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The FSW has done an amazing job but so has Chris Hughton. Will you finish above or below Brighton next season?

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FA Cup final. World Cup under 20s - just started yesterday, coverage on TSN. Two European finals. WC qualifiers including Scotland v England June 10.
Confederations Cup June 17to July 2
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UEFA Under 19s. UEFA Under 21s.
Lions tour of New Zealand.
Then pre-season tournaments in July.

There's barely a break

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FA cup final next Saturday. Should be. Smashing game :thumbup:

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You're not going to see me knocking Chris Hughton. I'd be happy to see him prove Mike ****ing Ashely wrong and do really well in the Prem next year.

But they'll only be second again.

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Well,Chris Hughton and the FSW both had a rather rude awaking this weekend, hopefully they can get their act together and not be a one season wonders. Still a good start of the season. :thumbup:

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Please, I'm still hurting (from walking a long way up and down hills and steps in Granville, Manche in glorious sunshine).

I'll be back in Toon soon. I'll sort them out. Oh yes!

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Good to see an exciting Manchester United make a return to football today. :thumbup:

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Is this thread even relevant now seeing as Novo has left Canada and most football followers post on the Locker Room British Football thread.

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Yes.

Not very busy but relevant. There are plenty of threads duplicated across country and general forums. Better to chat about the game around a cozy table than somewhere bigger. :nod:

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Plus, the people in the other forums are cads.

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The under 17s almost just blew it in the WC.

These are the lads who were leading against Spain in the Euro final back in May and then conceded a late equaliser with momentum seeing Spain win on penalties.

All of the 'young' England teams have shown themselves capable of a level of skill, ability and confidence over the summer that the first team haven't.

But having qualified through the group with an impressive 100% record today they started to overplay everything around the penalty area and confidence seemed to have deserted them. They were shot shy, and overhit every cross and missed their passes.

I can't imagine why they'd be nervous after the summer they've had but they looked it.

The match went to penalties and they won that with not a missed penalty. On to the quarter finals.

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Overplaying it around the penalty area. Hmm..sounds like something Arsenal would do.

I wish I could take a penalty with that level of accuracy that won the game.

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:nod:
And it was a real surprise. I've been watching all the age teams over the summer, including the one at the Toulon tournament made up of 3rd and 4th choice players because it was running concurrently with one of the other full tournaments.

The crisp, accurate passing and the ability to control it, lay it off etc was present throughout.

I repeatedly made comments about it here, on the guardian blogs and to friends but I also made the point that, unlike Arsenal, they didn't overplay.

And today they did. :(

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Ah, sorry to have been away. Aside from a bit of travel, I also had a hardware problem on my Mac. All well now, thanks for asking.

If Newcastle can be rid of the Fat Cockney Bastard before Christmas it would a bigger treat than Boris and Michael having a minor fatal road accident. But I think the former is more probable.

I have a bit of insider information here: Amanda Staverley, who fronts a massive investment fund in Dubai, is currently holed up in a hotel in Blanchland (about 30 miles from the Toon) and helicopters carrying various billionaires from her turf having been flying in and out for the last few days.

I think there's a real chance that Newcastle will be the next Oil Owned premiership club before the year is out and I suspect Rafa can and will deal very well with the change.

Watch this space.

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If not they can always get 'the permed one' Kev back. Third time lucky. :lol:

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After today's undeserved 1-0 against the Mighty Palace, last week's destroyers of the less than mighty Chel$hite, the Toon is now 6th. And the usual 52,000 put on a stellar performance too.

Canny marketing pet.

Amanda, don't bother with due diligence. Just take us, we won't resist.

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Well, the welcome news today is that PCP Capital, fronted by Amanda Staveley, have offered around £300m for the Toon (just the football club, not the whole thing).

The Fat Cockney Bastard wants a bit more before agreeing to an exclusive negotiation with PCP, but there could be dazzling light at the end of the tunnel soon.

Maybe even in time for the January window. Please God, I promise to change my avatar if this comes off. :thumbup: