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Can't even beat us on the internet marra. I conclude from this that Newcastle are getting on for four times more massive, as a minimum

Wey that'll do lads

Nearly

Ah well

Man I can't believe that stadium announcer is still Bruuu-noooooohhh'ing

It's not mine alas (although the beard is similar), I just caught the lad as he was passing by. There was a young lass doing the bits that he would previously have done, aye

Didn't see this or I would have. Where were you? In the covered stand?

Newcastle Online rattled at light being shone on internal dramas it's a fair question imo, and worthy of discussion, and might keep the same sort of chat away from the Eddie Howe thread, which can then be used for what it's supposed to be for, either complaining that he's driving the players into the ground so they're injured all the time, or complaining that he's not working them hard enough so they're flabby and unable to do 90 minutes

I just see it as a different version of the same game, in the same way as watching Italian or German football isn't the same as watching Premier League. It's great that the opportunity is there for them because they obviously fucking love playing and some of them are technically very gifted although the game isn't played at the pace of the men's game. Watching Pottsy clean somebody out as last defender is every bit as satisfying for me as watching Botman do it. What's also important about it though, is that there appears to be none of the toxicity that swirls around the men's game and a lot of people seem to have decided that it's a good place to take the family, so you get a lot of kids watching that you don't see at SJP because they can't get a seat. I don't see this as a bad thing, although I'm sure plenty would. It honestly wouldn't surprise me one bit if the elite level men's game started to tail off because of people being priced out, and because they're getting priced out by corporate types with no interest in the game, and because of the shite and politics which are slowly destroying it, while the women's continues to grow (but will inevitably go the same way)

Newcastle men's team are frequently pretty poor with regard to intensity and technical play as well, to be fair It's not for everyone, just like non league is not for everyone, or watching Sunderland, which is obviously fine :) that four year old post was fucking honking though

Brilliant professional performance, great to see played lasses

I'm not sure, I'm working on the basis that these are all paid teams. Sheffield are in a bus, which makes a change from last year.

I assume she's been injured, there was a post on Instagram pointing that way. New keeper is immense like, she's been brilliant.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Top flight football seems to unanimously pretty wank these days.

Tremendous stop from Moan there

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well I hope you can get up once or twice man, it's great to see it coming on how it is

It's only a couple of hours man

Much more of a game than they usually got last season but they still look comfortable and composed. Jas McQuade still working her arse off, clearly finding it tougher to beat her (wo)man than she did but still right at the heart of the intensity in midfield. Lumsden looks great, I wasn't convinced last year but she's really come on. Striker isolated as is traditional for nufc, but we've looked pretty good I reckon.

You lads are going to have to just start coming along if you can like

Demi Stokes still a really classy player like

Black and white and red and white shouldn't be allowed like

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