Well the window is open now and how appropiate in this heat we are being treated to. There has been an announcement that the board are to have a meeting today to discuss transfer options. Quite why they have left it until now is anyones guess, I would of thought it might of happened earlier unless Steve McClaren wanted to give the squad the once over first. Anyway after today they have little excuse not to get cracking on that first of hopfully many signings.
So I guess the question now is, who realistically can we go for and who is likely to join us. It will be interesting to see if we go down the road of the tried and tested French route again, which looks possible having been linked to Florian Thauvin, but we also seem to be looking at Germany and Holland too; hardly surprising given McClaren coached there.
There has much talk of us going for more domestic players like Austin and ofcourse the ever present Andy Carroll link, for our forward vacancy. What chance we have of realistically landing Austin is, I would think pretty remote given his price tag and the competition for his signature if the press are to be believed.
So do we go British this time or Foreign? or a nice mix of both?or maybe nationality means nothing and skill is all that counts. We also need to have that home grown quota right as well remember.
Who ever we go in for we have to get it right, there’s a big mess to fix and for Lee & co the heat is most definately on.
Kimtoon
So another weekend of utter nonsense to look forwards too.
Great. 🙁
Question: Does anyone know if Austin is back training at QPR after his hols yet ?
If he is, then it confirms our interest in him from before the end of last season, was 100% fiction.
If not, we still have a shot.
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Munich – I’ve got the TV thing yes. As for my season ticket, I cancelled it but I have always said I will buy another in a heart beat if they showed a modicum of ambition and I will make that decision on 1st Sept.
Stuart79(Quote)
Stem, I have no issue around talking about potential players and transfers mate. I only have issues with people passing them off as true because it fits in with their thinking ( i have mentioned this before).
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Always speaks sense, does Super Mac!
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-mcclaren-great-pr-newcastle-9580998
Stuart79(Quote)
Just had a bet with my mate we’ll finish in the top 8. Bring on the new season- can’t wait. If you had a season last season then logically you should have one this one, because even if we didn’t sign anyone we’d be starting from the same player base but with a whole new and improved coaching team. I predict we will buy 2-4 new players, we should have been top 10 last season without Carver’s intervention, so with the new positive vibes that will soon be emanating from St. James’, it makes a top 8 finish almost the logical next step. 😆 💡 😀
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Stuart79@302, I’ve just checked and I can’t find modicums in the list of SI units mate…
Are you expecting a S modicum or an XXXXXXXL modicum of ambition before you renew your season ticket ? I reckon keeping a hold of our so called “purples” a show of ambition. By the time we play in the 3rd round of the FA cup with a team filled with “academy starlets” you may already have signed up for your season ticket….
Munich Mag(Quote)
Lionel @305 we’ll have to give the new head coach the chance to show what he’s worth. Is transfer inactivity enough to convince a fan to reinvest in a season ticket, or have you renewed on the strength of watching the same squad of players as last season performing as pre-Carver ?
Munich Mag(Quote)
Lionel – You’re just a wind up merchant or have genuinely been released for the day.
Munich – Ambition to me would be the purchase of 4 players (quality players) and keeping hold of our better players unless they’re replaced with better if sold.
If I’m being honest I don’t think even this NUFC regime can fail to deliver this summer after all the noises they have made about investment. But on the other hand I wouldn’t be surprised if they did fail to deliver.
Stuart79(Quote)
Well in jabba eyes he has kept his word to invest in the “club”he sacked the coaching staff Carver,Stone,that would cost him cash,now he has brought in a new staff about five of them that more cash so he has invested in the club has he not so in his eyes he has kept his word,
Arsehole 👿
icedog(Quote)
Well have we signed any players yet ? .
I am glad to see the new backroom staff all in, and I can’t help but think we will now be better set up and coached. But we badly need quality players
Big Dave(Quote)
Meant to add that we need new players in early to give them as much preseason as possible.
