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In the first instalment of this probably irregular series we go back to Monday’s Daily Mail. The paper that has probably excelled itself the most in scurrilous inaccuracy and general mischief this season! Have a read and see what you think, but here’s a few thoughts of mine to ponder on.

We’re labelled a “debt ridden underachieving club”. An interesting dig this one. Under achieving I think we can agree on. But debt ridden Never mind that Ashley has personally cleared over £50million of debt with his own cash. Yes there is debt (but surely there is that at EVERY Premiership club) but is it fair to scaremonger or label us “debt ridden”? I think not.

Wise gets got at when he attends games for being a stalking horse awaiting Keegan’s “inevitable failure” and gets got at when he doesn’t attend games. He really can’t win can he? Bear in mind one of the reasons he doesn’t attend many NUFC games is that his role involves going looking at other players elsewhere and he can’t be in 2 places at once. His role is also part time and that was well documented when he was appointed. This is all old hat now, especially as this is the newspaper that ran the allegedly humorous “Dennis Wise Diaries” – think of something else to say!

But they can’t and so we have to point out to them once again that Wise is in charge of scouting and recruitment of YOUNG players and works WITH Keegan on HIS objectives, scouting and recruitment for the first team. Nothing first team will happen without Keegan’s say so and I bet he is well aware of anything below that as well.

This old recycled diatribe is best used as tomorrow’s chip paper.

Neil Mitchell