Shak

Big golf fan, follow the PGA/LIV stuff quite closely. Al-Rumayyan is likely not going to be deposed, ultimately. PIF will try everything they can to appeal and get him out of it but if they unsuccessfully exhaust every avenue without any success they'll drop the lawsuit against the PGA rather than be subjected to discovery. The LIV thing has been such an absolute shambles for them, I do wonder if they're already thinking about just cutting their losses there and focusing on things like NUFC and F1 where they have been far more successful so far.

You'd hope that Wilson will begrudgingly accept that he's unlikely to get a much better situation going forward than being an impact sub for a top six team. Given his injury history, what level of team is going to sign him with the idea of him starting regularly?

Interested in all. 1 ticket.

I'll take shit from Sexual Chocolate about accent stuff but you two wey aye merchants can go back to your glass houses and fuck yourselves.

I mean it's basically the same thing. "They're chips" implies they're average?

You were such a snotty dickhead about the cape at first. Like, telling me if I wore the cape you didn't want to be seen with me. "Ooh, take off the cape Shak. The locals will think the people meeting their internet friends aren't cool if they see you wearing a flag as a cape." Two days later you're bringing the thing home with you and it's part of your fucking identity

I don't know, man I definitely think there's something to be said for the notion that they were too hyped up. Like, I'm having them and playing The Last of Us 2 here and it's a great way to deal with a two day hangover. They're nice crisps, not a damn thing wrong with them. Ameritoon was a fan, Mike thinks they're bang average. I think I fall somewhere in between. One poster from on here was very critical, basically said they were shite. I don't want to drop him in it so I'll leave his name anonymous for now but his quote was "I wouldn't buy them if they were available in Finland."

I dunno, I kind of hope she knew exactly what she was doing and was smiling and being super friendly and pretending to be helpful but was secretly thinking "Ha ha, enjoy your trip to the coast you stupid Irish dickhead". I'd respect the effort, at least But yeah, was an absolute pleasure spending two days just constantly bickering with you. I'll never take a better photo of anything than that one on the bridge. Proud that my flag now lives in New York, that's your cape forever now man. Genuinely delighted you had such a great time, you're just a massive legend of a man and can't wait until the next trip.

Sorry, I immediately felt bad but the GIF just worked Would be class if you could make it man. You can share a room with me if you want.

Man, what a couple of days. November 2008 was the last time I had been in Newcastle before yesterday. Would have seemed unthinkable back then but that's what the Ashley era did. Can safely say that if this forum didn't exist then I'd have packed NUFC in completely. Incredible time yesterday, the buzz before the game was immense and as disappointing as it was to lose, I'm so glad I went over and got to be there with you lot for it. Even today, sitting for a couple of hours in a place as synonymous with NUFC as The Strawberry drinking with Pata, Ameritoon and Blaze and his family. Felt great. Silver lining of the result is that I'm going to Newcastle for every final until we win one and that means I get to do this again pretty soon. Can't wait.

He's really embraced the whole drinking thing pretty quickly

Not much longer after you, was running on fumes for the last couple of hours after being up since 4. Got back to hotel just before 1.

He refused to walk ahead of me going into the room, thought I was gonna choke him out with the flag or something

Was not informed that the Discman was in attendance. FFS, had good material prepared. Great to meet you too man. Next time. We'll win one of these soon.

Not a bit. Absolutely immediately loved the guy

It's my fucking flag, he was making fun of me for wearing it as a cape two hours ago. Started doubting himself at one point so I asked the redhead receptionist at my hotel if it was better as a cape or a scarf. He'll listen to her at the drop of a hat cos she gave him the eyes, meanwhile all I get is sass.

I'm up for it if he is. We've immediately settled into an old married couple relationship, constant bickering

Not the hero Newcastle deserves...

Left back, they won't know what fucking hit them.

Feel better about arriving two hours in advance for my flight, reading that

Myself and an Asian lad just waved at each other in our Toon jerseys across airport security in Dublin. I'm assuming it was Oldtype, obviously.

Went to meet a few of the lads at a casino last night, went silent after that. Were a few Scandinavians in the group, doesn't bode well IMO.

That's just class. Delighted for you mate. And what a great gesture by whoever gave him the tickets. Class forum