Kev Hall

Good win yesterday. Nice to see fringe players get a run-out while some regulars got a rest ahead of a tough week.

With games coming thick and fast, this is how we need to manage it. Rotation is key, and the more we can do with different player mixes, the better. #NUFC

This is where I am also. Richest owners in the world who build cities in the desert, done very little in NE1.

Talk is cheap.

We heard from the CEO this week, but it didn’t change my view that our owners aren’t really committed to #NUFC long term.

I’ll enjoy the ride, but I’m not sure
where it’s heading.

Hopkinson seems genuine and calls us PIF’s “favourite investment,” yet we still don’t get a mention on their website.

Children of the protagonists of Brexit were never going to face the loss of opportunities that Freedom of Movement gave our children. FoM will always be available to the very wealthy.

For me, it was the biggest reason I voted Remain, and it’s the thing I mourn the most out of everything we lost.

Think it’s easier it call a player a flop if he plays for another team - especially him/them!

Moans, groans and boos filter down to the pitch, always thought that was counter-productive.

That’s just me, people pay their money and can do what they like.

Hopefully Elanga puts a shift in tonight.

The crud of British politics. The protagonists of Brexit, back for a reunion tour.

JRM next.

He’s come into a team trying to adapt to a new way of playing (without Isak) whilst simultaneously trying to adapt himself. Its not always that easy.

Eddie will get the best out of him, I’m sure of it. But the calls I’ve been hearing of ‘£50m flop’ are well wide of the mark. Imo.

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But of course they did.

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You never know, I know if I were a footballer I would be ‘reading the room’.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, mine is that I think some players need time to settle.

I’m very sceptical if anything will happen at all. Four years to make a decision suggests a reluctance to make any decision! we’ll
See, i hope you’re right.

I’ve seen a lot of vitriol directed at him on social media and on the terraces. Sometimes players just need time to settle and deserve a bit of patience, in my opinion. Hopefully he’s turned a corner now.

Match day.

What’s everyone thinking? We beat them in the cup and they had their moments, but I’m feeling pretty confident. I reckon we could put on a show and win this by a few goals.

HTL. #nufc

Bravo lads, well deserved! 👏

Always found it very strange when ‘supporters’ often fail to ‘support’ when things aren’t quite clicking for players.

Of course I don’t want to move from city centre. But to me, there is no reason why this project should not be further along than it is after four years of ownership.

So did Newcastle around then.

Everton’s new ground took 5 years from conception to completion.

a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background ALT: a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background

- Villa, Forest, Man City, Bournemouth expansion projects under way
- Everton new ground
- Man U designing
- Birmingham and Wrexham with huge plans.

- Richest owners in world football?? #nufc

Agree. Which is why it’s a travesty that it’s in limbo for the foreseeable.

My thoughts around that is that it would be a multi-faceted sponsorship arrangement .stadium, training ground / kit - like Etihad (maybe Saudi air/ amarco)

But seemingly without movement on any of those it seems odd they wouldn’t go ahead with a training kit sponsor.

That my concern. While PIF are literally building a city in the desert, they don’t seem interested in the growing the infrastructure of their investment in the UK.

#nufc was apparently their flagship sports investment. Yet we’re not even mentioned on thier website.

It’s right that he was honest and clear to fans. He can’t be held responsible for what was said before.

But it only compounds my scepticism that PIF may not be committed for the long term. Its a worry.

PS Loving the PoT PCs, Coming to the live show in Jan.

More can kicking. The complete lack of commitment to getting more fans into the stadium is about as surprising to me as Johnathan Gillis defecting to Reform.

Shame.

#nufc

Quality finish. He’s got great feet for such a big lad, and has the confidence to use it too.

Think Elanga deserves a mention for the assist too. That lads been getting a load of hammer, wrongly in my opinion.

Perhaps, but I would have thought it would have worked the other way. New capacity would give friends an opportunity to move together. I know if we do it, my friends and I will do that because we’re dotted all around the place.

That’s an outrageous claim! Rugby fans are famously teetotal - they only spend £8m during the magic weekend on hotels and herbal tea. 🤣

I’m not a rugby fan myself, but always glad to see people from other areas enjoying our great stadium and city. Hope they return soon to thier spiritual home.

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I read this week that the annual egg-chasing event has moved from SJP.

After visiting Everton’s new stadium, I doubt it’ll last - hardly any nearby bars and a two-mile walk from the city will soon have the wrong-ball fans wanting back to NE1.

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Good synopsis by Matthew, great away day. 👍

Off to the dark place next time, hopefully we get the same result.

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I agree. I think both spurs and Everton’s attempts to parody the yellow wall of Dortmund have failed. Something we need to be very wary of when it comes to our potential new stadium. Design has to be for atmosphere.