Thomson Mouse

He’s on the TF podcast, haven’t listened yet but I’m sure he’ll be spouting drivel on that http://www.true-faith.co.uk/podcast-newcastle-united-lose-premier-league-opener-to-arsenal-with-special-guest-luke-edwards/

I’m still more surprised that he ever contacted us to sign up to this shitfest. It’s not like Ashley has done to Rafa something he didn’t do to other managers before. I love Rafa as much as the next fan, but in an odd way his presence possibly set the club back by taking the pressure right off Ashley. Fans might have given up on their season tickets by now, after three more years of the likes of Carver, McClaren and Bruce. I don’t blame Rafa obviously, but he can’t claim he didn’t know how Ashley operates before he joined and if he thought he might persuade him to change his ways he was sadly mistaken. I’m sure the likes of Keegan and Shearer would have been happy to explain that to him beforehand if he didn’t. Sadly I will always look back at the Rafa era with some regret for that reason, as brilliant a manager and a man as he is. I’m certain Ashley will have loved playing with his and the fans’ emotions. Tbf I fell for it as well. I was convinced that agreeing to hire Rafa was Ashley finally conceding his methods weren't working. But he really couldn't give a toss about the football, I think he'd rather watch the club burn than admit he is wrong. We saw it with Keegan when we were riding high, and we have seen it again with Rafa. When it all goes tits up as it must do, then he'll hold a press conference again saying he has made mistakes but will learn from them, and blah blah blah. Rinse and repeat. The signs weren't bad to begin with - talk of "what Rafa wants, Rafa gets" behind the scenes. That lasted one transfer window, where we made a substantial profit in net spend terms But players were signed that fit the needs of the squad in the manager's view. Whether that changed because Ashley wasn't happy with a few of the signings, or it was always the plan to play nice to give the best chance of promotion then pull the rug from under Rafa and revert to type, only Ashley knows. I think Ashley agreed to go along with it for a while, but was never really comfortable with Rafa's insistence you need quality and experience. One or two iffy signings and he was probably "I was right all along". When Bruce takes us down or gets sacked, he'll probably be full of regret again, but only because relegation will cost him more than any profits he makes from these 24yr old signings. Iffy signings read little roi and the dangerous desire of Benitez to push might’ve had us in Europe once again. I’m not sure why some people can’t figure this shit out. He wants us in the prem, ideally. Wants to sign young players and sell them on for a profit while advertising his businesses on the world stage. We are a profitable business to prop up the rest of his shite, if we go down he’ll stick it back on the debt. Why anyone would pay to watch that shite is incredible.

I took the next bit as the explanation, that they only wanted to sign players under 24 instead? Yeah I did as well. Basically Ashley will see upgrading the training facilities as high risk in terms of return on investment so is quite happy going back to his old model of buy low, selling high and letting the mugs still keep coming through the doors. It amazes me that Charnley is able to exist in the north east without more grief

Some the comments on that article man, fucking morons. “Themoscow72 11 minutes ago You went for the money as simple as that Rafa and money which is tax free. You could have stayed but chose to move on. The club could have sacked you after that poor start last season but they stuck by you when many other clubs would have got rid. You chose to repay them by moving on. That is what you should do and goodnight.”

Watch the difference between pfm and tactics when sourness and mourinho talk tactics at the end

Anyone with half a tactical brain will take us apart. Bruce looks like he’s told Almiron to run around a lot. Commentator telling us that things will get better as Bruce hasn’t had the time

Those fucking tactics eh Steve

hayden still a beast. Longstaff off man I’ll give it about 4-5 games before the players are looking at Bruce and going

Shelby over Longstaff

Commentator telling us how ‘sadly boycott talk dominated pre-match talk’. Bruce’s mates in the media protecting their own

Lovely stuff from Bruce there says Smith. Cock Didn’t realise they changed the rule about the ball coming out of the box from a gk

Absolute beast there

Atkinson got it spot on If it was the other way around it would have been to en as a penalty, and the guy in the VAR studio would have said that there was intent. No

Atkinson got it spot on

Alan Smith spouting lots of PFM crap on commentary. Apparently Steve is a great motivator

Looked to be a few empty seats in the Leazes under level 7

Not a chance that is true. I'd say there's a decent chance it's true. He was presumably on at least £100k a week at West Ham, the appearance would have to be large for him to contemplate a mainly pay as you play deal with a low basic and wages are generally higher for free transfers anyway The Sun saying it’s 70k everytime he plays 20k basic salary. Better get himself along to a food bank then.

So does that mean someone like Caulkin has left the times and is solely in this now?

What the fuck is it? Two goalkeepers?

The likes of Almiron, Saint-Maximin and Joelinton are a big step up from the likes of Riviere and Gouffran. They are also more physically capable than the likes of Thauvin and Cabella. Unfortunately for a lot of people on here, the team is going to be an exciting one to watch, and are likely to do well this season. Best prepare yourselves. Is this saracasm?

Last few sentences tell you everything you need to know. "It puts us with two at the top end of the pitch, which gives you a chance. "The last three or four months ththey've been playing that way anyway - certainly with three centre-backs. "We'll have a crack." Could you imagine being a player listening to that garbage compared to Benitez? Ryder is just another Anal Oliver clone. He’s on easy street now, pfm quotes galore. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that sounded like garbage. I was reading it thinking what the fuck is he trying to say? He’s doing the same as Pardew did: we’ve not really got a chance but if I stick two up top and boot it to them and we run a lot, I can blame forrins for a bit and lee Ryder will waffle a bit bit about front foot stuff and most of dumb cunts will lap it up

Last few sentences tell you everything you need to know. "It puts us with two at the top end of the pitch, which gives you a chance. "The last three or four months ththey've been playing that way anyway - certainly with three centre-backs. "We'll have a crack." Could you imagine being a player listening to that garbage compared to Benitez? Ryder is just another Anal Oliver clone. He’s on easy street now, pfm quotes galore.

absolutely this. didn't say anything after that. Noticed that as well, looked a bit sheepish

He’s spot on there. Just took the mobile part out and the vid should show

Loki has been here ages like, and has always been sound as fuck. Very much disagree with his points on Bruce here, but he's not one of those mentalists that'll back anything the manager/Ashley says Yeah which makes what he’s saying more surprising.