TheBrownBottle

Lovely finish that

And despite the deeply suspicious Wearside accent, this time from an NUFC supporter in the form of Michael Bridges

Yeah, we’ve long had those issues. Derek Wright’s sponge should’ve been returned to the magician’s shop he bought it from - it never seemed to work

True enough 🙂 But I have always thought our injury record was the result of our playing style

If we played with the same intensity as we did then it would be impressive.

Haha fucking hell that sounds horrific!

I wouldn't pay for that Emirates flight because the prices have gone through the roof over the last year or so; the thought of being trapped next to Gaz Beadle wannabes reduces the appeal further. The appeal of Dubai is absolutely lost on me.

The numbers allowed on Hajj is restricted, and each country gets a quota. At the moment, the UK is allowed 3,500 pilgrims per year. Even if they were all flying out of Newcastle (doubtful), it’s not exactly huge numbers.

In fairness they were the ones who rushed him back last time and now he’s been out for over a year as a result

English football was really poor in the ‘90s, so I’m not entirely sure he was. Was at his best before Phil Neville crocked him halfway through 95/96. Gillespie’s output was roughly the same as Murphy’s has been under Howe.

None of those four players were fringe players, mind. Sellars, Fox and Gillespie were all first choice for most of their NUFC careers; Watson was towards the end of his.

He definitely would have - I also think he’s as good a player as Gillespie or Fox, both of whom were good but limited. The PL has improved massively since then, mind. But the lad doesn’t deserve the pelters he gets.

A new stadium isn’t lost investment, its value would be added to the club’s value. Sponsorships are more of a sunk cost than a stadium. Even that gormless twat at Everton built them a new stadium.

If we’re sponsored by PIF-related companies, why would they force us to lock in ten year deals?

We haven’t doubled our revenue in three years, and this year will flatline. So if that’s the target it’s been missed.

Revenue is definitely not doubled

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)