TheBrownBottle

I’m betting that Longstaff, Krafth, Schar, Lascelles and one of Gillespie or Ruddy all get extensions.

The banner wasn’t aimed at Ashley, it was an attempt to make the media nicer to us. It is a statement of non-ambition in itself. Of course we fucking well demand a team that wins - not every game, but I’m sick to death of the club being less than what it could be. What possible difference would it have made to Ashley? At the time I’d quit going after decades of travelling home and away to NUFC games. I refused to give Ashley another penny post-KK. I made my protest, and others chose how to make theirs, and no doubt mine was no less ineffective than anyone else’s. So my banner was an empty seat - though I’d happily have supported one calling for Ashley to be made into a eunuch. But appeals to our ‘friends’ in the media to change the narrative? Nah. I absolutely could have used less emotionally charged language in the original post, and re-reading it I was more strident than I actually feel about it. But I also don’t like attempts to hold everyone to account for statements that were not made by all of us.

Sorry like, I can’t be chewed with the ‘have you all forgot you hypocrites’ vibe of those types of posts. I never liked the sentiment.

Yep. The relatively small amount of ‘losses’ work on moving cycles, but once you’ve built a squad the transfer fees and wages stop you from doing much if you don’t sell

Given that neither UEFA nor the PL are run by the UK govt, I’d say that it won’t change a thing Edit: and we are owned by KSA, nothing alleged about it.

They don’t speak for all of us, nor even the majority of us. I always thought it was a desperately pathetic statement tbh.

There definitely was footage of Pele being shite

For a new training ground or for a new stadium?

Tbf that Salty FK home win in 92/93 was very wet, but it was warm that day too (well, warm for the NE anyway)

England really has had a conveyor belt of that type of winger for a couple of decades

Hall was targeted by Liverpool too and made mistakes resulting in goals conceded. Teams target our LB on a regular basis. He's a young lad with lots of scope to improve, but right now he's a long way short of 'top four'

I'd sell any of them for the right money, though it would hurt losing Isak the most. If we don't sell, we're not going anywhere

Probably need to let Howe know that - I get the distinct impression that Howe wants final say on all transfers.

Yep, it is a gloriously camp film. The 1980s BBC TV series was much better quality-wise - but the entire premise remains joyously daft

The club, yes - the employees, no

“I want to be, by the toaster …” Absolute classic

Jesus. This isn't a Man Utd thing, but a socio-economic thing. That is completely fucked.

Ashworth will never watch it again. It would be like a shipwreck survivor watching Titanic

He's a 'moneyball' wanker. It is all about stats pish instead of a real understanding of the game. Johann Cruyff once said he could shut his eyes and know if a player was great by the sound of the player's boot striking the ball. I remember reading Beckenbauer talking about not ever wanting to select a player who has to look down in order to visualise controlling the ball. Ashworth will no doubt have spreadsheets coming out of his arse. Ultimately, it is all meaningless if you don't know what you're looking at.

He just came across as an obvious chancer to me from day one. We looked gullible for taking in his 'spokes in the wheel' pish. I'm not all that upset that those who appointed him are not appointing his successors ...

Don't listen to him. He's making mulch of a mulchness

I'm hoping that The Day of the Triffids has some basis in fact tbf

100%. Just makes it all the funnier

Beautiful haha