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Oh god no, fuck right off

Was always gonna happen. Depends what the new one is, but I'm not against it.

Probs WOAT?

https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/updating-our-crest-together

"I'm dreading it but I'm looking forward to it at the same time"

Quite the gesticulator.

1min 45 seconds in? The bloke on the left? If Steve Bruce and Sean Dyche had a kid, him. Is his left arm having an epileptic fit??

Gateshead takeover officially collapsed. Neil Pinkerton has stepped down. New player contracts announced soon allegedly (wait and see for that one...)

Aye, he's back.

Don't worry, it's just a heavily sarcastic meme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PFQgVzfOhY

The biggest threat would be a Forest-Chelsea draw that see's them both qualify with 68-69 points on the last day.

Really nitpicky post probably but its long been a joke/weird that it's called the Champions League like, when 4 or 5 teams from each country are getting in you end up with the majority of teams in it not being Champions of anything. Either change the name of it, or only have Champions, be it league champions or cup champions (not runners up either, they've won fuck all). I know it'll help us probably this season, but finishing 5th in your domestic league and being in the Champions League because of it sounds bloody odd like. (Obviously we did win a cup this year, so all good but still). I'm aware it'll never happen, and if the same team won all their domestic trophies then only one from that country would qualify so some seasons you wouldn't have many in, but it shouldn't be called the Champions League.

I don't buy this at all. There's loads of variables in the number of matches elite players can play. And the average is much closer to 700, and the best of the best are consistently closer to 900 (think Modric, Kroos, Iniesta, Xavi). I do think explosive players tend to peak earlier in their careers and tend to be more injury-prone due to the stress explosiveness has on muscles and joints. Precocious talents also tend to have more personalities that don't prioritise lifestyle and training. But most of them still end up around 700 top-level games like Neymar and Hazard. When the lifestyle is well-aligned they can do more like the Messi, Ronaldo's, even to Lukaku

See you Sunday Joe.

I agree that beating Chelsea is huge in terms of keeping it in our hands. However, if we do fail to win, we can still make it to where we need to be so can still hope that other teams slip up. Doesn't matter how we get there, as long as we do.

It also feels like players are burning out a lot sooner. I wonder if we'll see a general trend of players peaking younger.

Hopefully they don't just lews, but get a proper hiding in the first leg tonight, then the 2nd leg infront of a '40,000' home crowd will be absolewtly toxic, marra. Beeeeew

Why is thos its own thread? Delete and merge with another IMO. As to the point - teams are getting younger but not to a teenage level typically. Inter are in the final with the oldest team since 2017. A lot of the modern game requires elite athleticism which leans towards a younger profile. I really like the mix of youth and experience our team has. I wouldn't want to become a Spurs that lacks leadership and authority. Happy to continue our transfer approach and wouldn't mind the odd older signing.

And this Estevao who is joining Chelsea next season looks really talented as well.

I'm not sure it's as common as it used to be to be honest. Teams are more likely to buy players than nurture talents these days I think We had a period of the likes of Walcott, Rooney, Fabregas, Owen, Milner all breaking through ridiculously early I read something a little while ago (I think it was by the journalist Jonathan Wilson) that states that players often only have a certain amount of games in their legs (say 400 games). It means players who start early are often burnt out by the time they reach their late 20s

I can smell it lads Bournemouth 2-1 Villa NUFC 2-0 Chelsea Forest 1-1 Leicester

You couldn't fucking waterboard this information out of me.