Mr Logic

Dummett looked miles better with Rafa coaching him. Rafa said he’s got a really good footballing brain and could see Dummett going into coaching.

That's it in a nutshell. Next player.

Its just hit me that we're going to go from being the most stingent, cheapest and tattiest club in the top division, to the easily the world richest club. Mental.

We're not going to be the richest club in the world ffs. Just because PIF have massive resources doesn't mean they are in the coffers of Newcastle United.

I would obviously be happy if Rafa came back but I'd prefer if he didnt... does that make sense?

Not without expanding on the 'prefer if he didn't' bit

Turmoil in near future of Saudi Arabia?

https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2020/4/2/could-mbs-power-grab-unravel-al-saud-rule-

How might it effect Newcastle?

https://twitter.com/shxIvey_/status/1250022751970234368

Photoshop.

edit: Unless you were trying to re-align the thread. In which case..

Fucking get in!

Bump

Thank you Wullie, but its not going to work without mod intervention - like moving all the posts.

I don't know of anyone that is better than Rafa in respect of tactics, studying the opposition and changing things mid-game if needed. There may well be some out there, probably is, but I don't know them.

Let's not forget Rafa dismantled Poch on the 16-05-16 5-1

However he also said, when linked with the Everton and Arsenal vacancies in December 2020.

“I can be very clear – there is no chance I will come back now because I’m really happy. I’m really pleased (Dalian Yifang) trust me. We have a lot of staff working on a big, big project. We want to leave a legacy and it’s a challenge for me. I’m quite happy at the moment."

How about a poll on who we want then Stifler can send Mandy a link.

It's perfectly possible to enjoy supporting the club but still disapprove of the actions of the owners in other areas. Those two things are not mutually exclusive.

 

My main gripe with Ashley has always been his running of the club I supported. I've only ever drawn attention to his shit business practices as a way to put pressure on his ownership of the club. For example, whilst I acknowledge he's a cunt, I can't say I lose any sleep about how Philip Green runs his retail empire. He's of no consequence to me.

 

What I want from my football club owner is someone who does their best firstly for the football club and, secondly, the region. Irrespective of how much I disapprove of their other practices, I'm not going to fight against them if they're doing their best on the footballing front. I'll let others who are involved in that specific area fight that fight, because first and foremost I'm a football supporter, not a diplomat or MP or Journalist. Let others do their job in that regard and I'll do mine of enjoying the football.

 

After 13 years, I fucking deserve that much. I'm too tired.

The term 'sportswashing' that has become popular was created from a morally superior stone-throwing position.

Its all very "Look at what they do! (but please don't look at us)." There's probably only a handfull of govts in the world that have a pretty clean record. Then you could create a scale, 'but what they do IS worse than what we ever did'. The truth of it is the worlds a shit place if you peer through enough curtains and lift enough rugs.

 

Oil is unsustainable and an investment fund exists to diversify away from that and provide more options. That's the way I'm looking at it. I'm not expecting a Man City/Chelsea situation anyway, this will likely be a long term project managed much more sensibly.

 

Good point that. Moral is all relative therefore one can never say that something is evil or good. Every action, deed, process, activity can be seen as good or evil, it's all in the eye of the beholder. Therefore by your impeccable logic, we cannot ever criticize anyone or anything, lest we fall in to the morally superior stone-throwing position, which you have decried.

 

I was suggesting there was a degree of hypocrisy in taking a morally superior position without looking carefully at a lot of things. I was not suggesting there is no such thing as right or wrong.

 

As Kevin Spacey's K-Pax character said, "The whole Universe knows right from wrong".

 

Shame Kevin Spacey didn't

I know, went through my head as I typed it.

The term 'sportswashing' that has become popular was created from a morally superior stone-throwing position.

Its all very "Look at what they do! (but please don't look at us)." There's probably only a handfull of govts in the world that have a pretty clean record. Then you could create a scale, 'but what they do IS worse than what we ever did'. The truth of it is the worlds a shit place if you peer through enough curtains and lift enough rugs.

 

Oil is unsustainable and an investment fund exists to diversify away from that and provide more options. That's the way I'm looking at it. I'm not expecting a Man City/Chelsea situation anyway, this will likely be a long term project managed much more sensibly.

 

Good point that. Moral is all relative therefore one can never say that something is evil or good. Every action, deed, process, activity can be seen as good or evil, it's all in the eye of the beholder. Therefore by your impeccable logic, we cannot ever criticize anyone or anything, lest we fall in to the morally superior stone-throwing position, which you have decried.

I was suggesting there was a degree of hypocrisy in taking a morally superior position without looking carefully at a lot of things. I was not suggesting there is no such thing as right or wrong.

As Kevin Spacey's K-Pax character said, "The whole Universe knows right from wrong".

The term 'sportswashing' that has become popular was created from a morally superior stone-throwing position.

Its all very "Look at what they do! (but please don't look at us)." There's probably only a handfull of govts in the world that have a pretty clean record. Then you could create a scale, 'but what they do IS worse than what we ever did'. The truth of it is the worlds a shit place if you peer through enough curtains and lift enough rugs.

Oil is unsustainable and an investment fund exists to diversify away from that and provide more options. That's the way I'm looking at it. I'm not expecting a Man City/Chelsea situation anyway, this will likely be a long term project managed much more sensibly.

Skimming over the docs, this is way too advanced not to happen now. It’s on, 2 weeks max (maybe earlier) and this is done IMO officially!

 

Hope you're right mate. I also hope that Logitech can deliver the necessary amount of keyboards for you. Looking forward to your posts.

Wor lasses birthday today. One of us is celebrating hard. 

Bit shan celebrating the fact she's a year closer to the grave like.

Looking forward to it dropping off the front page that's for sure.

Would be the best treble ever. Ashley gone, Bruce gone, Rafa back.

Bruce is such a perfect manager for Ashley. Ignorant and a cunt. Like looking in a mirror.

I'd just avoid mirrors if they reveal that to you mate.

Tempted to say unbelievable but it's not really. The Mike Ashley reign is an ongoing catalogue of errors.

Prob some employees of SD trying to get some expense reports signed

Bruce following orders.

We'll get played off the park most likely.

Just been studying form and fixtures and relegation is still a distinct possibility this season, plus I think we might be close to the "Nobody gives a fuck" moment again.

Genuinely uncertain if I want us to survive, mixed emotions. Heart says survive, brain says burn.

2-2 on the cards then

Should Joelinton not be busting a gut to get into the box there!

Seen him holding his back earlier, think he's still concerned about it.

Having our 10 minute decent spell too early I fear.