Nitram

Long time season ticket holder at NUFC

[Retro Recall (☥𝐃𝐁) @RetroMoviesDB]

I dunno about you, but I know Optimus Prime when I see him.

I don't make the rules

[Paul Rees. ex Rucksack. @HannahIamthest1]

12 of the finest (unintentional) double-entendres ever aired on British TV and radio:

1: Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - “This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.”

2: New Zealand Rugby Commentator - “Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.”

3: Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - “And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria . I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!”

4: Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - “Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew.”

5: US PGA Commentator - “One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them. Oh my god !! What have I just said?”

6: Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: “You'd eat beaver if you could get it.”

7: A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked. “So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?”
Not only did he have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!

8: Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: “Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday.”

9: Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on 'Look North' said: “There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this.”

10: Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on 'Sky Sports': “Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets.”

11: Michael Buerk on watching Philippa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked.
“They seem cold out there. They're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts.”

12: Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: “Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny; other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.

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[Yanited @NE5westend]

He’s been absolutely fkn tremendous for us I’ll not say nothing else, do I understand it…aye, do I think he’s been a pure slink…aye. That’s it from me on him, it was great while it lasted. Divnt bother with farewell vid though. Money talks over loyalty unfortunately, Laters!

[Magpie 24/7 @Magpie24_7]

🤔 A young, forward-thinking manager combined with a squad brimming with potential is a thrilling prospect.

Newcastle United fans should embrace the chaos: the club is finally doing what it should have been doing all along, setting the stage for what could be our most compelling season in years.

​The Narrative vs. The Reality: ​"You fear for them, you really do." It's the classic, well-worn cliché pundits trot out for at least one club every August before a ball is even kicked in earnest. This year, Newcastle United is taking the brunt of those anxious glances, driven by high-profile departures, lower-profile arrivals, and a roster suddenly defined by youth and inexperience. Throw in the sudden exit of head coach and club legend Eddie Howe just three weeks before the season opener, and it’s easy to see why observers view the club as a burning ship. Yet, I’m far more optimistic than the consensus.
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​Newcastle is finally returning to a sustainable model: identifying raw, high-upside talent to develop for future success and financial yield. This approach worked brilliantly with Alexander Isak, Sandro Tonali, and Bruno Guimarães, and it never should have been abandoned.

​Instead, we are paying for last summer’s overspending on high-cost assets like Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa—players unlikely to generate profit or move on anytime soon. All we can do is hope they turn things around.

​While losing stars like Isak, Guimarães, Gordon, and Tonali hurts, their departures simply prove that the original recruitment framework worked. I would much rather watch young prospects like Bazoumana Touré and Aladji Bamba flourish before eventually moving on for massive fees than be stuck praying for underperforming, expensive signings to leave.

​​I'm glad to see an end to unrealistic claims of competing for league titles or dominating world football by 2030. Unforced promises from former figures like David Hopkinson created an artificial identity that made the club look foolish rather than ambitious.

​Last season stalled because the club chased overpriced, unrealistic targets like Hugo Ekitiké and Benjamin Sesko while wrestling with Profit and Sustainability Rules. By resetting expectations, Newcastle now has a realistic, exciting project built on clever recruitment and hungry players eager to prove themselves at St. James' Park.
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​The arrival of Matthias Jaissle brings a much-needed tactical reset. Eddie Howe’s tenure had grown stagnant; he looked drained, and the team's performances had become predictable and rigid. While his contributions will always be respected, stepping aside was the right move for both parties. Instead of another season of formulaic tactics and late, like-for-like substitutions, there is genuine intrigue surrounding how Jaissle will structure this youthful squad. His aggressive, attack-minded philosophy offers a refreshing alternative to a system that had run out of steam.

​Work remains to be done before the transfer window closes, but freed from unrealistic expectations and inflated hubris, Newcastle United is positioned for an exciting new chapter!

#NUFC #NUFCNews #Newcastle #EPL

[Lone Magpie @Lone__Magpie]

Bring on the backlash

"He just gets it ya knaa!"

