Ashley or Llambias - Which one is the biggest problem?

The answer to the question posed in the title will no be something along the lines of "both of them" from some. Fair enough.

Each person who dislikes the pair running our club at the moment has their own reason for it. For some the relationship between fan and board is beyond repair and the wound will only start to heal when the pair of them leave Newcastle for good.

The fans are split, maybe not 50-50, but there is a definite chasm between two sets of fans. The common ground is that they all want what is best for NUFC although the sticking point seems to be how to go about it and who they would like to implement it.

This division between fans is not great to be honest, but it's something that will go on and on until everyone is happy. Unfortunately that very rarely happens in life, and at Newcastle United it's even more of a rarity. In fact the only two times in my lifetime the fans, board and team have been pulling on the same direction was under Keegan's first spell and then again briefly under Sir Bobby, although even what he achieved wasn't good enough for some and he became a victim of a minority of boo-boys.

I'm digressing now so I'll get back on point..... The rift between fan and board is beyond repair for some, but it doesn't mean that things can't be made that little bit easier. To do that though you need to pinpoint the main part of the problem and eradicate it. For that problem is Derek Llambias.

Now let me clarify before I get some smartarse legal eagle on my case. By eradicate Derek Lambias I don't mean kill, murder, injure or anything like that. I purely mean get him out of his comfy MD chair at St James' Park and get him back to doing whatever it is he does best. If I was to guess at what he does best I'd say it would be looking sleazy, acting sleazy and generally being a sleaze.

I can't stand him. I think he is an odious horrible man with a complex ego and an arrogant persona. In the world of football he'd should fit in well, but for some reason he just doesn't.

Now I know a lot of people despise Ashley for all he has done and his past actions and so on, but at least he has the ability to put things right. Llambias doesn't. Can somebody please tell me what he does other than repeatedly put his foot in it?

Now whilst the rift may be too big for some, I personally believe that by replacing Llambias with someone better would give a welcome boost to many fans. Think about it. People liked Chris Mort, and still do, yet he was up to the same old shady stuff that Dekka is. He was just infinitely more likeable in the process of doing so!

Llambias is the one who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the club. He makes the decisions and sorts the contracts. Naturally he'll be under guidance from above, but you can bet that it's him who is making these contract offers that are getting turned down.

That is why I think Llambias is the biggest part of the problem. Ultimately the decision is at the top as Ashley hired him, but to try and make amends he should also fire him and get someone in who can engage with fans and not be a general buffoon. It'll never happen though as Llambias is somehow trusted by Ashley.

Stiil, it was nice to get that off my chest ;)