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June to July 2020 - NUFC

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The way I see it is, we are the older brother, lets call us Sonny and mags are the younger of the two, Nobby. Now both Nobby and Sonny were fairly similar in size in their formative years, until Nobby got a growth spurt. Sonny wasn't very well at the time and didn't grow as he should, but Nobby took full advantage and snacked on the food that Sonny couldn't eat. Nobby, then became slightly bigger in build to Sonny, but whenever they fight, Sonny, (still not well) always smacks Nobby on the nose. Nobby runs crying to mam, who tells him he probably deserved it, because of his big mouth and Sonny doesn't just lash out for no reason. The kids on the street are the same, Sonny is ok, he is a bit of a nuisance, always getting in the way but he's harmless. Boys of Sonny's size think Nobby is a bit too big for his boots, he always thinks he deserves the best toys instead of the tat he has, they want nothing to do with Nobby and his alleged air of superiority. So Nobby tries mixing it with the bigger lads, who to a man just laugh and point at him. They don't care how big you think are, your loftiness doesn't matter to them. Your toys are still cheap plastic shit, you can't have the same as them irrespective of whether you think you deserve it. All of the kids, no matter what age, understand one thing, Nobby is a boasting gobshite, too big for his boots, constantly telling everyone how big he is, yet every time Sonny lands one on him, everyone laughs at Nobby' s expense. Poor Nobby
 

Confucius said:
The way I see it is, we are the older brother, lets call us Sonny and mags are the younger of the two, Nobby. Now both Nobby and Sonny were fairly similar in size in their formative years, until Nobby got a growth spurt. Sonny wasn't very well at the time and didn't grow as he should, but Nobby took full advantage and snacked on the food that Sonny couldn't eat. Nobby, then became slightly bigger in build to Sonny, but whenever they fight, Sonny, (still not well) always smacks Nobby on the nose. Nobby runs crying to mam, who tells him he probably deserved it, because of his big mouth and Sonny doesn't just lash out for no reason. The kids on the street are the same, Sonny is ok, he is a bit of a nuisance, always getting in the way but he's harmless. Boys of Sonny's size think Nobby is a bit too big for his boots, he always thinks he deserves the best toys instead of the tat he has, they want nothing to do with Nobby and his alleged air of superiority. So Nobby tries mixing it with the bigger lads, who to a man just laugh and point at him. They don't care how big you think are, your loftiness doesn't matter to them. Your toys are still cheap plastic shit, you can't have the same as them irrespective of whether you think you deserve it. All of the kids, no matter what age, understand one thing, Nobby is a boasting gobshite, too big for his boots, constantly telling everyone how big he is, yet every time Sonny lands one on him, everyone laughs at Nobby' s expense. Poor Nobby
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Poor Nobby indeed, having to apologise for the continued absence of his older brother who, penniless, was last seen selling the Big Issue and babbling incoherently about his prospects of getting a room in a nearby hostel.
 
Sir Tasker said:
You would have to be rather gullible to belive that Benitez went to China for footballing reasons. Even the suggestion of it is ludicrous. He is nearly 60, and got offered absolutely ridiculous money, and he has taken it. Who can blame him? Almost everyone would do the same.

Grateful that he got us out of the Championship. If you don't bounce straight back then you are knackered. Totally shafted. But the thanks need to stop there. He left a good while ago now and the continued fawning and gushing over him is utter cringe.
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Have had to bump this. Lots of nonsense being aired today.
 
Metro Man said:
Poor Nobby indeed, having to apologise for the continued absence of his older brother who, penniless, was last seen selling the Big Issue and babbling incoherently about his prospects of getting a room in a nearby hostel.
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Sonny is going through a hard time mate, but unlike Nobby he still has his own home. Nobby used to call round now and again, but doesn't now due to Sonny being unwell. He couldn't even be bothered last year when Sonny was doing fine, but he sent his U18 brother to run his messages, Sonny smacked him all ower as well. Sonny will be back but its a long hard road, he will overcome it

You are the same Metro lad, the last time you went to visit Sonny, you had a breakdown between Brockley Whins and Pelaw on the way home
 
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Quite a decent article on Rafa here -
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Confucius said:
Sonny is going through a hard time mate, but unlike Nobby he still has his own home. Nobby used to call round now and again, but doesn't now due to Sonny being unwell. He couldn't even be bothered last year when Sonny was doing fine, but he sent his U18 brother to run his messages, Sonny smacked him all ower as well. Sonny will be back but its a long hard road, he will overcome it

You are the same Metro lad, the last time you went to visit Sonny, you had a breakdown between Brockley Whins and Pelaw on the way home
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They were the precise words, babbled by Sonny, between mouthfulls of a half eaten cheese sandwich he had picked up from the pavement. You forgot to mention their little brother. Sonny with his speech impediment, has never been able to pronounce his name and refers to him as 'Boro'. Even little 'Boro' has lost respect for Sonny, and mixes with a better class of society.
 
