Kitman

good news if true

Exactly. And if we turn down a top team no doubt he'll sulk and be shite again

We should be so lucky......

Titus offering advice to young players

San Lorenzo can go fuck themselves. It's absolutely outrageous how they've behaved, trying to pick our captain for free by trading off his personal issues. Stump up 20 mill or fuck right off !!!

Flair player apparently

Probably more like 7.2%

Mid table shite. Or shiter than that and Pardew sacked before xmas. Depending on how much I've had to drink

What percentage of that poll's respondents were mackems?

I wouldn't be sorry to see Tiote go anymore

The sort that Pardew won't play

It's sad that the Mail thinks a skanky tv show judge going to a party is news,,,,

tbh I can't stand another summer of seeing whether we can keep our "purples" as if that's some kind of fucking triumph and a substitute for improving the squad. I'd rather we sold Cabaye and Tiote after last season if I was sure we'd reinvest the money in the first team.

It's a sad state of affairs when we're happy there's no match on

I dunno how things are currently set up but imo elite referees should be full time, professionally schooled and trained, and paid really well. If they get old or shit then they should get the boot and someone else comes in to the elite group. They should rotate as linesmen so we don't get numpties running the line. They should get the full support of technology and key moments (goals, penalties etc) should be subject to review by a 3rd official. Performances should be continually assessed, there's too much at stake these days to leave it to the old way of doing things. I also think that any serious foul play or diving should be punished retrospectively whether or not seen by an official unless the transgressors were already punished for it during the match.

Would seem a strange decision to replace Pulis with Hughes if the former's departure was about the way they play football....

We're linked with Chris Samba by the Daily Star. Don't believe it myself, 29 years old and paid $100k a week apparently so fails on 2 of Ashley's usual criteria. I recall he was a good player at Blackburn though.

I wonder if he ever asks himself: "What would Benito have done?"

I think there's a good chance he'll be sacked by Christmas unless he changes his approach or his staff. His record suggests mediocrity and a man out of his depth in the big time, with 5th place being an aberration. I hope I'm wrong.

Looks like Pardew is staying. That being the case I'd like to see the coaching team restructured. Not good enough imo.

I think he's spot on in his comments. At the same time he doesn't need to do it through the press, he's playing to the stands again. It's a Brian Clough sort of approach but like you I doubt he has the managerial talent to carry it off or a Peter Taylor to sweep up behind him. I can't help but think this is going to end in disaster He's also dreaming if he thinks he's going to buy his way out of trouble.....Short's done nothing but spunk away money since he bought that club and I expect he's had enough of that.

I don't think there is one

I can't see Benitez wanting to come to the toon. It's delusional imo

Shooting's too good for it. It should be beaten to death in a back alley with an empty bottle