Tsunami

None of them were bothered about The Spirts Direct Arena of that tatty advertising all over the stadium from our previous owner though….

I lost count of the number of misplaced passes he made in the first 10 minutes; it was like he had double vision. Some of his control was that bad that his 2nd touch wasn’t even a tackle as the ball was that far away from him. Lad’s hit the jackpot here, hope he’s investing his wages well.

I saw him siting on the plinth, pretty it was the same lad I saw outside of Slaters when I came up the stairs.

His first yellow was a disgrace, chopped the lad down in a nothing area simply because he’d been made a mug of. I’d fine him as much as possible, a second yellow was a knocking bet.

Gotta say I didn’t see many tea towels and by many I mean less than 20 and some of them were worn by kids collecting money for Wallsend Boys Club (who thought that was a good idea). When I first got into town literally the first person I saw was dressed in full KSA kit and I thought here we go. Didn’t see a single Saudi flag; I’m sure there must have been some.

The crowd got us the first goal and for the 1st 10 mins Spurs were shell shocked. Bruce ball then kicked in. I’ve just watched Wilson’s goal at home, I’ve mentioned before that Sky must turn the mics down, no doubt about that now. It was ridiculously loud.

We’re going to have Saudi flags, tea towels, bedsheets, masks, half n half scarves, camels, the lot tomorrow aren’t we. And, the worst of them will be interviewed.

Danny Rose been at the pies I reckon. Or too many chips with his fish.

Salah playing for a move? …..

They showed that against us tbf.

Ridiculous offside law.

I really hope he just gets ignored on Sunday, it’s amazing someone so bang average can get to 1000 games; that’s some effort. We all know he’s gone so let’s make Sunday about the club and the future. My problem with Bruce is that he was a supporter and walked away (he’s also a bit of a snake, man child and out of touch manager etc) there’s something in the water in Manchester. Bruce, Bobby Charlton and to a lesser degree Bryan Robson (but still fairly strongly) gave up on their roots and planted their flag in Manchester. That’s fine but Bruce can’t then become Newcastle manager and reclaim his Geordieness. He stood on the terraces with his dad, he was at the Rangers match, he went to the final, he lived in Daisy Hill. I feel truly sorry for his family who will be there on Sunday. Ignore him and be thankful he’s gone. If he’s there the next home that’s the time I’ll really worry. He’s going to be painful to listen to on Sunday, ignore, ignore, ignore.

One of each obvs.

I’ll eat my own bollocks if Simeone ended up here.

The narrative is being written about how difficult it will be to attract talent. I’d be happy with any trophy and forays into Europe. I’m not sure PIF would be, I’ll be honest, I’m a bit flabbergasted that this actually went through. The appointment of a top DOF is paramount as is a clear long term plan. Getting us on the correct path is key.

It was the Moores family who owned Liverpool. Shankley was brilliant and Liverpool built on that. They were a 2nd Div club until Shankley got hold of them in the 60’s. Man U we’re already a force and the tragedy of Munich and the brilliance of the Busby heightened everything to the point that they cemented their place at the top forever. There’d been dominate clubs before that but IMO Man U and Liverpool benefited from circumstances of the time. Romance for Man U and Liverpool hit the top just as the early 70’s, colour TV and wider coverage hit the masses. Might sound far fetched but if The Beetles had come from Leeds and Leeds hadn’t been such a hard team it could have been them. What fans of Man U and Liverpool fail to remember and now take for granted is that they both could simply pick and choose the best players. The legacy from the late 60’s for Man U and early 70’s for Liverpool stayed with them even when other clubs had a good spell (Ipswich, Forest, Villa, Everton). I'm probably being very simplistic with the above but Man U and Liverpool fans can both go fuck themselves if they believe they have a god given right to be at the top and haven’t took advantages of the time. I actually think we will really struggle to attract top managers and players, I see more of a Leicester than anything else. When someone like Woodgate says it’ll be a difficult sell we should listen. It’s going to be a very long road, I just hope the owners and fans stick with it.

Do PIF have a 14 day cooling off period? They might just beginning to realise the massive job they’ve got ahead of them.

He shouldn’t be there on Sunday, he sounded very bitter in his presser. Pay him up and ship him out. He’s going to get so much media sympathy on Sunday no matter which way the game goes. The game should be a celebration, there’s real danger it’ll turn into a circus with that clown on the sidelines feeling sorry for the millions his about to get paid. Absurd.

Has anyone mentioned upgrading the woeful 4G signals in the ground. Btw Sir Les was almost the perfect striker, give him a nasty edge and he’d have been the best. He was a real Rolls Royce of a player and athlete.

I can only think that they’re struggling to get a new man in, interim or otherwise. Bruce shouldn’t be anywhere the ground come Sunday. It’s all been a bit of a whirlwind and there’ll be god knows what to sort out so I can kind of understand but a statement of intent would be good. We’ve had sound bites but nowt else.

Make attending the match affordable, put more and better TV’s in the concourses and pay for SkySports & BT Sport ffs. Open a NUFC store in The Bridges. And, ban Sharon and Tracey who sit behind me. If Viz was real life......

He can’t be here come Sunday, we could win 5-0 and there’d be still, rightfully, be Bruce Out songs. The first half last home game was a barrage of abuse towards him. It was great. We simply can’t have new owners attending their first game with a wall of noise against the manager. Pay him up and send him on his way.

Couple of decent punches by the Hungarian lad there. Our riot police didn’t look up to much mind.

Foden not had a kick yet

Does any club have a rightful place? Was that a dig at Staveley or the fans, surely not following the narrative that the Super League 6 or just Liverpool and Man U have a rightful place at top? Or, was it just a shit attempt at a joke?