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#363615 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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20 Dec 2016 12:11:32
Game was crap tbf. Least Barkley did his best to liven it up by being a colossal fucking idiot and somehow getting away with it.
#363277 The Lower League Thread
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18 Dec 2016 14:36:26
Burton seemed to be the banana skin game I thought we'd lose, like Stevenage in the FA Cup a few years ago. Certainly I figured it would be a tricky test of Newcastle, so at least 3 points were collected from that. Shame about Brighton and Reading getting injury time wins but heyho.
#362953 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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15 Dec 2016 21:55:31
Can be a lose-lose game for refs - a good one is usually ignored, and a bad one is usually the centre of attention.
#362814 The Lower League Thread
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14 Dec 2016 21:36:54
Job done, really. Not a barnstormer of a game, but enough to keep out toothless opponents, and 2 decent finishes too. Plus nine points clear of Reading in 3rd.
#362789 The Lower League Thread
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14 Dec 2016 18:57:05
Apparently Gianfranco Zola has been in talks and could be confirmed before they play Brighton on Saturday.

Given his record at West Ham and Watford, I'm not sure that's an improvement. But hey, who knows.
#362740 The Lower League Thread
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14 Dec 2016 13:47:37
Birmingham have sacked their manager, and judging by the PR, for no real reason: http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/birmingham-city-gary-rowett-panos-pavlakis-3468386.aspx?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_source=Twitter

They're outside the play-offs on goal difference for fuck's sake.
#362451 2016/17 Champions League
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12 Dec 2016 11:23:00
I'm confused - why couldn't Leicester have Bayer Leverkusen or PSG? They were skipped for both of those draws and plumped straight to the one v Sevilla.

But yeah. Arsenal had to get that in the year they won their group didn't they?
#362226 The Lower League Thread
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10 Dec 2016 22:13:23
Well... after last week's miserable antics, this was much needed.

Onwards and upwards. Hopefully by brushing off the bizarre Wigan jinx on Wednesday.
#361171 The Lower League Thread
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03 Dec 2016 01:15:45
Missed the game but just seen the highlights... Jesus wept. The first one doesn't look like a penalty, nevermind red, and in any case, Lansbury was the instigator. The second I think was probably a pen, but was not a red even accounting for the rule change for this year, and I'm also lost as to why Clark's goal was disallowed.

Bit of a fucking mess all told. Somewhat suitable to round off the shittest week of the season so far.
#360848 2016/17 EFL Cup (League Cup!)
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30 Nov 2016 16:17:51
We've had the discussions of a differing nature before here. But there's an odd all or nothing ethos - there's some who are blindly pro-Benitez they'll at worst overlook fuck-ups like these 2, but equally some who go "He's an overpaid shit manager who should fuck off". There's no in-between. Its weird. IMO we're probably better for having him then not, but equally there's responsibility. Even if calling Rafa a cunt for last night is odd - the 27 shots off target are the bigger explainer for that. Not to mention standard penalty shootout bottling.

Though it is amusing me more that Palace fans who this time last year were gloating about Pardew are now going "You know what? The Geordies were right" given he's doing more or less what he did at Newcastle at least 2 times.
#360842 2016/17 EFL Cup (League Cup!)
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30 Nov 2016 15:20:51
It'd be boring if we all thought the same opinions tbf.
#360797 2016/17 EFL Cup (League Cup!)
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29 Nov 2016 22:52:25
Hmmmm... shooting practice required. And maybe a kick up Matz Sels' arse. Again.
#360288 The Lower League Thread
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26 Nov 2016 19:43:54
Judging from what I've seen and read, yes. But there seemed to be an atmosphere from some people before the game today that all Newcastle had to do was turn up to win, which wasn't really a great idea given a result like this is usually what follows. And if there's not going to be a great deal for the oppo keeper to do, as was the case, then doubly so.
#360266 The Lower League Thread
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26 Nov 2016 17:28:19
Its just one of those games I guess where everyone thought only one result would happen but the favourites choked. Happens all the time. Guess just take it on the chin, then do better at Forest on Friday.
#360265 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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26 Nov 2016 17:23:49
That last 25 minutes in Swansea-Palace sounded fucking mental. I particularly liked the journalist tweeting "On my 11th rewrite... my copy might be late."

Well, if Pardew was under pressure before today for losing 5 in a row, this probably didn't help. Must've been particularly galling both when they got to 4-3 and the fact Tomkins headed wide with the very last bit of action.
#360248 The Lower League Thread
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26 Nov 2016 16:38:30
Should I even be surprised Blackburn at home was the banana skin?
#359285 The Lower League Thread
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20 Nov 2016 17:43:10
Well... we're not going to face such a generous goalkeeper every week.

