Coffee_Johnny

Do stats like that make anyone else nervous?

Benoit Badiashile--not yet 21, 6'4", steady improvement (from an already exceptional starting point...) representing France at all youth levels, now over 80 appearances for Monaco--would be an exceptional signing.

perfect clip (and sentiment!)

Canny…

Mira Kung Fu kicked Dave Beasant in the arse.

? All you Punks and all you Teds… ? (One for the oldies). Errrr, dawning on me it is actually a new era. I feel really calm rather than happy. Like a wrong has been righted but it’ll still take a while yet to get the consequences of that wrong out of my system before there is space for optimism and joy (I think I recall that being a possibility with NUFC).

Oh… it feels nice to pop back into the old place. Anything changed?

Freeview channel 11 Thank you. I feel such a fool!—The Telegraph stated “Pick is 159 on Sky and 144 on Freeview,” and I have neither.

Can anybody help me figure out how to watch this for free? I don’t have Sky, and looks like I’ll still have to pay for a NowTV day pass.

I'm not telling what anyone should think but that last line is completely untrue. We all know that the only reason they are buying Newcastle is sportswashing their image and moving the conversation to something else than their human rights situation. So it naturally is tied to what happens in Saudi Arabia. You can't just separate the two things at that point. Whether you give a s*** or not is another matter. You seem pretty convinced of the reason for purchase. Do you live next door but one to "Newcastle Fan'?

Oddly, given the result, Rob Lee vs. Chelsea. FA Cup semi-final. Was just so desperate to see us score at Wembley, it felt amazing. Closely followed by Shearer semi-final goal against Spurs, at Old Trafford. I was convinced that was the year.

How sweet would that taste for him? He must have felt thwarted/a sense of defeat at not being allowed to finish his 'project'. Or at least have had a sore head from banging it against obstinate Ashley (... which, thinking about it literally, would also be be pretty sweet!).

Shearer's insistence on saying "... football club." As if it isn't clear he is talking about a team rather than a city in general.

Worst human being on Earth, you say? Fake news, I say ...

It tugs on my heart strings a little hearing Nobby say ‘It was hard to watch,’ knowing he’s still affected by NUFC. What a player, what a man.

What did you make of his performance there?

Thanks, great summary

69 on Valentine's Day... Viagra fest!

It's a puzzler. Can't decide whether adding Marcelino to the mix would help... probably would. At least the Frankenstein would now have legs. Blind and fingerless, but could run... canny.

There’s nothing mediocre about a career in the premier league. I would imagine that clinging onto that for as long as is possible is the (realistic) main goal of most young professionals.

First live game ? Can’t see it being a win, but that feels apt. You may as well make it an authentic in the flesh experience! Seriously though, hope you get swept away with the excitement of it all.