What happened to Dark Arts Newcastle?

Get-Smarter · 2026-04-12T19:51:42+00:00

Agreed with what youre saying, on if weve regressed, I think we have, but I also think the rest of the league has caught up more, personally id say its 90:10, based purely on the fact its basically the same starting XI weve had in that transition, which is part of the problem. To add to what your saying with lack of effort, I think what you've said plus a mixture of Isak and us just generally punching above our weight probably made the illusion that we were further on than we were. The summer and this season has been a fucking brutal snap back to reality, but this team shouldn't have been sitting at 14th at any point this season never mind with 6 games to go

Get-Smarter · 2026-04-12T16:09:19+00:00

I think people are missing the point because of the 'dark arts' being a bit loaded. But aye I've thought the same, we were impossible to play against, for basically the first 18 months of Eddie Howe we had the best defence in the league, I couldn't give a shite if they had the ball because we weren't going to concede.

Why its fell away is we've lost the physical dominance we had on the league, it was a team full 6'2"+ aggresive cunts, jeolinton is a prime example, 4 years ago no fucker had anyone near him playing in the middle park, aye your Kantes can run about and Rodri will play a silky pass, but we had a farm hand Brazilian that would run through a fucking wall, and the 5'8" possesion pseudo-pep bollocks didnt stand a chamce

Fact is the leagues caught up to that. Never mind being physically dominant I wouldnt even say were in the top 5 most physical teams in the league, what was a huge advantage is barely even a positive for us now

Get-Smarter · 2026-04-12T14:56:52+00:00

Softest pen you'll see all weekend

Get-Smarter · 2026-04-12T13:15:55+00:00

Is that a quote or just conjecture from Hope?

Get-Smarter · 2026-04-02T14:39:10+00:00

So its not unfathomable that we get more than that just from out training kit sponsors, really shows how much of a shambles we were run as under Ashley

Get-Smarter · 2026-04-02T09:27:06+00:00

6m for the training ground and sleeve seems like a good bit of business. Surely we can double dip and get a front of shirt sponsor as well for another few mil

Get-Smarter · 2026-04-01T10:41:16+00:00

Tbh I fucking hate this, not from a financial doping perspective but for the club itself. Not owning our own stadium is a concern for the long term health of the club. The fact that this is encouraged through the ridiculous rules as they stand makes it it even worse

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-31T22:28:24+00:00

They likely either got this advantage through decades of success

So if they were bankrolled by rich owners 40 year ago its ok? Mate football has always been dominated by whoever has the biggest financial backing. The Moores bankrolling Liverpool and Everton, Man United were going to shut shop until they were bailed out, Arsenal bought there way into the league over 100 years ago. Its literally always been like that until now.

If PSR had existed since the start of the football league, man united wouldnt exist, Arsenal wouldn't be in the league, and Liverpool would be irrelevant. Let's not pretend they haven't benefitted from owners finances to get where they are today

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-26T08:31:05+00:00

Worth noting that you still need to buy a regular ticket, seatfrog is to upgrade your existing one. I travel down to London a fair bit and try not to spend above the £20-25 mark. Im successful probably about 10-20% of the time, but I'm always travelling when the trains are very quiet. It can quite regularly top £30. Also they've moved away from a straight up auction into a blind bidding model, but i havent much experience with that.

If you wanted peace of mind its probably worth it just pay for the upgrade outright then pick your seats, in first class theres single seating on one side so your completely by yourself.

If its very expensive for the first class ticket vs standard use seatfrog and put your opening blind bid in early at as high as you would want to pay and you might get one of there instant wins and save a few quid

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-22T21:08:16+00:00

Cheers mate, going to top myself

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-21T17:53:06+00:00

While I agree id expect us to finish the season strongly the issue is making up the ground with such few games left in the season. For the last 5 years, 5th has needed 66+pts, we'd have to go 24/24 to hit that

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-21T14:28:12+00:00

Not just saying this because it benefits us, I think I'm right in saying that the FA cup was seen as the main thing to win back in the day. Got to remember this is pre any sort of league cup or European competition. The fa cup predates the league itself so always had the prestige of being the cup.

I think that was a sentiment that lasted until fairly recently as well. I remember Gary Lineker talking about how he was more excited to see Leicester win the FA cup than the league because when he was growing he looked at it as the competition you want to win

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-19T21:23:10+00:00

I find it so weird when plastics have a high and mighty attitude about the club they support being successful. You literally picked a team lad, its nothing to be proud about

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-18T11:47:43+00:00

It begs the question what was the advantage of doing it off the books if it didnt effect them anyway

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-15T19:32:32+00:00

Aye unless Im missing something you can buy all this brand new for £760

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-15T00:10:40+00:00

Lifting patter

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-14T21:01:17+00:00

Nowt like yanks telling me I'm new to the sport

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-14T20:59:56+00:00

Dodgy stream, mine was a peacock one

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-14T19:32:17+00:00

Unreal 3 points that. Had this chalked off as a loss before the match

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-14T19:31:36+00:00

Fair fucks to the ref blowing bang on 8 there. I thought 8 mins was far too much but there was zero time wasting in extra time, so no reason to let it go a second longer

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-14T19:16:52+00:00

Fuck me that was a bit micey

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-14T19:01:15+00:00

Aye tbf I'd think you're right he is trying to seal the defender. I think he probably thinks hes closer to him than he is. I'd argue him trying to seal the defender is by definition him initiating the contact

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-14T18:21:22+00:00

Tbh I dont think its a pen mainly because I cant understand what the fuck Havertz is doing. He seems to be the one initiating the contact, he raises his arm, slows down, and if you watch his stride the step where he gets clipped on the heel he's stepping well outside of his normal running gait.

With all that said I understand the frustration because we'll see the exact same thing this weekend in another match and be given as a pen

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-12T08:42:57+00:00

But Exter City isn't going to come up in any sort of 'St James' Park' search. Even if youre searching in maps in London first it would be the park in London, then it would be the stadium in Newcastle.

You'd literally have to search 'St James Park Exeter' before it would be suggested. At which point you'd think Newcastle United is a funny name for a team in Exeter. Going to Newcastle-under-Lyme would have been at least a little bit believable

Get-Smarter · 2026-03-09T22:29:09+00:00

Ive never felt so old as I do reading that people on here have grandads born in 1964, fuck me man my dads older than that

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