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Not really. ‘Gambling’ insinuates that you have some control over the outcome or at least the odds I’m getting. If I gamble on football, I can choose what odds I take for a particular bet. Even if I play the lottery, I can choose what numbers I pick. In this instance there is no choice. You are literally paying for the service of entering the ballot.

Arsenal second leg ballot now taking place the same time as the Fulham ballot.

Not really any benefit to Southampton for that though.

Ballot details out for the February league games.

Need to sack this cup off Mikel mate. League is far too important to risk losing anyone else.

Five months!? Was there a rumour his hamstring had disintegrated?

It’s a hell of a task to try and ‘pocket’ him at the Emirates though. Big bonus for us he’s out.

And the fact everyone conveniently glosses over club legend George Graham taking loads of bungs.

Subs: For Me Like

At least you realised. Would have felt worse (although not been any financially worse) had you handed to the conductor and they’d pointed it out.

One day I desperately want the BBC, Sky or whoever, to get Fender on to do a cup draw. The place would explode.

Probably be next week now, but common sense has us on the Tuesday and the other game on the Wednesday, for the first leg anyway. Common sense not always guaranteed to be used though…

Yeah looks it, unless they do something unnecessarily funky.

Need to complain to the brewery about that tbh

https://www.youtube.com/live/B8rlz-LXjo0?si=1rphzEtB50k7xzO_

Doubt they’d risk him. Eddie hinting Kraft might be back though.

How would you rank these draws in preference? (i’m just going to assume Spurs beat Man Utd because I think they will) 1 - Arsenal (H/A) 2 - Arsenal (A/H) 3 - Liverpool (H/A) 4 - Liverpool (A/H) 5 - Spurs (H/A) 6 - Spurs (A/H) For me it’d be: 6 2 5 4 1 3

Seems a nice bloke for kiddie fiddling, granny touching, horse shagger.

On £260k p/w at PSG.

It’s probably light relief from having to decipher Ryder making the simplest of questions almost incomprehensible.

Estimated away allocations for SF: Arsenal - 6k Liverpool - 6k Spurs - 6.2k Man Utd - 7.5k

No, you’re right. They’re both suspended for the first leg.

Because it isn’t unique to Newcastle. We’re just copying what every other major club does*. It’s the norm now. *obviously every club has a slightly different way of doing things. Some have tiered membership, some based on what you’re prepared to pay, some based on ‘loyalty’, but the principle is always the same - pay to have the chance of buying a ticket.

Don’t know the stats of if/when Trippier and Hall have started together as full-backs, but it definitely gives the opposition a headache in terms of us being able to launch attacks from either side.

Looks like it. Hope said that was the one change that was rumoured.