TheBrownBottle

Yep. Absolutely bloated now

The Metros do actually need to turn around there, you know The Metro station was always the issue and is why expansion is likely impossible. The piling you’d need to extend the Gallowgate back would be monstrous, and would go straight through the station.

Isak is comfortably a better footballer than Sir Les or Cole, for me. He’s a better goalscorer as well - England’s top flight wasn’t close to the level it is today. Wilson is a better centre forward than Ferdinand for me, too. Just constantly knackered.

Love discussing using the SOS, knowing that their board would be radge enough to say yes because money, and their entire support would throw the biggest wobbler in history

In a sane world you give the Mackems £10m a season to rent the SOS. But we don’t live in a sane world

Yeah I’d have given Tomori a go. Odd that he hasn’t been

He didn’t vs Brazil, but it’s been his preference for some time. It was ‘experimental’ vs Brazil. Southgate is too conservative not to revert to type when it counts The defence and goalkeepers are a long way short IMO - particularly the centre half options. Maguire is just shite at that level - that back pass … but then look at the other options. Dunk is hardly an international class centre back

Cue angry Scots, Welsh and Norn Iron readers

Foden would play ahead of Gordon for me, though you can play both if you’re not Southgate and don’t insist on playing two holding midfielders

I think you’re right, but I would still doubt that they’d spend a couple of hundred million to build a temporary ground for two season which would bring in less than half that money back

Lack of pashun

Rashford shouldn’t be anywhere this side at the moment. Which means he’ll start at the Euros

I just don’t see them spending hundreds of millions on a stadium that would be around for two seasons at most, for a massive loss. We’re an investment not a vanity project

England’s back line is laughably misshapen

Well I for one think it’s a disgrace. You can’t even say merry Christmas to a bendy banana anymore without some Brussels bureaucrat changing our flag.

Disgrace that a club like Everton could be sold to those shysters. The club was punished for being ambitious (ultimately they did break the rules), but no issue from the PL for that type of ownership model for one of England’s grandest clubs - one with a greater history than Chelsea or Man City. Absolute disgrace.

None taken. I am, last time was in 2022. Was a ST holder 1991-2009. Refused to go back under Ashley. Honestly, I’ve no issue if you don’t think I should have a say in moving from SJP or not. Newcastle is my place of birth and where I’ve spent 85% of my life so far - but I’m not there now, and I’m comfortable with the notion that it’s the locals who should have a say. I’m not one now.

100% mate - most of it has. Smattering of fun moments, the odd good side which ultimately fell at the last hurdle or so - but basically not much to write home about. Need some trophies!

I did too. It was class apparently, though.

Adding 13,000 cheap seats (not sure where you’re fitting those btw) isn’t going to come close. Even allowing for an average of £500/ST (which is unlikely) you’re only looking at £6.5m in additional revenue (not allowing for cup games). So no, it’s not about capacity (or only about capacity). Stay at SJP and we’re looking to make up c.£50m shortfall vs our rivals in the future.

It was a great season. Remember playing Barnsley in a relegation clash in April? Great times

Given it was Dalglish’s only full season, and he finished second the year before, he must be in your top NUFC managers list then? Top three / four?

In the same way 97/98 was disappointing and we beat Barcelona and reached an FA Cup Final.

‘Put the Kinder chocolate down. Kinder is for closers’

Also, I’m glad they removed that fucking stupid star a few years back after the campaign to get it done.