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Well, this doesn't happen very often...you misremember... https://www.11v11.com/matches/newcastle-united-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-31-march-1990-124104/

😳 Must've been 89? Divi 2, pre bar code strip...

There are issues to be addressed tbh. There is a definitive line in the sand on all this; the time before Nazir Afzal was appointed chief of the CPS for the NW and the time before that. At that point there were no pending prosecutions despite large scale investigations during the preceding decade where police, social services and councillors all prevaricated, obstructed and lied about the crimes being committed. The victims were largely from care homes and literally no one was listening to them. Afzal reopened the investigations and the prosecutions started. There has been a statute of limitations in place for these individuals up till now so they've got away with it but this is going to be a statutory enquiry so they are going to be compelled to give evidence should they be called. Not sure if prosecutions will result, that will probably depend on evidence. The fact that this has had to be dragged out of any government by a howling mob on social media is a fucking disgrace iyam

cheers , I try and provide scintillating summer content for your miserable ass and this is the thanks I get. Have your pension credits been cut again? GOOD 😆

He basically says everyone on Twitter is a cunt and Eddie is fuckin mint and to just let the fucker get on with it

Great pic, who's the opposition though? Don't recognize the shirt, is it a Brighton badge?

This is from the replies to the article. This Rudd character makes a decent point about ending up where we were last summer but as usual with these types fails to offer an alternative policy. To me If Isak has another good season then he might well be off; if we get Pedro and he does well he'll be bedded in, Osula will have another year under his belt and we can then try to bring a younger striker in with the Isak money...we've got to be creative, we're not a huge name on the continent and don't pay the highest wages... https://bsky.app/profile/ruddymarveaux-lous.bsky.social/post/3lrpgefq3a22x