9 points clear of 3rd now. Can't complain with that.
#359145 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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19 Nov 2016 19:38:30
Well... self-destruct button well and truly pressed.
#357923 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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12 Nov 2016 21:45:44
Its a double-edged sword really. Its pretty fair the "Anyone But Clinton" movement was stronger than "Anyone But Trump", and a combination of people wanting something different. I'm not convinced a billionaire who literally has his name on skyscrapers and who has already hired lots of corporate lobbyists is anti-establishment, but clearly I'm out of that thinking. IMO, I would think the two biggest strands of convincing enough white Obama voters in swing states for people who think new is always better, and a swell in the white supremacist/KKK/Neo-Nazi movements are probably the two big things that helped, but there's just no real one overriding factor - just lots of accumulative ones that spat out this result. I'm mostly perplexed by the fact over 4 in 10 women voted Trump, but it is what it is.

Maybe it also helped Trump had so many scandals that it was hard to keep up or focus ire on one target. Not that it matters too much - be it shady business deals, political unsuitability, or just being impeached by reason of insanity, I don't think he'll last the full 4 year term. Although as the anti-abortion and anti-gay Mike Pence is his VP and would take over, that's really taking the "douche or turd" principle to breaking point.

I do think its quite bizarre that Clinton got more votes but lost to a guy who got less votes than both guys Obama beat. But then I thought the reverse scenario of Clinton winning electoral college vs Trump winning popular was likelier, although I get the idea of state-by-state winners leading to an accumulative win. But it does seem perplexing this is a thing, and judging by history, tends to usually ends badly - 1876's election ended in a year's legal arguments before the guy who won the popular vote was given it anyway, the winner in 1888 was voted out 4 years later for the previously incumbent President he had beaten anyway, and 2000 gave us George W. Bush. So... yaaay for democracy.
#356749 The Lower League Thread
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So... top of the table, 7 league wins in a row, and building a gap on the play-offs. Not bad, even if I hear the second half v Cardiff left lots to be desired.

Surprised Norwich seem to be falling apart at the minute. They were appalling at Brighton last week, and apparently were second best against Leeds. But I guess there's a hazard now they've committed to Neil of then going and sacking him, hiring in someone from the lower league treadmill that takes them backwards, and they get stuck in the 2nd tier for a while. Perhaps. At the least, he got them promoted when I didn't think they would in 2014-15 and were a few individual errors from staying up last year, so its not like they're that abominable atm. Even if some of their fans seem to think so, judging by social media. As per.

As for JFH, feels a bit odd they were quick to back him at QPR after he surfaced in the Telegraph corruption allegations, and now they've sacked him almost as quickly. But given they've started largely badly, can't really say that its a surprise on football terms, given the end of manager job security seems to be approaching terminal velocity.
By Sam | On 04 November 2016 - 20:55 PM GMT
When I heard about Calvin Andrew being banned for 12 games for an elbow, I thought it was excessive, then I saw the video. Fucking hell.

Link.

Similar to me tbf. What the fuck did Andrew think he was doing?
#354818 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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29 Oct 2016 16:13:08
It looks like Old Trafford broke Moyes. Sunderland are in deep shit and its looking like this is the year that several seasons of just keeping out of the drop catches up with them. But then again I thought that last year more than once.

37 attempts for MUFC, 11 on target... ordinarily at least 3/4 of them are goals. And yeah, bringing on Fellaini and Rooney for Mata and Rashford is not a solution.
#354811 The Lower League Thread
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29 Oct 2016 16:03:39
100% record for Newcastle in October. End sounded far from comfortable at Deepdale - PNE scored on 90 and hit the post on 90+9 - but 6 from 6.

Helps a bit that Norwich and Huddersfield both sustained 5-0 thrashings.
#353459 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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23 Oct 2016 15:09:40
Least we won't be getting a reprise of Monday's snoozefest.
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By Ninja | On 23 October 2016 - 15:39 PM BST
Is it something like 7 games in a row now they haven't scored? They got good money for Daryl Murphy given his age but replacing him with Leon Best hardly seems like the best business

Nearly - scored in only one of their last 7 games, which was their win over Burton on Tuesday. Drew blanks in the other 6.
#353418 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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23 Oct 2016 13:13:12
Happened with Man City last year too, didn't it? They won the first 5/5 then didn't once look like champions afterwards.
#353417 The Lower League Thread
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23 Oct 2016 13:11:15
I'd be concerned if we weren't getting results, but for now we're doing well enough. To be expected, maybe, and it helps when teams are as unambitious as Ipswich sounded, but given I was genuinely expecting the worst after that opening duo, I'm content for now.

Seeing as they've just beaten Norwich and Huddersfield, I'm intrigued to see how we'll do v Preston next.
#353415 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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23 Oct 2016 13:09:30
Great assist though.

I'm bewildered as to what his goal was disallowed for, not least given first we knew is when the scoreboard ticker reverted to 0-1 and Quinn didn't seem to know what was going on. Although granted, no change there.
#353135 Newcastle Thread
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22 Oct 2016 11:36:04
Tbf its only the matchday this week that we're not.
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Its not gonna be a procession for the next 7 months, but something feels pretty satisfying about seeing that. Hopefully we'll stay there or thereabouts.
#350366 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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10 Oct 2016 21:45:10
The Infiltrator - decent enough, mildly entertaining, Cranston was good.
The Girl With All The Gifts - very compelling independent British horror movie.
Deepwater Horizon - surprisingly intense and visceral
The Girl On The Train - not as compelling as the book, but had good moments