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I couldn't believe it at Cardiff, like. I was just pleased they were playing it, then when everybody started Der Derrrrrrring along

Barely even enough time to watch the LOTR special editions Did you get through them before this happened?

Four days, man

Barely even coherent posting Just absolute keyboard bashing rage

Aye, I read that as well

More likely 'we realised that we couldn't pull the wool over your fans eyes' or 'we had too much respect for what your city has been through'

That long and impassioned post about us all collectively beating our heritage to the ground then pissing on it, bringing shame on our club and ancestors was quite the read They're adorable when they're mad

I'm still at the stage where every decent player and manager in the world says, 'who? Newcastle? Err, no' I still can't imagine a different world no matter how much money is waved

Conte or Zidane working with Joelinton and Hendrick and Dummett man what the fuck is going on it's all too much

Never had that experience but aye, I can imagine it. Didn't even realise you can see it from a northbound train, I'm always looking down the river at the bridges with that swelling heart you get when you're back

Aye. I love the way you get occasional unexpected views of it from all over town (particularly the one from the A193 between the two Shields Road roundabouts)

Cannot wait to see queues of people in Singapore buying black and white tops and posters of Matt Ritchie

that is 100% it

I know what your point was. Mine is that you can equally well feel that further than voting as you deem appropriate when the opportunity arises, there's fuck all you can do about it and you're not obliged to spend your life wrapped up in moral dilemmas as a result of being fortunate enough to be living through the 21st century. I haven't really got anything else to say

Aye

You seem to have mistaken me for a diplomat dude; I'm just a miner's son from Northumberland

Somebody on RTG questioned whether any players might refuse to sign on ethical grounds. That's a reasonable question tbh. I suspect not many if any, but it's something I could see coming down the line.

Of course I have misgivings about the way that Saudi Arabia operates as a country but I find it fairly easy to subscribe to the If My Country Sells Them Weapons Then I Don't See Why They Can't Bankroll My Club school of thought. There are plenty of other incidental things which improve my life but are not essentials that I should have ethical misgivings about which I choose to ignore; this will be another one. That might be reprehensible, but I've squared it with my conscience and by the same token personally speaking I don't give a fuck about anybody who chooses to celebrate with a Saudi flag or whatever. I'm long past being embarrassed on behalf of other people, or feeling that their actions reflect on me. The thing I really don't understand is why it's Newcastle United fans being held to account over it throughout the media. Easy targets, I guess.

Everybody hates us already We've done fuck all of any consequence and we're already massively despised

I used to have bets with the bloke who sat next to me in the Gallowgate on how far the Half Time Hero would get onto the pitch. Most of them only got about five or ten yards on before the applause dried up and they were forced back. Took a proper legend to get to the centre circle.

Rich enough to fix the Metro

That's a fair point like Hadn't considered that he was getting on. I reckon Conte would do a better job with the current squad but I just can't see it happening this has all been too fast for me

Wenger has been my shout like

Aye. Shola Ameobi would cost us about £45m this January.

Adrian Chiles being a proper sanctimonious cunt the last couple of days. Expected better of him, I'm not sure why