Mark Connolly Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 23 minutes ago, doulikefish said: All the punters fans etc "we have our club back" is quite the thing There was a guy tying himself in knots on 5Live yesterday claiming that them being bought by Saudi Arabia was balanced out by the fact they support a foodbank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: There was a guy tying himself in knots on 5Live yesterday claiming that them being bought by Saudi Arabia was balanced out by the fact they support a foodbank. Aye the Saudi's will be donating big bags of meat with ligature marks on it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Does anyone know why it is that Newcastle fans seem to think they’re a big club? As far as I can tell, other than a spell of nearly achieving things in the mid 90’s, they’ve been pretty much universally shite since WW2. The big club thing seems to be more from the media side from what I’ve seen and has done for a few years now. Be a good save on football manager but otherwise another sell out to a bunch of murdering c***s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahemps Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Yes and Yes Both are wrong Scottish papers will run a story that they are after him then when he doesn't get it Rangers fans will say he turned it down because 'Rangers are a bigger club' They really are on a different planet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Does anyone know why it is that Newcastle fans seem to think they’re a big club? As far as I can tell, other than a spell of nearly achieving things in the mid 90’s, they’ve been pretty much universally shite since WW2. I think big crowds and pashun is about the extent of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldrew Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, ahemps said: Do people really think Newcastle will be looking at Gerrard? And do Rangers fan really think he would turn it down? Gerrard is perfect for them, they'll still be a couple of seasons away from Top 4, plenty of players grew up with him as an idol, Jude Bellingham being one of them and why would he stay at Rangers if they showed the slightest bit of interest ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Does anyone know why it is that Newcastle fans seem to think they’re a big club? As far as I can tell, other than a spell of nearly achieving things in the mid 90’s, they’ve been pretty much universally shite since WW2. Cloughie nails it towards the end. Spoiler No, maybe 6th or 7th at best. Edited October 8, 2021 by jagfox BLM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Slippy has played the Glasgow scene perfectly tbh. Improvements on the park, a title which he helped hype up as being "more" because of 2 utterly meaningless numbers (55 and 10) occassional feeding of the paranoia monster.... He will be off like a shot at the first opportunity. I don't really have any strong feelings on him either way, but you have to admire the way he has played his time in Scotland, which will undoubtedly be centred around getting an EPL job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wee-Bey Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 17/09/2021 at 21:33, Namond Brice said: Kinda wished that the Saudi takeover of Newcastle had happened. Sure, you'd be hard pressed to find a bigger bunch of insufferable goons if they did come into some oil money, but watching the seethe as they pished 200 mil up the wall every transfer window just to finish between 6th and 12th would be hilarious. Sticking to my take from last month on the Newcastle takeover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Namond Brice said: Sticking to my take from last month on the Newcastle takeover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldrew Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Does anyone know why it is that Newcastle fans seem to think they’re a big club? As far as I can tell, other than a spell of nearly achieving things in the mid 90’s, they’ve been pretty much universally shite since WW2. you tell us what makes a ''big club'' ? Winning loads of trophies while playing in a shite league ? Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Meldrew said: you tell us what makes a ''big club'' ? Winning loads of trophies while playing in a shite league ? Reveal hidden contents In an Egyptian or African context, Al-Ahly are obviously a massive club so I don’t know what point you’re making. Newcastle, however, are not a particularly big club in an English context. I’m just wondering what makes them think otherwise, and as alluded to above it’s probably that they get some decent crowds and that overweight middle aged Newcastle fans take their tops off at away games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, oneteaminglasgow said: Does anyone know why it is that Newcastle fans seem to think they’re a big club? As far as I can tell, other than a spell of nearly achieving things in the mid 90’s, they’ve been pretty much universally shite since WW2. There's a lot of teams who would like three FA Cups & the Fairs Cup so they could be classified as "shite". Not to mention the Inter Toto Cup, 2 Texaco Cups and the Anglo-Italian Cup 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahemps Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Meldrew said: you tell us what makes a ''big club'' ? Winning loads of trophies while playing in a shite league ? Reveal hidden contents Various factors: Success (has to be pit in context though, leagues where the winners come from the same 2-3 teams don't carry the same value as genuinely competitive leagues) Crowd size/following Finance Attraction (to players and managers, OF can't say they are bigger than teams that they lose players to, if a guy from Holland or Sweden sees the likes of Southampton or West Ham as progress in their career then how much longer can they claim to be bigger than these teams? We are not stuck in the 80's, time has moved on and so has football) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 They are from the north east, are the only major team in their city, have a couple of domestic trophies, a European win, and very little to speak of for years. They are basically a slightly less successful Aberdeen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 The last 4 trophies Newcastle have won don't even exist anymore. 3 of them aren't even considered major honours. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Deans Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Wow what a lesson in abject hypocrisy from the powers that be once again. I guess the stench of Saudi blood money has affected all their senses 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 The last 4 trophies Newcastle have won don't even exist anymore.What happened to the English Championship? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meldrew Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, ahemps said: Various factors: Success (has to be pit in context though, leagues where the winners come from the same 2-3 teams don't carry the same value as genuinely competitive leagues) Crowd size/following Finance Attraction (to players and managers, OF can't say they are bigger than teams that they lose players to, if a guy from Holland or Sweden sees the likes of Southampton or West Ham as progress in their career then how much longer can they claim to be bigger than these teams? We are not stuck in the 80's, time has moved on and so has football) i would say finance tops all of those others in todays world unless you have a lot of the other 2, the two most successful clubs in the last decade of english football weren't at the races before they won the lottery are now among the biggest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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