La Parka Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 24 minutes ago, Rafalove said: Absolutely pathetic to have the final on a Sunday. I'm up the 3 peaks on Saturday so it's ideal for me. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 On 11/07/2024 at 16:22, Ben said: I put a holiday in on our sage syste for Monday last night as soon as we scored the second goal, in the comments section I wrote "it's coming home" My boss denied it and wrote "not for you it's not" in the comments. He approved it this morning with a daft smile on his face. Hilarious! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 On 11/07/2024 at 13:38, Yorkie said: I'm not much different tbh. I'm a bit sad about it; I was quite emotional after we beat Denmark in the last semis and felt very much like a fan. I was gutted when Italy beat us, too. But I felt next to nothing against Switzerland and last night, while I enjoyed it, I didn't truly feel it. The circumstances are very different, I guess. Euro 2020 was during COVID and the whole tournament was seemingly giving everyone a massive lift, and there was still a sense of surprise that we did so well. Meanwhile, Newcastle didn't exist and I was desperate to find any team to cling to. Now: the expectations are different; we're three international tournaments in four years; the sense of England games being national events is a bit desensitised with sheer amount of football on; the novelty of being a team that - for instance - can win penalty shootouts - has gone; and we've not been an inspiring team to watch 95% of the time. I'm looking forward to Sunday and expect to feel pretty up for it cos it's a huge deal, but thus far I've felt somewhat neutral. Totally get this. I think it's the following factors for me. The domestic season has been a slog - Caring about NUFC is hard work and last season seemed to last an eternity. I can only imagine how it felt for the players. My love of football is generally declining - While support of my club is still riding a post-takeover wave of enthusiasm, my excitement for football is generally declining. PSR, VAR, the general capitalisation of the game. Put it all in the bin. This tournament has been a bit dull - Admittedly it hasn't helped that I've largely caught the shit games and missed the limited amount of entertaining ones. I'm not particularly patriotic - pretty self explanatory. I'd also say the soundbites from the players hasn't helped, constantly trying to gaslight fans and using whatsboutery to deflect from shit performances. Don't get me wrong, I'll be pleased if England win, but I won't lose any sleep if they don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: Totally get this. I think it's the following factors for me. The domestic season has been a slog - Caring about NUFC is hard work and last season seemed to last an eternity. I can only imagine how it felt for the players. My love of football is generally declining - While support of my club is still riding a post-takeover wave of enthusiasm, my excitement for football is generally declining. PSR, VAR, the general capitalisation of the game. Put it all in the bin. This tournament has been a bit dull - Admittedly it hasn't helped that I've largely caught the shit games and missed the limited amount of entertaining ones. I'm not particularly patriotic - pretty self explanatory. I'd also say the soundbites from the players hasn't helped, constantly trying to gaslight fans and using whatsboutery to deflect from shit performances. Don't get me wrong, I'll be pleased if England win, but I won't lose any sleep if they don't. This is very similar to how I feel about everything too. I have a feeling I'll become increasingly detached from NUFC too if we are to move stadium which I can absolutely foresee. It's all about money men now. Perhaps it always has been but to a lesser degree. The entertainment business is surpassing the sport. Communities replaced with consumers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 3 hours ago, Rafalove said: Absolutely pathetic to have the final on a Sunday. Don't mind it being on a Sunday, but why so fucking late? Gonna be such a long day just waiting until kick off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 3 hours ago, Rafalove said: Absolutely pathetic to have the final on a Sunday. 5am Monday here. Literally the worst possible time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 International tournaments always end on Sundays. Some people just complain FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Yeah, when was the last time a final wasn't on a Sunday evening? Think Euro 92 was a Friday but after that ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 AG10 fastest player according to Walks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 hour ago, El Prontonise said: International tournaments always end on Sundays. Some people just complain FFS. Well they shouldn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 3 hours ago, Rafalove said: Well they shouldn’t. Good for those that don’t work Monday Friday though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 If we do win I’ll be happiest for Gareth then Saka after that. I hate the way he sets us up to play, it’s the opposite of how I want us to play but he’s a good person and that’s more important. Good luck and please move on after the Euros, preferably to Man U Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramirez Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Echo what people said about the last euros meaning a bit more, partially I think as nufc was at such a low ebb then so it was nice to get behind something. I even went to the Czech game although it felt very weird being in a 1/4 full Wembley so the atmosphere inside wasn't great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) Incredible level of pettiness. I'm here for it... Edited July 13 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 27 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Incredible level of pettiness. I'm here for it... Ironic given the pisshead Scots are about the worst of the bunch in terms of tourism. No teeth, no manners and about as much idea of what tapas is as Rab C Nesbit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 https://www.facebook.com/share/r/Cc6LF5KoXJPAHSr8/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, Nucasol said: Ironic given the pisshead Scots are about the worst of the bunch in terms of tourism. No teeth, no manners and about as much idea of what tapas is as Rab C Nesbit. I think Catholic Spain loves a merry orange march in Benidorm 😱 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 3 hours ago, The Prophet said: Incredible level of pettiness. I'm here for it... Seems to have absolutely rattled all the worst people alive Top work from them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 BBC or ITV then? Not sure I can cope with another 90 minutes of Shearer's commentary really - tremendous striker, awful with a mic. Could go 5 Live commentary maybe? Puns will be off the dial too - SAINT OLMO IS ON FIRE TONIGHT!!11! etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1984 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 21 minutes ago, midds said: BBC or ITV then? Not sure I can cope with another 90 minutes of Shearer's commentary really - tremendous striker, awful with a mic. Could go 5 Live commentary maybe? Puns will be off the dial too - SAINT OLMO IS ON FIRE TONIGHT!!11! etc I'll take Shearer's commentary over Lee Dixon's commentary any day if the week. So BBC then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I don’t have that much of an issue with Shearer these days. I do think he’s improved to the point of just not really impacting on my experience whereas there are others who detract from the experience Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 32 minutes ago, midds said: BBC or ITV then? Not sure I can cope with another 90 minutes of Shearer's commentary really - tremendous striker, awful with a mic. Could go 5 Live commentary maybe? Puns will be off the dial too - SAINT OLMO IS ON FIRE TONIGHT!!11! etc The 5Live commentary has Sutton on. Choose your SAS poison. Neither is a winner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Merry Coming Home-mas, you diving jammy soul selling cunts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 England fans and the English media have gone all Homer with his support of the Isotopes from Wild Barts Cant Be Broken after calling the team and manager worse than shite for the last month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 An unspeakably awful article https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/13/gareth-southgates-only-lies-in-giving-england-fans-what-they-want Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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