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He was fine, no better.

No need to maintain Murphy

Maybe he arrives early for special routine. Means nothing

Really want his nickname to be Climate Change.

Yeh I voted underwhelm. Fuck

What on earth is he thinking?!

Man these militant trade unions, they hate sporting freedom

“For some reason” - he’s foreign

Not for me - sell at earliest opportunity.

Even pre season vs Bilbao Ritchie played a lovely through ball for Wilson’s goal

What makes Murphy better than Ritchie? Which facet of his game do you think makes him a preferable option? Is it the never finishing a chance, constantly hitting the first man or being knocked off the ball easier than a wet towel?

Who has contributed more assists and goals in a Newcastle shirt? One has under 3 in both categories, one doesn’t.

Ritchie is better than Murphy.

Then don’t make the sub, simple.

So you agree with my original premise that he’s not good enough - cool.

Nobody. Fatigued starters are better. What’s Murphy contributed positively as a Newcastle player in your opinion?

He needs to stop giving minutes to Murphy. Anybody can see he’s not good enough. Baffling.

Has he offered an explanation yet?

I don’t think it was as offensive as some are making out, just a theoretical premise…

No time soon if they give any kind of fuck about their asset.

Burn has been immense for us since joining. I’m never disappointed to see him selected.

Yeh that’s fair enough - sorry, I hope I’m not coming across as a prick; I just enjoy debate because you learn that way. The aim of argument is not to “win” but to progress and self-improve!

I’m not sure it’s that simple. There are people who find the celebration of an institution that has, at the very least, been related to some pretty grotesque stuff (colonialism? Mass impoverishment?) fundamentally disrespectful. There are others who then find people who think that disrespectful. I would observe the silence but wouldn’t sing the anthem. I was raised not to as a child and I agree with my parents’ reasoning in teaching me not to. I’m certainly not singing it for Charles, who (if you followed the Panama papers leaks) is, at best, quite disingenuous when he talks about serving his subjects with love and devotion. 5 days after he said that he made his home staff redundant. This isn’t to pick a fight, but I hope I’m conveying that “be quiet and respect the moment” isn’t a stance that works for everyone. I don’t believe the royal family respect me so I don’t return the favour.

I understand that sentiment and argument, but I think there’s room to also argue that there are very few situations where “subjects” are allowed near the family to actually make their views of them known; I also think doing so in that scenario was an act of courage given that he wasn’t likely to get that “audience” with media attention. I think beating him and throwing him on the floor and arresting him was absurd, although I do concede your time and place argument has merit. I think it’s a difficult nuance - it was simultaneously right and wrong, and necessary and unnecessary, which makes it hard. This is not meant as a criticism, it’s a genuine question from someone who feels no connection to them at all: what is about them that promotes strong feelings of national pride in you?

@Whitley magdo you acknowledge that Andrew is a child sex offender?