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Think it's bizarre myself. Really don't think it matters that much which side a centre half plays on, even if they are passing out from the back a lot.

It's yee, innit.

This yee?

OMG why is the football coverage all about the Queen n'all? There is no escaping this shit.

We don't suddenly develop a speech impediment at the first letter

I'd have brought Isak in but Haaland, Kane, Mitro, Toney and Jesus are all better options atm, while we have injuries and we don't know how quickly he'll truly settle. If the striker options were as dire as last year he'd definitely be in my squad though. Hopefully add him later.

Need to bring pronunciation of the word "Herbs" into the ownership test sharpish. If they say "Herbs" like a fucking idiot they can get to fuck.

"I still can't believe we had the chance to let him go for free and did not exercise it." Hang on, they had a fucking break clause and they didn't use it! Bruce must spend all his time perfecting hypnotism or something, Jesus Christ.

What a goal by Haaland.

Mad scenes at Rangers!

Think the BT Sport Goals Show goes under the radar a bit but it is pure bliss watching all of the action from around the grounds as it happens.

Fuck that.

Nick shags flags

We should do a co-ordinated watch of a classic NUFC game again, that was fun during Covid

They better extend the wildcard window if games are cancelled this weekend like.

Tuchel deserved to be sacked like, they have been rubbish for ages and he has wasted every single attacking talent they have bought for him to use. He has been riding the glory of the CL win since the day it happened. Been unimpressive since, given the talent there and the money spent. Plus he's so boring and defensive. Not impressed. Also think Potter would be daft to go there, it would be an 18 month stint max before they sack him and want a new shiny toy in the dugout.

Fuck's sake

I don't watch much foreign football these days, does VAR generally get used without a hitch in other countries? It definitely seems more seamless (with accurate outcomes) at major international tournaments.

This is a good one, I was at the first game after that stuff came out and the mood in the ground was nasty. Think it was a 2-1 defeat at home to Palace. Chants of "Sack The Board" and a very edgy atmosphere, including me dad having a bust-up with the bloke in front of us

Can anyone think of Newcastle or football-related incidents from years gone by that were a big deal at the time but now seem to have been largely forgotten? The one I thought of today - Shearer wrongly being given the first red card of his career on the opening day of the 99/00 season at SJP vs Villa. Was later rescinded. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/on-this-day-in-1999-alan-shearer-sent-off-on-100th-appearance-for-newcastle-1596713063000

Murphy was bad again when he came on but FWIW he looks better on the right than he does on the left. When everyone is fit he shouldn't feature though.

If it's not incompetence or corruption then there is a 3rd option, which is the effect of the intimidation that the so-called big clubs exert over officials on and off the pitch. This has been the case for a number of decades now, it was definitely going on when I was a kid in the 90s (it was the cause of Keegan's 'Love It' rant, obviously) and imo the effect of it can't be under-estimated. The way that coaches and players from these clubs get at these officials is disgusting, just look at Klopp the other night in the 4th official's ear the whole game with a face like a psychopath every time an innocuous incident occurred on the pitch. And it's human nature from the refs (well it's gutless as well but it's somewhat understandable) that 1) they let the unrelenting noise influence them, 2) they veer towards decisions that will give them an easier life, and 3) they make decisions while factoring in the fuss they may cause afterwards, and we all know this fuss is amplified by the media when a decision goes against one of their favoured clubs.

They analysed that for about 3 minutes, was about 30 seconds for Isak's the other night. Cool.