Big Dave(Quote)
I would renew Munich Mag, definitely, but I now live in Asia. I genuinely think we always underachieved under Pardew and obviously that got a thousand times worse under Carver. I also do believe that Mclaren and his team will get the best out of our squad, and it also true ( true in the sense that I believe it to be true, which I do appreciate doesn’t make it a truth) that it can’t get any worse than the end of last season. Thus, just because I support Newcastle and because I can’t help but believe in the black and white, that I would of course want to be involved in the next stage of our history, which is under Mclaren and Cathro, with Black in the background. I of course know that is easy to say without having to put my money where my mouth is, but all I can say is that is how I see it. I am not a wealthy man, so I can’t throw money around but I just had a £100 bet with my mate because that is the only way I can, for now, show my ongoing belief in the Toon. I have stood in the pouring rain on Boxing Day watching us get absolutely humped by the Everton team of the 80s and us signing utterly **** players for years. In terms of the managers and staff we have had over the last however many years, I really do think that this set up is a right step up. I have to believe that a central defender and striker will come in, but I can obviously understand why, because of recent events, people will not be renewing until they see them in the door. I am just different, I do not see supporting Newcastle as supporting Ashley and I never will, the new coaching set up is, for me personally (and thus I am of course not speaking for others), enough for me to be excited about the coming season. It is difficult to communicate how much ***** football and aimless tactics we endured under Pardew to get the point across enough that the back room staff changes are enough for me to be positive, and so that would equal a season ticket if I lived back in Newcastle. I think there is going to be a lot on hear who will be pleasantly surprised about the coming season, but that is just my opinion.
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Lionel – Do you genuinely believe that Pardew trained Rivière to miss pathetically easy chances or Williamson, Taylor and Colo to not mark players or give them too much space or not be quick enough? Or did he coach Sissoko, Cabella, Gouffran and Ameobi to keep giving the ball away?
Maybe, just maybe the players aren’t very good. Radical thought I know!
Stuart79(Quote)
You did last season. Weren’t they all Pardewed?
brisvegas(Quote)
We will see Stuart, we will see. Unlike you, I do not call other people’s opinions “bullshit” or compare them to asylum escapees, though, I appreciate the idea. I do of course hope we buy a few more players, but I also reckon we’ll see a lot more from the players we have got. I don’t however include Rivière in that, as I think he is ****. The others, there is a lot more there to give, as we saw in the second phase of last season.
LionelSpeed(Quote)
Sorry, yeah, I package Williamson in with Rivière but the rest, I reckon there is hope.
LionelSpeed(Quote)
Nearly there, Lionel. Still completely bonkers though.
Stuart79(Quote)
@Stuart 😀
LionelSpeed(Quote)
Hang on in there Stuart79, keep Ashley’s coffers ticking over mate…
Munich Mag(Quote)
I doubt my £2 per month will change his world or NUFC’s for that matter, Munich.
Stuart79(Quote)
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-fans-getting-suspicious-9583197
kimtoon(Quote)
Thanks, Kimtoon, that was an exciting and original piece that – certainly a new take on things, eh! 😀 💡
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Actually it was nice to see the Chronicle stick it to ’em a bit and crank the pressure up. Thanks for the link Kim.
Shamrock(Quote)
Bolting the horse on, making our own luck means to me, given when it was said, that we need a new coaching staff and some (some) better players. And as it is the season that is important, I am prepared to wait until the season starts to see if we have a new coaching staff and new players. If we do not, then Ashley will be described, again by me, as a ******. Until then, I still live in hope. And I could write all that, and more, in the Chronicle and you could choose to link to it or not. Amazing.
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Lionel@324, As my teenage niece would say, whateva 🙄 I put that link up as most think the Chronicle are suck ups, as Shamrock says it’s nice to see em giving nufc stick. Still that’s not gonna sit well with some.
kimtoon(Quote)
And there in lies the beauty of difference. Thank god we have a different coach and back room staff. @shamrock “crank the pressure up” – I would be devastated if I thought any of our negotiations were being carried in accordance with public opinion in newspapers or on blogs. I hope for the Clubs sake they don’t give a monkeys what you and I think about their progress, as long as they are focused on getting the deals done, however they are done, if quick, ok, if slow, ok. As long as the right deals are done come the start of the season. Let’s say we buy 4 players, they will probably be on 4-5 year contracts, I don’t care if they come in a day before transfer deadline as long as they are here – 4-5 years is a long time. The rest of the squad would be ready, they would slowly filter in. Personally, if that is what it is, I would take it. That would still be well and truly making our own luck and bolting the horse on.
