Whitley mag

Watch out for random manc twats fleecing you, would park in city centre.

Apart from FMV haven’t we voted with all these changes ? I would imagine that wouldn’t help us with any legal challenge, which makes me think at this point we have no intention unfortunately.

I’d imagine we’ll hear something soon on the training ground. This season has been anti climatic after the CL exit, but who knows win tomorrow and the city goes into a cup frenzy and 40k will be planning another weekend in the smoke. The summer will see a new DOF, new signings, opening of new stack and adidas launch. There building slowly and sustainably don’t think we can grumble to much.

You’d be surprised was on the yacht when Staveley convinced them to buy NUFC.

Doesn’t come across bad on that podcast, talks some good sense in relation to Howe and tactics.

Take the ITK stuff away he actually talks some sense in relation to team and tactics, don’t mind the kid to be honest.

https://x.com/IrishMagsPod/status/1768357011853304157?s=20

Watched a podcast last night and it was rumoured that feasibility study has said 6k more seats possible. If that was the case and I would imagine the costs would be astronomical, surely at this point a new stadium is the option. If we can’t even get above 60k and I’d guess a big proportion of the 6k seats would be corporate, it just seems pointless staying at SJP, as any development wouldn’t be transformative in terms of finances, or letting more fans see the team.

I’d like to say table 9 must be east standers, but reading some of that lot the whole support is fucked, just give it up lads and find a new past time would be my advice.

Anyone suggested foam hands and rattles ?

Watching tonight I fail to see what someone like Onana would really add, where crying out for quality on the ball.

@Heron it’s simple for me only a designated area of at least 3k clearly advertised as a singing enclosure can save the atmosphere. This has to be aligned with members being able to choose their own seats to sit with pals. An area for fans under 25 would also be welcome.

Wouldn’t be surprised if we did want a physical centre forward to replace Wilson, love Isak but can look lightweight in certain games when service isn’t right.

Concur the problem with our level 7, compared to the back of 3rd tier at Spurs new stadium is that you feel detached as @Wallsendmag describes. Other big stadiums you can still feel part of it, SJP really is so poorly designed I can’t help but feel this is a big opportunity missed if we stay. I think if we end up with a mirror image of the Leazes End and some Aviva Stadium style glass construction of the East Stand, any romantic notions of SJP will be quashed and it’ll be more soulless than any new stadium.

Don’t think he’s as technical as Bruno but certainly has an engine, an all Brazilian midfield 3 would be interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZsZ3H7NhFw&pp=ygUHRWRlcnNvbg%3D%3D

Newcastle United are considering a second successive season-long loan for Yankuba Minteh as they press ahead with a multimillion-pound plan they hope will help them beat suffocating financial fair play rules. Minteh is the 19-year-old Gambia winger signed from Danish club Odense Boldklub for £6m last summer and then loaned to Feyenoord as part of the club’s plan to “invest in emerging talent” by beefing up their global scouting operation and transfer budget for development players. Much has been made of the restrictions the Premier League’s profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) put on Newcastle’s first-team recruitment but buying and developing the best players between the age of 16-21 is seen internally as a way of saving the club millions in the long term. A source told i Dan Ashworth’s imminent departure as director of football would not disrupt those plans, with Newcastle talent spotters having taken part in recent scouting missions to Brazil and Germany to watch young players. Further global signings are anticipated in the coming transfer window alongside a substantial squad rebuild after a turbulent campaign. But Minteh was the first example of significant funds being ploughed into the plan, and sources have told ithat they are seeing promising signs, with the club’s revamped loan support structure playing a big part in what is turning into a successful season in the Eredivisie. Newcastle were meticulous in their approach to Minteh’s loan, a club representative jetting out to find him an apartment in Rotterdam in advance of his move, and even measuring how far it was from the club’s training ground so that he could concentrate solely on playing and training. Loan coordinator Shola Ameobi is understood to be a regular visitor for face-to-face chats with the player and his coaching staff and is also in weekly contact with the 19-year-old, who has a huge amount of potential but is regarded as very much a rough diamond. Minteh’s progress in the Netherlands has been far from a straight arc – a flying start followed by a plateau in form before excellent recent form culminating in another influential performance on Sunday. Feyenoord’s highly-rated head coach Arne Slot emphasised on Friday how much more there is to come as he urged patience around his development. But there have been some tantalising signs. “He has huge potential, if he can learn to slow down his though process a bit he is going to be a fantastic player,” says Martijn Krabbendam, Feyenoord correspondent for Voetbal International. “Everyone loves him. He’s so quick, he’s so intuitive but he also loves work, not just attacking but also defensively too. “The way Feyenoord is playing under this coach it’s very important that they put in that hard work and he does that. “I think it will be too early for Newcastle’s first team next season because he has a lot still to learn but if he continues to develop he will be a fantastic player for the club in the long term.” Although the club are likely to take a look at him in pre-season another loan move to continue his development is viewed as the most likely option. Feyenoord are keen to bring him back for a second season, although a move to the Championship is also possible. Newcastle know they can’t afford to make many missteps in the transfer market, with scrutiny falling on their own season-long loan of Lewis Hall, who has played only 108 minutes of Premier League football this term. He has been an unused substitute for the last six matches but is getting closer to triggering a permanent £28m summer move. Club sources insist he remains a long-term project but they may have to loan him out next season if he can’t force his way into Eddie Howe’s plans. As i revealed a fortnight ago, Newcastle are considering restructuring their own football operations as they adjust to Ashworth’s impending exit, with tweaks to the remit of his successor. While they are looking to recruit a replacement their responsibilities may not be as overarching as Ashworth’s were as some of their duties could end being shared out internally. The first part of that restructure emerged on Friday as Andy Howe was promoted to assistant head of first-team recruitment. The highly-regarded Howe, nephew of manager Eddie, was previously head of technical scouting.

If I was Ashworth I’d be getting a new mobile and not accepting any texts/calls from NUFC, he’d do well to remember Jeff Bezos, where not to be fucked with.

If Newcastle as a city is going to grow and expand to compete with other cities, would expanding the city centre out to the arena site with a new stadium under pinning it not be a feasible option ? As a City I do worry theres a real lack of vision to expand and grow as where seeing in Liverpool and Manchester right now.

Problem being with a Gallowgate extension, my real fear is we’ll see more corporate seating, as what has been done at the Leazes End. I noticed the new Anfield Road expansion has corporate seats right at front of new tier, hardly conducive to helping the atmosphere. Take the low roof off the current Gallowgate and mirror the Leazes End and the place is truly fucked.

Disappointed if true but any investment is to be welcomed.

This has got to be a wind up surely, nee way it falls out your trouser leg like that. https://x.com/Tom_Gregan/status/1763976275503268028?s=20

Interesting as was reading something a while back about Liverpool fans saying the average age of fan in the Kop was knocking on due to season ticket holders of years and how it was impacting atmosphere. The difference being the Kop despite being all seated still tend to stand for most games you see on tv, I couldn’t imagine our lot bothering themselves to do that even for a massive game. Might just be my perception these days but we seem to have a very large element of fair weather fans, who just see it as a bit entertainment, rather than a way of life like many of us did in our younger years, put it this way I don’t get the impression many of the current lots weekend is spoilt when we lose.

Norwich still in awe of the MLF’s to this day apparently.

Said it a while back it’s lads in their early 20’s we need to get in the ground, the place is like a fucking morgue.