Armchair Pundit

How the fuck is this match even still on???

Some seriously fishy decisions going against us of late, certainly since the PIF took charge of us and the Prem got a bloodied nose. Don't get me wrong, I don't for a minute think we were likely to get anything from Liverpool or Man City but it certainly doesn't help morale when there's very dodgy reffing happening in our matches.

Probably better to listen to the match via the commentary on the NUFC site via BBC Newcastle tbh.

Can't help but let the conspiracy theories sneak in as far as the officiating goes. They do everything in their power to help get us relegated (like we need any help), then the league doesn't let us back in the Prem with the current owners, or at least until they've added as many rule obstacles as possible while we wouldn't be able to vote on them in Championship.

... yup

Fucking hate Mike Dean, such a wanker.

Ritchie v Salah??? Lmao, fuck our luck

I keep reading about us being linked with Anthony Martial... and I know beggars can't be choosers, but I'm just not sure about him.

Something special's going to need to happen to get something now, going to be a hard few weeks now.

Wow, just seen that replay (missed the original), what's the point of VAR if they rule that as a pen? Tom Daly wishes he could dive as convincingly as that!

I keep seeing us linked with bringing in a new keeper - am I the only one that thinks Dubs is already pretty good and it's just not an area we need to be looking at for the time being?

Wahey! Just got in, it was 1-0 when I last heard the match and then I lost signal, bouncing that we got a win! Happy days!!!

Literally no idea who this bloke is

Who's Adam Pearson? And why does he sign his name with a cock on the end?

Thank God Dubs is back! Joelinton looks like a completely different player under Howe and Clark and Hayden have shown why they shouldn't be in the team, or in the Prem for that matter!

Aye, fucking rat. Where did 6 minutes come from?

Fucking Clark, we'd have hammered Norwich with 11 players on the pitch. Joelinton man of the match for me.

GET THE FUCK IIIIIINNNNN!!!!!

Please please please

You watch this, no chance

I don't doubt that at all, it's easier for weak forwards to fall over than try and score these days. With Pukki's legs going out like that though you'd think he'd been snapped back on a bungee cord rather than a defender sticking their arm around him and pulling his arm. But... Clark's still a cunt.

I tell you what though, I've never seen someone fall like Pukki did after a tug on the shirt without looking for it and trying to make it look as bad as possible. Clark's still a cunt.

Fuck sake, Newcastle United is so fucking Newcastle United. I honestly am starting to think there is some sort of curse or predetermined plan of the gods that means we're destined to always be held back in some way or another. Everything always has to be a struggle and then just when you get your hopes up they're shot down in flames!

When does the temporary sponsorship ban thing come to an end? And do we think the league have something more permanent lined up for when it expires? I'm hoping our owners have all this in hand and are ready.

I can't help feeling a bit pissed off and aggrieved about this. Nobody kicked up at all when Ashley near destroyed the club over the last 14 years, or when the Premier League fucked us about almost finishing us off for the last year. I don't see how there's calls against our owners being given the keys any more than several other clubs owners with possibly dubious backgrounds either. In general, I feel like we're being targeted more than any others have in the past - it just fills me with the feeling that something nasty is around the corner, waiting to drop on us, to stop us by any means possible.