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Already accepted I’m paying through the nose for Club Wembley if we make it.

Yeah we’ve always sung it for a long time but not sure it warrants a pre and post match sing a long. The after match celebrations have become predictable and the PA just drowns out the crowd. Times have changed but a big gripe of mine is that we barely sing the Blaydon Races or any version of Howay The Lads anymore. In my opinion there was nothing more powerful when getting behind the lads as a slowly sang Howay The Lads. We always moan about the songbook and generic shite, but we actually have some simple old classics that would greatly improve the vocal support offered.

Just to save you spoiling your new xmas socks.

Tony Transferasaurus reckons we’ve matched the release clause this afternoon.

If PIF decide to go all in this window and FFP allows it I wouldn’t be surprised if we did make a move for Enzo Fernandez, much will depend on who’s got the best part of 100 million to spend this Jan. It may sound fanciful but the stars could align on a deal like this as don’t see Madrid, Mancs or scousers paying that for him this window. They may all be keeping their powder dry for a run at Bellingham in the summer. Who else bar the above clubs could afford him at the minute. He fits the profile and PIF may see him as poster signing after the World Cup. A more likely outcome I feel is someone like Kone from Gladbach arriving alongside a couple of wonder kids from South America. This would certainly keep us moving in the right direction and allow us to free up Bruno if that’s what Howe wants. Unlocking tight defences at SJP in the run in will be our biggest challenge.

Please be true imagine a midfield with Bruno and this lad. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11576317/Benfica-fear-Saudi-backed-Newcastle-pay-Enzo-Fernandezs-105m-release-clause.html

Some old stadia around the world have kept some character, I’d even say Ibrox with its main stand red bricks has real character from the outside. I just don’t see any of that at St James’, it’s a great location and prominent but that’s not character for me. I think with a move we’re talking a 65 to 70k capacity with better concourses, increased hospitality, better views and a new stadium could definitely be built with better acoustics to keep the noise inside. The noise from Spurs single tier stand is quite impressive when they get going and reverberate’s around that stadium. It’s all preferences though as I’ve never been a big fan of St James since the 52k expansion. I compare it to the recent developments at Anfield where the stadium still feels enclosed/intimate and the atmosphere stays inside. I think the Leazes/Milburn look impressive but they killed the atmosphere in the place. The Leazes stand at 36k was just as noisy as the Gallowgate. All opinions though and if I was a betting man I think you’ll get your wish and they’ll find a way to expand St James to around 60k.

If Man U get Enzo Fernandez ahead of the scousers i know who I think will be the happiest.

Said that weeks ago on here, he wouldn’t bring anything to the table in terms of the way we play. It’s got to be a really physical midfielder like Sangare or someone to unlock a defence like Maddison if where signing a midfielder.

A few hundred yards up the road would hardly matter have Spurs really sold their soul ? I could understand if St James was like Fenway Park in Boston and had maintained its character, but let’s be honest it’s changed beyond recognition and I’m not sure it has any character at all. Yes it dominates the city sky line like we all love, but for how much longer with new developments ? An extended Gallowgate in the mirror image of the Leazes will rip any remaining atmosphere out of St Jame’s, the acoustics are fucking awful for creating noise. Level 7 sight lines aren’t favoured by a lot of folk, so not sure staying at St Jame’s and saving our history at the detriment of atmosphere and match day experience is really worth it, when the current place looks like a 3 quarters built new stadium anyway.

Yawn, everyone is entitled to their political preferences it’s a free country. It’s a donation from the club that they own in a deprived area and they are acknowledging that. Some folk can’t just accept a gesture these days it’s fucking ridiculous. Merry xmas though you miserable cunts.

The rule are different for the league cup to the FA cup, don’t think we have to give these a hefty allocation if we don’t want to. Certainly wouldn’t be giving these 7k like some teams have been given in the past. Night time game, they have a load of little scrotes that follow them and we’ll be pumped up for our biggest cup game in years.

Not sure about Thuram and do we really need him if Isak is nearly fit ? Where starting to see teams setting up defensively against us at SJP now and sometimes we struggle. A David Silva type who can unlock defences would add something we haven’t got. For me it’s either a creative midfielder, or a real out and out winger who creates. Get either of those and I think top 4 could be on the cards.

Enzo Fernandez and Bruno in the midfield would be the dream combo. Highly unlikely but we can dream, still feels like we need another top drawer attack minded player for the 2nd half of the season. I’m sure Isak will give us a huge shot in the arm when he’s it, that’s why an attacking midfielder like Fernandez or a wide player like Mudryk would be the dream signing. All for unearthing these young South American talents though, will save us a fortune in the long term.

Trust me whoever’s daft enough to give him 3 years it will be his last payday.

That’s crazy he’d be on massive wages even on a free i’d spar well clear of the likes of him. He screams one last payday and the type of signing Man U have come a cropper with in recent years.

The lad must be disappointed having gone into the tournament on the crest of a wave. Must have been galling being heralded as one of the most inform midfielders, then seeing the lad from Brighton and Fernandez having great tournaments. Hopefully works out well for us and he’s got a point to prove.

If the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund had bought us, the Norwegian’s would now be part of the axis of evil. No idea how but they’d be responsible for some heinous crimes involving oil and haddock which meant our incoming trophies would have an * next to them.

He was unplayable at home to City and looked set for a big season. Definitely was a difference in his game and was looking for the pass a lot more. Needs a good 2nd half of the season, or could well be sacrificed if someone is willing to gamble on him and pay a decent fee.

Argh the vile country they didn’t give 2 fucks about until October 2021. Funny that like.

5 then like the ambition.

It’s far from being deluded or arrogant to think there’s every chance we’ll win everything in the next 10 years. I would be absolutely amazed if PIF privately didn’t think the same, they’re here to make us the very best and haven’t even scratched the surface yet. I would say my expectations are very much in line with the ownership, old mindsets are hard to change but everyone needs to recalibrate what this club is on the way to becoming.

I expect us to win everything within 10 years no delusion here it’s a given. Bit like the takeover you thought would never happen ?

Makes me sick how we lost Bobby Clark especially to those cunts. Just another month and we might have been able to keep him.

What’s impressed me most about the Saudis is how savvy they’ve been. From the appointments to the lack of Hollywood signings, they’ve been streetwise when it comes to the media and agents. The only people who want Yasir to speak is the press so they can pick him apart, I suspect as fans there actions are all we care about, those actions have spoken larger than any words from previous owners. We might have struck the jackpot with the richest owners on the planet, but we couldn’t have dreamt they’d be this fucking clued up it’s marvellous.