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Let's all laugh at Newcastle

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CHRIS HUGHTON is waiting in the wings to come in as Newcastle United caretaker boss for a third stint should Alan Shearer not get the green light from Mike Ashley to take charge.

This would most likely go down like a lead balloon on Tyneside, with fans being asked to part with their season ticket cash from today – 40 years to the day since United won the Fairs Cup.

Former Tottenham player Hughton took charge of United in the aftermath of Keegan-gate last September and again took the reins after Joe Kinnear when he suffered heart problems.

Hughton’s record in charge during the first stint was played four, lost four during what many Toon fans call Black September.

And when Kinnear was admitted to hospital just hours before the West Brom game in February, the win at the Hawthorns was as good as it got for the ex-White Hart Lane favourite.

Hughton then won just one game in six matches, meaning a tally of one victory in 10 games compared to Alan Shearer’s run of one win, two draws and five defeats when he came in to lift a demoralised and drained Magpies side on April 1.

Calls for Shearer to be installed as boss have been overwhelming since the season ended, with first- team stars Habib Beye, Sebastien Bassong, Steven Taylor, Steve Harper and Nicky Butt all giving their seal of approval, while Toon heroes Bobby Moncur, David Ginola, Pavel Srnicek, Rob Lee, Mick Martin, John Anderson and John Beresford have also backed Big Al.

However, the Chronicle understands that the current regime are unlikely to pour any more cash into the beleaguered club, with Shearer now out of contract and Joe Kinnear also seeing his deal expire on the final day of the Premier League season.

Fellow coach Colin Calderwood is also out of contract with United, while goalkeeping coach Paul Barron has a year left to run on his current deal and would probably be the man to assist Hughton.

And, after asking 120 local staff to clear their desks, managing director Derek Llambias appears content to work with the resources that remain at St James’s Park – including London-born Hughton.

Hughton is understood to have two years left on his Toon contract and is the favourite to take pre-season training on July 1, unless Shearer is offered the chance to continue what he has started at the club’s training HQ.

The Chronicle approached United for a comment on the situation from Llambias today, but the former casino boss refused an opportunity to relay information across to fans who received their season ticket renewal packs today. We asked:

:: WHAT is the latest on the managerial situation given that the club are now 19 days away from pre-season training?

:: WHY there has there been a prolonged silence from the owner?

:: AND, on the day that season tickets renewal forms are released, what are the incentives for fans to renew?

However, we are still waiting for those answers from Mr Llambias, who last spoke to the Chronicle 10 days ago.

Meanwhile, after Sebastien Bassong expressed his wish to quit Newcastle today via the French newspaper L’Equipe, it has emerged that he is not on the fire sale list circulated by leading agency First Artists who are acting for United.

Indeed the players who United have instructed not to sell include Bassong, Steve Harper, Tim Krul, Fraser Forster, Nicky Butt, Damien Duff, Steven Taylor and Habib Beye.

But while the rest of the squad are up for grabs, it remains to be seen whether United could resist any money offers for the likes of Bassong, Taylor and Beye, with several top-flight clubs carefully monitoring the situation and looking for potential bargains.
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Fuck me, the chronicle make it sound like She-ra's record is amazing compared to Hughton's. It's not, it's f***ing SHITE, just Hughton's was a bit shiter. And I like the bit about continue what he started :lol::lol::lol:.

Also the need to explain that Chris Hughton is London born, do these fools not get it ?????
 
from today's 'fiver' letter section...

"I've just returned from Crete and saw thousands of Geordies wearing Newcastle shirts. How ironic that they wear them on the beach in 90-degree heat but not in the cold on the terraces watching their side get relegated. I hope this letter doesn't offend Tim Readman" - Danny Lloyd.

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shaun61 said:
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enjoy:lol:
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can anyone find the video...i cant like!


edit - trust me to completely miss the massive thread solely on this subject :oops:
 
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Lek said:
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can anyone find the video...i cant like!


edit - trust me to completely miss the massive thread solely on this subject :oops:
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proof that not all Mags are arrogant tossers -

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Monkeyspunk said:
Fuck me, the chronicle make it sound like She-ra's record is amazing compared to Hughton's. It's not, it's f***ing SHITE, just Hughton's was a bit shiter. And I like the bit about continue what he started :lol::lol::lol:.

Also the need to explain that Chris Hughton is London born, do these fools not get it ?????
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Mary can't do any wrong with those daft geordie feckers ! Only hope the fools give the Poppins the job.
 
dundeemackem said:
I'm glad you posted that, it was taken off youtube. Love it
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aye, it was only on youtube for a week or so before being removed but thankfully i had already downloaded it through realplayer so that i could watch it when not connected to the internet, thus i just fired it onto that dailymotion site and anytime it gets removed from there, i'll put it onto another site- class video like, whoever made it is a legend
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
aye, it was only on youtube for a week or so before being removed but thankfully i had already downloaded it through realplayer so that i could watch it when not connected to the internet, thus i just fired it onto that dailymotion site and anytime it gets removed from there, i'll put it onto another site- class video like, whoever made it is a legend
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