The Football Twitter, eXodus seems to have started in earnest after Musk's nonsense this week. I'm not sure where that migration will end (or if we'll end up just staying put) but if you'd like to stay in touch/ keep reading my
#NUFC
work. Links below🔽
BTW if you have a problem with this, you're just as much of a snowflake or a pearl clutcher as the people you think this detail is trying to appeal to.
The reality is it's a commercial product, Nike would only do this if they thought they'd sell more by doing so. Which tells
Thanks to
@mo_nufc
for supplying the picture.
Based on the size of the pitch at Old Trafford - the run off areas & some guesstimation…
Lewis Hall’s knee slide measures:
📏 𝟖.𝟕𝟏 𝐘𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
The bar has been set for the new season.
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#CheersGroundsmanIsCrying
Tweeted yesterday about how clever this pretend to time-waste routine is.
You can’t see it because of the angle, but I’d be willing to bet that there weren’t any
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in the box at the point Almiron kicks the ball.
So inventive.
Newcastle United are set to finalise a deal for England-capped U21 full-back, Valentino Livramento.
He will join for £30m + add-ons as the long-term successor to Trippier. Let's take a data-led look at what he'll bring to
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🧵
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have made their 1st senior signing of the summer, adding midfielder Sandro Tonali to the squad.
The 23-year-old has over 200 senior appearances, 14 caps for 🇮🇹 & joins on a 6-year deal for a reported £60m from AC Milan.
But what will he bring to SJP? Let's take a look 🧵
I'm not going to write about how talented giselle is anymore because it's already a FACT. aespa is complete with her, she is an important part of aespa. Stfu
The general anxiety about
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's remaining fixtures is down to disbelief that players we thought of as average have made a top 4 run.
Whatever your opinions on their talent, we have 35 games of evidence that they'll give everything they have & so should we.
Believe.
#HTWL
I say this about two or three times a year.
There really is a difference between being a 'supporter' and a 'fan'
Pressure is a privilege, but so is watching the football team we currently have.
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Newcastle United are closing in on the signing of 18-year-old Chelsea & 🏴 U21 Lewis Hall for a reported loan & obligation to purchase for around £28m.
It’ll be Howe’s 4th first team signing this summer. Let's take a look at the youngster's data & what he brings to
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🧵
Something I noticed this weekend, that hasn't been touched upon is Jacob Murphy's role in the winner:
1.) Tracks the long ball
2.) Controls it well
3.) Sets the attack away
4.) Available again in the build-up
5.) Overlapping run creates the space
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Today we saw why
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were happy to pay the “overpriced” fees for Motm Tonali, for the “bad character” of Gordon & why Barnes efficiency fits us like a glove.
3️⃣ assists & 2️⃣ goals between them, a real uplift in quality and cutting edge. Exciting.
#IntensityIsOurIdentity
Five things we learned from
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's 5-1 win vs. Villa
What a way to start the season. Now that I've calmed down (a bit) I wanted to share a few things I noticed about the game from my seat in the East Stand but couldn't share because I had no signal 😭
A month or so ago,
@JohanJnrRidley
requested a list of the players I think
#NUFC
should sign to improve the squad this summer.
Now European football of some kind is all but guaranteed for
#NUFC
, I’m in a position to deliver this.
So here’s my 40+ tweet transfer mega 🧵 👇
The fee for Anthony Gordon looks cheaper with each passing game.
He looked at home on the right wing, won a penner and worked his tits off. He’ll get better the more he plays on that side and builds the understanding with Trippier.
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After much speculation,
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are close to completing a deal for Leicester City’s Harvey Barnes, for a reported £38m.
The 25-year-old is an established Premier League player with 143 matches played & one 🏴 cap too. But what will he bring to Howe’s team? Let’s take a look 🧵
The thing that annoys
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fans about FFP/PRS isn’t having to abide by the rules but that how nakedly the table has been changed to stop any speed of progress.
We’ve now got “fair value” rules to avoid our owners signing inflated sponsorship deals, while precisely nothing was
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are signing William Osula from Sheffield United for a reported 10m + 5m in add-ons.
After talking with pals at Sheff Utd who’ve watched him every week & conducting my own research, here’s a 🧵on what we can expect from the Danish U21 forward 🔽
Newcastle fans are going to be so disappointed when they learn that financial fair play rules mean they won't be becoming the Harlem Globetrotters of the North East even if the takeover does end up happening....
Really honest assessment from Howe.
Already seen some on the app suggest “he’s not the man to take us forward” or “win a trophy”.
I get everyone’s upset. But seriously. That’s some fair weather supporter shite.
