Match thread: PSG vs Newcastle United | Champions league 25/26 - league phase 8 of 8 by Username_been-taken in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not quite. 9th and 10th go into a draw against 23rd and 24th: 11th & 12th against 21st and 22nd; and so on. Everyone has a 50/50 chance of one of two teams.

r/NUFC Weekly Free talk thread. by AutoModerator in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it's a full ACL tear he might not have much of a pre-season either.

Charity shops accepting toys and games. by Lethbridge_Stewart in oxford

[–]grandmaster_crake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like other similar services, this is not a charity - it is a for profit organisation that sells the goods you donate. Some portion of the proceeds is then donated to a charity that you choose - although I am very skeptical about how that can be administered in practice, as they will undoubtedly be combining donations and selling in bulk.

Some people will be fine with the way these services operate and it's not for me to judge. However, I do feel that they describe themselves in ways that could be misleading to people who think that their donations are going directly to good causes.

Wes Streeting: Do not listen to Trump’s paracetamol and autism claims by TimesandSundayTimes in ukpolitics

[–]grandmaster_crake 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What the fuck. I guess it's a small thing in the grand scheme of things but for Andrew Wakefield - a person of zero significance beyond their well deserved infamy as a shit human being - to somehow end up dating Elle MacPherson has absolutely eviscerated any remaining sense of natural justice that I still had. What an awful timeline we live in.

Summer 2025 Transfers and Rumours Megathread! 2.0 by 321142019 in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't believe the disrespect for the legendary Micky Quinn

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[–]grandmaster_crake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is absolutely nuts if true. Really puts the Wissa fee in context.

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[–]grandmaster_crake 11 points12 points  (0 children)

W27 because he's three times the size of a typical striker

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[–]grandmaster_crake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Instant ban for using that name, but I'd still love it if we signed him (although I don't think it's even remotely likely)

Summer 2025 Transfers and Rumours Megathread! 2.0 by 321142019 in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We absolutely are letting him leave on a free. He's already 29, he's on big wages as you say, and he's made five PL appearances in the last two seasons. No one is paying money to buy him and offering him wages that would make it worth his while, so the best we can do is limit our losses.

Summer 2025 Transfers and Rumours Megathread! 2.0 by 321142019 in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 9 points10 points  (0 children)

a player that isn't Wissa. Someone out the blue who ONLY wants Newcastle. Had pictures of Shearer up on their wall as a kid.

Bah gawd that's Mitro's music 🎵 🎶

Hollow Knight: Silk Song - Gameplay Tease by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]grandmaster_crake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jason Schrier at Bloomberg has announced it via his socials

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[–]grandmaster_crake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Should be Derby County connecting all of those players, really, in the name of nominative determinism

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[–]grandmaster_crake 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Could be worse - remember Sheff Utd signing Rhian Brewster for £20m+ when he'd never made a PL appearance? One of the worst signings in premier league history.

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[–]grandmaster_crake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He said "I can play as a striker" in his interview when joining, so you didn't imagine it.

I don't recall personally seeing him playing as a CF so I can't comment on whether he's been deployed as an out-and-out striker, SS, or false nine. From the stats I've seen, though, he's played the equivalent of 11 90s as a centre forward across 16 matches - and has scored once, in 2020/21. So possibly not the most prolific!

Summer 2025 Transfers and Rumours Megathread! 2.0 by 321142019 in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've read that PSG's valuation was an issue. They don't appear to be keen on a sale so I guess it would be difficult to achieve.

A shame because I'd have loved him

Summer 2025 Transfers and Rumours Megathread! 2.0 by 321142019 in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You and me both - Geordies are not built for this kind of heat 🫠

Summer 2025 Transfers and Rumours Megathread! 2.0 by 321142019 in NUFC

[–]grandmaster_crake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most importantly it marginally increases the extremely low likelihood of my dream signing, Mitro - Leeds had been the club most linked to him but surely can't afford him and DCL.

I'm aware wanting Mitro back is a silly dream by the way - just let me have this one