Paul Bertram

@SkySports_Keith "Our technical delivery was off today" says man who doesn't sign technical players.

Eddie Howe says “blame me” after derby defeat to Sunderland: 🗣️ “Very painful, painful for supporters. They're the ones I'm thinking of. Very little to use as an excuse. We expect to be criticised so I understand the reaction at the end. 🗣️ “I'm fully committed to the job. I'm disappointed with my delivery today and this week. Today was even tougher than Barcelona. 🗣️ “I absorb the blame — I won't be deflecting it to players until my last breath. It’s going to be a painful few days for me. 🗣️ “It’s not a head loss. Our technical delivery was off today. We missed our midfielders, so it left us unbalanced. We made the game too much like they wanted it. 🗣️ “We never want to go through a hostile reception from crowd. I understand the criticism.” #NUFC

@WeAreWST Not sure you know what bizarre means

The most bizarre and extraordinary ending! 🤯 #WorldOpen

@MagsHWTL Think drink might be heavily involved.

This is what I don’t get, fair enough if u want Howe out but you’re a fucking spanner if you go on like this

@SimonM71 @DanLang12 We can plan for his replacement now but more importantly recruitment is taken out of the managers hands. Who we going to hire at this stage? The best candidates are almost certainly fighting for something with their current clubs.

@PDBertram @DanLang12 So sleepwalk into a summer exodus when Howe can get rinsed into paying 100M to Chelsea for Prem proven Delap? 🤡🤡🤡

Alot of people are calling for Howe out on here. I just want to know what actual manager they think is available right now and who would take the Newcastle job and take Newcastle forward? A lot of the players will definitely want to leave if we got rid of Howe. #NUFC

@jordancronin_ Again, taking the emotion out of it, is the fact we had a chance to go within 4 points of a Champions League place with a relatively easy run in. If we couldn't get up for Sunderland at home how we going to do it for the likes of Bournemouth, West Ham and Fulham?

Take the emotion out of today, and that is a Newcastle United performance we’ve seen countless times this season. Their inability to control games after going ahead is woeful. 22 points from winning positions. The manager and team isn’t learning. It’s not good enough.

@RealJamesWoods Could probably do it in private with a Big Mac and coke.

When someone tries to destroy your career, your reputation, and your life, while participating in a corrupt hoax, that person’s death might understandably be a cause for celebration to some people. .

@PoliticalStacy You started this so well 🤦‍♂️

I used to view Donald Trump simply as a solid, effective president... someone who delivered results on the economy, borders, and foreign policy without all the usual political polish. But over time, I've come to see something much bigger: the entire American political system has been rotten and corrupt for decades. It's not just isolated scandals or bad actors; it's a deeply entrenched network of career politicians, unelected bureaucrats, lobbyists, intelligence agencies, and media gatekeepers who operate as a self-protecting "uniparty" or "swamp." They prioritize their own power, insider deals, endless wars, and special interests over the actual needs of everyday Americans. Elections often feel like theater, with the same outcomes no matter who wins—more debt, more control, more erosion of freedoms. What sets Trump apart is that he's the only major figure in modern politics who's truly taken on that machine head-on and actually shaken it. Previous leaders talked tough about reform but ultimately played along with the system, got rich from it, or were too tied into it to challenge it meaningfully. Donald Trump, as a DC outsider who didn't need their approval or their money, has exposed the corruption, fought back against weaponized institutions, and forced the hidden power structures into the open... even when it meant relentless attacks, impeachments, indictments, and lawfare aimed directly at him and his children. He's far from perfect, and the battle is far from over, but for the first time in my lifetime, someone has genuinely threatened the status quo and refused to back down. That's why the pushback against him has been so ferocious: he represents the real possibility of dismantling the corrupt system rather than just managing it. To me, supporting him now isn't just about one good presidency... it's about finally having a fighter who's willing to take on the whole rigged game for the sake of the country, and God help us if he fails.

@benji_green96 @MichaelNUFC_ This is the season without any positives. Not all Eddie's fault but he's had no answers to any of the problems thrown his way.

@MichaelNUFC_ Sacking Eddie would be the worst decision this club ever makes, growth isn’t linear, this season has been so challenging but there are positives to take, he has earned next season to continue evolving the team, and he will

Here’s what the club should do… Tell Howe you can finish the season but you’ll gone at the end. Use these next few months to pursue his replacement, do your due diligence on targets, because this next manager needs to be the one for the future with us

@leerobson23 He knows all that but can't see Trippier every game, Nick in midfield and general system isn't working? 🤔

It’s not the end of Howe. It won’t be. They know exactly what went wrong last summer, whats gone wrong this season and what’s going on now. They’re thinking long term, not short term which I don’t mind. Massive step back. But glad the club won’t react emotionally

@SimonM71 @DanLang12 Firstly we dont need to sack before the end of the season and secondly Shearer was a disaster last time and has already slagged off the players.

