Jamie87

All I'll say about Wembley is that it cemented my absolute hatred of Man Utd and their fan base. Sang about Shearer and booed Karius. That's all I remember. And Wembley is basically a Home game for the London crowd as well. I can't speak for everyone, obviously, but I have to admit to being slightly overawed by the whole Wembley thing, it didn't feel real. I didn't think we were the meek and quiet crowd that some make it out, but it was disappointing not to hear the Blaydon Races at least once. I'm angry all over again now, fucking Pope getting sent off against Liverpool was so disastrous.

Signed an agreement to not break already established rules which as a member club we are obliged to adhere to anyway? There's no way we've entered into any agreement to not challenge the status quo, how would that suit us in anyway, and would amount to a side-agreement not sanctioned by all member clubs. Think it's tinfoil hat territory. I think our owners are most likely watching what happens with the Man City charges. Why would we get embroiled in a lengthy legal dispute when there's a good chance that another PL member will destroy the rules in court. In the meantime we build slowly, maximising PSR allowed losses (which is still a net investment, especially compared with our previous regime), and when its open season we get to invest more aggressively but at least with a sound foundation. I wish they'd announce the stadium plans.

I'm fairly certain we did.

Considering we offered £70m for Olise, they're well aware of how much we can afford unfortunately. Puts us in a tricky negotiating position.

Can he kick the shit out of advertising boards is my only remaining question.

Not sure it's that far away. Agree there will always be bias in any trained model based on the inputs its trained on, but over 30 years worth of televised football captured and a panel of referees picked from every league would surely reduce its bias. At least it would remove any feeling that a decision was swayed by external factors (conspiracy or otherwise).

What about an AI based VAR?

Longstaff is the best product from our academy in arguably over a decade. He's obviously a massive fan and comes from a Newcastle mad family. He gets a pass from me on making the odd blunder just for that. But when you add in the fact he works harder in that mid 3 than anyone else, covers such a huge amount of grass, and seemingly has an immaculate attitude, I really think he deserves his place in the team currently and some of the criticism is way over the top. He's only 25 and working under a good coach now, he still has head room. Also, it's documented that online criticism and comments in the media caused him to have a bit of a personal crisis recently. We should back him and hope he continues to grow.

https://www.footballmanagerblog.org/2022/01/joao-pedro-fm22-wonderkid-report.html He's an FM22 wonderkid. He's the next Ronaldo. Chill.

The contrast to a Steve Bruce press conference is nuts. He's articulate, intelligent and deliberate in what he's saying. It's so refreshing.

I think it's pretty funny. It's also something we are going to have to get used to. We've been the underdog for so long now, we've got used to cynicism and snarkiness aimed at other clubs, but not us. Now we're "the richest football club in the whole world", we're fair game. Comedians, cartoonists, etc. tend to punch upwards, not downwards. Our potentially elite status is going to bring this kind of stuff. It's a trade I'm happy to make.

If that's the case, then I'm sorry.

Ingored? Or outvoted?

If you want an organisation to do the things you are talking about, then start one, join one, or become an NUST member with a view to drastically changing its remit. People tried to change NUST into something else, and it failed because they didn't have the backing of a majority of members. Maybe that makes NUST more pedestrian than you want it to be, but it's what the membership, the people who have signed up and paid, want. If we're going down the mad analogy route, then your stance is like wanting the National Trust to stop climate change, and then describing them as not fit for purpose. At the heart of this though, is a fanbase turning in on itself. Which I think is a symptom of fans feeling impotent when going up against Ashley, the club, the league, the FA, the government. I should say, that despite my defence of NUST, I would still support more radical protesting of all those things.

I'm just an ordinary member. Not mates with anyone on the board. I just know what I signed up to. A supporters trust with a democratically elected board, who purpose is to reflect the wishes of its members. If the membership is unhappy with the board and leadership, they will be replaced by the democratic process. I'm not twerking for anyone, but if that thought excites you, bash on. If communicating that Bruce isn't popular isn't enough, then what do you want them to do exactly? And have you joined and voiced this opinion?