t see how it’s fair for him to arbitrarily decide that this is the case.
This is another way he could heal the wounds at the club-take the money back directly from the new sponsors. Maybe it wouldn’t leave us better off financially but at least we wouldn’t have SD tat plastered all over the place.
Newkie(Quote)
Newkie, would you charge yourself for advertising at a club you owned? Its robbing peter to pay paul.. the interest free loan is basically the free advertising. I dont blame Ashley for the free advertising, I would do the same if I had paid over 200m on a club.
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
The question to be asking is:
Potential annual earnings from advertising space > Annual interest payments on loan of ~£130m ?
I would guess not, so can’t begrudge Ashley the free advertising. Employing clowns to run the club on the other hand? That makes me angry.
blip(Quote)
Agree Blip, Ashley has made an art form out employing the wrong people at NUFC!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Blip
It’s just the cheek of saying it is an interest-free loan though.
If you are going to take payment with it, regardless of whether it is still at a lower cost than if it is was an external loan, then you can’t have that fake goodwill of an interest-free loan.
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
Aussie-it depends. I wouldn’t buy a football club and then tell it it has to be self sufficient, I’d like to think I would contribute otherwise why buy it in the first place? Secondly I wouldn’t tell it to be self sufficient and then remove one of the key ways it could generate said money completely from it’s power.
I’ve said before, I can see the tradeoff on the loan interest and maybe if Ashley had come out and explained that was what would happen from the start then things would be less sour. Instead he played the “I am your saviour” card at the start but is now clawing it back anyway he can. They say it’s just to advertise space to other sponsors-that is an outright lie to everyone, as if nobody else would pay for sponsorship. It’s little insults like that that have caused Ashley so much bother with the fan base in the first place.
Newkie(Quote)
so who would charge themselves for advertising at a ground the owned?
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Solano-exactly. Honesty from the start and then fair enough, but no, we need to hear how tough it’s been for poor mikey from the choir boys of Llambias, Pardew, Kinnear and now Charnley and how much better we are doing nowadays. Give me a break.
Newkie(Quote)
*they owned*
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Newkie, its a yes or no answer mate! 😉 I know you wouldnt be a c*nt like Ashle and do all the other ****!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Aussie-Also, Ashley doesn’t own Sports direct entirely, unlike the club which he does own entirely.
Newkie(Quote)
Aussie – you’re right in that Ashley doesn’t directly pocket the money we pay to the club (via tickets, merch or beer in Sky pubs). It’s far worse than that – he uses the lack of money going into the club from his free advertising to operate it effectively at a loss, to the huge benefit of his SD empire, which has gone up by over £1Bn in the time he’s been here.
So as Newkie and others have said: it’s a simple model whereby he gets huge gains as long as the club stay between 17th and 7th. Any lower and it loses money. Any higher and… well, we saw what happened last season: see “if it goes any lower”.
So to get rid of Ashley we have to make the club a big loss-maker. That breaks the model and being what he is (insert own insult or grudging acknowledgement of business abilities here) he will simply move on.
Bottom line: put money into the club = keep Ashley here. Stop = make him go away.
Whumpie(Quote)
Aussie – to answer your questio at 254: Any owner trying to run a successful club would. Look at Man Citeh – their owners are under investigation for paying wayyyy over the odds for their sponsorship, because they need to get around the FFP rules. Good owners who want success realise that generating visible revenue is a key aim. Only a cynical git with a massive alterior motive would think it’s good to hide the club’s income! It works for him personally, but it’s an absolute curse for everyone else.
Whumpie(Quote)
Whumpie, do you honestly believe that all the growth in SD profit is down to the advertising at St James Park? Come on mate, the company has expanded all through Europe and the middle east! Future customers in those countries are not going to tune in and watch a game between the toon and cardiff.. to draw a parallel between the free advertising and the growth in profit is laughable at best!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
“all the growth in SD profit is down to the advertising at St James Park”
Who the hell said that? I just said that it’s part of a much bigger picture – and that we’re making it work for him!
Whumpie(Quote)
Sorry Whumpie, I misinterpreted your post when you said his business had grown by 1B since he has been here!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
If it was all about advertising for Ashley surely Sports Direct would sponsor the kit and he never would have sold the stadium naming rights to allow the name to officially go back to St. James. I don’t really have a problem with him putting SD signs up. I think his loan has bought him that much
MDS(Quote)
“I was told that the man behind the deal was Mike Ashley and I sat with his representatives over 3 days thrashing out a deal. I was keen to know why they wanted the club and they were quite honest. They wanted to market their sports goods in the Far East and would use the club to help do this.” Sir John Hall 2011 in an interview
Sports direct shares were £1.62 in july 2007 they are now £7.89 that takes into account the drop they took when Jabba offloaded £200m worth recently.
kIMTOON(Quote)
Aussie-no, I wouldn’t, but the question doesn’t really apply because I’d only buy a club like that if I had an affection for it in the first place and be happy to take financial losses in order to make it successful. I’m not saying I’d go in Chelsea/Man City style obviously. Given my contacts in the business world in this dream world I would be quite happy to appoint a strong marketing team-possibly drawing from individuals who have been successful in my other business (Sports Direct?) and utilize their contacts for the club to make top dollar that didn’t require me to involve myself too greatly 🙂
MDS-I never believed it was all about the sponsorship to Ashley, although I know some do subscribe to that theory. However I do think after all the bitterness between him and the fans that he is now doing everything to his advantage with very little regard to the club.
