TheBrownBottle

I’m never criticising Dubravka again after watching these two knackers in nets* *probably

I’ll never understand the ‘might as well get knocked out now’ attitude. Fuck that let’s get to a final

Yeah, the midfield issue looks like it’s much closer to being ‘fixed’. The Bruno / Tonali switch just looks so much better.

I agree with all the points you’ve made, just to be pedantic though you can drink inside of stadiums just not within ‘sight of the pitch’. I’m being pedantic as it always was a fucking bizarre idea that alcohol is absolutely fine unless mixed with the sight of green grass.

It was banned when a pissed-up son of King Abdulaziz shot dead a British diplomat in the ‘50s. The king banned it to prevent a similar ‘embarrassing’ incident occurring again - and the House of Saud don’t blink at applying those rules to everyone.

Worth remembering that the alcohol ban in KSA isn’t for cultural / religious reasons …

This is what some of us have been saying for a while. It’s really odd that PIF has been so inert.

Can’t blame the lad for not wanting to go to Saudi Arabia tbf

I think him being ‘Bruced’, as others have mentioned, is definitely harsh. Games under Rafa - 10, goals - 0, assists - 0 The lad is a grafter and a likeable character and everyone enjoyed that purple patch, but for the vast majority of his time here he hasn’t been worth near the fee we paid (a club record one). If he was a £2m punt instead of a £20m one things might be viewed differently. He’s the Warren Barton of NUFC attackers - canny lad, worked his bollocks off, quality not there, not worth the fee we paid.

I reckon he’s already told his marras at work that he took the Leazes End singlehanded at the match the other night, and how he chinned like twenty of us before we all backed off

Getting his £1bn+ investment back in £50 notes at a time.

It was the performances this season that were as concerning as the results. Hopefully a corner has been turned, but focussing on league position is a little myopic. We have been playing below our ‘level’ for the majority of the season; less than the sum of our parts. That is why Howe’s position has come under pressure. Again, as I’ve said on here, I think he deserves the time to turn it around, but I can’t pretend that the games I’ve seen this season were all good.

You think that Mehrdad Ghodoussi and Amanda Staveley were selecting the players to be signed and Howe was just there to coach them? Or that Ashworth had that kind of say from 2023? Yeah, not buying that.

As would Man City’s. But let’s not focus on that.

That’ll do. Like being in semis, me. Off to graft with the Osula song rattling around my head

Oof nearly Bruno

Felt like it was coming. Nee panic of course

Nippy little bastard that Wisse. Well played Dubravka

Fuck me that lad can strike a ball

Fair play to whoever came up with using the ‘Tequila’ song

Get in

If they’re not cup-tied they’d be fine

Unlucky again Murphy

Would’ve been harsh for me. Arm down, ball blasted at him

I can’t either! A brace vs Villa in a 3-0 is the only time I can remember him scoring more than one