So at the gate at Munich airport I hand over my passport (place of birth Newcastle Upon Tyne) and the German guy says “shall we laugh at 5under1and”
We laughed
#nufc
What a brilliant window...........the usual triple whammy of a failed takeover, failed multi million pound deal for player who would never sign for us and not strengthening the obvious shortfall in the team
Superbly played
#NUFC
👏👏
MA bought
#NUFC
for £134.4m
He has loaned us £100m?
He has had 12 years free advertising, pocketed some some profits & “stole” some land
How can accepting a bid of £340m have complications??
He will clear more than £100m
Only complication is his greed
Difference between Rafa and Bruce stark
When in poor run Rafa never panicked, reached out to media, spoke about his history or criticised the previous manager. Just stayed calm, kept drilling the players and believed in his own ability
Bruce been embarrassing this week
#nufc
Amazing
This photo is captured by Chinese Satellite with 24.9 billion pixels of quantum technology. It's worth seeing! You can zoom in, zoom out when you look at it. You can clearly see every gesture, even face of pedestrians on the road.
So if all goes well the next time we see
#nufc
at SJP there could be:
New owners
New strip
New sponsor
Refreshed and tat free SJP
New Manager
Several new players
@worflags
display
Happy, excited fans
I’m outraged at the outrage of the national media that
#nufc
didn’t attack city to enable them to score 5 or 6 for the enjoyment of the watching TV audience
Just thinking.....SJP is in need of capital investment, the training ground is in need of rebuilding, the academy requires re-booting, we haven't broke our transfer record in 14 years and seemingly cant afford to buy any players - HOW THE HELL DOES HE VALUE US AT £350M?!?
#nufc
✅🏟️ Manchester Council have today approved plans for a new £350million indoor arena to be built next to the Etihad Stadium. The venue will have a 23,500 capacity, making it the largest arena in the UK. Planned completion date 2023 - a future home for British boxing.
Honestly I can’t be bothered if we stay up or go down.......it will be exactly the same next season and the season after that......
What’s the point?
#nufc
#SportsDirectUnited
Whoppers thinking we are playing Rochdale at home with some of the comments I’m seeing
Playing the best team in the world and we are down by two deflected goals - lads playing well
Support the lads and stop f*cking moaning man
#whoppers
#nufc
Quick reminder that Howe has done a much better job than he did last season
Competing in league until injuries took their toll in December, 2 quarter finals and out of the CL due to a penalty decision
The disrespect shown towards him is scandalous
#nufc
Very surprised you invest in
@SportsDirectUK
when their working practices drove an employee to give birth in the warehouse toilet for fear of loosing her job - they are certainly not champions of women in business!
#nufc
We are delighted to see our Group Chief Executive, Peter Harrison, included in this year's FT and
@HERoesinB
Champions of
#WomenInBusiness
list. Read the full list here:
#FTHERoes18
Hey
@nufc
what’s the point in having a season ticket when you are selling thousands heavily discounted to save the embarrassing empty seats?
#nufc
#SportsDirectUnited
I can’t tell you how proud I am of these boys. Ben & Olly lost their mams just 3 months ago. They committed to running the Barcelona Marathon in memory of them with support of 2 friends and have just completed it raising almost £23,000 for
@macmillancancer
I’m in awe ❤️❤️
What a draw.......couldn’t wish for any better - head coach just needs to beat two league 1 teams at home to get into last 16
Is he up for the task in hand?
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“Newcastle United are unlikely to revisit a bid for Lille midfielder Boubakaray Soumare this summer after the Frenchman turned down the chance to move to St James’ Park last month.”
Of course there’re not - they never expected Lille to accept the bid - all part of a game
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I’m tempted to continue my boycott - I can’t bear that idiot in charge of my team
A clueless dinosaur more at home in the lower regions of the championship
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Hanging out the strikers to dry in public when it is his tactics that isolate them from team mates because everyone is so deep.