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Why is it nice to see them giving our club stick, when we don’t know what deals are being negotiated behind the scenes? You think continued negative press about lack of transfers is good? There is a transfer window, in that window clubs can buy players, they can buy them early or late, and they will be judged accordingly at the end. I do not agree that constant, daily criticism about things we do not know about constitutes any value or benefit. Pump up the pressure, in your wonderful words “whatever”, get the deals done, whatever takes and however long it tasks, but, yes, get the deals bloody done.
Lionel Speed(Quote)
The fact is, and it is a fact, you cannot judge Ashley’s words until the window closes. As bolting the horse on means a new coaching staff and new players, that can only be judged when the window closes. And, as I said, I will be the first to say that Ashley is a right ****** if he doesn’t follow threw agin this time.
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Pardew nearly got us relegated with a squad containing Krul, Harper, Debuchy, Simpson, Yanga Mbiwa, Colocini, Taylor, Santon, Haidara, Anita, Tiote, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Ameobi, Sissoko, Cisse, Gouffran, Ba for the 1st 6 months of the season & the then promising Ferguson, Bigirimana, Campbell & Vuckic.
He got off lightly because of Ashleys transfer policy. Roeder & Souness had inadequate injury ravaged squads but never got sympathy or praise for bog standard results the way that Pardew did.
CC(Quote)
@326 and 327 – In case you did not notice, MA said 2 months ago that things would be different from now on . Here we are with no signings, less time to bed them in than pretty much every other PL side (most have made several signings already) and a lot of seasons tickets unsold.
If the local paper does not reflect the mood of the supporters, then the club has less chance of understanding the gravity of the situation. If they don’t understand the gravity, then they don’t fully understand the risk of beginning the season with less revenue from sales andess positive atmosphere in the stadium affecting performances , results and eventual final league position revenue.
This means they may not try AS hard to secure certain targets, because if they think the fans are content as things stand, they may be tempted to put less effort into finishing tough deals. As the paper that represents the region, the Chronicle has a responibility to represent the true mind set or the fans, not be a sound bite for the clubs propoganda. It’s nice to see them stand up for the fans a bit because they have not done a great job of it for a long time.
MA effectively said at the end of the season that the club has done things on the cheap and not taken Cups seriously. That is an admission of guilt from the horses mouth. So far after 8 years, we fans have endured 1 relegation, 2 near misses, 1 decent campaign and several monotonous campaigns with NO decent Cup runs. That is not good enough. The club has admitted as much, which is nice.
But so far all we fans have is 8 years of negative club action and 1 interview by MA promising change. Words are cheap. We want action now. Positive action. It has begun with the coaches, now we want the players – preferably not at last minute.com so that we don’t have to suffer half a season or poor performances whilstvtbey gel together.
Lionel if you can’t see why fans would be suspicious, fed up and down beat then all I can say is wow. I draw my conclusions based on tangible facts, not rhetoric.
Shamrock(Quote)
I see people bleating (yes that is a reference to sheep) on that the transfer window doesn’t close until Sept 1st so we have time. But do we though? Most, including Pardew, say they need a full pre-season to get the best out of players. There is also the added problem of culture shock coming to the North East.
To state the obvious, it is a far different place to Madrid or Marseilles and will obviously take a while to settle. There is the language, the weather, the food, the accent, being away from friends and family, living out of a suitcase for months. Some of this applies to English lads but more so to our foreign recruits. No wonder it takes a year to settle.
I am not making excuses, they are professionals and get paid well, just saying if you wait until the last minute you are giving yourself yet another hurdle to jump.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Well it is the 4th of July holiday in America. One co-worker of mine asked me seriously a few years ago if I got the day off like they did, because, you know, being English we were the ones they were fighting 🙂
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Eric I would love to see a few signing’s threw the door but you must understand what the board are trying to do. For example, all these players released by the club or have been sold will raise the money in the transfer kitty. We have no home games for a while and we aren’t generating money because of that reason. And that is why McClaren sent an email asking the fan’s to be patient.
stem(Quote)
MM: sorry to go on so many rants. You are right, it is borne of frustration and the radio silence from the club since May 24 (apart from Steve’s propaganda piece and the staged unveiling to media partners).
