Kid Icarus

Fonseca wouldn't be seen dead in a regular fit shirt

Does Martinez have something on everyone in the game or something? Never known such a mediocre manager be linked to and get jobs that seem so far beyond their capabilities. He's like the Jermaine Jenas of management.

Would have recommended The Football Ramble but I went back to it recently and the natural chemistry seems to have fallen off a cliff since they got new presenters on board. Maybe it's still good but I didn't listen for long enough to find out.

Arsenal: Lacazette Villa: McGinn Brentford: Toney Brighton: Cucurella Burnley: Mee Chelsea: Gallagher Palace: Zaha Everton: Doucoure Leeds: No idea tbh Leicester: Tielemans Liverpool: Thiago Man City: Zinchenko ManU: Lingard, Martial, and Van de Beek Norwich: Cantwell Southampton: Ward-Prowse Spurs: Lucas Moura Watford: Sarr West Ham: Soucek Wolves: Coady

Seems like there's a bit of this going on like. The people who were against dressing in Arabian clothes were against it because they think it glorifies Saudi Arabia, not because they wanted to protect Saudi Arabians from cultural appropriation. I do think the idea of cultural appropriation is largely people thinking they're speaking for everyone when they're maybe not, but it does seem like the club's owners can't lose like. They buy the club and the supposed virtue signallers and snowflakes are against it yet are in the minority and have zero influence, then a week later the club's owners put out a statement asking people to not dress in Arabian clothes and it's because the virtue signallers and snowflakes are trying to protect them and have too much influence? They can't lose. All of this is part of how sportswashing works though isn't it? The whole 'people just having a bit of fun' element of it. No one in their right mind would ever think that Newcastle fans are doing anything sinister, because they're not, but in doing so they're softening the image of Saudi Arabia and it seems there are now those who'll pass the blame of the owner's own decisions onto some imagined group of people, it's an absolute check mate move really.

FWIW from what I've learned about him in these videos, I think appointing him now is massively asking for trouble. Trying to get a team that's had Steve Bruce as its manager for the last 2 years to start playing possession football from the back without already having at least the type of players to suit that style is a huge ask for a team without the luxury of a comfortable league position to allow for patience in that approach. Add to that his poor record when the players he needs aren't available through injury and his teams conceding a lot and it seems a very risky option. Rafa remains far and away the ideal option that obviously isn't available, so I'd go for someone in his or Emery's mould who's available. No idea who that is though.

BT should be a better channel than one that has Robbie Savage involved in anything like

Tbh I want OGS to beat Liverpool, go on a run, maybe spawnily win the FA Cup, or do anything you could mistakenly perceive as progress that'll keep him in the job for even longer because he's absolutely shite considering the players they have.

Laughing thinking about all the maniacs who scream FUCKING CLEAR IT MAN! at any opportunity having to watch Newcastle's defence constantly try and pass its way through a press.

The only people that'll be taken in by all that shit is people who never go on the internet.

Hung out to dry ffs, he willingly took payment for that exact role.

I can't stop laughing at SSN.

Obviously looking for the sympathy vote forgetting that he's managed 10 other clubs whose fans are probably all laughing along.

Was someone in the SSN studio laughing when the presenter was listing the insults?

Getting to 1,000 games where you've won 7 more matches than you've lost in all competitions. That's truly an unbelievable achievement in failing upwards by being nice to people in the media.

Did you not hear him in that news conference? Absolute crease. "The one thing I would never doehhh, the one thing I'm not going to do is walk away'

Having the benefit of largely ignoring his time as Newcastle manager, I find him really funny tbh. Proper listing the excellent insults he's had thrown at him. 'fat useless waste of space.' ffs

Bruce having to reiterate to Luke Edwards that he's in a happy, loving relationship with his wife.

Did they call you names Steve? Did they call you things like chippy tits and inept cabbage-heed?

Adios chippy tits

https://youtu.be/3FbBFAz696k

They all presumably like Lee because he's polite and rarely late.

They more or less said "Newcastle can't just waltz in here and do what we've all been doing" without any hint of self reflection. This is one aspect of the whole thing where it's pure hypocrisy, jealousy, and the chickens coming home to roost. This was wrong in 2003, not 18 years later when there's a bigger fish.

I feel abused just over asking a question

I have The Athletic (ooh look at me) which article is that mentioned in?