Top marks blaming Dubravka for the goal when not many would have stopped it and he is the only reason we aren’t bottom 3
Top class man management 👏👏
Remember when Bruce arrived he stated he had the final say on Joelinton and also claimed “he’d never spent so much money in his life” and he was “delighted with the quality and depth” of the squad
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Press lads - do not accept any excuses from Bruce on injuries during the rest of his time here. He’s risked a long term injury in keeping Darlow on for almost half an hour when clearly injured. Not withstanding the outcome on the match what long term damage has he done?
#nufc
I’ve cracked - watched loads of football since it’s return but I’ve now had enough
It’s absolutely nothing without fans, they can pipe in fake crowd noise and have these rubbish camera angles to try and hide the empty seats but it’s not hiding the fact it’s just sterile
Cup Final day used to be the best day of the year....going to paper shop to get papers with huge coverage, watching teams having breakfast & the journey to the real Wembley - one of the only live games of the year - it was really special
It’s nothing now
#againstmodernfootball
BREAKING: The Premier League announce there will be increased information provided to fans inside stadiums to explain VAR checks, starting from next month.
@danroan
This is another scandal at the foot of this government
Kids can go to school - indoors with minimum social distancing - but can’t play organised outdoor sport
Mental health of children being destroyed
Compare young, hungry, ambitious Lampard making a first half sub to change tactics to dinosaur Bruce who only ever makes reactive substitutions
Our head coach is a relic from the past
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In the heady days of Shearer, Ferdinand, Asprilla and Beardsley as striking options who would have thought that the future would be Joelinton, Carroll, Muto and Gayle
#nufc
#desperate
Look who the club use in the season ticket letter - a player they don’t value enough to pay a PL wage but are happy to milk for publicity purposes.......and his brother who they’ll most likely look to make money on
#NUFC
Why would anyone NOT want a 32 hr week to be the normal within the next 10 years
Why is it a bad idea to have a better work/ life balance?
Look at how the Scandinavians and Germans value family life
It’s not bad to aspire for better
What is the purpose of this drivel
@NUFC
?
I haven’t seen such nonsense from the other PL clubs-all of whom have outlayed more than us this summer
Are you worried about the
@IfRafaGoesWeGo
movement?
Is offering poor bonus terms to the players “pulling in the right direction”?
Lee Charnley, Rafa Benítez and Jamaal Lascelles have issued a joint message to supporters ahead of tomorrow's big kick-off against
@SpursOfficial
.
#NUFC
Why was the second half "horrible" to watch?
We kept possession, gave no chances to the opposition, remained patient , kept playing then introduced two substitutions and increased the pressure before scoring
Ill take that "horrible" football deep into the tournament...
#ENG
Stop tweeting about team selection & substitutions - they made no difference whatsoever to the result
We lost because of criminal under investment in the squad over the last 10 years -this has manifested into the squad we currently have- unfit for purpose
Save your tweets
#nufc
Richard Masters is really proving to be a disastrous appointment by
@premierleague
He is lurching from one crisis to the next and showing no leadership or moral fibre at all
A clear example of being promoted beyond his capability
I enjoyed when Almiron was having a bit of bother with one of their players when they wouldn’t kick the ball out - whole team lead by Fernandez and Clark ran over to sort out - great team spirit from the lads
#nufc
Defeats still affect me after all these years......sitting alone downstairs angry.......family upstairs- they know when to just leave me alone
Pathetic really
#nufc
Two relegations, appointing JFK twice, constructively sacking Keegan, renaming SJP, allowing the stadium and training ground to be neglected, appointing Lambias or allowing Rafa to leave?
It’s a difficult choice 🤔
#nufc
People questioning whether Almiron can cope playing at SJP are clueless......remember Atlanta won the MLS Cup last year playing in front of 53,000 fans in one of the greatest stadium in the world
He’s used to big crowds
We've had Chinese, American, UK, Arab and Geordie take over stories over the years - Im going Russian in Januarys transfer window.......
