Matt

I may have just punted all my remaining Westjet Dollars on flights back next weekend. What's a 12 hour round trip for a once in a [lifetime/few years] opportunity?

Met up with mates from all over in Bruges- trains, planes and north sea ferries. Absolutely class few days.

They can rebuild just the same in the next division down. There will be a whole clutch of NE sides in there, depending on what happens with Stan and the ground grading of those at the top of the NL.

Major issue at Blyth is that sponsorships and season ticket money- proceeds which are usually spent over a season- were pissed away / redirected by the former owner from the outset. That said, the club has gone out with scratch sides plenty of time over the last 20 years and has not suffered a similar miserable run. Next season will be their lowest pyramid position since the 1994-95 season.

Holy shit is that still going? 23 years and counting!

Keith Curle was a nasty cunt and deserved all of that and more.

Shit. I totally missed us winning the league that season.

Horrific defending from Walker-Peters for the goal.

Commentator unaware that taking your keeper out of the rotation also means he won't face opposing penalties.

Bruno's presence raises our game and sets the standard. Players can't put in half-arsed tackles and runs with him around.

Christ. Player has rotten half, gets hooked, must mean he's finished at the club. We're about to head into an intensive period of fixtures, we'll need the whole squad.

Toronto FC did a video back in Newcastle with Matty during his off-season (sorry if already posted elsewhere):

Absolutely rank half of football.

I remember being on holiday in Malta for that 2002 game where Lua Lua scored two. Watched the first half in a bar and had to head back across half the island to our hotel at HT so missed all the 2nd half goals. Livid.

Just been in a bar with a screen showing the Womens u17 final - North Korea beat Spain in the final. The NK team all have absolutely identical haircuts. Romania 94 vibes, but with extra dystopia.