Kid Icarus

You fucking what!?!

I'm trying to remember the same question that was literally asked for over a year. Was it "Would you employ a manager who won the 2002 league cup?" or something? I reckon @Wullie will know

To think that this forum's veterans endured Invicta Toon and NE5 for quite literally years of exactly the same discussion in the interests of free discussion. Yous are all unbelievably soft

Tbf, more than happy to let it go, but there's nothing more fucking boring and nauseating than the conversation/put it in the right thread police Edit: Aside from the lock the thread begs obviously

It might not have occured to you, but I (and probably hans) have the same exasperation that you do

Jesus Christ None of that matters. The bottom line is, unless something unforeseen happens, someone with an extremely solid record of calling deals as being done, is saying that it's done. Move on

No one's making excuses, it's that you don't seem to have any experience of how the whole 'here we go' thing works. It doesn't automatically set off an arbitrary timer and when it expires it means he was wrong. It just means we can consider it done and the official confirmation is pending. As has been mentioned just as one example, he confirmed Cucarella and Brighton outright denied it. 2 days later it was officially done.

Aye, I agree us being a two club city would be rough like. Just imagining the Byker/Walker vs Benwell/Fenham fights in such a compact city doesn't bear thinking about.

I get what you're saying, technically. But considering the bit in bold, you can see why (along with as a way to unify the city) it's classed as a unification? and why the founding year is officially 1892. Whether NWE disbanded or had been liquidated or not, a club (in this case NWE) and its ground exist as a part of the community first and foremost for me, so going with that line of thinking works for me.

Did any of those clubs merge with another? Genuine question, I don't know. I know Sheff Wed was a split. NEE didn't just take over SJP, NWE staff were kept on, they became part of the newly founded club. It would be daft to say we were founded in 1892 and that's the end of it, that there's no pre-history or whatever, but I'm happy to count it from 1892 because I think it's important to not write the west end out of our history either.

Speaking of which. Tyneside Life gets a lot of love and he's good, but I think this guy gets much more into it, even if I do disagree with the 1881 founding year which is I think a bit disrespectful to Newcastle West End.

FWIW it's also why I think the maroon and blue hoops and off white shorts should be a much more prominent away choice for us.

Aye, but people from NWE were kept on. We didn't cease being Newcastle United when the Saudis took over so I think the same principle applies like. Not that I think it matters too much, but it's a case of this imo. Tyne Association/Newcastle East End 1881 - 1892 Newcastle West End 1882 - 1892 Newcastle United (unofficially) 1892 / (officially) 1895

It's not as simple as that though is it? It was a unification rather than East End just moving to SJP.

It means very little tbh, there was like a week or something between the one about Botman and the official confirmation.

Hope you enjoy it mate.

Bigging it up about a time before Charlie Chaplin was born Classic Sunderland fans. Used to work with a bloke like that. Once made the mistake of starting a sentence with 'well obviously because we're a bigger club', not even trying to start anything and his face went proper beetroot. I tried to be proper reasonable as well, talking about how recent history largely dictates the perspective on clubs now. He ended up going "DID YOU KNOW THAT WE GAVE YOU YOUR NEWCASTLE TOPS BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T AFFORD THEM!?!" proper clinging something from like 130 years ago. He was a manager as well, proper tit.

More interesting than debates about Luke Edwards like! You ever watched the Fighting in the Age of Loneliness documentary? I'm not even really into MMA but I love it.

Diaby and by a canny distance

Loving the almost christ-like artist stylings of that image.

For every Ekitike and Targett there's like 10 players he strongly links us with that are totally wrong like. I said this before, but watch him on that Loaded Mag podcast and you'll see how much a blagger he is.

Then you read the journalist

Is Bolton's keeper alright?

Almiron's the one player where replacing him also doesn't weaken our bench as well. Total no-brainer to sell if it funds someone like Harrison. Can't believe that isn't a more popular view.