The Fish

Or course, Stalky Joe knows his real name, because of course he does.

On their super hidden, locked down, VIP only, NUFC thread, I saw a post by Ark, who bemoaned the refereeing in our Carabao Cup game against Bournemouth. That'll be the game that wasn't televised in the UK, in a competition they're no longer in. but we're obsessed.

You've gone down in my estimation.

I thought the J in J69 was short for "Jesus he goes on about pinball machines a lot for a grown man...69"

Nah, he's too old to be a Jordan. I thought Keith, or Barry, but probably too young?

Merry Christmas Grant* * I don't know your real name, but you seem like a Grant, or maybe a Karl

I guess you'd know, you should be the expert on what it feels like to be a cunt.

When was the last time we had 3 consecutive home draws in the cup?

Incognito mode baby.

Doesn't feel like my normal anxiety stuff, which tends to be more self-depractive and "YOU ARE DOOMED, SUNSHINE!". This is more like an itch I can't scratch. A while ago when I had a bad spell the therapist said I've also got a touch of mild OCD, which this could be. Things seeming off, I've certainly not noticed it as much when I'm doing the routine day-to-day shit I need to get done.

No, but Breakfasts have been a nightmare, I keep going for cereal, but open the cutlery drawer and

All excellent suggestions, but nope. I've always found this time of year tough on the old noggin, but this feels disquieting, rather than depression.

Yeah, even tried a hard reset (went out and got drunk with a mate), but yeah it's just this unnerving sense that something's up. As if I've forgotten something important, or I'm about to get in trouble for something, or whatever. It's really fucking unsettling.

Putz

I'd recommend going back to re-read it again there, PL.

I do not know what, in the blue hell, you are talking about.

infinitely higher than John O'Shea leading Sunderland to Carling Cup glory, let along Champions League glory.

Same.

Ever feel that everything is just a little askew? Last couple of days, everything has just felt a little off. Like, food doesn't taste right, conversations have felt stilted, can't get comfortable in chairs or the bed.

Once a Geordie, always a Geordie. #SpeshulRelayshunship

They're in good form. Conceded 1 goal in the last 6 PL games and that was against Man City. They've beaten Leeds, Wolves, Everton and West Ham, all by at least 2 goals. Although their form has significantly improved, their underlying performance metrics haven't significantly improved. They're still giving up good chances and their opponents have been very wasteful, The Wolves game for example, Leicester won 4-0, but they only took 5 shots, and scored with all 4 that hit the target. They only created 0.9xG so it's not even like they carved open absolute sitters, and they gave up 2.1xGA yet didn't concede at all. Home to Leeds, they again created little, less than their opponents, and yet somehow ran out 2-0 winners. Guess I'm saying it'll be a 0-0, but we'll have deserved to win.

It's the conviction of 'Probably thinking'. It's not a possibility, it's a probability.

Is that their anthem? Wise Men? I'm absolutely convinced I've heard it elsewhere, for ages. Wiki says;