The Official Newcastle United Thread

The Official Newcastle United Thread

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ellroy

7,006 posts

224 months

Monday 5th August 2019
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If so, I wonder why the cloak and dagger stuff?

Surely just let everyone know? Seems excessively quiet, none of the local rags have sold anything. Weird, but then again when’s anything ever been normal at Barrack Road under the fat man?

ellroy

7,006 posts

224 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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So cover at both full backs, good, and a couple of potentially good lads up front, but untested in the league

And it looks like big youth is back on a free.

If we only had a manager with a few tactical brain cells it would look to be a decent window.

Who’s going to be sold to help balance the books he said cynically, but with some justification.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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BadBull said:
Newcastle have always been a bigger club than Spurs in my mind.
As a Chelsea fan, although it breaks my heart to say it, that's complete nonsense. Spurs are one of the biggest clubs in London (population 9m) and Newcastle are a big club in Newcastle (population 0.25m)

Spurs trophy haul (which is pretty feeble by big club standards) in the last 50 years totally eclipses Newcastle's. Go abroad and you'll see people in Spurs shirts (village idiots perhaps, but they are there). No one where's a Newcastle shirt outside Newcastle, unless they are Geordie ex pats.

As for someone else's comment that Newcastle should get the same kind of sponsorship deals as Spurs, how many games will Spurs play this season compared to Newcastle? How many times with the sponsor of Newcastle's shirt be seen across the world, by people watching the Champions League?

I've got no axe to grind with Newcastle (especially now that tit Rafa has gone) but you're really kidding yourselves.



DoctorX

7,240 posts

166 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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Andy Carroll.....I’m quite happy with that! Nice to see him back. Hope he gets some games.

fathomfive

9,876 posts

189 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
BadBull said:
Newcastle have always been a bigger club than Spurs in my mind.
As a Chelsea fan, although it breaks my heart to say it, that's complete nonsense. Spurs are one of the biggest clubs in London (population 9m) and Newcastle are a big club in Newcastle (population 0.25m)

Spurs trophy haul (which is pretty feeble by big club standards) in the last 50 years totally eclipses Newcastle's. Go abroad and you'll see people in Spurs shirts (village idiots perhaps, but they are there). No one where's a Newcastle shirt outside Newcastle, unless they are Geordie ex pats.

As for someone else's comment that Newcastle should get the same kind of sponsorship deals as Spurs, how many games will Spurs play this season compared to Newcastle? How many times with the sponsor of Newcastle's shirt be seen across the world, by people watching the Champions League?

I've got no axe to grind with Newcastle (especially now that tit Rafa has gone) but you're really kidding yourselves.

How lovely for you. Thanks for sharing.

The jiffle king

6,894 posts

257 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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Andy Carroll. I hate my team playing against him as when he’s on fire he is brilliant. Injuries hold him back a lot and I hope he gets some games for you guys.

TameRacingDriver

18,048 posts

271 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
As a Chelsea fan, although it breaks my heart to say it, that's complete nonsense. Spurs are one of the biggest clubs in London (population 9m) and Newcastle are a big club in Newcastle (population 0.25m)
I'm not going to claim NUFC are bigger than spurs or whatever, but your comparison is flawed.

Yes London has 9m people. It also has about 90 clubs!

Yes Newcastle only has a population of 300k but is in an urban area of about 1m and also has fans in county Durham and Northumberland, so the catchment area is actually pretty substantial.

And the thing is, if Newcastle can manage similar attendances to spurs with, as you put it, 1/36th of the potential people then they're doing alright I would say.

Gadgetmac

14,984 posts

107 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
BadBull said:
Newcastle have always been a bigger club than Spurs in my mind.
As a Chelsea fan, although it breaks my heart to say it, that's complete nonsense. Spurs are one of the biggest clubs in London (population 9m) and Newcastle are a big club in Newcastle (population 0.25m)

Spurs trophy haul (which is pretty feeble by big club standards) in the last 50 years totally eclipses Newcastle's. Go abroad and you'll see people in Spurs shirts (village idiots perhaps, but they are there). No one where's a Newcastle shirt outside Newcastle, unless they are Geordie ex pats.

