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'We know the big six are starting to worry about us...' ⚫️⚪️
I went behind-the-scenes at
#nufc
academy last week for fascinating insight: big changes & big challenges.
Exclusive interviews w/ Steve Harper, Jack Ross & Peter Ramage & others. Long read 👇
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Christian Atsu set up a charity for abandoned, orphaned and trafficked children. He donated thousands of pounds to help destitute prisoners in Ghana, paid for their life-saving operations with little or no publicity. An excellent footballer but even better man. RIP.
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Pipe down pal.
A month ago you were mocking
#nufc
fans for being upset at their ownership and telling them to band together to buy the club.
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Impromptu team photo in front of the away end. Hasn't gone down well among the home fans who remain...
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Seen a few people say: '
#nufc
fans, don't expect Man City investment!'
To be honest, they'd settle for the stadium not being a tatty advert for Sports Direct, an MD who doesn't think painting the training ground is enough, a manager who doesn't do 'ticking over'...
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Huddersfield's is truly a magical story. The 15,000 fans who've magically appeared for a start
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Really having to bite my tongue on this North East local lockdown.
From Friday the situation is so severe we won't be able to see or visit our families but three weeks ago we were being encouraged to eat out multiple times, go to the pub and return to the office 🤷♂️
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How much did Kieran Trippier cost
#nufc
again?! What a signing. Lifts everyone around him and delivery is fantastic.
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NUFC defensive unit last night:
Martin Dubravka (£5.2m), Fabian Schar (£3m), Jamaal Lascelles (£3.5m), Florian Lejeune (£8.7m).
Total cost: £20.4m 💷
Or roughly one Nathan Ake...
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They've done it again.
@worflags
tribute to
@asaintmaximin
, who must be feeling the love...
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One thing I could never understand about Charnley, Ashley et al was how they didn't realise what a powerful force engaged & unified supporter base could be at
#nufc
.
@ghodoussi
,
@jamiereuben
realised. Look at SJP now: vibrant, loud, hostile. A major asset for club!
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Newcastle have played the 18th, 17th, 16th & 14th placed teams in the
@premierleague
and not beaten any of them.
Steve Bruce isn't getting a tune out of this squad, they're underperforming & are in real danger of going down. Change is needed (and has been for a while).
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Ha ha.. Neil Warnock just told Sky when he passes away he wants a "minute's booing" at clubs that hated him.
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Richard Masters on PRS rules: 'If clubs don't comply with those rules, the other clubs expect us to take action.'
Remind me again what the punishment was for the six clubs that tried to join an unsanctioned European Super League two years ago?
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What an astonishing evening. 14 years covering the club and I've never heard an atmosphere like it. Something is building here.
#nufc
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The last time
#nufc
scored, the UK was in the European Union and no-one had ever heard of the corona virus.
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These clay brained arseholes don't represent Newcastle (or the UK). 👍
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How good is
@CallumWilson
. One chance, one goal. Best striker I've seen at
#nufc
since
@dembabafoot
.
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Can you imagine what the stadium would have been like in the second half? And what town would be like now? 😫
F***ing pandemic.
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What a week for
#nufc
. 14 (now looks like 15) players out injured, virtually no bench to call on, eleven players having to play 90 minutes plus - but beat Chelsea & Man Utd convincingly and were seconds (and a horrific VAR) from beating Paris Saint Germain.
What a team this is.
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Had you told
#nufc
fans after the last international break they'd be 8th, unbeaten in the Champs Lge, into 4th round of the Lge Cup, four points off 4th and have recaptured form you'd have taken that (especially with the injuries). Exciting season unfolding again
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Positives:
- Lascelles not sold
- NUFC squad definitely better than they were this time last year
- Looking forward to seeing how Rondon plays under Rafa. Ditto Muto
- Dubravka
- Kenedy here for the season
- Shelvey looked in the mood on Sat
- Benitez still the manager
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Something pretty extraordinary about atmosphere at SJP at the moment. Defiance, pride, fight; everyone on board. I'd forgotten what the stadium could be after the toxic last three years.
Howe cleverly channeling it. Feels like momentum could be building...
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Amanda Staveley at FT Live: 'We had the opportunity to look at Chelsea - a wonderful club - but there was only ever one club for us,
#nufc
.'
