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I can't see why any action should be taken against wolves players. If a player thinks he hears his team-mate being racially abusrd he should report it. I don't think it's been made up from nothing, more likely he misheard something shelvey said?? But even if it is the completely unfounded malicious accusation some seem to think it is, if the only "evidence" is one person's word against another then punishing the wolves player based on that would make about as much sense as punishing shelvey on it.

There's definitely something a bit off about this. Iirc personal hearings are normally convened within a few days and organised/announced pretty much as soon as the accused requests one aren't they? It's like the FA didn't expect him to deny the charge and have a witness to back his story up so they're either thinking "shit we should be backing down now" or they're scrambling around trying to find some additional more concrete evidence.

They've got someone called Ronaldo Vieira I the team. With a name like that I'll be disappointed if he's not a bit special.

aye we f***ing owe them like Yep. The main thing that pisses me off about their "6 in a row" gloating is that when we were good and hammering them every derby the reason it wasn't more than 5 is that they were hiding in the lower leagues for part of that time. It was similar when we were good under Keegan and Robson. IF we come up and do well under Rafa I'd be a bit pissed off if they weren't there to take some beatings off us.

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How the f*** was that Brighton player not brought back for a yellow?!?

The absolute state of their fans complaining that Rafa won manager of the month is ludicrous. Are they? A couple of days ago you couldn't go on twitter and type nufc into the search without coming across a mass tantrum from all leeds fans that monk didn't win manager of the month, funny as fuck!! The crack of "you spent lots of money and have a cl-winning manager you were always going to be top" doesn't seem to be aimed at 14th placed aston villa, who actually did spend a lot of money with their cl-winning manager for some reason

The cock.and lion just off bond st generally has quite a few london mags in for sky games

Well yes, it will be impossible for someone with no loyalty points to get a ticket for Leeds, that's because demand will massively outstrip supply. And that's why we have a loyalty points system. As has been pointed out above, there have been many chances over the past few years (and even this season) to earn loyalty points and "start somewhere" as you put it. Thing is, by their very nature the games that are more likely to go to zero are games against not-particularly-glamourous clubs who can give larger allocations due to having a small fanbase or games that are a bit of a trek to get to where less fans will want to travel to. And to be honest, if people have built up loyalty points going to the likes of wigan, reading, portsmouth etc or going regularly when we've been shit the last few years it's absolutely right that when the likes of leeds or sunderland come around and everyone wants to go they get first dibs. I might miss out on Forest and probably will miss out on Burton- it'll be disappointing but at least I know that everyone that was able to buy a ticket ahead of me deserved to (of course what they then do with that ticket is a different story but the loyalty system can't fix that!) I do get your frustration like, but there's a reason the system is in place and if you're starting from scratch, why not buy a ticket the next time an away game goes to zero wherever it is, you'll enjoy the experience as much regardless. To answer the OP, I do have sympathy with the view that the system could be adapted to say a rolling 5 or 10 year period -in fact it would probably benefit me in honesty- but I like the simplicity of the current system. I don't think people's support should simply be struck from the record if they've been going donkeys years ago but can't go away so regularly now but still have their s/t (thinking more along the lines of if we got to Wembley than the more popular aways on this one mind.) It'll always be a topic for discussion this one, like, especially if Rafas regime goes the way we want it to, but as long as there are always some games going to 0pts / members sales every season I think the current system works. One thing I'd change though would be to give members a point for away games, (I don't think that currently happens?) even if they can't benefit from these points until they buy a season ticket. Sorry for the long post all.

Brings to mind the incident in the San Siro where Vieri was accused of calling LuaLua a monkey. Uefa came to the conclusion that it was one player's word against another and although they had no reason to doubt what LuaLua said there was no evidence to convict Vieri of either. Probably helped that he played for a glamourous club too mind. This is the FA and this is Newcastle so it'll be 5 matches at least. If he has done it he needs to own up and face his punishment like a man, if he hasn't he should come out and deny it strongly. If he denies it I hope he isn't just banned without any conclusive evidence.

