paul c..well said , i agree,think ashley is best­ chairman they have had, he's done a really good­ job! dont see anyone blaming shearer for taking them­ down, or keegan, its just ashleys fault??

I have no opinion either for or against Newcastle. I­ think from an outsider looking in most fans just find­ the whole scenario kind of surreal and due to the lack­ of real footbal or even interesting football stories­ are latching onto the whole "Newcastle in a­ mess" train just for something to do.

Personally­ I can't believe the amount of Abuse Ashley gets,­ from my perspective he hasn't actually done that­ much wrong, I'd blame the players and the managment­ staff before Ashley.

Also why the obssession with­ Shearer. He is the greatest English Centre Forward­ i've seen in my life time but as a manager­ seriously underperformed. I know he only had 8 games­ and they wern't his players but even someone who­ only has a short time with a team can install some­ spirit and drive yet they looked totally uninterested­ against Villa, that passion comes first and formost­ from the manager, regardless of experience.

I would­ love to see Newcastle and my own team (WBA) back in the­ big time but feel that until you get the "AShley­ has done us so wrong" monkey off your back that­ will never happen.

Good Luck (Apart from opening­ fixture) next season.

How embarrassing is that score-line? For Orient,­ substitute Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Blackpool,­ Sheffied United, Sheffield Wednesday, Notts Forest,­ Ipswich Town et al. Relaity bites, eh lads? HA Ha Ha­ Ha Ha.

Alright KGA perhaps i was a bit harsh kid when you come­ down to Bristol i'll buy you a proper cider kid­ Nova Scotia its 5 mins from the ground you'll love­ it best of luck for the season ahead kid

i just want to say.... hahahahahahahahahahahahaha­ hohohohohohohohohohohohoho heheheheheheheheheheehehehe­ oh jeeezzzz, my stomach hurts...... hahahahahahahahaha,­ oh god that was good.

I'm not in any way anti Newcastle (Liverpool fan)­ but live in the newcastle area now and lets be honest­ the squad are an­ embarrassment.......Harper,Krul,Beye,Bassong,Taylor,Bar­ ton(when not suspended), Butt and Martins are ok to­ good players but as you can only play one gk at a time,­ Bassong and Beye want away, Taylor needs an experienced­ head next to him to bring out his true potential­ (Campbell or Hyypia would have been ideal),Barton is a­ good player but seems to be addicted to controversy,­ Butt has 2 years max left in him and Martins­ doesn't seem interested anymore means it­ doesn't look good.....add this to players such as­ Coloccini (Looked like another Boumsong or­ Bramble),Nolan (looks a good stone over weight),Jonas­ (good 50% of the time, awful the other 50%),Duff (4­ years past his peak) and Enrique (has potential but­ wants away) all who cost you a fortune in fee and wages­ and it's all doom and gloom. If a manager was put­ in charge I really believe he would have had a massive­ clear out by now as it was clear last season only a few­ really cared about the club, I also find it amusing how­ apart from Beye and Bassong (2 players who done well­ last season) no one has asked for a­ transfer......couldn't be because none of the­ players had relegation wage reduction clauses in their­ contracts could it??? getting paid the same to play­ Doncaster and Blackpool as they were to play Liverpool­ and Man Utd.

john connely (stop saying stuff in brackets)

Sean A, attend, you really are a knockout

HI Cameron, soz I went missing: tes, we lost to­ Benfica, that Leyton orient of Portugal...BUT we beat­ Athletico Madrid...ah, life in the fast lane....

"Breaking NEWS" Billy Smart has put a offer­ in to buy Newcastle , he explained to a reporter , with­ the amount of clowns and comedy coming out of Newcastle­ they were becoming a major threat to his world wide­ circus . And he liked there new Bananas in Pyjamas­ strip .

Sean A , I am a sunderland fan, we are guests on the­ newcastle page, I and many like me come on here for the­ banter and jokes with the newcastle fans, as they do on­ our pages, so lets keep it civil there is no place on­ here for abuse, so please keep it clean, thanks

hahahaha adrian spot on

vanessa,, complete twatt!!! hahaha! 6-1 ­ hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaHAHH­ AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA!!!

adrian..and why would most of picked newcastle??

if you could of picked any club for this to happen to,­ most would of picked newcastle. There a big­ CHAMPIONSHIP club are they, are they f*&k.­ You'll not be going anywhere next season. How funny­ was it in villa park when they showed that massive fat­ b*(*&rd crying, priceless

Sean A rsehole - the problem is, you NEVER talk about­ 'footy' you idiot!
Until you actually start­ talking about football, instead of hurling nasty,­ spiteful insult after insult, i will continue to mock­ and laugh at your serious lack of intelligence and your­ appalling literacy . . . you chump!

again newcastle will struggle cos the team our c r ­ a p

lol bannana in pajamas
BREAKING NEWS: CHRIS HUGHTON­ WANTS NEW FACES IN THE SQUAD, BARTON WANTS ONE FOR­ HE'S IS THUCKED UP.

jeff717...owen scoring 2 goals is no surprise,i mean he­ is playing in a far better team,only an idiot would­ disagree,dont think his heart was ever in newcastle.