Eric Sykes(Quote)
All we are doing right now is playing smaller, less fortunate sides so they can generate money. Expect some action on transfer’s a week before are last home game friendly.
stem(Quote)
The obvious place for Austin to go is West Ham if they have given up on Carroll. The obvious next move is for us to loan Carroll to see if he can remain fit. If I can be biblical for a moment, I think that would cause a sh!tstorm among the fans between those who think it would be a return of the prodigal son or Judas returning with his 30 pieces of silver.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
@Shamrock This is all rhetoric. I am not a supporter of Ashley. But, he said what he said, bolting the horse on but still pound for pound value. Like it or not, and judging from the point he made that statement there is only been the fans rhetoric, that is all i have ever been critical about on here. That it is so negative, i of course understand why. However, the tangible facts will be what we are left with when the window closes. Yes, Eric, it would be nice to get players in early, but if we do not but we still get them, ok, they will be with us for a few years. That is not so bad and so negative. It is just daily, minute by minute fan rhetoric that blows up further the lack of transfer activity so far, which is now being tapped into by the Chronicle and the Mail, as examples. But, it is all rhetoric, we will soon forget at which day of the window player z was bought when, on his last legs (having not done a full pre-season) he bangs one in from the corner of the 18 yard box in front of the Gallowgate, to win the game 3-2.
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Well I’ve heard another corker of an excuse for us not signing anyone today. It’s because we aren’t generating any money by playing home games! Add that to Sharpys “it’s because we haven’t got any coaches” classic and put them in the silly section.
Shamrock – I told everyone, Lionel is on day release!
Stuart79(Quote)
Lionel: have you seen our 1st four games? We start with our current bogey team, Southampton. I am not making any score predictions because there is still 5 weeks to go, but Steve is in for a baptism of fire.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Interesting that the only local stories are coming from ex players. The silence from the club is deafening. Was it Wendy or Bishop who wrote Steve’s email?
Has no one bid for any of our players? Is that what we’re waiting for? We can’t have much money to spend after all as ST sales are down.
Signs off in continued despair 🙄
georgio(Quote)
I still like Carroll and think hes a lot better than the big lump he’s made out to be. But the ex NUFC striker id target is Remy, he can play in any of the forward positions, Wants to leave Chelsea and wouldn’t be as complicated fee/wages wise.
CC(Quote)
Sorry Lionel I misread your comment @337 and thought you said a player on his last legs banged one in from a corner. We scored 1 goal from corners in 2 years. My mistake you said “he bangs one in from the corner of the 18 yard box”.
On the subject of corners, maybe Steve could have some practice at them attacking and defending. Please sell/cut Willo first as we do not need to waste any more time on that well worn routine.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Doesn’t matter who we get to coach the team at corners, the players we have are incapable of threatening cos they’re ****
Stuart79(Quote)
Don’t the board have to earn our trust back? It is like if you went to a friend’s house and their dog bit you. Next time you went over you wouldn’t be rushing over to pet it.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Yep, Eric, so we better beat them then, eh, end that bogey run. The reality and the facts are exactly the same for all of us. If i am not mistaken the Southampton fans were fearing the worst last season, after all their sales, and look what happened. I support Newcastle and, as of now, i think we are going to have a great season.
@ Stu Speak again soon when they let me out again. Strangely, its a better place back in side. 😀
Lionel Speed(Quote)
The evidence of the past 8 years is not rhetoric. MA’s words at the end of the season is rhetoric until he proves otherwise and fans have a right to be suspicious – as the article points out. It’s nothing to scorn at like you did. Just accept not everybody is willing to forgive and forget so easily and are not prepared to have blind faith with nothing to hang it on. If we get to the start of the season with a truly competitive squad again – and that includes a few recognisad names with quality- then you will see a different mood within the Toon Army and papers to boot. Until then, the club has created a mood of mistrust and it will reap what it has sewn. Even if we do improve well this summer, I personally won’t be convinced the club has turned a corner until it has maintained a competitive squad over a decent period of time – ie 3 or 4 transfer Windows. I can see us reverting to type after this summer and won’t believe otherwise until the results are in.
You are basing your optimism on a 2 minute interview following 8 years of mismanagement. I am basing my suspicion on 8 years of mismanagement despite a 2 minute interview promising change.
Shamrock(Quote)
Shamrock says: “You are basing your optimism on a 2 minute interview following 8 years of mismanagement. I am basing my suspicion on 8 years of mismanagement despite a 2 minute interview promising change.”
Well said Shamrock, I always like to see a good turn of phrase.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
On what basis can anybody possible say we are going to have a great season? I mean under what possible basis can this be? And seriously, Lionel, you are telling us you are sane?