And he did. Some of them go through the motions, mention the city, mention the region, mention the fans and the stadium.

Heard it all before mate, just perform on the weekend and then we'll see.

He did that as well.

Arrived in the relegation zone, hardly a word of the language, no exit clause if the worst happened. Left with a trophy tattooed on his leg. And his gleaming, emotional face tattooed on plenty of others.

Happy to fight, happy to play, happy to shed a tear, but most of all, happy. Happy to represent the club that took him to their heart. Happy to leave? Yeah, probably. But that's football.

Players come and players go. When we bring a replacement in we won't give two shites about the club and the fans he leaves behind. That's football. That's the game. Players with a price on their heads.

They have a price. Everything has a price. But what about the value?

It's singing the songs they really asked you not to sing on the stage on the Town Moor, either drunk on something consumed or just the sheer energy of that day and what it meant to all of us, or possibly both.

It's putting others ahead of you at the moment the trophy was there to be lifted, and then pushing the manager towards the crowd for his moment too.

Football fans aren't daft. They can see through people when there's no substance, or simply just empty words or gestures. Fuck knows we've seen it plenty of times before and no doubt will again.

But he did get it, ya knaa. And maybe that's why it hurts.

And so the backlash. The scar tissue of Gascoigne, Beardsley, Waddle, Cole and all the others who wanted to leave for more money or trophies or the lifestyle or whatever the fuck they or anyone else could think to say to make it not hurt.

More recently it's been Carroll, Cabaye, Gordon, Tonali and of course Isak. Seeing the greener grass of pastures new. Or of currency. All leaving in their own way. Playing when it suited them, when the stage was right. Or for some, not playing at all.

Does it make it easier to see him in the colour of another club? Fighting against us? Of course not. Perspective and philosophical thinking has never been, and hopefully never will be, at the forefront of a football fan's thinking. It's tribalism. It's kill or be killed. It's with us or against us.

It's like the last song at the school disco and that lass who said all the right things and laughed at all the daft jokes is off with that smooth-talking posh cunt.

So then. The name calling. The retrospective "glad he's gone actually". And no doubt the ever so popular booing.

But nothing is owed here. No debt to pay back. It's all been left out there on the grass.

So go on bonny lad, go make your move for whatever fucking reason you want to do it for.

There'll always be those memories. Those goals, those chases back, those fouls and those screams to the crowd. There'll always be the 16th March 2025, and that shiny cup with the black and white ribbons on it. He got that. And so did we.

And the backlash? Aye, it'll come. If that helps ease the pain then fine. But I know, and you know, it's not real.

It's just a smokescreen for the sadness of knowing something was amazing and the realisation that it's now gone.

#nufc

[EverythingNUFC @Nufc2Everything]

Need to wrap your heads round the fact that Jaissle needs funds for more players.

Bruno wanted out we got a high fee for a 29 year old.

We only want players who want to be here.

Ross Wilson is doing what’s right for the club. Selling on the rats for massive fees.

What would you want a captain who wasn’t interested anymore, then move on for free at 30?

Give your heads a shake man.

on we go! 💪🏼 #NUFC

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

Jeremy Clarkson has proposed that benefits claimants should be forced to write a genuine thank-you email to a random worker every week—or risk having their payments stopped entirely.

In his recent Sunday Times column, written in response to Andy Burnham’s speech on social care funding and the possibility of further tax rises, the Clarkson’s Farm star pointed out that hardworking taxpayers currently “feed, clothe and entertain those who won’t work at all” yet receive nothing in return.

He noted that more than a million young people are neither working nor looking for work, with many “sitting at home gormlessly watching shortform nonsense,” and that unemployed youngsters citing ADHD or other mental-health issues can claim up to £194 a week in Personal Independence Payment.

Under his plan, each week when benefits are paid the recipient would be given the email address of a randomly selected person who is getting up and going to work; unless a proper, genuine message of thanks is sent, the money would stop.

He insisted he wanted “fulsomeness” and “effusiveness,” not a cursory “thanks mate,” and specifically to hear what the claimant had done with that week’s £194.