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I’ve said all summer about how two footed Gordon is. That is such a glorious ball for Tonali and he generally was mint today. The fee will look like a bargain by the end of his time at
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Wheeyyy, nice to wake up and see I’ve passed 10k followers 🙌
This platform help me get my job in football data & my work published on the
@NUFC
website.
Genuinely means a heap that any
#nufc
fan takes the time out of their day to read my stuff and interact.
#hwtl
🏳️🏴🏳️🏴
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is an important part of our economic, social and cultural life. I have written to
@NUFC
asking them to reiterate their culture of inclusion, opposition to all forms of racial discrimination, and the requirements that places on season ticket holders:
Football is so funny. If you asked most
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fans at the start of last season where we’d finish, solid 80% would’ve said 10-6th.
After finishing 4th, we added 4 players to the aging group - it should’ve been more. Two of those (Barnes/Tonali) haven’t managed 10 EPL games
Initially labelled by some (but not me) as a "costly mistake" or a player with a "bad attitude", the Anthony Gordon
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has been nothing short of exceptional this season.
In this 🧵, I'm going to put his performances this season under the 🔬
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Willock is about to hit the right age and the right amount of games to be a force.
His key passes map is crazy - will post a new one tomorrow - next three seasons he’s the one player pre-takeover player that I think will just keep growing.
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Towards the end of last season, I drafted a 🧵(🔗 below) about the realistic transfers I felt that
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& Howe would look to add to the squad.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve received some requests to do the same for this upcoming season, so here goes 🔽
A month or so ago,
@JohanJnrRidley
requested a list of the players I think
#NUFC
should sign to improve the squad this summer.
Now European football of some kind is all but guaranteed for
#NUFC
, I’m in a position to deliver this.
So here’s my 40+ tweet transfer mega 🧵 👇
All of the following points are true:
◾ Eddie Howe overachieved with an av. squad last season
◾ Eddie Howe's preferences for domestic talents were a part of the reason the squad was not overhauled too extensively. The moves that were made were medium-term & didn't help enough
My reading of this (for whatever that’s worth) is as follows:
1️⃣ AS & MG obviously brokered the deal, as part of that they were awarded the contract to manage the initial phase of the clubs rehabilitation.
2️⃣ Their work has saved the club years. What could’ve been 5 years
Newcastle United today announces that an agreement has been reached to change the club’s ownership structure.
PIF and RB Sports & Media will together acquire PCP Capital Partners’ shareholding in the club and Amanda Staveley will step down from all her positions with Newcastle
Thank you for everything Allan. You were a player that captured our imaginations, saved Bruce’s bacon 🥓 & as the best dribbler in the league - gave us at least one thing we were top of. Here is every single one of the 375 successful dribbles past defender in his
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career 🔽
Allan Saint-Maximin to Al Ahli, here we go! Verbal agreement reached. First part of medical tests passed too 🚨🟢🇸🇦
#AlAhli
All parties waiting to check documents before getting deal done/sealed.
Contract until 2026 to be signed soon.
⭐️ Mendy, Firmino, Mahrez, ASM ✖️ Al Ahli.
No need for
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fans to get defensive about Tonali fee being described as an “overpay”
Top players cost money. Top players with good character cost more money.
The only question that matters is he better than Longstaff? The answer is yes.
Perfect is the enemy of good
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There's been a lot written about
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's press since the 1-0 victory vs. Chelsea and I wanted to highlight just how much graft Chris Wood put into it.
Despite playing just 75 minutes, Wood recorded the joint most Pressures (22) for the team, you can see them below 👇
Iron sharpens Iron.
This group will do wonders for the evolution of
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as a team and the awareness of the brand.
Plus a chance to see whether any Makems have actually made it to Milan.
He's a kid. Probs waited for a while and didn't get his shirt signed then got angry and it got the better of him.
Kids make mistakes, it's called growing up 🤷♂️
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Can one of the
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journo's please ask this question to Steve this week.
"Steve, After tonight's awful performance, no win in 9 games & no goals from open play in over 600 minutes, what would you say to fans asking for your resignation?"
If Ralf Rangnick comes in, it’ll be one of the most important signings in the clubs history.
He built red bull’s scouting network and that about as good as it gets.
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Btw
#NUFC
fans - If Ashley is found guilty of tax evasion charges, he would fall foul of the current directors and owners test (as I understand it). Meaning he would have to sell the club.
There are some lines owners probably shouldn’t cross. As a
#nufc
fan this is very funny, but I’d be fuming the other way around.
📸Pictures via
@RokerReport