Stuart79(Quote)
Cheers Eric, its staggering this conversation is even taking place..
Shamrock(Quote)
Stuart
If the squads so **** why were you moaning about Carver possibly getting the job for 6 months?
Won’t make much difference will it, Carver, McClaren, Mourinho whoever
CC(Quote)
Fair enough, Shamrock. I completely understand that and I have always said that i understand that. I too have been devastated by the dreadful way he has run what i consider to be our community football club. I just prefer to hang on to that chink of optimism when it comes, because if and when it goes again i will have missed the chance. The last 8 years were of course not rhetoric, but you don’t buy players because of the fans and the papers negative rhetoric, and that is what all this close season chat is, even, though, there are very, very good reasons for it. But, it is still based on nothing, the benefit of the doubt – in my opinion – has to be given when we do not know what the result will be. The last 8 years does not give us the result, so if he has spoken, then ok, it is a rod for his own back if once again he doesn’t follow through, because then St. James’ really will be toxic. But, you know my point, i know yours. I think we will have a good season, and right now, i don’t care about 4 years time, and i don’t care about what we haven’t done. I in no way mean disrespect to fans who have had to put up with this SD *****, however, it doesn’t mean we have to twist every rumor, every day passing as a reason to be negative and critical, that, as Brisvegas always points out, is just a matter of perspective. And, I am hopeful and will continue to be until the window slams shut and we are empty handed again. Anway, back inside until my next day out.
Lionel Speed(Quote)
CC: I don’t think the squad is ****, I am not sure about Stuart. There are glaring holes though as there have been for a few years – CF, CB, winger with an end product, goalscoring midfielder (if de Jong unfit), rehabilitation of Krul or new ‘keeper.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Simple really, CC. It’s not very good to have **** players, but to have **** coach as well? Disaster!
Stuart79(Quote)
Christ, i can’t get away.
Stu: “On what basis can anybody possible say we are going to have a great season? I mean under what possible basis can this be?”
And there in lies the question. Because, so often Stu, that is how life works. I made the point with reference to Southampton last year, it all looked doom and gloom and then they had a great season. Its our time, its been average to **** for years, this year its going to click. But, not just because of the law of averages, but because i think we will have a decently set up team, who, because the expectations are so low, will actually be able to lift the match day fans when we start looking like a team who gives a **** early doors. I think we do have players that will shine this year who haven’t before (i am not going to talk of “like new signings), those that will kick on and those who we thought may be past it or not up to it who we may get one decent season out of. Plus, we should have one or two signings. Logically, it seems to me – although this is of course the logic of an in-patient – it has been so bad, it is going to be refreshingly alright this year, which could translate, given a bit of luck and momentum, into a great season. And, i am defining a great season as some great matches, a developing style of play that utilizes the ball and a top 8 finish. They are calling me, i have really got to go now. 😀
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Eric
I agree there are gaping holes but i wouldnt say its ****
Rid out the deadwood, Add another couple of solid defenders, A couple of creative sparks in midfield & another striker or two (depending on Cisse) and were not in that bad nick are we?
CC(Quote)
Contrary to what you say, your basing on the law of averages. You’re right. The law of averages says we will win the league again at some point too.
Also please don’t use Southampton as an example. They hadn’t just escaped relegation on the final day of last season.
Stuart79(Quote)
Lionel: if you want more ammunition for your theory you can look at our Championship season. We sold anybody we could sell, no decent manager would look at us, papers and fans were predicting us “doing a Leeds”. Then what happened, we strolled to the title.
Anyway, I think we have the basis of a decent squad but we need 5 or 6 additions. They said in February that mistakes were made by not making signings in January. Now let’s see some action.
Oh, I still think you are on to a loser on your top 8 bet. The top 6 will be in the top 8 and we will then have to overcome West Ham, Southampton, Swans and Stoke. 11th-15th is my guess IF we can get at least a centre back and goalscorer.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
No Stu, it is not based on the law of averages, it is based on the fact that last seasons squad should have been no where near relegation, and that decent coaching will work wonders, plus a few additions ( to cut the same story short), a bit of luck and momentum. And no, the law of averages does not say we will win the league soon, for that we need absolutely top class players and manager. But, anyway… Southampton, well, they sold so many good players, it was all doom and gloom amongst fans and the press was having a field day about the ex-owner’s daughter asset stripping the club, and then they had a good season. We shouldn’t have been near relegation, it is all doom and gloom and well, we’ll see.
