Rich

I would like to see us try and take the piss, too, btw, but something is stopping us from doing so. I think we've shaken on something to get the takeover through, personally, but it could easily just be that it's not the way PIF wants to present itself to the wider world.

Nonsense to say anything other than it was a masterstroke from Wor Mandy at this stage, IMO. How could we have bettered a cup and a top-five finish? You're essentially talking about a title challenge and winning the FA Cup in addition to the League Cup.

Really good point. I do wonder if more and more teams just aren't giving us the chance to play the way we want, though, which plays into it as well?

@Paully, you do realise it's as simple as going to https://archive.ph and copy/pasting the link you just shared (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6383179/2025/05/27/inside-story-newcastle-season/?source=user_shared_article) in the box, aye?

deed

https://archive.ph/IbOf1

Anyone can start the thread tbf! This is democracy manifest.

Willock, for sure.

@Dokko

Proof if it was ever needed that @Froggy is a good lad that loves the Mags.

Unprofessional that mind

Here’s one to kill a minute or two. Wearing away tops to home games: nonce behaviour or sound craic?

I think it’s a hangover of a loser mentality, which is why your last paragraph is bang on, their entire existence is based on loser mentality. You’re worried about the potential negatives rather than focusing on the potential positives. Generally speaking, the more high stakes games we play in, the better we seem to get, there’s no argument to say that the derbies won’t be high stakes. We’ll approach them properly and we’ll win them both, and they’ll mean a lot more than the cup win did.

Howay Eddie’s beautiful Mags!!! Btw, anyone leaving before the lap of honour, regardless of outcome today, should have their ST stripped.

It’s true. Been great uggo bait this. You’re all crawling out of the woodwork.

As usual, not my doing, I just get blamed for it .

Aye, that’s it.

Not particularly happy they’re back, but having two more meaningful matches on the calendar is pretty decent at the end of the day. Never used to worry about derbies until Pardew ruined us, so I think they’ll get more relaxing again in time.

If he were to sign for us I’d have to see his face much, much more often than I do now. Think it’s a fair concern.

They’re called private messages for a reason man

Is that @Heron again!? (Kid at the start) Whey it must be, because that’s his voice.

Do you think he’s good looking? He does have dynamite cheekbones, I suppose.

He’s a total wanker and even uglier than Gordon. Hard pass.