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6 hours ago, STM said:

..... and relax. Here we go... nearly 

 

 

3 hours ago, PauloGeordio said:

Doon Doon Black and White army! 

To paraphrase the 90s Sid the Sexist animation:

"H'way ya buggars everybody get doon, Monday neet he's signing for the Toon"

I'm not sure why PIF even want to sign off on players. Apart from the 35m/yr allowed loss, all the money being spent is from the club's income not the PIF piggybank. They appointed the CEO - and will appoint his successor - so just let them cook. It's like micromanaging for the sake of it (Eales, Nicks, Howe should all be trusted) but not being able to give the time needed for it.

Pedro will need to elbow his way past Jackson to get into the team. Won't be easy, they are both good at that 

(Sorry if  just got in from a day of driving back from the Pacific coast)

7 hours ago, John P said:

Found this interesting from The Transfer Flow newsletter a couple of weeks ago. They took a look at some additional stats for Joao Pedro as he's a bit of a hybrid striker/attacking midfielder:

Suggests that he's fairly unique as someone who both gives and receives a high amount of line-breaking passes in his position. Could really see it working with him playing just behind Isak and being the link between him and Sandro/Bruno

Don't we have an official tie-in with StatsBomb?

2 hours ago, Ameritoon said:

Can't be hearing anti-American sentiment when a bunch of Europeans on here are watching the fucking CWC like it's actual football.

Baiting out the Brexiters with that mind 

6 hours ago, Alberto2005 said:

In PL 9 less assists and the same amount of goals.

He's been trying to assist Hojlund, rather than Wood.

On 16/03/2025 at 10:41, PauloGeordio said:

That’s not fucking offside! 

That's word for word what I was shouting

13 hours ago, Lotus said:

Need to lower it so clubs can’t buy players just to loan them out. Talent should be spread throughout leagues, not a disproportionate amount of registrations held by a select few clubs.

I also think that if they can't get a work permit, they shouldn't be allowed to be registered. You shouldn't be able to loan them out abroad to get around that. It's almost tantamount to actual ownership of a human, forcing them to work somewhere else.

3 hours ago, Fak said:

 

Not only did you undermine Trippier in an authoritative sense, but you've left an image in my mind of Julian Clarey naked on all fours literally being done doggy style.

Please stop. I've now got Nigel Lamont in my mind.

4 hours ago, Ben said:

Did Marcelino exist or was that just a tax write off

4 hours ago, Stottie said:

We'll sign him and he'll get two years of military service.

Maybe he can conscientiously object, like Marcelino did against us.

6 hours ago, Andy said:

 

I reckon the heat's getting to you with that last sentence like  I can't even remember a single bit of noteworthy communication from Charnley and Llambias. 

If he'd said Chris Mort, I wouldn't have disagreed about that. Maybe I didn't look too closely, but I liked him from afar.

6 hours ago, bhoywhonder said:

he one place which had live music on had a cover band doing Oasis and Pulp

A venue, not a pub, but the Fire Station looks nice and Brandy Clark is playing there for the second time in 2-3 years.

23 hours ago, Ben said:

Do you think we are at the stage where we send Yasir Al-Rumayyans wife a bunch of flowers ?

A horse head more like /s.

2 hours ago, Fak said:

Did he sign Le Fee and flog him to Sunderland 5 months later?

On 22 May 2024, Ghisolfi signed with Serie A side Roma as their new sporting director

On 10 July 2024, Le Fée signed for Serie A club Roma on a 5-year contract worth €23 million

Maybe it was agreed beforehand and there's an interview with him saying their transfer strategy wasn't fit for purpose...

2 hours ago, Nucasol said:

Meanwhile at Little Benton, the NUFC transfer committee starts to assemble;”:

 

14 hours ago, BlueStar said:

Wasn't a Newcastle fan until the takeover, and yet here he is meeting his boyhood hero Alan Shearer in 2019, years before the takeover

 

 

BBC Introducing NE played some clips yesterday including an interview on BBC Breakfast the day after the takeover, and he was saying he was massively hung over as he and Johnny went down to the ground (where Johnny got his sax out on the statue) and someone gave him a load of CANS. He must have turned into a super fan quick.

Edit: this was the interview they played:

On 10/06/2025 at 02:49, Paully said:

This is amazing! 
 

 

"Gordon is desperate to go to Liverpool". Never seen him run so fast as to get in on that celebration.

45 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said:

5 and 9 the year before 

In HAM radio, that's a sure thing.

1 hour ago, STM said:

 

Are they actually going to get kicked out? 

The Guardian article (which someone here described as click bait ) described how the blind trusts have to be in place by end of March and Testor didn't do that. ManC and ManU met those requirements.

2 hours ago, Beren said:

 

Not watching a jot of it.

 

Hope it creates a huge black hole for those financing it.

Some decent teams visiting Seattle, but likewise I won't be going or watching. 

1 hour ago, nufc123 said:

So whats the criteria to join?

Some sensible reasons and others just because they are corruption friends. Other winners of the MLS Supports Shield get the Nelson Muntz response when they don't also win the playoffs (MLS Cup) who are the declared champions, but FIFA declare Inter Miami are the MLS winners for the purposes of this shit fest. I wonder why.

4 hours ago, Theregulars said:

Nivea absolutely broke me

Me too, but in a different way with Jennifer Love Hewitt. Almost 30 years ago now, which is why I misremembered as it was Neutrogena. 

1 hour ago, Dr Venkman said:

Might be obscured by the mists of time but I don’t remember any howlers, either? Pope has a couple in his locker.

Dion Dublin enters the chat:

Maybe I'm being delusional, but maybe we are forcing other clubs' hands to clear the way for our real targets (won't stop Todd from stock piling though). Eddie said that CL qualification over EL didn't particularly matter.

1 hour ago, BennyBlanco said:

You’re right but it’s absolutely galling watching them cherry pick some elite talent without a care in the world whilst openly cooking the books as an established “top 6” team. 
 

Fuck modern football.

They aren't even cooking the books this summer (yet). Fifa are giving them a huge wedge for a win four years ago. Same for Inter Miami who won....nothing.