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Yes l thought that.

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Again, it’s their fans I can’t abide, not the players.

The injustice of the play offs, Derby finished 9 points behind Leeds.

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My boss is a Leeds fan. Think I might ring in sick.....

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Its very unfair but sadly they ain't going to change that now Jim.

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After the late excitement of the cricket the Charlton v Doncaster game is quite lively as well.:)

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l wanted Doncaster to go through as it was where my Dad was born.

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Boring and predictable FA Cup final. The Extra preliminary game I saw last summer was far more entertaining, 7 goals, 2 sending off, an injured ref, resulting in a spectator having the be a linesman!

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They are a fine team so give them some praise Victor.

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If either Longstaff or Rice move this summer it will nail down everything broken with development of youth players. Simply developing young players to feed to big clubs because you're incapable of holding onto them yourself.

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Amazed at this article from a United fans forum,

‘Also at the forum, United revealed that, despite last season's disappointing sixth-place finish, they sold all 52,000 season tickets in record time and it is understood 75,000 people are on the club's season ticket waiting list’.:shocked:

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Getting support like that has never been the problem in these past few years as the problems are with other parts of the club.

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ITV and BBC announces new Emirates FA Cup broadcast deal.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-23/...roadcast-deal/

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Gateshead FC are seemingly another club going under.
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2...tional-league/

Too many non league clubs are disappearing without trace. Time for a bit more redistribution of the obscene amounts of money in the Premiership to the rest of the game.

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Very sad as they came close to getting into the Football league.

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Good grief, I was sure that I remembered Gateshead being a league club and it appears my memory was correct. They lost out to Oldham Athletic and Hartlepool in the re election vote in 1960. :shocked:

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l was not born then so your memory goes back further then mine.;)

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I often look through the top few divisions of the non league clubs to see just how many I can remember playing in the top four divisions, it's a frightening number. :(

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Yes its quite sad seeing some of the old football league clubs struggling now as some names that come to hand are Southport , Workington , Darlington , Chester , Halifax , etc , etc.

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At least they are still in existence even with if they are'phoenix' clubs -the true supporters will follow them forever at whatever level.
There are others that have disappeared forever. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cate...ubs_in_England

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Meanwhile: Contracts have been signed and submitted to the Premier League between Ashley and Dubai-based billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan, to buy Newcastle United for £350M.

This is breaking as of 40 minutes ago. Bold claim though.

Edit: Newcastle issue no comment statement. Sky Sports are going into meltdown at the thought they've been out scooped. I'm just sat thinking are we really doing this again? It's worth noting from my own perspective, Ashley and Co have been negotiating promises with Benitez and those have progressed well and a deal was set to be reached in the coming week. So why bother with that if a deal to sell the club was that close? Said before someone was in the data room but a deal this quick seems too far fetched. This is the same guy that failed in a £2bn takeover of Liverpool so he's sniffing around the Premier League regardless.

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Sheikh Khaled's reps claim deal is concluded. :shocked:

News outlets now running story that Sheikh Khaled has insisted he's purchased Newcastle United for a price of £350M. I'm gobsmacked.

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Sadly there is a fair amount of clubs on that list Jim that sadly reached their demise.:(

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Newcastle confirm talks with Sheikh Khaled. Another Staveley and Kenyon spanner to deflect from the fact they've probably lost Benitez?

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Shame they couldn't include the smaller club the other side of Tyne as part of the deal ! 0.1 of the millions would probably save them.

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Who is this Jim bloke? ;)

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Seeing you are a intelligent man Mr K l am sure you can work that one out.;)

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https://news.sky.com/story/sheikh-bi...-350m-11729356

Heating up.

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You could buy the whole of Newcastle for £350m, not just the footy club ( and have Sunderland as a bonus) ! :D
Wonder if the Sheikh knows of some oil reserve under St James? ;)

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They could buy that with their pocket money old chap.;)

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Couldn’t find any mention on that list of Haggate Lads, Dannimac Rovers, Duke of York or any of the other clubs I once played for that no longer exist.

