No disrespect to the Championship but ...

[clapham_gull]

"No disrespect to the Championship but Newcastle are too big a club to be down there. I plan on being straight back up after next season."

I see Damien Duff has got in a "No disrespect to [team/league] but...." before the start of the season.

That's gotta to be a record for one of those hasn't it ?

 

[surrey jim]

one of those egg on face quotes written all over it

 

[The Phoenix]

It's a bit like "I'm not a racist but... [fascist comment which would make Hitler blush follows]"

The real issue is that Newcastle have been utter shite. People should probably focus on that, rather than how "big" a club Newcastle are.

 

[Worthai Seagull]

Some of these people need a huge reality check....and my god, the Newcastle players are going to get it. The club is so rotten ,so badly run, so many average players. I do feel for there wonderful fans though..They have had to put up with so much.... But sometimes this sort of thing needs to happen...its not the end of the world, its not a disaster, its not catastrophic....its football!
But, dont expect to go straight back up.....they will face 46 'Cup Finals'

 

[NF9]

Quotes like this are utter garbage, How can you say you dont deserve/ are to 'BIG' for to be in a particular league when YOU were part of the team that went down , and deserved to go down

 

[bristolseagull]

what a pure twat

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Newcastle have 15 players on 50K plus per week contracts withourt relegation clauses. Their income from the league will drop from £60 million to about £4 million. They raised £27 million through coprorate boxs, will they sell that against the smaller teams in the championship?

They will be a bigger fish in a smaller pond but their will be better equipped teams around them. Everyone will take a full allocation of away fans and play them like its a cup final.

Good luck Shearer, they would be better with Steve Coppell.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I just feel sorry for Burnley and their poor fans who will miss out on a trip to Newcastle next season.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Newcastle United = the next Leeds United

 

[Aristotle]

I do feel for there wonderful fans though..They have had to put up with so much....

I know they're passionate, but these are the same fans that hounded out Allardyce when they weren't playing 'beautiful' football after a few weeks. They need to take their fair share of the blame for the whole mess too.

 

[clapham_gull]

I just feel sorry for Burnley and their poor fans who will miss out on a trip to Newcastle next season.

There is always the Cup, but (with all due respect to Newcastle), Burnley may field a weakened side.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Newcastle must be odds on to go into administration , no chance of getting back in the Premier League with a 10 point deduction.

 

[Gav1901]

oh well shit happens

 

[clapham_gull]

I know they're passionate, but these are the same fans that hounded out Allardyce when they weren't playing 'beautiful' football after a few weeks. They need to take their fair share of the blame for the whole mess too.

They're running out of Messiahs in the North East though, I understand they are down to Ant and Dec.

 

[Aristotle]

They're running out of Messiahs in the North East though, I understand they are down to Ant and Dec.

They definitely can't afford their wages now!

 

[The Large One]

Next season...

Burnley v Hull City
Newcastle United v Scunthorpe United
Southampton v Leeds United

But which division is which...?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Some of these people need a huge reality check....and my god, the Newcastle players are going to get it. The club is so rotten ,so badly run, so many average players. I do feel for there wonderful fans though..They have had to put up with so much.... But sometimes this sort of thing needs to happen...its not the end of the world, its not a disaster, its not catastrophic....its football!
But, dont expect to go straight back up.....they will face 46 'Cup Finals'

I think a lot of the fans are as deluded as the rest of the club to be honest.

 

[shaolinpunk]

They're running out of Messiahs in the North East though, I understand they are down to Ant and Dec.

I would LOVE IT if Mike Ashley went crazy and made Ant and Dec co-managers

 

[mona]

The North East used to produce a huge number of quality players. Nowadays it is a long way behind East and SE London and Merseyside. How many current top level players come from the NE ? Carrick ?

I think this is a contributory factor. And I agree, the fans are deluded. They haven't been through what a lot of clubs like ours have.

 

[Deano's Invisible Pants]

I know they're passionate, but these are the same fans that hounded out Allardyce when they weren't playing 'beautiful' football after a few weeks. They need to take their fair share of the blame for the whole mess too.

Very true. Thy're a bit like Spurs in that totally irrationally, they think that they should always be in the top 5 playing great football. They could do a lot worse than get Big Sam back in now.