I was there. First half was shocking. We basically took our chances. We battled hard and showed we can win ugly, which is great. At game:sat with Preston fans: as above Same as every other away game I've seen this season (I wasn't at qpr). Safety first, gamble that they'll make a mistake before we do. 9 times out of 10 he'll be right. First half in particular we struggled to adapt to not having Gayles pace up front and couldn't get out of our half at times. Second half we controlled the tempo a bit better, but it was tight at the end. PNE will be pushing for the playoffs I reckon. The ref was basically out of his depth throughout. Gave them everything throughout most of the match bit apparently has then denied them a blatant pen in the 10th minute of the 6 minutes injury time he played. Ritchies booking was the result of an absolute swan-dive from their centre back, yet again making a mockery of the idea this league would be "too physical" for us!!

It has been mentioned once or twice recently!!!

Sometimes refusing to apply the laws of the game consistently is known as "sensible refereeing." PFMs love a bit of "sensible refereeing", doesn't "ruin the game as a spectacle" see- can't be doing with holding the players responsible for their own behaviour- sometimes its their mate. Prime example being the tussle between mitro and olsson in the recent game vs norwich. Mitro, fresh on as a sub, was straight in the book, then the ref spent about 10 seconds studying his book presumably to see if olsson was one of the many players already in it before seeing he wasn't then calling him back across to give him a yellow.

This article has no details, context or nuance. Or depth. Regardless of your take on what has transpired, the left continues to use these types of events to expound its narratives that make up the pyramid of victimhood it worships. And I'm a leftie. Stopped reading there. Of what consequence is that to the whole thing? He committed hotel-key-fraud, clearly he must be a wrong un?!? I have every sympathy with the lass for what she's been through the last few years, but that is just scraping the barrel. Didn't bother with the rest of the article.

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Did he look like a spaceman? Images of someone in full on astronaut kit walking out of the match looking despondent

Really pleased for him. Missed a few early on and I was worried his head might go down, but it didn't and he got his reward

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/sep/27/sam-allardyce-arrogant-clot-england-manager Heard a very strong rumour along these lines from.a board member of a league club about 10 years ago. Ever since I've always had a rye smile when I see a sub coming on on 92 minutes with the result already decided, be it the manager I was told or a completely different one. You've got to wonder sometimes.

Always been that way at Villa, at least since away fans were moved to the doug ellis stand

Quite possibly west mids police being west mids police. Always been a bunch of bellends.

It's just an unoriginal, lazy chant that was probably funny in 2005, the sort of thing that is (ironically) the hallmark of shit support. Not just our fans, I think the same when it gets aired at SJP every other week by whichever set of away fans is enjoying their big day out that day. Well done lads, haven't heard that one before!! Tbf to the Villa fans yesterday, they roused their team for the last 25 minutes when they were down and that spurred their team on to up their game.

Sorry but our fans are just as bad. Singing about how s*** they were when only 1-0 up, great way to get their fans riled and actually change the atmosphere in their favour. We barely even produced an atmosphere in the ground yesterday. Was s***. This is correct, was better than the total silence from our fans at the same ground in May but still quiet for long periods. Add in old favourites such as "your support is fucking shit", songs about winning the league and booing during the 17th minute cos Villa didn't join in and it was a proper cringe-fest.

Insolence! I think what you meant to say was that all people from the Birmingham area are c***s, remembering to simultaneously take offence at anyone suggesting Newcastle fans hate anyone that isn't a Geordie. Sort yourself out.

It doesn't help at all*. It might be an attempt at a bit of light-heartedness, and will most definitelyhelp sell a few papers to local mongs who love their "banter", but if someone gets twatted outside the ground because a knuckledragger has been whipped into a frenzy by reading it and goes too far it's not such a good idea at all. The whole thing is absolute bollocks imo. Some Villa fans seem to think they're big and clever for whatever reason, all I see is a damning indictment of the demise of a club that was once champions of Europe. As for our lot, look man they're doing it to get a reaction out of us because they know we're good for one. Stop giving them the reaction and they'll fuck off and annoy someone else!! No sodding clown masks this time I hope. * I ain't clicking on that, but pretty damn sure I get the gist, have heard it all before and there won't be any original material or independent thought in the article.

What's love got to do with it? I'm very very sorry.