General NUFC stuff

[Elric]

19 hours ago, enthusiast said:

dalglish wasn't a manager, he was a fucking vandal

 

Scared Liverpool affiliates trying to undermine us even back then 🖕🖕

 

 

Edited September 6, 2025 by Elric

[Wolfcastle]

6 hours ago, Rod said:

I'm sure his first transfer business was to sell Ginola for 2 million pounds and replace him with Des Hamilton for the exact amount of 2 million pounds. That alone deserved the sack!

Paid 500k more for Des Hamilton than we got for Ginola

 

Dalglish gets a lot of unjust defence rather than criticism, not just because in my opinion differs but with regards to Gullit too who never gets defended and inherited Dalglish's team not Keegan's, also bought a few good players amongst mostly bad ones, got us to a cup final with a harder run and in more impressive fashion than Dalglish, brought Harper through, played better (albeit not difficult to) football, turned Gary Speed around* and left us pretty much as he found us.....and I don't consider he was a good manager

 

*Speed is cited as a plus for Dalglish but in truth he was a terrible signing whilst Dalglish was here to the point he was being booed by some fans

 

At the time Dalglish left he arguably hadn't had a good signing, allowing for Hamman only playing twice, Solano not at all and the Speed scenario above. Dabizas was okay but not a noticeable improvement and Given had time on his side but wasn't what he became and was about to be dropped for Harper.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 6, 2025 by Wolfcastle

[joeyt]

[Whitley mag]

Did Steve Cram Celebrity Fan not want a pic as well?

[Holloway]

not impressed with Pope's time, mind

[Coffee_Johnny]

On 06/09/2025 at 12:52, macphisto said:

Speaking of Souness, I can't think of a more corrupt transfer than Boumsong under Souness. 

You should read Keegan’s autobiography. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

13 hours ago, joeyt said:

Those bar stewards are wearing my (desired) top! Short of robbing Nic Pope, when/where can I get one??!?? 

[Coffee_Johnny]

5 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Those bar stewards are wearing my (desired) top! Short of robbing Nic Pope, when/where can I get one??!?? 

And as if by magic… Mags members will have just received an email which has the new black icons range available! 

[JT24]

https://careers.newcastleunited.com/job/principal-scientist

 

Any data scientists in the house?

[Kid Icarus]

Whoever gets it I hope they set up some research projects for the world-class computer science and data science centre that's literally on St James's Park's doorstep. 

[HaydnNUFC]

Wonder just how competitive the 'competitive salary' on nigh on all those jobs is. 

[Checko]

4 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

Wonder just how competitive the 'competitive salary' on nigh on all those jobs is. 

A quick google shows Liverpol advertised for a lead data scientist with salary offered at 'market rate'.

 

So presumably about half market rate.

 

 

Edited September 8, 2025 by Checko

[Big River]

3 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

Wonder just how competitive the 'competitive salary' on nigh on all those jobs is. 

 

not real-world competitive in the slightest

 

they (and most others tbf) rely on people wanting to work in football. the salaries and expected hours are a disgrace/borderline illegal

[El Prontonise]

1 minute ago, Big River said:

 

not real-world competitive in the slightest

 

they (and most others tbf) rely on people wanting to work in football. the salaries and expected hours are a disgrace/borderline illegal

 

Yeap, bet it's similar to the gaming industry.

[Rich]

Worse, somehow.

[joeyt]

One for the pet hates threads, job adverts should always show the salary on them

[PauloGeordio]

 

[Doctor Zaius]

Do we not have a 'club taking the absolute piss' thread?  What the fuck is this like?

 

 

[KennyUtd]

2 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Do we not have a 'club taking the absolute piss' thread?  What the fuck is this like?

 

 

What the fuck...

[ChrisMcQuillan]

30 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Do we not have a 'club taking the absolute piss' thread?  What the fuck is this like?

 

 

I have no words.

[SteV]

57 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Do we not have a 'club taking the absolute piss' thread?  What the fuck is this like?

 

 

See the Membership thread, the Champions League thread, and Barcelona thread in the Tickets forum.

[Nucasol]

More Dundee dumplings getting tickets ahead of members:

 

https://www.themag.co.uk/2025/09/now-made-public-that-multiple-dundee-schools-handed-newcastle-v-barcelona-tickets-newcastle-united/?feed_id=15054&_unique_id=68c191fb11d94&fbclid=IwY2xjawMugEhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjkrGJBPGr7MeD0QYwxdIlXwPzUmhFJAWn7B6ICsn4c8lfRMleISfS24606T_aem_8-wq2Z9pamM-DGiv21Fi2A

[SteV]

6 minutes ago, SteV said:

Obviously this seems to have been a historical thing, rather than just an idea they’ve come up with because it’s Barcelona.

 

I wonder what the original thinking was behind it? Targeting Scotland to try and expand the fanbase? If so, it would be odd if they don’t do the same in Edinburgh, given it’s closer than Dundee?

 

If I’m being (extremely) generous to them, I’d say it was maybe a reasonable idea at the time, when demand was maybe nowhere near what it is now, but nobody has stepped in and said ‘look, this probably isn’t really appropriate now’. 

 

[GeordieT]

Quote

As for a new training ground, an offer did go in on one site this year but the price for the land became too high and Newcastle walked away. They are now looking at two other sites, including land near Gosforth Park and Ponteland.

 

The club have been working with architects Populous on designs and it is hoped that progress will be made this autumn.

Craig Hope on new training ground. Elsewhere suggests it’ll be sooner than a new / expanded stadium.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2025 by GeordieT

[Optimistic Nut]

What's wrong with the current site? Not big enough to be built up?