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We're relegated this year unless some quality comes in, a hat-trick for Ashley. Some worrying signs and the body language speaks volumes. Players who played above themselves last year are showing their true level and despite what cockney gobshite wankers like Tony Gayle says, it's solely down to the cunt who is killing the club by his ownership.

Yeah, I agree that the last few days have meant that no deal is much more likely. The EU are getting frustrated now, they've spent the last two years being entirely consistent with their message about what was on offer while the UK didn't (and still don't) have a unified plausible solution. They've tried to help Theresa May by not dismissing Chequers out of hand while telling No.10 in private that it wasn't acceptable. May has then rocked up to Salzburg and completely ignored what she has been told and has attempted to force her deal on them and stating that we won't offer them any extra time in negotiations despite the fact that we're very much the junior party in negotiations. To make it worse, May has then since doubled down on Chequers and has given away any wiggle room she once had for a compromise deal. I was of the belief that May wasn't a total idiot. That while she is a deeply unimpressive individual she would try to negotiate a Brexit that was the least harmful to the economy. Her actions over the last few days have shown her to be entirely devoid of good political judgement at the point where it is most needed. Labour continue to be absolutely disgraceful in their lack of involvement in finding a solution. I've accused Corbyn many times of lacking pragmatism but this time I think he has taken the pragmatic approach for the wrong reasons. Stopping Brexit is not Labour's aim. They're willing to let the country walk off the Brexit cliff and are hoping to capitalise on the ensuing mess in the next GE. The economy and people's lives will simply be collateral damage for them. The obvious problem being that when they do take power the economy will be tanking, borrowing will be up and the pound will have gone to shit, meaning that there will be no money available to invest in their programme of nationalistion. So with both the government and the shadow cabinet failing to come up with any workable solution to the problem then we have to rely on the backbenches. I believe that there are enough MPs out there who have a sense of civic responsibility to prevent a no deal scenario. The question is how do they do it? A motion of no confidence won't have the votes to carry. I'm not sure how the 'meaningful vote' on the final deal can bind the government. Their job will be to find whatever statutory instrument they can to force a referendum on May's deal (if there is any), no deal and remaining in the EU. I can't see any other way out of this mess.

I think how it works is this - anything you said in the past in relation to how Brexit may pan out is null and void (especially if you said it would be great) but you must absolutely stick to the result of the election, which is to leave the EU with no deal (or a vastly improved deal) irrespective of what has emerged since then. Oh, and fuck off you fat, ignorant little cunt

At least he isn't wearing those fucking jeans.

And out from under its little rock it climbs with depressing predictability You do know you have an ignore button Tragic

Two shite teams. On a brighter note we found somewhere in South London where it’s £3 a pint

At this rate 4 shots on target would be too much

Exactly the type of player he openly and admittedly refused to be for Rafa then.

Rafa took Rondon off as he wasn't happy with his performance but he had fuck all service in the first half, all the action was happening down their left hand side, we created fuck all. The most relieved man at half time would have been Yedlin, he got hammered down that side by Zaha and Van Aanholt.

The only positive is they aren't getting spanked, but there's no goals in that team.

50p for a hotdog in IKEA. £15 for a black and white rug, which despite it's aesthetic struggles, causes a lot less emotional trauma than the team.

Newcastle United FUNBALL Club more like. Streamed the second half, spent the first in IKEA. Wish I'd spent the second in IKEA too.

Aye but now there's a media narrative about us parking the bus and playing anti-football, so rather than think for themselves, the pundits are just going to ride on the coat tails of that. EDIT - not that we aren't doing this, but as you say, we're not alone.

What a fucking whopper Gayle is, saying that if we scored and nicked the win it would be “the steal of all time” has he not noticed Palace have been dreadful as well.

Muto is the new Frank Pingel.

This is absolute dog shite tbf. You’ll need to stay up to the end of MOTD to catch the ‘highlights’.