Newkie(Quote)
Well it’s worked to his advantage to have to gift himself/club the loan as he can continue to get free advertising for ever in lieu of interest payments. I just don’t understand why he isn’t clawing back some of the loan each year ,the sooner it’s paid back the more attractive we are to sell. Also once he has his loan paid back we can start flogging our advertising space and generate some income for the club. 😉 Maybe it suits him to keep things as they are, maybe the signs really are helping him make record profits.
kIMTOON(Quote)
Kim, Ashleys motives are not in dispute! But the club is but a small part of the SD advertising machine. The growth is not directly attributable to the advertising at one sports stadium in Newcastle!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Kim I don’t think our profits to date have been enough to make much of a dent in the loan. We’ll see this year though. I wouldn’t be suprised of he uses a portion of the new TV money for that purpose going forward
MDS(Quote)
I also have a big issue with the club wanting to charge the press for player interviews . Fans need to hear and be able to feel an affiliation with the club and players, this money motivated mindset that is now instilled from the top just serves to leave a whole region slowly growing more and more disenfranchised from the club that was once the very heart of it’s community.
kIMTOON(Quote)
Aussie , I know but SD is eating the Toon alive mate, what about the jobs lost in merchandising centres because everything now goes from SD distribution centres, SD labels on everything you buy , If I want to shop in SD I will go there but choice is effectively taken away now.
MDS, I hope so mate, it will be a small price to pay to get the mill stone from around our necks.
kIMTOON(Quote)
“I don’t think our profits to date have been enough to make much of a dent in the loan” – Pretty sure this is the exact problem.
blip(Quote)
Wow! Aussies getting a licking here! 😛
On a different note. I think Ashley is siphoning off the profits 😯
I don’t accept that we couldn’t make more money from advertising compared to the interest payments of the loan.
That’s where the argument fails in my opinion. He should sell the advertising space and we pay interest on the loan and any surplus would pay the loan itself.
Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd , Chelsea, Liverpool are raking in huge sums from ground advertising.
It’s a con and Aussie had fallen for it. 😯
Oh dear 🙄
Troy Stavers(Quote)
I always thought that advertising at the ground was small potatoes when compared to stadium naming rights and kit sponsers. Not saying they shouldn’t do it but I don’t think it’s going to exactly revolutionize the clubs spending power
MDS(Quote)
Kim, I dont like Ashley or SD. Its just broad sweeping statements like Ashley is pocketing money from the club that does my head in..No one including Troy, will be able to provide proof. The issue is that Ashley is not injecting the extra money so we can kick on! Our issues do not stem from Ashley taking money, its because he is not handing it out to his own club!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
I don’t think you can directly analyse this balance of SD advertising vs loan interest etc. A PL club provides visibility and targeting that you simply cannot buy any other way – it’s just that normally you have to pump in tens of millions a year to keep the club afloat to do that.
What Ashley’s done is come up with a formula that does ‘just enough’ to keep us in that sweet spot indefinitely, with NO net outlay. The trouble is that it’s a very sour spot to everyone else involved.
(Incidentally, I don’t personally think this model was in place right from the beginning; it’s come about since the relegation.)
Here’s a theory for you: Ashley’s used NUFC to help solidify his SD brand position in the UK; the demographic match is perfect. Now he needs international exposure. He’s learned that to do that he needs Champions League involvement, but this is not something as easy to attain as he thought 7 years ago. At least not in the PL.
There is also the rather awkward rule that a person cannot own two clubs competing in the same competition or league.
So:
– He sells £200m of SD shares to free up some capital (tick)
– He uses part of this to up his shareholding of Glasgow Rangers to a controlling stake
– He uses the rest to get them into the much easier CL places in the SPL.
– He keeps NUFC in the PL but out of the CL to continue the core of his UK brand presence, for nothing.
Any thoughts?
Whumpie(Quote)
Aussie – have you ever seen a SD advert anywhere else but SJP? I haven’t. Never seen one anywhere come to think of it. John Hall said that’s what he wanted the club for! If the fans want to take direct action to get rid of him they should look no further than his SD shops. I’m amazed no one has had a go at the one in Newcastle. Sitting easy target that would upset him enormously.
georgio(Quote)
(Incidentally, to pick up on points above re revenue: Since Ashley’s arrival all other clubs have increased revenues hugely; NUFC’s have reduced by around a third. I’m pretty sure, given Ashley’s resources and obvious talents, that if he’d wanted them any other way but way down, they’d have gone that way.)
Whumpie(Quote)
Whimpie I think you hit the nail on the head mate.