Chris Waugh, in many ways THE FORGOTTEN WAUGH 😆✊ There is a common trait connecting the majority of Newcastle United’s (known) transfer targets. Some supporters are perplexed — given the lack of a senior signing and Eddie Howe’s end-of-season warning that Newcastle needed to act “very quickly” — by what is perceived to be the head coach’s unbending desire to acquire Premier League-based players. The inference is that Howe has an apparent reluctance to bring in foreign imports this summer. Take @alanofthenorth on Bluesky: “Why is a club that successfully signed (Alexander) Isak, (Bruno) Guimaraes and (Sandro) Tonali now so dead-set on PL (Premier League) additions, only to then complain when these are too expensive and we don’t sign anybody.” The last point refers to Newcastle’s frustration at what they deem to be excessive early benchmarking of targets. They expect prices to come down, but the riposte of some frustrated supporters is that, if the fees are too high domestically, look to the Continent. It appears a fair response, given Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Joao Pedro (Brighton), James Trafford (Burnley), Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) and Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) play in England and Newcastle have yet to agree a fee — or make a bid — for any, partly due to present asking prices. But those with knowledge of Newcastle’s transfer blueprint contest the hypothesis that Howe has a preoccupation with Premier League players, even if the likelihood is that the bulk of summer recruits will come from domestic clubs. For Howe, they stress, it is about the right player at the right price. Four of Howe’s six most-expensive signings came from Europe for a combined £183million ($248m), including the top two: Isak (a club-record £60m) and Tonali (£55m). Alongside Guimaraes and Sven Botman, they have justified the significant investment. Newcastle's post-takeover signings PlayerSigned fromCost Alexander Isak Real Sociedad £60m Sandro Tonali AC Milan £55m Anthony Gordon Everton £40m Harvey Barnes Leicester City £38m Bruno Guimaraes Lyon £38m Sven Botman Lille £32m Tino Livramento Southampton £31m Lewis Hall Chelsea £28m Chris Wood Burnley £25m Odysseas Vlachodimos Nottingham Forest £21m Matt Targett Aston Villa £15m Dan Burn Brighton & Hove Albion £13m Kieran Trippier Atletico Madrid £12m Nick Pope Burnley £11m William Osula Sheffield United £10m Although only five of the 15 players signed for a fee have been acquired from abroad, which drops to four when already-Premier League-experienced Kieran Trippier is discounted, that quartet accounts for almost 45 per cent of Newcastle’s post-takeover expenditure (once goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos’ £20million paper value is excluded). When it comes to this summer, the word “known” is important in the opening line. Newcastle’s desired list extends beyond those in the public domain and the insistence is that Howe has been actively discussing overseas-based players as recently as the past few days, including centre-backs and attackers (while Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier is a potential alternative to Trafford). Their identities remain concealed, much to the delight of some insiders, given Newcastle swooped and successfully signed Tonali and Isak with little media preamble. In three of the first four post-takeover windows — which preceded the three successive trading periods in which Newcastle were unable to make first-XI signings due to the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) — at least one overseas acquisition was made: Guimaraes in January 2022; Isak and Botman in that summer; Tonali a year later. Regardless, the premise put forward by some Newcastle fans is not inaccurate. Most, if not even possibly all, of Newcastle’s summer additions may still arrive from English clubs. But, again, the thesis that Newcastle will do so because Howe has an unhealthy predilection for those who have played in England would be strongly disputed by the head coach. The claim irks him because it is, he believes, built on faulty assumptions. When faced with a recruitment call which directly pits a Premier League-experienced player against someone who has never played in England’s top flight, the former often wins out in Howe’s mind. The Premier League is unique, and those who have shown they can perform in the division carry less risk. Yet that is merely one factor in Howe’s decision-making. When Guimaraes, Botman, Isak and Tonali were proposed, Premier League-hardened alternatives were also floated — some of which would have been cheaper — but Howe pushed for those four. They were deemed to be the right players at the right price. For Isak, Newcastle spent more than they intended to, at Howe’s behest. With Tonali, a senior source, speaking on condition of anonymity to protect relationships, stressed in 2023 that the “stars had aligned”, with Milan’s need to sell and Newcastle’s opportunism combining to secure what now appears a knockdown price (even considering his 10-month betting suspension). In each case, Newcastle took a calculated gamble. Every transfer carries uncertainty, but there is an increased risk when players move country, especially when they have never played in the Premier League before. Some in recruitment circles also dispute the theory that signing European players is significantly cheaper than signing Premier League players in this market. In some circumstances, that is true. Manchester City spending £46.3million on Tijjani Reijnders and £34m on Rayan Cherki looks excellent business. But value is not as easily discoverable as it once was. Florian Wirtz is an outstanding talent, but £116million would represent a British-record fee should he move to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen as expected, while Olympiacos have got £29.6m from Brighton for Charalampos Kostoulas, who is highly rated but is 18 and has only made 35 senior appearances. Such figures suggest European clubs are standing firmer against the richest league. Those deals may represent good value in time, but Newcastle’s PSR constraints mean they have to limit risk wherever possible. Take Hugo Ekitike, a player Newcastle tried to sign in January 2022. Eintracht Frankfurt are reportedly holding out for €100million (£85m) for him this summer. Newcastle still admire Ekitike, yet do not feel they can countenance such a fee for an admittedly high-quality player, but one who has yet to perform in England. Joao Pedro may be a less-sexy name — and may still prove expensive — but the suspicion is he would cost less than Ekitike, even if no asking price has been set by Brighton. Newcastle have found wages a stumbling block. They admire players at Champions League clubs across Europe, but their salaries would place them among (or above) Newcastle’s highest earners. It is about balance. Most clubs blend domestic signings with imports. Manchester City (Rayan Ait-Nouri) and Liverpool (reportedly pursuing Milos Kerkez) are shopping closer to home, too. Howe’s Newcastle have been slanted more towards domestic than overseas acquisitions. Or have Newcastle been more risk-averse than others? That is the feeling of some who have worked with Howe, and may have contributed to last year’s executive-level restructure and appointment of Paul Mitchell as sporting director — but their success rate is high. Intra-Premier League acquisitions have often, at the time, been viewed with a certain snootiness. Anthony Gordon (Everton), Tino Livramento (Southampton), Lewis Hall (Chelsea), Dan Burn (Brighton) and Nick Pope (Burnley) were received as underwhelming signings but have blossomed. The expectation is that such a trend will continue. With Newcastle having failed to strengthen the starting line-up for two years, more than ever do they require players who have the best-possible chance of making an immediate difference. Much of Newcastle’s incoming business probably will involve Premier League-experienced players, but that is not the same as Howe saying no to overseas imports. He wants quality and he wants to mitigate risk, so that requires a mixture of foreign and domestic acquisitions. Just as has been the case throughout his tenure.

yeah...I thought he was younger than that....

Not the point though. He got what he felt was a better offer. Last year's summer window would've looked vastly different if we'd signed him. No pointless chasing of Guehi would've meant we'd have likely got someone to play on the right... How did Etikike get on after he declined a move to us then sat on the bench at PSG?..again the point is he passed on us. So have quite a few others. Not sure if we put a bid in for Kvaratskhelia but we were linked with him long before anyone else was. We do seem to identify good young talent with Nickson & his team but we're not top of the list for many of them to join tbh.

If a player is cheap and foreign they're also likely to be inexperienced . Think Howe maybe wants premier league proven in certain positions. The young ones have turned us down lately, eg Kushanov, Tosin..there are others...

