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Absolutely. When you think of great #10's you think of the likes of Zidane, Bergkamp, Cruyff, Lascelles.

Oh Sorry...thought you were the one going on about Merino. Apologies.

What? Merino was boss in that game. No offense but you and those sitting next to you need glasses.

Or Elliot Manquillo LeJuene Clark Gamez Shelvey Merino Ritchie Murphy Lascalles (?) Joselu

I don't see any reason why this can't work especially away from St. James' Park. Put Hayden the deeper of the three.

Didn't you say in your last podcast that you're into leather? The type with spikes and stuff? Or was I listening to a different podcast?

We're not fairleather fans like you and Fish.

The formation will most likely stay the same, no? Therefore Perez will most likely start behind what I suspect will be Gayle if Shelvey starts at CM.

Swansea vs Newcastle Sunday @ 11 am est 8 am PST We should expect LeJuene and Shelvey back in the starting lineup with Mbemba out injured. Probably Gayle starting up front if Shelvey starts. Just like two weeks ago please tight and compact defensively and take advantage of any chances we get. 0-0

Just saw that on youtube. Among football flops, that was the Michelangelo's David of dives.

Well, it will give Rafa four months to find a $5 million striker before he leaves.

Yeah, I agree with Fish that he needs a full-time witch doctor or something.

Two weeks from today around this time the mood of the fanbase will be firmly set. Games @ Swansea followed by a home game vs Stoke. My hope is that our results are reasonable, so the fans that go to the games concentrate on supporting the lads on the pitch and not get sidetracked to shouting and singing songs about Ashley out. If the mood is focused toward Ashley during games we're in big trouble.

Ashley will decline because it's for charity. I'm sure there are many charitable people out there that'll give you money to just walk up to him and knock him silly.

phone him up.

Newcastle finished the window with net spend lower than Championship teams. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-finished-transfer-window-13561444

Whatever. Llambias and now Charnley, who seems to know even less than Llambias.

What part of "no one can convince me" do you not understand? Why do billionaires buy sports franchises then? Why do dogs lick themselves? Whether they are making profit or not that particular season, money is made available to them. And in fat Mike's case, he is one of the lucky owners in this league for owning us, but he just chooses not to make the club great. As Keagen said, he knows nothing about football and Llambias knows even less.

So, the club didn't have the money to close the deals Rafa wanted?

No one can convince me that his club is not the cash cow flush with cash. We have sold big and bought cheap in the last few transfer windows. Out of ten years under Mike Ashley's reign eight of those have been in the Premier League. Until two years ago, St. James' Park was the 5th largest PL stadium by capacity. How on earth is it that we have "to sell in order to sign"? It's all bullshit. I've said it before and I'll say it again that Ashley is a robber baron. We deserve better and he should be called out on it in the media constantly.

As the great Richard Simmons once said: "SUCK MY DICK!"

Anyone know when the January window begins?

Oh sorry. 16 million accepted for Gayle by Fulham

Just saw something about 16 million bid to Fulham was accepted. Don't know how valid that report is, though.

Fulham bid for 16 million accepted? Anything to this rumor?