As for someone else's comment that Newcastle should get the same kind of sponsorship deals as Spurs, how many games will Spurs play this season compared to Newcastle? How many times with the sponsor of Newcastle's shirt be seen across the world, by people watching the Champions League?

I've got no axe to grind with Newcastle (especially now that tit Rafa has gone) but you're really kidding yourselves.
Yeah, I sometimes think geordies must live in a bubble. I mean they’re busy saying they are bigger than Spurs whilst simultaneously buying Andy Carrol back from West Ham because the hammers don’t want him.


Blib

43,797 posts

196 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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Just heard Carroll pulled something while signing his contract.

Out for six weeks.

frown

fathomfive

9,876 posts

189 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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Blib said:
Just heard Carroll pulled something while signing his contract.

Out for six weeks.

frown
Ba dum tsss

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Thursday 8th August 2019
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If you got Carrol on a pay when you play deal, then that's great business. If you're actually giving him a weekly wage, then Mike Ashley has lost the plot completely, and you lot should apply to have him sectioned. You might get the club off him then.

Chicken Chaser

7,744 posts

223 months

Friday 9th August 2019
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Carroll is on a low basic apparently. Matters little.

If he gets fit, and it's a big if, then he could turn out to be a really good signing. Looks like he plays roughly half the games though so expect around 15 games a season. 4 of 5 goals in that would mean he still gets more than Joselu a season.

I had us for relegation the minute Rafa left and have a wager on it. We have a lot of untested talent in the team now which means it could go either way. All depends on whether Bruce gets it right. A lot including me keep talking about the pace of the front three. Atsu and Kenedy have pace but neither of them were any good last year.

ellroy

7,006 posts

224 months

Friday 9th August 2019
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I’d say the squad looks a little stronger on paper as it stands than last year.

However, Rafa’s nouse was surely worth a fair few points and there lies the issue. I’m not sure that the new lads extra quality replaces those points fully.

I hope so, but think we’ve got another year of struggle ahead. At some point you’ve got to say without hope what’s the flipping point?

fathomfive

9,876 posts

189 months

Friday 9th August 2019
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ellroy said:
I’d say the squad looks a little stronger on paper as it stands than last year.

However, Rafa’s nouse was surely worth a fair few points and there lies the issue. I’m not sure that the new lads extra quality replaces those points fully.

I hope so, but think we’ve got another year of struggle ahead. At some point you’ve got to say without hope what’s the flipping point?
Well, without hope, we'd be Sunderland fans hehe

Always look for the positive.

Chicken Chaser

7,744 posts

223 months

Friday 9th August 2019
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Bruce clearly doesn't have the tactical nouse of Rafa, but then he sees himself as a man manager. Personally it's a bad appointment but I'll see how the team performs before making judgement

ellroy

7,006 posts

224 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Well from watching on TV, good in patches, didn’t seem to recover their shape after the sub. Not much of a threat up front mind.

Arsenal? Not that great, had enough quality for us, but not going to threaten the top 3/4 on that showing.

TX1

2,348 posts

182 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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Thought the defense was not up to the usual standard, we looked unorganized at times.
My greatest fear is where are the goals coming from, our new striker can hold the ball but I fear he will struggle to score.
Hope he proves me wrong.

Chicken Chaser

7,744 posts

223 months

Sunday 11th August 2019
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I thought we were more expansive than in the last couple of seasons and played much higher up which meant we couldnt take advantage of the pace from up front. We pressed heavily but that meant the defence being exposed. They exploited it at the right time. I think the side needs a bit of time to gel. Some decent ideas but that second nature wasnt quite there.

ellroy

7,006 posts

224 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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So out of the League Cup to a Perez goal?

Anyone care to offer me some odds?

fathomfive

9,876 posts

189 months

Wednesday 14th August 2019
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Nailed on.