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I've done my best to avoid watching games and most of the time im just looking at the end result so I havnt seen much of the shit show on the pitch this season but its about what I expected. I've seen people pointing to 'Rafa had this bad of a start last year' which is an aids infested shit stained comfort blanket to put it politely because Rafa had the ability to turn that around.. if people fail to see the difference between Bruce and Rafa when it comes to digging a side out of deep trouble like that then theres nothing I can tell them that will change their mind. To put this whole situation simply and in my opinion - Rafa was trying to build a house here, but it was built on a base of Ashley supplied quicksand and anytime he made good progress the house would disappear again and again.. all Rafa wanted was to be allowed to build the way he saw fit on a solid base but that was to much to ask. Rafa had the fans watching him build and they all believed he was the man to do it but as quickly as Ashley and the extraterrestrial looking thumb man ruined what Rafa was building they also did so by pissing in the fans mouths. - Bruce is trying to build a sandcastle on the same Ashley supplied quicksand but Bruces bucket has a hole in it and his spade has been melted from him using it to eat dodgy curries over the past 10 years of his career. He does have a couple of nice shiney new buckets as well (Joelinton, ASM ect) however what good are nice new buckets when the fat useless cunt wielding the melted shovel is not even sure which way up the bucket should go, again - hes a fat useless cunt and he wont be able to turn this aroumd. Yes its Tuesday and yes im pissed and yes its not even 5 o'clock yet and yes im sick of football and yes when I was 9 years old Manchester was 80 miles one way and Newcastle was 80 miles the other way and yes I want to punch the fucker in the face who put me on to Newcastle

It was Francois working the door. How do you think Clifton Brown got sparked out?

There are other media outlets you know

She’s pure evil. Johnson will do whatever benefits him personally, The Saj is just happy to be where he’s at, Raab is oblivious to everything going on but Patel actually enjoys inflicting pain on other people. If she were to be compared to a historical figure it would be Amon Goth. If her immigration rules were in place in the sixties then she wouldn’t be here. A textbook case of second generation immigrant who wants to pull the drawbridge up behind her. There used to be a time when conspiring with a foreign government would see you barred from any form of public office. These days it appears to be a desirable qualification for high office. She’s an absolute, unmitigated cunt. Still would though.

Genuinely the political equivalent of the cripple fight from South Park.

Francois. I don't know if I'm remembering someone else's joke, but I was dreaming up a new version of Pinocchio yesterday, about a sad lonely baker who, along with his wife, was desperate for a child. One day he came downstairs to the shop and one of the pork pies had sprouted arms and legs. The origin story of Mark Francois.

""Once they enter the workplace, the British are among the worst idlers in the world". Fuck off Priti.

She is actually evil. (Not to mention hypocritical at multiple levels.)

Was there some Eton/Harrow aggro going on? That shit can get serious.

Bag for life.

Or wait until February 1st,the day after the transfer window closes.

I sometimes wonder what opposition fans think when they come on here - presumably they come on expecting to see bravado ahead of games or whatever, and are then bemused to find a group of football nihilists who actively want their club to be relegated and to stay relegated, barely paying any attention to their opponents or the wider footballing world

Spurs

Did she mention she's ending freedom of movement for 60 million UK citizens too?

Shame, I was hoping Mark François had burst.

Eton Rifles popping off a few shots.

Except for the part where a responsible adult steps in and stops us from self-immolating.

It's a shame for the athletes but it's great to see (given you do tend to get a decent number of travelling fans at most big athletics championships) that lots of people have looked at Doha and gone, aye, never mind the sport, that's not where I want to be spending ten days of my life. It won't be as extreme for the World Cup because the fan culture is much bigger and it's an easier sell to the locals (not that there are all that many of them), but it'll be interesting to see what crowds they get for some of the less glamorous group stage ties.

Well it's been a fun ride on here guys but rules are rules...

Sounds like the sort of thing that’s just suggested to deliberately fail in the first instance. “We suggested a deal but the EU didn’t accept it”.... “we’re better off out”.....

Erm? I know you’re an ancient, wizened old ploat, but howay man that is beyond senility.

That’s because Penfold’s football knowledge would fit on the tip of his micropenis.

Bet it barely gets a mention in the mainstream media. Then imagine Diane Abbott saying that

and we'll be the only club in the division who'd offer Pulis or Hughes a job and all. Mental given they're quite happy to gamble on cheaper foreign players, but don't go for cheaper foreign coaches.

I’ve not - added it to my list. Trolley Dolly -“ Can I help you sir?” Bloke -“ That bloke over there hasn’t taken a breath in 5 minutes and now his eyes are bleeding… can I have his free drink if he dies?”

Of course it can be placed on Bruce. He is just as much to blame as the players. He is responsible for setting the team up and giving them detailed instructions as to how to play. He hasn’t got a clue. He never has and has a record of failure throughout his management career. I’m not too sure why anyone was expecting anything different here when there is a large, consistent body of evidence showing what a poor manager is. We’re a different team compared to the well drilled outfit we were under Benitez. A good manager manages to gets more than the sum of its parts out of a team. The fact that you are not apportioning any blame to Bruce makes an absolute mockery of the abuse you used to give Benitez.

F365 spot on here

Doubt it. Can’t see anyone offering that based on what we’ve seen of him this season.

It was a tackle Mitro would have been proud of.

Lads, we're only six points off 5th

Fuck off Edwards, practically anyone with a grain of common sense judged Bruce before a ball was kicked based on his abysmal track record. Giving him a chance was as pointless as the latest ‘tactic’ is, whereby we somehow hope it’s 0-0 going into the final quarter before sticking Carroll on.

I’m in the apathy camp. Haven’t quite hit total disillusionment. I still want us to win but i find it hard to be that bothered when we don’t. I haven’t tuned in one game so far this season. I’m at home today, it’s raining, I have no plans so don’t really have an excuse not to watch it. Need to find me one quick.

There's no reason a Newcastle fan would

Brentrance means Brentrance.

oh, for sure

I've been of the same opinion for some time. With me I think its middle aged women with fringes. Theres one at one of the sites I work at. I had to ask her to move her car the other day and I followed her down the stairs in a fair state of excitement

"Deliver Brexit or face riots". I don't know about you, but I feel this has the reek of a concerted effort - let's call it a "project" - to instil a sense of... fright? alarm? trepidation? I'm sure there's another word for it, it's on the tip of my tongue...

Yes

I would like to think Noelie is in self parody mode but I suspect that would be giving him far too much credit.