What did we expect...

[Zippity]

I wouldn't be surprised if Rafa resigns in the morning

I don't think he will. He's clearly-and rightly-pissed off at our lack of 'correct' business but today is a legacy of that rather than a 'final straw' type situation. If he was going to go I think it would have been before today; the next window is another matter....

[toonlegend]

Keith Downie
Understand Newcastle are finished for business in this window, despite De Jong, Rivière, Krul, Lazaar & Hanley all leaving in the last week.

it would appear that that is that !


have an early night lads

[kingstonbob]

Its the same old. Ashley gambling on us having enough points on 1 Jan so he doesn't have to spend anything. Even if we are in the bottom three it'll be the battle cry that ends with a whimper again and protestations that the players we wanted were too expensive. The man is a complete and utter fat fkn cnut and his mate the fat fkn weeble is even worse in my eyes. Reporter in the chronicle says we've a £11 million net spend. That is fkn atrocious. There are numerous championship clubs who have spent way more than that. How can Fulham afford £15 million never mind 18 and we cant spend that? Pathetic again.
The rollercoaster starts again with NUFC seat belt buckle faulty. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

[trinitoon]

Lots deals are collapsing.

Sanchez
Van Dyke
etc..

[ashingtoon62]

Its the same old. Ashley gambling on us having enough points on 1 Jan so he doesn't have to spend anything. Even if we are in the bottom three it'll be the battle cry that ends with a whimper again and protestations that the players we wanted were too expensive. The man is a complete and utter fat fkn cnut and his mate the fat fkn weeble is even worse in my eyes. Reporter in the chronicle says we've a £11 million net spend. That is fkn atrocious. There are numerous championship clubs who have spent way more than that. How can Fulham afford £15 million never mind 18 and we cant spend that? Pathetic again.
The rollercoaster starts again with NUFC seat belt buckle faulty. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Its £5 fkn million the Chronic conveniently forgot to put the £6 million we got for Gibson,off Everton in to their sums..Wa nkers as weel,there will be ar5e licking articles from Ryder amd his mates in the morning.Whereas they should be reaming the fat kernt...

[pboromag]

Well if rafa was serious about getting players in he wouldnt have been on a jolly yesterday

he would have been with charnley persuading players to come here

he confuses everyone does rafa
tells plsyers they can go and then plays them

tells players they have no future and puts them on the bench
tells goalies they must stay and force their way into the first team whilst publicly looking for a goalie

trys and sells gayle and then expects him to get the goals we need to stay up

i didnt expect anyone in when i saw he was of on a jo;;y

commited to us
i dont think so

[kingstonbob]

Pboro. This is the same M O that has followed Ashley's on many a transfer window. He said that players needed to be shown the door and the wage bill reduced. That's what has happened and hey ho he has gone back on his word. He has continually tied Rafas hands by putting out that he was looking at selling up/then part of the club for investment to waste a month or so - then nothing (what a surprise), didnt instruct his monkey Charnley to do everything to get Hanley et al out first if the wages etc was his gripe. Rafa clearly said from the start who he wanted Mangala, Reina, Perez, Fernandino but they didn't get any of them so we've ended up getting 3/4th level targets. We now have no natural left back cover for Dummett who is injured! Dress it up how you want but Ashley and Charnley have seriously had us over again with a pitiful £11 million net spend. Do you not think that is pathetic, embarrassing and typical of the fkn weasels?

[toonlegend]

Pboro. This is the same M O that has followed Ashley's on many a transfer window. He said that players needed to be shown the door and the wage bill reduced. That's what has happened and hey ho he has gone back on his word. He has continually tied Rafas hands by putting out that he was looking at selling up/then part of the club for investment to waste a month or so - then nothing (what a surprise), didnt instruct his monkey Charnley to do everything to get Hanley et al out first if the wages etc was his gripe. Rafa clearly said from the start who he wanted Mangala, Reina, Perez, Fernandino but they didn't get any of them so we've ended up getting 3/4th level targets. We now have no natural left back cover for Dummett who is injured! Dress it up how you want but Ashley and Charnley have seriously had us over again with a pitiful £11 million net spend. Do you not think that is pathetic, embarrassing and typical of the fkn weasels?

he wasn't on a ****ing jolly so stop being an arsehole.

charnley does the negotiating signing of the papers so everything boils down to charnley failing again.... now whether that was because of ashleys effin lawyer sticking his oar in and making it impossible for charnley to do rafas bidding remains to be seen yet,

[Ragatino]

Well if rafa was serious about getting players in he wouldnt have been on a jolly yesterday

he would have been with charnley persuading players to come here

he confuses everyone does rafa
tells plsyers they can go and then plays them

tells players they have no future and puts them on the bench
tells goalies they must stay and force their way into the first team whilst publicly looking for a goalie

trys and sells gayle and then expects him to get the goals we need to stay up

i didnt expect anyone in when i saw he was of on a jo;;y

commited to us
i dont think so

Funny thing is that 'jolly' was actually a meeting of Elite managers. Which means that our recently promoted club is rubbing shoulders the Juve, Real, Bayern, PSG, Man U etc etc.

Rafa opens doors other managers do not. The negotiations were on-going and in the hands of the club's MD not the manager at that point.

Regardless of your opinion of the fat waiter, his attendance at the managers meeting is excellent for the club. As it gives NUFC a little bump in status.

Real fans of the club appreciate the benefit of being involved in that event. Plastic fans will make negative comments about the club being involved in this kind of event.


None of our previous managers since the late great SBR was involved in such meetings. None of the recent previous managers ever will.

Be grateful we have such a high profile manager & that he is obviously committed to building a squad and has massive ambition our famous old club.

Small minded people can't comprehend the bigger picture.

Good luck to the small minded, once the preserve of the local pub. Propping up the bar as the local knob head now sadly polluting the wider social conversation with their blinkered, poorly considered mutterings.

I don't hate or get angry by these people, I pity them.