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A Geordie, long suffering Newcastle United fan. Labour Party member, leftie Guardian reader I guess. Gay, with a husband, a son and a cockapoo.

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Pivotal week for us, 2 home games- Spurs who we seem to beat at SJP and are in poor form and Burnley who are odds on for relegation. 6points and could see us move up the PL table and set us up good for the derby. Lose either and, IMO, any European spot is likely too far for us this season #NUFC

30.11.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope so, Dan Burn at LB doesn’t work.

30.11.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are we back? That was a class performance down on Merseyside, chalk and cheese compared to our last 2 away games in PL.Livramento and Hall was the missing ingredient IMO. Thiaw was an absolute bargain. Burn in CB amazing, please never play him LB again.St Nick offer so much than the πŸ€ ever did #NUFC

29.11.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mad isn’t it? Has it ever been this tight so far into the season?

23.11.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whey that was class. What a difference Hall and Livramento made #NUFC

22.11.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Aye we got rid of Wilson cos he was in the physio room more than the pitch and was getting on, then paid £60m for another old striker, also looking likely to spend half the season in the physio room and/or playing for Congo. Would only happen to us! 🀣

21.11.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently Congo may not select him anyway as he will be so unfit

21.11.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently definitely not the next three games- maybe Spurs? Big maybe though. He’ll drawing his pension before he kicks a ball for us.

20.11.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If only our team orbits around him because so far this season they haven’t been. The number of headers he has scored shows that, the team just doesn’t seem to include him in the play enough. Hope this changes soon.

20.11.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s all media talk, click bait.

16.11.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

it would be extremely expensive (obvs not Β£1billion tho) and they’d not get their return back with an extra 5-7k extra seats for decades. Even when extension was talked it didn’t even have boxes in it so don’t think that would be a goer either. We already have 52k so not exactly tiny anyway.

16.11.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My thoughts are they won’t spend Β£1billion on a new stadium until we’re regularly in Europe and pushing for a PL title. I don’t think we’re any where near that level. Imagine signing a cheque for Β£1billion for a 70k seated stadium and you get relegated? I’d also be surprised they extend Gallowgate

16.11.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And you know what in hindsight I’d have sold Gordon to Liverpool that summer and kept Anderson and Minteh - I know no one had a crystal ball, but looking back….. Gordon never been the same when the rumour started we looked to selling him and heart doesn’t seem in it

16.11.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know last two the jury is out, but Wissa was panick buy at Β£60m and then getting injured really he was a mistake really, the whole reason was he immediately played when Isak left. It’ll be nearly Jan transfer before he plays properly (assume he doesn’t go to Afcon)

16.11.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d question Matt Target, Chris Wood (clearly couldn’t play under EH coaching), Harrison Ashby (admittedly only cost Β£3m), Harvey Barnes (controversial I know but for Β£40m!), Osula, Lloyd Kelly (I know he was free and we made Β£ but he was πŸ’©), Elanga (early days I no), Wissa (old and hasn’t played)

16.11.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Since PIF took over we’ve spent Β£730m on 27 players. Net isn’t relative to this post is it, because I am saying we’re 9th in a 2025 PL table and it the cost of those players and their skills that got us to that position that is relevant not the net spend.

16.11.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All table positioning of any team has some context surrounding it. Ours in 2025 ain’t great, we should, after spending Β£800m not depend on Isak leaving, or Tino/ Lewis getting injured make such an impact, but here we are. Maybe poor recruitment seeing as there has been such flux behind the scenes

15.11.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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PL table for 2025. Has us mid table at 9th, behind Palace, Brighton and Brentford. Poor really considering we’ve spent Β£800m in 4 years. Or is it considering where we were 4 years ago? Been a poor year in the PL though in EH tenure though I’d say. #NUFC

15.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Rumours that we’re buying them? Can we buy all of them? I’d keep Tonali, Bruno, Livramento and Hall, rest we can ship out and replace 🀣

11.11.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Opta predicting NUFC will finish 12th this season. That’s one hell of a drop off and no CL next season. That would be EH’s worst finishing position. Do we think he would be sacked in the summer or given at least the start of another season? #NUFC

11.11.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of relieved no PL games this coming weekend. Something I never thought I’d ever hear myself saying! 🀣 #NUFC

10.11.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guess we will never know, but something is seriously wrong in the team currently. There was signs of it end of last season, last few games we didn’t look interested. I sometimes thinks Isak action may have been a realisation we ain’t gonna be the new Man City any time soon- β€˜project drifting’

10.11.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am not sure the mechanics are in place in the board room to move on to phase two.

09.11.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the PL? People are too nostalgic , he won us a cup, he’d therefore be to me the best manager we have had, but all things come to an end.

09.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I find the blind loyalty to EH almost like a cult. We’re only ever as good as the season we’re playing in. This season we’ve played utterly rubbish, apart from Wolves I don’t think many are as bad. CL has made it feel we’re doing ok- but Union is tiny club and wud Benfica or athletic really cut it

09.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

or don’t win those home games then you may be right and he could be gone by Xmas. However, PIF are slow in acting, as we’ve seen in the boardroom, so who would they bring in that quick?

09.11.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree. The next games - Man City and then Everton away will result in zero points. The next two home games, Spurs and Burnley could save him time if we win (but not guaranteed) but then we are down the A19 in SoL and I expect to get absolutely smashed. If it’s really bad down there

09.11.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

team I don’t expect any points (we always seem poor after internationals anyway). The next two home games (spurs and Burnley) could save him time if we win (which isn’t guaranteed) cos then we have the Mackems- get thumped down there which is a real possibility and IMO time will be running out.

09.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

winning in CL we still looked uninterested and poor and then again the players don’t look arsed- this all with poor game management by EH we really are in the shit here. I think he has till the New Year, but things will get worse- we have Man City next, then Everton away- will confidence low in the

09.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

something for us (he sits just above Keegan and Robson) but each manager at every club comes to an end and I am doubting whether he has it in him to turn this around. After the shit show that was WH I expected the team to respond as they did last year after the Brentford game, but despite

09.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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