Alsorunners

[ex_pat_magpie]

It comes back to the Newcastle acronym I came up with during one mind-numbing game years ago. We were in Level 7 at the time after losing our seats in the Milburn corner (ironically, during night games, the way the light reflected off the glass overlooking the corner of Barrack Road and Strawberry Place made it look like there was a training pitch down there-cue fantasising about having that kind of setup)..we'd already played I-spy with every landmark you could see (and there are loads) and worked out that Shola was making £50 for every step he took on the pitch so during one of the long, hunched over elbows-on-knees, chin-on-hands periods, this horribly accurate acronym wormed its way into my conscious thought from deep in my subconscious....

Never Ever Win Cups And Some Times Lose Everything

That last part suddenly fits perfectly...

Fuck's sake, man. Where on earth do we go from here?

We wait until Ashley goes, it may be sooner it may be later but there is a momentum and it will happen.

Since my first match in short trousers, a friendly against Middlesborough in 1946, first game after the war, I've lived through dozens of managers and more than half a dozen owners, and that period covers almost 60% of the club's existence since 1892.

I can think of a few good managers during this period but very few good owners, Ashley being by far the bloodsucking worst, and this is unbelievable as he is by far the richest and the one who was in a position to have transformed us into world beaters had he had the sense and ambition to grasp the chance he had.

Under decent stewardship the success of the club could have dwarfed his lovechild CrapDirect and he could have had most of the credit for it as well as all of the benefits ensuing. Alas down to stupidity this was not to be so we look to the future which will benefit you younger supporters.

I'm convinced the next owners will emerge soon and grasp the potential that there is here and set the ball rolling.

Remember before Bill Shankly took over at Liverpool they had always been mediocre and in Everton's shadow and in his first interview stated "Have patience, it will be years before we can emulate Everton" but it only took one season and he was only manager.

I strongly feel that because of the Ashley failure the new owners will be encouraged to build and succeed and will grasp the potential that there is here.

Just imagine the problems the supporters would have getting a hold of gold dust season tickets if and when that takes of.

We have been both patient and impatient over the thir**** years of the tenure of the fat useless shytehawk, so I'm sure the next successful phase will be earlier than that.

If nothing else have faith in the club until it happens.

PS don't know why it rejects the word thirte-en

[malamoto]

Its hard to be an also ran when your not allowed to join the race.