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Fucking Longstaff shooting Not an easy one that, but...

Not our best but should've come away a goal or two up from that half. Seems like a missed opportunity. Already getting stressed thinking about how nervy the second half will be.

Any contact at all with arm from goalscorer and it's disallowed.

Such a fucking bullshit new rule that (I thought maybe it 'brushed' his arm, and as I understand that's all it needs to do now, regardless of arm's position, when it's the player who scores)

Hope we sign him to annoy all the people here being fannies about it.

I hope they don't get Bielsa. I like Bielsa. The switch from Lampard to him will give me whiplash.

I was looking for exactly the same thing over xmas, wanted to wear one at Arsenal away. Failed. Thanks for link @HaydnNUFC

He even played in our only win before his debut

Viera said "You always want more but at the same time you have to realise the teams we played - Chelsea, United and Newcastle - three teams are at a different level." Fucking love us being seen like that again.

He kissed his mackem badge right in front of us in the corner in one of the derbies. Remember it well - as a geordie Scotland player I really liked him. Was disappointed he went to the mackems, let him off to some degree until he reveled in it. Was surprised then to hear him talk about 'us' now when he does media.

'Saved'? Rafa did a shit job there but he was on course to have them finish exactly where they did. Lampard's then done significantly worse this season. Trickled Everton down into the relegation zone, tory prick.

Just a draw would've seen us go into the last day a point ahead even with all the other results the same. One fucking goal difference. The gap ended as 4 points, but that includes the 2 dropped on the final day, when things were over really - expect that game would've been quite different if it'd been in our hands.

I don't know how many times this has been discussed on here or amongst sorrowful toon fans late at night over a pint after another disappointed. I think it will be as long as the generation that were there live on Though it might take on a less depressing tone if we finally win the thing.

I'm old enough to remember that season but not old enough to have appreciated that we blew it. I mostly took it game by game and just sort of thought '2nds good too! We'll win it next year!'. Fucking idiot. Looks really bad there I always thought it was 12 points but played a game more, but no, it was actually a proper 12 point lead.

Massive day (Chris Wood's debut? ... ) https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60005895 -- 17 Norwich P 22 Pts 16 ^ 18 Newcastle P 21 Pts 15 v 19 Watford P 20 Pts 14 -- 20 Burnley P 17 Pts 11 Norwich ended up getting 6 more points and we got 34 more

Titus was absolutely class when he wasn't fucking up, but that was far too regular. Would rate him over O'brien though who was pretty consistently mediocre. Given was very good from my memory, over many years and was playing with a worse defence. Pope has been faultless but has to do it over a longer period to look at eclipsing Given (could well do though).

If I remember rightly, Duncan Alexander said this week that this was on track to be potentially only the second PL era time a tie has ended 0-0 three times in a season. Last time was Wimbledon-Everton, who in the next tie went on to record the lowest ever PL attendance.

Feel like it's a real sign of where we've come that I'm pretty disappointed with an away draw to a solid midtable team. Not really too bad a result, but definitely need to do something about struggling for goals in these games - definite change where everyone is happy with a draw against us.

We were linked with him the summer before when he went to Coventry, and after seeing him at SJP for them I thought we’d had a lucky escape

Is Craig Hope pretty clued up? I thought he was, but I might be blinded by affection for how he went in on Bruce.

With any of these I basically trust Howe's judgement more than my own or you lot (nee offence) - if Howe wants to bring Gordon, and we get him, cool. The stuff about him being a prick doesn't bother me, cos it's different when he's your own prick.

Had to look that one up.

I'd think a player like him would want to stay til the summer now for a shot at some minutes in the League Cup final, and a first, almost certainly only, trophy - even if minutes are limited. He might be the last largely lower league journeyman we sign and have regularly playing for us for a good while now if we keep on the up. Farewell.

Get in, this is exactly why I’m sending out Newcastle baby gear to all my international mates having kids these days.