JIM.:D

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Dubai media are now reporting that Sheikh Khaled has completed the takeover of Newcastle United. This is crazy.

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Maybe they just don't pick you any longer ? ;)

See Blyth are another club that have recently disappeared from the same area. Maybe Newcastle supporters should get round some more grounds, save a packet and have a more entertaining day...
South Shields is a guaranteed good day :)

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Seems a bit quick for me.

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Actually a quick Google for Haggate Lads does bring up a few tenuous links. :)

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l remember Blyth Spartans in the FA cup as they were always giant killing.

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It's Blyth AFC that folded. Spartans are still going strong.

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l did not know about them as my knowledge does not go back as far as yours and Jims obviously.

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Nothing relatively new to report other than the deal has been agreed and they're working on finalisation. Arab media are reporting the takeover will be unveiled on Friday.

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Newcastle to win the Premier League in the next 5 years?

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l gather you have had a few quid down your local bookie on it.;)

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Latest is everything is complete following due diligence bar the following.

PL fit and proper persons test.
Payment
Transfer of ownership.

Be an ever developing story but I'd probably trust the Arab media idea that it's Friday before they announce they've bought the club.

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The fools could have bought Sunderland dirt cheap :D :D

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Some changes to the laws soon,

Will be interesting to see just how some of them are policed.

A keeper must have at least part of one foot on the goal line when a penalty is taken.

And this one is going to be hard to control.

Attackers are not allowed within a metre of a wall that includes at least 3 players at free kicks.

A goal kick will be 'in play' as soon as it is kicked, it does not have to leave the area.

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Load of private jets from the UAE are due into Newcastle on Friday. Further news links the club to Mourinho and Wenger if Benitez is gone.

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Another one, for non-league only atm, 10 min sin bins.
http://www.sportbible.com/football/n...-seas-20190523
How many watches will the ref have to have ? :D

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That is the vexed question though as how changes in the law we have had before and yet many are not applied consistently.

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Sin bins are a excellent idea.

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Bin Zayed Group now undertaking fit and proper persons test.

Midhat Kidwai: "Terms have been agreed between us and Mike Ashley; these terms have been reflected in a document, signed by both parties, which has been forwarded to the Premier League." #nufc

Midhat Kidwai also says: "The so called fit-and-proper Premier League process is a standard procedure which will take time, and we are doing all we can to assist the Premier League during this process." #nufc

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Lets hope it does go through after due diligence adzii.

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They're still banking on Friday. They arrive Friday and and have the Du Vin hotel booked over the weekend. This will probably be the last official statement till then.

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So all in all because of UEFA's complete incompetence most Arsenal and Chelsea fans will be watching it on TV tonight at home.

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As a Spurs fan, this kills me having 2 rival teams facing each other. Marginally, however, I will be wanting Chelsea to win so Arsenal end the season without a trophy.

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Seeing my brother supports Chelsea l am not being given much choice as failure to support them means l would be in the dog house for a while.:D

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Just a boring football game with 22 foreign players, foreign coaches, foreign location. Don't know what everyone gets excited about, no relevance to the UK. Much the same in the CL final.... ;)

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Well if you don't like it Mr K then you don't have to watch it as you always watch those lovely reality shows you so enjoy.;)

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To the shock of absolutely nobody, the crowd is dead.

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Indeed it sounds more like a pre-season friendly during the summer.

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Some great football and goals nevertheless.:cool:

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And my big brother is happy as well.:D

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I'm ecstatic too, which makes a change lol. Now for Spurs to thrash Liverpool on Saturday.....

And I can't watch it Saturday night either, have to bloody work. Ugh.

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Lets hope you don't feel the same on Saturday night Mark.;)

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Nothing today and likely no more real news until the Premier League pass Sheikh Khaled in the fit and proper persons check.

