Haydnator

We've upgraded ever so slightly the quality but not added any depth and haven't progressed the squad.

That's fair but people don't get rich enough to pay for and run PL football clubs by being ethical about it. A Russian coming in and throwing cash around on players for Rafa will no doubt excite many fans, just like SJH did for KK in the PL. It would get the feeling that the club is well alive and still can tick, because when NUFC ticks it fucking ticks, like.

Michael James Wallace Ashley.

Considering staying on anyway. I actually love the bloke. Please can a takeover just materialise out of thin air please, ffs. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6029183/Benitez-reveals-Newcastle-players-frustrated-lack-business-summer.html

The club is dying with Ashley here. Hate the "careful what you wish for" and "better the devil you know" lines personally, the fact that the soul of NUFC has been sapped to the point of anything barely existing there is enough of a reason to give someone else a crack. In terms of assuming there is even the tiniest bit of truth in this, the only Russian in football with money I know whom is without full control of a club is Usmanov, who wants rid of his Arsenal shares. Even still, a buyer will need to call Ashley's bluff. The bloke is such a cunt he'll be desperate to get a feeling that he's 'winning' the deal. Horrid bastard.

Hung, drawn and quartered. Each of the four quarters nailed to the roofs of each of the four stands of SJP. Cunt.

Wasn't necessarily aiming the thinking protests do nowt at you, just seen other posts hinting at it. The fact that many are getting involved in actually doing something instead of sitting on their arse not doing a single thing, disapproving of the things that are being done. It's tedious and creates division which is what Ashley wants.

It will but it won't whilst Rafa's here and I include myself in that though if a collective boycott was organised for a designated match a la Spurs 3 years ago me and my dad would join in. Problem with that is large scale, and by that I mean quasi whole stadium protest like a boycott won't happen until post Rafa. Large scale action needs to happen now. And I think it's shortsighted to claim that protests do nothing, just about Sky money, he doesn't give a fuck etc. I don't think that's true. Cardiff (h) walkout - alright money spent on players during summer SackPardew during Hull (h) - Announcement of Jonas' cancer via Bishop and press releases just before the game BoycottSpurs - Most active windows and highest net spend under Ashley in following seasons

Well this is cathartic.

Cracking run out for the lads. Sign some players you mongs.

Has a 17,000 majority. Doubt she needs it.

Rees-Mogg is a cunt. Dresses and acts like a late 19th century aristocratic with the political views to match. Strokey nonce.

another forrin. fuck sake sign the papers mrs may. /CT

We pay in lump sums but accept instalments for our own players. It's absolutely brainless and wouldn't surprise me if it's deliberate sabotage.

Yep. Except us.

I'd much, much rather he took money out of the club whilst allowing it to operate rather than the bullshit 'I charge no interest, aren't I generous?' state of nothingness we have now.

We only need 3 players to kick on ffs, it's baffling. A striker, CB and a backup full back and we can kick on. Don't even think we need a no.10 as we created chances a plenty last season, it's putting them away that was our problem. The twats dithered and didn't bother increasing the offer for Pléa, one of Rafa's top targets allegedly and a player that would've excited me and a few other fans had we signed him and missed out to a midtable Bundesliga side. Now we're going for Rondon. It's beyond anger now for me, it's complete boredom. Hopefully I get into uni next year as I can't be arsed with this shitshow for much longer.

A buyer needs to come in and call his bluff. I can't see anything else getting rid of him. People talk about wanting relegation(s); when we go down he "loans" the club his money to cover costs for transfers/wages for promotion and once we go up the cycle starts again. The club is just in limbo, going nowhere whilst he remains.

Wonder if Mako approves of the #IfRafaGoesWeGo movement. Probably not because it's not one of his ideas.

Hope I'm wrong, obviously. What's needed for him to fuck off out of our club is him dying (hopefully soon and painfully) or someone to call his bluff and, Dr King Schultz style, make an offer so ridiculous he'd be forced to consider it. And I don't think that's around the corner, as much as I want it to be.

He's here till he dies.

New kits are decent. The away one is lush. Shame that they're charging £60 for it. Wankers. Anyway, was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy the kit below? I am aware the season which it is from was absolutely lifting which is probably the reason so few of them are kicking about, but I like the kit itself. Unfortunately the only ones I can find are sans the Greenall's sponsor. I would like one with the sponsor on it, it adds authenticity imo. Anyway, does anyone know where I could find one?

More or less the same view inside SJP, 20 years apart.