…and this ladies and gentleman is just a taster of the ‘entitlement’ monster that is being created within their fanbase by oil state money
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A good mate of mine supports Newcastle and I always thought they were a proper club with proper supporters for the reasons stated above.
When the takeover happened, I expected him to be outraged, as he is an intelligent bloke with a sense of right and wrong.
However, I was surprised to find him defending it on the following grounds:
1, Whataboutism - Look at Chelsea, look and City, we’re no worse than them etc.
2, Don’t blame the fans - They’ve waited so long for glory and put up with so much shit, they deserve the chance of success.
3, Good for the City - The Northeast has been deprived and neglected for so long, the region deserves something positive. This will raise its profile and improve its image.
4, You’d do the same - Supporters of other clubs are just jealous and would be happy if it had happened to them.
All bollocks of course, but that’s how they rationalise it.
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Fair play
Bet you’d not see City fans doing this.
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I bet we won’t see many Newcastle fans doing this either.
Filed this one in the “believe it when I see it” category.
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Yeah I’ll wait to see how many protest.
After all that banner a few weeks back.
What are the odds that those who may turn up in the protest will be called racist?
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Aye, the counter protest will be way bigger than the protest
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Here’s hoping that it’s enough fans who protest to make it a story. And at that point, fair play to any reasonable barcode fans who try to take a stand.
If it is a handful, and it is ignored, then that will be deflating.
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“Independant Regulator”. Basically someone in government has surmised that for this takeover to happen some ‘brown envelopes’ have changed hands. This new regulator is a way for ministers to get a slice of the pie. 
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Of all the various excuses for Geordies to turn a blind eye to the atrocious regime that now own them, Mike Ashley is beyond lamentable.
I get that fans were around before the saudi’s and are in no obligation to depart now. I have some sympathy (although not much) with the idea that City are doing the same.
But imagine thinking you are entitled to an influx of sports washing, blood stained, oil money, that causes existential damage to the sport, because your last owner was a twat. Fuck off, lads.
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Good to know the postal strikes didn’t have an impact on envelope deliveries
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Amazing set of haircuts and… eyebrows.
Well he probably deserves manager of the month so I assume Chelsea win tomorrow then 
Rooting for Newcastle, at this moment in time I don’t have the slightest issue with them.
Sure they’ve spent a bit of money but on the grand scheme of things, no more than West Ham Villa Everton or the other of the top 6 clubs have so to be where they are commands respect.
Top 4 of City Arsenal Newcastle and Liverpool? I’m all for it.
Wire transfers 
The Newcastle squad is over performing right now, and man for man they do not compare vs the traditional top 6. The season is long, and I expect them to drop down a few places. it depends on what they do in the Jan window if they make top 6.
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What did they win?
Pringles?
Those Pringles cost tens of thousands per tube(allegedly) £1.65 in Tesco.
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Posted at 17:2217:22
Protest held outside St James’ Park
Alistair Magowan
BBC Sport at St James’ Park
A small protest by supporters group ‘NUFC fans against sportswashing’ was held outside St James’ Park prior to kick-off.
Organiser John Hird says he wants to highlight human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. But some supporters walking by shout “take the sign down”. Hird, who was joined by half a dozen fellow protestors, said they’ve had a lot of support on social media. “People telling me to take it down makes me more determined,” Hird adds. “We admit we are a minority. It’s not a protest against Newcastle fans.”
Newcastle is 80% owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), and when the takeover went through 13 months ago, the Premier League said it had received “legally binding assurances” that the state would not control the club.
PIF regards its investment in Newcastle as an economic one rather than any attempt to ‘sportswash’, or cleanse Saudi Arabia’s reputation on human rights.
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