Will Hall

Newcastle United. MMA. Chef

[Bruno Guimarães @brunoog97]

Thank you Geordies.

Just a heartfelt thank you to the fans, Eddie Howe and his staff, all the players, directors, owners and everyone who works at the club for a period filled with happiness and achievements.

It was beautiful to live these nearly five years with you all. 🖤🤍 @NUFC

[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

[lizzy clark @lizzyxclark]

A visual representation of newcastle united saying players are ‘not for sale’.

[Magpie 24/7 @Magpie24_7]

Thank you Bruno G.

A man that joined the club when we were in a relegation battle. In the pits. When he could've went elsewhere. Came into the club. Got the fans. Got the city.

Immediately showed his quality. That back heel Vs Southampton, the last minute winner Vs Leicester, straight away we knew we had something special in Bruno G.

His first full season, probably the best I've seen from a Newcastle United team in my lifetime. Finishing 4th under legend Eddie Howe. Bruno integral in that alongside Joelinton.

Then, made captain, led us to our first trophy in 70+ years, and you could see how much it meant to him. He cried with us fans. Like many fans, getting it tattooed on him as well.

The best midfielder I've seen players in Black and White. Thank you Bruno.

#NUFC

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@embleton01 Just because he wants to leave doesnt mean he doesnt love the club, hes 30 next year and rightly wants the chance to win big trophies and get a big contract. Neither of which is happening at Newcastle anytime soon. Already sold two of our best players, why would he want to stay?

[Dayle @Bazro10]

Gayest, nonciest thing i’ve ever seen

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@MMAJOEYC @SugaSeanMMA @SStricklandMMA @SamMackay46 😂😂

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Insufferable. If she was a tenth as talented as she thinks she is, she’d still be nowhere near the talent of @IanWright0 - on or off the pitch.

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@AstroMag8 @Magpie24_7 Idiotic thing to say, if that was Bellingham, Rice, Gordon, Foden, would you tell them they shoukd turn down England for their club? No chance

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@Full_Violence @bareknucklefc @PlatinumPerry @TheNotoriousMMA @SamMackay46

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@MedaOdHeda @footballtweet He stuck his foot out and took the ball away from Gyokeres, you fucking gimp. No penalty

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@conmanclive @ToonMouthTyne @FabrizioRomano 29 in two days 😬

[Spinnin Backfist @SpinninBackfist]

TONY FERGUSON BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

4 more fights and UFC title #CSO

[Spinnin Backfist @SpinninBackfist]

TONY FERGUSON WITH THE TKO

HES BACK https://t.co/ffhVGrvbNw

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@_EnGee @SamMackay46

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

Not even angry at the loss, played them off the park for 90mins, 45 with ten men, sign a striker (two if cuntface leaves) and we're golden.

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@KPoveyNUFC Messi, Robben?

[Will Hall @WillHall74]

@KPoveyNUFC Fuck sake i thought it was 11pm the main card started 🙃

[𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮 @Regista10_]

@NUFC "The relationship can't continue"

https://t.co/I4lHU502Qo