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Is this the biggest crisis since the takeover? What’s the context and explanation for the drop off in PL results and away form? My half baked explanation in this week’s blog - ra for reading #NUFC

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THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES - Bruised - 11/Nov/25
United's away day horror shows continue amid rising pressure on everyone in Black & White.
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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.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:11 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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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
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
A 36 year old striker has scored twice against us tonight. Not good enough lads and not by a long chalk.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Newcastle United are going to be heavily criticised for losing that game and rightly so. Going ahead on away games and losing them has become systemic. They’ll have to live with being hammered for it until it stops. That was a game thrown away. Very, very disappointing.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Why does the football media consistently pay scant attention to these kinds of fan issues?

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100+ PL fan orgs call for halt on price rises - Football Supporters' Association
Supporters’ groups from all 20 Premier League clubs have co-signed a letter calling for a two-year halt on home ticket price increases under the banner ‘Protect the Fans. Protect the Game.’
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November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Interesting there’s been so little properly reported about the changes to PSR etc as voted through by the PL last week. Is it because the media doesn’t understand what it means yet?
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November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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THE SPECIAL - Marseille Away
Olympic Marseille v Newcastle United, 25/Nov/25, KO: 20:00, Champions League.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Everton? Mad - what kind of club gets players sent off for fighting with each other? Cough.
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Here’s a point of discussion - #NUFC had to beat tougher and superior opposition to win the Fairs Cup in ‘69 than #Celtic did to win the European Cup in ‘67. That’s not to diminish Celtic’s achievement as the first British club to win the trophy with a team of locals

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November 24, 2025 at 4:09 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

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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
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#NUFC Thiaw is the law
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
More bloody sadness - a great man passes on - thank you for the music -

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Jimmy Cliff ~ The Harder They Come (1972)
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November 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I wonder how many of Marseille’s ex players used to enjoy a pint if lager in the Azure Blue and the Trafalgar in Gateshead? Papin? Boli?
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I love a good football anthem … Bubbbles, YNWA, Sunshine on Leith (the best) but you have to say Arsenal’s ‘North London Forever’ is an absolute parcel of shite … confected, corny, cringeworthy as the kids say. 🤮
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November 24, 2025 at 11:03 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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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
I thought it was a nice touch #NUFC playing Stone Roses at the match yesterday perhaps in recognition of the passing of Mani on Friday. Especially as we were playing a Mancunian club.

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Stone Roses - Waterfall 2013 Made of Stone HD
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November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Sunderland playing in black & white at Fulham? Think we’ve got that look covered lads 👍😁🏁
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November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Ed Cole with the Player Ratings from the Mags excellent win over Man City at a jumping SJP #NUFC -

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TF Player Ratings - Newcastle Utd 2 - 1 Man City
Ed gives the ratings as the lads found some form to give Eddie his 100th win as United boss.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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
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
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YOU MAGS 🤩
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Long way to go to FT but Forest beating Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield tells us one thing - Arnie Slot should’ve been backed in the summer window 🤭
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November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hope my mate remembers his lucky polo mints for the match tonight - could make all the difference
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November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM