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Monday Feb 27: I have a confession to make. I’m fucking made up Newcastle lost yesterday even though it meant the Mancs getting their hands on a trophy. I wasn’t even the remotest bit conflicted about it either, I was 100% all in on Newcastle losing. There are several reasons but the main one is that in the grand scheme of things this win doesn’t really mean a great deal to manc fans. It’s a day out and another trinket to put in an already bulging trophy cabinet. For Newcastle it meant everything and if there is one fanbase in this country that really deserves a trophy…. well it’s not them fucking sportwashed sellouts. I don’t begrudge the likes of Spurs, West Ham, Wolves, even Villa winning something. It’s Everton and Newcastle I never want to win anything. I hope Newcastle’s long barren run lasts for eternity. If they hadn’t embraced the Saudi takeover the way they did then I’d have felt differently. Shit, I’ve wanted them to win league titles in the past, but I look at how those fans have embraced the Saudis and it’s pretty clear that for the most part they’re the worst bunch of fucking gobshites in England and I hope they never get to enjoy anything ever. I said when the Saudi thing was first mooted that these were the worst possible fans that this could happen to and that they were the ideal candidates for sports washing. Even more so than City. I’d say Everton would be right up there too now (they’d embrace Putin if he could get them in the top six), but from a Saudi perspective Newcastle were ripe for the picking and it’s gone exactly how I knew it would. Not only do they not care where the money is coming from or how many people their owners execute or throw in jail for being gay or tweeting about women’s rights, they’ll actively speak out to defend it just because they funded the purchase of Dan fucking Burn and Kieron Trippier. It’s mental. I don’t have a problem with those who just want to enjoy the footy and say they can’t control who owns the club, but that’s not what is happening really is it? They are hero worshipping the ownership (flags, banners, dressing like Saudis etc) and fighting their battles for them on social media by either denying or defending the human right abuses. They’re even picking fights with Amnesty Intertional. Who needs to invest in a bot farm when you have 50 thousand Geordies who’ll do it for you. And for what? Because Saudi Arabia bought their football team from the hated Mike Ashley. Of course Ashley was a knob, but he wasn’t chopping people’s heads off for speaking out against him. Shame really, I could have got behind that. They’ve actually got banners for Amanda Staveley for fucks sake. Tolerating Saudi ownership is one thing, but embracing it and revelling in it for ’banter’ purposes is another thing entirely, and that’s what is happening. Worst fans in the league. You probably aren’t even aware of most of the embarrassing shit they’re up to but I’ve got a Sunderland supporting brother-in-law so I’m constantly seeing the cringe worthy shit that’s going on up there. So yeah I’m made up they lost. They disgust me, and Beheddie Howe can fuck off as well. Don’t want him winning anything, the fucking spineless Saudi shill.

You know, even though our season has been shite I’m quite enjoying footy at the moment and I’ve got a little spring in my step most of the time. The only time it isn’t there is when the Blues have managed to get a result. On the rare occasions that happens I struggle with it. It affects my mood even more than when we lose. This relegation fight they’re in has really got me excited and I probably know more about their upcoming fixtures than I do ours. This week has been sound. Ok, we drew 0-0 at Palace in what was a pretty stinking game, but earlier in the day the Blues lost at home to Villa and slipped back into the bottom three. Us dropping a couple of points is not going to take the shine off that. So I’ll start with that game and first things first, I’m going to make a public apology as it’s only right that I’m big enough to do that. I’ve said a lot of things about Villa over the years, all of which are true, but nevertheless, last week I laid into them and one of the things I said was “You can never trust Villa to get a result“. I’m not wrong, history has proven that, but I needed Villa to get a result this week and they did so I want to apologise for what I said last week and I want to thank them for doing their bit to aid the cause. Thanks for you service. And while I’m being nice to Villa, I’m also going to give an appreciative nod of approval to their fans for the rendition of “We’ll meet again, don’t know where don’t know when” at the end of the game. You all know how I feel about Midlands clubs and their love of the crap “bantz” but that’s funny. It’s not original, Sunderland sang it to Newcastle back in the day, although that hasn’t worked out too well for them since like. Nevertheless, I needed Villa to get a result at Goodison and they did it, and then they rubbed Evertonian noses in it. So for one week only, me and Villa can be pals. Watkins gave Villa the lead from the spot but he was lucky to even be on the field at that point having been the latest victim of the patented “Pickford lunge”. Exact same style of assault that took Virgil out but yet again he got away with it. He’s one dangerous cunt him. It’s not malicious, he’s not a bad lad, but he’s fucking dangerous and he isn’t learning from it. Mind you, if he’s never punished then how is he supposed to learn? Buendia wrapped it up by walking past the traffic cone that is Conor Sloady to ensure one hell of a night on Everton Twitter Spaces. It’s the new Arsenal Fan TV that, incredible entertainment.