As an example of the kind of message they should send, he offered: “It is SO kind of you to go to work every day so that I don’t have to. Thanks to you I was able to buy an even bigger television this week.”

He even suggested the mere prospect of having to compose these weekly letters might persuade some PIP claimants that “they don’t have a head-based neurodivergence issue after all.”

What do you think of this tongue-in-cheek idea to mitigate the growing welfare issue?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ have you any ideas yourself?

[NUFCNews24 @NUFCNews24]

⚫⚪ THE CONFLICTED TRUTH EVERY TOON FAN IS FEELING ABOUT BRUNO ⚫⚪

I’ll say it straight: I get why fans are absolutely slaughtering Bruno Guimarães on social media right now. I’m one of them. But if I’m being 100% honest? A massive part of me still desperately wants him to stay.

But let’s not kid ourselves — this has gone way too far now.

We all heard the rumours he’s been using third parties to negotiate a move to Arsenal behind the club’s back. We’ve waited and waited for him to come out, kill the noise, and say “I’m committed to Newcastle” — and he’s said absolutely nothing. Silence speaks louder than any statement ever could.

That’s what hurts most. This isn’t just a transfer saga — it’s the way it’s being done.

He’s standing at the biggest crossroads of his career right now:
👉 Stay: Fight for the club that made him a household name, lead Jaissle’s rebuild, run out at St James’ Park for the next 5 years and etch his name into Toon history as an all-time legend.
👉 Go: Sign for Arsenal, be just another big-money midfielder in their squad, win nothing guaranteed, and be forgotten by most fans inside 3 seasons.

We don’t hate him. We’re just gutted. Gutted that the player we sang about every week, the one we called our own, is letting it unfold like this.

Choose wisely, Bruno. Legends aren’t made at the Emirates — they’re built at St James’ Park. 🖤🤍

#NUFC #ToonArmy #BrunoGuimaraes #NUFCNews24

[Mike Bones @mrmikebones]

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[Nitram @Nitram10136687]

@TomCom86136845 Still worth it, £7 for a daysaver now!!

[𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 - 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞⭐️❤️ @NgocThach74]

That hair. Those eyes. Lips. Figure. Pencil skirt. Heels. What a woman.

[Francis @FrancisChipp]

Arsenal are preparing a £50m bid.

[Newcastle United @NUFC]

Memories to last a lifetime. 🖤🤍

[Nitram @Nitram10136687]

@hardcorecarp I had a 1988 red 1.3SR, lowered, 4 inch exhaust and huge subs in the boot. Was mint loved it!

[We are the Geordies @MadGeordie3]

My thoughts on Bruno Guimarães situation

Legends and captains don’t walk away when things get tough—especially not off the back of a poor season. After back-to-back derby defeats and key players already leaving, this is when we need our captain the most. He should be leading the rebuild, not looking for the exit.

Ultimately it’s his decision, but if he truly cares about his legacy and status at this club, he stays, helps bed in the new players, and gives the fans and club a full season to prepare for his departure next summer. That way he leaves on his terms—after pushing us back up the table—not slipping out the back door to Arsenal after a disappointing year & too many key figures already leaving .

The club could even reward that loyalty with improved terms for one final season and give him the send-off he deserves. Right now, though, the way this situation is unfolding just doesn’t sit right with me—whether it’s the club, Bruno, or both.

I Don’t care what anyone says if Bruno leaves out the back door this summer to join Arsenal his legendary status at the club is tarnished, no matter how emotional his leaving video is or of his tears at Wembley etc

I Hope there can be compromise with Bruno & the club I.E one final season and let the fans and Bruno have a better ending to this story and journey we’ve been on together . One last push with openness that Bruno can leave next summer to club of his choosing at maybe a release clause price agreed upon by both parties .

#Bruno #NUFC #Newcatsle #transfers

[Retro Recall (☥𝐃𝐁) @RetroMoviesDB]

Name a movie that everyone should see at least once in their life...

I'll Start: Highlander

[Nitram @Nitram10136687]

Probably one of my favourite all time songs/video