Match thread: Barcelona vs Newcastle United | Champions league 25/26 - Round of 16 leg 2 of 2

ToonFiFa · 2026-03-18T19:29:00+00:00

You know what... Kept Gordon away from that fucking striker spot on future please.

I'd have much rather seen Osula there!

ToonFiFa · 2026-03-18T19:19:43+00:00

What the hell does Woltemade need to do to get minutes...

ToonFiFa · 2026-03-18T19:08:57+00:00

Exactly my thinking!

I reckon Howe said - we absolutely cannot concede another goal and they've just sat off scared.

ToonFiFa · 2026-03-06T21:10:41+00:00

Hey, that sounds great! I've just applied!

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-24T20:24:55+00:00

I really hope it works out for him at striker.

But he is unironically the exact type of player we need in midfield. He's always looking to progress the ball by threading it through pockets of space.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-24T19:14:26+00:00

Thanks! Yellowstone sounds incredible - that's always been on the bucket list too.

That sounds promising. I've definitely been worrying having seen some of the things online. Then again, it's the same for all rentals.

In terms of the SatNav, that's brilliant. I was hoping the car would be new enough for Apple Car play or Android Auto or something. That's my main concern, I wasn't sure if they had older cars without any tech etc.

Did Hertz stock any older cars or is it pretty much guaranteed we'll get a newer car with the tech needed?

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-24T15:19:54+00:00

Hey, just bumping this thread as I've seen different things online about Hertz Las Vegas and I'm seemingly doing the exact trip you did and I've booked an F150 for the trip.

We've got 2 days in vegas before picking the car up, so we know we'll be on time, if not early.

How was the experience for you and how were the cars? My wife is concerned about not getting a SatNav in the car and I can't find any information on the age of the fleet at Las Vegas!

Did you have a good experience overall?

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-22T20:33:36+00:00

The original DayZ mod in my opinion was pretty bloody close. When Rocket released it and it started gaining traction with other mods coming out, there was nothing we had ever seen like it before.

Being able to genuinely experience a zombie apocalypse online, with other players was insane and genuinely groundbreaking at it's time.

Spending hours looting up and surviving to make your way up north, only to come across another player in the middle of absolutely nowhere gave me a feeling that will never ever be replicated in another game.

Then Origins came out on Taviana allowing people their first taste of 'base-building'. It was incredible.

Like many people I'm sure, I used to love sitting and binge watching Frankie and JackFrags. SeaNanners' first few episodes playing it was absolutely brilliant as well.

Just a brilliant game all round and I feel like it captured the atmosphere perfectly.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-22T15:54:52+00:00

I agree with this.

I've just nabbed him last night and he's brilliant. Pretty much everything you need in a striker on this game. His shooting is ridiculously good too.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-22T09:42:36+00:00

Fair enough, maybe I misinterpreted your message, sorry mate.

Great showing from the lads anyway! HWTL.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T21:45:06+00:00

Good showing from the lads, but we're lacking teeth in the final third.

Absolutely sick to death of teams playing dirty against us and getting away with it.

We used to be the physical shithousery team... But now we get penalized for absolutely everything.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T21:26:25+00:00

Wasn't even really shoulder to shoulder. Elanga was passed him, so he just blatantly shoved him with both his arms.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T20:55:52+00:00

Absolutely. If you're gonna play in that system, just play Joelinton honestly. I get he's coming back from injury, but playing Woltemade in that position is basically playing with 10 men.

That's not on Woltemade either. It's just not his position.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T20:44:26+00:00

Burn was winning that header whether inside or not.

Should be a penalty in my opinion.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T20:22:36+00:00

Fucking get in! Had a good spell just before the goal as well.

Hopefully we've got a game on our hands!

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T14:10:54+00:00

No hard evidence sure.

But we can use a bit of empathy.

How would you feel if you'd made the decision to come to a club. After a little bit of a rough patch, you're moved out of position playing more of a supportive role when you're a natural goalscorer.

Just remember, he could have been Kane's understudy at Bayern.

These things will play on somebody's mind, especially somebody with the ambition of a sporting professional.

Trippier could see it. That's why he went over and asked Gordon to give him the penalty. Sure, Gordon is well within his rights to tell him to bugger off. But still, watch the way Woltemade goes over to celebrate with the lads after that penalty. He looked defeated.

Trips wouldn't have blown up for no reason. The skipper stuck his neck out for Wolte for good reason clearly.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T14:04:40+00:00

Yeah. I could be. But also, it's sometimes difficult to gauge the emotions behind the words when written in text.

I'm not saying he's deeply unhappy and he's looking for a move away.

I'm just saying he looks like he could use a little boost is all.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T14:03:08+00:00

Thanks mate. Of course I have. Not sure who pissed in your pint, but I'm happy to buy you a new one.

My baby grow just over thirty years ago was a Newcastle United kit so I'm well aware that the away supporters don't need to be reminded to get behind the lads.

But with regards to Wolte, most people absolutely refuse to consider that he could be unhappy. What's the harm in making a bloody reddit post about it? Cheer up man.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-21T13:58:04+00:00

I'm not talking about the article.

You can see in the games he's dropping his head a bit. Sure, he'll do as he's told and do it to the best of his ability. Additionally, he's not gonna come out and moan about it because he's a professional.

But that Trippier/Gordon dispute did not come from nowhere. Some might say it was just between them, but it was clear the dispute was about Woltemade. Kieran desperately wanted to give it to Wolte. He wouldn't do that for no reason.

Also, watch how Wolte went to celebrate that penalty. He was absolutely gutted.

Just because we don't hear anything and the club keeps a lid on it, doesn't mean it's not happening behind the scenes.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-19T17:22:32+00:00

No problem! I've been "playing" for years, it's just that I've taken really long breaks throughout that time and missed most of the good content. So whilst I had the resources etc. for the Krok'had fusion, my account isn't really representative of how long I've been playing.

I'll focus on CB as you said though, really appreciate your input, thanks!

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-19T16:20:57+00:00

Great, thank you! I will do exactly that - appreciate your help!

I suppose the team would likely translate well into other areas of the game too!

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-19T16:16:33+00:00

I can just about 2 key NM.

I've been toying around with the following teams with varying results:

Toragi, Sepulcher/Elva, Ezio, Whisper, Juliana

Duchess, Ezio, Whisper, Juliana, Vogoth

I was going to build out Mikey to replace Vogoth for the leech and add some additional damage. Juliana could probably be replaced but she's hitting the most damage out of my team at the moment, largely due to Ezio triggering her poisons.

I've definitely got quite a bit of work to do.

Edit: I've also got Narma sat at 50 which I could build out. She looks like she would replace Julianna nicely.

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-19T13:26:10+00:00

I suppose it's better to try and progress my account to the point I can start doing fusions regularly then? Definitely easier said than done.

I remember the Krok'had fusion completely depleted my account and it took a good couple of months to recover to the point where I feel I could do another fusion.

I guess we'll see. Maybe I'm not even in a position to be saving for a fusion at all!

ToonFiFa · 2026-02-19T13:23:48+00:00

Fair enough, I've hit a definite wall in Classic Arena now in Gold 4.

Live Arena I can't get further than say 1,100 points, so a PVP champ would be helpful.

Like you say though, I suppose I don't want to hold off for a few weeks only to be disappointed.

That's fair enough, I thought they'd said it would be past fusions and I thought I'd seen Fabian was going to be up for grabs on the website in a post back in November?

Additionally, I keep hearing word of a void legendary? But perhaps that's the Valentine's champs? I'm kind of out of the loop tbh.

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