MDS(Quote)
We’ll see. It’s the only scenario that seems to make sense. Why else would he not even try to secure better revenues, if only to pay off his loan? The only explanation I can think of is that it would increase the pressure to spend on players, which would increase the risk of both clubs hitting the CL and FIFA forcing him to sell one or the other.
If I am right about this (and I’m far from certain) then dear god it says something about that man and his attitude to money and power over the happiness of millions of people. I just hope I’m wrong; it’s not nice thinking that badly of anyone.
Whumpie(Quote)
Wow! Aussie is throwing out challenges now. 😛
I wonder if you could provide proof Aussie. You seem so passionate about it. 😆
Wow! He’s taking a right towsing here like. 😆
Troy Stavers(Quote)
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/q71/s720x720/1781884_10152085065758231_8368706958612755134_n.jpg
Quality journalism 😆
Newkie(Quote)
I’m trying to think of the right wording. It’s definitely inaccurate to say Ashley is pocketing money from NUFC. What he’s doing is making huge profits at the huge expense of NUFC and its supporters.
Which is a shitload worse. I’d rather be openly ripped off than played for fools.
Whumpie(Quote)
We’ve discussed this before. Ashley would have agreed a final settlement with the bank which would have cost him next to nothing compared to the actual interest rates. 😉
I repeat. It’s a con and Aussie has fallen hook, line and Aussie for it. 😆
Troy Stavers(Quote)
See Colo has come out and said he is staying , so instead of 3 or 4 new signings it will be 1 or 2 once Shola signs on again . Ashley must be effing delighted . The new signing will be Colback to replace Cabaye ,things are already looking up for next season then 🙄 😯 👿
AXEL(Quote)
Anyway – I don’t see a way out for now. No spare seats at SJP = no reason that Ashley’s model won’t continue to work. We’ll see a few new faces in during the summer, followed by more panic buys in January if we’re in danger of relegation, or more key player sales if we’re in danger of getting into Europe.
Bloody depressing.
Fekking great gun marked “make him go away” and nobody with the balls to pull the trigger. Even missing 21 minutes of a meaningless game was too much to ask of most of the fans on Saturday, despite all that’s gone on over the past seven years. The prospect of 20,000 not turning up with their wallets seems laughable. 😥
Whumpie(Quote)
Newkie@282, 😆 Saw that last night, the cat and baby are the best.
kIMTOON(Quote)
The fans have the power if only they’d realise, just stay away ,stay out the club shop too, do it long enough and he’ll soon **** off. Don’t do it and you lose your right to complain imo.
kIMTOON(Quote)
He’s gonna get around £80m or more in tv and prize money this year plus the Cabs cash ,also we got £46m last year for finishing 5th bottom and didn’t buy anyone so we aren’t cash shy despite what Pards says.
kIMTOON(Quote)
We also have one up on a fair few clubs this window in that a few clubs ,West Ham being one borrowed cash last season against their future tv money to aquire players. On the downside everyone knows we need players so will hike their prices and the WC won’t help if a player has a good one as his value will increase. We picked a **** year for needing to replace so many players 🙄
kIMTOON(Quote)
Player (and agent) prices are going to absolutely rocket this summer because of the new TV deal. Don’t expect any net gain unless you’re a player or an agent.
Whumpie(Quote)
If his advertising at SJP doesn’t have much influence on his profits then why go to the trouble of paying out all that money to buy the club. It seems an awful large outlay for a mediocre return . 😉 😕
kIMTOON(Quote)
Agents= parasites 👿
kIMTOON(Quote)
As we all know Pards will only bring in top, top players to the club. He has a huge transfer budget of spare change he has been amassing for months now. Meanwhile Mike is convinced that we will be a solid 17th place club next season without any spending at all! Full story to follow.
G2
Senior Official Club Journo
GeordieTwo(Quote)
I’d say the £200-odd million outlay has worked out very nicely given that:
1. He’s probably got an asset worth most of that to sell at any time.
2. It’s been a key cog in the machine that’s made him another £2Bn since he bought it, just for the loss of about £5m a year interest on his loan to the club.
Whumpie(Quote)
Warning! Warning! Wor club is being run by deviated preverts!
GeordieTwo(Quote)
GeordieTwo – that could apply to just about any PL club! 😆
Anyway – if I had any money I’d by Rangers shares right now; make the ****** pay through the nose for ’em.
Whumpie(Quote)
More comments from wor Mike: “Why struggle against the evil agents out there when we can already be a 17th place club with what we have? The summer window is not the time to spend anyway. I have important pissups to organize on the yacht. There will be plenty of time to panic in the January window.”
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Possibly true Whumpie mate! 😆
GeordieTwo(Quote)
So I see Colo has committed himself to us. Let’s hope he shows us more than he did his wife…obviously he’s realised the San Lorenzo thing was never going to pay for the retirement he’d set out for himself, or maybe his dad was able to ride the hype and get elected after all? 😛
In all seriousness, he looked more focused against Cardiff than he has recently-that clearance off the line was simmo-esque 😉
Newkie(Quote)