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No doubt about it. It's more of a problem than many people realize. Well... apart from those in power who’ve tapped into it for the last decade or more Loooooooool

Play each other last day n all. Could be canny. Man I really hope that was a pun

Just got to really be honest: that was a very good team performance. Front 4 clicked, Shelvey was everywhere until 80 mins and nobody had a bad game (rose started poorly but grew into it). Helped out by the red (which was a red and well earned by joelinton) and by Dame Edna’s moonshot (inexplicable), but thoroughly deserved win. Almiron and ASM are properly decent players man.

I thought he grew into the game and had a good second half personally.

You're welcome to start it. My keyboard is expensive though so I won't be taking part. Luckily mine was a free gift when I bought BeoutQ Got a referral link like? I did but they took them all down yesterday, ‘elf and safety gone mad. I’ve heard - rumour only mind - that if you stand in front of a mirror and say “MBS” three times, you’ll never experience the frustration of a buffering stream again

You're welcome to start it. My keyboard is expensive though so I won't be taking part. Luckily mine was a free gift when I bought BeoutQ

Why not just have a thread full of videos of forum members just mashing their heads against keyboards? Will add the same value.

The face of a man who has just seen a Domino’s box with an unclaimed last slice Still at this "I'm this, I'm that, we'll do this, we'll do that," before games. Said it before but it's just totally desperate and smacks of not actually having a plan.

There’s fuck all to do There’s fuck all to dooooo People start getting cunty when There’s fuck all to do

In our hearts Neesy, you’re always playing.

I’m in

It needs sorting before that date. We can't go back into the season with it still up in the air. Can, and will.

I just want to support my football club, man. That’s what nobody in the media remembers anymore: football. Takeover! Murder! Money! Intrigue! Was supposed to be a leisure activity where you could travel about the country and watch people representing a place you are from or like at sports. Something with your family and mates. Now we’re just a lightning rod for a conversation about how awful the world is. I’m not even excited now. Just weary of the next era where our owners receive racist abuse from opposing fans and constant jip from the “liberal and progressive” press. It’s starting to dawn on me: you can’t have nice things anymore.

Wanting to win a trophy (first time in most fans lifteime) is deserving of an ASBO? I dislike Bruce but it's easily 1 In a world where we don’t have irony, yes - fetch me my ASBO gun. Ummmm I certainly think your approach is short-sighted. A cup would be great for sure - wasting yet more time with a patsy dinosaur for a manager would not be great.

Anyone answering 1 deserves an ASBO.

Same with my old man, sending him absolutely batty. Legit considering getting him a parrot or giant hamster running wheel to simulate walks

Nature truly does abhor a vacuum.

I’m up for it! Happy to host again if nobody else wants to. Maybe LFEE[/member] ’s group chat idea?

Aye that’s the abridged version of my post.

I think this post belongs here - the big optimism bit comes at the end! I have thought about this at length and I now know what makes me the happiest about the takeover. For those here who haven't met me, I am from South London but support Newcastle because I was born there (solely because my parents happened to be in Newcastle when I was born unexpectedly early). So when I became football-conscious I chose Newcastle, and because my football childhood started with the early-mid-90s, I got really into it. I liked being into something that nobody else around here knew about, so when I was old enough (the Robson era), I started travelling up on my own to watch games. The unexpected bonus of this was meeting loads of Geordies, and spending time in Newcastle as a city, and not just a place where the stadium is. That's what led to me finding N-O, and making some really great and close personal friends in the process. Newcastle was my first proper solo travel experience, and since the first time I actually looked around the place and spoke to people I have never stopped loving it. The whole place is optimistic, rebellious, always fun, beautiful both in nature and architecture, easy to get around as an outsider and, in my view, culturally unique. The stereotypes associated with Geordies are true, I think. Everyone has always been welcoming, cheerful, empathetic, friendly and entirely down-to-earth. But what I really, really like about Geordies are 3 things: (i) the complete intolerance for bullshitters and cheats; (ii) the ability to laugh at themselves and (iii) that they're generally happy people. I think that's what makes me really love the city and region. I've now travelled to many different parts of the world and Newcastle, easily, still remains in my top 5 places. So what makes me elated about this takeover is that I can't wait to go back and see my Geordie friends, and lots of other Geordies I can't wait to meet and celebrate with, back to their normal happy state. Anybody would have had their happiness reserves drained by Mike Ashley. Just a place where when I walk about, everyone is smiling, laughing, taking the piss out of one another - not like down here in London where everyone judges each other and is scared of each other now. I just can't wait for my first long weekend up there to see my friends, to watch the match, to get pleasantly mellow talking all things NUFC, to stroll around that beautiful and offbeat city and hear that great accent, to play in another 47-goal N-O meet-up thriller, go and take in the coast etc. It's just a lovely thing and I can't wait to get back there and see it and feel it in remission from Ashley.

A beheading followed by a can, I reckon. I'm strongly against the death penalty, but I would like to see Ashley beheaded on the centre circle. I think a stone cold stunner, then allowing a capacity SJP to queue up to kick him in the balls, then a beheading.

A beheading followed by a can, I reckon.

The passage of time without good news, and our own unmatched ability to repeatedly snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? That passage of time being approximately what - 10 days?

An important point to note at this point is that nobody here knows what they’re talking about when it comes to anything factual about the deal. Sorry, the PUTATIVE deal.

Yes, they replied to Amnesty informing them about the bid. Is the word putative not the thing to take from that? Or by the very fact they replied a good thing? I'm not sure if that's confirmation or not? I'm lost! What is the matter with you all? “Putative” is just a posh twat word for prospective / potential / forthcoming. They cannot say “the Newcastle United takeover” because the takeover hasn’t happened. That, like every letter any big company sends for PR purposes, is drafted by a lawyer. The lawyer’s brief is to ensure that the FA won’t get bitten in the arse / sued. Therefore, the letter exercises caution, because this is a very expensive and complicated thing and there are very strict confidentiality etc rules all parties to it must follow. In all seriousness there must be something better for you available to do.