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Who the fuck creates a Chomp sandwich?

No. One after the other. Crunchie first then Chomp to mop up the cinder toffee deliciousness

Are we really just naming chocolate bars and shit like that? Ok fine, I'll go a Chomp & Crunchie combo

Any new rumours lads? Can tell it's the middle of August

Liverpool are updating their dossier as we speak. The snidey little cunts

Thing is though, in some ways, they've been sensible. They've bought mainly young, talented, valuable players who should improve under a good manager. I don't think they have any particular desire to have any of them and they look like they've just gone shopping and now have a squad full of assets (for want of a better word) that should appreciate in value. They have some many of these assets now that, at any point in the next 3 or 4 years, they can probably sell for whatever they paid for them. This allows them to get out of any financial bother quickly. It's vile that they seem to see the players as pieces of meat that can be frozen and stockpiled but that's where we are.

Traitors break all ties

So Maguire wants the pay off from Man U AND the signing on bonus from West Ham? Pay me to leave, pay me to join. Fuck me. England's CB

I mean, even without KdB, they're still the best team on the planet. They've just won the treble and I think they'd beat the Argentina WC final team tbh, they're not unbeatable but doing it at the Etihad would be a huge huge ask. We've got nothing to lose as most fans expect City to win anyway. I'd snap your arm off at the shoulder for a point

Again, absolutely spot on. No issue with it being there it's just not for me personally. I'd also like to think it gets used as a space for conferences and conventions all year round and through the week too. The more cash coming into the till the better from a FFP point of view

Villa cut through our press at ease at times in the States last month and I'm sure that was in Emery's thinking - squeeze up and deny space for us to play out to force the mistake etc. Changing formation for that pre-season game looks like a masterstroke from Howe in hindsight

Of course, yeah And if it brings in lots of revenue and people are happy to pay it then it's all good, hope they enjoy every minute. Just not my bag

Probably, aye. Even so, it's just not me.

That's what I'm getting at. I was lucky enough to get into a box for a fixture and really enjoyed it but I'm not sure I'd like to be there for a full season. Quite like being in the cheap seats, I don't think I move in those circles tbh. I certainly wouldn't fit in

Honestly don't think I'd like to watch the match in that environment

He'll have no trouble there

Horrendous, significant decision. It's a 2 point decision essentially. 2 free points - there you go, boom

That's outrageous

He's absolutely smashed him ffs

Pitch invader has shown more urgency than any Man U player tbf

Man U hanging on. At home. To Wolves They're going to win but they look fucking rank

Plus - who would want to live in Brighton eh?

Did Man U just meet for the first time in the car park at half 7? They couldn't give a single fuck based on this, really surprising and poor from them.

Winners (365) Newcastle Since the start of last season, Newcastle have scored four or more goals in nine Premier League games. Only Manchester City (10) have managed it more often – and that is fine company to keep. Drill down a little further into the standard of teams Newcastle have put to the sword and their development is laid bare: Fulham, Brentford, Aston Villa (twice), Southampton, West Ham, Spurs, Everton and Brighton. A couple of relegation contenders, sure, but the rest are a mix of solid mid-table sides at worst, then European hopefuls and champions or supposed contemporaries at best. Many assumed Aston Villa would lead a chasing pack promising to provide a stern challenge to Newcastle this season as Eddie Howe dealt with heightened expectations and new problems. They still might; this was a one-off game in which the teams were separated by one shot but also four goals, and Villa’s 3-0 win over the Magpies in April defined neither team’s season. But this was quite the statement to issue and in perfect time before the obstacles start to get a little more daunting. Manchester City (a), Liverpool (h), Brighton (a) and Brentford (h) before the first Champions League group game is the sort of run that will give an even greater indication of where Newcastle are.

Bit too early in the season for a title decider tbh