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Then I hope Everton sack Rafa soon and then proceed to be relegated.

Have Everton ever been relegated?

Think we'll have to look abroad like. Cannot see many PL teams dealing with us for the calibre of players we're after.

I think I'd prefer two CBs to two CMs at the moment to stop us leaking goals, but aye, the squad needs an overhaul, on the whole.

We have an artwork group on WhatsApp I think but I don't think many of the folk have been very forthcoming. We could either add you to that or I can post requests in here if that's your preference.

Doyls.

Top drawer CB and CM are our absolute priorities like. Players we can build a team around.

Sunderland man...

Howe has been absilutely fantastic in his build up to games, singling out players who he has correctly identified as being scapegoats at the time of making his comments. He's backed them publicly, made good assessments of their strengths and they've come out with better performances as a result. Confidence was shot, belief wasn't there, even in the stands, and now we have our first win, we will grow from strength to strength.

No way we're going down.

Sounds shit. Songs are better when they're just that, it's like the drink and/or drugs takeover and everyone starts happy clapping along and going mental.

Aye it is. Was being sang in the corner today.

He's Brazilian He only cost 40million We think he's fucking brilliant JOELINTON

Not sure. I'd quite like to see it. If Benitez was mapping out the project in terms of getting the facilities upto scratch, Scouting in place, academy feeding players through, etc. Getting players to buy into Newcastle, I think he'd be well poised for it.

Rafa Benitez: Director of Football #NUFC

Love Rafa me.

Just a few thoughts and to shed a little light on what I believed and shared... I believe it's important for the trust to grow it's members in an organic way, rather than through opportunism and there should be sufficient opportunity to engage in person, as well as over the internet via streams or broadcasts and via email and social media etc. Basically be as accessible as possible. That's difficult to manage perhaps because the time it inevitably takes but I think if you give a structured time and place then you have an opportunity to address many peoples' questions in one go and hopefully save yourself the time and effort to some degree. That's why I suggested a roadshow around WMC's in various suburbs and central ones in town, once a month. I believe supporter engagement is the absolute foundation and fundamentals of any supporters trust - communication and transparency. This would have also lent itself to struggling bars after covid etc. And would have been a clear statement of intent that people would be bold enough to reach out, rather than be reached to. I agree board meetings should be minuted and I'm fairly confident they have been, however, how much is shared from that I don't know. I do think that any ideas should be discussed, voted upon and the results of board votes should be made clear, so that, despite lending itself to speculation, members and potential members can at least get a feeling for how they're views are being represented at board level, on agenda items. Members should also be able to recommend agenda items so that it reflects the nost burning issues. To answer some posts above, I believe there should be some slack provided for those putting there heads above the parapet for the betterment of all our collective experiences. I know Greg is one of those people. He absolutely is a good lad, and has done his fair share of trying to make a difference that many aren't aware of. However, this is also balanced by accountability and responsibility and unfortunately for Greg, as the chair, people naturally look to him first. I believe that as people who are democratically voted on, they are inevitably going to be called upon to represent people when the time comes, such as the takeover etc. However, they should do so in a humble, modest manner acting as a representative of the group and supporter base rather than as themselves. That goes for any business, fanzine, or team though. It's about building and maintaining morale and the sense of collective achievement. I've tried to keep this positive, I'm sure yous can read between some of the lines. There are several other specifics I could have shared,but won't as it serves no purpose. But what I believed was - in my opinion, not a shared belief by some of the board and the didagreement on fundamentals were what made me realise that it wasn't actually something I wanted to be a part of, and without more diplomacy I couldn't change. I'm normally okay with that but not on subjects I'm really passionate about. The Trust-in my opinion, has through no fault of its own, had to abort/change its primary objective of the pledge, and now (I would like to think) needs to make engagement it's priority as I believed. Because the only in-road into partial fan ownership is through strength in active numbers and the FSA/Governence. That's why people like that lad on Twitter need to dial it back and consider that it's better long term for a strong trust. I guess some people want to burn it to the ground and start again...and whilst that (even to me) is an acceptable view, it's also pointless unless you actively want to rebuild it. Solutions, not problems, etc... I appreciate this post maybe comes across as somewhat contradictory, but I know a lot of you would have voted for me on here, and so I'd like to think you have a rough idea of what I was aiming for and why I wasn't willing to hang about. Ultimately, Newcastle United desperately needs Unity. Without a positive short term god knows what the long term looks like. So the faster we forget about the trivial bollocks and unite behind our club, the better.

100%

The way it should be. Backs to the wall, come out swinging.

Likewise in the 'berry mate. Afterwards a few of us chanted too, you can guess what... Cause 20mins solid of it isn't enough...

From what I heard Fernandez had a gan about Jones. Cutting long story short. Jones was never the answer but he offered a lot more than Bruce. Effort, just effort.

I'm confident we will like. You only need to look at Everton to see how it becomes poisonous fast when the fans aren't on side. I think we need to do our bit now, personally.

Howe spoke well after the game as he has done in recent weeks. Has given a clean slate to all players and reaped the rewards from Joelinton and Shelvey in particular. Fernandez has started with the cold shoulder and understandably so if rumours are to be believed, but now Howe will know for himself. There is more to the art of defending than blocks and tackles, or playing a nice pass. Reading of the game, communication and organisation are equally if not more important. Howe is learning with this team and it's a steep learning curve. What we need to do is consider the corrosion of our club and support the squad in regaining confidence, composure and belief.

Don't lose faith. We've got this.

Tonight is the turning point. Howay the lads.