HaydnNUFC

Whey, you know what I mean. The one de facto signing section. English football clubs and many fans, especially our lot, are massive fannies when it comes to standing. What was that poll or questionnaire where a few answered “oh aye bring safe standing in just as long as it doesn’t affect me”.

Also true. Worst kick off slot going. Hope it gets binned (it won’t).

It’s a multitude of things. Not ordered in any rank; - Club not actively looking at ways to improve atmosphere, ie more safe standing or more singing sections across the ground - A percentage of STH who are inherently miserable, yet see themselves as class fans because they’ve been inherently miserable in the same seat for 3 centuries or whatever shite - The way tickets are sold and distributed. Loads of issues; allows some who aren’t that arsed access, touts access, people don’t have the (full) liberty of choice of where to sit. That’s obviously improved this season compared to last season’s whitey worthy system but it’s very, very rare that mates who could be vocal together will be able to sit together. Especially younger lads, say aged 16-30. - Ticket prices. It was minimum 50 quid for the match on Saturday in the lower bowl. Charging that much, as seen with Spurs’ prices and atmosphere, rightly or wrongly brings expectation. - The size of the family section. It’s huge and next to typically more vocal away fans. - The only 1 singing section being tucked away in the Strawberry Corner with SJP’s current acoustics. - Not one area of the ground aside from the corner stood up for a sizeable duration of the game, despite what seems every other PL club having significant areas of the ground that stand. All of that plus issues that are systemic issues across English football. It’s not just us, but actions could be taken to remedy it.

3-0 Forest.

A few of our STH holders are like that. Think they almost own their seat, and think they’re mint fans because they’ve had that seat for 600 millennia and always turn up regardless of how negative they are at the games. Be the same lot who didn’t make a peep at Wembley. That bloke behind me actually stayed to the end Personally I wouldn’t ever leave a match early if I could especially when a match is in the balance but there’s almost an unwritten rule in English football where if a team goes 2 goals down after 80 minutes or so there’s a mass exodus. I don’t think staying to the end is worthy of some kind of soopafan badge. I’ve left a couple games early in my short time but mainly due to how grim it’s been; I left when the 4th hit the net yesterday, first time since the takeover. Last times I remember leaving were going 3 down to West Ham in stoppage time under Benitez (late walk in game, left as soon as the 3rd hit the net) and the 0-3 home defeat to Leicester under McClaren. Only time I’ve ever left before stoppage time from the top of my head.

My old ST seat was 2 rows in front and like 4 seats along. Night and day experience. Never heard that git before. Absolutely mind numbing.

Most miserable fucking cunt I’ve ever had to sit near today. Back row of the East Stand block L. Seat 15-something. Late 60s or so. Constantly moaning to what I’m assuming is his wife. Doesn’t sing. My brother had the exact same seat as me today on Wednesday. I’ll share some snippets he came out with midweek and today; Wednesday “I’ve been here 25 years and we never take short corners” ”First short corner of the season there” ”Ah great Isak scored, doesn’t matter he’s off in the summer” Today ”Why’s he (Newcastle player) moaning to the ref man, just wasting our own time” As well as others. Shan’t ever be buying that seat again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Jwh9kbd1s

Bournemouth have 11 senior players fit and played the same number of games this week as us. Think we were just totally fucking awful.

In seriousness, that was a totally and utterly lifting 98 minutes from everyone in black and white. Outplayed across the park. Bournemouth looked sharper, quicker, more incisive. We looked like 11 blokes who’d never played football together before. The run was always going to come to an end but to come such a pitiful end like that is shocking. They had 11 fit senior players. Appalling stuff.

Enjoyed that.

They’ll turn it around and win it now. The narrative will be Man Utd are BACK.

This lot are rancid. Jeeeeesus.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/11550215/newcastle-2-1-bournemouth-salomon-rondon-double-hands-hosts-second-win-on-the-spin

Brentford 2-2

Loved that he got a chance. Looked lightweight and thought he was trying a bit too hard but appears to have a low centre of gravity. Would like to see him more.

He’s not good enough. Simply put.

He’s got really good physical attributes but he doesn’t get enough minutes to show what he can do technically. Some hit, his goal.

Like Almiron, utterly pointless against sides that sit deep.

Absolutely pointless footballer in games against sides that sit deep.

Hope not. My net worth shrinks by 75% if they do them.

Fully agree. As is £30 for Bromley on Sunday imo. I know they’re set prices for the competition but howay, man.