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"Aye Maxi's a canny lad he's gannin nee were,except to the kebab shop to get me an extra large donna with chilli source.

This will be Bruce when Ashley zooms him with the "summer war chest" on Wednesday

"Reason it hasn't gone through is PL know they can't allow it to" "PL under pressure from 'other sources' to approve it" (guess he means the UK Gov) "Newcastle may have a new owner, but it wont be the one on the table" (the Saudis)

Big Andy 19 appearances (15 as sub) scored no goals & for that he gets a 1 year extension Big Joe 32 appearances (6 as sub) 2 goals well worth £40 million F 38 A 58 GD minus 20 Never mind at least "7 teams finished below us"

Alan Shearer talking about the ongoing Newcastle United takeover farce on Match of The Day: "It is not fair on him [Steve Bruce]. “It is not fair on the football club. “It is not fair on the fans. “He [Steve Bruce] doesn’t know whether he is going to be shopping in Lidl or Harrods for next season. “So a decision needs to be made. “It has to be doubtful because it has taken that long now. “Whatever it is, they need to make a decision and to let the football club know what is happening. “They have got six weeks until next [2020/21] season starts.”

Bruce = Pardew. Perfect for Ashley, fucking awful for the fans

Bruce after the game "We've taken the lead against them twice this season and it gives you something to hold onto. For large parts of the first-half we defended very well. We had a hunger and a desire I couldn't fault but in the end we just weren't quite good enough." No shit Sherlock. Shame about small parts of the first half & all the second half really

2 points from the last 6 games

And theres more Steve Bruce says that he has a further call with Mike Ashley scheduled for Wednesday. Mike Ashley call was via a Zoom conference with the entire squad and staff straight after the game.

Bruce got a call from Ashley "He wanted to say thank you to all my players and staff for the hard work and effort and to enjoy the summer. What he reiterated was it's in the hands of the Premier League and it's been like that for weeks. We need a decision and one quickly. How long do we need to make that decision? All I want is what's best for this great club. If new owners come in and take the club forward that's what we all want as Newcastle fans. We're disappointed that we faded a bit at the death [in recent weeks]. We're disappointed not to overtake last year's tally. But if someone said at the start of the season would you be happy to finish with seven teams below you, we'd have taken that. But that's not enough. We want to push for the top 10 on a regular basis and not look over our shoulders"

Season done, nothing to stop the Sheikover now is there ?

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The transfer window opens in 3 days. Also the new season starts in 50 days ( 7 weeks tomorrow) Yet we've still no idea if it'll be an Ashley/Bruce set up. Or the Saudi's & A.N. Other set up. Absolutely shambolic. Never mind you can console yourself with a new Puma shirt sponsored by fun88 for £65

Bruce said: "As soon as the window opens, we’ll go to work. Things are not on hold. "We need that (takeover) decision to be made, but the only thing I can do, along with Lee (Charnley, Newcastle’s managing director), is to keep planning as best we can, and that obviously includes the transfer market. "I think, even without the takeover, a lot of clubs will be taking stock of the situation."

New season to start on September 12th confirmed by the PL.

Thankyou PL for taking your time your absolute ...

Roll up roll up come & get your new shirts Adult home shirt – £64.99 Junior home shirt – £49.99 Home mini kit – £49.99 Home baby kit – £39.99

NUFC 360 #NUFC scouts have been told to plan for life without a Saudi takeover as an audacious loan move for Real Madrid misfit Luka Jovic is weighed up. United's scouting department are assessing the struggling Serbian, as they look to inject goals into the side.

This is journalist Duncan Castles' take: "For a long time now the buying party was expecting a decision imminently. Obviously that didn't come. I've been talking to someone involved in the process and the guidance is quite interesting. I would say that there's a sense that there's more doubt about the takeover going through than there has been previously. I'm not saying they don't expect it to happen or that they're not confident about it but previously their attitude has been 'I don't see a way that the Premier League can deny us the rights to takeover this club'. (They said) we believe we have done all the right things and our financial plans are sufficient. They do not believe that if the approval does not come through it will be over piracy or human rights issues, which have been the two most prominent matters raised by opponents of the takeover. Questons over piracy have been answered for a month. They feel they have answered questions in a way that should allow the deal to be approved. They would expect an answer from the Premier League on the approval soon because they cannot see any other areas where they can be questioned on"

"Newcastle United's sponsorship deal with Fun88 makes "no sense", according to a gambling industry expert. The Magpies announced an extension with the Asian betting firm on Monday as the club's current hierarchy continued their approach of "business as usual" while the proposed buy-out fails to reach a resolution. The Fun88 deal had been worked on since the turn of the year but an announcement was made as the club prepare to unveil new home shirts in time for the end of the season. It's understood the deal is worth in the region of £6m-a-year to the club - similar terms to the 2017 deal. But the Fun88 extension arrives at a time when the Government is considering possible laws curbing online gambling.

Steve Bruce: “The one thing you can’t deny about this group is their ability to roll their sleeves up and have a go. “We played two full backs as centre backs today and I was delighted with their application and attitude. “I thought if anyone was going to win it in the second half it was us. “When you see Andy Carroll head and shoulders above their defenders you think it’s a classic Andy goal. He’s disappointed because it had goal written all over it but it wasn’t to be. “Emil Krafth has a really sore ankle. “He’s done well to carry on. He epitomised the spirit of all of them today. “It wasn’t a classic, don’t get me wrong. “However it was important that we put a point on the board. “Fair play to everyone that worked tirelessly to get the games on and get the season finished. “However it’s been a long, long year and we’ll have played ten games in 35 days which is a huge ask. “We haven’t got the ability to rotate so all in all the players have done well.”

Awful game

Horrible game this