Barnes23

Unpopular opinion: That RafaFacts twitter account is a necessary counterbalance to those within our own fanbase who do not give Rafa the respect he is due - for his time with us as well as his managerial career in general.

You honestly can’t understand it? Seriously?? People are sick of Ashley and want their club back. It’s pretty clear why people are doing it. Sorry it's f***ing sad, don't go, on't watch, protest but to actually want your team to get bet Therr it is again..IT ISNT OUR FUCKONG TEAM sad It’s completely sad. I’m utterly dejected by having to be this way. So why are you on a match thread then when you don't give a shite, weird I do give a shite. I want us to lose. I’m watching the match wanting us to lose. I’m posting about wanting to lose in the match thread. I don’t want to give a shite. Keep up.

Because losing is more likely to get rid of Ashley, I'd presume. Why post on the match thread at all then? This constant wishing to lose is just grating on me. I won't spend any money on the Toon, realise we need Ashley out, and clearly Bruce is a poor choice for manager. I get that. But I can't cheer when Newcastle gets beat or want them to get beat. A win for the team is a win for Ashley and that really grates on me tbh. This for me. I am and always will be invested in Newcastle as a team, just because I hate what we have and who we've become it doesn't mean I can just switch off and not care. I want back the club I grew up with, I long for the days where we're all trying (and likely failing!) to achieve success, not subsistence. Unfortunately to get that back, we have to lose now. At least that's something I can wish for, something I can get behind. I can't get behind us winning because it's a win for Ashley and it means nothing for the team as we're only aiming for 17th, and prolongs this fucking awful purgatory-like existence. This . In these circumstances, in which a sporting institution is deliberately stifling even the possibility or aspiration of progression, business as usual in terms of wanting the team to win is just untenable for me. I can't see how anyone taking a long-term view of things can look at it any differently really.

Expected to feel nothing but indifference, but I do actually find myself hoping for a humiliating defeat. Must have accessed some untapped reserves of antipathy somehow. Not going to watch though, the thought of Steve Bruce standing where Rafa should be turns my stomach.

I thought I'd psychologically disinvested once Rafa left, but the the official confirmation of Bruce has still managed to leave me nauseated. Not sure I'll even be able to stomach taking an interest by willing/wishing the team to lose as in the Pardew/Mclaren days, don't know if that's more a reflection of the increased sense of futility of everything NUFC and a kind of fatigue following the club or just a recognition that my time could be better spent on other things. Think the best way forward is to distance myself from football entirely, really.

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This.

“Sportsmail understands the Premier League have yet to receive anything from the group in relation to a process that would determine if they meet the 'owners and directors test' criteria.” #NUFC “Sources close to the club have confirmed that a 'heads of agreement' document was submitted to the Premier League by Newcastle and was signed by both parties. This, however, informs them that a price has been agreed and does not trigger a formal takeover process.” #nufc “There is actually some bemusement among several sources at the manner in which a group led by Sheik Khaled bin Zayed, and seemingly represented by Kidwai, are conducting their business via the media.” #nufc

Vastly superior to Manquillo in basically every respect.

Very assured today. Would start him ahead of Dummett if he can't get into the first XI at centre-back.

Many of the reported targets this summer have been far more underwhelming than the majority of players Carr bought to the club (for the first XI at least). The quality of the players linked has actually been more disappointing than the lack of activity thus far IMO. Value for money is still mostly to be found when buying from other leagues; I'd much rather have the likes of Sandro Ramirez/Roque Mesa/ Iborra than James McCarthy, Tammy Abraham and Adama Traore.

Arsenal 3-1 Everton Burnley 2-1 West Ham Chelsea 3-0 Sunderland Hull 1-3 Spurs Leicester 2-1 Bournemouth Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough Man U 1-1 Crystal Palace Southampton 1-1 Stoke Swansea 2-2 West Brom Watford 1-3 Man C

Everton 2-0 Watford West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Chelsea Manchester City 2-1 Leicester City Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley Middlesbrough 0-1 Southampton Sunderland 0-2 Swansea City Stoke City 1-2 Arsenal Crystal Palace 2-2 Hull City West Ham United 1-2 Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Manchester United Chelsea 3-0 Watford Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland Manchester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion Southampton 1-1 Manchester United Leicester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham 0-2 Spurs Man City 2-1 Crystal Palace Bournemouth 2-1 Stoke Burnley 2-1 West Brom Hull 2-0 Sunderland Leicester 2-0 Watford Swansea 2-2 Everton Liverpool 2-1 Southampton Arsenal 1–1 Man Utd Chelsea 3-0 Middlesbrough Southampton 1-2 Arsenal Newcastle 2-0 Barnsley Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton

Gameweek 35 Cardiff 0-2 Newcastle Southampton 2-2 Hull Stoke 1-1 West Ham Sunderland 0-2 Bournemouth West Brom 1-2 Leicester Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley Man Utd 2-1 Swansea Everton 1-2 Chelsea Middlesbrough 0-3 Man City Spurs 2-2 Arsenal Watford 0-2 Liverpool

Gameweek 34 Bournemouth 2-1 Middlesbrough Hull 2-1 Watford Swansea 2-1 Stoke West Ham 1-2 Everton Burnley 0-2 Man United Liverpool 2-1 Crystal Palace Chelsea 2-1 Southampton Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Middlesbrough 1-1 Sunderland Crystal Palace 1-3 Spurs Man City 2-1 Man United Newcastle 2-0 Preston

Hope he stays in the summer and proves his worth next season. Having a central defender who can bring the ball out from the back greatly improves the fluency + tempo of our general play.

Spurs 3-0 Bournemouth Crystal Palace 2-1 Leicester Everton 3-0 Burnley Stoke 1-2 Hull Sunderland 1-2 West Ham Watford 1-2 Swansea Southampton 1-2 Man City West Brom 1-3 Liverpool Man Utd 1-2 Chelsea Middlesbrough 0-2 Arsenal Newcastle 2-1 Leeds

Tottenham 3-0 Watford Man City 2-1 Hull Middlesbrough 1-1 Burnley Stoke 1-2 Liverpool West Brom 1-1 Southampton West Ham 1-2 Swansea Bournemouth 0-2 Chelsea Sunderland 0-2 Man Utd Everton 2-2 Leicester Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal Sheff Wed 0-2 Newcastle

Burnley 2-1 Stoke Leicester 3-0 Sunderland Watford 1-1 West Brom Man Utd 2-0 Everton Arsenal 3-1 West Ham Hull 2-1 Middlesbrough Southampton 1-2 Crystal Palace Swansea 0-2 Spurs Chelsea 2-1 Man City Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth Newcastle 2-1 Burton

Gameweek 30 Liverpool 2-1 Everton Burnley 0-2 Spurs Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace Hull 1-1 West Ham Leicester 1-1 Stoke Man Utd 2-0 West Brom Watford 1-1 Sunderland Southampton 1-1 Bournemouth Swansea 2-0 Middlesbrough Arsenal 1-1 Man City Newcastle 2-0 Wigan

West Brom 0-2 Arsenal C Palace 1-0 Watford Everton 1-1 Hull City Stoke 0-2 Chelsea Sunderland 2-1 Burnley West Ham 2-2 Leicester Bournemouth 2-2 Swansea Middlesbrough 0-2 Man United Tottenham 3-1 Southampton Man City 1-1 Liverpool Birmingham 0-2 Newcastle