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Interview from this weekend (pre-match)

 

https://theathletic.com/4087929/2023/01/15/aleksandar-mitrovic-fulham-newcastle-exclusive/

(excerpt on Newcastle:)

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As for Newcastle, it might surprise a few people that Mitrovic talks about his time at St James’ Park so effusively and can see past his frustrations with Benitez.

“It didn’t work out but that doesn’t mean I didn’t stay in a good relationship with the club and everyone there,” he says. “I was young. I played under a manager who had a defensive style of football. But I never had any problem with the club or the fans. They loved me there. They respected the way I played and they knew I gave everything for the club. I have only the best possible words for everyone at Newcastle.”

 

“After six months at Newcastle, you find out that everyone has had the same seat for 10 years or maybe even longer. You go out to warm up and recognise everybody in the front row. ‘How are you, my friend?’. I’d speak to people and they’d say, ‘It used to be my grandad going to matches here, next it will be my kids’.

“They live for football, you know? They live for the weekend to see their team. When friends in Serbia ask me about England, I tell them about Newcastle because football is like a religion to these people.

 

“They gave me the chance to play in the Premier League, aged 20. It’s a massive club and I still support them. Everything that’s happened there, with the new owner and all the money, it’s fully deserved for the fans. They are the best in England, maybe in the world.”

 

 

Can't imagine Fulham fans love him saying we're the best fans in England :lol:

 

I can't not like him, like.

 

 

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Yeah, about right. Fulham's season is pretty much done anyway, especially after the way they unravelled in the FA Cup. Just 8 points from their last 9 league games, always fairly likely to slip away, won't go down even if they lost every game, won't get into Europe, so just really a top 10 place at stake. Great first season back for them though, and a lot better than most would have expected, but will probably be a boring end to the season for their fans.

 

 

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3 minutes ago, healthyaddiction said:

Personally I feel a 3 match ban was enough, really.

 

I feel like there are a lot of incidents that are much worse than Mitro did that get punished less harshly.


Surely it has to be worse than an offence against a player? 

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1 minute ago, BoSelecta said:

Yeah, I think that's very harsh, it's not like he swung for him is it. Barely touched him; 5 would have been about right.


I would have gone for 5 or 6 as well, has to be clearly more than you would get for a normal red. 
 

8 is a lot but it sends the right message. 

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