@Dr Gloom go to 6:50 on that video. I agree with this lad about Pedro, not sure if I've seen him play wide too often. I've seen him at 10 and 9. If we get Elanga and don't sell anyone we don't really need him to cover the flanks either. That's an absolute best case scenario obviously...

I'm in We're not going to get everything on your shopping list. It's financially impossible to. We didn't last season either and we all know how that turned out. It's not that I was happy myself last September (last summers window was very publicly a disaster) but if Cordero is a midfielder and we get a couple of forwards and a CB that will probably be it. Of course I might be completely incorrect on all that, yeah I know that sounds unbelievable etc etc 😆

Yeah but look at the injury situation the last time we qualified for Europe...

Typical smoggie

I don't think Osula will be loaned out due to us having at least 8 extra games before mid January and still being behind the likes of Villa squad wise. We need bodies and loaning out anyone including Cordero strikes me as nuts tbh

We didn't loan out Hall or Tino...not sure we should be loaning out the Spanish lad either..

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Your first in what may turn into an occasional summer series of Mad Dog updates This being the said aforementioned M. Redknapp esq.... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7570999/Harry-Redknapps-eldest-son-49-court-accused-drug-driving.html

Fixtures out THIS WEDNESDAY 😀✊

In the last 72 hours, Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran when negotiations between Washington and Tehran were still ongoing. Iran was caught off-guard. But Iran recovered more quickly from its Pearl Harbor moment than Israel expected. In less than 18 hours after Israel’s surprise attack, Iran responded firing hundreds of ballistic missiles including hypersonic missiles into central Tel Aviv and across Israel. Meanwhile, Israel's Iron Dome failed. Israeli intelligence failed. Now Netanyahu is pleading with Washington to intervene with American Military Power to rescue Israel from certain defeat; a defeat Netanyahu crafted with encouragement from Washington. At the same time, Russia, China, Pakistan and most of the Muslim World are rallying to Iran’s defense. Supplies, equipment and technical assistance are pouring into Iran. It’s time for a reality check: Washington burned through $12 trillion in the Middle East since 2003. Result? 7,000 dead Americans. 50,000 wounded, open borders and 100,000 Americans dying yearly from Fentanyl poisoning. Today, the United States is $37 trillion in debt, a sum that does not include so-called “agency debt.” 77 million Americans voted for President Trump because he promised to end the overseas conflicts and halt the march to WW3. Trump’s mandate is unchanged: Secure America’s borders, ports and coastal waters. Deport illegal aliens, crush the criminals r-ping and murdering Americans. Restore the rule of law. But not one more drop of American blood for foreign wars. One Israeli strike on Kharg Island—where 90% of Iran's oil exports flow—or Bandar Abbas terminals, and Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz. That's 20% of global oil supply. That means disrupted supply chains and runaway inflation. Gas hits $7/gallon overnight. Every working family crushed. Truckers can't deliver food. Economy crashes. For what? So Israel that started this insane war can drag Americans into a wider regional conflict with the potential for nuclear war? We have 40,000 troops in UAE, Qatar, across the Persian Gulf. They are sitting ducks. Iranian Shahed-136 Drones cost $20,000 each. American Patriot Missiles cost $4 million per interceptor. Do the math. We will run through our inventory of missiles and go broke while Americans come home in boxes. The Middle East is on the brink. Here's what Washington must do to defuse conflict: 1. Ask for an Emergency UN Security Council meeting. Ask for an Immediate ceasefire making it clear that Washington opposes the destruction of Iran, Israel and any other state in the Middle East. 2. Demand that Israel stop the killing of Palestinians in Gaza and withdraw its forces from Gaza and the West Bank. 3. Suspend all military aid to Israel until Israel agrees to remove its troops from Gaza and permit humanitarian assistance to reach the people of Gaza. 4. Propose the commitment of Armed Forces from non-aligned nations to police Gaza and the West Bank. 5. Propose that the United States, Russia, China, India and Brazil convene a peace conference to arbitrate the dispute between Israel, Iran and Israel’s neighbors. I led American Soldiers under fire into action. I've seen plenty of flag-draped coffins. I don’t want to see any more. Washington’s warmongers had 22 years. They failed. They lied. They profited while America bled. Time's up. America First means AMERICA FIRST. Not Israel first. Not Ukraine first. Not NATO first. AMERICA FIRST.

Stop unplugging the server every few days Gemmill you rotten bastard

He still treating this shit as if he's trying to build tower blocks on 5th Avenue...he'd be e out of his depth in a fuckin puddle

So is TT.net a bit like a horse with a broken leg?