#manufacturedtakeoverbingo
#nufc
@richardajkeys
Pesky foreign coaches.........much better to turn to the failed sacked manager merry go round - Everton fans currently delighted with the entertaining football currently being served up
This time last season Rafa was getting questions asked but because he is an elite level manager he stayed calm, didn’t panic, didn’t call out journalists, players, ex-players or fans
#professional
#control
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Got to laugh at those who want Sorensen to be in 1st team..same people would be screaming “get him off, he’s shit!” in no time
Dummett went through academy from 8 yr old, went on loan to develop & now a PL player yet he’s still “shit” to those who shout for Sorensen to play
#nufc
This is bang on from
“The worry is that there are more and more "progressive" sides in the league like Albion and less opportunity of us going toe to toe with other "traditionalists" aka hoofers.”
#nufc
Unfortunately I couldn’t make the game tonight but what a club
@nbsfc2018
are
U23’s away to
@NewcastleUniAFC
with a minutes silence for my wife and Ben’s mum
❤️❤️🙏🙏😢😢
Unless today is busy we are at the end of another hugely disappointing transfer window - world class manager out/ championship manager in, light in attack and light in midfield with a huge amount of deadwood in the squad which should have been moved - shouldn’t be surprised
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After all these years I still find it hilarious when good players who are having a dip in form are "shit" in the eyes of some fans• and should be sold immediately.........Lascelles, Shelvey
•same fans wanted them in the England team 6 months ago
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Lovely north east spirit this time of year with the people of Newcastle helping our impoverished neighbours with the use of our airport to facilitate their show
Well done everyone
Longstaff, Almiron, Schar, Skipper all regressed under Bruce
He’s now not playing ASM to his strengths and not even playing Hayden
Mismanagement masked by some very lucky wins and draws
#nufc
Second
@Heatonstan
game this week and I enjoyed both.
£5 entrance and my son free today, friendly atmosphere, a pint while watching the game, exciting end to end football and only a 20 minute walk from the house- we will be back
27 years ago today, David Kelly sent SJP completely crazy. No Division 3 for us and the Keegan years had begun.
We’ve seen miracles on the pitch, now we need one off it. Get Rafa signed up and get our future sorted Ashley.
#NUFC
Laughing at all the whoppers moaning about an away win in the cup and being in the quarter finals
Why moan? We won!! In the cup, winning is the ONLY thing that matters
#nufc
My most beautiful wife Samantha lost her battle against cancer unexpectedly on Wednesday - she fought so hard but the terrible effects of the disease and chemo eventually took their toll
I’ve loved her since I was 19 and will love her for the rest of my life. Devastated ❤️💔💔
The whole of the country is now seeing what we have told them for the best part of 10 years - Ashley is scum, an absolute despicable man
#BoycottSportsDirect
#nufc
29th Wedding Anniversary today and the first one without my gorgeous wife
Missing her more than I can say but today is a day for happy memories of our time together ❤️
"The club has discussed this with the manager. There is a shared aim to improve training facilities but in prioritising its needs, the club feels its overall budget is currently better spent on the team."
but they haven't spent anything on the team!
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That’s complete rubbish - no way are 1,200 jobs being created - where are the facts relating to this
Newcastle’s iconic skyline destroyed for good -
@NewcastleCC
should be ashamed of themselves
Plans for a £120m development - homes, offices and a hotel - near St James Park, creating 1,200 jobs has been approved by planning committee today
#nccplanning
So frustrating to watch us.....brilliantly set up and coached - just imagine if we had better players with this manager.....such an opportunity wasted
Great effort lads
#nufc
Typical people get excited about sports washing when if involves
#nufc
What about Man City, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, PSG, Sheffield United, IAAF and FIFA?
We haven’t replaced Diame
Joelinton worse than Rondon
Almiron worse than Perez
I’m faster than the Swedish right back
The winger is a show pony
The left back has been injured for three years
We have wasted every penny spent in the summer
#nufc
#ashleyout
#penfoldout
#bruceout