Dave Cook
@knackerned.bsky.social
From shipyards to retired IT journalist (Practical PC, PC Advisor, PC World, AOL, etc.) and author. Prostate cancer but doing okay. Howay #nufc Academy!
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Dave Cook
@knackerned.bsky.social
· Apr 30
How we skied 90k across the Arctic.
YouTube video by Victoria Cook
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youtube.com/watch?v=V3en... Over two weeks ago, Victoria towed a sledge 90K across the Arctic. Her shoulders still ache, her toes are still bandaged, yet given the chance she’d do it all again tomorrow. #daughter #Newcastle
@devorahleah.bsky.social Hi Donna, I’m just letting you know that today is likely to be my last on BlueSky for a while. My wife is having major bowel surgery on Friday and they’ve told her convalescence could be anything up to 3 months. I will be back, but until then happy Wordling.
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
@devorahleah.bsky.social Hi Donna, I’m just letting you know that today is likely to be my last on BlueSky for a while. My wife is having major bowel surgery on Friday and they’ve told her convalescence could be anything up to 3 months. I will be back, but until then happy Wordling.
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We’ve played Spurs at home in the run up to Christmas before quite a few times - @yousef-1892.bsky.social recalls one game and his doomed courtship efforts - a fantastic read on a manky Monday morning -
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MEMORY MONDAY: Newcastle United 4 (Robert 35' 55' Shearer 59' 66') Tottenham Hotspur 0, 13th December 2003
YOUSEF HATEM (@yousef-1892.bsky.social) remembers not one, but two, stunning goals from an equally stunning Frenchman, and gently advises against taking your girlfriend ice-skating this Christmas.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
We’ve played Spurs at home in the run up to Christmas before quite a few times - @yousef-1892.bsky.social recalls one game and his doomed courtship efforts - a fantastic read on a manky Monday morning -
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tf1892.substack.com/p/memory-mon...
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Matthew Philpotts with a rip roaring match report as #NUFC go on a romp by the banks of the royal blue Mersey - if you read one thing today, read this - a pleasure from the first word to the last -
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TF Match Report - Everton 1-4 Newcastle United
Through a haze of pure alcohol and pleasure, Matthew reports from Liverpool on one of those impossible, improbable, utterly implausible days we live for.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Matthew Philpotts with a rip roaring match report as #NUFC go on a romp by the banks of the royal blue Mersey - if you read one thing today, read this - a pleasure from the first word to the last -
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tf1892.substack.com/p/tf-match-r...
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THE SPECIAL - Ordy in the big chair to talk us into the shiny new Everton stadium - let’s see if Eddie’s Mags can redeem themselves on the road - #NUFC
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THE SPECIAL - Everton Away
Everton v Newcastle United, Hill - Dickinson Stadium, 29/Nov/25, KO: 17:30, Premier League.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
THE SPECIAL - Ordy in the big chair to talk us into the shiny new Everton stadium - let’s see if Eddie’s Mags can redeem themselves on the road - #NUFC
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tf1892.substack.com/p/the-specia...
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY - Scott Robson goes back almost 40 years to recall another depressing day for an away contingent in the Park End - as always a brilliant read from Scott - #NUFC
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Flashback Friday - Everton 4-0 Newcastle Utd, 27 August 1988
Fair play. When Scott goes in, he goes in hard. As we steel ourselves for the weekend, it's time to face what is, for some of us, the foundational NUFC trauma
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November 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
FLASHBACK FRIDAY - Scott Robson goes back almost 40 years to recall another depressing day for an away contingent in the Park End - as always a brilliant read from Scott - #NUFC
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@nufctrust.bsky.social any advice for fans in Germany without tickets for the Leverkusen game?
I’ll be staying in Dusseldorf (for work) but would like to watch the game with other #NUFC fans if possible.
I’ll be staying in Dusseldorf (for work) but would like to watch the game with other #NUFC fans if possible.
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@nufctrust.bsky.social any advice for fans in Germany without tickets for the Leverkusen game?
I’ll be staying in Dusseldorf (for work) but would like to watch the game with other #NUFC fans if possible.
I’ll be staying in Dusseldorf (for work) but would like to watch the game with other #NUFC fans if possible.
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We published x3 reports yesterday from the Marseille - all 3 cover the match itself and the good and bad details of travelling to France to see #NUFC play - they were written by Mags who made the trip - the words ate their direct experiences -
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tf1892.substack.com/p/euro-trash...
Euro Trashed - Marseille Away - A Geordie Travelogue!
Blowing it away from home again and treated like cattle by the French authorities. Do fans matter? Dave Smith was in Marseille for TF.
tf1892.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
We published x3 reports yesterday from the Marseille - all 3 cover the match itself and the good and bad details of travelling to France to see #NUFC play - they were written by Mags who made the trip - the words ate their direct experiences -
tf1892.substack.com/p/euro-trash...
tf1892.substack.com/p/euro-trash...