@ Eric, you are probably right about the bet. However, i am certainly not going to start the season thinking we can’t get above that 4, though, a few signings would help my cause (I do bloody hope we do get some players in) 😀
Lionel Speed(Quote)
ps. Come on, Eric, with a decent centre back and striker, you can do better than11-15th! 😀
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Lionel, what planet are you seriously living on? We have one striker who can score goals (Perez isn’t ready) and we conceded more goals than every single team except QPR. That’s because we have bad defenders! Get a grip, please! We nearly got relegated two seasons prior too with the same players! Last season we where exactly where we deserved to be. Players get injured and suspended and because our squad is so poor we can’t replace them. Your blindness is just incredible it really is.
Stuart79(Quote)
@Stu You make me laugh, which is better than depressing me with your negativity, so progress is definitely being made. 😀
Lionel Speed(Quote)
You depress me, Lionel with you bizarre uttering a that have just no foundation other than your hopes and opinions.
Stuart79(Quote)
Stu, that is all we have – hopes and opinions – and long may they continue. Facts, well, they are the same, we just see them rather differently. I know, Stu, you can feel it now as well, that little bit of optimism, that little bit of hope, you hide it well, but i know you can see it, too. 😆
Lionel Speed(Quote)
You need to read the blog over the last 7 years!
But again, you’re half right. I’ll be very optimistic if we sign the 5/6 players we need with the relevant quality (as long as we don’t sell our best players) and I will even buy a season ticket but at this stage it’s looking all too familiar.
Stuart79(Quote)
Nowt wrong with hopes and dreams.
I am seriously hoping and dreaming of better days ahead all the time.
Desperately actually, because I don’t want to continually see my team in the bottom end of the league table.
I accept we are a long way off top 6, but I have continually made the point that IMHO the squad is not as **** as they sometimes appear.
This was why I kicked and screamed to be rid of the hopeless Pardew.
His style of play was dragging all and sundry down. To then replace him with his Lieutenant was always going to be a recipe for disaster.
But no matter how you look at it, the core of the squad is no way premier league standard and needs refreshing.
The squad size is close to maximum, but there is a few spaces available.
There is simply no excuse not to bring in the few key players we have needed for years now.
It is very frustrating.
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
I have read the blog over the last 7 years!! You are going to have a good year, Stu, and i am jealous that after all this you are the one who is going to be there to enjoy it. Happy Days. 😆
Lionel Speed(Quote)
Plus there are a lot of people somewhere bullshitting a load of tripe to the press and media. How much of that comes ‘unofficially’ from the club is anyones guess and probably not worth paying any attention to.
It’s like they are ripping the **** out of us at every opportunity.
(the club that is, not the press……yet)
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
BB – I agree there’s nothing wrong with hopes and dreams. After all that’s all we have and we aren’t even guaranteed to have them with this crew. My point was that when Lionel uses his hopes to profess we will have a great year as fact it looks ridiculous!
Stuart79(Quote)
I see we have lost out on one of our targets for th development squad, Concha. He’s signed for Real Sociadad.
Stuart79(Quote)
well the only FACT is nobody outside the club knows ****.
So hope for the best and wait and see.
After 8 yrs nothing should surprise any of us any more.
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Kimtoon – thanks for keeping the threads coming.
You say ‘the heat is on’ but I’m not sure it really is.
Apparently 70% of season tickets have been renewed already, so perhaps actually the heat is off.
Fat turd will be quietly confident of 50k filling the stadium come aug 8th.
no sweat.
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
The fat turds pre match staged interview has done the job it was designed to do.
But he must have been getting worried to actually do it.
Despicable snide calculating *******
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
BB – Nobody knows the actually number of season tickets sold. This is because when you go online (where they have taken the figures from) seats that have been cancelled were still showing as sold when in fact they’d been cancelled.
Stuart79(Quote)
😆 always been a **** then.
http://www.themag.co.uk/2015/07/what-mike-ashleys-old-schoolmate-told-me-at-the-barbecue/
kimtoon(Quote)
https://www.clubcall.com/newcastle-united/newcastle-in-talks-over-south-american-striker-swoop-1774081.html
Also read somewhere Wijnaldum is close to joining…. Who knows…
Shamrock(Quote)