Jacob Ramsey really stating to look like the real deal in midfield. Can receive the ball in tight spaces and keeps the ball very well. Also looks a lot sharper and faster which is very beneficial. #nufc#nufcfans
@Magpie24_7 Time to release, free up wages/space in the squad. Didn't let us down when called into action, can leave on good terms 🤝🏻 hopefully can find a team where he'll be starting RB to finish his career!
💔 SEASON OVER: A Cruel Blow for Emil Krafth! 🇸🇪
The news we’ve all thought has been confirmed by Eddie Howe. Emil Krafth has undergone surgery on his knee, and it looks almost certain that his season is over.
It’s a massive blow for Eddie and the rest of the squad. Krafth has always been the ultimate professional—the "unsung hero" who never complained and always put in a shift whenever he was called upon. To lose that kind of reliable defensive cover at such a crucial stage of the season is a nightmare for the gaffer. 📉
The International Break Curse strikes again... Howe revealed that Emil first picked up the issue while away with Sweden on November. The club tried to manage it and hoped he could push through, but it became clear in training that he just couldn't reach the levels required. Surgery was the only option left.
The Big Question: Have we seen the last of Krafth? ❓
With his contract set to expire this summer, this news carries a heavy weight. If he’s sidelined until the end of the campaign, there is a very real possibility that Emil Krafth has played his final game in a Newcastle shirt.
He’s been a fantastic servant to the club, especially during that first survival push under Eddie, and it would be a heartbreaking way for his Tyneside career to end.
What do you think? Should the club offer Emil a short-term extension, or is it time to part ways this summer? Let’s hear your thoughts below. 👇
#NUFC#NewcastleUnited#EmilKrafth#InjuryNews#Geordies
Suicide.
I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.
You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.
Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.
I know 2 men who hung themselves.
One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.
A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.
So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?
A segway for a moment.
I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.
After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..
"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".
Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.
"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.
After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".
Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".
And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.
Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.
If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.
They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".
They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.
If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.
Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.
So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.
You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.
For those who struggle, you're not alone.
@Doctor_Horse@unofficialmagna If you think winning/losing a match has more importance over homophobia then you're clearly part of the problem. It's that simple.