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From @nufctrust.bsky.social
We encourage all supporters at the Marseille game to email [email protected] with their experience so that the club can collate and form as part of their complaint.
We encourage all supporters at the Marseille game to email [email protected] with their experience so that the club can collate and form as part of their complaint.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
From @nufctrust.bsky.social
We encourage all supporters at the Marseille game to email [email protected] with their experience so that the club can collate and form as part of their complaint.
We encourage all supporters at the Marseille game to email [email protected] with their experience so that the club can collate and form as part of their complaint.
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More again from Marseille - Dave Smith gets Eurotrashed in the south of France -
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Euro Trashed - Marseille Away - A Geordie Travelogue!
Blowing it away from home again and treated like cattle by the French authorities. Do fans matter? Dave Smith was in Marseille for TF.
tf1892.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
More again from Marseille - Dave Smith gets Eurotrashed in the south of France -
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More from Marseille - the post-match report from Sam Dalling - we’ll have more to follow later this PM - all from Marseille and the Stade de Velodrome #NUFC
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TF Post-Match Report - La Haine and an "E", and a "W" "C"...
We left Sam half an hour after full-time, as the riot police entered stage left. Here's his report on what happened next - we'll have another account later this afternoon
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November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
More from Marseille - the post-match report from Sam Dalling - we’ll have more to follow later this PM - all from Marseille and the Stade de Velodrome #NUFC
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Sam Dalling in Marseille with the match report on a night of blunders, missed chances and bitter disappointment- #NUFC
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TF Match Report - Marseille 2-1 Newcastle United
Sam was at the the Stade Vélodrome tonight. And, well, for most of the afternoon to be fair. And probably a fair bit more of tonight to come...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Sam Dalling in Marseille with the match report on a night of blunders, missed chances and bitter disappointment- #NUFC
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tf1892.substack.com/p/tf-match-r...
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It’s THE SPECIAL - in its TF glory courtesy of wor man of letters, Matthew Philpotts who is so on point as usual - home or abroad this is a fantastic read -
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tf1892.substack.com/p/the-specia...
THE SPECIAL - Marseille Away
Olympic Marseille v Newcastle United, 25/Nov/25, KO: 20:00, Champions League.
tf1892.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
It’s THE SPECIAL - in its TF glory courtesy of wor man of letters, Matthew Philpotts who is so on point as usual - home or abroad this is a fantastic read -
tf1892.substack.com/p/the-specia...
tf1892.substack.com/p/the-specia...
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Mark Stutt with the match report from the Mag Lasses latest game and news all round - a smashing summary of where things are with #NUFC Women
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tf1892.substack.com/p/howay-the-...
Howay the Lasses - NUWFC 1 – Everton WFC 3 (HT 0 - 1)
Mark reports from Lasses' latest test against WSL opponents and the arrival of a new manager
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mark Stutt with the match report from the Mag Lasses latest game and news all round - a smashing summary of where things are with #NUFC Women
tf1892.substack.com/p/howay-the-...
tf1892.substack.com/p/howay-the-...
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Loved the Man City performance and result … file it in the happy file … we’re off to Marseille … porkpie hats, Popeye Doyle style … (IYKYK) .. or maybe not … here’s the Freeman Mag with another superb match preview - #NUFC
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TF Preview - Marseille (a) Champions League
Freeman Mag's on a plane to the South of France, but not before he's penned your Champions League preview
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November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Loved the Man City performance and result … file it in the happy file … we’re off to Marseille … porkpie hats, Popeye Doyle style … (IYKYK) .. or maybe not … here’s the Freeman Mag with another superb match preview - #NUFC
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tf1892.substack.com/p/tf-preview...
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Love this paragraph on #BBCSport about issues at #LiverpoolFC. As a @newcastleunited.com fan this gives me a very very warm glow. By all accounts we have done a miraculous deal here. I recognise it’s still early days for Isak at Liverpool, but shows how good Howe is getting best out of players #NUFC
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Love this paragraph on #BBCSport about issues at #LiverpoolFC. As a @newcastleunited.com fan this gives me a very very warm glow. By all accounts we have done a miraculous deal here. I recognise it’s still early days for Isak at Liverpool, but shows how good Howe is getting best out of players #NUFC
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Scott Robson gets it absolutely spot on with a tour de force TF match report - bravo maestro - #NUFC
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TF Match Report - United 2-1 Man City
Don't you just bloody love football? Scott from St James on a night simply to enjoy
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November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Scott Robson gets it absolutely spot on with a tour de force TF match report - bravo maestro - #NUFC
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That’s the #NUFC I love - great crowd United by the players, belligerent, intense team performance and plenty of quality all over the pitch. Loved it - rinse and repeat at Everton next week please.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
That’s the #NUFC I love - great crowd United by the players, belligerent, intense team performance and plenty of quality all over the pitch. Loved it - rinse and repeat at Everton next week please.
