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But it's not only the stadium that's changed, is it? That's the point I suppose. The footballers have changed, public perception of the game has changed, the matchgoers have changed. SJP itself is the most obvious representation of it but the game and the crowd just aren't the same as they were even 20 years ago, much less 30

It's not disingenuous if you really think that the design of the stadium plays no part in it and I really don't. I've had the same experience sitting in different parts of the ground - like I say, I watched the life drain out of the Gallowgate between 2001ish and 2014ish when I got rid of the ST, and I've had good and bad experiences in pretty much all of the ground since then (I sat in the away end when it was up in the corner with a mate for a Leeds game and there was no issue with the atmosphere there). Only place I've never sat is the lower levels of the Leazes. It's almost exclusively to do with the quality of the football and the composition of the crowd (again, imo).

No, it doesn't. It's a convenient but unrealistic excuse for the ground being quieter than it used to be imo. Personally would imagine that demographic charts would be more successful than acoustic ones in determining why that's the case. I watched and heard the place getting flatter and flatter between Robson and Pardew's reigns from the middle of the Gallowgate. I see kids wearing ear defenders attending with their families now, possibly most of the time with dads that used to attend solo and maybe made a bit more of a noise when they did. The game at this level has changed, the fans have changed too. Just imo, I haven't been a regular attender for a decade now but I still see the crowds before the game.

Funny how the acoustics appear to be ok on those amazing days when the crowd is 100% behind the team and they beat PSG or come back from 3 down to win, but then are less amazing on those days where we spend most of the game holding onto a slender one nil lead, miss a hatful of chances then give away a penalty at the death. I reckon folk are going to have to accept at some point that for better or worse the crowd isn't the same as it used to be and that old crowd probably isn't coming back even if we can accommodate them. Is it the acoustics that made us sing Blaydon Races too fast for a few years then just stop altogether?

Aye, it's the one I remember from going in the 2000s with my dad and brother. Blitzkrieg Bop, that version of Blaydon Races, O Fortuna, Local Hero. Fucking New Radicals every half time All started going wrong when they had to shoehorn in the Prem music

I don't see a lot of aggression there like, dude is literally just pointing at the ball Chelsea said they wanted to play with. If managers are charged for that sort of behaviour in general she should have been charged I would say, but no idea if they are or not

Do they still use this one

I don't think that's much of a defence for her and that can of worms is going to be opened at some point, I guess. It's hard to have conversations about equality if it looks like poor behaviour is being overlooked in favour of one party. Is there any footage of the Arsenal guy squaring up to the Chelsea player? I couldn't find any when I looked at the weekend.

I wondered if this would come up. I don't know enough about the FAs view on this sort of thing - was Wenger charged when he did the same to Mourinho that time?

I can't actually remember what Ciaran Clark did wrong, although he always comes to mind

fucking rats' cocks

Who's on thread titles man

No new stadium with built in subterranean go kart track

top of the bottom half marra

There are some class posters on RTG to be fair

Absolutely howked. Yarked, even. Maybe even pezzled.

Ayapril Fewuls tbh

Absolute towsing, tremendous

I was just joking man I have no idea who it is or where he's from but the character he's dressed as is definitely not from Newcastle, and the 'hunter' thing was too good a chance to pass up

Shame they won at Cardiff, they might have been lewkin over their shoulders a bit Comeback might be on of course, I'm loathe to write them off after their match thread on us had to be moved to the vault of shame for premarrature celebration

Nah, agree with SteV above that it's too late now, only a couple of weeks away. Not sure how many they'd sell in that time.

Starting to think I'd better get my ticket for the last game in advance, was getting on for feeling full yesterday

Starting to attract the glory hunters / bounty hunters. This lad's not even from Newcastle

Great day, makes last weekend even more of a disappointment but still wouldn't have missed it

Pottsy down, we're doomed