Sir Eddie’s club legends v Everton - happy and glorious

[Gemmill 53684]

You're the chart man these days.

 

Sunday's game is massive but it's not bigger than a cup win. Give me a choice and I'd happily drop into the EL next year and keep the cup win. 

 

As it happens I think we'll end up with both cos Eddie Howe is the fucking man. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Gemmill

[Gemmill 53684]

It'll be harder to repeat a cup win next year though, and for the next few years if we can stop in the CL. That's why winning this last one was so important - building slowly through CL qualification and the extra games that brings will make winning something more difficult. So getting that tangible benefit first has been massive. 

[Craig 7935]

I think a lot of that comes down to Howe's insistence that he deals only with the next game ahead of him, that said he as good as made an admission that wrote off the league game at Anfield in order to keep his powder dry for the cup final so he definitely was prioritising the cup over the league in March. 

When I started following football, it was all about winning silverware - and it certainly took precedence over Europe given English clubs had only just been banned from it. Even if we did have European football back then, you've either have had to win something, or finish league runners up to qualify for it. So winning domestic silverware DID take precedence. 

As soon as they started stretching the competitions and allowing more and more teams to qualify, the waters become muddied on what was more important. You're bound to have traditionalists who think winning a trophy is more important, but you're also going to have people who think qualifying for Europe's premier competition provides the platform to push on. Trying to argue which is more important is pointless. It's like trying to argue whether Android or Apple are the better phones - people will have differing opinions. 

Personally, I've waited my whole lifetime to see us lift a trophy, so for me it took precedence. We did it and following the international break we rightly went into 'the next game' mode which was to push on for Champions League. So rather than the argument of which was more important, it brings about the question 'why not both?'

[thebrokendoll 11090]

18 minutes ago, Alex said:

It’s not a fair fight. He’s six pints of Aspall’s deep at this point 

 

I've had one sex pistols never mind the bollocks mug of nescafe alta rica.

the 6 pints of aspalls award goes to any fucker who fails to grasp the intrinsical link between success and finance whilst simultaneously rejoicing in what was achieved in march.

Edited 5 hours ago by thebrokendoll

[Gemmill 53684]

Instant coffee? What sort of a dreadlocked craft woodworking hipster are you exactly? 

 

I thought you'd go everywhere with an Aeropress. 

[thebrokendoll 11090]

2 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Instant coffee? What sort of a dreadlocked craft woodworking hipster are you exactly? 

 

I thought you'd go everywhere with an Aeropress. 

 

by far and away the best coffee in a jar out there.

a bit like like the galaxy s ultra range pissing all over the iphone.

[Alex 38225]

10 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said:

 

I've had one sex pistols never mind the bollocks mug of nescafe alta rica.

the 6 pints of aspalls award goes to any fucker who fails to grasp the intrinsical link between success and finance whilst simultaneously rejoicing in what was achieved in march.

It was a joke based on a recent post of yours about being at the casino at this time. That’s all, wasn’t meant to infer anything else. 👍🏻

Hopefully it’s all moot and we get to have our cake and eat it this Sunday anyway

Edited 5 hours ago by Alex

[Gemmill 53684]

2 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said:

 

by far and away the best coffee in a jar out there.

a bit like like the galaxy s ultra range pissing all over the iphone.

 

I've got a Pixel 9 Pro you dirty bitch. I wouldn't touch an iPhone with your gnarled, tattooed hands. 

[ewerk 34799]

11 minutes ago, Craig said:

 Trying to argue which is more important is pointless.

 

And yet...

[thebrokendoll 11090]

Just now, Alex said:

It was a joke based on a recent post of yours about being at the casino at this time. That’s all, wasn’t meant to infer anything else. 👍🏻

Hopefully it’s all moot anyway and we get have our cake and eat it this Sunday anyway

 

 

I didn't take it that way in the slightest mate. I've thoroughly enjoyed this this morning in much the same way as I have crossing swords with craig and yourself over bellamy/dyer in the past! 

[RobinRobin 13160]

1 hour ago, thebrokendoll said:

 

 

I didn't take it that way in the slightest mate. I've thoroughly enjoyed this this morning in much the same way as I have crossing swords with craig and yourself over bellamy/dyer in the past! 

[Christmas Tree 5589]

So I've had a word with my mate ChatGpt and he agrees with you soft pussies, ish  

 

 

That’s a great debate and one that really gets to the heart of what football means to fans — glory vs growth. Here's my take:

Winning the League Cup (Carabao Cup)

• Emotional and historical value: Ending a 70-year trophy drought is monumental. It gives fans a tangible reward for decades of loyalty and pain. A cup win would go down in Newcastle folklore.

