Wolfcastle

Got our hallmark bid package about it. Lot of smoke.

Anybody hear Total Sport? They're going to stop fans 'migrating' (rich irony) from stand to stand at their ground now because of the trouble it causes. I've never seen that at a competitive game outside of pub football, just Morton in a friendly when it started lashing down and people went under the roofed stand to the right. Massive club though

Usually games against Brighton are horrific famous last words but don't have those vibes about this one.

Is the increase in shirts not to do with, you know, it being summer and really hot?

No CL teams in the League Cup and everyone's happy.

The fair comparison is to look at all attendances not just selective exceptions to the rule. Which is why they don't look at those. Its not even competitive. Mackems getting excpetions and rules inverted again.

Aye amazing how he could legit get kicked in the head against Birmingham when Keegan was manager and stay on, concussed for the rest of the game but slink off at half-time citing a headache pre Keegan.

Course they're counting draws. And its even more absurd than that because they don't count the ones we got in a 9 games 6 win streak against them in the 00s.

potential first Tranmere Newcastle tie on Sky since the infamous 6-6 draw in the ZDS (on my birthday)

That's in the pisser category for me. Away game at a team we've played in the cups a bunch of times (since I've been going).

Going out in a cup preliminary round yet again. How embarrassing (or would be if anybody cared, its strangely unnoteworthy when this massive clubs keeps suffering that fate)

Sheffield Wednesday wouldn't surprise. Had a spate of getting teams a round after they'd knocked them out in the 90s. Somebody interesting at home would be agreeable. Shame all the little local lower leagues clubs are out bar Boro.

Wouldn't mind a Martin Hardy Touching Distance style book on either season. Or an N.O version of it, everyone's daft little memories of the games, KK's post match comments etc. Was just writing about the first point at Man U the other day, so this is very pertinent. Am so watching tht MOFO this week.

Would have picked Carlisle at home if I could have. Local-ish team, first for me. Is that just me or did (We Want) The Same Thing?

Last time we wore a one-off shirt to avoid a colour clash. It ended up being made available for mass release by popular demand (in a reveral of convention). It was also green. Which will send people absolutely nuts now. Would wearing the home strip be any different to this v - that looks a lot like Brightons shirt now

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/1ea984df-b9a5-4dce-aef3-b926439d2b28 I'd say 93/94 because there was still a 'pinch me, I must be dreaming' feeling even though 92/93 raised expectations and the growth showed no signs of abating Plus 92/93 we were pretty much promoted by October it felt like, whereas 93/94 just got better and better passing your expectations all the time. Establishing ourselves August, holding our own September, top half challenge (October), top half (November), challenging for Europe (March) and Europe in the penultimate game (April) On the other hand there seemed a slightly less frenetic style of passing in 93/94 (Liverpool h, Oldham a) as opposed to rapier stuff in my minds eye that the ground swooned over (Luton h, Bristol City) Personally got to loads more away games 93/94 which may prejudice this.

Bet the ratio of pronouncing Shearer correctly wasn't high.

Like the old ZDS cup. Which the league cup basically now is. Nottingham Forest v Leicester in the last 'Northern' Final didn't feel right to me.

That league is absolutely anybody's.

Didnt see it. Fair play if so but he's owed a few unlucky results still.

I make that 6 wins in 12months for Bruce. 6 in 29 games.

Definitely need a spend now. Not to enhance Saturday but because of inevitable injuries and suspensions

That's a pet hate too. Such a cop out skill and risk wise and look shit whether scored or missed. Bring back unbroken run ups.

Want a Harrogate or Hartlepool or Carlisle at home. Would cool for them and something different and a good atmosphere. Probably end up with Blackburn. Haven't had them in a cup game for, oh what is it?, must be two seasons now.

As in Boy George Graham