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Why do this kind of thing? Triggers all the wrong sort of people, creates a false debate and antagonism.
They are a truly great England team & they're history makers. They are trail blazers. Let's just enjoy it without doing tedious culture wars stuff.
Are the Lionesses England's greatest ever football team?
It's the first major trophy for the England women's team and the first football honour since the men's 1966 World Cup win.
They're now household names. So are they England's greatest ever football team?
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This is just the most Newcastle United Newcastle United game ever.
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I've been like a broken record about
@asaintmaximin
but what a difference he made. Dynamic, fearless, carried the ball at pace. Made a huge difference today.
Got to keep him fit. 👏
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They've left it too late to hit the run of games that would have got them out of it. But it doesn't mean they shouldn't act now. This pitiful performance is the final straw.
Steve Bruce has to go.
#nufc
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It's the Chronicle's fault, apparently. 19th in the league, 1 point from 12, already out of the League Cup, best player injured, the club not delivering the bare minimum in terms of signings that even he wanted.
Risible stuff.
💬 "That's what the fans are asking, are they?"
‼️ Steve Bruce was not happy when asked about whether he had been on holiday in the build-up to
#MUNNEW
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Reguillon and Dier deserve plenty of praise for quick response. Every second counts in this scenario.
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There is no way - repeat, no way - that this takeover would be happening without Rafa Benitez. His connections have helped lead to Amanda Staveley; his presence made the club more saleable/attractive.
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NUFC since Dummett returned to the team: W 3, D 4 L 2 (both v Man City).
Conceded 8 goals in 9 games.
In the previous 9: W 1, D 1, L 7
Conceded 20 goals in 9 games
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So today is my last shift at the Chronicle & Journal after 14 years covering (mostly)
#nufc
for
@ChronicleNUFC
.
I've had a blast with a brilliant team of exceptional colleagues who are mates (even when the team we've been covering hasn't been brilliant). 📰⚽ 1/2
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Pep Guardiola has taken an already brilliant team and made it better but Newcastle were bottom and hopeless when Eddie Howe took over. They're now 3rd and the transformation of Joelinton, Willock, Almiron and Schar is testament to his coaching. Manager of the year for me....
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Callum Wilson is the best £20m spent in the Mike Ashley era.
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I am disgusted at
@premierleague
clubs, broadcasters & authorities for agreeing to this & it should be remembered the next time this lot ask for your support. Pure greed at a time when fans feeling pinch.
If they are so desperate for money, stop the grotesque transfer spending.
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Missing the big games this week but in my defence, a good reason..
A new number nine for you in 18 years
@bcafc_women
,
@NUFCWomen
or
@SAFCLadies
... 😍
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So Rafa Benitez should spend his *own* money on transfers? Not expect to be given a portion of the £100m plus
@premierleague
TV & prize?
In a very crowded field that's the worst
#nufc
hot take I've ever read. Some achievement.
Well said
@rioferdy5
👏👏. If Rafa loves Newcastle as he says - spend some of his own money. He’s got enough. Management is about teamwork - why should it always be Ashley? Buy it. It’s still for sale. They’re in the bottom 3 & Rafa is responsible. He picks the team.
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Convinced the people in charge of
#nufc
- the head coach, the MD, the owner - don't realise quite how much trouble they're in. Incredible the Steve Bruce quotes after that draw today. Playing 19th in the league.
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The Jamaal Lascelles redemption arc is so satisfying. What a performance today. Some effort.
Shouldn't be surprised at that.
#nufc
proving week after week they're a really, really good team...
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Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports just now saying that after talking to the Reuben Brothers he believes it's 'only a matter of time' before
#nufctakeover
will be done.
More positive noises. 👏
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Absolutely dreadful. If it was a normal club, you'd say Steve Bruce had 45 minutes to save his job. But...
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Inexcusable, that. At almost any other
@premierleague
club Steve Bruce would be under massive pressure.
Witless, no plan, no idea and only heading in one direction. This has been going for a while. Will club act?
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Let them go - but bar them from the
@premierleague
if they join the Super League. The fans of those clubs - never mind the rest of us - don't want this. It will bomb. Call their bluff.
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It is utterly contemptible that the
@premierleague
refuse to engage with anyone within the
#nufc
fanbase about what happened with
#nufctakeover
.
