TheBrownBottle

Still don’t know what the defence was doing for that goal. Collectively fell asleep

Coming that. Fannying about, not clearing lines

What’s with all the nerves talk? It’s out of our hands. We’re beating Milan at home. Don’t think I could be much happier than I am right now.

Barry Venison vs Luton

Looks like Almiron would have been offside if he uses his right foot

Dominated Milan in the European Cup first half. Dreamed of writing that from the age of about seven.

I love this ref

Loved that celebration. ‘Aye, I do that every week, what’s the fuss about’?

Fucking BOOOOOM Joe you fucking beaut

It is. Hasn’t happened in this game though. Ref has tried to let play flow

From three yards out? You don’t even need to aim

He is when it comes to knowing when to use his right foot

Almiron is fucking hopeless mind. Use your right you glake

Tempting fate but I like this ref

Fucking ho’way yanited

Nee rain in Meeelan

‘Or mixed fans bookings’ Aye, I can definitely see that happening

No harm in trying* *disclaimer - this may not be strictly true if you manage to get a ticket

They’re a really odd bunch, it’s such a bizarre outlook. I’ve never heard that shite come out from a Geordie - it’s always Mackems. The only other one like I can think of is when you hear Leeds go on about their games with Man Utd as if they are a reenactment of the Wars of the Roses, forgetting that neither Manchester nor Leeds existed in any significant way in the C15th, and even if they did it Lancashire and Yorkshire weren’t the ones counties involved.

I remember the ‘lock out‘ derbies in 96/97 - there was a box of Mackems in the East Stand. They went mental when they scored - and so did the odd punter around the ground. The ones in the pleb seats were booted; the ones in the box got to stay. Can’t imagine it would happen today, but who knows.

Likewise. I’m a football fan not an accountant. Clubs tend to spunk the European Cup money windfall quite quickly tbh - often unwisely. I’d take a cup over the ability to sign a better right winger next season. You can’t predict the future - who knows, perhaps that cup is the only one we win. Or perhaps I get hit by a bus in July. Fuck knows. Give me a trophy any day.

He absolutely would have known it’s a possibility. I can believe that he’s stupid, but that would be beyond thick. He fucked us over royally as far as I’m concerned.

Not singling him out, but we’re far more defensively solid with Burn in the side. I’d still play Burn LB away from home until it is sorted. Tino is ultimately Trippier’s long term replacement.

We should definitely make that offer. It would be a frisk, as the radgies used to say

They do like putting about this ‘it all began during the English Civil War’ shite, as if their grievances are marked by centuries. I’ve heard it a number of times, happily regurgitated by shite - sorry, populist - local historians and journalists. Newcastle during the civil war was a major town, with fortifications and all that malarkey. Sunderland was a handful of fishing villages with a population of around 1,000. They’re utterly mad.