The Butcher Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 A(ny) trophy over CL any day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I think the balance needs to be looked at in the sense of what achieving Top 4 means more long term vs a trophy this year. A trophy is a trophy (would love it) but CL this season - that’s now club defining and the biggest step to the next chapter of Newcastle we could’ve hoped for. There are many many trophies in our very near future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Beth said: On par with winning the League Cup imo, so still better than anything we've managed since 1969. Let's be honest here, if we'd been offered the choice of winning the LC or a top four finish, 99% of us would've taken the former. I think top 4 is better for the long term project, and could help us to win a trophy faster in the future. I don't think that winning a League Cup now would've helped us getting a top 4 finish any faster (if we didn't get it this season). Edit: I see now that someone just pointed that out Edited June 9, 2023 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paullow Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Arsenal were in a title race, played some great football, and made massive strides, but effectively their season was pretty similar to ours - no trophy and a return to the Champions League. They certainly wouldn't have swapped their season for West Ham if offered, despite the latter winning the Conference League, nor Brentford, if (hypothetically) they finished where they did and won the League Cup. I think our season was generally better (than West Ham) - like Arsenal, we made massive strides, played great football, no team lost fewer games nor conceded less goals, and a real chance to continue to build, attract better players, and really push on as a club, so as a business you wouldn't swap, it's obviously just as fans, the vast majority of us haven't seen us win anything in our lifetime, and we are desperate for that to change. I probably would have preferred us to finish 6th or 7th and win the LC than finish 4th and lose the final this season (as was widely discussed leading into the final, and those Magpie TV type YouTube channels), just because of the emotion of finally winning a cup, but in a general sense, if your club is right up there in the upper echelons, have won plenty of trophies in reasonable recent memory, then a top 4 finish would normally top winning lesser competitions like the Europa Conference (and even the League Cup), but at this stage, we're obviously not 'above' those competitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Nobody in their right mind would swap our season for West Ham's like West Ham fans will have amazing memories, which is why the tournament is so good, but it's hardly some major scalp. You enter the competition through extremely specific circumstances (finishing 7th) and then have to beat sides who realistically you (7th in the Premier League) are going to be on par with at worst. Home and away so the away factor is removed too. I'd definitely prefer watching us in the Conference League than the League Cup like, even though as a major honour the LC is much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Is anyone giving inter a chance tonight? bit shit waiting to 8 pm and i don't think i can be even arsed watching the cheats win it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Just now, astraguy said: Is anyone giving inter a chance tonight? bit shit waiting to 8 pm and i don't think i can be even arsed watching the cheats win it It's a slim chance but they definitely have a chance They just need to avoid conceding an early goal, then hope the pressure of City needing to win the CL and doing the treble causes them to panic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Sounds like getting to the stadium in Istanbul is an absolute nightmare as per Uefa’s constant shit organisation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 09/06/2023 at 12:35, Hanshithispantz said: Nobody in their right mind would swap our season for West Ham's like West Ham fans will have amazing memories, which is why the tournament is so good, but it's hardly some major scalp. You enter the competition through extremely specific circumstances (finishing 7th) and then have to beat sides who realistically you (7th in the Premier League) are going to be on par with at worst. Home and away so the away factor is removed too. I'd definitely prefer watching us in the Conference League than the League Cup like, even though as a major honour the LC is much better. What we've been given this season by way of love for our club again will never be worth chucking in for a trophy - let alone a fucking conference 'pub' league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Watching city arriving for game , would love to think that would be us at a future date Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Early man city goal fucks this, expecting a quite grisly spectacle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Holloway said: Early man city goal fucks this, expecting a quite grisly spectacle Long balls over the top ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Not sure of tactics, sure of loads of interruptions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 https://twitter.com/Gerry_Deakin/status/1667589065036685313 "our treble" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 09/06/2023 at 12:35, Hanshithispantz said: Nobody in their right mind would swap our season for West Ham's like West Ham fans will have amazing memories, which is why the tournament is so good, but it's hardly some major scalp. You enter the competition through extremely specific circumstances (finishing 7th) and then have to beat sides who realistically you (7th in the Premier League) are going to be on par with at worst. Home and away so the away factor is removed too. I'd definitely prefer watching us in the Conference League than the League Cup like, even though as a major honour the LC is much better. Winning a suped up Intertoto Cup while fighting relegation... or Eddie Howe's Newcastle full of belief with SJP rocking again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Tenuous link for nufc to this game, Ronny Simpson ex B&W played for Celtic against Inter in '67 final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, OCK said: https://twitter.com/Gerry_Deakin/status/1667589065036685313 "our treble" This is why I want Man City to win, the fume from the red side of Manchester if they match Taggants greatest achievement will be hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, OCK said: https://twitter.com/Gerry_Deakin/status/1667589065036685313 "our treble" I wanted City to win anyway but seeing that makes it even moreso Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Game is streaming for free on Youtube: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 So who's that Bill Bailey motherfucker next to Hargreaves? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marki Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 any one know if its on prime? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Amazing that Scott Carson - basically what you'd get if you deflated Chris Moyles a bit - stands to win his second CL medal tonight. Jimmy Rimmer also won two European Cup medals despite playing for a handful of minutes across 180 mins football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 The free youtube stream is miles ahead of the actual paid for BT Sports stream Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Dzeko fairytale ending here like 😂 Or the resurgence of mister lukaku. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 BT had Gundogan as listed in goal there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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