Three days have passed. Serious accusations about the process. have been made. Continuing silence is not an option.
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Luis Enrique just called
#nufc
"the team from the fourth pot that no-one wanted". Full of praise for Newcastle, and called them "almost the complete football team".
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Absolutely risible that
#nufc
will, as it stands lose Rafa Benitez next wk.
The club that gave an 8-year deal to Alan Pardew won't shift sufficiently to keep the one man who would guarantee then
@premierleague
football year in, year out.
The regime doesn't realise what it has.
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No. But I have one to him: Good riddance
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Debate all you want about the summer signings but Hall & Livramento are serious talents.
#nufc
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Thought they were all brilliant tonight. But how good was
@seanlongstaff97
?
Only his third Premier League start. Some prospect.
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"It doesn't matter what manager you have," says Jamaal Lascelles.
Hmm. Experience of the last few months suggests it does.
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What a loan signing Willock has been, btw. Crucial leveller v Spurs and now this. Big points he's helped win.
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Struggling to think of a performance as bad as that in my 13 years covering
#nufc
. But it was so tediously predictable.
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Interesting debate around
@asaintmaximin
at the moment. It's simple for me: he's a vital cog in the
#nufc
wheel. Not too many in the Premier League or world football who can do what he does.
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Fair play
@chris_sutton73
. Criticising Ashley on commentary just now.
"The net spend since 2007 is £32m. That's not enough. You can understand the
#nufc
fan frustration at that. They want investment. They want to see their team do well."
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Companies House update confirms Lee Charnley 'terminated' as director of
#nufc
1892 Limited on the day of the takeover. Continues to operate in his former role as part of transition period.
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Looks like Aleksander Isak will sign a five year contract at
#nufc
, significantly uplifting his salary but - crucially - staying within Newcastle's pay structure. Striker huge potential; v.good now but can get better. Another who can enhance Eddie Howe's pressing game. Exciting
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So now 19 of the 20 Premier League clubs have confirmed they'll offer refunds to season ticket holders.
Can you guess the one which hasn't?
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There's your January surprise*... 👀
#nufc
set to land Bruno Guimarães in deal worth more than £30m. Perfect midfield link player, great age, potential to grow with team. Exactly the type of deal they've been looking to do all window.
* Could be another to come
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It's totally wrong that
#nufc
should have been left in limbo for 15 months with no prospect of a resolution to a takeover agreed in April. Fans led down the garden path.
Where is the transparency,
@premierleague
? All parties - buyer, seller - want it. And fans want it. A mess.
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Gets boring to say it, but how good was Joelinton again there? Transformed as a midfield 'enforcer'.
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And they get what they deserve. Negative selection, dreadful set-up, no plan.
#nufc
are in big, big trouble.
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3-0 & game over. Ecstatic scenes in the away end.
#nufc
handled the occasion well. A season reboot incoming?
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Spot on from
@alanshearer
here.
"If Rafa can get into 10th with this squad then imagine what he can do with a bit of backing, finance and an owner who wants to invest.
"They need to sort his future out because they cannot - I repeat cannot - afford to lose him."
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Newcastle making a statement signing with
@trippier2
- who is likely to be unveiled tomorrow. They've got a great deal, La Liga winner and
@England
international.
Instantly improves them, sets standards for others to follow.
More deals to come. Busy & exciting month on Tyneside.
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...unless they sell my hats, that is 🧢
“I want accountability & answers... it’s what the fans deserve!”
#VibeWithFive
going LIVE soon to discuss the
#SuperLeague
fallout!
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Why can no pundit ever mention Bruce's record without a Rafa reference?!
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Without their best two players, with record signing to come (and probably a signing or two this week), that's a decent (second half) display and point. Progress.
#nufc
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Kylian Mbappe would have been 12 in 2011 Adam
@MsiDouglas
This would have been a good view had he targeted the likes of Mbappe and Kante instead of Obertan and Saivet 🤷♂️🙄
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Brilliant pic from our archives.
The two lads who woke up to back page headlines this morning....
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One of Russia, England, Colombia, Denmark, Croatia, Sweden or Switzerland are going to be in the World Cup final.
Incredible.
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Fabian Schar cost...
1/5 of a Yerry Mina
1/3 of a Callum Chambers
1/10 of a Shkodran Mustafi
Brilliant signing.
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