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and the rest. in the previous decade or so... kevin keegan, a bloke who for my generation is a god. single handly transformed us a team whilst a player, he then as a manager saved us from relegation to the third division, got us promoted the following season, took us in to europe by finishing third in his first season in the top flight. came agonisingly closing to delivering a title. had us playing the most breathtaking football i've ever seen in over half a century, was a catalyst in generating a feel good factor in an entire city, transforming the ground from a run down demolition site in to one of the finest, most vibrant stadiums in the country, ensured the immediate future generation would be captivated by nufc. ashley treated him like an utter, utter cunt. our supporters response? pack the stadium out for the following game against hull. alan shearer, greatest goalscorer in newcastle's history. treated like an utter, utter cunt by ashley. humiliated and ignored, refused permission to have a statue erected in his honour on club property and renamed shearer's bar under the gallowgate. st james' park. stamped all over the heritage of the club by renaming the ground the sports direct arena. plastered advertising boards for possibly the most tackiest, morally bankrupt company in the country from the foundations to the roof. neglected any meaningful maintenance in it other than on his own eyesore adverts. sold the land the club owns behind the gallowgate to ensure the stadium cannot be extended and the ground will be obliterated from the skyline. refused any kind of investment in to the training facilities or academy ensuring both remain a laughing stock and are light years behind that of our destitute third division neighbours. treated a thoroughly decent and likeable bloke in chris hughton like an utter, utter cunt and replaced him with alan pardew. in alan pardew's first interview he lied and stated he hadn't been approached by the club prior to hughton's sacking. followed that by giving pardew an 8 year contract to be his mouthpiece for a whole host of further lies and a concerted effort to lower expectations by stating we we weren't in a position to compete with clubs not fit to lace our boots. ensured two self inflicted relegation by his own mismanagement. the former of which was by employing his mate joe kinnear, the latter steve maclaren. as well as presiding over several near misses. a scandalous record in cup competitions. employ lee charnley. doubled the club debt. decimated the clubs commercial revenue. overseen the club being raided by hmrc and being subjected to an ongoing investigation by them. plastered the front of our strips with the logo of a company which was arguably the only one in the country at the time who could compete with his own for being the most reprehensible in the country. hit the jackpot by having a decorated and dignified bloke like rafa benitez approach him to manage the club. his response being to lie to him continuously, refuse all reasonable requests for investment and blank him during supposed contract negotiations. replace benitez with a never-has-been dinosaur in steve bruce who has extremely questionable morals. make him the lowest paid and most grateful to be in his position manager in the country. stick him in front of the cameras to be the mouthpiece for yet more ashley lies and nauseatingly see through pr. follow the failed sunderland method of bringing in loan signing after loan signing rather than proper investment in the team. further follow the failed sunderland method of giving away thousands of free tickets to portray a genuine interest in a failing product. it just goes on and on and on man. it's fucking laughable that 30,000 people are happy to not only pay to have their arse dry fucked by the repulsive fat cunt, but will defend the piece of human scum too. another decade? we've got the cunt till he departs this mortal coil and it's what the 52000 braindead morons in SJP yesterday deserve. and yes Kid Dynamite, i very much include you in that, you fucking cretinous twat.

I see Rio Ferdinand has advanced enough from grieving his dead ex-wife to make a reality show about his family struggling to accept their new step-mother. Jesus Christ, what a cunt.

Why give away 10,000 free season tickets if it doesn’t bother them?

Portsmouth haven’t had three series on Netflix. Marra.

Also a team that didn’t manage to hit the heights Portsmouth did in recent Premier League history.

Ryder with another big exclusive

He's an absurdly good grafter and presser but he plays on the front foot all the time, he uses the ball well and is able to start counters and switch play better than he used to. The goals are probably a purple patch but it's hard to understate how good an on-pitch leader he is; always vocal, leads by example, doesn't allow anyone's focus to shift. Hard to believe it's the same player from 4/5 seasons ago.

Be very sceptical of any article that claims that Mike Ashley was prepared to finance any transfer deal ever.

Not sure what's worse; the embarrassing chant or the fact he decided it was something he should mention

Ashley is a classic Tory. “Divide & conquer”

The finger on the pulse of the United beat once again

There is actually. By actually staying away and seeing what happens as a result. But fucking mongos can't bring themselves to do it.

Because you're enabling the cunt, to the detriment of the club and everybody sensible enough to stay away.

That's one goal per 278 power naps. Not a bad return.

Players play for Klopp and Pep and become better players for it, very much like players did twenty odd years ago for the scandalously underrated* Kevin Keegan. I agree completely about the 5-1 game, he looked like a little boy getting a lesson from the big lads and it's to his credit what he's achieved since. *Underrated by fans of other clubs and football supporters who weren't around to see the true context of what he did, where we came from and how he did it. You sometimes get the odd condescending look from the odd younger FIFA NUFC fan who only knows we were entertainers and thinks his biggest achievement was ranting 'I love it' whilst every Newcastle United fan cringed. If they were truly kids you'd want to box their lugs and send them off with a massive bollocking.

Andy Gill founding member of Gang of Four. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/01/andy-gill-influential-guitarist-with-gang-of-four-dies-aged-64 I just saw him/them play in November 2019.

He played when we twatted the mackems 5-1. There"d had a fair bit of hype around him by then but he didn't get a kick v Nolan & Tiote. I watched him and thought he'd never live up to what folk were saying. Proves all you need sometimes is the right coach...

He's turned above average players into World Class one's.

Spot on from Craig Hope.

He’s been underrated most of his career u think. Even before Klopp they were never as effective when he was out of the side. Seems to have taken his performances to another level though

Bit forward like.

"It's just jealousy" says supporter of team that Portsmouth routinely bum.

Luke here having a normal, relaxing Sunday morning.

So Lee, how was the match today? Anything you noticed about the side or Bruce's tactics? Ok, err, thanks for that Lee, I'll err.....oh I tell you what! Can you get Mark Douglas to pop in with the match report instead, err, I mean with his piece about, err..... Blyth Spartans! Yes, that's it, Blyth Spartans. Cheers Lee.

It’s slightly annoying to say but if England are going to win the Euros, Jordan Henderson is going to be central to all of it. He’s become a fucking brilliant player tbf.

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All referees and linesmen look like the kids who grassed on you at school.

Looks like shes been sat on Hiawatha’s face for a about a week...lucky bastard

Ryder on footie focus? I can’t imagine this not making it into his diary. Lol, laterz.

‘How did you get this number? Don’t fucking call here again.’

So you don’t want us to get taken over by a billionaire then.