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Am still deeply troubled by the whole thing. I honestly couldn't give a fuck if it goes through or not. There really is more to life than money and sporting prestige. The amount of tossers on social media performing contortions to justify it to themselves is fuckin nauseating . The NUFC that I properly loved doesn't really exist anymore. That's just age but FFS if spring 2020 hasn't taught us that sport isn't really that important then there's not a lot of hope for any of us. If it goes through I'll likely get on board a bit more but it'll never sit well with me.

It’s funny how the PL have faffed on and dragged their feet over our ownership structure, yet it seems to me that we are going to potentially lose Matty Longstaff thanks to Watfords dodgy as fuck ownership structure. If Udinese have really offered Matty £30k a week that would make him their highest earning player, during a time of uncertainty. I’d say there’s a pretty good chance that due to Foreign based clubs being able to approach players before domestic sides when players deals are running out we will see Matty then loaned and/or transferred to Watford shortly after any move to Udinese, due to their ownership of both clubs. I understand they need time to look at things in detail, but it’s really becoming fucking farcical now. We are close to transfer windows opening, deals expiring etc so they’re hampering the new owners initial impacts and planning, as well as holding up Ashley’s dealings (while I don’t give a fuck about that they have a responsibility to be as fast as possible). They’ve had ample time by now, it’s irresponsible at this point imo. I understand people are leaning into the rumour they’re waiting for this report to be published, at the end of the day it’s only a guidance report and it’s not legally binding, they have a court ruling rejecting the link. There was also a lawyer on Twitter (I kna) who was saying although it seems clear in the report it’s a hard legal argument to join the BeoutQ - Arabsat - Saudi Royalty - PiF chain, which is what would be required to reject for this.

I’m not just saying this to justify it because I largely agree with PL but one of the reasons I would love to see it happen is the proposed investment in the city as a whole. It might be dirty money but what money isn’t? And given the cunts we have governing us and the world we’re in, seeing as they’re going to spend that money somewhere, it might as well be in Newcastle.

Stop getting divorced then!

You haven't seen the houses down Tyne Dock and Jarra Marra. 12 poles to a bedroom nicking all the ship building jobs Marra.

This basketball thing about Martin Jordache and Sammy Poppins is great. [/Stevie/HMHM]

Dom’s kid managed a 6 hour car ride from London to Durham so sitting through a single film shouldn’t be a problem

I understand, but don't wholly agree. Sometimes it's the things that aren't really important that inspire us, bring us joy, and make us who we are. Whilst times like these can drive home the essential visceral realities of being a living organism, they can also show us what we enjoy and hold most dear to ourselves and our identities as sentient beings. Oh wait, wrong thread, this was a response to CTs sky art in the funny pictures thread.

i don't think a saudi-led takeover is the only chance of getting our club back, whatever that means. would saudi ownership mean we get our club back? i dunno ashley wants out, whether this takeover is approved or not, so there is still hope. but i still don't see the pl blocking it - blocking the deal is a massive story, much bigger than ratifying it

As if Johnson is remotely capable in the first place man. It reads as if the only reason we've not been in sorting this out better is because he's been delegating this stuff away. Now though, the man himself is going to come to the forefront with his expert operational abilities and serious management style. Give me a fucking break. It's nothing other than outright propaganda and an attempt to draw a line under the abject chaos of what came before. Which, as we know, he was still fucking responsible for. "Reawakening after a tough old time". Just fuck off.

I could get behind police brutality of “influencers” tbh

The incomparable Sarah Kendzior wrote this just after Trump was elected in 2016... https://thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-heading-into-dark-times-this-is-how-to-be-your-own-light-in-the-age-of-trump/1611114266432-e23ea1a6

House we are buying has been valued today and mortgage gone through. Kind of wish we had waited a few weeks, might have got a few quid off. I envisage many months of our lass whamping on about tiles and other shite, while I’m trying to build an extension.

So this spike being about two and a half weeks after VE Day and its pissed-up karaoke parties etc is presumably just a coincidence

They don't like statue's as well.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/fury-after-yobs-urinate-defecate-18353270 The scruffy tramps just can't help themselves

Probably out shagging someone else, now he has another kid around and his partner won't want him touching her now.

He doesn’t shit in them, he just changes them regularly to inspect them

I’m assuming that if he tests positive then every MP he was in contact with yesterday will have to self-isolate under track and trace rules?

i'm just getting to end of the 3rd season, it doesn't disappoint.

Gemmill's mate Sharma is self-isolating waiting for a test result. Rees-Mogg should be forced to do all the contact tracing, the stupid cunt.

I did laugh at what I saw on Instagram which was a guide about protecting yourself from COVID during protesting. By all means, go out and get shot in the throat with a rubber bullet but make sure to sanitise.

Be interesting to see what happens to Rees Mogg when there's an inevitable outbreak in Parliament and one of the MPs becomes a superspreader on their journey home. Although track and trace currently only works if you know the name and contact details of everyone you've come into contact with, so he might get away with it.

Why doesn't anyone ask what the fuck all these travellers are coming to the UK for? There's no excuse for business reasons or tourism. Then why the hell would anyone negotiate an air bridge with one of the worst affected countries?

Whitty can do one too tbh. If they’re following his advice, it’s resulted in the highest death rate in the world. If they’re not, he’s remained quiet in order to keep his job.

The number of new infections is coming down. Except they’ve increased for the third day in a row and are higher than about ten days ago according to the graph they’re using to illustrate that

i hope those congas were worth it

Which we literally can't use to go anywhere, except maybe Portugal!

This is significant, Senior Military types NEVER comment (he's also evidently a Republican) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-cities-are-not-battlespaces/612553/

It’s ok. He won’t be.

True

Seems a bit racist.

30k a week for a player who should be in every match day squad until the end of the season and beyond is next to nowt for a Premier League midfielder. I can imagine it’s comparable to Saivet’s pay packet.

Isn't Shelvey on 80 or 90k? I know he's young and inexperienced, but the potential is there, and sometimes you just have to take the chance that young players will fulfil that potential. A player is basically worth how much the next club is willing to pay them, and then you have to make the decision if you agree.

From links to Bale and Coutinho to right back to losing your best prospects to Udinese once the takeover falls through. Not going to be fun.

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You’re right to be uncomfortable using it. We’re all fairly liberal on here, but even we have limits. Totally unnecessary use of “guy” here. You should be ashamed.

I’d say it’s Mike Ashley’s penny pinching that is doing damage. £15k pw for a hot prospect in the PL is peanuts.

As a Leicester supporter that line about our title win is ridiculous. We wouldn't have even been in the Premier League without our own rich (and many-sided) owner.

What a disgusting excuse of a human being this cunt is.

SHOW ME THE MUFFY

What is this, Muffhub?

Nice to see CT doing his bit to support Black Lives Matter.

Just out of sight is steve bruce, it took him 30 minutes to stand back up.

A mackem would have went for the diving header.

Well there certainly is in you