Chris_R

He's such a liar that if I met Bruce and he told me he was still alive, I wouldn't believe him.

There's a lot of very valid criticism that you can level against Saudi Arabia, but "being nice to rapists" isn't on the list.

This is one thing I don't get. I'm sure it was Froggy (apologies if not, cba to read back) who said that there was no reason for the father/daughter to be after money as they're already milllionaires. Missing entirely that the greediest people on this Earth have consistently proven to be the rich, and the richer the greedier. As if being already well off has ever stopped anyone craving more coin, in fact it seems to be quite the reverse. And in this case it seems the father would far rather have his daughter be with a rich "alleged" abuser than with some poor kid who'll treat her well, which as I've just said is hardly surprising. Rich people never want their kids marrying poor, it dilutes their wealth which they've fought so hard to hoard.

It's not glossed over, quite the reverse. They literally say they believe he didn't do that and that there's another mysterious reason (that they won't share) for the photos, videos and audio recordings of a woman being beaten up and its aftermath. If it wasn't so serious, it would be laughable.

That's not the best case at all. That's the worst case, which is still many steps better than what everyone currently thinks of her.

If such evidence exists and all parties agree he's innocent, shouldn't that evidence be released? Wouldn't everyone prefer that, than he can get on with his career at Man U and we can all share in this knowledge of his innocence?

We've not been tight enough out of posession, and we've not made enough space in posession. Of course some of that, maybe much of that, is down to how good Man City are but that's to me the difference between the two so far. Plus a goal obviously.

IF there's a buyback clause, which is a massive "if", the player still has to want to leave. They still have to agree terms with him.

I can't even begin to imagine the amount of regret he must be feeling right now - a guy who had it all, should have been retired by now in a really nice house with a lovely car, and enough money in the bank to not have to worry ever again. Instead here he is, unemployed and unemployable, hawking off his only prized posessions to put food on his table because he was too stupid to not just knuckle down for a bit.

Clearly his colleagues don't talk to him. Which is completely understandable.

Hopefully the pens continue all night and nobody ever misses then. Want them still taking them tomorrow morning at 9am, with the scores 1427 each.

I'd play for free, of course. If the options were 'play for free' or 'don't play for free' But his other option is 'don't play for £70k/week When those are the choices, pass me the TV remote.

I mean yes, but I do plenty of illegal things so that's not why I wear one. I wear one because it's a sensible precaution and I'd do it irrespective of the legality of the situation.

Sounds too much like the Judean People's Front. Which fits, because they'll just end up fighting with themselves like always.

When I get in my car, I put a seatbelt on out of caution. Doesn't mean I drive around worried.

@Thomson MouseWhere did I say I was worried? It's just common sense. Going there's fine, you''re with a pack of likeminded people. The train was always full. But coming back, often late at night and not with a big "match crowd" because I'd been out witih mates afterwards and having to walk home alone, I'd just prefer not wear a Newcastle top incase some knacker is floating about at the other end when I'm full of beer. That's at least in part because I know I can be a bit of a beligerant arse with idots when I'm drunk and if someone confronted me I'd probably talk my way into trouble when I wasn't able to defend myself. Just my decision though. If others want to go in full colours, crack on. Risks are cery minimal. That said, I've not bought a football top in over 25 years so I guess the decision not to wear one was already taken on another level anyway.

But that's the thing, there was a video posted in the Villa match thread from a Villa streamer who'd uploaded videos of his trip to Tyneside, where he'd been freely drinking in bars and chatting with Newcastle fans whilst wearing his Villa top. Nobody cared, plenty of Villa fans mixing freely with Newcastle fans, often in the same pub and just having a bit of banter. Can you imagine Villa fans trying the same in Sunderland? Every match there's posts on RTG about people are getting in fights and busses are having windows put out, they'd be chased out of the local pubs there followed by a volley of chairs, glasses and ashtrays before they got got to the bar to order their first pint. Just proper Neanderthals.

Yeah I think a lot of Newcastle fans are probably emboldened now, but they've always been our fans. I used to live in South Shields and whilst there was never any bother and it's hardly Pennywell, when I went to the matches on the metro I did so with a little bit of caution.

They're simultaneously the loyalest fans in the world, whilst being incredibly easily swayed to supporting us.

What the fuck is 'national mackem day'? As if anyone NOT a mackem is going to be giving a solitary shit and them? Is the whole country expected to bedeck itself in red and white, drink blue pop, eat cheesy chips, shit in a seat and fuck seabirds? National mackem day, give over.

If you found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, all everyone would hear from you is that it was the wrong shape.

I noticed on goal kicks they'd stick a few players right up to stop us playing out from the back, so we just went long. We did the same to them and they just kept trying to play out, refused to ever go long. You've got to be flexible and they weren't at all.

I moved to Bournemouth 13 or 14 years ago, Howe has been my number one choice since about 2014. Astonishing manager who just improves everyone around him.

As soon as the pass was played, before he even took a touch to control it, I thought "goal".