TheBrownBottle

Yep. Don't understand the misty-eyed stuff - they were shite for the vast majority of the time. The away kits were almost all hideous, and some of the home kits weren't far behind. The money the club gets is the main thing, of course.

It never bothered them how shit they’ve been for decades - provided that we were seen as equally shit. This will be soul-crushing to them - their usual ‘it’ll be hilarious when it falls apart’ comfort blanket won’t work either; they know that what is going to happen is inevitable, given the ownership. The PIF aren’t walking away with the club in lower mid table having cocked it up. They’re in it to make the club as successful as possible - that’s how they’ll maximise their investment. And the citizens of Wearside know it too.

If I'm betting on it, I reckon 25-30m per season initially, rising based on performance etc. More than that would be an incredible deal.

True, but the elite clubs sell shirts in the low millions each year. Until NUFC has a global reach, our sales are likely to be (at most) in the low hundreds of thousands. Bayern & Real Madrid, for example, sell just over 3m per year each - which is more than the population of the North East. Man City, by way of another example, sell c.1m per year.

Just on the pen rule - the keeper has to have at least one foot on the line. Earps definitely didn’t tbh.

Yeah, that was shocking. I genuinely felt sorry for the Spanish at that moment. You’ll never see a more blatant handball - yet it took roughly five mins from the incident to the pen being taken. That’s a lot of thinking time …

This summer would have been the one to cash in - he won’t be worth what he’s worth atm again - but I don’t think it’s the end of the world that he wasn’t replaced. We’ve got one of Europe’s most effective attacking RBs - Almiron’s engine and total commitment does a lot of covering for Trippier. Don’t get me wrong - a lot of what made him effective early last season has been ‘sussed’. He’s making the same runs, but Trippier and Bruno aren’t making the same passes, because the defences are now obviously anticipating that ‘give and move’ that Almiron does when cutting in. But the lad gives everything, and I think plays at his maximum every game.

Yeah, I didn’t think Spain were dominant in any way. England lacked composure as much as anything. Spain definitely worthy winners, but that was not a one sided final.

Yeah, 100%. As frustrating as the final was, it is still a hell of an achievement to get there.

Looked so much more convincing in the Euros. Too many first teamers out injured I think.

Particularly Lauren James, if I know our meeja well enough.

Better side won in the end. Funny thing is that England reached the final while never looking particularly good in the KOs. Ah well, hell of an effort either way

They. Are. Going. To. Dive. Stop committing stupid fouls

Some utterly brain dead play I’m watching here

They know the Spanish are time wasting and yet the stupid fouls keep coming

She’s had a poor game tbh

Unreal time wasting. Ref utterly fucking useless

Seen it again - her knee was fucking head height

They’re refusing to show the incident again. Looked like it should have been a straight red to me

Beth Mead is such a miss in games like this

I think her and Stanway have been weak links in the KOs

Get the fuck in there Earps

Sums up the midfield’s day. Walsh has been shite so far.

I’ve had shorter shites

Nailed on pen that