Kid Icarus

Genuinely can't work out why this isn't a more popular outlook considering how popular it was under Ashley.

Mike supported Liverpool

Is this existence?

I have a question

Rafa really would be ideal, but probably have to draw a line under that now and it's nice thinking about that chapter without it possibly being tainted by a new one where there's higher expectations.

Could see us going for someone like Tammy Abraham if he really kicks on at Roma. Would be pretty funny considering Rafa wanted him when we could have got him cheaply.

Maybe one for tomorrow, but it's mad to think of the things that we'll have all got up to in the time that Ashley's owned the club, how old we were then vs now, where we've been, what we've done. Would love to read what's changed for everyone.

The Gallowgate pigeon and the human rights stuff. In that order.

The Hull protest...the next one, not sure when or if I will.

Having a succulent Indians with a couple of bottles of wine while browsing the internet and watching old Newcastle videos.

Caused irrepairable damage to so many people's love for Newcastle and football in general to the extent that he's forced 99% of the fanbase to embrace someone they know is an even worse person because they're that desperate get him out. Really wouldn't wish Ashley on Sunderland or any fan base like.

The torturous patter that has to be endured whenever you're waiting around for a Newcastle announcement on here and Twitter.

There's a Success at what cost thread that went over this when it looked like it was going ahead last year. It would probably be talked about more if it didn't mean going over old ground and pissing on everyone's cornflakes when we're all at least unified in being delighted that Ashley's going.

and she's just bought a pair of massive knockers. Whatever happens after this, Ashley finally going is going to be so weird but hopefully as incredible as we always thought it would be.

Kind of the point, the other CL teams in Ligue 1 aren't competing at the same standard as those clubs. All have won the CL or got to the CL final very recently.

Man City have Man United, Chelsea, and Liverpool bringing in the same level of players and playing at the same level year after year. Both clubs are cut from the same cloth, but they're not competing in anywhere near the same context.

They're both grotesque, but I do think there are some differences in competitiveness and the level of quality and spending power of the clubs around them. The only thing that really matters to me though is that being English, I obviously care more about the Premier League and watching Messi playing over here would have been incredible. He'd have single handedly got me watching 2 more Newcastle matches than I would have.

Not really adding much, but in the conversations I've had over the years about Messi hypothetically leaving Barca, it was always agreed that him going to PSG was the most pointless worst case scenario. No idea why Man City aren't moving heaven and earth to try and get him. Wouldn't even care how extremely top-sided it would make the league, seeing him play in the Premier League would be a dream come true.

Totally get why Spinazolla is in there, but that feels extremely harsh on Shaw. I'd probably have him up there in contention for player of the tournament not just in the team of the tournament. Lukaku being in there is very odd.

Can only imagine that it's because they know how well they're admired amongst the general public and in their communities without all of the media noise. Knowing that people like Darren Grimes are on the right wing grift in a way that's familiar to them through their experiences with shit like TalkSport probably helps as well. In some very specific ways, we really do live in a different era now for the better - as scummy, hypocritical, and pandering as the sun is for doing it, they're more or less forced to put out a 'we've got your back' headline because that's the nations mood now and we're all paying attention over the next few days.

Mad to think what Messi could have won with Argentina with a moment going the other way here or there or with Higuain finishing properly. It could have been 3 Copa Americas and a World Cup I think. Great to see him finally get one with Argentina which is probably a weird way to look at it when it's a team sport, but he's had so much 'hasn't done it with Argentina' noncesense for years that its good to see that one ticked off the list. It seems fitting that it was probably the worst performance I've seen him have in a final that ended up being the one where they won. Am I right in thinking that the World Cup is now the only trophy he's been in contention for that he hasn't won?