Shieldsman said:
Make no mistake. Not one genuine SAFC fan wants to see Newcastle win, draw or even get a f***ing corner.
The fact that Newcastle are being more successful under Bruce than Benitez does not cause joy for any genuine SAFC fan. We’d prefer you were relegated and were chucking toys out of the pram about how bad Ashley and Bruce are and how marvellous Rafa is in comparison.
The unfortunate reality for both sets of fans is that Bruce is set to record more points than Rafa ever did in a PL season with NUFC. Our bewilderment comes from the fact that none of you will accept Rafa for what he is - a well past his sell by date charlatan who blamed everyone but himself for his own team’s results.
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Quite a few sunderlands on here don't appear to meet your criteria for 'genuine'.

Also 'Being more successful' is a f***ing stretch, isn't it?
 
The Fish said:
Quite a few sunderlands on here don't appear to meet your criteria for 'genuine'.

Also 'Being more successful' is a f***ing stretch, isn't it?
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How is it a stretch?

If Bruce has you 15th all we would hear about is that Bruce was undoing all Rafa's good work.

Now he's doing better he simply has had more resource which is false.

You have banged the statistic drum for weeks in this thread as if it's some fool proof analysis it isn't.

You could allow 10 shots from 18 yards

Or

Allow 5 shots from 6 yards.

More chances allowed doesn't mean you've gone backwards.
 
Metro Man said:
They were the precise words, babbled by Sonny, between mouthfulls of a half eaten cheese sandwich he had picked up from the pavement. You forgot to mention their little brother. Sonny with his speech impediment, has never been able to pronounce his name and refers to him as 'Boro'. Even little 'Boro' has lost respect for Sonny, and mixes with a better class of society.
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Little Boro is the other one man, he never visited last year either. Boro is never mentioned as he is the scruffy twat of the family. He has a spot on the side of his face that made it look like he has two heads. Neither Sonny nor Nobby like talking about him, that said he has his own home as well, Nobby is the only one who doesn't. They aren't quite in the same company as Nobby, but they have a new build and don't live in rented accommodation
 
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Banks said:
How is it a stretch?

If Bruce has you 15th all we would hear about is that Bruce was undoing all Rafa's good work.

Now he's doing better he simply has had more resource which is false.

You have banged the statistic drum for weeks in this thread as if it's some fool proof analysis it isn't.

You could allow 10 shots from 18 yards

Or

Allow 5 shots from 6 yards.

More chances allowed doesn't mean you've gone backwards.
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If you're giving up more chances and your 'keepers having to make more saves and you're conceding more goals, you absolutely can say you've gone backwards defensively.
Even if you don't trust stats, your own eyes would tell you that we're not playing as well defensively.

Bruce has us 13th which is better than I expected and if we aren't taken over, he absolutely deserves to start another season. The way a load of you lot go on you'd think he'd got us in the Champions League.
 
The Fish said:
If you're giving up more chances and your 'keepers having to make more saves and you're conceding more goals, you absolutely can say you've gone backwards defensively.
Even if you don't trust stats, your own eyes would tell you that we're not playing as well defensively.

Bruce has us 13th which is better than I expected and if we aren't taken over, he absolutely deserves to start another season. The way a load of you lot go on you'd think he'd got us in the Champions League.
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So how many goals have you scored Vs last season?
 
Every one of the fuckers on their shit site are still not giving Bruce an inch. Comments such as

" we should have a good chance of Europe but when the Takeover goes through I'm guessing and hoping the new owners will have Rafa lined up to finish the job he started".

Tbf he did start the job well when he relegated them from a position of safety when he took over. IIRC
 
Exile 1968 said:
Every one of the fuckers on their shit site are still not giving Bruce an inch. Comments such as

" we should have a good chance of Europe but when the Takeover goes through I'm guessing and hoping the new owners will have Rafa lined up to finish the job he started".

Tbf he did start the job well when he relegated them from a position of safety when he took over. IIRC
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We were 19th when he took over.
 
As toon sup[porter I'll just come out and say it .. I dont want Bentitez back under any circumstances. He's the emporers new clothes. He has a fantastic CV success and trophy wise but the football under him was awful. As Newcastle manager the common misconception was that he was working miracles. Bruce has proven that he wasnt, and that any average manager could have 'achieved' what Benitez did.

He went to China simply for the money (anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded .. he didnt go for the football, lifestyle or culture). Bruce came in and fair play to him has played the cards he was dealt pretty well. I have no beef with him. Is he the answer? No ... hes an average joe.. Neither is Benitez the answer, who is a bit of a dinosaur in football terms. The games moved on and he hasnt.

Should the fabled takeover happen any new owner would and should want to bring in his own man. I just hope it isnt either of the two managers discussed.
 
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