Joselu dropped a clanger though in his goodbye message. Telling Newcastle fans to enjoy the new board. The mood remains the same, there's a feeling we're just waiting for the Premier League to tie this up and then we're done. The players and staff believe the club has effectively been sold and most of the higher ups like Charnley are preparing to be dismissed.

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Such terribly sad news.:(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48483157

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That was a very soft penalty.:rolleyes:

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Probably a contrived one. He saw the arm out(pointing?) and kicked the ball at the defender. No other reason to kick the ball that way.

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Pro tip. Just slam every ball that comes to you at a player and hope for a penalty.

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Indeed it was but the officials seem to have no hesitation in giving those now.

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Awful first half. You'd think it was Stoke vs Wigan. Poor penalty decision. Only other noteworthy thing is Mane keeps picking balls out from over the top and each time it's Trippier grabbing his wrist/shirt/arm and it hasn't been picked up yet. He's dying to get sent off.

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Too much at stake as anybody who expected Premiership fireworks was never going to get it.

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So nearly a final neither team deserved to win. Liverpool edge that but my god I'm struggling to think of another final as bad as this. Chelsea vs Munich but that had all the late drama after both goals. This has just been an absolute stinker.

Edit: Was wondering when Harry Kane or Salah would throw themselves to the floor. Harry Kane takes that award in the 91st minute.

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Very poor diving from Harrold Kane, what do they teach them these days? Needs to go back to diving school.

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Fantastic result

Lets all laugh at spuds :)

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Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss.:cleader::cleader:

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We played far better last year.

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I was a bit indifferent about this match. But some Spurs neighbours have disturbed my peace all day, all gone quiet now :)

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Is it too late to do Barcelona vs Ajax instead? :D

I'd love to know why Poch put Kane in ahead of Moura. The penalty so early pretty much buried the game.

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Dire match, seen much better at Old Trafford recently which tells you how poor it was. Spurs marginally the better team, Liverpool's keeper their MOM, kept them in the game.

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l agree with you but at least there is a trophy at the end of it.:D

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Careful if you're out in north london tonight, there's tremendous flooding in certain areas

:bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry:

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Louis van Gaal and his thoughts about Man Utd.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...tics-solskjaer

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Company set up by Mike Ashley's lawyers. Names the Bin Zayed Group as owners ahead of Newcastle takeover. The earliest completion of Fit and proper test would be tomorrow.

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Lets now see the colour of their money.

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Cristiano Ronaldo. :shocked:

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The English 'fans' abroad, some things never change.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...y_to_clipboard

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One of the greatest...

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Depressing and predictable sadly...:(:td:

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Although its worth pointing out this distinction Mr K.

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True Den, its just depressing this rent a mob follows England everywhere. No interest in football, just drinking and fighting.

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Absolutely Mr K as these type of people should be punished severely and also should be banned from going abroad for life and banned from going to any football match for life.

The thing is they are a tiny minority that are not representative of the vast majority of law abiding well behaved English fans.

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Uninspiring England performance. Echo my past comments, it's part down to the fact the players haven't had a kick around in 4 weeks. You don't forget to play football but you do lose your rhythm. It made the CL final diabolical to watch.

Then there's Southgate. :erm:

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I blame Pep, nowt wrong with Row Z at the right time.;)

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What are your thoughts about VAR Jim? as it was a close decision but it was offside.

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I’m all for VAR as long as it is used correctly, last night was an example of best practise, no excessive delay and a correct decision.:)

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One thing is clear and that is don't celebrate a goal until you know its going to be given.;)

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One way to kill the emotion. I'm not sure where the game is going with all these rule changes, I thought VAR was for clear and obvious errors, if it takes a couple of minutes to find out it's neither clear or obvious

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Its here to stay whether one likes it or not as one thing it will do is cut out some of the mistakes made by the officials.

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It wont necessarily cut out the mistakes, the way it's being used is still based on human interpretation, perhaps if it was just for the clear and obvious it'd be more warmly accepted.

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