I wonder if May is playing a strategy to best allow the Tories to recover. She knows the following: 1 - The Tories can't push Remain or soft Brexit and remain credible/electable. 2 - Chequers was really the only chance she had of saving the economy given that she wasn't prepared to deviate from 1. 3 - If she puts the message over as Chequers or nothing, she's basically forcing the EU to be the ones to say 'nothing', and therefore is laying the groundwork for them to be painted as the villains in the oncoming economic harm that will befall the nation. So then, it will be the EU's fault that Britain went to shit, and not her or the Tories. And she'll be counting on the fact that the British people stupid enough to vote Brexit in the first place will see the notion of blaming her to be equivalent to blaming themselves, something that their tiny minds and pride apparently cannot countenance. So I think she's heading for No Deal now - I don't think for a second she expects the EU to move on Chequers, I think she's putting the Tories above the nation. As for Labour, I agree with ewerk to a point, although I think they see it as more of an opportunity to rid the UK of the influence of whatever aspects of the EU they don't agree with rather than simply pragmatism to bring about a winnable election for Labour. I can see the logic there but it would be a slightly bizarre turn for a party that really doesn't seem to have had that level of strategic planning, and which on the face of it should genuinely care about people's livelihoods, rather than just paying them lipservice like the Tories. I thought McDonnell's comments about rejecting a second referendum on the basis that allowing one will stoke racist and far right inclinations was beyond pathetic. He's set that message up for the pro-Remain SJW lobby that genuinely seems fearful that we're on the cusp of a return to full blown Nazism in order to get them to pipe down about the EU.

He’s a far better finisher when it’s instinctive. Give him a second to think about it and he shits himself.

Couldn't have put it any better. Speaking of which:

Incidentally, have a look at what the probable next PM says here (Javid, if the blue rinse brigade can stomach a pakistani). He wants to use Brexit as an excuse to scrap workers rights, environmental protections, and pensions. And still people cant see through these cunts.

Well in HowmanHeyMam also.

Great news, mate

I’s shoot Ashley twice to make sure.

Two of them already dead mate so one would be enough

Not sure if I've posted it before but..... Queen Victoria gets shown around the field hospital in some far flung part of the empire to boost the morale of the wounded soldiers, a finely moustachioed Sergeant Major showing her around. (Wails, moans!) QV: "Oh my goodness! What is wrong with this poor fellow?" SM: (Shouting) "Hemorrhoids, Ma'am!" QV: "Oh dear. What is the medical treatment, Sergeant Major?" SM: (Shouting) "Wire brush and dettol, Ma'am! Scrub it out of 'em!" QV: "Oh dear, that sounds very painful. What are your hopes my good man?" Groaning Soldier: "Arrgh! Nnnnnn! To, (gasp) get better and, arghh....fight for Queen and country, your Majesty." QV: "ooh that's so nice of you, here's a medal for your bravery." She pins a medal on his chest and moves to the next bed. (More wails, moans and groans). QV: "Oh my goodness! What is wrong with this poor chap?" SM: (Shouting) "Crabs, Ma'am!" QV: "Oh my goodness. What is the medical treatment, Sergeant Major?" SM: (Shouting) "Wire brush and dettol, Ma'am! Scrub it out of 'em!" QV: "Oh dear, that sounds very painful. What are your hopes my good man?" 2nd Groaning Soldier: "Arrgh! Nnnnnn! To, (gasp) get better and, arghh....fight for Queen and country, your Majesty." QV: "ooh that's so nice of you too! Here's a well deserved medal for your bravery." She then moves on to the end bed and Wee Paddy of the Irish Guards. (More wails, moans and groans). QV: "Oh my goodness! What is wrong with this poor fellow? He doesn't look too well at all!" SM: (Shouting) "Tonsillitis, Ma'am!" QV: "Oh dear. What is the medical treatment, Sergeant Major?" SM: (Shouting) "Wire brush and dettol, Ma'am! Scrub it out of 'em!" QV: "Oh that sounds so very painful. What are your hopes my good man?" Paddy of the Irish Guards: "Arrgh! Nnnnnn! To, (gasp) get, (arrrgh) the wire brush and dettol before them Dorty bastards, Ma'am!"

Excellent! My Mam just had scans, bloods etc and there's no trace of her cancer cells after her Op and chemotherapy too. It's a relief.

How creepy does pardew look here?