• Cultural importance: Trophies define clubs' histories. Generations of fans remember “that day at Wembley” more than league finishes.

• Confidence and belief: Winning breeds a winning mentality — for players, staff, and the fanbase. It can be a catalyst for a new era.

Qualifying for the Champions League

• Financial impact: It’s hugely lucrative — £30m–£50m+ from prize money, broadcast, and gate receipts.

• Attracting top talent: Champions League football draws better players, which helps build a stronger, more competitive squad for years to come.

• Sustainable progress: Regular UCL qualification is the mark of a top-tier club. It establishes Newcastle among Europe’s elite and strengthens long-term ambition.

So which is more important?

It depends on your definition of success.

• If you're thinking long-term growth, Champions League qualification edges it — it helps turn Newcastle into a regular powerhouse.

• But if you're thinking from the heart, winning a trophy right now, after decades of waiting, arguably means more. It gives fans something real, something to celebrate forever.

My opinion:

Winning the League Cup this season would be more important at this specific moment in Newcastle's journey. Why? Because it ends the drought, brings joy to generations of fans, and lays the psychological foundation for future success. You can finish fourth next year — but you can’t win your “first trophy in 70 years” again. That moment is priceless.

What side of the debate are you on?

Edited 4 hours ago by Christmas Tree

[Craig 7935]

ChatGPT is losing it's efficiency.  Should have just told you you're a pissy-pants.

[toonotl 3786]

ChatGP clearly just trying to wind up CT. Good bot. 

[Meenzer 16925]

Never mind killing the planet a little more, I think that just killed some of my brain cells too.

[Dougle 3905]

15 hours ago, Christmas Tree said:

I mean both things are true at once. Winning a cup was brilliant, ( only because of the fact we had not done it in a lifetime), but missing out on CL will cost us dear in many ways.

 

I pretty much guarantee that most club owners, players and fans of the bigger clubs, would take the CL over a cup win every time.

 

That is how you grow everything about your club whether that’s revenue, keeping and attracting the worlds best players.

 

Hopefully we end the season with both.

 

Christ the mackem in you shines so bright you fucking cunt

[Monkeys Fist 46841]

CT is biased against cups because he can’t get in to his bathroom for the fucking things. 

[MrBass 3221]

47 minutes ago, Dougle said:

 

Christ the mackem in you shines so bright you fucking cunt

[Rayvin 6685]

I do sometimes wonder if people realise how aggressive some posts sound on here from time to time CT isn't a cunt man, he just has his way of coping that, in true CT style, winds up everyone else

[Christmas Tree 5589]

3 minutes ago, Rayvin said:

I do sometimes wonder if people realise how aggressive some posts sound on here from time to time CT isn't a cunt man, he just has his way of coping that, in true CT style, winds up everyone else

I read that as “from time to time, CT isn’t a cunt”.  

 

I thought, harsh, but I’ll take it.

[Dougle 3905]

5 minutes ago, Rayvin said:

I do sometimes wonder if people realise how aggressive some posts sound on here from time to time CT isn't a cunt man, he just has his way of coping that, in true CT style, winds up everyone else

 

Well it was a joke and yes the written word can be interpreted so differently to the way it would be in verbal conversation

However he is by locale a mackem and therefore a cunt

[Rayvin 6685]

2 minutes ago, Dougle said:

 

Well it was a joke and yes the written word can be interpreted so differently to the way it would be in verbal conversation

 

However he is by locale a mackem and therefore a cunt

 

 

Fair, if that's the case then I read it wrong then, my bad. I blame Mr Bass tbh

[Christmas Tree 5589]

17 minutes ago, Dougle said:

 

Well it was a joke and yes the written word can be interpreted so differently to the way it would be in verbal conversation

 

However he is by locale a mackem and therefore a cunt

 

 

South Tyneside actually and probably closer to the Tyne than most on here ☺️ And it is to my credit that at around 7 years old in that horrible year 73, I chose the right patch when all around was a sea of jubilant red and white. Yes, even at 7 I was a contrary cunt.  

 

And as everyone should know, nothing ever offends me on here. 👍 (Other than XG)

[Dr Gloom 24576]

4 hours ago, ewerk said:

 

And yet...

 

it's never stopped us getting into pointless debates before. why start now? 

[Alex 38225]

Boldon is in the wild no man’s land that forms the area between our superior urban  conurbation and the inferior mackem one. 

 

He was a sofa salesman, and good at his job, but he committed the ultimate sin—and took the commission for a three piece suite after his colleague had done all legwork. Defeated in the small claims court, now he prowls the badlands... hunting late night fares... an avuncular taxi driver with a penchant for camp music... a renegade.