I can’t think of a full back I’ve seen in 50+ years of going to see
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play who gets anywhere near Kieran Trippier - he is one of the best signings our club has ever made - quite simply magnificent
Eddie Howe? I think he’s taken on what should be a great job, he wants to be on the front foot but he’s inherited a team that’s been unfit, uncoached for 2 years - he’s also got a core of players who should’ve left years ago and some who should never have been here
For all the shit that comes the way of
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.. oil money … blah blah blah
Schar
Manquillo
Wilson
Willock
Almiron
Longstaff
Murphy
Joelinton
Lascelles
played today were at
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pre takeover and struggling in a Bruce side.
We know this, why don’t our critics?
Twenty years ago Sir Bobby Robson advised Wenger and Arsenal to carry themselves with a bit more grace after they lost to us at Highbury. They believed (wrongly) they’d been poorly treated then as well.
They’d have done well to heed a great man’s advice.
Eddie Howe has achieved the status of his post match interviews being heard in pubs packed with Mags in respectful silence. A tribute previously awarded only to KK, SBR and Rafa. There’s no higher honour.
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are fitter, faster, more organised, more committed and with a better spirit now than they were pre-Howe. Shelvey just had the best 2 games of his
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career Willock improves and Joelinton is a beast in midfield. Fraser is alive again
We were right about Bruce then
I’ve seen some taunting of Milan fans over our purchase of Tolani - let’s not eh? Let’s show a bit of class - we’ll look after their lad but AC Milan is one of European football’s truly great clubs with fantastic support - Forza Milan 🔴⚫️🇮🇹🏁
Along with Kevin Keegan, Amanda Staveley is one of the most significant figures in modern
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history. Now stood down from all club positions and shares bought by PIF - Reubens. Thank you so much 🏁
If Anthony Gordon is presented to the SJP crowd b4 the match on Tuesday night, he’ll receive a massive ovation from every part of the stadium. And that will speak more loudly than some nark on twitter a bit carried away with their opinions
Steve Bruce won't get a call about the Everton job. Just as he didn't get a call for the Spurs, Villa or Man U jobs.
That's because he's no good.
And he was terrible at
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On Amanda Staveley leaving
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I don’t recall a director ever being so popular with fans. She played a historic and heroic role in getting Mike Ashley out of Newcastle United and gave hope to supporters. Vast majority of Mags thank her deeply for that and wish her well.
I’m looking forward to Thomas Tuchel being asked about the U.K. gov response to Russian money being laundered in London and a pursuance of Oligarchs connected to Putin given how close Abramovich is to the Moscow regime.
Or is that stuff just for
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employees?
Feel for the great and good people of Sunderland who’s reputation is being trashed by a selection of racist scumbags and their thick hate filled slack jawed followers. The Mackems I know will be repulsed by these vermin.
A word on Tonali - prob not at the level we’d want him to be yet. But undoubtedly a classic act. Remember Gordon’s start? Keep filling Sandro with confidence, make him feel the love and warmth of our crowd as we have for other players - then he’ll reach his massive potential
Trippier and Bruno came to
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in the teeth of a relegation fight. Kieran took a pay cut to join us. No relegation clauses in their contracts. 100% committed. All in. Had faith.
On Wednesday under the lights at SJP they’ll play for
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in the Champions League v PSG.
This is symbolic. After 14 years of Ashley and
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degraded it’s a joy to see unity at the club - there are 50k Mags who couldn’t fit on this photo too - message to the media miseries - this is the basic joy of football and if you can’t recognise that get another job -
"we bought Sunderland with its own money, told them there was no debt, gave it a bit FTM bollocks, even got them to fit some new seats for nowt, I fucked about with some hard house ibiza tunes at the match ... and they 'kin lapped it up!" 😃
A midfield of:
Joelinton - Guimares - Tonali
and a strike force of:
Barnes - Isak - Gordon
with a bench of - Willock, Longstaff, Wilson, Murphy, Almiron ….
Nice 👌
Might be a controversial opinion amongst Mags but I don’t approve of Murphy behaving as he did when the Southampton lad was sent off. Unnecessary. Unprofessional. Not what we should be known for.
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Newcastle are CLOSE to an agreement for Tonali 🇮🇹🏴
The deal with AC Milan for the midfielder will be around €70m.
They’re in the final steps of negotiations.
📰
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I don’t think I’ve been more keen for a lad to succeed as I am for Gordon given the pound shop Peps telling us he’s shite despite the player being a long term target and assessed by Ashworth, Nickson and Howe. The club will have a detailed plan to bring him into the side
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We’re now hearing a few names linked with
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for the summer. Previously Paqueta and Maddison were trailed for months and weren’t signed. Tonali and Isak came out of the blue. Save yourself some angst and just wait until they’re holding a scarf up in front of the East Stand.
Bruno Guimares could become the best player that’s ever played for Newcastle United.
I’ve not experienced a crowd gasp and purr at some of the stuff he does. It’s Beardsley-like and more.
The lad’s balance, pace, touch, passing and workrate is world class
The Saudi trip
⚽️ it’s where the club’s ownership is based
⚽️ the facilities are exceptional
⚽️ the heat provides a break from the winter and Benton
⚽️ it’s good PR with the Saudi people
Why is it controversial?
Going to make a big guess that the wankers who take
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flags away after games (e.g. steal them) aren’t people who’ve ever donated any money to buy them.
It’s v disappointing this happens.
