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It is, very different. I'm not sure this is the gotcha you thought it was going to be. I've made it clear, several times, the Saudi state should not have been allowed by the PL, the FA or the UK Government to own a football club.

It's funny, when Ashley bought us I was cockahoop. Here was a self-made English Billionaire, who shied away from the press (unlike Shepherd), who seemed like a man of the people. He seemed to want to get the fans on board quickly, by installing Keegan and all that. The wheels quickly fell off...

Full disclosure, I do a Newcastle podcast and so when the takeover happened and the United with Pride group were under the spotlight I was expecting a much stronger response from them to talk about on the podcast. Because we're three straight white men, I wanted to get a better sense of what a...

You haven't though, not really. What you've done is just make stuff up instead. I know that a good number of fans have walked away, two very close friends of mine won't go back. We are now a genuine sporting concern with more work being done in the last 2yrs to make Newcastle an actual...

That's not the case. NUFC fans against Sportswashing protest every home game. It's no surprise to me that more don't protest, such was the contempt the old owner was held in. Had we been happy with him (or indifferent) then I'm sure more would have stood against it. The Saudi state should...

Yes, in the 14 seasons prior to Ashley's tenure we were in European competition 11 times. In the 14 years of his tenure we were in Europe once.

I don't want sympathy, of course I don't. The worst is was for us was an abstract divorce from the club we've loved for decades. Other clubs have had it far worse with the very existence of their club at risk. All I'm doing is providing the context that's missing from some of the sweeping...

How successful were our boycotts, protests or anything? As far as I remember boycotts, protests, 10k people walking away, none of it made a scintilla of difference to Ashley. Look, the kid in that clip is a moron who goes on tiktok pretending to be Antony Gordon for likes and reactions. It's...

Yeah, he's not been great so far this season. No idea why though. Same with Bruno. Something up with the pair of them. Bruno's a new dad, so maybe he's had no sleep? Either way, I have faith they'll both regain their form.

Still hurts. We were poor, you were good. Looks like we're trying to play with three 8s and no one at 6. I like the idea behind it, a fluid, ever changing centre makes it very hard for the opponents to know who to pick up at any one time. Unfortunately it requires excellent intelligence and...

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I'm a Newcastle fan, everything is black and white. Joking aside, there are plenty of highlight shows on tv or online where you can see just the goals. Sounds like you'd prefer them.

When I like things, I compliment them. You haven't done that about MOTD, in fact you've complained about the pundits, the analysis, and even the salaries of the hosts. You can understand why I'd assume you don't like it. You sound like you're angry about the format of the show. What you've said...

The whole match day was bonkers. Yeah, Cheik Tiote with his first and only goal for the club to rescue a point when we were 4-0 down at half time. Unreal game. Such a tragedy he died so young, was a wonderful player, a great pro and did so much for his community too.

Yeah there must me some kind of restriction on the amount of minutes they can show. Also explains why you can't watch older episodes of MOTD on catch up or whatever. It's a shame like, there's a few episodes that were amazing because of the number of goals in the PL, 5th February 2011 e.g.

Well, if you don't like the show, don't watch it and watch the goals on YouTube instead. Do something else with your evenings instead of getting angry? But, understand that it is hugely popular and that means there are thousands of people who do enjoy it, even if you don't. We don't all have to...

To be honest, I love Match of the Day. The theme tune never fails to bring a smile on my face (even when we were terrible), Gary Lineker is an excellent host and I don't mind Micah Richards and some of the other pundits. Shearer can be decent when the boring mask slips and he gets properly...

Honestly though, if you get home from the game, instead of waiting for a programme you clearly don't enjoy, why don't you just wait for Brighton to release their highlights package? Then your evening is free for mosh pits, magic tricks or whatever takes your fancy? There's a place for...

But unsurprisingly, in those decades, the audience has changed. Some people love the analysis, I know I enjoy it. And the people who just want the goals have already seen them on youtube, or on Sky, or whatever.

Match of the Day is caught between two things and succeeds at being neither. Either do serious, in-depth analysis on each game. Or just have the goals. Although, just doing the goals seems pointless because you can get that on youtube a couple of hours after the match has finished. The time...