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So stop whinging (again) and just tell me what the long term damage is. We (hopefully) will be back up in a few months on a much stronger financial footing.

They've said sorry.... get over it. Didnt Shepherd call Newcastle women dogs and laugh at the fans because he could rip them off with £5 tat shirts and then slag off Shearer???? When? And even if they did a snivelling, mealy-mouthed, insincere apology hardly makes up for the long-term damage they've done to NUFC. Dodgy, untrustworthy, classless liars who've made a packet selling sweatshop-made polyester tat to chavs, with no connection to the area? No thanks. Long term damage has yet to be proved and could infact be quite the opposite. So you will only settle for Geordie owners? So getting relegated is good for a club? That'll be a comfort to Hull and Portsmouth fans. Given the choice, I'd rather have owners who had an emotional connection to the club. You said long term damage. I dont yet see any long term damage. Infact a lot would say getting back up leaner and meaner is a blessing. But please tell me what the long term damage is? I am trying to understand some of the doom mongers, honest.

January? I'd love to know how he successfully laid foundations for the club to survive the Premier League next season in January. What I see is a bunch of average players who will probably look out of depth and ineffective next season. Now thats a totally different question to what you asked now isnt it? What I asked was what is bolded which is pretty much what I was getting at in my second post (as well you know). In January, promotion was still very likely and as a result, we should have been signing players with some upside for the Premiership rather than whatever was available (Leon Best springs to mind). This season is still clearly part of the rebuilding process with regards to the squad and we're still a weaker side than we were when we were relegated; Not that I was expecting bona-fide Premiership players but when you're signing Coventry City rejects and whatever Portsmouth couldn't afford to pay, what makes you think that he's going to spend £15 million in the summer on real quality? I'm expecting some more Portsmouth exiles and whatever we can get from the likes of Villa/Spurs, certainly not the 5-6 first teamers we'd need, on top of assured back-up. The bit in red is also what you asked which I answered. January was about assuring promotion The summer will be about surviving our first year back up. Villa and spurs cast offs may be just what we need to survive.

A picture paints a thousand words I'll have the same bet with you. I'll pay £40 to a charity of your choice if I lose. You stop posting for 6 months if I win. I don't believe that's the same bet But instead of paying both £40 an account of Pud and I, why not just agree with Pud's £80? Incidentally why do you want me to stop posting? Sick of the fact that I won't agree with the complete bollocks you're preaching? As for January being 'rebuilding' we bought Leon Best for fuck's sake. So I've got to agree to Puds bet but you dont have to agree to mine. :icon_lol: Says it all really Craig

They've said sorry.... get over it. Didnt Shepherd call Newcastle women dogs and laugh at the fans because he could rip them off with £5 tat shirts and then slag off Shearer???? When? And even if they did a snivelling, mealy-mouthed, insincere apology hardly makes up for the long-term damage they've done to NUFC. Dodgy, untrustworthy, classless liars who've made a packet selling sweatshop-made polyester tat to chavs, with no connection to the area? No thanks. Long term damage has yet to be proved and could infact be quite the opposite. So you will only settle for Geordie owners?

January? I'd love to know how he successfully laid foundations for the club to survive the Premier League next season in January. What I see is a bunch of average players who will probably look out of depth and ineffective next season. Now thats a totally different question to what you asked now isnt it?

A picture paints a thousand words I'll have the same bet with you. I'll pay £40 to a charity of your choice if I lose. You stop posting for 6 months if I win.

Fast having very little to say about any alternative or a decent counter argument. Just the usual wine wine wine. TBH

Manager appointed to gain promotion Manager backed in January window Major players not sold in January you've overstepped the WUM marker CT. Tedious in the extreme now. Talk about the Halls and Shepherd ffs, now THEY gave us something worth supporting. Im talking about the current Leazes , not fucking history. Hall and Shepherd are as relevant to today as Malcolm McDonald.

stop harping on about Ashley man. Talk about a board who gave us a good team and signed top players..... <_< :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: Pot and all that

They've said sorry.... get over it. Didnt Shepherd call Newcastle women dogs and laugh at the fans because he could rip them off with £5 tat shirts and then slag off Shearer????

Manager appointed to gain promotion Manager backed in January window Major players not sold in January

Someone who mouthed off left right and centre about how good Ashley was for the club but when put on the spot by Pud and asked to put his money where his mouth was (for charity) he suddenly didn't seem so confident.. Very confident but money is money for some of us. £40 to charity seems fair to me.

Ok, lets cut the shit. Fuck off bleeding hearts, fuck off FM2010 and fuck off Freddy Shepherd. The 60th RICHEST man in the UK currently owns us. The 60th RICHEST man in the UK currently owns us. The 60th RICHEST man in the UK currently owns us. The 60th RICHEST man in the UK currently owns us. Most enjoyed his ownership under Mort Most revelled in his decision to appoint Keegan Lots took his money in the big market And............Then he fucked up. Most reasonable people realise a lot of this was down to his faith in Llambias to run the show. Ashley was busy trying to stabalise his retail empire during the worst recession in living memory. He fucked up. Get over it for fucks sake. We were heading for the rocks under Shepherd, regardless of what Leazes would have you believe. Too much debt Too many journeymen Too many spent sponsorship deals Too many players on rediculous wages. Regardless of all that has gone on......He is still the owner and still the 60th richest person in the UK. It is time to stop the childish abuse It is time to stop trying to second guess every financial decision It is time for the minority to grow up and get behind the club, owner and all. He has apologised for his mistakes. He has stabalised the club. He has been proved right in his decision to appoint Hughton He has backed Hughton in January We are on course for a return to the premiership. Stop fucking moaning you miserable bunch of twats.

Tell us the best lower league player and your best trick on FIFA 10 or you'll be next. Never seen it, dont know what it is or what you do so i guess im fucked.

Younger than you , you old fucker

your problem is with me? Who are you?

Another poster hounded out by the FM2010 committee no doubt?

Like I say, now that you deem us good enough to get your custom back then give it a go, fiver says you dont sit in the same seat twice. NUST????? NUFC. Now that youve randomly decided to end your self imposed boycott (just in time for the promotion party). Nothing random in it. You asked me too and as I always do as you say I agreed

Not at all but i do think we will spend about 15-20mil in the summer...we HAVE to and he knows that! Totally spot on. Ashley won't risk relegation again AND has the cash to do what needs to be done. Ok then, money where your mouth is. £14m is the set point, £20 per million either way, winner chooses the charity. If he spends £10m you pay £80, if he spends £20m I pay £120. You never know he might show hes a billionaire and spend £100m then Id be fucked Its a canny idea, the only downside is I think poor Chris's bottle might go having to spend £10 million. And I wouldnt want to take your money off you, what with a little un on the way and all. If he spends less than 15 million I will donate £40 to the charity of your choice.

Like I say, now that you deem us good enough to get your custom back then give it a go, fiver says you dont sit in the same seat twice. NUST?????

Well...and im not supporting him for one second btw, but he spent 5.5mil in january which is typically where u spend less than in the off season, so if that is anything to go by then i expect him to spend a bit more in the summer. They have already identified that we need another striker and midfielder. Money will be spent, how much is anyones guess but it NEEDS to be the bare minimum of 15mil...remember we will be going up with a smaller wage bill, lower running costs and the bonus of higher gates and much more TV revenue. Dont be so pessimistic man. Well said

January?