Howay

Aye think we're seeing a new battle in Lee's life.

Fully agree on all points, especially the bit where you mention he has probably ran out of blokes he knows who can come in and take over for him. It's just a joke them trying to cover their incompetence by saying they're conducting what seems to be the most exhaustive search for the perfect manager in football history when their track record in that department has been the one of the most haphazard in football. Aye the argument is that Charnley and Carr are in control so it's different but I'm still not confident of that, if Carr was so highly thought of why was Kinnear able to walk in and instantly cancel the free transfer of Douglas, something Carr had been working on for fucking years. Our run up to March is a rough one when you look at recent results and the 6 games from March into April are nothing short of a fucking nightmare, we need someone that can manage a team and can win tactical battles Carver isn't capable of either. Agree as well that Carver is the Hughton gamble but that he also holds none of Hughton's ability.

Aye, the whole "it just shows that we back our man when we have him so make no plans in case he leaves" argument is utter shite as him walking out proves because the statement depends on you losing faith in him and chucking him being the only way he could ever leave, so if they actually thought or believed that they are utterly incompetent as you say. It's the whole Carroll, Cabaye etc issues all over again, either no forward planning whatsoever because they simply don't want change or they're going to risk the cheaper option and see how it plays out. It makes me feel Ashley plays a much larger hand than he/they let on as this situation is somewhat similar to the one that ended with Hughton's appointment, he was caretaker manager for a good portion of that Championship season with no appointment being made and that was under a different bloke than Charnley. They should have had a list of blokes that they would feel is right for the job in case Pardew left anything less than that is incompetent tbh. Even if their plan all along was to basically hope Carver can limp to the end of the season and even hope he turns out to be capable in the same way Hughton did it's ridiculous.

Aye about time tbh. "It’s as if, insultingly, Mike Ashley and his immediate inferiors believe if they say nothing, nobody will notice just how contrary to the spirit of competition this club has become." They have been correct in believing that though, all you have to do is listen to most pundits and you'd think everything was rosy and Newcastle fans are just deluded whiners. The stuff Lineker come out with the other week surprised me as it's one of the first times I've heard a notable person come out and say something like that, even Shearer avoids saying things of that nature.

It's the shit that clings onto the hair up your bum. So an apt description of our club, with the arse being the club and the clinging winnets would be Pardew, Charnley, Carver etc.

They also have the additional revenue stream of employees paying for parking. Like Ewerk and HF have said I think their finances have been a bit of a disaster in recent years.

Have they sold them half season tickets yet? They'll be selling them just before the announcement if they haven't. Penfold is a right winnet like, still cant get over his interview man. How much information could they possibly need to collect about candidates?

They spent a fair whack of it mind

Why would you go through with that bet man? What a winnet, I'd just be like fuck that man better to look less of a 'Lad' or whatever ridiculous status he thought was on the line if he didn't go through with it then be stuck with that on your arm for life.

"As they edge towards decision" it's more like a twenty mile crawl over broken glass, they've had ample fucking time to appoint someone by now man how much time do they really need? Hull, Stoke, Palace, City then Villa is the run into March with Hull and Palace being the most likely points but they're both away from home I really fear 2-3 points from that bunch under Carver. Leaving us under 31 points with 11 games to go including Man utd, Everton, Arsenal, Mackems, Liverpool and Spurs (all in a run of games as well), we'll be in real trouble if Carver is still in charge by that point.

This fucking club man.

We have hardly any staff, I'd think the post Allardyce clear out would take some beating tbh. Footballs unbelievable when you think of the money useless pricks like Carver and Stone are on.

Honestly that's utterly pathetic from the admission that they had no contingency plan no matter how shit Pardews performance was onward. They act like they are cool and calm planners but then basically say they had no plan in place in case anything happened with their manager, fucking losers, utter fucking losers. "I hope that by the end of this week I will have a better indication of where we sit." Fucking hell that means absolutely nothing at all. Also talking about how bringing forward the intended summer signings the other year was at a significant cost, how much is that significant cost? Gouffran was about half a million, Sissoko and Haidara were about 2m each (with Sissoko apparently waiving away his bonus with Toulouse to push through the move), Debuchy and Mbiwa were 5m or so but I can't see how they would have been much cheaper in the summer and we sold Debuchy on for a decent profit anyway, what a boring way to look at a football club. "the worst thing I could do is over-promise and under-deliver" He doesn't have to over-promise to fulfill the second part of that statement. I know we all pretty much assumed this is how they thought (and they have said sort of similar in the past with regards to the cups etc) but it's still depressing to just hear it flat out said. I've never liked glory hunters but I'd be hard pressed to think a kid was wrong to grow up and support Chelsea or Man City or something with this lot in charge. No matter how shit the club from where you're from (or have a connection with etc all you out of towners, although you're a bigger bunch of sadists than us lot from Newcastle) you stick with them but this is different they just want to run it as a complete and utter business with no ambition besides that.

We've been linked to this lad before, think he was canny last year when we were after him as he had a good run of goals but seems to have had a rough season this year going by what Andrew says. I think we'll only get him if Cisse leaves mind.

Nail on the head tbh. Carver was basically there to provide a link between the players and the manager it would seem, the bloke has temper tantrums like a five year old and what seems like very little tactical nous, he's just not cut out for it basically. I think we're in real trouble if he is in charge until the end of the season as I don't see him picking up many points let alone the 18 or so it'll take.

Aye Neville done a whole thing about how if there is any type of contact it's not a dive.

The dog doesn't seem to mind though.

The scary part is I could actually see him thinking most of this stuff.

They can enjoy the inevitable "Turf Moor is a taff place to have to go"

The Gambler, meh tbh.

Yup, they definitely rush players back and have done for a while. We've also got a staff that looks like they'd have an outdated view on training techniques with people like Carver and Stone running the show, so I definitely agree they'll be running like a cross country team tbh.

They have a friendly rivalry with Portsmouth, I say friendly as since we're doing stereotypes all southerners are far too soft to do proper rivalries and are merely disgruntled with each other.

Aye must be tough answering phones all day, leaves little time to listen to what Alan Carr's dad has to say about some player he thinks will be good for us.

Maybe he's off on holiday, the last bloke in his role used to take a nice break around this time of the year.