@DanLang12 Shearer as caretaker till the summer and then an elite dude. Time to write a big cheque. Plenty will be available. Would love Nagelsmann. Ancelotti could also be free.

@DanLang12 The truth is the next manager is probably somebody those of us who dont follow European football, have heard of. The same as our player recruitment going forward, we need to take chances on potential. We also need to reduce the say the manager has on signings.

@thelittlemans @Nufc__Tom In fairness Spurs would make sense as they need a Howe currently, but he won't take them past where he got us.

@Nufc__Tom If we sack eddie howe , I recon Manu and Spurs would be all over him. They have spent a long time looking for a manager that gives them consistency, I don't want to be like them and back our manager to get it right.

Siena Tindall gets it.Some fans have completely forgot how far this team have come the last 4 yrs. Today I seen a fan take off his toon top on the way out of the stadium🤦. We will be playing close to 60games this season,players desparate for a rest but they keep giving there all

@AdiDazzlerClark @thelittlemans Chelsea and Spurs did feel like defeats, I'll give you that.

@MagpieGroupNUFC Yep! Against big clubs, play well, mostly lose. Against shit teams, play poorly but win. Against average sides, play shit and lose.

We've been so incredibly consistent all season long. And that isn't a compliment.

@CFCT0M @KieranMaguire So you just paid his agent an unnecessary fee because he was a nice lad or something?

@KieranMaguire How do you know he wouldn’t have signed for us anyway? We had just won the CL. As much as the fine was lenient everyone is creating a massive ‘what if’ narrative

In 2024 Chelsea received a €5m add on bonus from Real Madrid as a result of Real reaching the Champions League final for the sale of Eden Hazard. Hazard had retired from football in 2023 and Chelsea earned €150m from the deal overall. According to the Premier League negotiated settlement with the club Chelsea received no on field advantage from signing Hazard from Lille for €35m in 2012 and therefore a £10m fine was appropriate rather than a points deduction.

@grittyboy11 @NUFCBlogcouk I could forgive them the first time given none of them had played a league derby, but not this time.

@PDBertram @NUFCBlogcouk Well it can’t get worse criticism wise after what we watched today, they should’ve just headed straight for the tunnel. They didn’t read the room at all.

🗣️ Eddie Howe and the players booed during their lap of the pitch after defeat to Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear Derby. One of THE worst second half displays I’ve seen at SJP…on one of the biggest occasions for the club & city. 😤 Absolutely woeful. #NUFC #SAFC #NEWSUN

@grittyboy11 @NUFCBlogcouk I agree! But 💯 they be criticised if they didn't

@PDBertram @NUFCBlogcouk I’d rather not see it if I’m honest mate. I’d be embarrassed to clap the fans if I was a player out there today!

@NUFCBlogcouk Genuine question, do the players only get up for playing against teams they would happily move on to? Other than Everton away I can't think of a decent performance against a 'lesser' club.

@Dazbillcoop @CraigHope_DM They would have him because his strength lies in improving poor/average players and motivating a team of underdogs.

@CraigHope_DM Still strange that most of the teams outside the top 4 would have him tomorrow.....Emery went through the same last year. He gets till the end of the season for me. Needs to rip up the script and actually play the game. Bruno, Miley and Schar back after the break. Come on

⚫️ Eddie Howe on Sunderland defeat 🗣️ "This was very, very painful. But it was most painful for our supporters, and it’s them I think about now. There is no excuse, when you have not performed & have not delivered. We have not done our jobs well enough. I understand the reaction at the end of the game. My first thought as a leader is to front up & absorb it. You can use whatever word you want, I won’t challenge it. The only thing we can do is come back stronger from it. 🗣️ "Our technical delivery was off today. We missed three midfielders who would have given us control. It left us unbalanced. The game became transitional & we made it too much like they wanted it. We lost control in the second half. 🗣️ "They were two poor goals to concede but that’s not a one-off for us. We have defended poorly since the turn of the year"

@DiscoDan18 @CraigHope_DM Get to absolute Fuck!

@CraigHope_DM Never hated a manager as much as Eddie Howe