The Football League has ruled Massimo Cellino not a fit and proper owner and vetoed his takeover.

Taken them long enough to vote someone for this given the characters variously in charge at Birmingham, Coventry and others. So... seeing as the owners seem to have bet the farm on him taking over, what now?

#149458 The Lower League Thread

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Speculation that Neil Warnock is about to replace Billy Davies as Nottingham Forest manager.

#149153 Barclays Premier League 2013/14

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You're gonna win 7-6

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Aye Shepherd's planned extension was fairly pointless. Expanding it would be an interesting challenge with the shape of the land and all, but still pointless if attendance numbers don't justify it.

I dunno - there are plenty of sticks with which to beat Ashley with. The fact commercial income has halved since his arrival, signing a deal with Wonga.com when they paid less than Virgin Money and not signing players to preserve a top 6 challenge, for example. But with this one, its hard to get excited. Asset stripping in a football context would be something like Ashley selling the stadium, training ground and either the entire first team, or those that can be sold. Not quite what this land sale is.

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I swear that's a theory that's been going around for ages.

Plus, I'm pretty sure if St. James' Park is to be uniformally sized like the 2000 extension, they'd have to bulldoze a few dozen properties around it. So unless they'd do what Liverpool are doing and deliberate make people homeless, I doubt its going to be extended anyway.

#148863 Champions League 2013/14

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By Telegram Sam | On 20 March 2014 - 14:21 PM

I really hope United get Madrid or Bayern in the next round.

You got your wish.

If they go through I'll be amazed. Doubly so if they then follow it up with a home defeat to someone in the relegation zone.

PSG v Chelsea has the hallmarks of a decent tie.

#147764 Barclays Premier League 2013/14

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Man Utd have been shite

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I think it was more of a thing from LFC fans a few years back when they were top 4 regulars. Maybe not so much now given since 08/09 they've never looked like making a title challenge.

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Liverpool winning the league would be good purely because it would be impressive for a team to go from 7th to top in the space of year, not least given they have a defence with all the structural integrity of cardboard.

#147641 The Lower League Thread

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*double*

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By NiceLad | On 14 March 2014 - 18:16 PM

Sounds exactly how he's been over the last month with us, only saving grace is he's not match fit, so now he's here till the end of the season we might see an improvement

Yep, I just hope we're not paying much of his ridiculous wage

Well, I suppose a goal is as good as any tonic to get him moving. Admittedly the goal looked to have come from about a quarter of a yard out, but if it settles him down then I daresay its probably a godsend.

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By Poe | On 15 March 2014 - 22:38 PM

I hate Garth Crooks.

Said something along the lines of I'm dissapointed we've got goalline technology because that goal would have been given normally.

WHAT

I saw that while flicking through the BBC's min-by-min files. Is he taking the piss or what?

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I went to our game and I have absolutely no idea how on earth Howard Webb managed to miss Johnny Heitinga handling Krul's shot. But just as annoying was the fact Krul got closer than anyone after Fulham's goal.

Heitinga's 'goal' was a puzzling one - from my end of the ground I thought it had gone in and was equally puzzled as I couldn't see the disallowed follow-up through a crowd of confused fans. The margin that got it disallowed was ridiculous - I thought that would be a suitable margin to allow the goal. Even if, as according to the rules, it wasn't wholly over.

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By NiceLad | On 13 March 2014 - 20:24 PM

Blackburn fans, please tell me your desperate for Leon Best to come back and partner Rhodes?

I'm guessing the fact he's signed a loan extension means you're stuck with him.

#146776 Newcastle Thread

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Pardew's sanction: 3 game stadium ban, 4 game touchline ban, £60,000 fine and a warning.

#146764 What's the last thing you bought thread

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Last thing I bought - a tooth filling. The anesthetic still doesn't feel right.

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Of course not - Joe Kinnear would win the World Cup, or at least he'd said he could

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"Newcastle Utd's Dan Gosling admits FA charge in relation to multiple breaches of rule E8(b) for misconduct in relation to betting"

Oh joy. More bad news.

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Lescott looked to be interfering more than Gouffran did when we had a goal disallowed against MCFC 2 months back.

Demichelis maybe the one that gets the kicking most often (albeit sometimes deservedly) but why on earth has Dzeko suddenly become so talented at elaborately missing sitters?

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By Ninja | On 05 March 2014 - 12:36 PM

Nah, he thinks he's playing well.

If he really thinks he's playing well, he needs a bigger kick up the arse than I thought.

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No, of course not.

It'll probably get more than this did: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Alan-Pardew-receive-punishment-Yates-heabutt/story-20738068-detail/story.html

I suppose its the fact I didn't watch it live that's made me think "really?!". I mean, I first heard about it on my phone about an hour after it happened, as I was at the cinema during the game. Seeing the BBC Sport site say "headbutt" made me think it was like Zidane at the 2006 World Cup Final, not the sort of nudge he gave after being pushed in the first place. I accept he should get a ban as it was a pretty dumb thing to do, not least in a football stadium full of cameras, but it feels more underwhelming.

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Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has been given a five-game touchline ban for his half-time behaviour during last month's 2-2 draw with Leicester.

Apparently this has been handed out for pushing the ref and swearing at him heavily for not sending off the Leicester captain. I'd say that and the incident when Paul Ince was found guilty of throwing a bottle at a fan and pushing over/threatening the 4th official after a game was way worse than the antics of Pardew at Hull, yet he'll probably get the "made example of" extended stadium ban.

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Maybe this will be the kick up the arse Cleverley needs.