They belong to all of us, they belong at SJP and nowhere else
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So we’ve signed a player from Spain, a Brazilian from France, a lad from Burnley, a player from the south coast and potentially one from Manchester.
Can the media stop with this shite players won’t gone to
Newcastle because they think it’s Siberia.
They talk shite
Supporters, Directors, Head Coach, Players all getting round Sandro Tonali - the
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family looks after its own - shut out the noise - he’s Wor Lad - he’ll be okay with us, we’ll all come back stronger - if you’re not with us, you’re against us
Of all of the terrible parts of Steve Bruce’s management of
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there’s not much worse than almost ruining Sean Longstaff’s career and wasting a £30m+ asset.
The lad has been terrific over the last 12mths.
We’ve had 2 years of plain sailing since the takeover. Our progress has been incredible. We’re now hitting bumps on the road. Now we’ve got loads of injuries. Eddie and the lads need us more than ever now. HWTL
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Newcastle didn't have a single shot in the second half, (xG: 0.00).
Southampton had fifteen, four on target, culminating in 1.23xG and still drew the half.
And total domination with 84% possession, have hope. 😇
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Shelvey is playing his best football for
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and his form is consistent over the last 2 months. He looks fitter and more committed than at any time in the years he’s been here. He’s always had quality but it’s now being married with graft - even better than under Rafa
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If Bruce times this right, he could get sacked at West Brom and pick up his compo in time to pick up the reins at Everton and another compo package b4 Christmas.
It’s poor Southampton (there are others) was reportedly unwelcoming to
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fans last night - eg not allowing them into pubs etc. Our fans have a decent reputation and Newcastle is such a hospitable place for visiting supporters. The cold, unfriendly South it seems
Is Steve Bruce a bona fide genius? He’s done nothing in management for 20 years - been sacked at the Mackems, Villa and NUFC - but he’s still getting jobs and £ms in pay offs.
How does he do it?
And now he’s put his son on the gravy train .
He’s made failure a gold mine
I like what Howe is doing with Bruno. He’s the big money superstar with the reputation but players keep their places in the team on merit. Shelvey-Joelinton-Willock are doing it consistently so stay in the side.
That’s a good culture to develop at
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The 6 clubs who wanted to breakaway from the PL and destroy English football in the process … who went largely unpunished — are calling the shots to protect their position in the PL by attempting to crush any real competition. This should not stand
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Wilson’s disclosure that the team wasn’t fit at the start of the season rightly infuriates supporters - Bruce has taken the piss out of
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and stolen a living
An observation on the home crowd last night - I was asked for directions to SJP last night by people in B&W scarves with non-Geordie accents whilst I have mates (locals) who couldn’t get tickets but who’ve gone to thousands of home games down the years. Hmm.
I had heart surgery last year at the Freeman … the surgeon was Indian, the anaesthetist was Greek and the nurses were African and Filipino. In Newcastle. They were all brilliant. Thank you.
“If you meet a migrant in the NHS, they are more likely treating you than being ahead of you in the queue”
Greens Carla Denyer says some politicians “like to scapegoat migrants” but migration is a good thing for our economy and key to supporting our public services.
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There's a certain irony in players accused of gross acts of domestic violence and worse receiving no formal sanction from the authorities but players found guilty of transgressions on gambling (which football promotes wall to wall along with its broadcasters) do. Hmm.
Today, I've learned that Mackems get upset at a Newcastle fan playing in Newcastle to Newcastle fans waving Newcastle flags at the Newcastle Arena. Hmm.
I understand Milanista upset at the sale of Tolani to
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- I watched Waddle, Beardsley and Gascoigne sold in the 80s - local lads who’d become the best players of their generation - and we didn’t have the heritage of AC Milan. So I won’t be rubbing it in - 🏁🇮🇹
Any reason why players who score away from home want to taunt the home fans as Sterling did yesterday? There’s no history between him and us. Unless he’s just a prick of course.
The lad in the Leazes who runs back and forth with the yellow flag has started a tradition. That has to happen every game now 😁. And if the radge from the East Stand (80s era) with the Indian war cry is still around he needs to start doing his thang again 😁
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The irony of
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asking Eddie Howe about human rights abuses but following F1, Golf, Boxing in countries where they exist is straightforwardly mental.
Maybe ask Rupert Murdoch.
I’m not a vindictive kind of bloke (cough) but Everyone fans were really talking shite when they said we’d done our dough on
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weren’t they? The kid is magnificent
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A lot of the media piling into
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because of the photo of the lads celebrating a derby win in front of supporters on Saturday. Less so at the vile, misogynistic and racist chanting directed at Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi before and during the game.
The best central defender I’ve seen in a
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shirt in 50 years of going to watch them - 9/10 every game and barely misses a game - superb - strong, intelligent, technically excellent - what a player 🏁
Kieran Trippier will be one of the best signings
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has made in my lifetime - and I’m an owld gadgie - it’s a huge statement - hopefully it will act as a magnet to others.
This is a big deal alright
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Been an excellent servant for
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- he’s been involved in some iconic moments as we made the journey from fighting relegation to smashing PSG in the CL - if he leaves he’ll go with the best wishes of proper Mags 🏁
🚨🔵 EXCL: Charlotte FC executive now in London start talks for ambitious move to bring Miguel Almirón back to MLS.
Initial approach already made with Newcastle, not an easy deal but Charlotte FC trying.
⚠️ Two days left before end of transfer window in MLS.
We all love what
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do but could the atmosphere at the start of games be improved by less music and more opportunities for fans to sing as opposed to being drowned out?
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