ToonAbroad

Happy with that. Glad to see it wrapped up so early.

Maybe he knew 3 weeks ago he wasn't going & that affected his performances, mood and Eddie's decision to take him out for a couple of games?

Hardly Newcastle's fault, it's his form here that put him in contention in the first place.

Each league position is worth just under £3m, so even without European football, two wins in this congested table could still make a meaningful difference to the transfer funds. So its not completely meaningless still.

From what I've seen, the blue is also a bit lighter than the FH version on the actual kits. Still looks shit though.

Away is very nice imo - all black with a light jigsaw like pattern. Old school Adidas and NUFC logos used too. Think this is a huge winner. 3rd is a fairly plain light purple kit with the current logos used. Home is a bit tragic as you can see above.

Surely only stays if we somehow blag Europe.

Believe the 3rd kit is a purple effort, not black.

It's genuine from what I've heard. Also no green outfield kits next season, which is nice.

Heard they will be on next season's kits, so must have been extended again.

Tbh if you want to be pedantic, it doesn't kick in until July...

Based on my extensive knowledge (via Google in the last 3 minutes), seems like they were founded by former UFC fighters in South Africa, hence their ties. The Athletic also called out that Hopkinson specifically wanted to diversify away from PIF brands, so hopefully there's nothing shady here. But who knows.

From The Athletic's article - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7163381/2026/04/02/newcastle-training-ground-kit-knox-analysis/ "For Newcastle to secure £6m a year for their present training ground — which, although currently being renovated as part of an ongoing £30m expansion, the club have publicly stated they will move away from in search of a “10-out-of-10” facility — feels unexpected. Once they add a front-of-training-kit sponsor, which insiders feel could be even more lucrative, Newcastle believe the cumulative value will rank alongside the clubs mentioned above."

Also really good how it's a completely non-PIF brand, so no risk of the PL or UEFA arguing about FMV. Great to finally get something like this announced.

New £6m a year training ground sponsor announced(!!) - https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-announces-knox-hydration-training-ground-partnership/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=main_news_men_other_knox_020426