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Scott Robson is on call to deliver today’s words for THE SPECIAL from your pals at TRUE TAITH - as ever Scott has something very much worth reading -
#NUFC
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#NUFC
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THE SPECIAL - Man City at home.
Newcastle United v Manchester City, St James' Park, Saturday 22/Nov/25, KO 5:30pm, Premier League.
tf1892.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Scott Robson is on call to deliver today’s words for THE SPECIAL from your pals at TRUE TAITH - as ever Scott has something very much worth reading -
#NUFC
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#NUFC
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Match preview veteran yer man Nick Clark gives us the message ahead of Man City at SJP th’morra - #NUFC
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TF Preview - Man City (h), 22 November 2025
We're back! What's that? You're not exactly looking forward to it? You're not the only one, as Nick is feeling decidedly gloomy...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Match preview veteran yer man Nick Clark gives us the message ahead of Man City at SJP th’morra - #NUFC
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Mik Vee with a mid term report on how things are going for #NUFC and his adopted PSV out in the Netherlands where he now lives - you’ll love this - a v good morning read before graft etc
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A Tale of Two Cities - Part 3: Rivals?
Mik's back with part three in his epic series on United and PSV. This week, his Champions League half-term report
tf1892.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Mik Vee with a mid term report on how things are going for #NUFC and his adopted PSV out in the Netherlands where he now lives - you’ll love this - a v good morning read before graft etc
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Every year we lose ex players, managers, supporters, officials - too many to have individual commemorations. Could we have a lament for everyone passed on the last home game of the year - maybe a Northumbrian piper and a minute’s silence?
Or am I getting g far too maudlin for my own good?
Or am I getting g far too maudlin for my own good?
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Every year we lose ex players, managers, supporters, officials - too many to have individual commemorations. Could we have a lament for everyone passed on the last home game of the year - maybe a Northumbrian piper and a minute’s silence?
Or am I getting g far too maudlin for my own good?
Or am I getting g far too maudlin for my own good?
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Peter Silverstone is heading for the exits. The #NUFC CCO isn’t the first to depart since the appointment of David Hopkinson as CEO and May not be the last. But was he a success? Andy Trobe provides an end of term review - get the facts here -
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Silverstone on the Last Lap
As Snake Oil Pete sets about tidying his garden, our finance expert Andy assesses his legacy in growing the club's commercial income
tf1892.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Peter Silverstone is heading for the exits. The #NUFC CCO isn’t the first to depart since the appointment of David Hopkinson as CEO and May not be the last. But was he a success? Andy Trobe provides an end of term review - get the facts here -
tf1892.substack.com/p/silverston...
tf1892.substack.com/p/silverston...
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For Christmas could #NUFC put a club crest in the middle of the Gallowgate roof as it was at the Leazes End pre extension? I’d like that v much. Thank you please.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
For Christmas could #NUFC put a club crest in the middle of the Gallowgate roof as it was at the Leazes End pre extension? I’d like that v much. Thank you please.
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John Nilton ov Heaton lived in Brazil for a good few years and dived deep into the country’s football culture - here’s a great story about a trip he made to see one of Rio’s lesser known but still important football clubs - give this a read, you’ll enjoy it -
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Football for the Soul - America FC
TF climbs pasty faced and blinking into the sunlight to watch a football match in … Brazil.
tf1892.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
John Nilton ov Heaton lived in Brazil for a good few years and dived deep into the country’s football culture - here’s a great story about a trip he made to see one of Rio’s lesser known but still important football clubs - give this a read, you’ll enjoy it -
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tf1892.substack.com/p/football-f...
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🎉It's LIVE! Our 12 Days of Christmas Silent Auction is officially open!
Start bidding and make this festive season extra special for the babies, children, young people, and families in the North East.💙💫
👉Auction Link: https://loom.ly/07pSJVw
#BeALifeline #Christmas #SilentAuction #NUFC
Start bidding and make this festive season extra special for the babies, children, young people, and families in the North East.💙💫
👉Auction Link: https://loom.ly/07pSJVw
#BeALifeline #Christmas #SilentAuction #NUFC
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🎉It's LIVE! Our 12 Days of Christmas Silent Auction is officially open!
Start bidding and make this festive season extra special for the babies, children, young people, and families in the North East.💙💫
👉Auction Link: https://loom.ly/07pSJVw
#BeALifeline #Christmas #SilentAuction #NUFC
Start bidding and make this festive season extra special for the babies, children, young people, and families in the North East.💙💫
👉Auction Link: https://loom.ly/07pSJVw
#BeALifeline #Christmas #SilentAuction #NUFC