Armchair Pundit Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Can't see an 8-0 loss, even against the youth team, looking or doing any good in the grand scheme of things. What was the point of the tour again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Apparently some people paid 700 dollars for that match this morning. Hopefully a lot of bad press coming our way as that it taking the piss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 What an absolute waste of time this has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 3 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: Apparently some people paid 700 dollars for that match this morning. Hopefully a lot of bad press coming our way as that it taking the piss. Shocking if true, feel sorry for the person. Just imagine being a young Aussie, who supports Newcastle and then watching that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 4 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: What an absolute waste of time this has been. I don't understand why people care so much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondedcrown Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 59 minutes ago, Boey_Jarton said: Nope but they have connected Shearer's negative comments on match of the day to this result to create some sort of "told you so" narrative Typical BBC the most anachronistic of organisations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 7 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: Apparently some people paid 700 dollars for that match this morning. Hopefully a lot of bad press coming our way as that it taking the piss. Why? Club didn’t force anybody to pay 700 dollars for that. Tickets were 59 AUD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 6 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Why? Club didn’t force anybody to pay 700 dollars for that. Tickets were 59 AUD Start at 59. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 9 minutes ago, Shearergol said: I don't understand why people care so much. It's the general principle of it; flying to the other side of the world immediately after the regular season had ended to 'raise the profile of the club' or whatever justification was given to play to pointless friendlies that most don't care about. One of which we put a team of kids out in to lose 8-0 to avoid injuries. Some profile raising, that. At least we got rid of those injury magnetic FA Cup replays, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 18 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: Hopefully a lot of bad press coming our way as that it taking the piss. Our way? Why? For organising 2 friendlies the other side of the world within a wek of the final day of the season? A month before an international competition where a lot of our players will be playing? Should have played the kids both games imo. Fuck em. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) Feels like as we're going to the right hand side of the world for some preseason friendlies anyway, could have done this as part of preseason, though obviously there's probably some accounting shenanigans involved to raise cash by June. Edited May 24 by Checko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) The main point of the games was to increase our profile (I believe). We were there for 2 games. We effectively turned up for a kick around with first teamers against Spurs and then we have completely stuck 2 fingers up in the second game. It’s not a good look and I’d have been pissed off and frankly been a little embarrassed as a paying Newcastle fan. If I was an Aussie looking for a side to support and had paid for that, we’d now be bottom of my list. We’d have been better off doing a meet and greet with the players still there and forego whatever we were paid for the second game. Edited May 24 by Tsunami Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I thought the whole thing was stupid from the get-go, but we're walking away from it injury free. If you traveled for that, def sorry you paid to see that...if you're a functioning human who is a newcastle supportor you see the bigger picture -- few million for the club, no injuries, sorted. move on., Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nortoon Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 It's a big country. Expect some people flew in from different parts and booked accomodation and are taking that into account. Australian fans who wake up at 3 or 5 in the morning sometimes to watch the matches for years are fully right to feel disappointed at seeing the most senior player be Mark Gillespie when they go to watch a newcastle united showmatch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 In a way it feels like Howe was making a point that this whole thing was bullshit and shouldn't happen again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 He's right. I don't think any NUFC supporter was a fan of this trip; I think we all just wanted them to not pick up some stupid injury. Which it seems like they haven't. So get over it ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Even if the youth team was good the fans would have come for Newcastle United. we had enough in the squad to play 7 seniors in each match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 End of the year, players rest/recover physically and mentally. Preseason starts, you do some training, then go on a tour to spread the good word and play a few friendlies, couple more matches close to home to finish off. You do the publicity tour preseason because the players do actually need to play then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 4 minutes ago, Checko said: In a way it feels like Howe was making a point that this whole thing was bullshit and shouldn't happen again. There will be executives at our club who will now be a little less inclined to support him if a managerial change gets mooted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, James said: There will be executives at our club who will now be a little less inclined to support him if a managerial change gets mooted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 12 minutes ago, Tsunami said: The main point of the games was to increase our profile (I believe). We were there for 2 games. We effectively turned up for a kick around with first teamers against Spurs and then we have completely stuck 2 fingers up in the second game. It’s not a good look and I’d have been pissed off and frankly been a little embarrassed as a paying Newcastle fan. If I was an Aussie looking for a side to support and had paid for that, we’d now be bottom of my list. We’d have been better off doing a meet and greet with the players still there and forego whatever we were paid for the second game. Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 22/05/2024 at 15:17, 80 said: Looks like this trip might be going better than feared Or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 12 minutes ago, Kanji said: He's right. I don't think any NUFC supporter was a fan of this trip; I think we all just wanted them to not pick up some stupid injury. Which it seems like they haven't. So get over it ffs. Not sure what came of it, but didn't Joelinton go off injured in the Spurs game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 52 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: It's the general principle of it; flying to the other side of the world immediately after the regular season had ended to 'raise the profile of the club' or whatever justification was given to play to pointless friendlies that most don't care about. One of which we put a team of kids out in to lose 8-0 to avoid injuries. Some profile raising, that. At least we got rid of those injury magnetic FA Cup replays, though. Doesn't really seem like Howe was all that into doing this after all. He had to speak positively about it, but the lineup for the last game indicates that he was probably not that big of a fan of it. I can't imagine him being happy about having to field youths just for them to get smashed to an Australian side. Personally I'm happy that we decided to protect our senior players, when the game was already arranged. Edited May 24 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 42 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Oh well. If the whole point was to drum up support, raise our commercial side outside the UK, to build a more global brand to work on helping with FFP, then we need supporters wherever we can get them. This tour will have been a failure in those terms, it's not a good look at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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