The Bonk

This, exactly this. Top flight football hasn't been about the match going public for well over a decade and you could argue most owners couldn't care less what fans think going back much longer than that. I was recruited 2 years ago by project NEOM (https://www.neom.com/en-us) with an opportunity to double my salary, unlimited travel budget, free accommodation, you name it. There was no way I'd even consider taking this role for numerous reasons including my moral compass not allowing it. I obviously had control over this situation and could control the outcome. Situationally, we fans have little control over who is going to purchase our club and how it's run (Case in point; Ashley, Mike). We can only hope the consortium remove themselves, as promised, from KSA and how the ruling class there conduct themselves.

Think we all know how hollow the test is.

The turncoat.

Glad to see he's well.

".....and socialist" Hahaha....fucking hell. They're reaching in all sorts of directions, this is fucking magical levels of bitter and fewm.

"Newcastle win out for [insert top player]'s signature over rival interest from Spurs, Man City and Chelsea" Let that headline sink in. The only thing we need to predict is 'when', not 'if' of it happening.

Agreed. Seems to own up to the opinion's he puts out there. Prefer him to Wraith any day of the week.

For a Mackem, he kinda seems decent enough. When he's gone radge, it's his best work. Wouldn't be half as hilarious if SAFC had their collective shite together.

Ta!

Should be "gewge" an eye, no?

Is he the one in the beanie up in his ma's loft with a pint of Foster's? Love him.

mistreatment of SD employees, perhaps?

Really affected Messi's decision making, didn't it.

Look, I'm a left leaning centrist and generally appreciate the Guardian's quality of work, but they absolutely went hunting for this type of juicy, juicy clickbaity content.

"We didn't have a chance to try to scupper the deal!" Cunts.

The shadow they live in has gone to complete darkness, their collective mood should reflect it.

YES!!! I'm soooooooo here for all the backlash from other clubs.

I've never seen anything that vile on here.

It gets worse on the following page. Unreal.

please link to RTG. Fucking hell!!!!!

Glue Factory.

Let's see if we could get Gattuso for more than 3 weeks. Conte is tops of my list, but if we're throwing in former players like Gerrard and Lampard, I'm down for some Rino action.

Lee, close the computer or put down your mobile, mate. Ta!

What is unreal to me is how we were arguably at are lowest point following the optimism of Rafa (plenty of low points to pick from the last 14 years) to what could now be the galvanization of this club in Football's elite. I can't remember who, but it was someone (might possibly be the Keegan quotes) who I hold in significant regard that had said, "it will come out of the blue, without notice and the fortunes of this club will be reversed". Paraphrasing obviously, but that statement couldn't ring more true today. Old enough to remember how good we were under Keegan (was a wee teen), Robson and was lucky enough to attend games with my Geordie family back then before everything went pear shaped under Souness, Fat Sam, Ashley. Today is for my Geordie Grandad, who bought my brother and I our first tops, took us to our first match and to the end of the suffering of the best, most authentic, fanbases in Football. My Geordie half is brimming for what this means to the club, the city and anyone who has lasted the 14 years of complete shite we were served up. We've got our fucking club back, lads!