The Mighty Hog

Would he even be allowed to play? No international games at U-21 level and only one at senior level, only been playing in Europe for a year and at a relatively strong league for a few months. Is that enough for a work permit?

Canny bag?

https://archive.ph/yOAMR The latest from The Times last night. No mention of the football betting only cards.

Christ, the international break has just started and Total Sport is already hard up for content.

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/newcastle-united/appearances/2021-2022/dwight-gayle/34439 According to this they played together 3 times and Gayle was brought on for Bruno v Norwich. It was only a few minutes each time, but it happened.

The Brentford manager, Thomas Frank.

Paranoia might be rampant here, but it feels like more than a coincidence that Gordon didn't get the penalty after last week when he was accused of diving. I mean Frank was on MNF as a guest and got a chance to break it down and explain why he thought it wasn't a pen. No right to reply from Howe or anything.

He does these types of posts periodically, but generally they tend to for slightly more "glamourous" players Bit mad to see how far he's come.

Joe Fagan. No longer living (alright).

Now come on, he was only signing him to ruin him so Howe could come in and turn him into a top class player. Such a selfless individual.

Poor lass.

Oh Jesus, I got a shot of Wray and Nephew bought for me once. Necked it and the next hour was very ropey.

Four years ago Murphy was on loan at Shef Wed with a view to us peddling him. Now he's scoring worldies and is about, barring a serious injury, to be playing CL football. Fair old turn around.

Darlow gone.

https://gambea.com/uk/socks/?product-page=2 Third row down, the Tiote ones are canny too.

Fat Sam levels of re-writing history here from him.

Yeah not sure Given is working for us, per se, but he has done PR for the club. Did that video a little while back where he joined in training with the keepers along with the US tour.

Brendan Rodgers back to Celtic, apparently.

Class, the music is like something from The Price is Right.

When you look at the squad ages and who they've brought in for developmental it makes sense. Wilson is over 30 now and we Kuol who is already on loan and likely to head out again this year. Miggy is 29 and this guy is a (according to the thread above) left footer who cuts in on the right. Again in two years Miggy maybe slowing down or being phased out. Be interesting if we see a CB similar to Schar being bought and loaned. Obviously it isn't going to always pan out and you will have to spend big on ready replacements but it's a start on planning.

Seems to have been called up by Brazil for their friendlies. Fair play to him, hell of a journey.

Nice little read https://archive.is/20230505193322/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eddie-howe-you-dont-have-to-look-for-new-players-make-the-ones-you-have-work-better-hbxnj9b3d

Should be called Chubby Checker cos he's always twisting.

Fair play, it took some time but at least David Koresh is now the second worst thing to have happened to Waco.