Coastie Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I question such a game being played at all at this time of the year but the side put out by Howe was taking the piss. Not only were they no-names (as far as the fans were concerned) they didn't give a shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 What an utter waste of time for all involved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Pathetic all round. Who wins from this? Club looks stupid. Fans who will have travelled and paid decent money have been mugged off. Youth team hammered. Just looks like a cash grab from the club. Really, really doesn't paint us in a good light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Just now, Coastie said: I question such a game being played at all at this time of the year but the side put out by Howe was taking the piss. Not only were they no-names (as far as the fans were concerned) they didn't give a shit. He wasn’t obliged to put any first teamers at risk after a gruelling season to be fair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, Doctor Zaius said: Pathetic all round. Who wins from this? Club looks stupid. Fans who will have travelled and paid decent money have been mugged off. Youth team hammered. Just looks like a cash grab from the club. Really, really doesn't paint us in a good light. 8-0. They’ll welcome us back with open arms Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1984 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 2 minutes ago, mouldy_uk said: What an utter waste of time for all involved Glad I'm not one of those idiots who paid to watch this. Yeah that totally didn't happen! Ah well at least I got the discount bundle I guess... ? Edited May 24 by Joe1984 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 2 minutes ago, Andy84 said: He wasn’t obliged to put any first teamers at risk after a gruelling season to be fair Then why go at all? Such a rip off for the local fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 An absolute pisstake this from the club. Really, really poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Just now, Coastie said: Then why go at all? Such a rip off for the local fans. Pay day, that’s the reality of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 How many Newcastle fans were in attendance do we reckon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 5 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said: Pathetic all round. Who wins from this? Club looks stupid. Fans who will have travelled and paid decent money have been mugged off. Youth team hammered. Just looks like a cash grab from the club. Really, really doesn't paint us in a good light. The club gets money for it, that's the benefit I don't blame the club for taking it, FFP/PSR has meant we don't have the luxury of turning such things down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I can't believe people are getting worked up over this . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Just now, Yorkie said: How many Newcastle fans were in attendance do we reckon? Many thousands of Geordie shirts. All looked pissed off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Surprised by the reaction tbh, who really cares. At the end of a season riddled with injury we didn’t play any senior players in an absolutely meaningless game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Why are people asking why did we go? We need money it’s really that simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, Yorkie said: How many Newcastle fans were in attendance do we reckon? Looked quite a few Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Yes I know they'll have likely been playing under completely different circumstances but I love how completely out of place it looks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1984 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Poor Trips, made to sit on a bench watching that. Doesn't Howe realise he has a Euros to win? Now he'll be all demoralised! Howe out! ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, Geogaddi said: I can't believe people are getting worked up over this . The same people that probably lose their shit when we lose during pre season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Surprised by the reaction tbh, who really cares. At the end of a season riddled with injury we didn’t play any senior players in an absolutely meaningless game. I bet you wouldn't be saying that if you paid money to go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, Geogaddi said: I can't believe people are getting worked up over this . Must be really gutting for Aussie fans. Some might never have seen us live/ will never see us live again. I'd be feeewming tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag3.14 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Meaningless game but feel sorry for those who paid to go and those who chucked £4.99 to watch online Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Hopefully the club have learned something from this and won't arrange another post season friendly like this in future, the spurs game I can sort of understand since it drew some neutral interest, even if the timing was still shite; this game was just a pointless exercise that has had absolutely no benefits whatsoever, in fact it can only really reflect badly on us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 5 minutes ago, Yorkie said: How many Newcastle fans were in attendance do we reckon? Wonder how many new fans we gained as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Just now, et tu brute said: I bet you wouldn't be saying that if you paid money to go I mean I’ve paid money to go to plenty of meaningless friendlies and watched mainly reserves lose. Not sure what people were expecting at this stage of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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