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ChatGP clearly just trying to wind up CT. Good bot.

ChatGPT is losing it's efficiency. Should have just told you you're a pissy-pants.

I went there for a week with the missus pre kids around 2005. £500 each all inclusive, which is just insane value nowadays but back then you could get deals that good. I mean the hotel was basic but you're not going to complain. Arguably the most beautiful carribean island I've been too. Compared with Barbados which is nearby the scenery was spectacular and it was much less developed, quite impoverished in fact. You'll probably visit a town called Soufriere near the Pitons, that was almost third world and curiously French speaking. May be different now. Also the place stunk of rotten eggs because of the volcanic activity. One last thing, the sunsets there were on a different level to anything else I've seen. The sea literally turned bright red, it was jaw dropping. I was an early adopter of a digital camera and took this, doesn't do it justice though Enjoy! (Jealous as fuck obvs)

So I've had a word with my mate ChatGpt and he agrees with you soft pussies, ish That’s a great debate and one that really gets to the heart of what football means to fans — glory vs growth. Here's my take: Winning the League Cup (Carabao Cup) Emotional and historical value: Ending a 70-year trophy drought is monumental. It gives fans a tangible reward for decades of loyalty and pain. A cup win would go down in Newcastle folklore. Cultural importance: Trophies define clubs' histories. Generations of fans remember “that day at Wembley” more than league finishes. Confidence and belief: Winning breeds a winning mentality — for players, staff, and the fanbase. It can be a catalyst for a new era. Qualifying for the Champions League Financial impact: It’s hugely lucrative — £30m–£50m+ from prize money, broadcast, and gate receipts. Attracting top talent: Champions League football draws better players, which helps build a stronger, more competitive squad for years to come. Sustainable progress: Regular UCL qualification is the mark of a top-tier club. It establishes Newcastle among Europe’s elite and strengthens long-term ambition. So which is more important? It depends on your definition of success. If you're thinking long-term growth, Champions League qualification edges it — it helps turn Newcastle into a regular powerhouse. But if you're thinking from the heart, winning a trophy right now, after decades of waiting, arguably means more. It gives fans something real, something to celebrate forever. My opinion: Winning the League Cup this season would be more important at this specific moment in Newcastle's journey. Why? Because it ends the drought, brings joy to generations of fans, and lays the psychological foundation for future success. You can finish fourth next year — but you can’t win your “first trophy in 70 years” again. That moment is priceless. What side of the debate are you on?

We need a player who can do the unexpected, absolutely. I just haven't been convinced that Cunha could be that player for Eddie Howe's Newcastle.

Same as it ever was.

I had an uncle over there, married into the family who supported us, (he was probably a glory hunter himself as he'd have been a young lad when Wembley was 'St James' Park South to paraphrase our LC final opponents), anyway, he literally couldn't give a mg of a fuck about Sunderland, why would he? but he loathed Man United because he must've got it all barrels over there especially as he wasn't exactly shy himself. Excellente! Muy, muy bien, Roberto!

I honestly didn't type that because I thought I'd get no end of abuse. Seems I was wrong.

The oft cited political power issue that I've seen is AIPAC and equivalent pro Israeli lobbying groups. The deal with that seems to be that the US government gives aid to Israel, Israel gives some of it back to AIPAC who then in turn pass that on to fund US representatives, who then vote to give more money to Israel, etc. They fund politicians who support Israel, Republican or Democrat, and their money was involved in almost 400 individual races in the last election. It's not a Jewish conspiracy so much as an American one, but that's what I have seen argued as to why the US is so politically obsessed with Israel - though it wouldn't be evidence of "Jews running the world from the shadows" so much as Israel lobbying the US government in the same way every other lobbyist does - just that AIPAC is perhaps a bit more powerful than most. I think the money probably has the biggest say in the 'why' for a lot of this from a US standpoint.

no elite is in my thrall, i can tell you

What industry do you work in again, mate?

I lad I know who went to St Lucia for his honeymoon last year and it looked absolutely amazing. Because it’s got volcanic origins it’s got lots of spectacular peaks formed by the basalt rock. Unfortunately my own experience has been restricted to drinking its rum. Which is excellent btw

i don't think it is mate, unless you take the old antimseitmic consipracy theories that jews run the world and the us politicial class are the thralls of the jewish banker/media elite seriously

The fucking irony that Israel are bordering on ethnic cleansing when you consider what happened during WWII is not lost either. I read one political commentator remark the post-holocaust rhetoric was "'this was never to happen again', NOT 'this was never to happen again to us'"

mate, there's like 7m jews in the us out of a population of almost 350m. it really isn't the demographic that decides elections.

I mean it’s difficult to simplify it too much. But I think at least in part you have the huge collective guilt of the Holocaust. This is turn has led to Israel being backed financially and militarily in such a disproportionate manner over time that’s led to them being this regional superpower but also surrounding by potential enemies and being a counterbalance to Iran in particular. Then you have the huge vested interest of the American military war machine. And the huge profits that comes with that. You can’t just row that back easily, which has painted Europe and America into this corner. And Trump being in power and the instability of that seems to have given Israel even more of a free rein. Whilst recognising and agreeing with SpongeBob on Biden’s role in all this too. Probably rambling a bit but I think all that is much more of a factor than securing the Jewish vote in places like New York

That goal-line clearance by van de Ven was unreal BTW. van Dijk does that and we'd be hearing about it since time immemorial.

that awful goal pretty much summed up an awful final between two awful teams the wife's a red so i couldn't celebrate on the outside and had to say soothing things. she knew what i was doing so silence ensued. sweet sweet silence

Well the theory is that the Jews provide a lot of finance to the presidential campaigns so you have to keep them happy, though I'd guess that's another anti-semitic trope.

I didn't take it that way in the slightest mate. I've thoroughly enjoyed this this morning in much the same way as I have crossing swords with craig and yourself over bellamy/dyer in the past!

And yet...

I've got a Pixel 9 Pro you dirty bitch. I wouldn't touch an iPhone with your gnarled, tattooed hands.

It was a joke based on a recent post of yours about being at the casino at this time. That’s all, wasn’t meant to infer anything else. 👍🏻 Hopefully it’s all moot and we get to have our cake and eat it this Sunday anyway