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The other four words are: Midfield Maestro, From Milano

Please be good.

Nuno not giving much away (Eddie style..) about Gibbs-White’s availability. Sounds like there’s a chance he might not make it.

Could probably say that about Cantona as well tbf. Look at this for a run at the crucial part of the season ?:

I find it difficult to believe he was training with Man City’s first team five days a week but wasn’t getting a game for their U21’s?

Appeal rejected over missing the deadline to sign this lad. They seem in an absolute state at the minute.

Ah, I thought you meant the ballot! Although, what to replace it with is probably just as controversial!

Surely that’s just going to result in the team down to 10 wasting as much time as possible for the 10 mins, resulting in a less watchable game? *not taking into account the scoreline and overall time remaining.

If we don’t want to trigger an appearance clause, it seems odd that we’ve brought him on in the last 10 mins of games semi-regularly:

I’d suggest that’s quite a significant problem… ?

I know people, understandably, have reservations as to whether these events are just tick box exercises, but if no-one bothers then there’s even less chance of any positive changes. Sure @bobbydazzla would be keen to offer them his views on the ballot system…

Yeah. I think I’d just rather see instances like this cancelled because no-one wanted to pay an inflated price, rather than a SM backlash. Although I don’t suppose it much matters.

Maybe. But the amount of coaches that are going down for this, it really wouldn’t be difficult to give the TF one a swerve (if it was still running) and find an alternative, unless you really left it to the last minute.

Yes, I don’t disagree that it seems very expensive. But ultimately it’s not a closed market, there’s a fair few other options, so if people are reared to pay that for whatever reason, fair enough. If they think it’s taking the piss, they won’t.

Potentially an (expensive) option for those that won’t be able to get away tickets. No word if the lounge is getting decked out in black and white….

I think it’s more in comparison to virtually all the other coach trips that are going to this and charging ~£30. That said, nobody is being forced into anything, so if somebody wants to try charging a bit extra, and people are happy to pay…

About 150 mile. Would take three hours, give or take.

Adam P has inadvertently (or maybe not inadvertently) made True Faith cancel their coach travel for this?

It’ll definitely be <5. Whether it gets right down to 0 I’m not sure. Points dropping twice daily, so that might help.

Tickets on sale this morning. Only starting at 30 points so must be a massive allocation.

Blackburn fans getting charged £20 for this, so assume that’ll be what we get charged.

The start of a three month period where the combined quantity and quality of goals were the best of any Newcastle player I can remember in an equivalent time period.

40 quid to be able to have a piss without your socks get soaked. Incredible.

The only way things change is if the clubs insist of having more of a say in ko times when the new TV deal comes around. And if they want to do that they’ll have to accept less money from the broadcasters. I won’t hold my breath…

Just via the MetroCentre which would at least suggest he hasn’t ruined all of his ankle ligaments.