TK-421

Heard this on Total Sport just as I was getting home... fantastic news. We know Ashley has form, but we can only hope he's learned from previous disasters, and is prepared to let the club be run as a Football Club at last, with the best man we can hope for, at the helm. Lets look forward to the summer, and not nitpick over this comment, or that quote. If Rafa is happy to stay on with what he's been told/promised, that's good enough for me. Roll on next season!!!

So anyway, Promotion... ✔ Championship Title... ✔ Rafa staying... ✔ New Strip / Sponsor reveal by the weekend?? Hehe

Not many managers would walk out and meet the fans head on. Moyes needs to do this. Slightly off topic, but Terry Mac was on radio recently promoting his book, and talked about that incident. When KK was told that fans had gathered outside, he said... "I'll go out and talk to them then"... and the board members there and Terry Mac couldn't believe it - none of them wanted to!!

Some absolute weapon had got a couple of tattoos on his face.... 'FTM' under one eye, 'SGB' under the other.

Paul Walsh (watching the Villa game) seems positively gutted at the Villa equaliser.

That 8-0 must still be hurting some of them.

How many against for both teams? Quick look through Brightons fixtures/results, Can only see one listed against (Leeds away), but they also conceded one against Forest away, so only 2 given against them in the league all season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C._season We had 6 given against us in the league, but Darlow saved 2 of them at Forest.

One of the bairns mams has backed the banner.... no turning back now, then. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/frankie-sherwoods-mum-reacts-newcastle-13006066

I was at the match on Sunday, and Brighton were s***. Couldn't beat us, and we were down to ten men after they were gifted a pen and a red card with 30 minutes to go. We were much the better team. I found myself thinking they look really badly equipped for next season, no matter how well they've done this. Oh and their players were doing the 'on knees, thumping floor' thing when Grealish scored. Have to say I agree with that, having seen the incident on the Ch5 show. Looked a very innocuous challenge, and the red that followed was just a joke. In fact, Villa had a better/clearer penalty shout just before that, that was waived away. So thanks Villa, and Jack Grealish for that equaliser.

Nailed It.

"In total, we’ll be giving away 30 cards to Echo readers over a series of competitions, with three pairs a week up for grabs." 30 (at least!)

Apologies if this has been posted, but on Soccer AM they had Brighton v Newcastle on the Volley Challenge.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHQKlsGKYB0 Hopefully this is allowed, but apologies and please delete if not.

Just reading the comments on the chronicle site, pretty much all of them totally against it. Then, the story link was posted on FB, and the comments under it are nearly all behind it. As I said last night... if they insist on flying a banner over, just make a p155take, and have a laugh. Adding anything to do with caner, the kids, or charity is just trying to make us bigger/better than the mackems, when in reality just the fact they are setting the banner/flyby up, puts them on the same level.

The f***, that would be utterly disgusting and disgraceful Eh? Thought it was in support of sufferers? Not sure disgusting and disgraceful cap fits like What is it saying exactly? Something about cancer has no colours. United by cancer divided by leagues. Urrggh. The whole plane/banner thing is so small time, but if they insist on doing it, it should be p155taking banter, not trying to take some moral high ground by including the cancer thing in it. If there was more money than needed, then just send it to the charities anyway.

I asked the same thing, s hadn't seen anything. Had a quick look on Getty Sport Images, and there are photos of them looking gutted at the end of the match, but no presentation. Maybe its an optional thing, and you dont have to have one for runner up? Did see a photo on Twitter supposedly of their 'Champions' pitch podium dismantled and being put back on the lorry.

Did Brighton have a presentation for the runners up trophy, then? Haven't seen any pics of it, if it did happen.

From The Mag.... this condensed version shows how they turned/Macktracked on that thread, if you cant bear going onto RTG... http://www.themag.co.uk/2017/05/sunderland-fans-comment-throughout-newcastle-brighton-matches-must-read-newcastle-united/ Enjoy.

Some crackers in that thread, like... " in spending £55m and having a wage bill greater than many Premier League sides in winning Championship shocker." "Why can't things go against the mags for once?! Why do they have to be so lucky consistently?!" "Managed to finish top by the skin of their teeth on the last day of the season where they should have won it comfortably by about 10 points minimum. and Rafa will be hailed the messiah" "Its not luck. They spent 55mil to win the league. I think even i could manage that." "Champions of that league means most, remember Keaneo saying it was nothing to celebrate" So much Macktracking.... and saying everything goes for us, considering the amount of shocking decisions we've had against us??!! Next season is gonna be a treat for them!!

Even on friday, my gaffer was still saying that 'all they had to do was win at Villa', and was confident they would, despite their last couple of results. Roll on tomorrow.... might have me P45 handed to me!! hehe

Thats going on the gaffers desk tomorrow!

Be half an hour added for Brighton now.

Surprise surprise... Brighton need a goal, get a pen.

Haha, they showed it on SSN, and he did a 'Stevie T' and tried to claim it hit his chest, despite him clearly blocking it with his hand, way out of goal.

Lovely goal by Perez (just seen it on SSN). Hope Agent Bruce has got that bus parked!!

Had to nip out, but Sky+d it an just watched it back. Great Interview, but the FF panel clearly couldn't handle a bit of optimism/positivity and decided to focus on the 'what ifs'.