Lobbing Schmeichel? Old news mate. #NUFC

Turns out Mark Martin was the set piece expert. Martin Mark is just an office worker from Oslo #NUFC

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Twenty-eight years ago today: Oasis touring and #NUFC playing Barcelona in the Champions League. “The more things change, the more they stay the same”

@georgecaulkin.bsky.social Enyoyed reading your discussion with Chris about the race for CL places and the season so far. I’d add the Pardew 5th place season to the ones that have felt more enjoyable purely because it was an unexpected joy oasis in the desert of disappointment either side of it.

Hopefully World War III will kick off in the next fortnight, and we won’t have to play the League Cup Final #NUFC

@thisisalexjames.bsky.social “Lovely Sam” a perfect way to end xx

@thisisalexjames.bsky.social Been with XS Breakfast since the Steve Berry days despite living on the opposite side of the country. Wishing the best to all of you xx

The Justified Ancients of Murton

Imagining what a Merino - Tonali - Bruno midfield would’ve looked like… #NUFC

From a nostalgia point of view, this photo is absolutely on point: Mitre Delta ball✅ Umbro shirts with red numbers✅ Old-school changing room benches✅ KK’s blazer & tie✅ #NUFC

Happy Kevin Keegan Day. Always thought it was appropriate that a man who wears his heart on his sleeve was born on Valentines Day. #KevinKeeganDay #KKday #NUFC

Can’t be arsed with all that. Think I’ll just rock up to the cash turnstile on the day 👍🏻

Set adrift on subs bench bliss.

Isak didn’t put a foot wrong #NUFC

Can I shock you? I actually like Tottenham Hotspur despite what I’ve been saying.

Stay classy Arsenal fans x

Hmmm, not what I would’ve done (Miley straight swap for Big Joe). Feels like we’re inviting pressure #NUFC

The psychology of a two-legged cup tie: if we were one down I’d be thinking we’re still in it and can give this a fucking good go. Two up and I’m thinking we’re going to balls this up, if they score first we’re doomed.

Been alright all day, suddenly feel that tight knot of anxiety in the guts. Usually only get this on derby days. Howay the fucking lads! #NUFC

Could do without the four nil down by half-time bit tonight.

Everyone got their Insurance Bet on? #NUFC

Some very decent young North-Eastern midfield talent on show in Hackney and Rigg. Either of them fancy a trip up the A19?

Has anyone had a shorter #NUFC career than Lloyd Kelly? Makes Dan Ashworth look like Cal Ripken.

I see the Italian directors of football have been on the Grappa

Not daft. (Although the cushion has to be there to stop them pawing each others faces).

The atmosphere will be so toxic if arsenal go one up early on Wednesday that the PSR worries will be cleared up by the profits made on adidas branded Hazmat suits from the club shop.

We’ve got Arsenal in League Cup semi on Wednesday, at Birmingham in FA Cup Saturday, then Man.City, Forest & Lpool in the league. Good/Bad season rests on next fortnight #NUFC

The cost of adding 8k capacity on to the Gallowgate doesn’t make any financial sense. The choices have to be move or demolish SJP and start from the ground up on the same site #NUFC

With PSR restricting us so tightly, what was the thought process behind the Harvey Barnes transfer? Yes, hindsight but not a position of need and that money would be handy now. Who was pushing to sign him? #NUFC

Abramovich dodgy. In other news, water is wet. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t Manchester already had a great big shiny new stadium paid for by the public with loads of development going on around it? What about the rest of the North?

Have we got any players who wear long-sleeves? #NUFC

A particularly spursy half-time teamtalk from Ange today. He must be hanging by a thread.

@thisisalexjames.bsky.social Sorry to hear about the demise of XS Manchester. I’ve enjoyed your show, the quizzes and guessing the drums over the years. All the best for whatever your future holds 👍🏻

I mean it’s not as good as ‘Temptation’, but this is a bit harsh:

I’m sure as the only team left representing the North-East in the cup, Middlesbrough and sunderland fans will be right behind us in the next round 👍🏻 #NUFC #Boro #safc

Miley so calm on the ball it can come across as casual.

The appliance of science #Sanusi💫

The team managed by a goalkeeping coach targeting Dubravka down low to his right.

Ronny Radford / Hereford mention within the first 30 seconds.

PSR kicks up some weird situations. Elliot Anderson out for £35m, but in return we have to pay £20m for a training ground only keeper. Crackers.

Hmmm, wonder if they don’t want Odysseas cup-tied?

Hope all involved with Bromley really enjoy the day and the occasion. By which I mean I hope we hammer them but they enjoy the experience.

Thinking about fringe players who might get some minutes this afternoon reminded me, whatever happened to Garang Kuol? Is he out on loan somewhere or training with the kids? #NUFC

Andrew Alexander Cole really was phenomenal in that 18 months. This stat brings that home.

Not daft (although that cushion does have to stay between them to stop them pawing each others faces).

Interesting graph on Arsenal’s set-pieces tonight:

The decisions were correct and we were the better side. Mate.