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Are you getting mixed up between ballot and general sale? West Ham general sale was 10 am. Liverpool ballot doesn't open til noon today.

They need to show Bruno first.

Thought we looked a proper top team again. Some great moves. Most I’ve enjoyed a game in a good while - helped by being at the top of the Gallowgate with NO and other cool guys that were all standing, almost felt like an away crowd.

This feels like a big deal, like it did the last two years. Yet apparently we played these at the same stage just 4 years ago and I have no memory of. I would’ve watched, but shows how disinvested I was at that time.

Almost certainly going to have to beat top teams in both the semi and final to win this, and Brentford no mugs. Would be a hard earned cup! Bring it on.

Why do we hate their 8? Was getting some right stick at corners

How good is it celebrating a goal knowing there’s no VAR. really significantly makes me enjoy it more. Seemed like a good atmosphere, but was back of Gallowgate and couldn’t hear rest of ground. That’s more like it football wise too. Most I’ve enjoyed a game in a while

16th December for the QF! So far away, I’ll be away then :-( -back for semis though ;-)

Both.

OTD Shearer scored off the bench v West Brom away. Did he do it any other times/ when? edit: appears was only time. nufc.com refer to it as the first time, and can't find another game he did after in that (his final) season

Played against Mansfield in the EFL Trophy. Gets a couple of mentions in nufc.com's match report for a shot and setting up a good chance (lost 3-0).

get in

Really hope we win on Wednesday, I’m finding it hard to get excited about this league season - but I’m all in on the cup hope

Pulled a goal clear of Mbappe tonight. 7 in 8.

He contributed and I liked him but as an attacking threat he looked pretty finished. He scored two non pen goals.

Bump.

Howay I've not done it in years. I thought I was running late so I wasnt risking stopping on the way, then I got in quicker than expected due to small queue. Was starving and saw there were premium pies on offer.

They weren’t even on the menu at stall I went to. Only ‘premium mince and onion’

Loved the way he lights up talking about a trophy.

Can’t get over him banging them in

Credit to Shak for stepping up. I certainly didn’t have the bottle to take a penalty in such a high profile occasion and in front of the crowds of NO.

Thank you to all, lovely to get to chat more with yous and meet some new faces. So many there that there was many I didn’t get to chat much - hope to see yous at another one. Football was great fun and glad to finally try Chilli Pad after reading about it in Newcastle’s ultimate restaurant guide - the thread in NO chat. Especially thanks to Yorkie and LFEE for football and dinner organising. Blows my mind a bit still meeting real life people behind those usernames and avatars.

Yeah, big patches of empty seats when we had that free kick at the end - I took a picture to rant. It's not new but I was so annoyed by it - all the more given tickets are gold dust these days. Overall I didn't think the atmosphere was especially poor by moderns standards. Until they scored it was half decent, didn't have that proper dead vibe you sometimes get

Bought a pie today - wouldn’t normally but was starving. My ‘premium’ mince pie (only premium was available) was so burnt it was almost inedible. Bigger issues at hand but I was very disappointed after spending 5.50