While Bruno became massively important for us, it was Trippier who really set the standard in those months when we escaped relegation. For me, he’s still our most important recent signing #nufc

Two magpies in my garden this morning… can only mean one thing #nufc

I’m going in circles on the Bruno situation. I’m back to just tell him he’s contracted and is going nowhere. If he’s the person we think (hope) he is, he’ll just get on with it #nufc

Cup win apart, my favourite time over the past five years was that run when we escaped relegation - the wave of euphoria, and everyone pulling in the same direction The spirit and attitude was Newcastle at our best #nufc

A microcosm of Nick Pope in a post #nufc

Chris Waugh@chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Gateshead 1-0 #NUFC. #NUFC have had almost all the ball & territory. With Gateshead's second shot, the first of which was the soft free-kick which Schar had conceded, the ball deflects, the #NUFC defence & Nick Pope don't react quickly, Luke Supyk pounces to score.

I was once mascot for Newcastle in the promotion season of 92/93, and I was so nervous on the day. Kevin Keegan took the time to have a conversation with my dad and I, make sure we got photos with players to remember the day and then wish me luck when I went on to the pitch…

Being in Spain when they win the World Cup isn’t too shabby…

This makes no sense whatsoever - he’s not shown anything really that would suggest he could come in as no1 #nufc

The Mag@themag.co.uk · 3w ago

Newcastle United now in talks to sign Carl Rushworth

What was the point of bringing Matt Ryan on for penalties? How early was he moving… made it so easy for the Egyptian takers

In town for work today and had a wander in via the club shop. The short sleeve version of the new top is better in the flesh than it looks on the images. The blue on the long sleeved version looks worse #nufc

Not many positives to take from the season with not many positive signs to cling to for next season. If those performances creep into next season we’re in big trouble. Howe and team struggled, players struggled and lacked commitment - too many passengers #nufc

Exactly this - the narrative then becomes an easy one - you voted Reform, we got Starmer out. New leader has no legitimacy. Labour in chaos etc.

Andrew Lewin MP@andrewlewinmp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I am asking colleagues not to walk into a trap. A leadership contest now would be a gift to our opponents and do long-term damage to the Labour Party and more importantly, the country. The PM has my support and I've penned the below after watching his speech 👇 substack.com/profile/3292...

Let’s not forget…

We need a couple of big sales in the summer if we’re going to be able to significantly improve the squad. They have served us well, but this has to be the end of their time for some of the players. We also need to buy better again - incoming players need to be ready to hit the ground running #nufc

Really poor game management right at the end there, and such a needless challenge like that too #nufc

I really really really don’t like Liverpool #nutc

We need to have a plan b when plan a fails - unfortunately we don’t have the players for that at the moment. We need to recruit well in the summer (ideally also by the end of this window but that isn’t happening) #nufc

I would love Shearer to do some coaching with Woltemade #nufc

Woltemade plays way too deep - they really need to be on him to get into the box to stretch the play #nufc

This is a tremendous thread from @editkev.football - really interesting reading.

Kev Lawson@editkev.football · 11mo ago

After a summer of failed attempts to land a striker, #NUFC have signed 23-year-old German international striker Nick Woltemade (Vol-tuh-mar-duh) from VfB Stuttgart in a club record £69m deal. Let’s look at what the 6’6” striker, nicknamed "Wolte-Messi", will bring to St James’ Park 🧵

All this talk of us caving over the Isak fee - none of us have a clue what the club valued him at. They wouldn’t have let him go unless their valuation had been met. They’ve clearly had a figure in mind which has been met. It’s just a pity that’s with Liverpool #nufc

When he eventually starts training with the team again, that first challenge v Joelinton will be interesting #nufc #isak

Really annoyed by the amount of posts over the past few weeks saying Isak is a hostage. There are many hostages around the world suffering and dying in appalling conditions. Isak is most definitely not a hostage #nufc

With the #nufc window, it seems like we’re aiming too high with our targets and being used by agents to flush out the clubs that can offer higher wages. Surely there’s a level, like where Isak was, that we can target with more success and work on development. The one that really bugs me was Delap

Reading the Eddie Howe quotes about players being desperate to come - I’m wondering if we’re not going in hard enough with the first offer to turn their heads and make them desperate to come. If that first offer isn’t right it’s got to make players think, do they really want me #nufc